Dash Faction Installation Guide

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Dash Faction is Red Faction game modification designed to fix original game bugs, improve compatibility with modern hardware and software, extend functionality and improve graphics quality and engine performance.


 * For more information on Dash Faction itself, please reference Dash Faction
 * For more general help with Red Faction games, please reference redfaction.help


 * Please join the Red Faction Community Discord! Everyone is welcome to join (and participate in biweekly organized RF game night events). Furthermore, the Discord is also the place to get support/assistance/answers for Dash Faction issues/questions, as well as general help with anything else related to the Red Faction series.

Step 1: Downloading the installer
Visit FactionFiles.com to download the latest version of Dash Faction (1.5.0).


 * Dash Faction 1.5.0

Step 2: Running the installer

 * Run the Dash Faction installer you just downloaded. Depending on your Windows security settings and installed antivirus products, you may get prompts from Windows SmartScreen, User Account Control, and/or your desktop antivirus software to allow the Dash Faction installer to run.
 * Click the options shown in the screenshot to the right if any of these Windows prompts appear.
 * Given the large number of available desktop antivirus products, it would be impossible to detail how to allow the Dash Faction installer to run on each, should it be falsely detected as malware. If you run into such a problem, you will need to create an exception in your antivirus software to allow the Dash Faction installer to run.


 * NOTE: It is common for Windows and/or antivirus products to detect safe installers (like Dash Faction) as suspicious/malicious, simply because they are new and/or not common among computer users. Although Dash Faction is completely safe to install and run, please remember it is open source software. If you do not trust the installer/application for any reason, you are free to review its source code and compile it yourself if you wish. You can browse Dash Faction's source code here: Dash Faction on GitHub

Step 3: Installing Dash Faction

 * Run through the installer prompts as they appear. For most, you should be able to simply click "Next".


 * When you get to the "Select RF.exe" prompt, the Dash Faction installer will attempt to detect where your Red Faction game is installed - the path field will most likely be correct without you needing to change it. If however this field is blank, or has an incorrect path, click "Browse", and locate your RF.exe file inside your Red Faction folder.


 * If you receive a prompt similar to the one below stating that your version of Red Faction is not directly supported by Dash Faction, simply click "OK" to have Dash Faction install the necessary patches.
 * NOTE: The Dash Faction installer will not overwrite your original RF.exe (or any of your other game files) when patching! Instead, the installer will create a new file named RF_120na.exe for use with Dash Faction.


 * When you get to the "Select Additional Tasks" prompt, it is highly recommended you keep the default options to ensure the best Red Faction experience.