[How-To] Get F.E.A.R. Combat

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F.E.A.R Combat is the Multiplayer Component of the Full Game F.E.A.R.. Its Free and we can run a server for our weekly game sessions. Its a fast paced PC multiplayer First Person Shooter.

Windows XP/2000 with Service Packs
Pentium 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent
512 MB RAM
5 GB hard disk space
DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card
64 MB GeForce 4 Ti or Radeon 9000 or equivalent with hardware T&L and PS
DirectX 9.0c April edition

How to Install:

01. Visit the F.E.A.R. Website. Click arrow in the Gold Box on the right that says "Free CDKEY Registration". It will ask for your info and email. You will then be sent a CDKEY to play F.E.A.R. Combat Online. If you already have a Key search your old emails for messages from "webmaster@joinfear.com" or the Title "F.E.A.R. Combat".

02. Download and Install F.E.A.R. Combat v1.07 using the CDKEY you were emailed.

03. Download and Install the v1.08 Patch.

04. Fire up the game and setup your settings.

05. Add our Server to the Favorites. From the Main Menu, click Multiplayer. In the lower right of the server browser click favorites. Click Add IP in the lower left. Type 67.225.175.138 and click ok. Then to view favorites click Source in the upper left until Favorites is shown. This method will allow you to add servers that are offline. Our Server can also be found in the server list as "Slayfest - TDM".

06. Enjoy.

Check the Events Page for future events.

Notes:

**Vista and Windows 7 Users - If you get a punkbuster error, On your shortcut for the game CHECK the following option: Run this program as administrator.

**Bad performances with USB mice

Another major problem is a bug related to USB mice which dramatically reduces ingame performance after a few minutes of playing. There is no real solution, only a workaround:

Go to device manager => human interface devices. A list of HID entries will pop up. now you have to find out which HID entry causes the problem by simply disabling one HID after another and checking the result in F.E.A.R.. To disable a HID, right-click on the entry and choose "deactivate" from the context menu (later you can re-activate the HID the same way). Note that disabling HIDs may cause USB devices to stop working properly (until re-activated again)! For example, the "Logitech SetPoint software" may no longer be available for Logitech mice.

Choosing a USB poling rate below 1000 Hz may also helped. Changing the USB poling rate can sometimes be done using the mouse driver software, otherwise some third party tools could be able to do it (although they might create more problem that they solve, thus should be used as a last resort).

**Mohawk Transmit Issue - I have experienced difficulty using Mohawk Voice while F.E.A.R. Combat is running. Its like the game is blocking the keyboard input from reaching the Mohawk Client. This prevents mohawk users from hearing you because the transmit key press never reaches the client. I'm looking into this problem.