1Dash Faction is a Red Faction game modification designed to fix original game bugs, improve compatibility with modern
2hardware and software, extend functionality, and improve graphical quality and engine performance.
3
4Features:
5* Multiplayer level auto-downloader (uses https://autodl.factionfiles.com just like Pure Faction)
6* Spectate mode (first person or free camera)
7* Widescreen support
8* Windowed and borderless display modes
9* Autosaving support for singleplayer
10* Better graphical quality (anti-aliasing, higher texture color depth, anisotropic filtering, higher scanner view and mirror resolutions, LOD model improvements and more)
11* Improved security (enabled Data Execution Prevention, multiple buffer overflow fixes)
12* Multiple game limits raised/removed
13* Improved scoreboard with Kills/Deaths column
14* Information about killer's weapon displayed in chat
15* Option to disable level ambient sounds
16* `ui.vpp` cheating prevention
17* Multiple fixes for high FPS (currently limited to 240), especially the infamous exploding submarine bug
18* Country-specific edition support (properly handles game directory structure for German and French editions)
19* Improved game performance
20* Voting support for dedicated servers
21* Hit-sound support for dedicated servers
22* Other usability and stability enhancements

1    Add autosave after a level transition
2    Disable big HUD for resolutions lower than 1024x768 to prevent crashes
3    Fix "Wrong player ID" warnings when multiplayer quick save/load is used (client-side fix)
4    Restructure Options window
5    Add option to disable beep sound when new player joins multiplayer game and window is not focused
6    Ignore browsers when calculating player count for info requests
7    Fix Message event crash on dedicated server
8    Prevent browsers from voting
9    Add swap_grenade_controls command
10    Don't overwrite existing levels in download_level command
11    Add download_level_force command that overwrites existing levels
12    Allow the person who started a vote to cancel it
13    Allow setting max players server setting to 1
14    Change launcher window title
15    Allow autocomplete for map command
16    Add version and date to /info server chat command
17    Enable map command in RCON
18    Change update checker URL
19    Fix particle damage on dedicated servers
20    Add . command to make finding commands easier
21    Fix blurry fonts in the launcher on HiDPI monitors
22    Add fps_counter command
23    Make editor window resizeable
24    Add debug_event_msg command that allows to track event messages in console
25    Do not panic when character animation cannot be loaded, instead fall back to the first animation - fixes "Too many animations" errors occuring in specific conditions in some run maps (note that this problem was not occuring in the stock game because it allowed memory corruption to happen)
26    Log critical error message
27    Do not show glock with silencer in 3rd person view if current primary weapon is not a glock (RF bug)
28    Change screenshot filename template (it now includes date, time and level filename)
29    Fix multiple out-of-bounds writes in save game code (fixes crash when saving the game in some custom levels)
30    Do not use TTF fonts in game menu if VF fonts are modded (should fix some unofficial game localizations)
31    Change transparency sorting algorithm to fix flamethrower particles rendering in rooms with liquid and/or semi-transparent details
32    Optimize finding a new room for moving objects
33    Allow start menu shortcut to be skipped in setup program
34    Simplify installation name in Windows control panel (no longer includes "version [version]")
35    Add icon for control panel entry
36    Restore original Red Faction Launcher on uninstall if replaced with Dash Faction Launcher link
37    Add game installation path autofill for German GOG RF to setup program
38    Remove unnecessary "Unknown tables.vpp version" error from setup program (the launcher already displays an error for mismatched tables.vpp files)
39    Fix possible OOB write in waypoint list read code
40    Add server verification in update checker using Ed25519 signature
41    Fix opacity of Display_Fullscreen_Image being affected by previous drawing operations
42    Restore blackout from a save file if it was killing the player or ending the game
43    Fix crash when skipping a cutscene that stared when blackout was in progress
44    Remove limit of restored objects during a level transition
45    Fix possible buffer overflow if transitioned object mesh name is longer than 31 characters
46    Change default FPS limit to 120 to comply with the stock game
47    Fix loading a save game when player entity is out of level bounds
48    Fix possible freeze when burning entity is destroyed