So, with the release of Far Cry 6 around the corner, it’s only a given that more players would want to try out a title that put the Far Cry series on the map! However, one must keep in mind that Far Cry 3 is almost a decade old, which can make it somewhat challenging to get into this title. Thankfully, there are a bunch of mods that one can download to improve the overall experience.
Updated on September 15, 2021 by Ritwik Mitra: Far Cry 3 is a legendary title that deserves all its plaudits, and then some. The game was responsible for establishing the popular Far Cry formula that everyone is extremely familiar with to this day. So, it’s no wonder why so many people are still playing this game to this day. Gamers who want to enhance their experience of playing Far Cry 3 should simply download the following mods to enjoy everything from visual enhancements to entire gameplay overhauls.
15 New Game Plus And Privateer Outfit Mod Fixed
Players who want to enjoy a fresh experience while replaying Far Cry 3 should definitely opt for this mod. The tweaks it includes to make the experience better is definitely welcome.
However, a major draw of this mod is that Jason ends up wearing the Privateer Outfit permanently. This allows players to enjoy a new dynamic to the gameplay of Far Cry 3, where they don’t have to constantly deal with random firefights during the latter section of the game.
14 AWM10 GunGo
The gunplay in Far Cry 3 still holds up to this day. Using modifications to improve the weapons allows players to enjoy these firefights even more.
However, the one complaint people had with these weapon mods was that they were a bit too restrictive. Thankfully, with the AWM10 GunGo mod, these restrictions can be removed to allow for an even better experience with the game.
13 Object Distance Increases
Far Cry 3 certainly has great visuals. However, one has to admit that the years haven’t been kind on this game, with some textures in the background being especially muddy.
With the Object Distance Increases mod, this issue becomes a thing of the past. Now, textures in the distance don’t lose any quality, which certainly helps make the visuals of the game look better.
12 Poor BastUrd AKA MOD Nischebrod
Far Cry 3 is certainly a great title, there’s no questioning that. However, there are some people who find the game to be a bit too easy, even on the highest difficulties.
Thankfully, this mod is here to rectify this issue. It makes the game slightly more realistic without compromising on the balance of the title, which is a great way to enjoy Far Cry 3 with a fresh coat of paint.
11 Welcome To Wonderland
Players might be bored of playing Far Cry 3 with the same storyline over and over again. Jason Brody might be a great character, but even his allure gets boring after a point.
With the Welcome to Wonderland mod, players can step into the shoes of the villains instead as a pirate! This mod overhauls everything in the game, with Jason and his friends becoming the antagonists of Far Cry 3 instead. It’s a wild mod that is perfect for players who want to replay the game.
10 Gun Realism
The gunplay of Far Cry 3 may be pretty serviceable in its own right, but players who want more from this experience can opt for a mod that overhauls and tweaks most of the weapons present in the game. With the Gun Realism mod, the guns of Far Cry 3 are more in line with their real-life counterparts, with everything from magazine size to recoil speed being altered by this mod.
Installing this mod is as simple as downloading the patch.dat and patch.fat file from the main site before moving then to the /DataWin32 directory in the player’s system.
9 Immersive Sounds
Immersion is a big part of first-person gaming, and players would obviously want to do everything possible to ensure that their sense of immersion in Far Cry 3 is as heightened as possible.
This is where Immersive Sounds comes into the picture, tweaking the audio design of Far Cry 3 to make the act of traversing though the jungle a rather wondrous experience indeed. It helps that installing this mod is quite easy as well, with the .dll files being the only thing that need to be placed in the main directory.
8 Realistic Lighting
It’s only a given that a game released almost a decade back is somewhat behind the curve when it comes to integrating the best lighting mechanics possible. So, players who want their Far Cry 3 experience to feel more modern and immersive — at least when it comes to the lighting — would certainly be aided quite a bit with the Realistic Lighting mod.
Players need to extract these SweetFX presets into the main game folder for the changes to take effect. The lighting alterations might be minor, but they’re still quite welcome regardless.
7 Mud’s Mod - Ultra HD Texture Pack
As would be expected from a game released in 2012, Far Cry 3’s textures are in need of a dire overhaul. Even on the highest settings, pretty much everyone can notice just how muddy and unappealing the texture work of the game really is.
With Mud’s Mod, all the textures in the game are enhanced considerably to allow for a more modern and visually pleasing appearance. Simply download the mod and follow the installation instructions in the downloaded package to improve the textures of Far Cry 3.
6 FASTLoot_Heal
The looting animation in Far Cry 3 might seem perfectly natural early on in the game, but one can’t deny that watching these animations over and over again can get quite boring after a while. Thankfully, with the FASTLoot_Heal mod, each of these looting animations is replaced with a lightning-quick crouch and grab animation instead.
This mod also allows for healing to take place faster by removing the animations associated with the same. Players can choose the version that suits their fancy, after which all they have to do is extract the archive in the main game folder.
5 30 Days
A combination of different mods that aims to improve the base game’s experience without compromising too much on the core aspects of the game itself, 30 Days is the perfect mod for people who want to enjoy a modern yet largely vanilla experience in Far Cry 3.
Players will have a number of .bin files to choose from after downloading this mod, and they should be careful to only pick the files that would adhere to their requirements and expectations of what a modern Far Cry 3 experience should look like.
4 Swartz Mod Compilation
Far Cry 3 doesn’t really have a New Game + option, and that is bound to irritate any fan who loves playing through games once again with their upgrades unlocked.
Thankfully, with the Swartz Mod Compilation, the player can download a whole host of tweaks and updates that end up tailoring the experience for a person who wishes to play through a New Game + mode, stitching together various mods for a new and unique experience. As is the case with most mods, players need to download the two patch files present in this mod and place them in the /DataWin32 folder.
3 Welcome to Wonderland
A total conversion mod of the game that allows players to place Jason and his friends as the antagonists of the tale, Welcome to Wonderland is a brilliant way to enable a fresh experience with Far Cry 3.
The sheer amount of changes — including a brand-new storyline to boot — are quite immense, turning Welcome to Wonderland into one of the most unique Far Cry 3 mods on this list. The fact that the installation of this mod is fairly self-explanatory helps out a ton as well.
2 FarCry 3 Rebalanced
However, players who don’t want to drastically alter their copy of Far Cry 3 can opt for a more vanilla-friendly mod in the form of FarCry 3 Rebalanced. This mod adds a ton of new things to the game without overhauling the entire experience, making for a great mod that first-time players can try out.
Installing this mod is similar to most others on this list and turns the base game into a wondrous amalgamation of modern tweaks and nuances to improve the overall experience.
1 Ziggy’s Mod
Easily the most in-depth and popular mod for Ziggy’s Mod, first-time players of Far Cry 3 who are seeking out vanilla-friendly fan content should definitely check out Ziggy’s Mod.
Featuring three types of installs — Regular, Hardcore, and Casual — Ziggy’s Mod is a must-have for any fan of the series who wants to optimize their first playthrough of Far Cry 3. The mod comes with a concise list of instructions, making it really easy to install one of the best mods for the game in a jiffy.
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