F.E.A.R. Combat is the complete multiplayer component of F.E.A.R. and the two addons, includes all the updates, additional official maps and additional official game modes all in one downloadable file. F.E.A.R. Combat users will be able to play against the owners of the retail versions of F.E.A.R. as well as the other F.E.A.R. Combat users.

F.E.A.R. Combat features:

- 10 Multiplayer Game modes
- 22 Multiplayer Maps
- 12 different weapons
- Punkbuster support for anti cheat support
- The capability to download user generated content

To access and play F.E.A.R. Combat, simply go to www.joinfear.com and register to obtain your free Combat CD-key and download your free game files.

I found roundabout 300 international online game servers through Xfire and GameSpy Stats. Mostly played game modes are FFA, TDM and CTF.
Punkbuster will be no longer supported, but will still work. Community created a few custom maps, these maps are directly downloadable from servers, but there not often played.

The gameplay is very simple like Soldiers of Fortune 2, you win when you shoot at the right time.
Two other elements to the game can help to stay alive and do a frag.
First the use of collected medicpacks. Some Medipacks you can carry around. If you are in fight or after that you can heal through the packs immediatly. Second there is a little physical fight system, besides standard "fast hitting with the gun", you can use your fists and legs to attack.

The sound system has some issues. Sometimes it is difficult to say where the enemy is. You hear him but you can΄t say where direction its from. But in time its a feature.

For a good sight and more FPS, do a low pc profile in the menu like low graphical settings and low screen resolution. All config related settings can do only over the game menu.

Btw there is no demo recording function, and thats really sad and oout of time to haven΄t this feature in a FPS.

This user movie from stage6 demonstrates the gameplay

Because there is no demo function in FEAR we can only see videos.

GotFrag F.E.A.R. Combat Invitational Tournament, December 2nd, 2006
Final Game VOD - Doctors vs Team Central Slayers
On GotFrag there are some other matches as video downloads from this tournament, you must be registered to download.

If you search on Stage6 there are some VODs from other matches (Speedrun, 1v1, 2v2)

• Windows(R) 2000/XP with latest service pack installed
• DirectX(R) 9.0c (Included) or higher
• Pentium(R) 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent
• 1GB RAM
• 128MB DirectX(R) 9.0 video card with pixel shader 2.0 support
• 1.0 GB free hard drive space for installation
• Additional hard drive space for a Windows(R) swap file and saved game files.
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• 100% Windows(R) compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for CD-ROM, video card, sound card, and input devices)
• 16-bit DirectX(R) 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX 2.0
• Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games.
• Windows(R) compatible Mouse and Keyboard

• US version of Windows(R) XP with the latest service pack installed
• DirectX(R) 9.0c (Included) or higher
• Pentium(R) 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent
• 2GB of RAM
• 256MB DirectX(R) 9.0 video card with pixel shader 2.0 support

NVIDIA
Detonator Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v66.93
GeForce FX 5900 Series
GeForce 6600 Series
GeForce 6800 Series

ATI
Catalyst Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v4.12
Radeon 9700 Series
Radeon 9800 Series
Radeon X600 Series
Radeon X800 Series
Radeon X850 Series

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