FarCry 2 receiving a ‘hardcore mode,’ as if malaria wasn’t enough

Community outcry has its advantages. A Far Cry 2 community developer recently revealed and attributed an upcoming “hardcore mode” update to forum dwellers that feel as if Ubisoft’s shooter lacks realism in the multiplayer department. The update will include a new hardcore mode, stronger guns, and an ability to tweak respawn time.

Below is a snippet (the rest is after the break) of the rest of the enhancements:

• All weapons have been rebalanced on normal mode, and on hardcore mode.
• A new search option will be available in multiplayer to allow you to find games that are playing on hardcore mode.
• Enemy names will disappear after the spawning invincibility period is over (A shield is displayed above a player’s head for a few second to show that he is invincible).

It’s unclear if this is downloadable content or not, but hardcore mode — and its various balance tweaks — will make its way to all platforms with Ubisoft’s “next round of patches.”

[via VG247]

“The addition of a ‘hardcore’ setting, available in every game mode, will have many consequences,” according to the community developer. Here’s a list of those:

• A new damage model will be applied with increased damage for all weapons.
• All weapons have been rebalanced on normal mode, and on hardcore mode.
• Enemy names will disappear after the spawning invincibility period is over (A shield is displayed above a player’s head for a few second to show that he is invincible).
• A new option will allow you to tweak spawning time (but not spawning rate).
• A new search option will be available in multiplayer to allow you to find games that are playing on hardcore mode.