F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.(First Encounter Assault Recon) is a first person shooter from Monolith Productions. In F.E.A.R., you are a member of an elite special forces team dedicated to combating paranormal threats. A mysterious army of clone soldiers infiltrate a multi-billion dollar aerospace compound, and you are sent in to investigate and eliminate the leader of the clone army, Paxton Fettel, before the situation spirals out of control.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Native	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	Native	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Native	Hindrance
4k UltraHD:

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:	Windowboxed

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Tuesday, 18 October, 2005

Tested Version:

1.08

Play styles:

Single player, Competitive

Setting:

Sci-Fi, Horror

Genre:

FPS

Developer:

Monolith Productions

Links:

⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Patch 1.08 = native widescreen support.

This game is exclusively first person. There are no inventory screens or menus that effect gameplay. The game runs consistantly in Hor+ with no noticable singleplayer anomalies.

The game's HUD maintains its proper position and size relative to the screen. It does not stretch in widescreen resolutions. The only prerendered FMV cutscene in the game is the closeup on the eye in the intro scene. In widescreen mode, this cutscene is windowboxed, but does not appear to be properly centered.

Most of the cut-scenes in the game are rendered by the game engine in real time on your video card. These cut-scenes are scaled properly in Hor+, and are letterboxed in both 4:3 and widescreen resolutions to provide a cinematic effect.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

F.E.A.R. also supports 2560x1080 after applying the 1.08 patch. No tweaking is necessary in order to achieve this.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

PATCH TO VERSION 1.08

5x1-P:
With game patched to 1.08 5400x1920 was in the options and worked when selected. Screen would blackout when scene load but only for a second didn't affect gameplay. Hud is very small.

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues