Planck/Sandbox – User
What is Fade?
Codemasters has equipped Operation Flashpoint with embedded coding technology that can recognise the difference between counterfeit and real copies of the game's CD.
How is the Fade protection activated?
Any hacking of the exe (like unlimited ammo hack etc.) may activate FADE and you can experience various gameplay problems including low accuracy of some weapons. The same may happen when using any trainers or any other single player or multiplayer cheating applications. The only solution is to use the original game without any modifications.
What are the symptoms of Fade?
When FADE is activated, if affects gameplay aspects of the game. This may include (but is in no way limited to) following: reduced accuracy of some weapons, reduced weapon performance, increased enemy hit endurance, increased player injuries.
What Fade is not
Fade does not affect major technical parameters of the game. Fade does not create any visual artifacts. It also does not make the game run slower. When encountering any problems like this, it is very likely you are experiencing some compatibility problems between various parts of the operating system, computer hardware and our game. Refer to Troubleshooting for information regarding other system/game problems
Note: If you feel you have original version and this or other FADE degradation appears in your game, please get in touch with our tech support directly (support@bistudio.com).