Plot and System Requirements

PC System Requirements

New Dawn is set many years (17) after those events, to be precise, which means there's scope for some returning characters. Atomic bombs have devastated the area in the new part, however. The nuclear winter was followed by a "super bloom", which provided plenty of colorful vegetation instead of bleak landscapes. A group of raiders, the so-called Highwaymen, make life difficult for the survivors. The ruthless twin sisters Mickey and Lou are the leaders of the player's new opponents. The US has endured a long and brutal nuclear winter, where nothing grew and almost everything died. Nearly two decades later, nature has enthusiastically reclaimed what humankind lost – New Dawn presents the lushest and inviting apocalypse imaginable. There’s been an explosion of vegetation. Vibrant pink flowers cascade over the landscape and the bones of abandoned buildings. In fact, this is an actual phenomenon seen in nature known as ‘superbloom’, a period of intense fertility in which long-dormant life reappears and thrives. But look closely, and you’ll recognize the location.

Those of us who want to fool around with the settings, there will be a slew of options available, even a graphics memory usage meter (albeit that one is not very precise, we recommend using Afterburner). Also on hand will be various aspect ratio options, a field of view slider, optional framerate caps and resolution scaling support. Anti-aliasing options are limited to SMAA and TAA, though the latter isn't supported by multi-GPU setups.

MINIMUM CONFIGURATION:

• OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
• PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX 6350 @ 3.9 GHz
• RAM: 8GB
• VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) or AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB) or better
• RESOLUTION: 720p
• VIDEO PRESET: Low
• DIRECTX: DirectX June2010 Redistributable
• SOUND: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
• HARD DRIVE: 30 GB available space
• PERIPHERALS: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset

RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION:

• OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
• PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz
• RAM: 8GB
• VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290X (4GB) or better
• RESOLUTION: 1080p
• VIDEO PRESET: High
• DIRECTX: DirectX June2010 Redistributable
• SOUND: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
• HARD DRIVE: 30 GB available space
• PERIPHERALS: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset

4K 30FPS CONFIGURATION:

• OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
• PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X @ 3.6 GHz or equivalent
• RAM: 16GB
• VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) or AMD RX Vega 56 (8GB) or better
• RESOLUTION: 2160p
• VIDEO PRESET: High
• DIRECTX: DirectX June2010 Redistributable
• SOUND: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
• HARD DRIVE: 30 GB available space
• PERIPHERALS: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset

4K 60FPS CONFIGURATION:

• OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
• PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X @ 3.4 GHz or equivalent
• RAM: 16GB
• VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (8GB) or AMD RX Vega 56 CFX (8GB) or better
• RESOLUTION: 2160p
• VIDEO PRESET: Ultra
• DIRECTX: DirectX June2010 Redistributable
• SOUND: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
• HARD DRIVE: 30 GB available space
• PERIPHERALS: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset

Some other specifications worthy a note:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: OS 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1)
• DirectX: Version 11

Plot

The story is set seventeen years after the events of Far Cry 5. After the nuclear exchange known as "the Collapse" devastated the world, survivors attempt to rebuild the community in Hope County. Their efforts are threatened by the Highwaymen, a roving band of organized bandits led by twin sisters Mickey and Lou (voiced by Cara Ricketts and Leslie Miller). With few other choices, the survivors form an alliance with New Eden—the remnants of the Project at Eden's Gate—despite knowing that they may represent a greater threat than the Highwaymen. The game is also expected to reveal the fates of the Deputy and Joseph Seed, the protagonist and main antagonist of Far Cry 5 respectively. The player takes on the role of a new character nicknamed the "Captain", who is part of a group that travels the country assisting other survivor groups in need.

Synopsis

Seventeen years after Hope County and the rest of the world is devastated by the nuclear war, the survivors that had taken shelter underground begin to emerge and rebuild society. The Hope County survivors found the settlement of Prosperity, but are soon attacked by the Highwaymen. Desperate for help, Carmina Rye, Nick and Kim Rye's daughter, appeals to another survivor group led by Thomas Rush and the Captain, but they are ambushed by the Highwaymen. They are confronted by the twin sisters who lead the Highwaymen, Mickey and Lou. The Twins attempt to forcibly recruit Rush, but he refuses and pushes the Captain into a nearby river.

Carmina pulls the Captain from the river and informs them that the Twins have left with Rush in their custody. With no other choice, Carmina and the Captain travel to Hope County to receive guidance from Kim. Kim encourages Carmina and the Captain to travel around Hope County, unite scattered survivors, and build up Prosperity to a level where they can fend off the Highwaymen. The Captain heads out to secure resources and specialists for Prosperity, and manages to rescue Rush. Angered at Prosperity's defiance, the Highwaymen retaliate and attack the settlement, causing serious damage and casualties. With Prosperity in no condition to survive another attack, Rush suggests forming an alliance with another survivor group, the New Eden group led by Joseph Seed. Kim is reluctant to trust Joseph, but Carmina is confident that he is a changed man.

With no other choice, the Captain heads out to negotiate with New Eden. They recover the Book, Joseph's personal bible, and turn it in to Ethan, New Eden's current ruler and Joseph's son. Ethan reveals that Joseph had disappeared long ago and he is bitter over his abandonment. He then agrees to an alliance with Prosperity on the condition that the Captain bring back proof of Joseph's death. The Captain travels north following Joseph's trail and finds him living as a hermit in the wilderness. Joseph welcomes the Captain as a prophesied savior and reveals that in the aftermath of the nuclear war, he has done his best to atone for his past actions. Joseph offers the Captain an apple from a sacred tree, which triggers a powerful hallucination where the Captain is forced to battle a bestial personification of their own soul. Upon defeating the beast and waking up, the Captain returns to New Eden with Joseph. Joseph designates the Captain as New Eden's shepherd, and commits his forces to fight the Highwaymen.

Meanwhile, Rush is captured by the Highwaymen again, but as the Captain goes to save him, the Twins execute him. This triggers a reaction in the Captain that somehow causes superhuman strength, beating the Twins until getting knocked out by a shotgun blast. Believing the Captain to be dead, the Twins decide to investigate New Eden about the source of the Captain's strength. The Captain recovers Rush's body and buries him at Prosperity. To find out what the Twins are planning next, the Captain infiltrates a Highwaymen meeting, where they discover Ethan has decided to betray New Eden, promising to show the Twins the location of the sacred fruit in return for burning down New Eden. The Captain confronts the Twins at New Eden and defeats them, resulting in Lou's death and a repentant Mickey either being executed or spared. Meanwhile, Ethan ignores Joseph's warnings and eats one of the sacred apples, but it triggers an inhuman transformation in his body, forcing the Captain to kill him. Realizing his actions only bring death and destruction, Joseph burns down the sacred tree and pleads for the Captain to kill him, which the Captain may choose to do or not. The Captain returns to Prosperity and celebrates their victory with Carmina over Rush's grave.