Resistance: Fall of Man

Resistance: Fall of Man
Developer(s)	Insomniac Games
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Series	Resistance
Release date(s)	JP November 11, 2006 NA November 14, 2006 EU March 23, 2006 AU March 31, 2006
Release type	PlayStation 3 exclusive
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, Co-op, Multiplayer
GameID(s)	BCAS20003 (IRD), BCES00001 (IRD), BCUS98107 (IRD)
Quick links	Check Compatibility Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia Page

Resistance: Fall of Man is a 2006 science-fiction first-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 3. It was developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game is set in an alternate history 1951, and follows Sergeant Nathan Hale as he and the human resistance forces attempt to drive a mysterious alien-like invasion out of the United Kingdom.

Resistance: Fall of Man is a first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Many of its gameplay features stem from this, most notably the weapons. Some weapons are based on real weapons circa the 1950s, while some weapons are futuristically altered in accordance with the game's storyline. Insomniac Games has combined its passion for creating exotic weapons and vehicles, such as those found in the Ratchet and Clank series, with its proprietary development engine and physics system to create unique human and Chimeran weaponry. Each weapon provides a unique play style and strategy.

Configuration

Options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings and provide the best experience with this title are listed below.

Advanced configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Driver wake-up delay	50	Resolves sudden Framerate drop to 1 during menus and video sequences.
Vblank rate	120	To be used in combination with Whatcookie's "Unlock FPS" patch which will allow the game to run at 60FPS.

Known Issues

Resistance: Fall of Man uses a lot of VRAM which will lead to crashing. As such here is a list of maximum usable resolution-scaling values that will reduce crashes, however the VRAM usage will continue to rise during the campaign if played in a single session.

Highest Recommended Resolution Based on Available VRAM

4GB GPU = 125% Scaling

5GB+ GPU = [Users with GPUs of greater VRAM capacity are encouraged to investigate and contribute to this section.]

11GB GPU = 175% Scaling (200% got past the tank in the "A Lone Survivor" mission but eventually crashed during the "Path of Least Resistance" mission)

Special Notes

Unlike other titles with large VRAM usage, anti-aliasing has a very marginal impact on video-card memory in Resistance: Fall of Man. Whether or not the game uses enough VRAM to crash is predominantly decided by resolution scaling. Users can leave "Anti-Aliasing" on "Auto" because of this but careful users might want to set it to "Disabled" for peace of mind.

Netplay testing

For the complete list of games tested with RPCN, please check the RPCN Compatibility List.

Game Version	RPCS3 Version	Connects?	Create/Join lobbies?	Match with others?	Online features working?	Requires custom servers?	Notes
1.00		Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial		Players currently have to ask in the PSONE discord to be whitelisted to play. DNS must be set to 185.194.142.4 to connect to custom server. Ranked matchmaking and statistics are currently not implemented.

Patches

Anchors:
  r1fpsnotes: &r1fpsnotes "Maximum framerate with the patch is half the Vblank frequency. Without the patch, adjusting Vblank frequency increases the maximum framerate up to about 33FPS or 60FPS depending on the scene."

PPU-0cc2ddc637def2fe22b5e89563f773e4c0cae024: # game.self
  Unlock FPS:
    Games:
      "Resistance: Fall of Man":
        BCUS98107: [ 01.00 ]
        BCES00001: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: Whatcookie
    Notes: *r1fpsnotes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x001e5db0, 0x60000000 ]
      - [ bef32, 0x00678ed0, 0.00416666  ] # set minimum timestep size
  Extended FOV:
    Games:
      "Resistance: Fall of Man":
        BCUS98107: [ 01.00 ]
        BCES00001: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: illusion
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ bef32, 0x06b6390, 0.7  ]

PPU-82555e0b1aaaa6c62ae8f23057e38d1006b7c19c: # game.self
  Unlock FPS:
    Games:
      "Resistance: Fall of Man":
        NPEA00430: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: Whatcookie, illusion
    Notes: *r1fpsnotes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be16, 0x00418898, 0x4800 ]
      - [ bef32, 0x00768348, 0.00416666 ] # set minimum timestep size
  "Bug Fix: Return to EBOOT.BIN on Quit":
    Games:
      "Resistance: Fall of Man":
        NPEA00430: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: illusion
    Notes: "Avoid recompiling unused PPU modules."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ byte, 0x000334d7, 0x2c ]
  Extended FOV:
    Games:
      "Resistance: Fall of Man":
        NPEA00430: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: illusion
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ bef32, 0x007B0494, 0.7 ]