Far Cry 3 Original Patch.dat Patch.fat 72
If you’re browsing Reddit or Nexus Mods and see someone say “just drop the patch.dat and patch.fat into your directory” — back yours up first.
Here’s my tip (learned from the “72” incident): Far cry 3 original patch.dat patch.fat 72
This automatically downloads the original 1.05 patch.dat/patch.fat and overwrites any modded versions. If you’re browsing Reddit or Nexus Mods and
You cannot simply look at the file name. You need to check metadata or file size. You need to check metadata or file size
| File | Correct Size (v72 / 1.05) | Incorrect (Modded) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| patch.dat | ~1.84 GB (1,843,232 KB) | Varies wildly (2.1 GB, 900 MB, etc.) |
| patch.fat | ~14.5 MB (14,848 KB) | Often larger or smaller |
You can also open patch.fat in a hex editor (like HxD). If you see references to "FC3_main" and organized directory structures starting at byte 72, you are likely on the right track.
If you backed up the original files before modding: