You ran the patch. It failed because you had the "German DVD version" but the patch was for the "International CD version." You had to find a just to get the patched EXE to run without demanding the disc in the drive (while you legally owned the discs).
✅ Game installed (GOG recommended) ✅ Updated to version 1.4 ✅ Widescreen resolution applied (via FCAM or Redux) ✅ CPU affinity set to single core (or use -cpucount=1 launch option) ✅ EAX audio disabled ✅ DEP disabled or game added as exception ✅ Run as Administrator + Windows XP SP3 compatibility far cry 1 pc install