You can find the patch hosted on community archives like The Data Dungeon or LRv3 . Safety Note

Because Far Cry is an older title, many websites hosting files named File- Far.Cry.v1.40.zip or similar variations are untrustworthy.

The Far.Cry.v1.40.zip file is an archive containing the executable installer for the fourth major patch of the original Far Cry . Before digital distribution platforms like Steam (where it is currently available, as shown on Steam ) became dominant, PC games relied heavily on patches distributed via websites as ZIP archives. 1.40