Official Crysis Thread

[Zardon]

Originally Posted by ptsigas

im nuts so i will buy 2- hey has anyoen been gaming with 2 cpus?

2 processors on 1 mobo? that would be sweet!

yes ive been testing it with 2 cpus, 4 cores on each. doesn't really make a huge difference compared to a quad, but hey having more sure as hell doesn't hurt.

[ptsigas]

oh man- good thing is i ran into a couple of things im sure alot of you folks already have tried-

first off running the dx10 features on dx9- was nuts i loved it! i know i know the dx-10 is mose sexy- but this dont need a bag over the head!

secondly- a nice tweaked cfg file which did not hinder visuals at all (actually i dont know what it did..didnt even look!) but the visuals set to high- and the game is running really smooth- awesome!

damn Zargon your rich! 2 Xeons...insanity- this just your gaming pc

i didnt check framrates but from what i saw by naked eye- 40 max- 30-40 it seems- again VERY rough estimate.



turning the movies off helps alot- for some reason the movies made the loading time - well just say...i was doing situps and crunches for about 10 min - and it still didnt load- but once i took off movies- bam- 3 min in game ready to kick ass..

havent even beaten the demo cause im one of those gamers taht look to see ALL the details possible- physics, lighting , volumetric lighting/fog, soft shadows- the works...im just really enjoying this one folks- Crytek did a really nice job...hows about they give ATi a hand with them drivers - but considering - its awesome...oh man..i have not felt this giddy since Half life!

now time to fix up jericho muwhahaahahaha - Game -(On)-

[Pluvious]

Here's a copy of the orginal post: (makes the water look amazing!-- and unlocks VERY HIGH (ps.. I'm seeing 8-20 fps with my rig)

I went to my CVarGroups folder and in there were a bunch of cfg files.

I first made a copy of the entire CVarGroups on my desktop in case I screwed up. I then opened each cfg and made the same edits. You copy the default (4) option which is the first block of text and paste/replace the last block of text with it.

for example the "sys_spec_Particles.cfg"


[default]
; default of this CVarGroup
= 4

e_particles_quality=4
e_particles_lod=1
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=32
r_UseSoftParticles=1
e_water_ocean_soft_particles= 1
e_particles_object_collisions=1

[1]
e_particles_quality=1
e_particles_lod=0.75
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=4
r_UseSoftParticles=0
e_water_ocean_soft_particles=0
e_particles_object_collisions=0

[2]
e_particles_quality=2
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=8

[3]
e_particles_quality=3
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=16

Copy all the red text and paste/replace the blue text with it so it looks like...

[default]
; default of this CVarGroup
= 4

e_particles_quality=4
e_particles_lod=1
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=32
r_UseSoftParticles=1
e_water_ocean_soft_particles= 1
e_particles_object_collisions=1

[1]
e_particles_quality=1
e_particles_lod=0.75
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=4
r_UseSoftParticles=0
e_water_ocean_soft_particles=0
e_particles_object_collisions=0

[2]
e_particles_quality=2
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=8

[3]
e_particles_quality=4
e_particles_lod=1
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=32
r_UseSoftParticles=1
e_water_ocean_soft_particles= 1
e_particles_object_collisions=1


Do this same thing with all the cfg files in the CVarGroups folder. Just remember to BACK UP the old files first!!!!

[Dyre Straits]

A couple of odd things happening today. (It played fine initially yesterday.)

NOTE: Under Vista 32-bit

1. When I start the demo from the All Programs/Games list, I get a blank screen with the game's Title Bar across the top. My Taskbar pops up at the bottom of the screen with the Crysis icon showing active. BUT, the game doesn't start. What I have to do is bring up the Task Manager and then select Switch to... That starts the game.

2. The game is playing in Windowed mode. The game Title Bar doesn't go away. Consequently, if my Screensaver is active, the game goes into Pause when the SS kicks in. Of course, this can be worked around by making sure my SS is turned off. But, why is the game defaulting to Windowed mode? I checked several locations in the game settings to see if I accidentally somehow clicked on an option like this, but I can't find anything.

The demo is AWESOME, though. I got through it with little trouble other than these little annoyances.

[Vikingod]

Dyre, I have the same issue. I think the check box to set it to full screen is under the menu where you set the resolution. It has reset itself on one occasion, when I had a driver crash after setting high quality shadows.

[Dyre Straits]

Originally Posted by Vikingod

Dyre, I have the same issue. I think the check box to set it to full screen is under the menu where you set the resolution. It has reset itself on one occasion, when I had a driver crash after setting high quality shadows.

Thank, I'll take a look at it.

[ptsigas]

dont worry guys- its just drivers issues..

Nvidia worked alongside Crytek..ATI has to work on the drivers lonestar-

but i have full confidence in both ATI and Crytek- people can complain all they want about ATI -but considering small wait times for drivers- when they come out- the games run great!

FEAR- now with 7.10 runs even better than 7.9! runs really smooth- i am quite happy =) replaying fear and extraction point for halloween-

prob gonna pick up a copy of Jericho! oohh man im dying for this one


but Crytek's engine is incredible..come on- you can PLAY WHILE EDITING!!!!! that is a crazy optimization.. i mean the game runs so well at 40fps? when people got that with oblivion they all went to get drunk to celebrate!! but this game at 60 will be like running 80+ for older games- right on!!!

game on folks- "push me long enough and you'll wake up in Hell"

[ptsigas]

Zardon did you buy that pc man wanna lend me $30000 for a nice pc upgrade =)

[Tril]

I downloaded the demo here : Crysis by Electronic Arts
The average download speed I got was 472 KB/s. Definitely not bad for a free download link.

I like it a lot. It very beautiful but my hardware is not good enough for my taste. I have a 7900 GT and a AMD 3000+.

I tried to play at 1280x960 with settings on medium and no AA. It was playable but it was not smooth during the gunfights.

I then tried it at 800x600 with 2xAA with settings on medium. It's more playable like that. It's a low resolution but I find it better than playing at a higher resolution with settings on low.

I tried low settings and 1280x960 but it was less pretty than medium and I did not like it.

What I would like it to play it at a 1080p resolution on a HDTV. I'm sure it would look beautiful. I seem to remember that Zardon has a 42 inch display. It must look awesome on that HDTV/monitor.

I like to snipe the enemies while being invisible and I like the AI. If you miss your shot, you can get invisible, get to a new position, aim at where you previously were, wait for the enemy to walk up to where he thinks you're hiding under cover and snipe the guy.

There's a bug in the demo. Well not really a bug, more like something you can use to get an unfair advantage. When you use the sleeping darts, you usually have to wait about 10 to 15 seconds before using it again. If you change ammunition shot type three times, you can shoot again without waiting as much.

[Tril]

Originally Posted by ptsigas

Zardon did you buy that pc man wanna lend me $30000 for a nice pc upgrade =)

I'm sure he'll agree with a 30% interest rate per year.

I know I would.

I have a question about Crysis and video cards. For Crysis, is a 8600GT better or worse than a 7900GT. Obviously in DX9 since the 7900GT can't do DX10.

[Vikingod]

To the folks running a dual boot, does the game run that much better on XP than Vista. I've hear XP is getting sometimes twice the frames than Vista.

If this is true, I might have to get XP x64 on a dual boot and see.

[Dark Lord]

i just tried out the whole DX10 settings on a DX9 system. 10.8fps at 1280x1024... looks very nice though.

[ChaosMinionX]

Originally Posted by Dark Lord

i just tried out the whole DX10 settings on a DX9 system. 10.8fps at 1280x1024... looks very nice though.

How did you use DX10 settings on a DX9 rig?

[ChaosMinionX]

Originally Posted by X1800XTTOP

I have yet to see a Xbox360 title released with superb graphics running at 10fps with devs saying "well uhh it will run better on the next-next-gen xbox", so stop treating PC-users diffrently.

I'll shut up now.

Its the nature of the hardware, PC is infinately expandable, budget permitting of course. So the X360 has specific things it has to be able to do and you cant upgrade the hardware on it, and most games for it have to run like 60FPS or something like that. You wont see PC users get treated differently when the hardware is out there, it just might be uber expensive but its there none the less.

However I agree that people with highend rigs should be able to run new games at more than 30fps on high/very high settings. Hopefully crossfire/sli of the upcoming Nvidia and ATI cards allow for this (excluding RV670, G92 as they are just revisions and not a new core)

[Just Learnin']

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