Looks great on PS3...I am buying the PC version day 1


I am Crysis whore and after playing the demo I am totally hooked

Does this game has SP coop?

i gotta say, i'm not seeing these performance issues that ign where talking about? the pop-in and LOD seem to happen at a much further distance to the player too, that could be the fact it's a map that takes place at night, thus less strain on the console. but it looked fine to me....boring, but fine. i think i'll rent it on the 360 tho, just to be on the safe side, get me some achievement points too.

you should play it on PC...the way its meant to be played IMO

Don't buy it right now and build a decent pc first

lol, as if anyone is going to do that for crysis 2 of all games. haha

I wouldn't discount it just like that...the single player campaign in Crysis 1 was really good its one of the best FPS's ever for sure. Sure some people don't like multi since its made by a weak developer and mimics CoD but still I am enjoying it.

I'd build a new computer just for the DX11 eye candy, the console version struggles to run the game (The single player portion)

one of the best FPS's ever? really...i dissagree on that one completely but to each their own.

there is no-way i'd throw down god knows how much cash getting a PC that can run it's sequel on high when we have the exact same game with lesser graphics on consoles. i mean, same locations, same enemies, same AI, same set peices, same weapons, same simplified/consolified gamplay....i dont think it'd be worth 4-5 hundred notes just to remove the pop-in and LOD issues (my only real problems with the games visuals on consoles) plus i can at least rent games on consoles. something i can't do with PC games.

i guess if you're really into crysis, sure, building a new PC for its sequel is a good idea, but for me, it's just illogical, especially for crysis 2. hell. it'd be illogical for me to do it for bad company 3 too...sorry, i mean battlefield 3...lol

I didn't mean that I would upgrade again...my PC runs Crysis 2 demo just fine :P I will also stick with incremental upgrades from now on (until this gen ends mainly the GPU)

But I don't know why anyone would pick the console version over the PC version....thing with having a tight PC is that the ports these days run so well on PC. You can get most games running @ 1080p @ 60 FPS with a little tweaking here and there. If you want to subject yourself to inferior graphics and $60 price tags be my guest but I just love the graphics & Steam....

BTW Dead Space 2 just dropped to $40 on Steam while the console ver still retails for $60. I'd be all over this deal if I had the money

Yea that sucks! Stupid EA!!

i guess you missed the point where i said i rent games on consoles..funny, i thought ignorance was bliss? i guess i heard wrong.

I dunno about renting man...its just as bad as piracy to me. I support like supporting developers for the stuff they make. With Steam I get to support the developers while saving money! I mean right on Steam you can buy Ass Creed, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Call of Juarez 2 (I want this so bad) & Far Cry 2 complete edition (all 4) for $12....that's just too awesome ;)

how is buying all that for 12 bucks even close to supporting the devs? lol.

and i support developers i feel are worth supporting. crytech, with crysis 2 arnt imo, it's a rental. sadly you can't do that on PC. it's buy it full price, day one, wait for the price to drop or do the alternative. non are particualrly ideal when it comes to a game you're not super interested in.

well said! And agree about BS and Crysis 2 as well! Will pick em up this year for sure :D

btw the pc version runs better if you turn the in game v-sync off and use rivatuner d3d overrider's triple buffered v-sync

Just played a few rounds again today...I am getting 60 FPS on both maps no matter what now!! So sweet ^_^ disabled the in-game v-sync and enabled d3doverrider....the game is A LOT more responsive now as well

I love this game!

I have no idea how it works so I dont know how to use it and test it out :(

Its RivaTuner right?

yes rivatunner + radeon pro. I got 20 FPS gain after doing so :D These are my current settings

I downloaded River Tuner but had to check Youtube on how to do a damn thing.

Found D3D Overrider in the Tools map in River Tuner, did whatever the Youtube guy showed me, but I still removed Vsync because screentearing isnt something I care for much, but Triple Buffering, was on on High.

But the guy recommended Game Booster, I downloaded that as well, and it automatically removed any bullshit background program that was running so I could have a much better performance.

Result, I changed from Gamer to Hardcore, 1680x1050 resolution, no Vsync...holy shit what a damn difference!
Perfectly great, not 60fps (unless it was in tight places like in the office in Skyline) but I would say it was 30fps or high.

Skyline ran great, but my main concern was Pier 17, but it ran great for me...on Hardcore!
This alone makes want to install Crysis Warhead without mod try on High/Very High just to see how well it goes LOL

I am super happy because it doesnt just apply to Crysis 2, but to many, thanks Doom Bringer ;)

PS. This is the video I watched http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DM1f87YOPA

PSS. What is Radeon Pro Tool? I got an Radeon card as well, should I download it? I CCC, Game Booster and D3D Overrider at the moment.

no problem! With RadeonPro you can have a custom profile for each title (which AA to use, various tweaks etc) I find it very useful over the crappy ATI Catalyst Control Center. Further, it lets you tweak a setting or two easily so you can see which gets you 60 FPS! Very useful program. I also recommend MSI Afterburner, it lets you customize the GPU fan settings since these ATI GPU's are prone to overheating :D

but yea the game is running so well now!! Before I was getting a lot of keyboard/mouse lag but now its all gone with 20 FPS boost :D

I installed Warhead, everything is on Enthusiast except water and motion blur (both on Gamer), without AA and Vsync, holy shit at the FPS, runs perfect, MUCH better than before.
I had to mix it with medium and gamer to get a proper good stuff going on, but now, Enthusiast, amazing stuff, especially with Shadow and and HDR or whatever its called, they really eat your perfomance.

Bring me Crysis 2 now! LOL

Thanks alot Doom Bringer, great tips.
I am surprised I am running this beast of a game without mod and it looks fantastic and runs perfect.

the best way to optimize Crysis 1 is tweaking the many settings in the ini file...very time consuming and requires too much research :P I have a good ini file try using this

name the file autoexec.cfg and place in the Crysis director (Electronics Art > Crytek > Crysis <)

===================================
===================================
BEST CRYSIS CONFIG
===================================

==========================
;Game Settings
==========================

;[~]SETS IN-GAME GRAPHICS SETTINGS TO LOW AUTOMATICALLY[~]

sys_spec_Full = 0
sys_spec_ObjectDetail = 0
sys_spec_Shading = 0
sys_spec_VolumetricEffects = 0
sys_spec_Shadows = 0
sys_spec_Texture = 0
sys_spec_Physics = 0
sys_spec_PostProcessing = 0
sys_spec_Particles = 0
sys_spec_Sound = 4
sys_spec_Shadows = 0
sys_spec_Water = 0
sys_spec_GameEffects = 0
r_TexMaxAnisotropy =8
con_restricted = 0 ;allows console commands in-game via "~" key
r_width = 1680 ;Forces your desired resolution width
r_height = 1050 ;Forces your desired resolution height
sys_budget_videomem = 1024
sys_budget_sysmem = 4096
sys_physics_CPU = 3

;[~]BASE PERFORMANCE BOOSTERS[~]

e_cbuffer = 2
cl_hitBlur = 0
cl_hitShake = 0
r_MultiGPU = 2
r_GeomInstancing = 1
e_particles_thread = 1
es_ondemandphysics = 1
gpu_particle_physics = 1
r_CullGeometryForLights = 1
e_vegetation_static_instancing = 0
e_terrain_occlusion_culling = 1
e_terrain_occlusion_culling_version = 0
e_terrain_occlusion_culling_max_dist = 200


==========================
;PostProcessing
==========================
r_PostProcessEffects = 1
r_MotionBlur = 5
r_Flares = 1
r_Coronas = 1
r_UseEdgeAA = 0
r_sunshafts = 1
r_colorgrading = 1
r_WaterGodRays = 1
r_DepthOfField = 2
g_Dof_Ironsight = 1
r_ColorGradingFilters=1
==========================
;Objects
==========================
e_obj_quality=3
e_proc_vegetation=1
ca_useDecals=1
e_decals_allow_game_decals=1
e_decals_life_time_scale=2
e_lod_ratio=6
e_lod_min=0
e_lods=1
e_view_dist_ratio_detail=30
e_view_dist_ratio_vegetation=50
e_vegetation_min_size=0
i_rejecteffects=1
e_vegetation_bending=2
sys_flash_curve_tess_error=2
e_view_dist_ratio=100
e_max_view_dst_spec_lerp=1
e_vegetation_sprites_distance_custom_ratio_min=1
e_vegetation_sprites_distance_ratio=1.6
e_detail_materials_view_dist_xy=2048
e_detail_materials_view_dist_z=128
es_DebrisLifetimeScale=1
e_cbuffer_resolution=256
e_dissolve=1
ca_DrawFaceAttachments=1
ca_AttachmentCullingRation=200
e_terrain_occlusion_culling_max_dist=200


; Vegetation
e_foliage_wind_activation_dist = 30
es_DebrisLifetimeScale = 1
r_DetailNumLayers = 2
r_VegetationSpritesTexRes = 128
r_DynTexAtlasSpritesMaxSize = 32
r_TexAtlasSize = 2048
e_vegetation_bending = 2
e_vegetation_min_size=0
e_proc_vegetation=1
e_vegetation_use_terrain_color=1

; Particles
e_particles_lod=1
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=500000000000000
e_particles_thread=1
e_particles_quality=4
e_max_entity_lights=20
e_water_ocean_soft_particles=1
r_UseSoftParticles=1
e_particles_object_collisions=1

;[~]GAME EFFECTS SETTINGS[~]

i_lighteffects = 1
g_ragdollMinTime = 5.0
g_ragdollUnseenTime = 1
g_ragdollDistance = 15.0
g_battleDust_enable = 0

==========================
;Water
==========================

r_WaterRefractions=1
r_WaterReflections=1
r_WaterUpdateFactor=0.05
e_water_tesselation_amount=10
e_water_tesselation_swath_width=10
r_WaterUpdateDistance=0.2
r_WaterCaustics=1
r_WaterReflectionsQuality=3
e_water_ocean_fft=1
q_ShaderWater=3
r_WaterReflectionsMinVisiblePixelsUpdate = 0.05

_________________________________________________<Physics>_____________
e_cull_veg_activation=70
e_foliage_wind_activation_dist=30
e_phys_ocean_cell=0.2
es_MaxPhysDist=100
es_MaxPhysDistInvisible=25
p_max_MC_iters=7000
sys_physics_CPU=1

==========================
;Texture
==========================

r_TexturesStreaming=0

==========================
;Shader
==========================

;[~]SHADER QUALITY SETTINGS[~]

q_ShaderGeneral = 3
q_ShaderMetal = 3
q_ShaderGlass = 3
q_ShaderVegetation = 3
q_ShaderIce = 3
q_ShaderTerrain = 3
q_ShaderShadow = 2
q_ShaderFX = 3
q_ShaderPostProcess = 3
q_ShaderHDR = 3
q_ShaderSky = 2
q_Renderer = 3
r_LightsSinglePass = 0

;[~]TEXTURE SETTINGS[~]

r_DetailDistance=20
r_DynTexMaxSize=100
r_EnvCMResolution=2
r_EnvTexResolution=3
r_EnvTexUpdateInterval=0.025
r_TexAtlasSize=2048
r_TexResolution=0
r_TextureLodDistanceRatio=0
r_TextureLodMaxLod=0
r_TexturesFilteringQuality=0
r_ReflectionsQuality=3
r_VegetationSpritesTexRes=128

==========================
;Shading
==========================
; Shaders and Lighting
r_HDRBrightOffset=8
r_HDRlevel=0.75
r_HDRRendering=2
r_SSAO=1
r_SSAO_amount=0.4
r_SSAO_blur=4
r_SSAO_blurriness=1
r_SSAO_darkening=1.1
r_SSAO_quality=2
r_SSAO_radius=2
r_Usepom = 1
r_sunshafts = 1
r_Beams=3
r_BeamsDistFactor = 0.1
r_BeamsMaxSlices=250

;[~]SPECIFIC SHADER SETTINGS[~]

e_sky_type = 1
e_sky_update_rate = 1
r_DetailTextures = 1
r_DetailNumLayers = 2
r_DetailDistance = 6
e_ram_maps = 1
sys_flash_edgeaa = 1
e_vegetation_use_terrain_color = 1
e_max_entity_lights = 7
r_UsePom = 1
r_EnvTexUpdateInterval = 0.075
r_TexturesFilteringQuality = 2
r_HairSortingQuality = 1
r_FillLights = 7

;[~]SHADOW SETTINGS[~]

e_shadows = 1
r_ShadowJittering = 1
e_shadows_max_texture_size = 768
r_ShadowBlur = 2
e_gsm_lods_num = 5
e_gsm_range = 3
e_gsm_range_step = 3
e_shadows_cast_view_dist_ratio = 0.75
r_ShadowsMaskResolution = 0
e_shadows_on_alpha_blended = 0
e_shadows_from_terrain_in_all_lods = 0
e_gsm_cache = 1
e_gsm_lods_num = 5
e_gsm_range = 3
e_gsm_range_step = 3
e_shadows_cast_view_dist_ratio = 0.75
r_ShadowsMaskResolution = 0
e_shadows_on_alpha_blended = 0
e_shadows_from_terrain_in_all_lods = 0
e_gsm_cache = 1

===================================
===================================

Also with these settings enabled try playing Crysis with ATI's CFAA Wide Tent AA. It kills all jaggies in the game and makes the game look very unique