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[dark10x]

why does crysis require such crazy speeds on the cpu. I would think it would all be on the gpu. anyone know?

It doesn't, though. Its CPU requirements are pretty reasonable for a modern PC game. What did you expect?

Don't forget how impressive its physics engine either.

 

[otake]

Physics and AI?

enemies weren't that smart...

 

[M.J. Doja]

enemies weren't that smart...

so then were they average intelligence, or dumb instead?

i found them to be proficient except when i was COMIN UP ON DER AZZ IN STEALTH!

 

[TheHeretic]

why does crysis require such crazy speeds on the cpu. I would think it would all be on the gpu. anyone know?

What do you think tells the GPU what to do?

 

[firex]

yay. I just preordered this off newegg. if you have their newsletter they have some exclusive deal where you can get it for slightly cheaper ($28 instead of $30) with free 3 day shipping.

 

[otake]

It doesn't, though. Its CPU requirements are pretty reasonable for a modern PC game. What did you expect?

Don't forget how impressive its physics engine either.

I worry since I have a 2.3 ghz core 2 duo which barely makes the cut. probably should look into overclocking.

 

[dark10x]

I worry since I have a 2.3 ghz core 2 duo which barely makes the cut. probably should look into overclocking.

You'll be fine.

 

[zoku88]

I worry since I have a 2.3 ghz core 2 duo which barely makes the cut. probably should look into overclocking.

It's really stupid that they mention Hz at all. They should just do model names. (And Core is different from Core 2, not sure which one they mean.) They actually prolly mean the former, given that a Core 2 would greatly outpace a P4 at 3.2 GHz...

 

[otake]

It's really stupid that they mention Hz at all. They should just do model names. (And Core is different from Core 2, not sure which one they mean.) They actually prolly mean the former, given that a Core 2 would greatly outpace a P4 at 3.2 GHz...

curse intels naming convention! not that AMD,ATI or NVIDIA are any better.

just bought 2 more gigs of ddr3, huzah!

 

[Agent Ironside]

Crysis physics are more impressive than any game EVAR, physx doesnt have crap on it as far as im concerned.

 

[Chiggs]

Crysis physics are more impressive than any game EVAR, physx doesnt have crap on it as far as im concerned.

I think the only reason you're saying that is because you haven't seen PhysX implemented in an engine the caliber of Crysis...yet.

 

[dark10x]

I think the only reason you're saying that is because you haven't seen PhysX implemented in an engine the caliber of Crysis...yet.

Probably.

There are two major things that make the physics in Crysis so impressive...

1) There are a huge variety of objects that are assembled from individual pieces that can be manipulated realistically (houses are made from actual materials and those materials can be blown apart).

2) What makes it actually LOOK great, however, is the way the object based motion blur is applied. When you take down a house or watch a tree fall over, the motion blur applied to it creates something that looks absolutely amazing.

So, basically, they have an unrivaled level of interaction combined with visual effects that make those interactions appear much more impressive.

 

[TheExodu5]

My old P4 3.4GHz and 7950GT ran Medium at a good 40-60fps. On my friends 2800+ and 7600GT, he could get 40-60fps on Low. That's not far off minimum specs, and still decent performance. Crysis scales fine.

 

[otake]

My old P4 3.4GHz and 7950GT ran Medium at a good 40-60fps. On my friends 2800+ and 7600GT, he could get 40-60fps on Low. That's not far off minimum specs, and still decent performance. Crysis scales fine.

resolutions?

 

[-SD-]

I think the only reason you're saying that is because you haven't seen PhysX implemented in an engine the caliber of Crysis...yet.

Knowing Crytek they will develop their own GPU-accelerated physics engine, if they see a need for it.

 

[Chiggs]

Knowing Crytek they will develop their own GPU-accelerated physics engine, if they see a need for it.

Knowing Nvidia's relationship with Crytek, they will gladly pay oodles of cash to have it be PhysX instead.

 

[Hazaro]

Probably.

There are two major things that make the physics in Crysis so impressive...

1) There are a huge variety of objects that are assembled from individual pieces that can be manipulated realistically (houses are made from actual materials and those materials can be blown apart).

2) What makes it actually LOOK great, however, is the way the object based motion blur is applied. When you take down a house or watch a tree fall over, the motion blur applied to it creates something that looks absolutely amazing.

So, basically, they have an unrivaled level of interaction combined with visual effects that make those interactions appear much more impressive.

I play with Blur off, can't take it... Same goes for DoF.

But yeah shooting ropes that are hanging fish, or breaking each cup, or making a see-saw from a barrel and piece of metal, then super punching it and sending you flying are all awesome.

 

[zoku88]

Knowing Crytek they will develop their own GPU-accelerated physics engine, if they see a need for it.

That seems like a waste of time...

easier to use an existing solution (be it openCL or physX, if any at all.)

 

[artist]

Knowing Crytek they will develop their own GPU-accelerated physics engine, if they see a need for it.

PhysX is having a hard time against Havok, you think Crytek would fare better?

 

[-SD-]

PhysX is having a hard time against Havok, you think Crytek would fare better?

One of the things I've learned about Crytek is that they prefer to do just about everything by themselves.

As far as I know, Crytek uses only two 3rd party technologies: FMOD for sound and Scaleform for user interfaces - http://www.crytek.com/inside/partners/

 

[Haunted]

\o/


Interested whether their claims of improved optimisation is true, though. Not that it matters since Crysis already ran admirably well on my rig.

 

[dLMN8R]

Jesus Christ, another Crysis thread, another thread filled with bullshit FUD and people pretending like they know what they're talking about.


Minimum specs are just that - the absolute minimum you can get by with running a game. Crysis' minimum specs - a 6800GT, 3GHz Pentium 4, and 1-2GB of ram - are absolutely capable of running the game. Maybe not the most wonderful or beautiful experience, but it'll run the game, and you'll be able to play it.

The recommended specs for Crysis - a Core 2 Duo, 2GB ram and 8800 - are absolutely capable of running Crysis on High detail. Not just looking good, but high detail. On the recommended specs, the game will look great at > HD resolutions, and utterly destroy every ounce of the competition from a visual and technical standpoint.



So enough of this bullshit already. It's in every thread, the people who say otherwise are always wrong, and it's getting pretty fucking annoying. Minimum specs - run the game at a minimum. Recommended specs - run the game at high detail. Crytek isn't swindling anyone, no one's lying about shit. Stop talking out of your asses.

 

[otake]

alright, this just pisses me off. I have a radeon hd 4870, core 2 duo, 4 gigs of ram and the original crysis demo still stutters all the fucking time at 1680 x 1050. It only seems to run smoothly when I set the textures and shaders to medium. What the fuck!

 

[FormallyFamicom]

alright, this just pisses me off. I have a radeon hd 4870, core 2 duo, 4 gigs of ram and the original crysis demo still stutters all the fucking time at 1680 x 1050. It only seems to run smoothly when I set the textures and shaders to medium. What the fuck!

The full game is better optimized than the demo (even before the patches).

 

[i hate bees]

New trailer here.

Can't wait

 

[K.Jack]

I'm about to order a new laptop:

Prostar M860TU
P9500 2.53GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB
4096MB, PC2-8500/1066Mhz DDR3
9800M GT w/512MB DDR3
Vista Premium 64bit

Price tag: $2075.78 - Being forced to game on laptops is so freaking expensive.

 

[Hazaro]

I'm about to order a new laptop:

Prostar M860TU
P9500 2.53GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB
4096MB, PC2-8500/1066Mhz DDR3
9800M GT w/512MB DDR3
Vista Premium 64bit

Price tag: $2075.78 - Being forced to game on laptops is so freaking expensive.

Why do people do this?

But a nice 15" laptop for $500, and a desktop for $1,000, heck even get a small form factor PC

Gaming laptop is just a portable desktop anyway.

 

[otake]

Why do people do this?

But a nice 15" laptop for $500, and a desktop for $1,000, heck even get a small form factor PC

Gaming laptop is just a portable desktop anyway.

I couldn't agree more. laptops are for mobile business; work. get the job done anywhere. you cannot do pc gaming on laptops. it makes no sense from a power and graphics standpoint. no sense at all.

 

[dark10x]

I play with Blur off, can't take it... Same goes for DoF.

But yeah shooting ropes that are hanging fish, or breaking each cup, or making a see-saw from a barrel and piece of metal, then super punching it and sending you flying are all awesome.

You're probably talking about the camera blur. It's the object blur that makes things so impressive (high velocity motion = CG-like blur). You can enable object blur while toning down (or disabling) camera blur via the console.

 

[jet1911]

You're probably talking about the camera blur. It's the object blur that makes things so impressive (high velocity motion = CG-like blur). You can enable object blur while toning down (or disabling) camera blur via the console.

Do you know what's the command line?

 

[zoku88]

Why do people do this?

But a nice 15" laptop for $500, and a desktop for $1,000, heck even get a small form factor PC

Gaming laptop is just a portable desktop anyway.

Apparently, he's being forced. College, I guess. It sucks to have to ship a desktop back and forth.

 

[K.Jack]

Yeah I have absolutely no room for a desktop. A high performance 15 inch notebook is my only choice if I want to play games in my house. I've been a laptop gamer for five years now, and including this bill, I've spent about $3500 over this period of time.

Besides, I play online poker for cash, and it's nice to be able to sit on the toilet while playing pot-limit omaha. I started to figure that I might as well keep it all in one box, so I just buy a new laptop every couple years.

I'm no longer in college, but my place is still too cramped.

 

[Nikorasu]

You're probably talking about the camera blur. It's the object blur that makes things so impressive (high velocity motion = CG-like blur). You can enable object blur while toning down (or disabling) camera blur via the console.

The object motion blur in this game is fucking incredible. I notice it everywhere like the subtle hand gestures in cutscenes and it just makes things so eerily realistic.

 

[Nikorasu]

New trailer here.

Can't wait

Oh jesus that was awesome.

 

[VictimOfGrief]

Oh jesus that was awesome.

In---f'ning tense. Already pre-ordered through Newegg. Cannot wait for this game!!

 

[Sax Russel]

New trailer here.

Can't wait

"Look at the size of that thing! Do you think they're aliens?"
"Let's just kill it"

:lol :lol

 

[Chiggs]

PhysX is having a hard time against Havok, you think Crytek would fare better?

Where did you get this from?

 

[Zzoram]

alright, this just pisses me off. I have a radeon hd 4870, core 2 duo, 4 gigs of ram and the original crysis demo still stutters all the fucking time at 1680 x 1050. It only seems to run smoothly when I set the textures and shaders to medium. What the fuck!

The game was more optimized than the demo, and Warhead is even more optimized than Crysis.

Also, Crysis currently has minor issues with ATI cards since nVidia payed them huge amounts of money to optimize for nVidia cards. They are apparently fixing those issues with Warhead though.

 

[MickeyKnox]

Info and intro from GC here:

http://www.crymod.com/thread.php?threadid=34816

Vid:

http://www.vimeo.com/1560871

 

[VictimOfGrief]

Info and intro from GC here:

http://www.crymod.com/thread.php?threadid=34816

Vid:

http://www.vimeo.com/1560871

Nice!

 

[Reese-015]

alright, this just pisses me off. I have a radeon hd 4870, core 2 duo, 4 gigs of ram and the original crysis demo still stutters all the fucking time at 1680 x 1050. It only seems to run smoothly when I set the textures and shaders to medium. What the fuck!

Wow, something's wrong there, I play the demo at 1600x1200 with a mix of all high/very high settings on my 4850/2.66GHz Quad (since 4870 is considerably more powerful and I don't think your cpu is bottlenecking you).