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Crysis 2 DirectX11 Tessellation Pack/High Res Texture Pack [Update: released]
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BattleMonkey
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Dice said:
And Fallout 3 had shitty everything else
SneakyStephan
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Ah so they are actually using pom too... that's something at least.
Still don't get why they didn't just do pom for the walls, and not at release.
Ahwell, potential new target audience (console buyers) got their lulz with their release comparisons, looking forward to what the community does with the editor in a few months to shit on those comparisons from great height.
That reflection shader is pretty neat btw, as long as they don't overuse it to make everything look like shiney plastic.
Where's the bokeh dof they tech demod a while ago btw.
Still don't get why they didn't just do pom for the walls, and not at release.
Ahwell, potential new target audience (console buyers) got their lulz with their release comparisons, looking forward to what the community does with the editor in a few months to shit on those comparisons from great height.
That reflection shader is pretty neat btw, as long as they don't overuse it to make everything look like shiney plastic.
Where's the bokeh dof they tech demod a while ago btw.
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
I'm not sure what's weirder...
my boner...
or how natural it feels?
my boner...
or how natural it feels?
Metroid-Squadron
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With the mod tools and SDK coming, this is gonna be so good *drool*
SneakyStephan
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Btw will there be proper msaa in he dx11 build? I vaguely remember something about deferred rendering + msaa being possible in dx11 without the horrible performance inpact you get in dx9, or was that just a dream.
dragonelite
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Wow at the memory usage because the game is multiplat One thing the increase in res and buffering should increase memory use. If I'm not mistaken deferred engines use 4 render targets that eat up memory. And after digital foundry tech intervief i know crytek isn't afraid of runnig making a new rendertarget or just run a extra pass 
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.MisterAnderson
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So at the link it says "download" but when I click it it just opens the same window?
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
To be fine with the POM in Crysis is to be fine with no anisotropic filtering.low-G said:
It wasn't okay.
It was never okay. D':
You kind of have to laugh at the brick one though.. its 2011, not 1312. Except for a little definition brick work is generally flat and uninteresting (ie first photo). Tessellation is a wonderful tool when implemented correctly, butt there are times when it simply isn't needed and actually takes away from the look. Well, maybe a little to show the definition between the brick and mortar. No need to deform the brick itself.
MrBelmontvedere
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crysis 2 is still a game designed with the limitations of the consoles in mind. this is just a new coat of paint on a DX9 level game.
Dacon
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DSN2K said:
Crysis 2 isn't remotely crap. It's just nowhere near as good a game as the original and Warhead imo. In fact, for how much I enjoyed the game, it's not half as good as the original. I can't wait to see what modders come up with.
The only thing keeping me from doing another play-through is the ridiculous inability to skip tutorials.
GhostWriter24
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Brutal. The game is worth at least $6.Alexander said:
thetrin
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So awesome to hear that. I feel less crazy when someone else shares such an unpopular opinion with me.RoboPlato said:
I actually liked Crysis 2 more than the original, but it's mostly because of the streamlining to the nanosuit (though strength and speed could have been more powerful)Dacon said:
Chuck Norris
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WatBlackDove said:
Dacon
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thetrin said:
I loved all of the crazy shit you could do in Crysis with the nanosuit though. The streamlining of the suit limits a lot of your options.
I loved how in the original game YOU are the weapon. In Crysis 2 you must have a gun equipped all time, there's no decision there.
I got to the helicopter fight and just put this game down. Running this game at 2560x1600 was just weird with all the lower res textures. It was destracting to the point of delaying my first playthrough in hopes of a mod or the mythic dx11 patch. Very pleased crytek finally got around to doing right by pc gamers.
reptilescorpio
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Nice that they are bothering to release this stuff but they need to get this shit out at launch. Not going to get a hell of a lot more sales releasing a high-res pack so late after release. Game has already been discounted enough that the reward from all the work isn't really there. Next time have the game 100% ready for launch and you will create a lot more buzz and a lot more full price sales.
Quicksilver4648
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High-res texture pack AND DirectX11 support? YES! Now I might actually get this game. But yeah, this should have been included at launch.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Christ...the first couple of pages in this thread. What happened?
Anyway, looks good. Lots of stuff that should have been there day one (*cough* high res texutres *cough*), but I'm happy to finally get it. Tessellation looks good too.
I do wonder how well my GTX 570 will hold up though. Im assuming all these additional effects are going to take a beating to performance. Crysis 2 as is performs extremely well, but I hope with all this stuff enabled I can still hit a stable 30fps.
Anyway, looks good. Lots of stuff that should have been there day one (*cough* high res texutres *cough*), but I'm happy to finally get it. Tessellation looks good too.
I do wonder how well my GTX 570 will hold up though. Im assuming all these additional effects are going to take a beating to performance. Crysis 2 as is performs extremely well, but I hope with all this stuff enabled I can still hit a stable 30fps.
Dreams-Visions
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I don't see a goddamn difference.Mr. Snrub said:LOOK AT THE BRICKS
are you guys just fucking with us? I looked at every set of pictures and the difference is somewhere between negligible and completely undetectable.
Peterthumpa
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Dreams-VisionsDreams-Visions said:
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ClovingWestbrook
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Dreams-Visions said:
You don't see it? What?
How About No
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Dreams-Visions said:
Look around the window. They're like...coming outta the wall!
EatChildren
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Dreams-Visions said:
Tessellation uses a hardware shader to create the illusion of extra polygons without having to literally calculate and render the polygons. For example, it can be used to smooth a rounded surface, like a character's head, adding extra smoothness and detail to the curve.
In this example, it is used to add a polygonal depth effect to the bricks. Look at the edges. Normally, the bricks are nothing more than flat 2D texture painted onto a single flat polygonal plane. The wall is flat. With tessellation, the bricks 'jot out' slightly with 3D depth, as if they were modelled.
jim-jam bongs
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I think the major issue with selling tessellation to most gamers is that the effect is never going to be dramatic in screens, but it just adds massive amounts of depth to the scene overall. For me personally, playing games with tessellation I don't think "whoah look at dem bumps", it's more like "this scene feels complete".
Dreams-Visions
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Ah! I see it now, guys. Thanks for circling that, EatChildren, or I probably never would have noticed it. I guess I was looking for a different kind of visual enhancement. Surely we weren't waiting all this time for better shaped bricks, so I hope we'll see more soon.
and hey...are the $10 DLC packs worth buying? I'm hearing that people aren't going for them?
and hey...are the $10 DLC packs worth buying? I'm hearing that people aren't going for them?
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Dreams-Visions said:
As jim-jam bongs said, tessellation is one of those things you'll notice more as you're actually playing. It looks best in real time as opposed to still images.
Dreams-Visions
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Sounds good. tyEatChildren said:
Thunderbear
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A game really needs to be designed with tessellation for it to really have a massive effect. When added as a bonus you are just going to get stuff like bricks popping out and other simpler scenarios. Would take too much time to rebuild stuff to work with tessellation (displacement mapping in real-time). I like the other stuff, like the screen based reflection and the improved screen space ambient occlusion. I never got a chance to finish Crysis 2 because I've been to busy but I genuinely enjoyed it so I look forward to finishing it with this add-on pack.
Just like with all new technology, someone has to come forward and do it right before others catch on. Either you lead the pack or you let others innovate for you. Displacement (tessellation) implemented right will blow you away. But you cynics will have to wait until someone puts out a game that utilizes it well before you believe in these new technologies.
Actually Epic's The Samaritan used it really well. Shows an insane amount of detail with morphing (well, morphing in the sense that they blend between two displacement maps from him being human to him showing his metal appearance). Also when he hits the ground is tessellation/displacement I believe as well.
Anyway... such useless anger in this thread.
Just like with all new technology, someone has to come forward and do it right before others catch on. Either you lead the pack or you let others innovate for you. Displacement (tessellation) implemented right will blow you away. But you cynics will have to wait until someone puts out a game that utilizes it well before you believe in these new technologies.
Actually Epic's The Samaritan used it really well. Shows an insane amount of detail with morphing (well, morphing in the sense that they blend between two displacement maps from him being human to him showing his metal appearance). Also when he hits the ground is tessellation/displacement I believe as well.
Anyway... such useless anger in this thread.
I NEED SCISSORS
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I think tessellation on bricked surfaces needs to be more subtle in not only Crysis 2, but all games that use it - if real life bricks were that uneven and sticking out, buildings would probably fall down.
Apart from the perfectly straight corners of the wall where there is obvious improvement, I prefer it off in this particular comparison.
When you add up all the things this patch brings, it's like a night and day difference imo. Such a big improvement all round.
Dreams-Visions
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DLC: buy or no buy?
anyone?
anyone?
Stallion Free
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Hell no. Almost all the maps appear to be areas shameless ripped from singleplayer levels with almost no tweaks and maybe a change of the time of day.Dreams-Visions said:
Also, I expect the community to die at any second.
Dreams-Visions
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oh damn. understood.Stallion Free said:
Sounds like Unreal Tournament 3. :-(
Takamura-San
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I for one cannot wait for this pack.
Wonder how is going to affect my nvidia surround performance.
I still play the MP to this day.
If anyone is down with this hit me up.
Wonder how is going to affect my nvidia surround performance.
I still play the MP to this day.
If anyone is down with this hit me up.
Dreams-Visions
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thanks for the passRaistlin said:
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