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[ClovingWestbrook]

Holy shit

Still not satisfied with the DirectX 11 patch? Expected more? Do you still think Crysis 2 has a graphical potential greater than was shown so far? Are you expecting something that really causes a significant change in the look of the game? Here's what we all waited.

After two months of development, Blackfire's Mod 2 was developed to offer the best that CryEngine 3 can do terms of lighting, togheter with the beauty of DX11 features.

Vivid colors, detailed shadows, along with a redesigned lighting, makes Blackfire's Mod 2 one experience that you will not believe that your machine is capable of.

None of this would be perfect if we could not count, in addition to the lighting, with the best package of HD textures of the Internet, created by the modder MaLDo, which remade more than 560 textures ,from major to minor ones such as asphalt and road signs and advertisements.

. You must update the game to patch 1.9.

. It is not required to download the DirectX 11, even the Crytek HiRes Texture Pack.

. It works with both the game purchased through Steam and with the purchased separately.

. DO NOT use the savegame before you installed the mod, start a new game or load the map from the "Replay Mission" in menu.

. Works in both Dx9 and DX11.

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[Dennis]

OMG

 

[darkpaladinmfc]

They tried to make original Crysis 2 look as bad as possible in the 'comparisons'.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

OMG

Told you so.

 

[Zomba13]

OMG

First reply nails it again.

 

[Emitan]

OMG


Why does it take modders to do this? Why can't Crytek do it themselves?

 

[DSN2K]

nearly there..soon it will look as good as Crysis 1.

 

[nilbog21]

i dont think anything can fix this shitty game

 

[Kyaw]

Too contrasty and the lighting looks really unnatural.

The colour grading and maybe tone mapping beats the original to death though.

 

[BigTnaples]

OMG.

 

[phillax]

Wow that looks really awesome.

 

[V_Ben]

Good god.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

omg

 

[Lostconfused]

Ok fine, you were right. OMG.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Pointless. The game is uninteresting and better graphics won't do much.

 

[Angelus Errare]

FUCK!

 

[Dennis]

Why do I ever bother to play PC games at release?

 

[Gustav]

Sixth reply nailed it.

 

[Corky]

Pointless. The game is uninteresting and better graphics won't do much.

You heard him guys, everybody stop trying/playing now, it's pointless.

 

[chixdiggit]

Amazing. That beach scene is excellent.

 

[lethial]

Yah it looks alright I guess.

 

[The M.O.B]

Downloading now, I'll post some screens if any part really sticks out to me.

 

[Grisby]

The lightning seems really off. Too bright/clear (?) for a city under siege. The textures look great though.

Crazy how modders do this stuff.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

And thus, modders > Developers.

 

[Lostconfused]

Why do I ever bother to play PC games at release?

Because you can enjoy a good game despite minor shortcomings?

 

[Neuromancer]

Looks nice.

Don't care for the red armor though. Is that something from Crysis 1?

 

[ezekial45]

The before looks ugly now. It's a considerable upgrade. It looks astonishing.

 

[Gustav]

And thus, modders > Developers.

Just wait for the first performance reports coming in.

 

[Sethos]

Some of the before pictures looks like the game is running low settings?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

OMG

 

[Drazgul]

Why can't Crytek do it themselves?

Console gamer tears.

 

[Lima]

And thus, modders > Developers.

Developers could do this too you know? Why should they bother though? For the few people that can actually play the game looking like this?

Seems like a waste of time and money...

 

[Grayman]

They tried to make original Crysis 2 look as bad as possible in the 'comparisons'.

I haven't played Crysis 2 but some of those shots look so horrible that I am confused. The planks and riverbed look worse than half life 2 at release.

 

[Artanisix]

Video 1 720p

Video 2 1080p

Guys, check out the videos. HOoooly shit.

 

[Frost_Ace]

My lappy is melting just at the sight of those screen D:

Goddammit I need a desktop D:

EDIT: holy shit at the videos! OMG.

 

[eternaLightness]

Between this and that GTA4 mod, I really need to get myself a gaming pc.

 

[Darklord]

Does Crysis 2 really look that shit normally? Damn. Great mod.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Looks decent-ish. All the effects are pretty, but in a few of those shots I like the original better.

Also, thanks for not posting 3k rez images. If I'm gonna have to deal with 5 years of absurd Crysis2 mod pictures can we at least make them no larger than 720p this time around? It'll make the impact of the images harder too.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I think it looks too shiny, like overblown bloom. But the textures are pretty awesome.

 

[DarkChild]

Now it looks like BF3...only better.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

I had no idea Crysis 2 looked so bad.

 

[Bren McGuire]

The shadow in the original version is better here since it diffuses more realistically.

I think it looks too shiny, like overblown bloom. But the textures are pretty awesome.

and that.

 

[angular graphics]

Developers could do this too you know? Why should they bother though? For the few people that can actually play the game looking like this?

Seems like a waste of time and money...

Why do you think it runs worse than before? Have you tried it?

 

[bhlaab]

Increase Contrast to 999999999999
Open Textures in Photoshop Render>Sharpen Render>Sharpen Render>Sharpen
Replace Some Textures with a bunch of clashing google image search images

congrats you have just made a popular graphical overhaul mod

 

[Alrus]

Man that screen with the dead guy on the floor looks really awful, I never knew Crysis 2 had such bad looking parts in it :/

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

PC gaming wins again.

 

[bgassassin]

The before looks ugly now. It's a considerable upgrade. It looks astonishing.

Same thing I was thinking. It's amazing how the before once looked good and is now horrible.

 

[Kaako]

Eh, ok...I'll hit it.

 

[Satchel]

OMG


Why does it take modders to do this? Why can't Crytek do it themselves?

This is what I was thinking.

 

[Sethos]

The shadow in the original version is better here since it diffuses more realistically.

Yeah, looking at that, it doesn't look that good. Why the hell would the shadows of a tree be a 1:1 shadow on the ground?