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[Izayoi]

Installing... I'm curious to see how this will stack up to the console version.

Is it still stand on top of the map with the turret to win?

 

[NullPointer]

anisotropic filtering is turned off when parallax occlusion mapping is turned on.

One of these days I'll know what that hell that even means. But I won't have a new PC for another 6 months at least.

 

[MisterAnderson]

Kill them when firing from Stealth I think.

So you cant manually switch into armor mode to not kill all your energy??

 

[Red]

How do you get stealth XP? It's not like you can kill anyone while stealthed cause when you attack you unstealth.

Melees maybe.

 

[LumpOfCole]

Hey guys I'm having an issue

I can't find a START button anywhere on my keyboard. I have it on my 360 pad downstairs but for this PC game, I cannot find the START button. Where is the START button?

 

[Emitan]

So you cant manually switch into armor mode to not kill all your energy??

That would most likely give you Armor XP instead of Stealth.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Last set in low - medium - very high then no more derails

No AA (I normally play with 8xAA)

Low

Medium

Very High

 

[hteng]

Hey guys I'm having an issue

I can't find a START button anywhere on my keyboard. I have it on my 360 pad downstairs but for this PC game, I cannot find the START button. Where is the START button?

hover your mouse over to the text and click

 

[Face it Tiger..]

Hey guys I'm having an issue

I can't find a START button anywhere on my keyboard. I have it on my 360 pad downstairs but for this PC game, I cannot find the START button. Where is the START button?

Press enter on your keyboard.

 

[LumpOfCole]

Ah, so Press ENTER To Begin then. I was beginning to think this was a console game.

 

[spicy cho]

What I don't get at all is that, according to various sources the leaked beta version of crysis 2 was locked to dx9 as well. So, if I were Crytek, I'd say "well let's offer all the graphical options in the demo that will be in the final product so people will know how great the game really looks rather than going by unflattering leaked screenshots." Now instead they've done the opposite. I really have no clue why they did this, but frankly dx11 or no dx11, the multiplayer is consolized trash far as I'm concerned. Not that any Crytek game ever did MP right, but the shameless ripping of halo reach and cod is too much for me. I'm shocked these words are coming out of my mouth, but I'm not going to buy crysis 2. I'll get shogun 2 and preorder witcher 2 instead. BF3 is pretty much the only shooter I care about now, maybe RO2 as well.

 

[Red]

Hey guys I'm having an issue

http://i.imgur.com/vU8fh.jpg[IMG]

I can't find a START button anywhere on my keyboard. I have it on my 360 pad downstairs but for this PC game, I cannot find the START button. Where is the START button?[/QUOTE]
You have to touch START on your monitor I think.

 

[Shambles]

I'm gonna go ahead and say it.

Crysis 2 has been F.E.A.R. 2'd

My thoughts exactly. Another PC franchise where I enjoyed the original and watched the sequel be a shadow of it's former self.

 

[Violater]

I don't know what you guys are complaining about, the game looks great to me.
Now the movement speed and animations on the other hand suck.

 

[Johnny2Bags]

Press enter on your keyboard.

LOL wow that one flew over your head =)

 

[sinnergy]

I think it looks very good for DX9, I think most will have to eat crow when the retail version hits with DX11 support, everything to me indicates that at least in the graphics department it's going to be insane.

But I guess it's just Gaf being Gaf.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

both taken from 1920x1080 screenshots

 

[jackdoe]

Oh yeah. Does that "Partial Nudity" tag in the ESRB rating mean that we'll see some Prophet ass? Cause there sure as hell is nothing to suggest that there will be any women in the game.

 

[spermatic cord]

Holy shit that gun model is ridiculous. And no way to change FOV? Nice.

 

[OG_Original Gamer]

I get stuck at the creating account screen. Is there a site where I can set the account up?

 

[hteng]

I don't know what you guys are complaining about, the game looks great to me.
Now the movement speed and animations on the other hand suck.

alot are complaining about the blurry effects and excessive blooms and unable to change the graphical settings. Also, dx9 only, hardly takes advantage of current top of the line GPUs, and the fact that there's a "press start to continue" on the screen just to show this is a sloppy demo or a direct port from consoles.

sure it looks nice, but it also hurts my eyes with the constant blurry/after image special effects.

 

[IceMarker]

Can't login, can't reset password, can't create a new account. Fuck you EA for using Gamespy again, that service is worse than GFWL.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Can't login, can't reset password, can't create a new account. Fuck you EA for using Gamespy again, that service is worse than GFWL.

I had to update GFWL 3 times (for Batman AA) over and sit through 3 reboots, 3 passwords and login infos, and 3 reconfigurations of my controller. I would say it's not quite there yet but it's close

 

[IceMarker]

I had to update GFWL 3 times (for Batman AA) over and sit through 3 reboots, 3 passwords and login infos, and 3 reconfigurations of my controller. I would say it's not quite there yet but it's close

In my experience I have only had to update GFWL a couple times, but at least it actually let me log-in or change my info, they should have seen this far ahead that their servers would be under a heavy load.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

In my experience I have only had to update GFWL a couple times, but at least it actually let me log-in or change my info, they should have seen this far ahead that their servers would be under a heavy load.

That was my first experience when I bought it off the Steam sale. I didn't bitch about it per se but someone else did and I piggybacked off his nag because it was a little annoying to have to go through those hoops.

 

[Chiggs]

I had to update GFWL 3 times (for Batman AA) over and sit through 3 reboots, 3 passwords and login infos, and 3 reconfigurations of my controller. I would say it's not quite there yet but it's close

That was insane, and I got to experience again when I played Red Faction: Guerilla. WTF.

 

[dLMN8R]

How many of those sales were on a huge discount, though? I bought Crysis + Warhead for like 14 bucks in some random Steam sale.

I don't even think they care about us anymore.

These questions were all asked and answered in this thread. In short: Crytek has released numbers on many occasions, including numbers for before the game was ever even available for purchase through Steam, and other statements where they claimed profitability well before they reach even 2 million copies.

 

[metareferential]

Forever stuck on "creating account".

'the fuck.

 

[Afrikan]

Ah, so Press ENTER To Begin then. I was beginning to think this was a console game.

I can't believe some didn't understand what you meant with that post.

 

[Dreohboy]

Graphics were kinda underwhelming.

Still, I'm getting Crysis 2 for the single player experience which was done by a completely different team than the one that did the multiplayer.

Runs fine a 1680x1050 with a Sapphire 4870.

 

[MisterAnderson]

It's possible (but still funny) that the "press start to begin" is trying to act like the main menu is some kind of "suit bootup screen/operating system" based on the HUD-like menu.

 

[Stallion Free]

Wide FOV looks pretty crappy in my opinion even if it's easier to see more. Only in few instances would you use a wide FOV in a movie for an example.

It's a personal taste, I used to play FOV 120 all the time back in Quake days but I am fine with the 70-90 FOV that's the standard these days.

70 feels like shit usually and that's the high end for console games. 90 is perfect and games shouldn't go lower than that.

 

[IchigoSharingan]

Nanosuit powered by Gamespy server = never powers on.

I spent an hour downloading this demo, goshdarnit. I want to play it and force all the bells and whistles.

Will try one more time.

 

[LaserBuddha]

Forever stuck on "creating account".

'the fuck.

Me too.

 

[Violater]

Dirty console peasant is pleased, I will save my lol's to see what the ps3 version really looks like.

Love the slide

 

[Kraut]

welcome to Blur City !?!

1080p "Hardcore" Forced Temp AA LOL this on a 5770 with Athlon x3 445 ...runs just fine as well, easily 30fps +, was near 60fps when I had it at 720p.

http://premium1.uploadit.org/dsn2000//Crysis2Demo-2011-03-01-04-43-53-42.jpg

http://premium1.uploadit.org/dsn2000//Crysis2Demo-2011-03-01-04-44-33-02.jpg

http://premium1.uploadit.org/dsn2000//Crysis2Demo-2011-03-01-04-44-59-47.jpg

What the what? I'm on a 5770 and a Core 2 6750 @ 3.0GHz, and I barely get 30 fps on gamer (1680 X 1050).

 

[LiquidMetal14]

It's possible (but still funny) that the "press start to begin" is trying to act like the main menu is some kind of "suit bootup screen/operating system" based on the HUD-like menu.

lmao we should just create our own backstory and rationale as to why they made the demo the way they did. It's conspiracy level shananagans afoot!

 

[MisterAnderson]

lmao we should just create our own backstory and rationale as to why they made the demo the way they did. It's conspiracy level shananagans afoot!

Lol, just saying!

 

[Gvaz]

This doesn't look very appealing to me.

 

[Yoshiya]

What the what? I'm on a 5770 and a Core 2 6750 @ 3.0GHz, and I barely get 30 fps on gamer (1680 X 1050).

Heavily CPU bound? He does have one extra core than you do.

 

[metareferential]

I give up.

I cannot stare at a fucking loading screen forever waiting to play an old gimped demo.

 

[IchigoSharingan]

My Crytek, my Crytek, why have you forsaken me?


.....

*coughs out console peasant blood*


.....



DICE, into your hands I commit my spirit. Save me...frost..bite..2...

 

[Violater]

I give up.

I cannot stare at a fucking loading screen forever waiting to play an old gimped demo.

I restarted and tried about 4 times till it worked.

 

[Zeliard]

I don't remember, did the Crysis demo have locked gfx settings? It's just incomprehensible that a company would limit graphical settings in a demo meant to show off the game in its best light.

I do remember the Crysis demo being unbelievably substantial, though. You could do so much in it. In fact, I think Crytek later on publicly regretted releasing such a sandbox-happy demo.

 

[EviLore]

I don't remember, did the Crysis demo have locked gfx settings?

Nope.

 

[kitch9]

Why don't people post pics of Crysis Warhead MP compared to Crysis 2 MP?

Warhead MP was well scaled back over SP, and I'd suggest Crysis 2 is no different...

 

[Emitan]

I don't remember, did the Crysis demo have locked gfx settings.

No because EA was actually trying to sell Crysis 1.

 

[IchigoSharingan]

I restarted and tried about 4 times till it worked.

How long were you at the creating account screen before you restarted and tried again? Am leaving it up for 5 minute intervals.

 

[Zeliard]

Nope.

That's what I figured. Hopefully this doesn't spell some trend.

 

[Violater]

How long were you at the creating account screen before you restarted and tried again? Am leaving it up for 5 minute intervals.

Heck no 20 seconds tops