Cryis Beta Is Now Open

[Zenoth]

By the way what is the latest build ?

Is it "Release 3" ?

 

[frythecpuofbender]

yupp. it's a whole new client coming in at a whoppin 1.4GB

 

[swtethan]

anyone have an unused key?

 

[CaptainJackSwallows]

man this game performs a lot worse than i hoped it would.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: CaptainJackSwallows
man this game performs a lot worse than i hoped it would.

you're joking... right?

im running at pretty solid settings with an X850XT.. you have a friggin 8800GTX!

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic
Ditto. F**king data farming now. They could put that info on the original page before requiring you to enter all that info.

It's not like anyone is going to enter their real details, especially when most of the fields aren't compulsory

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
anyone know if the beta is SP or MP? my guess would be MP since that's what's been going on.

ugh: damn fluctuating downloads... 100-150k/sec

800 KB/sec here

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: CaptainJackSwallows
man this game performs a lot worse than i hoped it would.

I wonder if it does much better with SLI Geforce 8800 GTX ? Are you running windows vista ? The multiplayer beta doesn't officially support Vista. Just look in the readme file and it says that.

I am not surprised because Crysis is suppose to be this demanding!

 

[40sTheme]

Originally posted by: CaptainJackSwallows
man this game performs a lot worse than i hoped it would.

Dude, beta, and does ANYBODY here CARE about the NDA?

 

[JBT]

Its running great on my system. playing 1440x900 all settings on Medium except shadows are on high as well as post processing and it actually looks really good. I haven't needed to check FPS because its smooth as butta.

For those of you unable to connect to the servers maininly the Hyperion ones (like my self) try connecting to the UK ones instead and you should be all set.

 

[Patt]

I need a key

 

[tigersty1e]

Originally posted by: Zenoth
OH MY GOD !

*calms down*

Ok I managed to play a game, finally. I am absolutely amazed by the game's optimizations (if any). If there are none because it's a "Beta" then all I can say is that Crytek are pure genius. Here's the deal ...

You guys can see my system in my sig ? Well, that rig, with the following in-game settings:

Everything at High, no A-A, 4x A-F, DX9, 1280x960

And I get a constant 40 to 45 FPS ! Yes, constant ! So far, according to my FRAPS tests I've only dropped to the 30's for perhaps a few seconds. And the graphics at those settings, even though it's DX9, are absolutely superb ! The details even on the foliage is amazing. And the wild animals roaming around, the chickens, the frogs, the birds, the crabs ... and the water is ... guys, the WATER is mind-blowing ! But what about the game-play itself ? Well I absolutely loved it. It has a sense of action, strategy AND exploration/cover-in-environment style that curiously reminds me of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s MP as well.

I have encountered around two or three bugs so far, two graphical and one related to the sounds (repeating, looping gunshot sounds which requires a game restart or just quiting the server back to the main menu), and it seems pretty stable. I think the biggest goal for the Beta isn't the visual or auditive bugs though, but really more about balance. I haven't played for too long to tell much about balance, but it seemed to be alright so far. The suits functions were working very well, the controls are VERY responsive ... and so much more.

Overall, I am impressed. In fact, I kind of lowered my expectations in advance, to avoid being disappointed, but honestly, the MP Beta alone already shows that Crysis will be, surely, a great hit, perhaps the greatest PC hit ever. Time will tell, of course, but I think that Crytek are slowly but surely getting over even Valve's production quality, and that's ain't saying little.

Is this meant to be a joke?

You have 1 of the best cards on the market and playing on the lowest resolution on the markeet (even lower than 17" monitors).

I would be pissed if the game didn't run on your settings at 50 frames per second.

 

[jdoggg12]

Originally posted by: 40sTheme

Originally posted by: CaptainJackSwallows
man this game performs a lot worse than i hoped it would.

Dude, beta, and does ANYBODY here CARE about the NDA?

Not really.... much fewer complaints/bugs will be submitted if people arent sharing what to look for among eachother

 

[NaOH]

tried to play it last night... but couldn't get into any servers. Sigh...

 

[Aikouka]

Are people who're using newer G80 cards also updating their nVidia drivers?

 

[Canai]

I'm happy I got into the beta with the first key release, so I could have fun with it before all the masses messed everything up.

Originally posted by: jdoggg12

Originally posted by: 40sTheme

Originally posted by: CaptainJackSwallows
man this game performs a lot worse than i hoped it would.

Dude, beta, and does ANYBODY here CARE about the NDA?

Not really.... much fewer complaints/bugs will be submitted if people arent sharing what to look for among eachother

Uh, that's what the beta forums are for. There are people there who troll every forum they can find and report all NDA breaches. I suppose now it doesn't really matter given that it's still the same damn map and it's open reg, but still.

 

[40sTheme]

Originally posted by: Canai
I'm happy I got into the beta with the first key release, so I could have fun with it before all the masses messed everything up.

Originally posted by: jdoggg12

Originally posted by: 40sTheme

Originally posted by: CaptainJackSwallows
man this game performs a lot worse than i hoped it would.

Dude, beta, and does ANYBODY here CARE about the NDA?

Not really.... much fewer complaints/bugs will be submitted if people arent sharing what to look for among eachother

Uh, that's what the beta forums are for. There are people there who troll every forum they can find and report all NDA breaches. I suppose now it doesn't really matter given that it's still the same damn map and it's open reg, but still.

Exactly.
Crysis Beta Forums

 

[Zenoth]

Originally posted by: tigersty1e

Originally posted by: Zenoth
OH MY GOD !

*calms down*

Ok I managed to play a game, finally. I am absolutely amazed by the game's optimizations (if any). If there are none because it's a "Beta" then all I can say is that Crytek are pure genius. Here's the deal ...

You guys can see my system in my sig ? Well, that rig, with the following in-game settings:

Everything at High, no A-A, 4x A-F, DX9, 1280x960

And I get a constant 40 to 45 FPS ! Yes, constant ! So far, according to my FRAPS tests I've only dropped to the 30's for perhaps a few seconds. And the graphics at those settings, even though it's DX9, are absolutely superb ! The details even on the foliage is amazing. And the wild animals roaming around, the chickens, the frogs, the birds, the crabs ... and the water is ... guys, the WATER is mind-blowing ! But what about the game-play itself ? Well I absolutely loved it. It has a sense of action, strategy AND exploration/cover-in-environment style that curiously reminds me of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s MP as well.

I have encountered around two or three bugs so far, two graphical and one related to the sounds (repeating, looping gunshot sounds which requires a game restart or just quiting the server back to the main menu), and it seems pretty stable. I think the biggest goal for the Beta isn't the visual or auditive bugs though, but really more about balance. I haven't played for too long to tell much about balance, but it seemed to be alright so far. The suits functions were working very well, the controls are VERY responsive ... and so much more.

Overall, I am impressed. In fact, I kind of lowered my expectations in advance, to avoid being disappointed, but honestly, the MP Beta alone already shows that Crysis will be, surely, a great hit, perhaps the greatest PC hit ever. Time will tell, of course, but I think that Crytek are slowly but surely getting over even Valve's production quality, and that's ain't saying little.

Is this meant to be a joke?

You have 1 of the best cards on the market and playing on the lowest resolution on the markeet (even lower than 17" monitors).

I would be pissed if the game didn't run on your settings at 50 frames per second.

Is this meant to be a joke ?

The "lowest resolution on the markeet" as you say it (*market*, thanks), is probably something like 300x200.

There are some games, like a modified Oblivion for example that I can't play at even 1280x960 (for example with Qarl's Textures Pack III) or else I get around 30's FPS (usually with 4x AA and 8x AF). Now with Crysis Beta I play with DX9. I plan to move to Vista when I get myself an LCD (because there's huge issues with CRT's and keeping refresh rates applied), that means not only I will have to play at least at 1600x1200, but probably also with DX10. I don't think then that my "one of the best GPU on the market" will be able to give me 40 FPS in DX10 at 1600x1200, do you ? And look at my CPU ! It's SLOW compared to today's Core 2 Duo's and the future Penryn's or EVEN the "disappointing" (or so it seems) Phenom/Barcelona.

And keep in mind that I get 40 FPS or so because I am not using any AA at all, and only 4x AF. I tried a more standard resolution of 1280x1024 with 4x AA and 8x AF and let me tell you the frames dropped within the low 30's constantly, even 20's during lots of action (and explosions mostly). Why can't the "one of the best" GPU out there allow me to even use AA and decent AF at such a "lowest" resolution then ? Probably because my system, overall, is not that good. Which is exactly why, when considering all that and more, that I was definitely surprised by the performance I am getting.

 

[Polish3d]

I agree with your post (above), but I do think your system is solid. It's certainly higher end than most PC users would have, it's more "lower margin of the high end"

 

[shortylickens]

A multiplayer demo for this game is pointless from an entertainment standpoint. It is also pointless to complain about it.
This is NOT a multiplayer game. Its a single player game that gave in to all the crying and whining from the multiplayer crowd to add in multiplayer support. (Because, lord knows, there certainly arent enough MP games to be played these days.)

Its predecessor was not a multiplayer game either. It was never supposed to be. They added it in to get folks to stop whining. Its a single player experience and, unless some home users come up with a lot of kick-ass maps, its going to stay that way.
Just like its daddy.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
A multiplayer demo for this game is pointless from an entertainment standpoint. It is also pointless to complain about it.
This is NOT a multiplayer game. Its a single player game that gave in to all the crying and whining from the multiplayer crowd to add in multiplayer support. (Because, lord knows, there certainly arent enough MP games to be played these days.)

Its predecessor was not a multiplayer game either. It was never supposed to be. They added it in to get folks to stop whining. Its a single player experience and, unless some home users come up with a lot of kick-ass maps, its going to stay that way.
Just like its daddy.

I can see your point here. I personally never cared about the MP in this game. UT3 and other titles comming with dedicated MP.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: Zenoth
OH MY GOD !

*calms down*

Ok I managed to play a game, finally. I am absolutely amazed by the game's optimizations (if any). If there are none because it's a "Beta" then all I can say is that Crytek are pure genius. Here's the deal ...

You guys can see my system in my sig ? Well, that rig, with the following in-game settings:

Everything at High, no A-A, 4x A-F, DX9, 1280x960

And I get a constant 40 to 45 FPS ! Yes, constant ! So far, according to my FRAPS tests I've only dropped to the 30's for perhaps a few seconds. And the graphics at those settings, even though it's DX9, are absolutely superb ! The details even on the foliage is amazing. And the wild animals roaming around, the chickens, the frogs, the birds, the crabs ... and the water is ... guys, the WATER is mind-blowing ! But what about the game-play itself ? Well I absolutely loved it. It has a sense of action, strategy AND exploration/cover-in-environment style that curiously reminds me of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s MP as well.

I have encountered around two or three bugs so far, two graphical and one related to the sounds (repeating, looping gunshot sounds which requires a game restart or just quiting the server back to the main menu), and it seems pretty stable. I think the biggest goal for the Beta isn't the visual or auditive bugs though, but really more about balance. I haven't played for too long to tell much about balance, but it seemed to be alright so far. The suits functions were working very well, the controls are VERY responsive ... and so much more.

Overall, I am impressed. In fact, I kind of lowered my expectations in advance, to avoid being disappointed, but honestly, the MP Beta alone already shows that Crysis will be, surely, a great hit, perhaps the greatest PC hit ever. Time will tell, of course, but I think that Crytek are slowly but surely getting over even Valve's production quality, and that's ain't saying little.

personally.. crytek = the new carmack. cryengine 2 is godly between graphic prowess and scalability.

i really hope crysis succeeds, because crytek is simply brilliant.

i WILL be buying this game for sure.

Nobody can make an engine scale across multiple hardware specs like Carmack and his team. Did you see ID Tech 5? It runs as vistally stunning and as smoothly on any hardware they write it to. Be it PC, Mac, even PS3 and Xbox360. It looks great too, I daresay I like it better than what I've seen of the UT3 engine and even Crytek (since I have not been able to see facial animations in Crytek's engine).

It's one thing to build an engine that looks good, it's quite another thing to make it run well on multiple hardwares.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: 40sTheme

Originally posted by: CaptainJackSwallows
man this game performs a lot worse than i hoped it would.

Dude, beta, and does ANYBODY here CARE about the NDA?

No, not really lol. If they don't like it likely they don't care if they break NDA and can't play anymore. They saw it.

 

[EvilComputer92]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: Zenoth
OH MY GOD !

*calms down*

Ok I managed to play a game, finally. I am absolutely amazed by the game's optimizations (if any). If there are none because it's a "Beta" then all I can say is that Crytek are pure genius. Here's the deal ...

You guys can see my system in my sig ? Well, that rig, with the following in-game settings:

Everything at High, no A-A, 4x A-F, DX9, 1280x960

And I get a constant 40 to 45 FPS ! Yes, constant ! So far, according to my FRAPS tests I've only dropped to the 30's for perhaps a few seconds. And the graphics at those settings, even though it's DX9, are absolutely superb ! The details even on the foliage is amazing. And the wild animals roaming around, the chickens, the frogs, the birds, the crabs ... and the water is ... guys, the WATER is mind-blowing ! But what about the game-play itself ? Well I absolutely loved it. It has a sense of action, strategy AND exploration/cover-in-environment style that curiously reminds me of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s MP as well.

I have encountered around two or three bugs so far, two graphical and one related to the sounds (repeating, looping gunshot sounds which requires a game restart or just quiting the server back to the main menu), and it seems pretty stable. I think the biggest goal for the Beta isn't the visual or auditive bugs though, but really more about balance. I haven't played for too long to tell much about balance, but it seemed to be alright so far. The suits functions were working very well, the controls are VERY responsive ... and so much more.

Overall, I am impressed. In fact, I kind of lowered my expectations in advance, to avoid being disappointed, but honestly, the MP Beta alone already shows that Crysis will be, surely, a great hit, perhaps the greatest PC hit ever. Time will tell, of course, but I think that Crytek are slowly but surely getting over even Valve's production quality, and that's ain't saying little.

personally.. crytek = the new carmack. cryengine 2 is godly between graphic prowess and scalability.

i really hope crysis succeeds, because crytek is simply brilliant.

i WILL be buying this game for sure.

Nobody can make an engine scale across multiple hardware specs like Carmack and his team. Did you see ID Tech 5? It runs as vistally stunning and as smoothly on any hardware they write it to. Be it PC, Mac, even PS3 and Xbox360. It looks great too, I daresay I like it better than what I've seen of the UT3 engine and even Crytek (since I have not been able to see facial animations in Crytek's engine).

It's one thing to build an engine that looks good, it's quite another thing to make it run well on multiple hardwares.

You mean like how Doom 3 engine based games stutter when they go above 60fps, and in general have washed out lighting?

Yeah the Quake 3 engine was pretty good, but they completely screwed up on the D3 Engine. I'm going to say that either Crytek or Epic Games are supreme in that department.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: EvilComputer92

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: Zenoth
OH MY GOD !

*calms down*

Ok I managed to play a game, finally. I am absolutely amazed by the game's optimizations (if any). If there are none because it's a "Beta" then all I can say is that Crytek are pure genius. Here's the deal ...

You guys can see my system in my sig ? Well, that rig, with the following in-game settings:

Everything at High, no A-A, 4x A-F, DX9, 1280x960

And I get a constant 40 to 45 FPS ! Yes, constant ! So far, according to my FRAPS tests I've only dropped to the 30's for perhaps a few seconds. And the graphics at those settings, even though it's DX9, are absolutely superb ! The details even on the foliage is amazing. And the wild animals roaming around, the chickens, the frogs, the birds, the crabs ... and the water is ... guys, the WATER is mind-blowing ! But what about the game-play itself ? Well I absolutely loved it. It has a sense of action, strategy AND exploration/cover-in-environment style that curiously reminds me of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s MP as well.

I have encountered around two or three bugs so far, two graphical and one related to the sounds (repeating, looping gunshot sounds which requires a game restart or just quiting the server back to the main menu), and it seems pretty stable. I think the biggest goal for the Beta isn't the visual or auditive bugs though, but really more about balance. I haven't played for too long to tell much about balance, but it seemed to be alright so far. The suits functions were working very well, the controls are VERY responsive ... and so much more.

Overall, I am impressed. In fact, I kind of lowered my expectations in advance, to avoid being disappointed, but honestly, the MP Beta alone already shows that Crysis will be, surely, a great hit, perhaps the greatest PC hit ever. Time will tell, of course, but I think that Crytek are slowly but surely getting over even Valve's production quality, and that's ain't saying little.

personally.. crytek = the new carmack. cryengine 2 is godly between graphic prowess and scalability.

i really hope crysis succeeds, because crytek is simply brilliant.

i WILL be buying this game for sure.

Nobody can make an engine scale across multiple hardware specs like Carmack and his team. Did you see ID Tech 5? It runs as vistally stunning and as smoothly on any hardware they write it to. Be it PC, Mac, even PS3 and Xbox360. It looks great too, I daresay I like it better than what I've seen of the UT3 engine and even Crytek (since I have not been able to see facial animations in Crytek's engine).

It's one thing to build an engine that looks good, it's quite another thing to make it run well on multiple hardwares.

You mean like how Doom 3 engine based games stutter like crazy when they go above 60fps, and in general have washed out lighting?

Do you know how to read? Did I say Doom3? And just to be fair I was talking about scaling across multiple levels of hardware. This is where Doom3 did quite well. You could play that game with a Geforce 3 card when it released and not really have a horrible experience. That is saying alot when you can do it.

You say Doom3 stutters above 60fps? How? I have never seen this and I run the game at over 130fps. Washed out lighting is a subjective thing. The shadow work is well done, and becides HDR, Half-Life 2 which was the major competitor at the time had horrible and non existant shadow and lighting work.