UPDATE: DX11 AND hi-res texture pack Crysis 2 available NOW!

[Qbah]

And here's a promo video

http://www.geforce.com/#/News/articles/download-the-crysis-2-directx-11-ultra-upgrade

Just... wow!

 

[-Slacker-]

And here's a promo video

http://www.geforce.com/#/News/articles/download-the-crysis-2-directx-11-ultra-upgrade

Just... wow!

Finally. Bye bye 2007, nice to see you 2011.

 

[blckgrffn]

And here's a promo video

http://www.geforce.com/#/News/articles/download-the-crysis-2-directx-11-ultra-upgrade

Just... wow!

The trailer does seem pretty cool.

I always chuckle at improved water - that seems to have been a bullet point of every major graphics engine for the last decade or so

 

[Qbah]

And here's a promo video

http://www.geforce.com/#/News/articles/download-the-crysis-2-directx-11-ultra-upgrade

Just... wow!

Off-topic, but the music in this one reminds me of the Might and Magic Heroes 6 debut trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBGPcRBnQU

All in all, looks like this update will really push the quality forward! Too bad it's no longer on Steam, I may need to use Origin...

 

[notty22]

Nice....

 

[Grooveriding]

Anyone have some screenshots from further in the game showing improvements ?

I installed all this and cannot see a difference yet, but there is a noticeable performance hit. I was getting a good 70-100FPS before this patch @ 2560x1600 maxed out, now with everything maxed and the updated textures/DX11 I am seeing 40-65FPS or so.

I'm also running it with the post processing AA disabled and 2xSGSSAA enabled via this tweak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbjr72VYepo

Was waiting on this patch to actually start a proper playthrough.

 

[johnbon]

Hey, can you estimate how well an hd6970 will do on 1920x1080? i recently bought one but only have a 1280 monitor (plan to buy 27 in a few weeks). Thanks.

 

[toyota]

from a Steam user and watch in 1080 of course

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKkRI5uNmJo

 

[VulgarDisplay]

This is unplayable on a 5870 maxed out. Card has finally showed it's age. =(

When's the next round of cards coming out?

 

[toyota]

This is unplayable on a 5870 maxed out. Card has finally showed it's age. =(

When's the next round of cards coming out?

that guy in the video is running it just fine with a gtx460 at 1920x1080.

 

[(sic)Klown12]

This is unplayable on a 5870 maxed out. Card has finally showed it's age. =(

When's the next round of cards coming out?

In CCC, move the tessellation slider down to 6x or 8x. You won't notice an IQ difference in game, but it might help relieve that bottleneck.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

that guy in the video is running it just fine with a gtx460 at 1920x1080.

Is he using the texture pack?

 

[DirkGently1]

With both packs installed and everything set to Ultra, the game is running ok on my GTX570. Not perfectly smooth but bearable enough. I am impressed with the improvements though.

 

[WMD]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/crysis-...11-video-benchmarks--screenshots/12763-1.html

From DX9 to DX11 (pg 4) the difference is night and day. The level of detail in DX11 is simply jaw dropping. Besides the ground tessellation, notice the details and textures on the ground and the walls. The sharper focus of the gun and distant building. With DX11 we are now actually able to render textures and distant geometries clearly which is never even remotely possible in DX9 before! And that is not even part of what is advertised for DX11 by Microsoft or AMD!

 

[-Slacker-]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/crysis-...11-video-benchmarks--screenshots/12763-1.html

From DX9 to DX11 (pg 4) the difference is night and day. The level of detail in DX11 is simply jaw dropping. Besides the ground tessellation, notice the details and textures on the ground and the walls. The sharper focus of the gun and distant building. With DX11 we are now actually able to render textures and distant geometries clearly which is never even remotely possible in DX9 before! And that is not even part of what is advertised for DX11 by Microsoft or AMD!

Nice.

The performance hit isn't as big as I had imagined.

 

[DirkGently1]

Played some more and Ultra was getting a bit chuggy on 1920x1200, GTX 570. Turned it down to Extreme and all is well. Looks better to my eyes too, not so overdone.

 

[Red Hawk]

Ok I know I don't have a hope in hell of running DX11 Crysis 2 with everything pumped up, but could my Radeon HD 5770 at least try running the high-res texture pack? Maybe?

 

[WMD]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/crysis-...11-video-benchmarks--screenshots/12763-1.html

From DX9 to DX11 (pg 4) the difference is night and day. The level of detail in DX11 is simply jaw dropping. Besides the ground tessellation, notice the details and textures on the ground and the walls. The sharper focus of the gun and distant building. With DX11 we are now actually able to render textures and distant geometries clearly which is never even remotely possible in DX9 before! And that is not even part of what is advertised for DX11 by Microsoft or AMD!

OK i am taking back what I have said earlier. It looks like the sharper textures are not a DX11 feature after all. The 1.9 patch screwed up the dx9 render path and removed any AF filtering.

http://www.mycrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=32860

I have this problem as well. Pixelated textures and a lack of anisotropic filtering. I have a GTX 460, Forceware 270.61 drivers.

Same exact issue here. Pixelated textures , also lower framerate without dx 11 or the texture pack enabled after updating with 1.9 ?

EDIT: pixelated textures happen for me only in DX 9 on all setting from high to ultra , with or without the new high resolution pack enabled ...

System: i3, ati 5650 1GB DDR3, 8gb 1666, cat 11.6, x64 win7

I will post Video tomorrow ...

pixelation also here with dx9

but its does go if i enable dx11

overall framerate is lower, have tinkered with seeings in advanced graphics.
most are only on high, objects ultra, shaders, extreme. getting 55-80 fps now but game isnt like it was before...

 

[redraider79416]

I had some issues at first, the gun looked like the wallpaper from the house, it would freeze sometimes, then I uploaded a new driver and it works and looks awesome! I run everything maxed out on my gtx 580 and it doesnt hiccup.

 

[Pandora's Box]

looks awesome and plays fluidly on my gtx 570 sli setup at 1920x1080. i'd say 50fps+

 

[tviceman]

Here are some benchmarks: http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,8...t-fuenf-neuen-Grafikkarten/Action-Spiel/Test/

TL;DR At 1920x1080 The gtx580 is about 20% faster than the hd6970, and the gtx570 is about 10% faster than the hd6970 with the highest in-game settings and high-res textures.

 

[alcoholbob]

Damn I hate this pack.

My TV won't do full screen with DX11 on, always says "Invalid Format" unless I drop it down to 1000p.

And even disregarding that, the performance hit is high and the visuals look about the same.

 

[Madcatatlas]

Here are some benchmarks: http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,8...t-fuenf-neuen-Grafikkarten/Action-Spiel/Test/

TL;DR At 1920x1080 The gtx580 is about 20% faster than the hd6970, and the gtx570 is about 10% faster than the hd6970 with the highest in-game settings and high-res textures.

any higher res scores? I guess 2 million will buy you 10%. Not to shabby

 

[tviceman]

any higher res scores? I guess 2 million will buy you 10%. Not to shabby

I'm guessing that if in fact, Nvidia did give 2 million dollars to Crytek, Crytek would have never made this patch without the money. So I look at it as 2 million Nvidia dollars gave every pc gamer a dx11 upgrade to the game.

 

[cusideabelincoln]

You're guessing Crytek would take a step back in technology with Crysis 2 from Crysis 1? (I'm guessing) They would have made the patch regardless; they obviously spent resources getting the game running as best it could in DX9 for the consoles and didn't have the PC features ready when the game shipped.