Monday, June 27th 2011
Crytek Makes Slurpy Eye-Candy out of Crysis 2 with DirectX 11 Update
Crytek today delivered on its promise to the PC gaming community by giving Crysis 2 a potent dose of updates that enables jaw-dropping new graphics and eye-candy on capable PCs equipped with DirectX 11 graphics cards. The updates consist of a primary patch, version 1.9, that lets you install the DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade (free DLC), and the optional High Resolution Texture Pack (another free DLC).
The DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade brings with it redone maps, objects and models that are enhanced with Tessellation and displacement mapping, that greatly increases geometric detail. Next, is a suite of new lighting effects that DirectX 10 and 11 introduced, including higher quality HDR motion blur, and DirectX 11 depth of field with Bokeh shapes. To install the DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade, your Crysis 2 installation must be patched to version 1.9, and the PC must have a DirectX 11 compatible graphics card.
DOWNLOAD: Crysis 2 Patch v1.9 | Crysis 2 DirectX 11 Upgrade Pack* | Crysis 2 High-Res Texture Pack**install patch 1.9 first
It doesn't stop there. The High Resolution Texture pack adds to the eye-candy with highly-detailed textures for pretty much all objects and surfaces, which complements objects with geometric detail enhanced with tessellation. To install this patch, you need a graphics card with at least 768 MB of video memory (in case of dual-GPU cards, each GPU system must have at least 768 MB), and you need 64-bit Windows 7 or Vista.
The DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade brings with it redone maps, objects and models that are enhanced with Tessellation and displacement mapping, that greatly increases geometric detail. Next, is a suite of new lighting effects that DirectX 10 and 11 introduced, including higher quality HDR motion blur, and DirectX 11 depth of field with Bokeh shapes. To install the DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade, your Crysis 2 installation must be patched to version 1.9, and the PC must have a DirectX 11 compatible graphics card.
It doesn't stop there. The High Resolution Texture pack adds to the eye-candy with highly-detailed textures for pretty much all objects and surfaces, which complements objects with geometric detail enhanced with tessellation. To install this patch, you need a graphics card with at least 768 MB of video memory (in case of dual-GPU cards, each GPU system must have at least 768 MB), and you need 64-bit Windows 7 or Vista.
89 Comments on Crytek Makes Slurpy Eye-Candy out of Crysis 2 with DirectX 11 Update
The funny thing is if I reinstall the game without this eye candy BS it plays beautifully. NO CRASHES.
I thought this was supposed to enhanced the experience?!?! WOW! Crystek has gone from bad to worse.
Edit:
Taken from:
www.mycrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=32062
It has some physics in it. I saw a dude throw a box in the video XD
To all : I hear this has sucky ATI performance can anyone confirm?
Hopefully AMD will release a tessellation profile for it.
Switching off the stupid DOF will help a lot too I imagine, massive performance hit for nothing if you ask me.
My eyes never focus like that. I know your looking through a visor in crisis but I would of thought they would of invested in something that doesn't require focus ( I.E takes in all available image data) ( like this kinda tech dvice.com/archives/2011/06/amazing-lytro-c.php) Coupled with eye tracking so that it focuses the same as your eyes.
Hate DOF so much in games lol
I've also try drivers 275.33 and 275.50 BETA. Same problem as I mentioned.
Now, I re-install game with only patch 1.1 and everything is fine. No crashes or lock-ups.
My opinion... this whole update is nothing but a disaster. No matter if you have an ATI or NVIDIA card. It simply blows. Some are arguing that its the card's drivers?
Personally I don't see that huge difference visually. In fact, all it has done is introduced more bugs and performance hick-ups.
and high res textures as well.
i only tested for a few minutes, but it was a relatively big level with a lot going on, and there
was no stutter that i noticed. there may have been some i didn't but it is playable with no issue
on that end.
my issue is i have to restart the game to get the unlocks i have already paid for (nano-catalyst) :(