Crysis 3 whats the graphical difference?

I only played the alpha of crysis 3 and if I remember correctly it didn't allow you to set everything on highest settings. Does the beta allow that ?

I only played the alpha of crysis 3 and if I remember correctly it didn't allow you to set everything on highest settings. Does the beta allow that ?

R4gn4r0k

Yes, beta goes up to very high.

mitu123

thanks for the answer :) 

So it allows the same settings the game will offer at launch ? Nothing is greyed out or something ?

    I did need to install the 313.96 beta drivers from Nvidia in order to made work my GTX 690 as a SLI (before was working as a single GPU card); once this was corrected I did achieve 40-60 fps with very high + FXAA x2 and 60-65 fps with very high + SMAA x1 (2560 x 1440, specs: i5 2500k 3.3 Ghz, 16 GB DDR3 1600 Mhz, GTX 690).

   The game has less scale than BF3 and performs about a 15-25% behind but the wireframe -polygon count- is a lot more detailed, there's a lot more variety in textures and the fx are much more subtle. The pace is also higher, if you play as a shotgun soldier with the mobility enhancement you're near to "UT/QIIIA fast", and the roaming is very, very smooth.

   My main complaint is the mouse lag and general laggy imputs, but that was fixed in some way in C2 using the .cfg files, so as long as this problem end corrected I think that the overall impression is possitive despite my doubts.

In terms of scale/performance I still think that BF3 beats the Crysis 3 beta -despite the performance itself is good-, but in the pure degree of detail and pace Crysis 3 is ahead. The map design is excellent and the only fault in gameplay is that currently the shotgun, bow and sniper gun are comparatively overpowered.

But Crytek recommended a 690 to run the game at its best :?

seanmcloughlin

Gotta sell those $900 Titans lol.

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

Yes, beta goes up to very high.

R4gn4r0k

thanks for the answer :) 

So it allows the same settings the game will offer at launch ? Nothing is greyed out or something ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    I did need to install the 313.96 beta drivers from Nvidia in order to made work my GTX 690 as a SLI (before was working as a single GPU card); once this was corrected I did achieve 40-60 fps with very high + FXAA x2 and 60-65 fps with very high + SMAA x1 (2560 x 1440, specs: i5 2500k 3.3 Ghz, 16 GB DDR3 1600 Mhz, GTX 690).

 

   The game has less scale than BF3 and performs about a 15-25% behind but the wireframe -polygon count- is a lot more detailed, there's a lot more variety in textures and the fx are much more subtle. The pace is also higher, if you play as a shotgun soldier with the mobility enhancement you're near to "UT/QIIIA fast", and the roaming is very, very smooth.

   My main complaint is the mouse lag and general laggy imputs, but that was fixed in some way in C2 using the .cfg files, so as long as this problem end corrected I think that the overall impression is possitive despite my doubts.

 

 

In terms of scale/performance I still think that BF3 beats the Crysis 3 beta -despite the performance itself is good-, but in the pure degree of detail and pace Crysis 3 is ahead. The map design is excellent and the only fault in gameplay is that currently the shotgun, bow and sniper gun are comparatively overpowered.

 

Ondoval

You need to increase your FOV.

Are the gun sounds better than the wimpy ones in Crysis 2? I mean the sounds should at least be KZ3-good. I heard those in BF3 sound great as well. But, I don't have that one.

Are the gun sounds better than the wimpy ones in Crysis 2? I mean the sounds should at least be KZ3-good. I heard those in BF3 sound great as well. But, I don't have that one.

jun_aka_pekto

Are the gun sounds better than the wimpy ones in Crysis 2? I mean the sounds should at least be KZ3-good. I heard those in BF3 sound great as well. But, I don't have that one.

jun_aka_pekto

They're the same. Most guns are the same anyway so the gun sounds haven't changed at all. LIkely the exact same raw files. It was one of the problems I had when it was shown at E3. But there are plenty of new guns that have good sounds, like the new alien weapons. I hate the sound of the Bow though, it sounds way overdone

And yes BF3's gun sounds are the best in the business, nothing comes close to the audio in BF3. Mainly because they were real gun sounds that were captured and not exaggerated as much as some games

Only way to achieve 60fps was by setting the game to LOW and 1920x1080 (native is 2560x1440)... I'll just pass on this for now.trastamad03

[QUOTE="trastamad03"]Only way to achieve 60fps was by setting the game to LOW and 1920x1080 (native is 2560x1440)... I'll just pass on this for now.Elann2008

[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="trastamad03"]Only way to achieve 60fps was by setting the game to LOW and 1920x1080 (native is 2560x1440)... I'll just pass on this for now.darksusperia

[QUOTE="darksusperia"][QUOTE="Elann2008"] ouch! But I hear the game still looks great on low. I'm too lazy to do comparison shots on my own though. It's alright Trastamad. I won't be picking up Crysis 3 until I have a GTX 770/780. :PElann2008

End of february was the apparent eta.. 4 weeks and hopefully we'll know the definitive answer.

Anyone tried starting this game in -devmode and playing it in Third person?

Man these recent comments make me want to go SLI again.

[QUOTE="darksusperia"][QUOTE="Elann2008"] ouch! But I hear the game still looks great on low. I'm too lazy to do comparison shots on my own though. It's alright Trastamad. I won't be picking up Crysis 3 until I have a GTX 770/780. :PElann2008

lol I thin you're overreacting there a bit. I can max the game now (with FXAA though) and easily stay above 50 fps on my 670. And that's beta in multiplayer. If BF3 and Crysis 2 are any indication it's that the Single Player will be more stable and run better. 

I don't think it's gonna be as hard as everyone thinks to max it out. Similar stuff was said about BF3 before that launched and it was a piece of cake to run. That and proper drivers haven't released for it to further boost the performance

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]

[QUOTE="darksusperia"] Im thinking the same haha. especially if that other thread is true with the 780 being double the 680 performance and even beating the 690/ares cards... BEAST. Worth the price of admission there.seanmcloughlin

lol I thin you're overreacting there a bit. I can max the game now (with FXAA though) and easily stay above 50 fps on my 670. And that's beta in multiplayer. If BF3 and Crysis 2 are any indication it's that the Single Player will be more stable and run better. 

I don't think it's gonna be as hard as everyone thinks to max it out. Similar stuff was said about BF3 before that launched and it was a piece of cake to run. That and proper drivers haven't released for it to further boost the performance

Yeah I know i was joking. I expect with proper drivers after release, a 680 should max it, or an OC'ed 670 at 1080p. It might take a few drivers to get it right though. My friend with a 680 isn't too pleased with the beta performance. Yes, I know i know.., it's a friggin beta but still.

But then again, a GTX 580 still can't max Crysis 2.  When I mean max, I mean max with 4xAA.  So I don't know... I might just take that statement back.  And comparing DICE to Crytek.  I wouldn't go that far.  DICE is better at optimizing their games.  Plus, 64 players on a huge map.  DICE is simply good.  Two different games, two different developers.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

Are the gun sounds better than the wimpy ones in Crysis 2? I mean the sounds should at least be KZ3-good. I heard those in BF3 sound great as well. But, I don't have that one.

seanmcloughlin

They're the same. Most guns are the same anyway so the gun sounds haven't changed at all. LIkely the exact same raw files. It was one of the problems I had when it was shown at E3. But there are plenty of new guns that have good sounds, like the new alien weapons. I hate the sound of the Bow though, it sounds way overdone

And yes BF3's gun sounds are the best in the business, nothing comes close to the audio in BF3. Mainly because they were real gun sounds that were captured and not exaggerated as much as some games

Aw, crock. Crytek needs to take some lessons from DICE or Guerilla Games and learn a thing or two about gun sounds. Oh well, I'll wait and see when the real game comes along.

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="Elann2008"] Lol yup. Now, if a 780 Titan doesn't max out Crysis 3.. oh my golly.. mother of Zeus!

Elann2008

lol I thin you're overreacting there a bit. I can max the game now (with FXAA though) and easily stay above 50 fps on my 670. And that's beta in multiplayer. If BF3 and Crysis 2 are any indication it's that the Single Player will be more stable and run better. 

I don't think it's gonna be as hard as everyone thinks to max it out. Similar stuff was said about BF3 before that launched and it was a piece of cake to run. That and proper drivers haven't released for it to further boost the performance

Yeah I know i was joking. I expect with proper drivers after release, a 680 should max it, or an OC'ed 670 at 1080p. It might take a few drivers to get it right though. My friend with a 680 isn't too pleased with the beta performance. Yes, I know i know.., it's a friggin beta but still.

But then again, a GTX 580 still can't max Crysis 2.  When I mean max, I mean max with 4xAA.  So I don't know... I might just take that statement back.  And comparing DICE to Crytek.  I wouldn't go that far.  DICE is better at optimizing their games.  Plus, 64 players on a huge map.  DICE is simply good.  Two different games, two different developers.

Crysis 2 is horribly optimised, it was running in pieces on an engine they hadn't finished and had a terribly poor implementation of Dx11 admitted by Crytek themselves. I have no doubt this game will run far better. I mean Crysis 2 had tesselation on everything and it was a hog on performance at times (such as the water under the levels that was tesselated but not seen) but this time they don't even tesselate many objects like trees yet the result is better than tesselation, they did all new models for stuff like that. And did new methods for shadows and lights. It might be a bit more pre-baked than Crysis 2 was, but if the result is good i'll be happy

And yeah they're very different, I was just using examples. Things can change dramatically between SP and MP and Beta and final release. 

In the end who the hell knows :P Excited to find out though

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

Are the gun sounds better than the wimpy ones in Crysis 2? I mean the sounds should at least be KZ3-good. I heard those in BF3 sound great as well. But, I don't have that one.

jun_aka_pekto

They're the same. Most guns are the same anyway so the gun sounds haven't changed at all. LIkely the exact same raw files. It was one of the problems I had when it was shown at E3. But there are plenty of new guns that have good sounds, like the new alien weapons. I hate the sound of the Bow though, it sounds way overdone

And yes BF3's gun sounds are the best in the business, nothing comes close to the audio in BF3. Mainly because they were real gun sounds that were captured and not exaggerated as much as some games

Aw, crock. Crytek needs to take some lessons from DICE or Guerilla Games and learn a thing or two about gun sounds. Oh well, I'll wait and see when the real game comes along.

The guns still sound decent but yeah DICE do it better. Having said that the nanosuit is where the auiod shines, listening to the deep bass when you go into cloak or armor mode is great and hearing the heavy clunking footsteps as you run around. So far DICE are the only ones that do pitch perfect sounds that are really clean at the same time. But that's realism as opposed to hollywood sounds, which is what Crytek are aiming for. Real guns clack rather than boom 

Crysis 2 is horribly optimised,seanmcloughlin

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]Crysis 2 is horribly optimised,Toxic-Seahorse

Should 2x SLI'd 670's be able to max it at 2560x1440? With stable fps?kris9031998

I wonder if Crytek is right about it melting PCs after all.

I wonder if Crytek is right about it melting PCs after all.

mitu123

The Beta put my 5 year old rig to shame....ON LOW. Where are all the hater comments saying "Crysis 3 is a console port..."? Hmmm, funny....they disappeared...FelipeInside

it feels like one
the control setup is a total joke

i can't say poor artstyle is a console port thing, console ports typically have good artstyle.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]Yeah after playing it a bit more this game has everything wrong with it: netcode is ultra bad mouse accel default mouse sensitivity is on or off poor optimization(does not look that great for how it runs) artstyle is mediocre permanent blur, and it's not done correctly like BF3. input lag engineFelipeInside

it may be more optimized, but that's it.

I agree with JigglyWiggly, I have yet to see a Beta that I've played that actually improved things in the final build. The mouse speed is a shame, but you could adjust it like Crysis 2 I think in initial file. Btw, where is this FOV slider everyone keeps talking about? I don't see it anywhere in the menus. DevilMightCry

[QUOTE="darksusperia"][QUOTE="Elann2008"] ouch! But I hear the game still looks great on low. I'm too lazy to do comparison shots on my own though. It's alright Trastamad. I won't be picking up Crysis 3 until I have a GTX 770/780. :PElann2008

Btw, where is this FOV slider everyone keeps talking about? I don't see it anywhere in the menus. DevilMightCry

[QUOTE="DevilMightCry"]Btw, where is this FOV slider everyone keeps talking about? I don't see it anywhere in the menus. mitu123

Yeah after playing it a bit more this game has everything wrong with it: netcode is ultra bad mouse accel default mouse sensitivity is on or off poor optimization(does not look that great for how it runs) artstyle is mediocre permanent blur, and it's not done correctly like BF3. input lag engineJigglyWiggly_

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

lol I thin you're overreacting there a bit. I can max the game now (with FXAA though) and easily stay above 50 fps on my 670. And that's beta in multiplayer. If BF3 and Crysis 2 are any indication it's that the Single Player will be more stable and run better. 

I don't think it's gonna be as hard as everyone thinks to max it out. Similar stuff was said about BF3 before that launched and it was a piece of cake to run. That and proper drivers haven't released for it to further boost the performance

seanmcloughlin

Yeah I know i was joking. I expect with proper drivers after release, a 680 should max it, or an OC'ed 670 at 1080p. It might take a few drivers to get it right though. My friend with a 680 isn't too pleased with the beta performance. Yes, I know i know.., it's a friggin beta but still.

But then again, a GTX 580 still can't max Crysis 2.  When I mean max, I mean max with 4xAA.  So I don't know... I might just take that statement back.  And comparing DICE to Crytek.  I wouldn't go that far.  DICE is better at optimizing their games.  Plus, 64 players on a huge map.  DICE is simply good.  Two different games, two different developers.

Crysis 2 is horribly optimised, it was running in pieces on an engine they hadn't finished and had a terribly poor implementation of Dx11 admitted by Crytek themselves. I have no doubt this game will run far better. I mean Crysis 2 had tesselation on everything and it was a hog on performance at times (such as the water under the levels that was tesselated but not seen) but this time they don't even tesselate many objects like trees yet the result is better than tesselation, they did all new models for stuff like that. And did new methods for shadows and lights. It might be a bit more pre-baked than Crysis 2 was, but if the result is good i'll be happy

And yeah they're very different, I was just using examples. Things can change dramatically between SP and MP and Beta and final release. 

In the end who the hell knows :P Excited to find out though

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]Yeah after playing it a bit more this game has everything wrong with it: netcode is ultra bad mouse accel default mouse sensitivity is on or off poor optimization(does not look that great for how it runs) artstyle is mediocre permanent blur, and it's not done correctly like BF3. input lag enginemitu123

or as zubin put it

netcode: off

Yeah after playing it a bit more this game has everything wrong with it: netcode is ultra bad mouse accel default mouse sensitivity is on or off poor optimization(does not look that great for how it runs) artstyle is mediocre permanent blur, and it's not done correctly like BF3. input lag engineJigglyWiggly_

[QUOTE="Toxic-Seahorse"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]Crysis 2 is horribly optimised,ferret-gamer

empty a clip of scar never slowed down on me. 

crysis2 is probably the most optimized game around. prior DX11 patch, simply put, there was no game on the market run or look as good as crysis2 on similar spec, performance/visual wise.  my cousin's none gaming pc maxed crysis2 @ extreme setting with a mere 8800GT while stays at 30-40 fps throughout

 The dx11 features involved a dozen of features that should've been selected individually. tessellation doesn't consume any worthy bandwidth from a high end 4xx/5xx cards. particle shadow is somewhat demanding, the only big draws are atmospheric fog and volumetric particles such as particle dust and floating smokes from fire fight. The only "unoptimized" issue about crysis2 I can think of was probably the crysis2 built cryengine3 stress all the destruction physics solely on CPU, but not so much an issue if you own the best CPU of its time.

[QUOTE="Toxic-Seahorse"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]Crysis 2 is horribly optimised,ferret-gamer

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]Yeah after playing it a bit more this game has everything wrong with it: netcode is ultra bad mouse accel default mouse sensitivity is on or off poor optimization(does not look that great for how it runs) artstyle is mediocre permanent blur, and it's not done correctly like BF3. input lag engineToxic-Seahorse

ignore that dude. he's just a stubborn old time quack live ballraider who hates any modern shooters.  more pathetically, he still believes that simplistic none moving weight, none recoil, PS1 level sci-fi style shooting mechanic should be implanted to all mordern shooters. 

obvious the old saying "an old dogs can still learn a couple new tricks" doesn't work out on him

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]

[QUOTE="Toxic-Seahorse"] Bullsh*t. It's currently the best looking game out (until Crysis 3 probably) and yet I can run the game on ultra with over 50 FPS. Yes the optimization could be better, but horrible? No way.

Toxic-Seahorse

[QUOTE="DevilMightCry"]I agree with JigglyWiggly, I have yet to see a Beta that I've played that actually improved things in the final build. The mouse speed is a shame, but you could adjust it like Crysis 2 I think in initial file. Btw, where is this FOV slider everyone keeps talking about? I don't see it anywhere in the menus. FelipeInside

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="DevilMightCry"]I agree with JigglyWiggly, I have yet to see a Beta that I've played that actually improved things in the final build. The mouse speed is a shame, but you could adjust it like Crysis 2 I think in initial file. Btw, where is this FOV slider everyone keeps talking about? I don't see it anywhere in the menus. Jebus213