Crysis Warhead dropping exclusively on PC this Fall

[DeathReborn]

GRRR!!!! Amazon's pre-order is CRAP. I got an email from them saying it'll be available in NOVEMBER. Play.com also is out of stock. Where the fsck can i get it from thats NOT steam?

Have you tried Game? They not only have it in stock but it's only £17.99.

[Kai Robinson]

Hmmm, well, i'm torrenting it now, i'll pick up a real copy when amazon have it in stock.

[zerazax]

So after updating to official Cat 8.9, my 4870x2 is tearing apart Warhead now. I'm getting 30-40 fps consistenly (never below 25 it seems) even in heavy action at 1920 x 1200, all settings on Enthusiast, and 4xAA. Ridiculous.

I can even play 2560 x 1600 with 25+ fps most of the time and all settings at Enthusiast, though I turn a few to gamer just to keep it at 25+ all the time. I love it.

[afireinside]

Hmmm, well, i'm torrenting it now, i'll pick up a real copy when amazon have it in stock.

why not get it off steam?

[yonton228]

What's the problem with Steam?

BTW, people complaining about Warhead value, haven't certainly played it on Delta... I am, and I know it is very Hard, yet, very pleasant.

If you play it on Delta, believe me it will look like a totally different game.

why not get it off steam?

I basically only buy games from a store, not that I hate Steam. I love it. However its nice having the actual copy of the game if your Steam ID gets stolen, or any crap like that. Another reason is because some Mods require certain patches to work and since Steam auto updates it can cause issues.



-yonton228/timmy

[iTravis]

Dx9, all Enthusiast settings, no AA, x16 AF @1920x1200. I get about 20-25fps with HD4870CF but I experiene no lag as I can play it very smoothly even when engage in battle, seem to me that this game is more well-optimized than Crysis.

[MrMacke]

O_o I got this game yesterday. And i can only play in ''mainstream'' on dx10
In large battles it laggs on ''gamer'' and i cant stand lagg :O Got a e8500 @ 4,2ghz and 3870x2 :O
Guess that 3870x2 isnt good enough

[Eastcoasthandle]

O_o I got this game yesterday. And i can only play in ''mainstream'' on dx10
In large battles it laggs on ''gamer'' and i cant stand lagg :O Got a e8500 @ 4,2ghz and 3870x2 :O
Guess that 3870x2 isnt good enough

You are wasting your time using DX10 mode there is no benefit. Just place the -DX9 in the command line and play the game on Enthusiast mode.

[MrMacke]

You are wasting your time using DX10 mode there is no benefit. Just place the -DX9 in the command line and play the game on Enthusiast mode.

Thx for the tip will do that when i get home from work

[Jamesrt2004]

yea I was looking at the DX10 to DX9 differences and basically the leaves look a bit cooler and thats about it lol

[strange|ife]

wtf I was just at our loca wally world. They had War head at 59.99

Why was I at wal mart past midnight..I have no idea..my gf wanted some lotion lol.. I thnk..to mucgh beerrr

[CarpeDiem]

Just got the game today, and it rocks! I can play smoothly on high settings with my 8800GTS 512. Multiplayer is kicking ass

[Eastcoasthandle]

a lot of people are liking multi-player. I may give that a try. I really don't understand why MP is on a separate disc though.

[CarpeDiem]

a lot of people are liking multi-player. I may give that a try. I really don't understand why MP is on a separate disc though.

Multiplayer (crysis wars) is a stand alone and you don't need to install the singleplayer to play it. Each installation is it's own.

[Eastcoasthandle]

Multiplayer (crysis wars) is a stand alone and you don't need to install the singleplayer to play it. Each installation is it's own.

I understand that but IMO you should be able to do that with just 1 disc.

[CarpeDiem]

I understand that but IMO you should be able to do that with just 1 disc.

Doesn't require the disc to play so it's all good

[mascaras]

Hi

crysis warhead benchmark >>> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=202263



dont know if this already posted :

Easiest way of increasing your Crysis Warhead performance on enthusiast mode by 20%.


I finished the game on enthusiast mode, changing to gamer when performance was not pleasing and as I always do, on games that is possible, it was the time to make some tweaking to Cvars and see how much performance I could squeeze out of the game. Many Cvars increase performance a bit, but the result with two of them was shocking. I found an easy way to increase framerate by as much as 20% (or 5-10 fps depending actual framerate of 25-50fps, good scaling up to 100 fps) changing only two values that have a little inpact on image quality. This is subjective, so test it yourselves. You know how to do it:

- Create an autoexec file on the game directory.
- Write this into the file:

con_restricted=0 - Enables you to change many values in the console. I don't actually know if it is required, but won't hurt if you write it.

r_displayinfo=1 - Will show many info on the screen, fps included.

- Save.


Once you made that, you can try changing any cvar on the console. To enter the console press "~" key (the one below Esc).

The two values in question are the next:

- r_DepthOfField [0,1,2] - You have to put it to 1. Default is 2 when on enthusiast, 0 on lowest setting and 1 on others. It does impact the quality of depht of field in outdoor scenes, but it's not too noticeable when you are actually playing. Indoor you will not see the difference in the image, but the impact in performance is notorious.

- r_colorgrading [0,1] - 1 only on enthusiast mode. Put it to 0 to dissable it. Ok, there's a big difference in the color of the image, but the image still looks great without it. Better than gamer mode and performance is close to gamer once you dissable this and DOF.


This is intended for those who can play the game on enthusiast mode, but they need some extra fps on some places and don't want to lower the graphics to gamer settings. Those who cannot just play it at enthusiast mode by a few fps can give this a try too, but performce will be compromised on many places, it will be up to them if they can stand playing at below fluent framerates.

EDIT: Of course I can't assure this will work for every system or operating system. Send some feedback so we can help as many people as we can.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=72030

regards

[gallardo]

Played it. Finished it. Sux.

I'm one of the people who actually liked Crysis. The whole setup, not just the graphics. I find the nanosuit to be much more plausible for a guy to go around killing hundreds of soldiers without a scratch on him than just one dude in a Hawaian shirt.
The story was also pretty good, going from a seemingly routine mission to "All hell broke loose!". And while you were going through difficult situations, it always seemed plausible enough that you could get out of them (well, except for the last part of course).

Warhead on the other hand... seems like a 12-year old got hold of the Crysis project and messed it up.
1) The menu was just fine the way it was in Crysis. One of the best menus I've seen in a game. In Warhead they decided to screw the colors up. It looks horrible now.

2) The graphics were really nice in Crysis. Beaches, green grass and all that. In Warhead you see a lot more "ugly" textures on walls and such. Next to no beaches.... the whole setup is ugly.

3) The story is weak. It's shorter and you don't really get to do anything amazing... basically the whole story is a "train ride" (pun intended) killing hundreds of soldiers and aliens. The cutscenes are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long and worst of all.... they don't even give you the missions where you help Nomad out. Why? WHY?

And it's actually worse than I described it if you play it.

[railer]

But MP is now great. I didn't even finish 1s SP level. TIA is really fun on moded server. Warhead was all about MP and now its done right. If you want you can download hundreds maps for Crysis and play SP all you want.

[Jodiuh]

Am I the only one miffed by the whole ditching of Crysis to make more $? Was I the only one who bought an SLI board and 2 8800GT's to get nothing but stuttering? I feel I'm owed this game for free as was everyone else ala Fear combat. (loved that game) Grrr...

[cantankerous]

Am I the only one miffed by the whole ditching of Crysis to make more $? Was I the only one who bought an SLI board and 2 8800GT's to get nothing but stuttering? I feel I'm owed this game for free as was everyone else ala Fear combat. (loved that game) Grrr...

Oh I hear ya on FEAR Combat. I loved that game too. Too bad my Logitech G9 doesn't agree with it and causes frames to tank into the early teens whenever I try and play. Only reason I don't play it at all anymore. If a real solid fix was out to this problem, I would certainly start playing it again. Sorry for the OTP.

[mascaras]

Hi

im testing ASUS HD4870X2 TOP Quad-crossfire

Crysis warhead , 1920x1200 , AA 4x , DX10 , Enthusiast

Avalanche level = Average 56.5 Fps


http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=EVP_yq8Gtu4

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...7&postcount=41


Quad-crossfire scaling in crysis warhead is very good >> 80%

In Crysis1 No !

[Kai Robinson]

How about just REGULAR two card crossfire?

[iTravis]

And still no one answer me why I have just 22 fps average with my HD4870CF @ 1920x1200, DX9, no AA, Enthusiast settings.

[railer]

And still no one answer me why I have just 22 fps average with my HD4870CF @ 1920x1200, DX9, no AA, Enthusiast settings.

hint: lowers shadows to medium gets 30-35 fps. You wont see much difference in IQ