Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- PC version features high resolution textures, tessellation, high quality shadows and more PC-specific features.
- Great for benchmarking graphics cards
- GameSpy online server browser stopped working on May 31, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1]
General information
- Crysis Website
- MyCrysis Forums
- Crysis Wiki - A wiki for everything Crysis related
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Patches
Patch 1.9 prepares Crysis 2 for DX11 features and high-resolution textures. Each need to be downloaded and installed separately from the 1.9 patch.
DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade
Steam Maximum Edition version seems to already include this.
Features
With this package the following DX11 exclusive features will be activated
- Tessellation + Displacement Mapping
- Realistic Shadows with Variable Penumbra
- High Quality HDR Motion Blur
- Sprite Based Bokeh Depth of Field
- Parallax Occlusion Mapping
- Particles Motion Blur, Shadows and Art Updates
- Water Rendering improvements and using Tessellation + Displacement Mapping
Requirements
- DX11 compatible graphics card with 768 MB Video Memory
- 545 MB HD space
Download
The DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade can be downloaded here.
High-Resolution Textures
Steam Maximum Edition version seems to already include this.
Features
The High-Resolution Texture Pack doubles the fidelity of many of the games art assets.
Requirements
- 64-Bit Operating System
- DX9 compatible graphics card with 768 MB Video Memory
Download
The High-Res Texture Pack can be downloaded here.
- Crysis 2 is very memory intensive. This app improves performance for Crysis 2 on 64-bit Windows systems with more than 2GB RAM by allowing it to access up to 4GB RAM.
Modifications
BlackFire's Mod 2 and MaLDo HD Textures
For those who truly want to push Crysis 2's graphical fidelity to its limits, BlackFire's Mod 2 and MaLDo HD serves their needs. A step by step list of instructions is available at this forum post over at Crydev.net [1].
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game key map settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings for the player.
In-game gamepad layout settings for vehicles.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
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Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
80, 2891, 2990, 6667, 29900, 64100 |
UDP |
27900-27901, 64100 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues unresolved
Statistic screen
The statistic-screen in the menu displays that 13 weapon-attachments are findable in single-player but in fact there are only 12. Therefore it is not possible to achieve "100%".
Issues fixed
Extreme lag while using Nvidia video card
Crash to Desktop at Startup
External TV locked at 24 Hz
System requirements
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Recommended |
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XP |
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Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU
| 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
GeForce 8800 GS Radeon HD 3800 series
| GeForce GTX 280 Radeon HD 4870 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References