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Crysis 3

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Crysis 3
Crysis 3 cover
Developers
Crytek
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
CryEngine 3
Release dates
Windows February 19, 2013
Crysis 3 on Wikipedia
Crysis
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Crysis Warhead 2008
Crysis 2 2011
Crysis 3 2013
Crysis Remastered 2020
Crysis 2 Remastered 2021
Crysis 3 Remastered 2021
Crysis 4 TBA

Key points

PC version features high resolution textures, tessellation, high quality shadows and more PC-specific features.
Great for benchmarking graphics cards
The Crysis 3 CVar Configurator is an official tool for adjusting field of view (FOV), disabling mouse acceleration and smoothing and enabling borderless fullscreen windowed mode.
Badly optimized rope physics causing large frame rate drops in first mission.[1]

General information

Official Crysis Website
Official Crysis Forums
Crysis Wiki - A wiki for everything Crysis related

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Origin
Origin
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All versions require Origin.

Essential improvements

Crysis 3 CVar Configurator

An official configuration tool created by Crytek UK which lets you tweak game settings easily.

Includes options:

MaLDo OnTheFly utility

Unofficial tool, may result in multiplayer ban.[2]

MaLDo OnTheFly utility lets you change the graphics options within the game just by pressing a key, switch HUD on and off, change FOV and more from within the game.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

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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

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Servers must be rented from approved providers.
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

MSI Afterburner causes crash

Multiplayer crash at 99% loading

Issues fixed

'Cryengine error' and 'DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED'

Problem is normally caused by faulty or underpowered power supply, or overworked graphics card.
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Stuck installation

Instructions

Hacking finishes with no result

There is a problem with ingame hacking mechanics, where successful hacking will end in no expected result. Example: hacking tutorial will not end, door will not open shortly after single player campaign starts.
Instructions

Game crashes

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) Dual core CPU - Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) or AMD Athlon64 X2 2.7 GHz (5200+)
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
3 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GTS 450
AMD Radeon HD5770
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Hi-performance specifications: 8 GB, Intel Core i7-2600k or AMD Bulldozer FX4150 with AMD Radeon HD7970 or NVidia GTX 680.[3]

References