Crysis 3

Crysis 3

Developer(s)	Crytek
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Engine	CryEngine 3
First release date	February 19, 2013

Crysis

Crysis	2007
Crysis: Warhead	2008
Crysis 2	2011
Crysis 3	2013

Key points

Requires a DirectX 11 video card; DirectX 10/10.1 video cards will not work.

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 framerate drops in first mission.

General information

My Crysis Forums - Crysis 3 PC Discussion

Steam Users' Forums for Crysis series

Availability

Source(s)	Store unlock	Notes
Origin

All versions register on Origin, including both retail and digital distribution.

Improvements

Crysis 3 CVar Configurator unlocks many options.

Crysis 3 CVar Configurator

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

Includes options:

• Skip intro videos.
• Disable depth of field.
• Borderless fullscreen windowed mode.
• Field of view (FOV).
• Mouse acceleration and smoothing.

MaLDo OnTheFly utility

Unofficial tool, may result in multiplayer ban.

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.

Video settings

General settings.

Advanced settings.

Graphics option	Native	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Field of view (FOV)		Use Crysis 3 CVar Configurator.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use Crysis 3 CVar Configurator.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)

Input settings

Input Settings	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Use Crysis 3 CVar Configurator.
Controller support

Issues resolved

'Cryengine error' and 'DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED'

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

Underclock graphics card • Link

Increase fan speed • Link

Downgrade drivers, from 314.07 to 302.80 Driver, the first driver without WHQL • Link

AMD GPUs - add power/wattage to graphics card • Link

Stuck installation

Reboot Origin into safe mode • Link Reboot Origin into safe mode. Reload game.

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.

Unbind F key • Link There seems to be problem with binding F key. Keep F key unbinded or bind it to USE action.

Game Crashes

PlayerProfiles CGameContext::StartGame: No Users Logged In • Link The game may crash with the above error message when launching a campaign mission. Launch Crysis3.exe as an administrator to avoid this.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8	Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
Processor (CPU)	Dual core CPU - Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 Ghz (E6600) or AMD Athlon64 X2 2.7 Ghz (5200+)	Quad core CPU - AMD Phenom II X2 565 or Intel Core i3-530
System memory (RAM)	2GB Memory (3GB on Vista)	4GB Memory
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM - Nvidia GTS 450 or AMD Radeon HD5770	DirectX 11 compatible video card with 1GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD5870
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB free hard drive space	16 GB free hard drive space

Hi-performance specifications: 8GB RAM, Intel Core i7-2600k or AMD Bulldozer FX4150 with AMD Radeon HD7970 or NVidia GTX 680.

DirectX 11 video cards only. DirectX 10/10.1 video cards will not work even if DirectX 11 is installed.