Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- Includes modding tools
- The official server browser has been shut down;[1] See Online play for alternative.
General information
- Crysis Website
- MyCrysis Forums
- Crysis Wiki - A wiki for everything Crysis related
- Crysis Tweak Guide
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- A demo is available.
Version differences
- The Maximum Edition contains both Crysis and Crysis Warhead.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version is 1.2.1.[2] Requires patch 1.2 first. Patch is only for the retail version
Error "1642" given when attempting to run the patch (Origin Version)
Game also reports as being File version 1.1.1.6156, which is not a listed file version, however, File version 1.1.1.6156 is equivalent to that of Patch 1.21.
64-bit binaries
- The GOG.com version ships with the 64-bit binaries.[3]
These binaries allow the game to be run as a native 64-bit application, providing various benefits and enhancements.
Details and the download can be found here.
If the Steam version is being used and the Steam overlay does not work, follow this guide
Skip intro videos
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Save games from the 64 bit .exe are not 100% compatible with the 32 bit .exe, and vice versa. Levels will load, but there may be scripting errors and other issues that make some levels unfinishable.
Video settings
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
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- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
- Crysis by default disables AF because the engine as-is does not support using AF with parallax occlusion mapping (POM). This mod allows the engine to use AF and POM at the same time.
Depth of field
Input settings
In-game key map settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
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Toggle crouch
Audio settings
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Localizations
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
| Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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80, 443, 6667, 28910, 29900-29901 |
| UDP |
27900-27901, 29910, 64087 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
- If you are experiencing crashes while changing graphical or controller options, try disabling your Anti-Virus software, if you have AVG or Norton 360, this is most likely the cause of the crashing. In AVG you can add an exception by going to Advanced Options > Add Exception then navigate to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Crysis and add the exception this will fix the problem without having to disable your anti-virus.
Hangs on startup
Crash on Fullscreen Toggle
Crash when using MSI Afterburner's On Screen Display
Error 5024
No objective after destroying tanks in Recovery
Game is shifted to the right on the screen/runs in 59Hz mode/wrong refresh rate
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
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9, 10 |
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3, 4 |
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32-bit |
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FMOD |
FMOD EX 3[4] |
| Multiplayer |
GameSpy, PunkBuster |
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Console commands
The console can be opened with ~, but the available commands are limited. This limitation can be bypassed by the con_restricted=0 command or by adding -devmode to the game's shortcut. A thorough list of console commands can be found here.
Instead of re-entering console commands every time the game starts, the file <path-to-game>\system.cfg can be created to apply console commands automatically. The commands need to be formatted differently in the file, using an equal sign instead of a space. For example, to change the FOV to 80 you would use cl_fov=80 rather than "cl_fov 80" like in the console.
Weapon carry limit
- By default you can carry two guns in the assault category.
Disappearing bodies
- By default dead enemies disappear after a short delay.
Run in DirectX 9
- Running in DirectX 9 resolves issues with letterboxing or windowboxing if game is run in smaller than native resolution.
- Performance varies; older cards, especially AMD, run significantly faster but newer cards (both AMD and Nvidia) run slightly slower in DirectX 9.
System requirements
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XP |
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2.8 GHz (XP)
3.2 GHz (Vista)
| Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP)
1.5 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
12 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
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- Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.
- Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/17300/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (17300) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
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