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 services were shut down on May 31, 2014.[1]
General information
- Crysis Website
- MyCrysis Forums
- Crysis Wiki - A wiki for everything Crysis related
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
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- The original edition of Crysis 2 on Steam carries Solidshield DRM with a 5 machine limit. In the Maximum Edition this wrapping seems inert, see The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam for more information.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Edit system.cfg[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
system.cfg with Notepad.
- Write
g_skipIntro = 1 at the end of the file.
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Skip log in screen
Edit game.cfg[citation needed]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Crysis2\
- Open
game.cfg with Notepad (or create if it doesn't exist).
- Add
g_enableInitialLoginScreen = 0 to the file.
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How to change the in-game language
- Crysis 2 auto-detects your Operating System's language and uses it without asking.
If you want to play Crysis in English instead of your own locale[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
system.cfg .
- Change the last line to:
g_language = English
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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. They are both included in the Maximum Edition.
DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade
- The DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade can be downloaded here.
- Included in Maximum Edition.
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
High-Resolution Textures
- The High-Res Texture Pack can be downloaded here.
- Included in Maximum Edition.
Features
The High-Resolution Texture Pack doubles the fidelity of many of the game's art assets.
Requirements
- 64-bit operating system
- DirectX 9-compatible graphics card with 768 MB Video Memory
- 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
- Every automatic checkpoint save made in the game is saved as a permanent save file. There is no way to delete these files in-game, nor are they ever overwritten on subsequent playthroughs. These files can add up to several hundred megabytes worth of permanent save files if playing through the single-player campaign more than once.
Video settings
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Template:Video settings
- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Change FOV[citation needed]
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- Create an
autoexec.cfg file in the installation folder.
- Add these lines to it:
cl_FOV = 70
r_DrawNearFOV = 70
pl_movement.power_sprint_targetFOV = 70
Notes
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cl_FOV controls the main game world FOV; r_DrawNearFOV controls the FOV for nearby objects, primarily your arms and weapon; and pl_movement.power_sprint_targetFOV controls the FOV used only when you sprint.
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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
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
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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
Extreme lag while using Nvidia video card[citation needed]
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When playing Crysis 2 on a fast Nvidia card (GTX 560 Ti and possibly on faster cards as well), there can be an extreme and unexpected lag regardless of single player or multiplayer campaign. This is very noticeable while navigating the menu, something that should be instantaneous and direct. If you experience this lag, try switching to windowed mode (Alt+↵ Enter). If this lag now disappears and gameplay is suddenly fast again, the solution is this:
- Open the Nvidia Control Panel program
- Go to Display > Adjust desktop size and position
- If necessary, for step 1, select your main display
- At step 2, view the Scaling tab
- Select No scaling
- Select Perform scaling on: Display
Make sure your display is capable of scaling the game resolution to its native resolution, if you like to game at weird resolutions. GPU scaling is very useful but under Crysis 2, it introduces an extreme form of lag. Now, play Crysis 2 and see if you notice the difference.
(ALTERNATE SOLUTION) This game does not appear to like the Xbox One Controller and will cause severe lag on launch. If you happen to have one plugged in, disconnect it.[citation needed]
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Crash to Desktop at Startup
Crash to Desktop at Startup[citation needed]
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the game will freeze up and crash to the desktop without any errors
- Disable 'Lucid Vitru MVP Pro 2.0'
- This fix probably works with previous versions of Lucid's software.
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- The game may set your monitor's refresh rate to 24 Hz; this results in stuttering and poor performance even if internal GPU render shows a high FPS.[2]
Reset monitor refresh rate away from 24hz[citation needed]
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- If your monitor has a manual frame rate select button, toggle it to reach your desired refresh rate.
- Otherwise, set the game to window mode, then set it back to fullscreen mode.
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External TV locked at 24hz[citation needed]
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If you use an external TV as a monitor to player Crysis 2 you may encounter a bug where the game always uses a 24Hz mode on the TV, resulting in a laggy frame rate. Sadly there is no official fix for this issue.
One temporary solution for this issue is to use ForceFix. Originally used for Metal Gear Rising, which as of now is also experiencing the same issue, also works for Crysis 2 as well.
Another way to play the game in fullscreen is to force borderless fullscreen windowed mode.
Alternatively you can create a custom resolution with a few less horizontal pixels which should force the display into 60Hz mode.
For example, if you are running at 1920x1080 using an Nvidia card:
- Open Nvidia Control Panel
- Go to Display > Change Resolution
- Click Customize
- Click Create Custom Resolution
- Change Horizontal pixels to 1916
- Leave Vertical lines at 1080
- Click Test and apply your settings if successful
- In Crysis 2, select your new resolution (1916x1080) and apply
- The display should switch to 1920x1080@60Hz.
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Forcing refresh rate via DirectX registry entries[citation needed]
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectDraw
- Create DWORD entry
"ForceRefreshRate" and change its DECIMAL value to the refresh rate of your monitor.
- 64-bit users will need to do this at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw as well.
- This will force DirectX games to run in your monitor's refresh rate.
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Game is shifted to the right on the screen/runs in 59Hz mode/wrong refresh rate
Change refresh rate - automate with QRes[citation needed]
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You can change your refresh rate manually each time you open and close the game.
OR
You can automate this with QRes:
@echo off
qres.exe /r:59
timeout /t 10 > NUL
start crysis2.exe
timeout /t 60 > NUL
:_loop
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq crysis2.exe" | findstr = > NUL || goto _cleanup
timeout /t 5 > NUL
goto _loop
:_cleanup
qres.exe /r:60
- Go to File and then Save As...
- Name it Crysis 2.bat, and then change Save as type from .txt to All Files
- Save into the same Bin32 folder
- Right-click Crysis 2.bat and click Create shortcut
- Move this shortcut to wherever is easiest, say the desktop, replacing the original shortcut
- Right-click the shortcut, click Properties, click Change icon, click Browse, navigate to the same Bin32 folder, select Crysis2.exe, and click OK twice
- When you run this using the new shortcut, your screen will flash off and on again, shifted to one side. Press the Auto button or equivalent on your monitor to realign the screen before the game starts
- When you exit the game, wait a few seconds, the screen will flash again, the command window will close, and you can press the Auto again
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Windows Defender detects malware-like activity in Crysis 2
Windows Defender detects malware-like activity in Crysis 2[citation needed]
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The game will close shortly after starting, and Windows Defender / Microsoft Security Essentials will report to have blocked activity of "VirTool:Win32/CeeInject.gen!FG" malware. However, this is a false positive.
- Add the Crysis 2 folder to the exclusion list.[2]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9, 11 |
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Shader Model support |
3, 5 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
FMOD |
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Interface |
Scaleform |
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Multiplayer |
GameSpy |
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Disable HUD bob
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
Vista SP2, 7 SP1 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.66 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GS ATI Radeon HD 3800 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 ATI Radeon HD 4870 |
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>/108800/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (108800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References