Crysis Dx10: 15FPS is the absolute minimum you'll ever get with this config

[wuyanxu]

edit: people, you don't understand! 15FPS is the minimum, if you were to look at my screenshots before jumping into the conclusion of 15fps all the time, you'd see 25-30 is what you'd usually get.

15FPS is very playabe in Crysis. and i have tweaked Crysis myself to make sure the FPS will NEVER drop below 15FPS. i've play tested all the levels using my config, making tiny changes along the way.
so i will make this promise: your FPS will NEVER drop below 15 in all SP levels except the last level.

there is a Dx9 version, but Dx9 version don't have FFT calculations on water, yet it still performs worse, but Dx9 is needed to have good FPS in the last level. (don't know why yet)

goal of this is not only provide very playable framerates, but to also improve on visual and view distance.
list of stuff have been tweaked:
-shadow are tweaked, and a bit of quality are lost from Very High shadow settings
-view distance have been increased, and LOD ratio are lightly tweaked
-shaders, water and post processing still based off Very High, HDR tweaked
-resolution locked at 1440x900. you must open the cfg file to change or disable this lock. (it's very obvious on which line to change)

requirements:
-8800GTX, tested extensively on 8800GTX, but im pretty sure it also works on 8800GT and new GTS with 512MB vRAM
-3 to 4GB of RAM, i've noticed it taking up as much as 1600MB of RAM, so running Vista with this means needs at least 3GB to have smooth gameplay
-a fast processor, best to be Core2 in excess of 2.8Ghz. im using quad core, if physics slows it down, don't blame me.


Instructions and Downloads:
1. Click here to download
2. extract the ZIP file into Crysis install directory, where Bin32 and Game folders are loacted
2.5 make sure your monitor supports 1440x900, if not, change it in the config files.
3. double click on "Run_x62_Dx10.bat" is recommended, if not Vista 64bit, use the 32bit launcher
4. enjoy lag-less Crysis


on my machine, the GPU benchmark gives 34 average, 25 minimum and 40 maximum.

Dx9  (no FFT water)
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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
    Play Time: 63.42s, Average FPS: 31.54
    Min FPS: 23.75 at frame 1944, Max FPS: 38.99 at frame 975
    Average Tri/Sec: -31337710, Tri/Frame: -993676
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.92
TimeDemo Play Ended, (1 Runs Performed)
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Dx10
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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
    Play Time: 58.18s, Average FPS: 34.38
    Min FPS: 24.92 at frame 1962, Max FPS: 39.99 at frame 975
    Average Tri/Sec: -33710148, Tri/Frame: -980608
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.93
TimeDemo Play Ended, (1 Runs Performed)
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here is a direct Dx9 v Dx10 comparison of my config (without HDR tweak on these)
as you can see, Dx10 clearly performs better with my config. and Dx10 looks better, with clearer image and the flame looks right.

and here are the screenshots taken using v1 of my configs

any issue or question, please post here

by the way, here is Crysis last mission saved games if you need them

 

[wuyanxu]

you guys remember, i PROMISE 15, meaning you mostly get 20+, on only rare occasions does it fall to 15+

and im not talking about average, average with this config is 25-35.

also, this is directed to those who use Vista, most other config i've seen are all directed to those who use XP, where Dx9 performs very well and performs a lot better than Dx9 in Vista.
but Vista performs poorly, so you can install this and enjoy around 25FPS gameplay.

 

[wuyanxu]

guys there is a difference between you FEEL playable in Dx10 with all on Very High and it is really smooth.

15FPS in Dx10 with motionblur set to 3 if really smooth, i played though the whole game with mine config (tweaked it here and there along the way) and it's really enjoyable, a LOT more enjoyable than simply set all to Very High.

 

[wuyanxu]

i'd love to see some of the config you guys use, since in Vista, Dx9 performs much worse than Dx10, especially when Very High effects are enabled, so how can you guys get good framerates is beyond me.

and by good framerates, can you post a GPU benchmark run?

 

[wuyanxu]

1280x1024 all high in dx9, vista 64 I get 42fps average.

DX9 performs at least 10fps better in some parts for me than in DX10 at the same settings.

Config I use is:

Its a little choppy at 1680x1050 tho, I'll post a GPU benchmark at 1680x1050, the cfg.

that config have the following things disabled or have lower setting than my config

r_ColorGradingDOF
r_ShadowBlur
r_MotionBlur
e_shadows_max_texture_size
and xy view distance
and no FFT water
or any Dx10 water effects

so that's why it's got better performance. and besides 1280x1024 is similar to 1440x900. and see, your benchmark minimum is 22, while my config's Dx10 benchmark minimum is 25, with all the Dx10 goodness
try my config in Dx10 at 1280x1024 (need to edit the config files) you'd be amazed at the improvements, especially the Dx10 water

@stellasuppa
that's a very good result
but Shading=Medium and PostProcessing=Medium?? you are not getting what Crysis has to offer!

 

[wuyanxu]

object motionblur should be set to 3.
@willhub
what in-game setting should set to? all Low? all High?

this is what i get with all set to high at 1280x1024. but i do notice a bit less of view distance.

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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
    Play Time: 49.20s, Average FPS: 40.65
    Min FPS: 30.87 at frame 1946, Max FPS: 52.28 at frame 1010
    Average Tri/Sec: 38276880, Tri/Frame: 941541
    Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.97
TimeDemo Play Ended, (1 Runs Performed)
==============================================================

 

[wuyanxu]

Were does the file go? I just wacked it into an Autoexec.cfg file and everything in game changed to custom.

while soome variables are changed, the ones don't take on the value of in-game setting. so you will need to set all to high in-game, then re-load the game. or you can have all lowest and then just change a few variables.

there are a bit of HDR and SSAO difference, but other than that, Dx10 image is just much clearer at the same resolution. and the FPS change with my config is less, 25 to 42 while your Dx9 config change of 27 to 51. so overall, my config should provide a better gaming experience.

i've read that you need to uninstall SP1 beta to install the proper one, so i can't be bothered to do that......