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Interesting Quote from Crytek
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I for one am happy to hear that the software side is outstripping the hardware. For too long it was a case of us all buying g/cards that almost every game out couldn't utilise.
If leaps and bounds are being made on the software side then the hardware manufacturers have to make those same leps and bounds. Competition = more quality for gamers
If leaps and bounds are being made on the software side then the hardware manufacturers have to make those same leps and bounds. Competition = more quality for gamers
, lets not confuse demanding games with poor programming.
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I think people are jumping the gun a bit, Sounds like there just discussing the scalability of there engine thats all. Its already well know a C2D+8800GTX can play Crysis at 60fps+, Looking at the graphics and gameplay i think were lucky to even get that.
Its gonna be an engine that can no doubt look even better given the right hardware, so its future proof which is a good thing
Its gonna be an engine that can no doubt look even better given the right hardware, so its future proof which is a good thing
Steedie said:
There's really nothing new here, some devs (e.g. id software) have been doing this for years. For example Carmack stated that the Ultra setting for textures in Doom3 was intended for 512meg gfx cards, which weren't available when the game was released.
Of course, the problem is that (as I've mentioned a few times before on this forum), some people are obsessed with whatever the "video settings" config page says. All they care about is setting MAX settings, they don't actually bother to consider how good a game looks in Medium and the fact that Medium in one game may actually be a lot better visually than Max settings in another game. They think that because they have a $500+ video card that they have a divine right to run all games maxed out and berate developers who released a game which can't run smoothly with all the menu options turned up. What the game looks like with a tweaked settings is completely irrelevant to them, they MUST be able to use MAX settings or otherwise the game has shoddy coding.
Never mind the fact that if the coders simply removed the top options from the menus, and renamed the middle settings to "SUPER-DOOPER-ULTRA-DELUXE" they would probably be spooging all over the shop. Sounds like Crytek are going down a similar route here (hiding top settings away in the console or similar), which is probably wise to avoid some of the inevitable negative reactions.
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no doubt that these top settings will be leaked or found anyway.
Im all for it, id love to be able to load a texture and physics pack for an old game such as df bhd so i get that game with the latest graphics.
Im all for it, id love to be able to load a texture and physics pack for an old game such as df bhd so i get that game with the latest graphics.
The Cryengine 2 is looking like it will just blow every other engine out of the water. It brings so many new options that have just never been tried before to the game. Realistic time with fantastic looking sunsets and rises. A completely destructable environment and deformable terrain. Fantastic animation and the best level editor in the world.
Many many game companies are looking at this engine at the moment. The company I work for is very very excited at the prospect of using this engine for our game. Even Unreal 3.0 just can't come close to the realistic look and feel of this engine. tbh crytek aren't making a game they're making an engine. I'm not sure how much I expect out of Crysis. I am looking forward to the engine and the sandbox 2 editor much more.
Many many game companies are looking at this engine at the moment. The company I work for is very very excited at the prospect of using this engine for our game. Even Unreal 3.0 just can't come close to the realistic look and feel of this engine. tbh crytek aren't making a game they're making an engine. I'm not sure how much I expect out of Crysis. I am looking forward to the engine and the sandbox 2 editor much more.
Yeah, but if you believe every word the marketing department feeds you... disappointment will ensue. It happens every time.Darg said:
Don't be too upset if "completely destructable environment" means you can destroy boxes; or if "deformable terrain" is limited to one part of one level in the game.
pegasus1 said:AvP3 with that engine
OH DEAR GOD YES!!!
The scariest thing ever - imagine be stalked through that jungle, at night..
*runs and hides under a table*
Thy have laready started allowing people to purchase the license to use the engine - so we should start seeing news of stuff based on the CryEngine 2 fairly soon....
What an Engine it is too.. *drool*
What we really need from a 3D engine is the ability to allow 3rd party devs to distance themselves from the engine entirely.
Having watched the development of other games using licensed engines, they still had to spend a lot of time working with that engine code.
It would be so nice if engine devs could create a fully "black box" engine that game devs did not need to understand or modify to use effectively. That way they could get on with making their games, and hopefully cut costs and dev time.
Having watched the development of other games using licensed engines, they still had to spend a lot of time working with that engine code.
It would be so nice if engine devs could create a fully "black box" engine that game devs did not need to understand or modify to use effectively. That way they could get on with making their games, and hopefully cut costs and dev time.
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Psycho Sonny said:
you're missing the point somewhat. It's about making the game better in the future - making you want to play through again with that extra eye candy. replayability. if you design a game thats maxed out on currenty hardware the graphics side of it would get old very quickly.
niteflite01 said:
yeah thats what they did with farcry?
I really don't understand people in this thread. The game will run perfectly fine on most decent computers e.g. 9700 Pro > to current hardware. They are only saying the engine will scale to future cards...otherwise you can still have it looking fairly good on most computers.
Is it that hard to understand?
Is it that hard to understand?
Exactly, I would much rather play Crysis on top end hardware and for it to look stunning on medium settings. Then go back in a couple of years and crank it up even more and for it to look even more stunning on your new top end hardware on ultra high settings.
I can still go back to far cry, crank it all the way up and to me it still looks fanatstic even compared to recent titles. Especially the x64 version which I am running.
I can still go back to far cry, crank it all the way up and to me it still looks fanatstic even compared to recent titles. Especially the x64 version which I am running.