Crysis 2 editor coming this summer, CryEngine 3 SDK in August
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Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek, has posted an extensive open letter to Crysis 2 modders on Crymod.com laying out an impressive future for the CryEngine mod scene. First and foremost, Yerli confirms that a Crysis 2 editor is coming this summer, but that news is overshadowed by the announcement of a free CryEngine 3 development kit, which Crytek is making available in August.
Essentially, anyone who wants to will be able to download "the latest, greatest version of CryEngine 3," and go to town with everything from the engine code to actual game sample code (from Crysis 2), scripts and all of the tools Crytek used to make Crysis 2. This is big news for modders, as it presents a viable, no-cost alternative to Unreal Engine 3 (which has a similar plan available) and access to all of the shiny features for anyone interested -- though developers who wish to release a game commercially will still have to license the engine.
[Thanks, Jackal]
Essentially, anyone who wants to will be able to download "the latest, greatest version of CryEngine 3," and go to town with everything from the engine code to actual game sample code (from Crysis 2), scripts and all of the tools Crytek used to make Crysis 2. This is big news for modders, as it presents a viable, no-cost alternative to Unreal Engine 3 (which has a similar plan available) and access to all of the shiny features for anyone interested -- though developers who wish to release a game commercially will still have to license the engine.
[Thanks, Jackal]
Reader Comments (17)
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 3:09AM Nitrokilla said
Sorry Crytek, already moved on :P
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 3:18AM The Aquacharger said
I'll wait some time after it releases for some decent mods.
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 3:29AM Special Agent Steve said
@The Aquacharger
Steam Summer Sale... seems like the best time to pick it up.
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Steam Summer Sale... seems like the best time to pick it up.
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 3:33AM The Aquacharger said
@The Aquacharger
The words "to purchase" should've been in there.
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The words "to purchase" should've been in there.
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 3:35AM The Aquacharger said
@Special Agent Steve
yeah or if I get another EA gun club coupon. I got one for MoH for 50% off but I forgot to use it.
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yeah or if I get another EA gun club coupon. I got one for MoH for 50% off but I forgot to use it.
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 1:49PM The Aquacharger said
@jackal
It's a site you sign up for and you're given weekly goals such as "In Bad Company 2 Tracer dart 25 people" a week. Not all are as random as that, but some are pretty weird. After you do so many you get beta invites to their upcoming FPS games and discounts on them. If I had enough done I could've gotten Crysis 2 25% off for pre-order.
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It's a site you sign up for and you're given weekly goals such as "In Bad Company 2 Tracer dart 25 people" a week. Not all are as random as that, but some are pretty weird. After you do so many you get beta invites to their upcoming FPS games and discounts on them. If I had enough done I could've gotten Crysis 2 25% off for pre-order.
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 4:04AM DokiDokiBawanga said
this engine+Predator licence+people that can actually make good game= instant buy for me. They don't even need to work that hard, Crysis 2 is already basically a Predator game.
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 10:34AM whylekat said
Sucks this won't affect consoles
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 10:46AM xiLeShadow said
Yey! Time to fix the game ourselves. Too bad the multi-player is BROKEN!!
Crytek, how can you be so silly and release a game that does not block off pirates and comes with ZERO Anti-Cheat!
Crytek, how can you be so silly and release a game that does not block off pirates and comes with ZERO Anti-Cheat!
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 12:05PM Kougeru said
@xiLeShadow oh its' got anti-cheat...just not very good one. I don't blame Crytek though. I blame EA. they clearly dont give a rats about anything except battlefield. I had more fun with the crysis 1 editor that I did with 90% of the games in recent years tho, so this is pure win for me..especially since I already have crysis 2 but only played online twice or something because every game I joined had a guy whose overall K/D was over 5000...yes, 5000 K/D
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Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 2:07PM xiLeShadow said
@Kougeru
The game was released without one. Then the next day, a patch added one, but it was broken a few hours afterwards.
The another patch, but was broken in a few hours.
and now another patch is on the way, and guess what? it will be broken within a few hours.
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The game was released without one. Then the next day, a patch added one, but it was broken a few hours afterwards.
The another patch, but was broken in a few hours.
and now another patch is on the way, and guess what? it will be broken within a few hours.
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 4:28PM The Aquacharger said
@xiLeShadow
Kinda hard to beat cheaters when the game's source code was leaked onto the internet.
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Kinda hard to beat cheaters when the game's source code was leaked onto the internet.
Posted: Apr 23rd 2011 12:12PM Papytendo said
Modders, please remake the first Crysis 1 level. I just want to see that sexy jungle optimized.
Posted: Apr 24th 2011 10:34AM EliminatorZigma said
You use Cry Engine 2 for five seconds you'll be like "Dude, can't handle it! Turn off this bastard!"






