Crysis 2 DirectX 11 update coming June 27, some users already have it

by JC Fletcher on Jun 23rd 2011 1:00AM

Crytek announced a new "package" for Crysis 2 that will add compatibility with DirectX 11, which should improve the graphics significantly for people who are desperately looking for specific improvements that they know DirectX 11 can provide, and improve the graphics a little for everyone else too. A high-resolution texture pack will be available at the same time.

However, it would appear that some users already have the packages. Crytek noted in an update to the announcement that "a number of users were able to download the DX11 and High res texture packages from our test environment," a leak that has since been closed. The rest of us will get to look at those textures, lit by those no-doubt improved lighting effects, on Monday, June 27. A patch will also go out the same day -- it's required for the new textures and the DX11 compatibility.

Source: MyCrisis

Tags: Crysis-2, crytek, directx-11, electronic-arts, patch, pc, texture-pack, update

Reader Comments (36)

it says a graphics card with at least 1gb is required for the high res texture pack... I have a GTX260, which doesn't have that, but I can run Crysis 1 on max settings with 30+ steady FPS. Can I still not use this pack?

Also, why does Googling "crysis 2 directx 11 and high res textures leak" give me a picture of a dead horse?

@MrPistachio I don't see why, it may not run very well but it doesn't hurt to try.

@MrPistachio
Can 260's even run DX 11?

@The Aquacharger
No they cannot. I have one too and my feet are firmly planted in DX10 (what a great investment that turned out to be. Slow burner to start then just as it becomes useful, it's obsolete).

@MrPistachio

You can still use the "High Texture Pack" just not DX11.

@Haggard

DX10 capable cards can run games under the DX11 renderpath, they just don't have access to certain hardware specific functions made standard by the API (hardware tessellation, for example).

I can't wait to give this a try, I've been waiting since the release of Crysis 2 for this. I did not though expect a High-Res pack though.

They HAVE the packages, but they don't have the patch to install it, which comes Monday.

Wait, people still care about Crysis 2?

@Locust

Wait, there are still trolls? Oh yea, this is the internet.

@Locust no one cares, cryteck's reputation is combust

Gotta haz dat uber grafix.

Oh well I've been having fun on Crysis 2 on my PS3 in the meantime.

@bige559 Good for you?

I'm seeing both files on techpowerup.com available for download.

@nerdydesi1

Good for you?

See how that works? lol

@den69
No as this post is atleast ontopic to article at hand. It's not basically a jab and an entire group of gamers.

@The Aquacharger

How was a guy saying he was playing it on his PS3 a jab at anyone?

I'm in the same vein as with most PC gamers: this game was an epic disappointment since the demo.

- PC demo released with "Press Start" in the main screen: obvious direct console port.

- Story barely follows from Crysis/Crysis Warhead.

- It doesn't even have at least DirectX 10 which the first one had: another obvious clue that it's a console port.

- Some elements removed from the prequels (removed first-person driving, removed reaching down to pick up weapons/ammo/objects and instead they magically appear on you).

I don't mind that it goes multiplatform. But when it's an obvious direct port with no additional features for the PC version...

Sorry Crytek, but you lost most PC gamers' faith. We're now going back to DICE and Battlefield 3.

@Ballistic H
It's not even the console port though. The nanosuit and the crazy physics are what made crysis unique. Combined you had the ability to approach any situation with a number of different tactics. Crysis 2 simplified the nanosuit to the point where it was pretty much automatic, changing it from a tactical tool to you just being a superhero like in every other fps. No more destructible environments meant no more punching down a building to kill an enemy, among other shenanigans. The entire game was well, I'm not going to say dumbed down, but simplified. It felt way more like another COD clone than a sequel to Crysis. It's annoying that a game that had some truly unique features in the FPS market completely abandoned them to appeal to the masses.

Expanding markets is fine, I was happy to find out console only gamers were going to be able to play Crysis. But after playing the final product, it's clear that they aren't playing Crysis at all, instead they're just playing another generic shooter.

@Ballistic H ...and the lack of graphic customization (No AA and AF options), no mod support and the hackers fest the multiplayer is these days....

Can't wait for the marginally improved graphics that only a tiny fraction of PC users a) care about and b) have the capacity to run c) can tell the difference anyway for a game 99% of people have already forgotten about!

How about a patch to make the gameplay and story less generic and insipid? A fresh coat of paint isn't going to stop it being Crysis 2.

@Dick Socrates Let me guess, you don't have capable hardware? I'm pretty sure it's a huge boost in graphics if they really utilize DX11 features.

But that doesn't change the fact that this game is way worse than Crysis 1 in just about every possible aspect. I think it's the first time I've got a new game, that feels older than it's predecessor.

It's not just the graphics, but just about all the features and gameplay.

The first part had one playable multiplayer gamemode, where I had pretty epic battles with all the vehicles in big maps, almost felt like Battlefield. The "successor" felt like COD, except the maps were even smaller.

Crysis 1 was a good game, not great, but good. Crysis 2 is a piece of crap and while it's nice that developers release something new, this should have been included in the game when it was launched and doesn't change the fact that the game is a piece of crap.

@Derppy

So your point is I have too feel guilty if I enjoy Crysis 2?

@hankchinaski

You read that?

@Dick Socrates One word: Tessellation. Look it up.

Play Crysis 2 in 3D mode and tell me that's not awesome.

@maxxgold
It's not. Stereoscopic 3D is pretty awful right now. Not to mention that on PC almost every major game has supported 3D since Nvidia launched their glasses, so it doesn't make Crysis 2 any more special.

Is it true that this update is only for ppl who are using EA's Origin?

@shimrra74

Update is for everyone, including Steam and retail.

@kgoo867 Actually, it almost made a negative impact. Going from DirectX 10.1 to DirectX 9.0c just dosn't make that much sense. Ok, they probably did so to make multiplatform development easier. But still. Actually using older tech on a sequel just don't seem right. I think it sets a negative presedence among developers. Apparently, it is more important to make a game work on the lowest common denominator to make development easier, than to actually utilize each platform to it's maximum potential.

I'm pleased to see Dice going DirectX 11 from day one, and actually building an engine using the technology. As you said, nativly coding a game to support DirectX 11 is almost certainly going to produce better results than slapping it on as an afterthought. But hey, they might be successful in doing a good DX11 patch for Crysis 2. Though, without the relativly large areas and great physics of the first game. Crysis 2 won't be that interesting to me. It would be like making a Battlefield game with only 16-player maps. No fun at all. : /

Good news. I'm building a new rig in a few weeks for BF3 and this is the first game I'll load up and play on my new rig.

Can't wait to see it in DX11 on all new hardware.

DX11 is even less useful than DX10 was.

Both are great tech standards. But we're in a day and age where gaming consoles set the standards, not PC. No one is going to develop a game using DX11 when the Xbox uses DX9 and the PS3 uses a chipset with DX9 hardware. Heck, one of the biggest games of the year, Portal 2, is firmly planted in the world of DX9!

I would love to see more games built on DX10 or 11, but until we see the XBox 720/ PS4, it just isn't going to happen.

Too bad the ugly console ports killed PC gaming. Now we have easy, straightforward games with prehistoric graphics. I mean come on.. this is a shooter, not a FF# game

holy shit, those two packs are about 10gb together?! why?! i can see how hires textures might need a lot of space but the directx 11 update? did they redo all the models so they work properly with the tessellation or something?

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