Cryengine 3 supports DX11, 3D and 8-core optimization.

[QUOTE="AiurProtoss"]what happened to hermits saying "omg teh consoles are detroying our gamzorz!!" yeah that was a load, a big steamy one from a bull. Happy now people?i5750at4Ghz

I was jsut being silly , but there were a substantial amount fo threads proclaiming the end of the world when footage first came out for crysis 2.

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"][QUOTE="AiurProtoss"]what happened to hermits saying "omg teh consoles are detroying our gamzorz!!" yeah that was a load, a big steamy one from a bull. Happy now people?AiurProtoss

I was jsut being silly , but there were a substantial amount fo threads proclaiming the end of the world when footage first came out for crysis 2.

So with this maybe there wll be no Crysis 2 vs KZ 2/ KZ 3/ Uncharted 2 graphic anymore

-ScorpionKing

Cryengine 3 is win

[QUOTE="Silenthps"]

[QUOTE="WhenCicadasCry"]

"Thus, on the one hand there is nearly no performance drop and on the other hand stereoscopic 3D might be possible on any display" Sounds like it. :o Crytek spoil us too much. :D

WhenCicadasCry

I've read about that monitor. It has large support for 3D. Crysis 1 is possible with it, and it's suppose to look impressive :P But yeah, it'll be nice to try Crysis 2 in 3D without needing to fork out on extra hardware. I'm guessing we'll need some sort of special glasses? I think I still have my 3D glasses from when I went to see Avatar. 8)

Still their solution is neat, if it can work across all sorts of 3D displays without performance drop.

PS. Woah, that's a pretty amazing detail. The graphics card alone is worth about $150, so you're getting a 3D 1680x1050 monitor for $100. I'd snatch it up in a second if I didn't already have a 3D monitor (and sell the graphics card).

Mmm I'll take this with a pinch of salt if I were you guys.

I remember all the BS from crytek and MS before the launch of Crysis about how if you had vista and ran it in dx10 with a quad core you would get some ridiculous performance increase.

[QUOTE="ocstew"]And why is it that only European devs push graphics these days? Crytek, GSC, and 4A games?waltefmoney

What?

Id isn't pushing anything.... maybe the iphone but that's it.

AMD Bulldozer hereI come! :D

"Sean assured us, that CryEngine 3 would render nearly twice as many fps as CE2 at comparable graphics quality."

Won't even need to upgrade my computer.

"Sean assured us, that CryEngine 3 would render nearly twice as many fps as CE2 at comparable graphics quality."

Won't even need to upgrade my computer.

tagyhag

I doubt they can live up to that promise.

CE2 engine was not badly optimized.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"][QUOTE="Vaasman"]

How many people are even using 8 core CPU's yet?

WhenCicadasCry

Oh nice, I just noticed you got a new CPU. How is it? :)

But does it support OpenGL 4.1?

WAT? I just get a quad core like last year and you guys are already thinking about octo cores?

Crytek, I hate you.

(but I also love you)

WAT? I just get a quad core like last year and you guys are already thinking about octo cores?

Crytek, I hate you.

(but I also love you)

MetroidPrimePwn

Intel is bringing out a 10 core Xenon and Bulldozer is supposed to have a 12 core model :lol:

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]

WAT? I just get a quad core like last year and you guys are already thinking about octo cores?

Crytek, I hate you.

(but I also love you)

Espada12

Intel is bringing out a 10 core Xenon and Bulldozer is supposed to have a 12 core model :lol:

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]

WAT? I just get a quad core like last year and you guys are already thinking about octo cores?

Crytek, I hate you.

(but I also love you)

Espada12

Intel is bringing out a 10 core Xenon and Bulldozer is supposed to have a 12 core model :lol:

[QUOTE="WhenCicadasCry"]

[QUOTE="Silenthps"]welp this certainly makes me more content in the fact that I didn't take advantage of this deal :)

SakusEnvoy

I've read about that monitor. It has large support for 3D. Crysis 1 is possible with it, and it's suppose to look impressive :P But yeah, it'll be nice to try Crysis 2 in 3D without needing to fork out on extra hardware. I'm guessing we'll need some sort of special glasses? I think I still have my 3D glasses from when I went to see Avatar. 8)

Still their solution is neat, if it can work across all sorts of 3D displays without performance drop.

PS. Woah, that's a pretty amazing detail. The graphics card alone is worth about $150, so you're getting a 3D 1680x1050 monitor for $100. I'd snatch it up in a second if I didn't already have a 3D monitor (and sell the graphics card).

DX 11, 3D, 8 Cores? Man, times like this I wish I had a gaming rig.SaltyMeatballs

When developers get to grips with it, it's going to produce some mindblowing games. Crytek ftw. :D

WhenCicadasCry

With the doubled-framerate, I believe he's referring to jumping to 8 cores for Crysis 2 vs using 4 cores with Crysis 1. If you're using the same 4 core processor with Crysis 1 as Crysis 2...I don't *think* youll see doubled framerates. That's what I get out of it...since it's under the 8 core heading, but I could be wrong.

I'll believe it when I see it.

[QUOTE="WhenCicadasCry"]When developers get to grips with it, it's going to produce some mindblowing games. Crytek ftw. :D

killab2oo5

With the doubled-framerate, I believe he's referring to jumping to 8 cores for Crysis 2 vs using 4 cores with Crysis 1. If you're using the same 4 core processor with Crysis 1 as Crysis 2...I don't *think* youll see doubled framerates. That's what I get out of it...since it's under the 8 core heading, but I could be wrong.

You definitely won't see doubled framerates just by doubling the cores in the CPU.

Mmm I'll take this with a pinch of salt if I were you guys.

I remember all the BS from crytek and MS before the launch of Crysis about how if you had vista and ran it in dx10 with a quad core you would get some ridiculous performance increase.

stvee101

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]DX 11, 3D, 8 Cores? Man, times like this I wish I had a gaming rig.mitu123

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]DX 11, 3D, 8 Cores? Man, times like this I wish I had a gaming rig.mitu123

Yea that's probably the best time, new processors and video cards come around that time!

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]

WAT? I just get a quad core like last year and you guys are already thinking about octo cores?

Crytek, I hate you.

(but I also love you)

Ringx55

Intel is bringing out a 10 core Xenon and Bulldozer is supposed to have a 12 core model :lol:

Yea those are server based processors, I believe the highest enthusiast model is 8 cores.

[QUOTE="WhenCicadasCry"]When developers get to grips with it, it's going to produce some mindblowing games. Crytek ftw. :D

killab2oo5

With the doubled-framerate, I believe he's referring to jumping to 8 cores for Crysis 2 vs using 4 cores with Crysis 1. If you're using the same 4 core processor with Crysis 1 as Crysis 2...I don't *think* youll see doubled framerates. That's what I get out of it...since it's under the 8 core heading, but I could be wrong.

CE3 sounds more like a benchmarking application then an actual game engine.

I hope they're putting a STORY somewhere in Crysis 2 too.

[QUOTE="WhenCicadasCry"]

Please keep in mind: The following details are referring to CryEngine 3 (CE3) in general and can't necessarily be linked with Crysis 2!

At gamescom 2010, Crytek's field applications engineer Sean Tracy showed to PC Games Hardware a live demonstration of CryEngine 3 in stereoscopic 3D. Of course in real-time ("What You See Is What You Play") within the powerful editor Sandbox 3. Instead of rendering each picture twice (=half the framerate!) and projecting it on a dedicated 120Hz LCD monitor, Crytek simply uses the back buffer and the depth information in the graphics card: The rendered frame is practically being cloned and the fractum shift procedure makes two out of it. Thus, on the one hand there is nearly no performance drop and on the other hand stereoscopic 3D might be possible on any display - no matter if it's on PC or consoles. Crytek calls this technology "Screen Space Re-Projection Stereo".

Silenthps

wait, so does this mean we can play Crysis 2 on a monitor thats not 120Hz?

Seeing as they were using stereoscopic 3D, no. Technically, the 3DTVs/monitors/projectors are the only ones that can accept true 120 frames a second over DVI/HDMI/displayport. So shutter glasses make that 60 frames per eye. With anything else, its 60 frames, only 30 per eye, which for 3D will look bad and has a higher chance for headaches and all those other problems people complain 3D gives them. Even if people wanted to do only 60hz 3D, stuff like 3D Vision, the best 3D experience for PC, doesn't support anything but 3D monitors/tvs/projectors.

All this is doing is performance optimization. Instead of literally rendering the game twice, one for each eye at a different angle, which is what every other game does, they've got their "Screen space re-projection stereo" tech. So now we don't see the halving of FPS while in 3D, but still get the superb 3D effect. Other companies need to take advantage of this tech imo.