Crysis 2 Graphic Mods...possible?

All Crysis games are highly modable games in PC, but could it be possible to tweak the graphics settings for better frame rate/looks.

Here are the PS3 specific options, located in engine.pak in USRDIR/ENGINE.

Code:

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sys_streaming_memory_budget = 2



//disabled due to devtrackID 7445

e_VegetationSprites = 0

e_VegetationSpritesDistanceRatio=0.95

r_VegetationSpritesTexRes = 128

e_LodRatio=5



r_PS3ConstBufferAdjustment=128

e_PhysMinCellSize = 4



r_multithreaded = 1



r_VSync = 1

sys_maxfps = 30



i_forcefeedback = 1

i_lowFreqMotorScale = 0.4

i_digitalMotorActivationScale = 0.4

i_motorDeadZone = 0.25



e_GsmCache = 1

e_GsmRange = 3



e_CoverageBufferResolution = 128

e_CoverageBufferVersion = 3

r_ConditionalRendering = 2

sys_physics_CPU = 1

spu_enable = 1

r_UseGSParticles = 0

e_OcclusionCullingViewDistRatio = 1.0

r_deferredshadingstencilprepass = 1

r_ShadowsDepthBoundNV = 1

r_UseShadowsPool = 1

r_DeferredShadingDepthBoundsTest = 1

e_WaterTesselationAmount = 6

spu_flipmode = 1

r_PS3HalfResRendering = 1



s_Obstruction = 1

s_ObstructionAccuracy = 1

s_ObstructionUpdate = 0.5

s_SoundMoodsDSP=1

s_ReverbType=2



e_ProfileLevelLoading=0



p_async_rwi_use_spu = 0

p_max_spu_rwi_cells = 5

g_no_secondary_breaking = 1

g_tree_cut_reuse_dist = 1

g_breakage_mem_limit = 2000



es_maxphysdistcloth=300



r_Refraction = 2 // enable reads from destination render targets - avoid copies

r_texturesstreampoolsize=60

r_MeshPoolSize = 1300

r_MeshVolatilePoolSize = 512



e_DecalsMerge=0



e_coveragebufferaccurateobbtest = 0

e_shadowsocclusionculling = 0

e_coveragebufferbias=3

e_AutoPrecacheCgfMaxTasks=2

e_DecalsMaxUpdatesPerFrame=2 // limit number of static decal mesh updates per frame



ps3_virt_mem_sys_size_kb=0

ps3_virt_mem_rsx_size_kb=0



r_AnisoBlendWeight=1

r_AnisoMax=8

r_AnisoMin=0

r_AnisoPasses=1

r_AnisoRefDistance=4

r_AnisoScale=8



//officially approved, saves 14 mb and 4 ms rsx

r_ConsoleBackbufferWidth = 1024



e_CharLodMin = 1



e_coveragebuffer =0

e_statobjbufferrendertasks=1

e_coveragebufferreproj=2

e_coveragebufferbias=0.01

e_coveragebufferAABBExpand=0.007

e_gi=0

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This seems to be common for both consoles.

Code:

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--sys_spec_ObjectDetail=2



e_LodRatio=4

e_VegetationMinSize=0.5

e_DecalsLifeTimeScale=1

e_MaxViewDistSpecLerp=0.5

es_DebrisLifetimeScale=0.6

e_CoverageBufferResolution=128

ca_AttachmentCullingRation=200

e_TerrainOcclusionCullingMaxDist=130



--sys_spec_Shading=2



q_ShaderGeneral=1

q_ShaderMetal=1

q_ShaderGlass=1

q_ShaderVegetation=1

q_ShaderIce=1

q_ShaderTerrain=1

q_ShaderShadow=1

q_ShaderFX=1

q_ShaderPostProcess=1

q_ShaderHDR=1

q_ShaderSky=1

q_Renderer=1

q_ShaderWater=1

e_TerrainNormalMap=0

r_EnvTexUpdateInterval=0.075

r_TexturesFilteringQuality=2



--sys_spec_VolumetricEffects=2



r_BeamsDistFactor=0.5

r_BeamsMaxSlices=32



--sys_spec_Shadows=2



r_ShadowsUseClipVolume=1

r_ShadowJittering=1

e_ShadowsCastViewDistRatio=0.45

e_ShadowsOnAlphaBlend=0

e_GsmCache = 1

e_ShadowsConstBias = 1

e_ShadowsSlopeBias = 1

e_ShadowsMaxTexRes = "512"





--sys_spec_Texture=2



r_ImposterRatio=1.5

r_DynTexMaxSize = 20

r_DynTexAtlasCloudsMaxSize = 8

r_DynTexAtlasSpritesMaxSize = 8



--sys_spec_Physics=2



e_CullVegActivation=30

es_MaxPhysDist=100

es_MaxPhysDistInvisible=15

e_PhysOceanCell=1

e_FoliageWindActivationDist=10

p_gravity_z = -13

e_PhysOceanCell=0

e_OnDemandPhysics = 0



--sys_spec_PostProcessing=2





--sys_spec_Particles=1



e_ParticlesPoolSize = 768

e_ParticlesEmitterPoolSize = 1536

e_ParticlesQuality = 2

e_particlesMaxScreenFill = 16

e_particlesMinDrawPixels = 2



--sys_spec_GameEffects=2



g_corpseMinTime = 8.0

g_corpseMinDistance = 20.0

g_battleDust_enable = 0



p_max_substeps=2



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sys_flash_curve_tess_error = 4



r_HDRRendering = 1

r_HDRBlueShift=1.0

r_HDRBrightLevel=0.85

r_HDRBrightThreshold=6

r_HDRLevel=6

r_HDROffset=10

r_EyeAdaptationBase=0.1

r_EyeAdaptationFactor=0.85



r_EnvTexResolution = 1

r_TexSkyResolution = 1

r_DetailNumLayers = 2

r_DetailDistance = 4



r_TexBumpResolution=0

r_TexResolution=0



r_TexturesStreaming = 1

r_texpreallocateAtlases=0



r_TexturesStreamPoolSize = 90



r_ShadersUserFolder = 1

r_GeomInstancing = "0"

r_refraction = 1

r_ShadowBlur = "0"



r_SSAOQuality=0

r_SSAODownscale=1



e_CoverageBuffer = 1

e_Coveragebufferrotationsafecheck=2

r_WaterReflections=1

r_WaterUpdateFactor=0.25

e_WaterTesselationAmount=1

e_WaterTesselationSwathWidth=10

r_WaterUpdateDistance=1.0

r_WaterReflectionsQuality=4

e_WaterOcean_fft=1

r_WaterReflectionsMinVisiblePixelsUpdate = 0.05

e_HwOcclusionCullingWater = "1"

r_WaterRefractions = 1

r_WaterCausticsDistance = 16

r_WaterUpdateFactor = 0.15                       

r_WaterReflections_Quality = 4



r_Width = 1280

r_Height = 720



e_LevelAutoPrecacheTexturesAndShaders = "1"

e_VegetationSpritesMinDistance = 32

-- 0.3 is fastest value in game04 cxp_benchmark

e_VegetationSpritesDistanceCustomRatioMin=0.3

e_StatObjMerge = "1"

e_GsmRange = 3

e_GsmRangeStep = 2.25

e_GsmLodsNum = 5 // shadows fix for elevator scene

e_DynamicLightsMaxEntityLights = 5

e_ParticlesPreload = 0

e_VegetationBending = 1

e_Clouds=1

e_StreamCgf=1

e_streamcgfpoolsize=24

e_LevelAutoPrecacheCgf = 1

e_TerrainAo=0

e_Dissolve=2

r_UsePOM = 0

e_SkyUpdateRate=0.2

e_ProcVegetationMaxSectorsInCache = 8

e_ProcVegetationMaxObjectsInChunk = 256

e_ProcVegetation=0//not needed for city

e_LodMinTris=150

;for performance reasons disabled, saved 1% frametime, decided with MartinM to disable it

e_VegetationUseTerrainColor = 0



e_ViewDistRatio=25

e_ViewDistRatioDetail=19

e_ViewDistRatioCustom=50

e_ViewDistMin=10

e_ViewDistRatioVegetation=12

e_ObjQuality=2

e_LodMin=0

e_VegetationSpritesDistanceRatio=1

e_ShadowsLodBiasFixed=1



e_GI = 1

e_GIAmount = 5



r_PostProcessEffects="1"

r_UseEdgeAA = 1

r_MotionBlur = 2

r_SunShafts = 2

r_Glow = 1

r_beams = 0

r_coronas = 1                                                                                                                                                // unsuported on consoles atm

r_useSRGB = 1

--r_DepthOfField = 3

r_ColorGrading = 2       

r_ColorGradingCharts = 1

r_rain=2

r_RainAmount = 1.2

r_RainMaxViewDist_Deferred=40



r_CustomVisions = 1



ca_MemoryUsageLog=0

ca_physicsProcessImpact=0



sv_gamerules = "SinglePlayer"



hud_startpaused="0"



sys_StreamCallbackTimeBudget=20000



r_ShadersAsyncCompiling = 1

--r_ShadersRemoteCompiler=1

r_ShadersPreactivate = 1



e_DynamicLightsFrameIdVisTest=2

e_DecalsMerge=0 // 0 = less memory allocations and stalls, but more drawcals

e_DecalsHitCache=1

e_DecalsNeighborMaxLifeTime=1

e_DecalsOverlapping=0



e_TerrainLodRatio = 2

e_TerrainTextureStreamingPoolItemsNum=16



e_LevelAutoPrecacheCameraJumpDist=0 // precache disabled for less loading time



e_ShadowsCastViewDistRatio=1 // less shadow popping in crysis and game04 areas

e_GsmCacheLodOffset=2 // shadow maps update frequentcy



r_DeferredShadingLightVolumes=1



r_DrawNearZRange = 0.12

r_DrawNearFarPlane = 80



p_max_mc_iters = 2000



r_DisplayInfo = 0



g_breakage_particles_limit = 40



p_joint_damage_accum=2

p_joint_damage_accum_threshold=0.2

p_max_entity_cells=10000



log_AllowDirectLoggingFromAnyThread = 1

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I tried to decrease the r_AnisoMax value to 2 and check if the game still runs, I can get through the menu, and the game works, but there is no graphic output, only subtitles/HUD and sound works :(

Has anyone had any luck, I thought many topics would already exist about this in the internet.

I guarantee that's because of the fact this is a port of the PC build. Cryengine 3 is designed to where if you develop a game on PC it will instantly come out on the PS3 and 360 without any extra work really.

So because it's possible on the PC those commands are in the files on the console versions. But I doubt they are actually accessible. Just remnants from the core version. So I wouldn't mess with em m8.

That and... well... the PS3 version runs between 20-30fps. If you start INCREASING any of those values? You're going to end up with a slideshow. A pretty slideshow, but a slideshow nonetheless :D

Quote:

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Originally Posted by xPreatorianx

I guarantee that's because of the fact this is a port of the PC build. Cryengine 3 is designed to where if you develop a game on PC it will instantly come out on the PS3 and 360 without any extra work really.

So because it's possible on the PC those commands are in the files on the console versions. But I doubt they are actually accessible. Just remnants from the core version. So I wouldn't mess with em m8.

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Yep, but modifying them does make a difference...so it wouldn't be proper to call them remnants :D

Quote:

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Originally Posted by sabin1981

That and... well... the PS3 version runs between 20-30fps. If you start INCREASING any of those values? You're going to end up with a slideshow. A pretty slideshow, but a slideshow nonetheless :D

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We could maybe decrease the graphics in compensation for frame rate, there also seems to be a max. frame rate option.

Crysis 2 with lowered quality and higher FPS could be possible :chinscrat

i cant help but would like to say, ive never played crysis 1 but when i startted crysis2 i was literally shocked how poor the graphics were. what the hell happened??? lmao, it looks like a ps2 game or somethin. im runnin 1080i but that doesnt change it THAT much.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by josh1095

i cant help but would like to say, ive never played crysis 1 but when i startted crysis2 i was literally shocked how poor the graphics were. what the hell happened??? lmao, it looks like a ps2 game or somethin. im runnin 1080i but that doesnt change it THAT much.

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ps2 game man, are you seriously that vision deprived? :crazy: exagerated

Quote:

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Originally Posted by DJPS3

ps2 game man, are you seriously that vision deprived? :crazy: exagerated

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Yeah its not that bad i have it on GAME MODE hdtv setting tweaked it looks pretty damn good but the AI is whats wrong sometimes they get stuck in the running motion , easy frags even on hardest diff setting lol....i think Sabin is correct that those are left over from PC they pressed them at as some other games have settings similar but dont do anything because the PC cross platform titles usually have some pc stuff on disc ...damn devs :shhh::cool::p

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Originally Posted by skinnyBIGGS

Yeah its not that bad i have it on GAME MODE hdtv setting tweaked it looks pretty damn good but the AI is whats wrong sometimes they get stuck in the running motion , easy frags even on hardest diff setting lol....i think Sabin is correct that those are left over from PC they pressed them at as some other games have settings similar but dont do anything because the PC cross platform titles usually have some pc stuff on disc ...damn devs :shhh::cool::p

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no doubt this game is a new graphical benchmark for consoles, the problem is like you said the empty AI and story, it was just very pretty

graphical benchmark? wow dude, my tv must be FUKED up. i made an early call on it, after playing through 15mins and getting thru the courtyard, it isnt that bad graphically but cmon bro, ever play GOW3? i mean theres no comparison.
ps2 graphics, of course was an exaggeration.
my tv is a 60hz but its only 10mos old and every other game looks great. i guess its just a subjective topic.
agree to disagree on this one

am sorry, but black ops looks better than this on the ps3, crysis 2 is not only buggy, but is just not as pretty as everyone makes it out to be, seriously people, come on.