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Revision as of 20:19, 16 September 2023
Developers | |
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Crytek | |
Multiplayer | Crytek UK |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
CryEngine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 19, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 76 |
IGDB | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi |
Series | Crysis |
Crysis | |
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Crysis | 2007 |
Crysis Warhead | 2008 |
Crysis 2 | 2011 |
Crysis 3 | 2013 |
Crysis Remastered | 2020 |
Crysis 2 Remastered | 2021 |
Crysis 3 Remastered | 2021 |
Crysis 4 | TBA |
Key points
- The Crysis 3 CVar Configurator is an official tool that allows adjusting the field of view, disabling mouse acceleration and smoothing, and enabling borderless fullscreen windowed mode.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | 2 DVDs | |||
Microsoft Store | Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play. | |||
Origin | Only available with EA Play. | |||
Steam (unavailable) | Digital Deluxe Edition. Included with EA Play (Steam). | |||
(unavailable) | ||||
Humble Store (unavailable) |
- All versions require Origin DRM. SecuROM v8.13.0043 DRM was removed on March 14, 2021.[1]
- The original SecuROM DRM was accompanied by custom DRM code which could sabotage the game by rendering the final boss undefeatable.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | The DLC includes new maps. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Subscription gaming service | Available via EA Play. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Lost Island | ||
Overkill Pack | Included with the Digital Deluxe Edition. | |
Brawler Pack | Included with the Digital Deluxe Edition. | |
Stalker Pack | Included with the Digital Deluxe Edition. |
Essential improvements
Crysis 3 CVar Configurator
- An official configuration tool created by Crytek UK which lets you tweak game settings easily.
Includes options:
- Skip intro videos.
- Disable depth of field.
- Borderless fullscreen windowed mode.
- Field of view (FOV).
- Mouse acceleration and smoothing.
MaLDo OnTheFly utility
- MaLDo OnTheFly utility lets you change the graphics options within the game just by pressing a key, switch HUD on and off, change FOV and more from within the game.
- Unofficial tool, which may result in multiplayer ban.[2]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Crysis3 |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1282690/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Crysis3\SaveGames\ <path-to-game>\Crysis 3\USER\SaveGames\[Note 2] |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1282690/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | [3] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Default is 55° vertical. Use Crysis 3 CVar Configurator. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Crysis 3 CVar Configurator. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TXAA (Nvidia only),[4] FXAA, SMAA and MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No built-in frame rate or refresh rate cap.[5] See Frame rate capped at 100 or 64 FPS, even with V-Sync disabled. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Hacking is hardcoded to the "H" key and cannot be rebound. | |
Mouse acceleration | Use Crysis 3 CVar Configurator. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput controllers only. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Can only switch between pre-set layouts. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Requires Xinput Wrapper |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output[6] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation, #1, #2. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation; download. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 16 | Official online features are scheduled to shut down on December 8, 2023.[7] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | May not work reliably. | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Servers must be rented from approved providers. | |
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 80, 443, 9988, 25650-25780, 17502, 42127, 64100-64110 |
UDP | 3659, 10000-10100, 25650-25780, 64100-64110 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | Side-by-side or interlaced.[8] | ||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Crysis 3. | ||
vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues unresolved
Multiplayer crash at 99% loading
Memory allocation error on low-memory system
- The game needs at least 600 MB and up to 700 MB of free memory to load and transition between levels properly, even with lowest quality settings. On system with only 2 GB of memory and running Windows 8 and later, the system memory can become exhausted very quickly and will cause memory allocation error.
Workaround includes closing any other applications except Origin before playing the game. Use ReadyBoost on any external storage and allocate the free space at twice the memory size or increase the page file size.
Issues fixed
FPS issues on AMD cards
- Games based on CryEngine may have observable decreased in performance with AMD GPUs on Windows 10 compared to Windows 7.[9]
- Since the version 2004 of Windows 10, timer resolution can't be changed system-wide, thus the workaround below may not work, refer here.
- Vega series GPUs may perform worse than the RX series GPUs on Windows 10 in CryEngine games, in comparison to Windows 7.[10] This is likely a driver issue, however. So updating graphics driver may fix the issue.
Adjust timer resolution with TimerTool[citation needed] |
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Stuck installation
Reboot Origin into safe mode[12] |
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Hacking finishes with no result
- Game may not indicate successful hacking, preventing you from progressing further. i.e. hacking tutorial won't end properly.
Unbind F key[citation needed] |
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There seems to be problem with binding F key. Keep F key unbound or bind it to USE action. |
Frame rate capped at 100 or 64 FPS, even with V-Sync disabled
- Updates to Windows 10 have resulted in incompatibility with older CryEngine games, which may result in a capped frame rate. Windows 7 is also affected, but only in menus (eg. pause menu). Enabling NULL appears to have no effect under Windows 7.[13]
Set Low Latency Mode to Ultra[14] |
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Set max frame rate to 1000 in Nvidia control panel[15] |
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Apply RTSS framerate limiter[16][17] |
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Missing voices in cutscenes of non-English versions
In some non-English game versions, the file Crysis 3\C3\videos2.pak
is bugged, leading to missing voice acting during cutscenes.[18][19] Many users reported getting the bug since a patch.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] The reason is maybe a patch that month which "cleaned up" the audio files but was bugged and never fixed.[26][27]
Fixes are available for the following language versions:
- Russian and Polish: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2460169415 (an old fix for Russian can also be found here)
- English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Turkish: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1282690/discussions/0/3266808619812163094
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | [28] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD, Speex | |
Interface | FreeType, Scaleform |
Unpack the archives
To unpack and edit the .pak files, use this tool. Drag the .pak file onto the tool's dec.exe and it will convert it into a zip-file.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7, 8, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.7 GHz (5200+) |
Intel Core i3-530 Intel Core i7-2600K AMD Phenom II X2 565 AMD Bulldozer FX-4150 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB 3 GB (Vista) |
4 GB 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 16 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5 support |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 ATI Radeon HD 5870 AMD Radeon HD 7970 1 GB of VRAM |
- High-performance specifications recommended by developers are displayed in bold
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1282690) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ EA has finally removed SecuROM from Crysis 3 - DSOGaming - last accessed on 2021-03-18
- ↑ MaLDoHD for Crysis 2: MaLDo OnTheFly for Crysis 3 - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Real 4K: Crysis 3 - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Crysis 3 Video Card Performance and IQ Review - HARDOCP - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Online Services Shutdown - A-H - last accessed on 2023-09-16
- ↑ So I decided to activate Crysis 3s 3D for the first time - last accessed on 2021-07-30
- ↑ ithardware.pl - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ ithardware.pl - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hcuYiqib9I&t=365
- ↑ http://www.mycrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=59254
- ↑ Reddit - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ forums.guru3d.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Reddit - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Crysis 2 and 3 locked at 65fps - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Vlad 54rus on 2021-03-23
- ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://forums.lutris.net/t/solved-crysis-3-origin-no-voice-in-cutscene/12372
- ↑ answers.ea.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Reddit - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ answers.ea.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ answers.ea.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ answers.ea.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ steamdb.info - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ gamefaqs.gamespot.com - last accessed on May 2023