Crysis
This page is for the original release. For the remaster, see Crysis: Remastered.
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Crytek | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
CryEngine 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 13, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 91 |
IGDB | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
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 |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Key points
- Very taxing, even on modern computers, due to limited threading capabilities.[1]
General information
- Crysis Website
- Crysis Wiki - A wiki for everything Crysis related
- Crysis Tweak Guide
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM. Japanese versions also include Games for Windows - LIVE DRM. | |||
Amazon.com | Maximum Edition | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Origin | Included with EA Play. 64-bit version can be launched and played without Origin running. | |||
Steam | SecuROM 7 DRM, 50 machine limit.[2] |
- Steam keys may not work on Origin.
- A demo is available.
- A faithful higher resolution desktop icon can be downloaded from the Files section.
Version differences
- The Maximum Edition contains both Crysis and Crysis Warhead.
- The Steam version only includes the 32 bit files, see 64-bit binaries.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version is 1.2.1.[3] Requires patch 1.2 first. Patch is only for the retail version
- Error "1642" is given when attempting to run the patch (Origin Version). Game also reports as being File version 1.1.1.6156, which is not a listed file version, however, File version 1.1.1.6156 is equivalent to that of Patch 1.21.
64-bit binaries
- The 64-bit binaries allow the game to be run as a native 64-bit application, providing various benefits and enhancements.
- The GOG.com version ships with the 64-bit binaries.[4]
- If the Steam version is being used and the Steam overlay does not work, follow this guide.
Skip intro videos
Skip company logos[5] |
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CryTek.sfd Trailer_Crytek.sfd Trailer_CrytekC.sfd Trailer_DemoLegal.sfd Trailer_EA.sfd Trailer_Intel.sfd Trailer_NVidia.sfd Trailer_PEGI.sfd Trailer_Rating_Full.sfd Trailer_Rating_Logo.sfd |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Crysis\game.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17300/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Crysis\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17300/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Save games from the 64 bit .exe are not 100% compatible with the 32 bit .exe, and vice versa. Levels will load, but there may be scripting errors and other issues that make some levels unfinishable.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution for setting custom or unavailable resolutions. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Letterbox overlays in cutscenes do not extend beyond the 16:9 frame. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Default is 60° vertical. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use windowed mode and set game's resolution to desktop resolution. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Edge AA (enabled by default at High+ Shaders) or MSAA. (enabling one automatically disables the other) Requires Shaders Quality to be at High or Very High. Only edge AA has an effect on foliage.[6] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | High frame rate may create a collision bug that makes it impossible to enter certain vents. See also Game uses incorrect refresh rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Use +r_width xxxx +r_height yyyy e.g. +r_width 1920 +r_height 1200 parameter.[7][8]
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Field of view (FOV)
- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Edit configuration files[citation needed] |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
- Crysis by default disables AF because the engine as-is does not support using AF with parallax occlusion mapping (POM). This mod allows the engine to use AF and POM at the same time.
Install the POM+AF mod to allow anisotropic filtering[9] |
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Depth of field
Disable depth of field[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Disabled by default; see Mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput controllers only. | |
Full controller support | With default bindings, some actions like going prone and dropping weapon cannot be done, and vehicle camera mode conflicts with binoculars. | |
Controller remapping | See Controller remapping. | |
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 | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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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 |
Mouse acceleration
Use console[citation needed] |
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Turn off aim toggle
Follow this guide on Steam[10] |
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Toggle crouch
Use console[citation needed] |
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Controller remapping
Edit ActionMaps.xml[citation needed] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output[11] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | See Enable 3D audio mixing |
Enable 3D audio mixing (32-bit only)
Use DSOAL with modifications to System.cfg [12]
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | GOG version only | |||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 32 | |||
Online play | 32 | Use Crysis Multiplayer Patch to replace the discontinued GameSpy services. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 80, 443, 6667, 28910, 29900-29901 |
UDP | 27900-27901, 29910, 64087 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Native 3D | ||||
Nvidia 3D Vision | ||||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game , see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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3RD Space Gaming Vest | |||
Novint Falcon | The official game-specific 3D Touch Add On is required. |
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
- If you are experiencing crashes while changing graphical or controller options, try disabling your Anti-Virus software, if you have AVG or Norton 360, this is most likely the cause of the crashing. In AVG you can add an exception by going to Advanced Options > Add Exception then navigate to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Crysis\
and add the exception this will fix the problem without having to disable your anti-virus.
Hangs on startup
Run the 64-bit version of the game[citation needed] |
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If you still can't get the game working, run it in Vista SP2 compatibility mode. |
Game crashes on machines with AMD CPUs
Replace CrySystem.dll with fixed one (32-bit)[13] |
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Alternatively - Run the 64-bit version of the game[14] |
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Crash on Fullscreen Toggle
Run in DirectX 9[citation needed] |
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If you get an error saying 'This program has stopped responding' after changing between fullscreen and windowed, force DX9 mode to solve the issue. |
Crash when using MSI Afterburner's On Screen Display
Config file edit[15] |
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Error 5024
Exit Process Explorer
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Game will not launch at all and ends up with security error 5024. You are probably running |
No objective after destroying tanks in Recovery
Restart mission or run to end[citation needed] |
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In the mission "Recovery", there's a rather common bug where you'll get no objectives after destroying the two tanks and Psycho and the hostage just hang out in the school building. If that happens, you can restart the mission. If that doesn't fix it or if you rather don't, you can manually proceed to the end of the area and finish the level, it isn't too long anymore and you should not miss out on vital bits. To do so, run to the south east of the village. There should be a waterfall. Use the strength augumentation to scale it and follow the river on top (also seen on the map) to the very end. It will be a rather long walk and you'll come across other waterfalls that you have to jump up, also there will be several big groups of enemies on the way, so be careful. Just always follow the river and you will finally come to yet another waterfall, which has a large cave to the right of it (you can't miss it). Going into that cave triggers the end of the level and you'll proceed to the next mission where everything will work as usual. The way to walk is illustrated here, courtesy of Affenzahn375 from here. |
Game uses incorrect refresh rate
- Crysis may set your monitor's refresh rate to its lowest supported refresh rate, resulting in a lowered FPS when Vsync is on, and heavy screen stuttering even if FPS is high.
Play the game with the -dx9 command line argument[16]
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Create an arbitrary custom resolution in Nvidia Control Panel (i.e. 1921 x 1080) and set the game at that resolution[citation needed] |
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Run the game in windowed or borderless fullscreen mode, in which case the game will use your desktop refresh rate[17] |
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Right click Crysis.exe, then check "Disable fullscreen optimizations" in Compatibility Tab[citation needed] |
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Set Preferred refresh rate to Highest available in the Nvidia Control Panel[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 10 | DX10 by default. Use -dx9 parameter to change to DirectX 9, or -dx10 to force Directx 10 mode. |
Shader Model support | 3, 4 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Native 64-bit for GOG.com version. See 64-bit binaries. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD | FMOD EX 3[18] |
Multiplayer | GameSpy | |
Anti-cheat | PunkBuster |
Console commands
The console can be opened with ~, but the available commands are limited. This limitation can be bypassed by the con_restricted=0
command or by adding -devmode
to the game's shortcut. A thorough list of console commands can be found here.
Instead of re-entering console commands every time the game starts, the file <path-to-game>\system.cfg
can be created to apply console commands automatically. The commands need to be formatted differently in the file, using an equal sign instead of a space. For example, to change the FOV to 80 you would use cl_fov=80
rather than "cl_fov 80" like in the console.
Weapon carry limit
- By default you can carry two guns in the assault category.
Disable the limitation[19] |
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Disappearing bodies
- By default dead enemies disappear after a short delay.
Increase the delay[20] |
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Run in DirectX 9
- Running in DirectX 9 resolves issues with letterboxing or windowboxing if game is run in smaller than native resolution.
- Performance varies; older cards, especially AMD, run significantly faster but newer cards (both AMD and Nvidia) run slightly slower in DirectX 9.
Use -dx9 parameter[citation needed]
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | 2.8 GHz (XP) 3.2 GHz (Vista) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS Nvidia GeForce GT 640 DirectX 10 compatible |
- Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.
- Supported chipsets: Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
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 (17300) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ YouTube - DigitalFoundry - Crysis 10 Years On: Why It's Still Melting The Most Powerful Gaming PCs - last accessed on 2020-02-03
- "So while threading was added in development, and you can see three cores, or almost four, doing something during the game, most of the game logic and especially AI is all on one thread."
- ↑ Steam - Crysis - last accessed on 2018-02-17
- "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: SecuROM™
50 machine activation limit"
- "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: SecuROM™
- ↑ http://planetcrysis.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=151458
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/crysis_series/differences_from_steamorigin_versions/post8
- ↑ Crysis intro videos; just let me play! · powdahound
- ↑ https://tweakguides.pcgamingwiki.com/Crysis_6.html
- ↑ TweakGuides.com - Crysis Tweak Guide - [Page 8 Advanced Tweaking] - last accessed on 2019-11-12
- "You can implement any console command, as well as a range of custom commands, via the command line."
- ↑ TweakGuides.com - Crysis Tweak Guide - [Page 10 Advanced Tweaking (Pt.3)] - last accessed on 2019-11-12
- "r_Height [value] - This command controls the height of your screen resolution in pixels, and when combined with the r_width command, can be used to set a custom resolution if you wish."
- ↑ CRYENGINE - Quality Mod (V1.31) - last accessed on November 15, 2016
- ↑ Reference
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ How to get 🎧 IMMERSIVE BINAURAL AUDIO 🎧 in Crysis with DSOAL! [HRTF mod - YouTube]
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-09-24)
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-09-24)
- ↑ Can't get my afterburner OSD to work in crysis (Solved)
- ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2017-12-04
- ↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2020-01-13
- Tested with demo
- ↑ Crysis audio supports a wide variety of platforms/sound cards / inCrysis Forums
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=113193939
- ↑ https://www.cryengine.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=16223