Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- PC version features high resolution textures, tessellation, high quality shadows, and more PC-specific features.
General information
- Crysis Website
- MyCrysis Forums
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- The original edition of Crysis 2 on Steam carries TAGES Solidshield DRM with a 5 machine limit, while the Maximum Edition contains SteamStub DRM in addition to SolidShield, although the SolidShield wrapping seems inert.[citation needed]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Edit system.cfg[1]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
system.cfg with Notepad.
- Write
g_skipIntro = 1 at the end of the file.
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Skip log in screen
Edit game.cfg[1]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Crysis2\
- Open
game.cfg with Notepad (or create if it doesn't exist).
- Add
g_enableInitialLoginScreen = 0 to the file.
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How to change the in-game language
- Crysis 2 auto-detects your Operating System's language and uses it without asking.
If you want to play Crysis in English instead of your own locale[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
system.cfg .
- Change the last line to:
g_language = English
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Patches
Patch 1.9 prepares Crysis 2 for DX11 features and high-resolution textures. Each need to be downloaded and installed separately from the 1.9 patch. They are both included in the Maximum Edition.
Patch 1.9 can be downloaded from here.
DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade
- The DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade can be downloaded here.
- Included in Maximum Edition.
- Features
With this package the following DX11 exclusive features will be activated:
- Tessellation + Displacement Mapping
- Realistic Shadows with Variable Penumbra
- High Quality HDR Motion Blur
- Sprite Based Bokeh Depth of Field
- Parallax Occlusion Mapping
- Particles Motion Blur, Shadows and Art Updates
- Water Rendering improvements and using Tessellation + Displacement Mapping
- Requirements
- DX11 compatible graphics card with 768 MB Video Memory
- 545 MB HD space
High-Resolution Textures
- The High-Res Texture Pack can be downloaded here.
- Included in Maximum Edition.
- Features
The High-Resolution Texture Pack doubles the fidelity of many of the game's art assets.
- Requirements
- 64-bit operating system
- DirectX 9-compatible graphics card with 768 MB Video Memory
- Crysis 2 is very memory intensive. This app improves performance for Crysis 2 on 64-bit Windows systems with more than 2GB RAM by allowing it to access up to 4GB RAM.
Modifications
BlackFire's Mod 2 and MaLDo HD Textures
For those who truly want to push Crysis 2's graphical fidelity to its limits, BlackFire's Mod 2 and MaLDo HD serves their needs. Note that BlackFire's Mod 2 require the MaLDo HD mod to be installed and properly configured, on the other hand the MaLDo HD mod can be used alone as it's meant to improve the vanilla game with higher quality textures, model and bugfixes, a variety of game tweaks etc.
A step by step list of instructions for BlackFire's mod is available at the mod file's description on ModDB.
Most of the download links for the MaLDo HD mod on the original blog page are dead. The files can be found elsewhere though, e.g. over at Mod DB and over at gamepressure.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Every automatic checkpoint save made in the game is saved as a permanent save file. There is no way to delete these files in-game, nor are they ever overwritten on subsequent playthroughs. These files can add up to several hundred megabytes worth of permanent save files if playing through the single-player campaign more than once.
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Change FOV[2][citation needed]
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- Create an
autoexec.cfg file in the installation folder.
- Add
cl_FOV = 55 , which controls the main game world FOV.
- Add
r_DrawNearFOV = 55 , which controls the viewmodel FOV.
- Add
pl_movement.power_sprint_targetFOV = 55 , which controls the FOV used only when you sprint.
- Change the default values of
55 to the desired FOV.
Note
- Not a permanent solution. The viewmodel FOV resets to its default value randomly after a few minutes or during certain actions such as dying, and there's some chance the camera/sprint FOV might reset at certain points as well.
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Disable AA[2]
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- Create an
autoexec.cfg file in the installation folder.
- Add the following lines.
r_PostMSAA=0
r_UseEdgeAA=0
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Input
In-game key map settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings for the player.
In-game gamepad layout settings for vehicles.
Audio
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Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Up to 7.1 output[3] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
80, 2891, 2990, 6667, 29900, 64100 |
UDP |
27900-27901, 64100 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues unresolved
Statistic screen
The statistic-screen in the menu displays that 13 weapon-attachments are findable in single-player but in fact there are only 12. Therefore, it is not possible to achieve "100%".
Issues fixed
High sensitivity when using assault scope
- When aiming down sights with assault scope mounted on any weapon, the sensitivity will be a lot higher than the one set in the game settings.
Extreme lag while using Nvidia graphics
- When playing Crysis 2 on an Nvidia card, there can be extreme and unexpected lag in the single-player or multiplayer campaign. This is very noticeable while navigating the menu, something that should be instantaneous and direct. If you experience this lag, try switching to windowed mode (Alt+↵ Enter). If this lag now disappears and gameplay is suddenly fast again, the solution is this:
Use display scaling[citation needed]
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- Open the Nvidia Control Panel program
- Go to Display > Adjust desktop size and position
- If necessary, for step 1, select your main display
- At step 2, view the Scaling tab
- Select No scaling
- Select Perform scaling on: Display
Notes
- Make sure your display is capable of scaling the game resolution to its native resolution, if you like to game at weird resolutions. GPU scaling is very useful but under Crysis 2, it introduces an extreme form of lag. Now, play Crysis 2 and see if you notice the difference.
- This game does not appear to like the Xbox One Controller and will cause severe lag on launch. If you happen to have one plugged in, disconnect it.[citation needed]
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Crash to desktop at startup
- The game may freeze up and crash to the desktop without any errors.
Disable Lucid Virtu MVP 2.0[citation needed]
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- The game may set your monitor's refresh rate to its lowest supported refresh rate when in fullscreen mode, resulting in a lowered FPS when Vsync is on, and heavy screen tearing and/or stuttering even if FPS is high. This issue is separate from the issue capping the frame rate (see The game is capped at 64 FPS), which may also need to be addressed.[6]
Override refresh rate set by game[8]
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- Download 3Dmigoto.
- Copy the files in the
x32 folder to <path-to-game>\bin32\ .
- Open
d3dx.ini .
- Change
;refresh_rate=60 to the desired value, and remove the semicolon (e.g. refresh_rate=144 ).
- Change
hunting=1 to ;hunting=1 by adding a semicolon.
- Save the changes and close the file.
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Use Borderless Gaming
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- Set desktop refresh rate to the maximum your monitor supports.
- In the video settings, set Fullscreen and Vsync to "No."
- Use Borderless Gaming to run the game in a borderless window mode.
- Mouse position may be off in the menus, simply hit alt+enter twice to fix it.
- You may want to use a frame limiter such as MSI Afterburner to limit the FPS to your monitor's refresh rate to prevent wasted GPU power usage.
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Windows Defender detects malware-like activity in Crysis 2
- The game will close shortly after starting, and Windows Defender / Microsoft Security Essentials will report to have blocked activity of "VirTool:Win32/CeeInject.gen!FG" malware. However, this is a false positive.
Add the Crysis 2 folder to the exclusion list[10]
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Crash to desktop when using MSI Afterburner's On Screen Display
Config file edit[11]
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- Open the MSI On-Screen Display Server program (RivaTuner Statistics Server).
- Click the plus sign (or newly "add" button) and navigate to where you installed Crysis 2 and add Crysis2.exe
- Once you have that added go to
C:\Program Files (x86)\RivaTuner Statistics Server\Profiles
- Edit
Crysis2.exe.cfg
- Change
EnableDynamicOffsetDetection=0 to EnableDynamicOffsetDetection=1
- Change
HookDirectDraw=0 to HookDirectDraw=1
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The game is capped at 64 FPS
Enable ultra low latency mode[13]
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- Go to the Nvidia control panel, enable Ultra Low Latency Mode for Crysis 2 in the "Manage 3D Settings" tab and press Apply.
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Set max frame rate to 1000 in Nvidia control panel[14]
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- Go to the Nvidia control panel, set max frame rate to 1000 for Crysis 2 in the "Manage 3D Settings" tab and press Apply.
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Apply RTSS framerate limiter[15][16]
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- Download and install RivaTuner Statistics Server.
- Run it.
- Click the "add" button and navigate to where you installed Crysis 2 and add Crysis2.exe.
- Set framerate limiter to any number (e.g. 200).
- Minimize (don't close) the program.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9, 11 |
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Shader Model support |
3, 5 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
FMOD |
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Interface |
Scaleform |
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Multiplayer |
GameSpy |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
Vista SP2, 7 SP1 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.66 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 3850 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 ATI Radeon HD 4870 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References