A Happy Cry for Far Cry

No_Style · Jan 29, 2004, 02:04 AM

I downloaded the demo at school (Thank you free bandwidth), and tried it at home today. Mmm~ Mmm~ Yummy graphics and sexy performance is just some of the small pros of this game. This game reminds me of "Freedom Fighters" (With the voices and the way the dudes dress). A great demo and I can't wait for the game. Ubi Soft has been going solid! First Splinter Cell, Raven Shield, PoP: Sands of Time..now this! Kudos to them.

What engine is this powered by? Crytek? Or is Crytek a company name? Sorry I didn't do my research

jonis · Jan 29, 2004, 02:39 AM

Crytek is the company and they're using their own engine.

Definitely on par w/ other major ones don't ya agree?

mainman · Jan 29, 2004, 03:43 AM

It sure will be interesting to see other companys using this new engine on their games...

very nice engine, on par with D3 and HL2...

No_Style · Jan 29, 2004, 03:49 AM

I hope it won't end up like Serious Sam's Engine. I thought that engine was pretty sweet, but nobody used it. (Maybe it was just me?

) The game's flexibility rivals that of Q3 (Which I like). One can only hope that major developers like Raven will use Crytek's engine in future games. Although, Raven has proven themselves time and time again with ID Software that they can make great games with their engines.

Dyre Straits · Jan 29, 2004, 07:59 AM

After making sure that my younger son's brand spanking new 9600 SE was installed and running properly tonight, the very first thing he really wanted to do was take a first look at FAR CRY. He was still playing it when I left at 11 p.m. this evening.....and LOVING it!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 29, 2004, 09:01 AM

i've cough * seen shots of the full multiplayer beta version and it looks sweete

tastyweat · Jan 29, 2004, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by No_Style
I downloaded the demo at school (Thank you free bandwidth), and tried it at home today. Mmm~ Mmm~ Yummy graphics and sexy performance is just some of the small pros of this game. This game reminds me of "Freedom Fighters" (With the voices and the way the dudes dress). A great demo and I can't wait for the game. Ubi Soft has been going solid! First Splinter Cell, Raven Shield, PoP: Sands of Time..now this! Kudos to them.

What engine is this powered by? Crytek? Or is Crytek a company name? Sorry I didn't do my research

Crytek is the company and the engine is called the "Cry" engine

BWX · Jan 29, 2004, 10:11 AM

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Originally posted by No_Style
First Splinter Cell, Raven Shield, PoP: Sands of Time..now this! Kudos to them.

I think they need to fix antialiasing before we call them great. Sands of time has some major glitches with AA too-
I see a pattern and it isn't a ggod one.

jonis · Jan 30, 2004, 02:39 AM

Yes, Far Cry totally hangs machines using 9700 pros when enabling Full Anti-Aliasing. According to Catalyst Maker, ATi is working alongside w/ Crytek to sort this issue out before release. Its apparently not an issue for ATi to address, but in the game engine... sure hope they can sort it out asap!

BWX · Jan 30, 2004, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jonis
Yes, Far Cry totally hangs machines using 9700 pros when enabling Full Anti-Aliasing. According to Catalyst Maker, ATi is working alongside w/ Crytek to sort this issue out before release. Its apparently not an issue for ATi to address, but in the game engine...

Well that is great news, that meas allot- I hope they get it worked out too, and I'm sure they will if they are working on it. When AA is enabled, this game will be very impressive.

Edswor · Feb 2, 2004, 03:30 PM

Well, i think that the Doom3 engine is by far more powerfull than Cry engine, but may be the same powerfull than HL2. Well, time will say

.

Nacht · Feb 3, 2004, 12:28 AM

and get this for FX users....Far Cry is gonna support OpenGL when it comes out! so it will run much better on our FX cards! yay yay yay boomp boomp. party party

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 3, 2004, 01:34 AM

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Originally posted by rob13800
and get this for FX users....Far Cry is gonna support OpenGL when it comes out! so it will run much better on our FX cards! yay yay yay boomp boomp. party party

lol yea but it also will run in d3d by what i know of it, also ati's opegl isn't two shaby...yes acording to my sources the opengl files in the are nvida's

BTW... it will run fine and pretty on ati's cards so

scobywhru · Feb 3, 2004, 02:10 AM

The multiplayer beta of far cry is pretty balanced, and the gammit of weapons include an OICW with the 20mm HE rounds, and a g36? I think that has similar capabilities, not really sure on all the names, you can actually drive vehicles jeep and boat and there is a gameplay mode similar to Wolfenstein: ET with buildable structures and bases, and gun emplacements, the weapons I remeber from the beta were SAW, M4 carbine or M16 not sure witch it was, P90, MP5 SD, sniper rifle, grenades and flashbnags, but just the one handgun, that I can remeber

Vidmaster23 · Feb 4, 2004, 07:09 PM

"Numerous German-language sites are now reporting that Crytek, developers of the forthcoming first-person shooter, Far Cry, have been raided by police and authorities after an ex-employee informed them of widespread software piracy at the studio.
Reports indicate that the software has been used to create the game and that the value of the software, if purchased legally, would be over 1 million Euros. The home of Faruk Yerli, one of the three brothers who set up Crytek, has also been searched for illegal software.

No comment has been issued from either Cyrtek or Ubisoft as of yet, and if illegal software has been discovered, the ramifications to the release of Far Cry are unknown. Ponder this however - what is the legality of game content if created with illegal tools?"

SOURCE: ve3d

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/489/489988p1.html

BWX · Feb 4, 2004, 08:06 PM

WTF?!!?!

So- no FarCry then?

No_Style · Feb 4, 2004, 09:55 PM

Damn those vengeful ex-employees!

GutterPunk · Feb 4, 2004, 10:15 PM

i heard this game is awesome Im gonna have to check itout

Nacht · Feb 5, 2004, 12:01 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

this game was supposed to be the title to bide my time on til doom3 and HL2 come out! now what am i supposed to do! it is soo freakin cool!

my friends checkin the beta message boards.....ill keep u updated.

tastyweat · Feb 5, 2004, 12:43 AM

I think it will still be released... they are just in a little trouble over what they are using to produce it... the release of the game should be able to shed their financial woes about the fine

jonis · Feb 5, 2004, 01:34 AM

Don't worry ppl, it was just a former trainee that wanted to get 'even'.

Quote:

From the FarCry beta forums:
So finally an answer from Crytek:

http://www.gamigo.de/news_detail/pc/17288/

Short summary for all native english people here:

A former trainee, who just worked for a couple of months at Far Cry, told the police that software was installed on more PCs than Licenses were available.

The Crytek Manager and the police talked a little while, and after 3 hours everything got back to normal.
Neither was anything confiscated, nor were any people arrested.

So it's nothing more than hot air. Everything was legal, the police found nothing, and Crytek has said very explicitly, that they would never make the mistake not to pay for professional software.

blade5545 · Feb 10, 2004, 07:09 AM

The game looks bad ass but and this a big but the game takes forever to load, I have never played a game which has taken this long to load I could make dinner and eat it by the time this thing finnaly loads the level, I know my system is not the fastest but its not exactly weak either. C'mon 5-10min to load a level. Something like that can kill a game, this thing looks like it needs a min 1gb of ram.

Dyre Straits · Feb 10, 2004, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by blade5545
The game looks bad ass but and this a big but the game takes forever to load, I have never played a game which has taken this long to load I could make dinner and eat it by the time this thing finnaly loads the level, I know my system is not the fastest but its not exactly weak either. C'mon 5-10min to load a level. Something like that can kill a game, this thing looks like it needs a min 1gb of ram.

I've had several games that have really high textures and loads of other things like enemy AI that take a while to load. This one is only taking me maybe 1 1/2 minutes to load. If you're definitely getting 5-10 minutes, I'm very surprised.

EDIT: I just did a time check from the point of clicking on the Launch Demo to the point of being in the boat and ready to play is taking my system between 1 min 45 sec and 1 min 55 sec. The faster time was before doing a system reboot.

Logla · Feb 10, 2004, 10:13 AM

Mine usually takes just under a minute.

BWX · Feb 10, 2004, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by blade5545
The game looks bad ass but and this a big but the game takes forever to load, I have never played a game which has taken this long to load I could make dinner and eat it by the time this thing finnaly loads the level, I know my system is not the fastest but its not exactly weak either. C'mon 5-10min to load a level. Something like that can kill a game, this thing looks like it needs a min 1gb of ram.

Load times usually are directly related to hard drive speed-
What speed is your HD- is it an ATA 100? 7200rpm? Is it set up with the mobo to operate at ATA 100? If not, there's the problem.

jonis · Feb 10, 2004, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by BWX232
Load times usually are directly related to hard drive speed-
What speed is your HD- is it an ATA 100? 7200rpm? Is it set up with the mobo to operate at ATA 100? If not, there's the problem.

BWX232: How can you verify that the drives actually are?

BWX · Feb 10, 2004, 08:26 PM

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Originally posted by jonis
BWX232: How can you verify that the drives actually are?

Lots of programs, but this is the one I use for most things like that-

http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php

Aida32 - it has a section that lists your HDs' and speeds under Storage / ATA among other places.

It has a cool web update feature too- If you don't already have it this program is a must.

jonis · Feb 11, 2004, 12:18 AM

Cool, thx. gonna check it out right away!

BWX · Feb 11, 2004, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jonis
Cool, thx. gonna check it out right away!

You'll like it- and Sisoft sandra will become something you use less of after installing it.

jonis · Feb 11, 2004, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BWX232
You'll like it- and Sisoft sandra will become something you use less of after installing it.

I whole-heartedly agree... I absolutely love it!

Only thing that bugs me was those read/write memory tests.. My system didn't exactly end up where I wanted it to in the list. lol

But that isn't a problem, the app is outstanding. Thx again for the tip.

Jan 29, 2004, 02:04 AM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	A Happy Cry for Far Cry I downloaded the demo at school (Thank you free bandwidth), and tried it at home today. Mmm~ Mmm~ Yummy graphics and sexy performance is just some of the small pros of this game. This game reminds me of "Freedom Fighters" (With the voices and the way the dudes dress). A great demo and I can't wait for the game. Ubi Soft has been going solid! First Splinter Cell, Raven Shield, PoP: Sands of Time..now this! Kudos to them. What engine is this powered by? Crytek? Or is Crytek a company name? Sorry I didn't do my research __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Jan 29, 2004, 02:39 AM	#2
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	Crytek is the company and they're using their own engine. Definitely on par w/ other major ones don't ya agree? __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Jan 29, 2004, 03:43 AM	#3
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 69	It sure will be interesting to see other companys using this new engine on their games... very nice engine, on par with D3 and HL2... __________________

Jan 29, 2004, 03:49 AM	Thread Starter #4
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	On par for sure. I hope it won't end up like Serious Sam's Engine. I thought that engine was pretty sweet, but nobody used it. (Maybe it was just me? ) The game's flexibility rivals that of Q3 (Which I like). One can only hope that major developers like Raven will use Crytek's engine in future games. Although, Raven has proven themselves time and time again with ID Software that they can make great games with their engines. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Jan 29, 2004, 09:01 AM	#6
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	i've cough * seen shots of the full multiplayer beta version and it looks sweete __________________

Jan 30, 2004, 02:39 AM	#9
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	Yes, Far Cry totally hangs machines using 9700 pros when enabling Full Anti-Aliasing. According to Catalyst Maker, ATi is working alongside w/ Crytek to sort this issue out before release. Its apparently not an issue for ATi to address, but in the game engine... sure hope they can sort it out asap! __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Feb 2, 2004, 03:30 PM	#11
Edswor DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Well, i think that the Doom3 engine is by far more powerfull than Cry engine, but may be the same powerfull than HL2. Well, time will say . __________________ Neverwinter Nights y Warcraft III en Español: http://www.iespana.es/edswor e-mail: edswor@hotmail.com

Feb 3, 2004, 12:28 AM	#12
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	and get this for FX users....Far Cry is gonna support OpenGL when it comes out! so it will run much better on our FX cards! yay yay yay boomp boomp. party party

Feb 3, 2004, 02:10 AM	#14
scobywhru DriverHeaven Senile Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Penthouse Basement Posts: 619 Rep Power: 0	The multiplayer beta of far cry is pretty balanced, and the gammit of weapons include an OICW with the 20mm HE rounds, and a g36? I think that has similar capabilities, not really sure on all the names, you can actually drive vehicles jeep and boat and there is a gameplay mode similar to Wolfenstein: ET with buildable structures and bases, and gun emplacements, the weapons I remeber from the beta were SAW, M4 carbine or M16 not sure witch it was, P90, MP5 SD, sniper rifle, grenades and flashbnags, but just the one handgun, that I can remeber __________________

Feb 4, 2004, 07:09 PM	#15
Vidmaster23 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 77 Rep Power: 0	"Numerous German-language sites are now reporting that Crytek, developers of the forthcoming first-person shooter, Far Cry, have been raided by police and authorities after an ex-employee informed them of widespread software piracy at the studio. Reports indicate that the software has been used to create the game and that the value of the software, if purchased legally, would be over 1 million Euros. The home of Faruk Yerli, one of the three brothers who set up Crytek, has also been searched for illegal software. No comment has been issued from either Cyrtek or Ubisoft as of yet, and if illegal software has been discovered, the ramifications to the release of Far Cry are unknown. Ponder this however - what is the legality of game content if created with illegal tools?" SOURCE: ve3d http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/489/489988p1.html

Feb 4, 2004, 08:06 PM	#16
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	WTF?!!?! So- no FarCry then? __________________

Feb 4, 2004, 09:55 PM	Thread Starter #17
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Aww man~ Damn those vengeful ex-employees! __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

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Feb 5, 2004, 12:01 AM	#19
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO this game was supposed to be the title to bide my time on til doom3 and HL2 come out! now what am i supposed to do! it is soo freakin cool! my friends checkin the beta message boards.....ill keep u updated.

Feb 5, 2004, 12:43 AM	#20
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	I think it will still be released... they are just in a little trouble over what they are using to produce it... the release of the game should be able to shed their financial woes about the fine __________________

Feb 10, 2004, 07:09 AM	#22
blade5545 Shoots first ask's questions later Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin,TX Posts: 330 Rep Power: 0	The game looks bad ass but and this a big but the game takes forever to load, I have never played a game which has taken this long to load I could make dinner and eat it by the time this thing finnaly loads the level, I know my system is not the fastest but its not exactly weak either. C'mon 5-10min to load a level. Something like that can kill a game, this thing looks like it needs a min 1gb of ram. __________________ Dell Inspiron 700m 2 ghz Intel Mobile 2mb L2 cache 12.1 Ultrabrite 1.25 gig ram 80gig hdd 8x DVD-RW 4.5lbs 1.5" thick 5 hours battery DFI NF4 Ultra - D AMD Winchester 64 3200+ @4125+ 2.62ghz sold Swiftech H20-120-BB REV. 3 LIQUID COOLING KIT 2x512 OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel sold Platinum Rev 2 OCZ POWERSTREAM 520W sold ATI X700 PRO SEAGATE 160GIG SATA Windows XP PRO SP2 / PearPC - Apple OS X 10.2 Unknown "The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself."

Feb 10, 2004, 10:13 AM	#24
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 62	Mine usually takes just under a minute.

Feb 11, 2004, 12:18 AM	#28
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	Cool, thx. gonna check it out right away! __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]