Author Topic: Planning to play Far Cry? (Read 10842 times)

Czar · « **on:** March 19, 2004, 02:16:40 PM »

You should, the game is B-utiful

But if you want all the bells and whistles on "Very High"...I hope you got a beastly machine...cos damn....it can suck you dry...

I did the Auto Detect and it put me on 1024x768 with "Medium" settings for the most part and "Very High" for the water effects (guess they wanted to show off their absolutely breathtaking water effects...I shudder to think of what it looks like on their "Ultra High" setting :shock: ). Now, being the doubter in Auto Detect settings that I am, I decided...no way I'm playing this on "Medium"...2600+, 1GB RAM, 128MB 9700 Pro...she can take a licking...

So I turned up everything to "Very High", bumped the res to 1152x864, threw on the AA to 8x and the AF to 4x and hit the Save button...

At first, no problem, you're inside some kinda sewer/cave so no biggie, walls all around to stop the view distance from maxing out the hardware etc...but as soon as you step outside...and all the grass and trees and plants swayin in the breeze and the water doin its thing down near the shore...you suddenly realise that maybe, just maybe, turning up all those options just wasn't the brightest idea...the view is absolutely sweet, you instantly wish this were an actual tropical island somewhere in the world that you could visit, because it is just a sight to behold. But alas, the stutterin just is not acceptable...so I figure, turn down a couple items, leave the rest as is...worked for a bit...till you get down into the thick of things...trees all around, plants here, there and everywhere, grass all over...stress! And das jus in d bush by yuhself! Eventually met some mercenaries and learnt why bullet time in real life jes doh work

Was stickin like mad...so fine, go wit d blasted auto-detect settings, except my 1152x864, I gotta keep something

So now, runs smooth, but no more grass all over and stuff like that, but it still looks great. Even let me keep the water on Very High

I suggest to everyone that they turn everything up on the highest just to see what paradise truly looks like, breathtaking I tell ya, then turn it down so you can actually move around freely

Great game btw

Carigamers · « **on:** March 19, 2004, 02:16:40 PM »

TrinireturnofGamez · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2004, 06:28:10 PM »

get nu CAT 4.3 drivers. get latest patch for game, lots of games come off the shelf early playing laggy and get patches to increase perf.
try turning AA/aniso off [ BIG perf increase] grass is purely CPU and ram intensive, it is nothing more than lots of 2d pic clumped together randomly , the swaying of it sucks cpu power.

Bob · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2004, 06:47:25 PM »

I was keepiong an eye on this title's development but forgot all about it. Will there be a multiplayer option?

SPK · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2004, 07:49:37 PM »

lol...there should be...some places gonna get it very shortly...

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2004, 11:02:58 AM »

we runnin de multiplayer in dat long time boy Bob

yuh gettin old.

lol

swuhueat!!! (it really needs a beast though, damn!)

Carigamers · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2004, 11:02:58 AM »

Bob · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2004, 07:28:23 PM »

Old? no

More like outta touch with current events.

mc work

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2004, 08:06:11 AM »

wbobhb!

Czar · « **Reply #7 on:** March 22, 2004, 09:34:09 AM »

I'm already running the Catalyst 4.3 drivers...I tend to upgrade as soon as they bring out new ones...I refuse to turn off AA & AF, I don't need to see everything on Very High, the game looks great even with the Medium settings...throw in some AA & AF and everything else is just icing

PapaSmurf · « **Reply #8 on:** March 22, 2004, 10:39:46 AM »

I think that the PC's of thoday just failing to keep up with the software. Remember when it was possibe to run Quake 4X on one machine? ahhhb those were the good old days.....in the times when 8mb AGPs were all that was needed and 64mb ones were available. But soon we will need super PC's to run games like Half Life 2 etc

Xen_spartan-117 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 22, 2004, 10:13:36 PM »

actually...from what i heard i think there is no comp around this time that wont be able to run halflife2 at half capacity

Czar · « **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2004, 08:29:15 AM »

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actually...from what i heard i think there is no comp around this time that wont be able to run halflife2 at half capacity

Double negatives are extremely confusing...what exactly are you trying to say? That no PC currently available is able to play HL2 at even half capacity? If so, then that would be one of the biggest mistakes ever. Something like that would hurt Valve more than anything since people would be downright annoyed with the game's performance after having to sit through so many delays...I *seriously* doubt that that is true.

Czar · « **Reply #11 on:** March 24, 2004, 09:19:44 AM »

And yet another reason to play Far Cry...9.2 on gamespot.com

And I quote:

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Far Cry isn't just a stunning technical accomplishment. It's quite possibly the best single-player first-person shooter experience for the PC since Half-Life. - Jason Ocampo (Gamespot.com reviewer)

Have a read of the review for yourself:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/farcry/index.html

androsovic · « **Reply #12 on:** March 24, 2004, 01:44:05 PM »

/me cries
*Oh this game too dredd.*sob sob

CONVICT · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2004, 01:54:21 PM »

Sweet game, I running on high
1.8Ghz
ATI 9600 AIW Pro
756MB RAM

AA and AF is off though, gonna try puttin it on and see what happens.

Anonymous · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2004, 06:43:02 PM »

it runs so sweat u wont believe
heaven is FAR CRY

Rampage · « **Reply #15 on:** April 01, 2004, 06:58:20 PM »

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actually...from what i heard i think there is no comp around this time that wont be able to run halflife2 at half capacity

Double negatives are extremely confusing...what exactly are you trying to say? That no PC currently available is able to play HL2 at even half capacity? If so, then that would be one of the biggest mistakes ever. Something like that would hurt Valve more than anything since people would be downright annoyed with the game's performance after having to sit through so many delays...I *seriously* doubt that that is true.

i play the beta for the game. i find it moving better than doom3 beta an all

mangoseed_89 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 01, 2004, 07:46:47 PM »

this game just sweet
playin a good free-for-all that does go down sweet
the knife does kill man like nottin else
and the grenade launcher
waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
that thing powerful

Rommel · « **Reply #17 on:** April 02, 2004, 02:56:32 AM »

why allya can't play Savage and take your lube like good little boys..........................?

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #18 on:** April 02, 2004, 07:31:05 AM »

Beauty and Brains is what this is.

Best of both worlds. The multiplayer is joke compared to the Single Player, that's the only thing.

Truly a well crafted piece. See Jack Shoot....Shoot Jack Shoot!

PapaSmurf · « **Reply #19 on:** April 02, 2004, 11:08:58 AM »

don't forget technique Baego......there are some missions in the single player where u actually have difficulty choosin which approach is best *when the game is on hard of course*

Should i go Solid snake and creep around the bushes slitting throats?
Or Duke Nukem and let mercenary blood stain the white sand beaches?

Carigamers · « **Reply #19 on:** April 02, 2004, 11:08:58 AM »

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