Crysis 2 DX11 and High Res Textures Update

As a number of users were able to download the DX11 and High res texture packages from our test environment we would like to take this opportunity to explain how these files will work and our future plans via a short FAQ;

Where can I download these files?
We have removed the files from our websites until the full release date.

How do I install these packs?
Both the DX11 and High Res texture packages require Crysis 2 PC Patch 1.9 to work. Without this patch they cannot be installed.

When will patch 1.9 be available?
Crysis 2 PC patch 1.9 AND the DX11 and High Res Texture packages will be made available on gamesas.com on Monday June 27th!

Please note that the files will not work without the PC patch scheduled for release on Monday, more information about this including all download links will be made available to you via gamesas.com and our social network pages. If you would like to see a list of changes made in patch 1.9 you can view them HERE.

- gamesas Team


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Crysis 2 PC Patch 1.9 Notes

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This is awesome! To bad, I have a bad CPU

Adam, do we have to have 64bit for the High Res Texture pack? Because i really would like to download it but I only have 32bit

if we buyed the game on Steam, we will also update

Adam, do we have to have 64bit for the High Res Texture pack? Because i really would like to download it but I only have 32bit

I heard that you need to have 64-bit Windows for the high res Texture, because they need more then 3 GB RAM, and 32-bit doesn't support more then 3GB of RAM.

This news along with news of the (excellent) 1.9 patch is spectacular. I never had any doubts you guys would deliver (a fact that may be checked by viewing my previous posts).

I've been a long time Crytek fan and you haven't let me down yet. First time I've looked forward to a Monday in a long time!

Are any of the new features NVIDIA only.....

Are any of the new features NVIDIA only.....

Wtf? Why would they make something NVIDIA only, when 50% of the community has ATI?

@ Crytek Is it possible to get the recommended and required specs for the 1.9 patch to include DX11 and high res textures.

@ Crytek Is it possible to get the recommended and required specs for the 1.9 patch to include DX11 and high res textures.

My Recommendation of Specs
CPU- a good one
GPU- a better one.
RAM- Alot

I wonder if patch 1.9 will fix the disconnects. After three or four maps playing, people can have the disconnects. And I hope that the weapon pickup will work as shown here:

http://www.xfire.com/video/48a793/

Ps: Some people can't login on gamesas and if you could, they images are gone.

damn why, why couldnt you do this with all the patches in this way ? (release date a week before)

now its all good.

but why is/was there so a tiny support in forum ?

all private forums have more admins/mods on it.

thats not the way its been played.

im not angree about the late updates , but about the support about it, informations, statements ..
from a company who is trying to sell...


Why Why Why ?????

I heard that you need to have 64-bit Windows for the high res Texture, because they need more then 3 GB RAM, and 32-bit doesn't support more then 3GB of RAM.

Wrong Watson!
Why?
64bit system for hard working system work with programs that requirer more than 3gb of memory.
So if you wanna to play many games in one time and you having perfect rig of course you need more memory for that deeds. Also that memory can be gathered by hard-working programs for video or graphic deeds.
Didn't saw the games that requires more than 3Gb of the RAM. You can see how many ram is used by the game at task manager.
If I'm wrong, then show me the proof that the process of game is eating more than 2-3 GB of the ram...
And for now days, 64bit systems purposefully used only for Hard-working rig, where needs to run heavy programs for graphics and videos deads. All games still playable on 32bit platforms. Cause they don't eat much of the memory like programs that require much of the memory, and of course 64bit system.

I heard that you need to have 64-bit Windows for the high res Texture, because they need more then 3 GB RAM, and 32-bit doesn't support more then 3GB of RAM.

Wrong Watson!
Why?
64bit system for hard working system work with programs that requirer more than 3gb of memory.
So if you wanna to play many games in one time and you having perfect rig of course you need more memory for that deeds. Also that memory can be gathered by hard-working programs for video or graphic deeds.
Didn't saw the games that requires more than 3Gb of the RAM. You can see how many ram is used by the game at task manager.
If I'm wrong, then show me the proof that the process of game is eating more than 2-3 GB of the ram...
Well my m8... youll see on monday when we launch DX11... its gonna eat all of my ram (4gb i have)... Crysis 2 is not a game from 2007. This is 2011, I bet its gonna go over 3GB.

People wanted this so now take it like a man. If your system can't handle it then upgrade or enjoy DX9.

There's a reason why there are two optional packages you can install for the 1.9 patch.

They're going to let us download a high-res texture pack and a tessellation DX11 pack. If you have a DX11 card then you can download both of them and enjoy DX11 graphics. But if you don't have a DX11 card you can still take advantage of the high-res texture pack as you don't need any special version of DX to use textures.

But if you don't have a lot of memory, the high resolution textures could give you performance issues.

Well my m8... youll see on monday when we launch DX11... its gonna eat all of my ram (4gb i have)... Crysis 2 is not a game from 2007. This is 2011, I bet its gonna go over 3GB.
Don't bet on the future. It has option that called unpredictability. Also that stone in my yard. Cause Crytek and Crysis 2 may be the first game that will encounter the 3GB of 32bit systems limit. Cause Crytek Can do that with their opportunities. So let's see, lets see... But I don't think it will be that way)
I will install both packs. And then I see how many RAM it's eating.

Always wondered... Why guys will need 8-16 GB of RAM memory if with his purposes it will be used maximum on 42-50-65%(last value is theoretical maximum for some individuals that likes to get all tasks opened)... In that days I Laughed A lot)

FFS all this talk about DX11 pack and High res pack makes me want to install it now and enjoy it!! :/

If the High Res Textures is 5.7 GB, I hope this means it replaces, ALL textures!

Crysis 2 have one great thing compared with Crysis1:
-If you got a low PC, you can play this game in a beautiful way
-And if you spent a lot of money ia high PC, you can play it and see it perfect too.

Crysis1 looks ugly in "low" settings, no Crysis2, looks beautiful in all ways.

Can't wait for patchm 2.0...yes, 2.0 no 1.9...you know what i mean.

Crysis 1 was horrendous in low settings, who would play Crysis like that anyway. Now, Crysis 2, stays nice even at low, which is high settings I think?

Crysis 1 was horrendous in low settings, who would play Crysis like that anyway. Now, Crysis 2, stays nice even at low, which is high settings I think?
yep thats what i was talking from the begining... Console graphics for low settings is quite nice and photorealistic for maximum...

Can I get a quick confirmation what the Steam Version of Crysis 2 will get Patch 1.9, so that I can actually install these updates?

Also, will the DX11 and the High Res packs automatically download, or do I use the links when they come up?

If the High Res Textures is 5.7 GB, I hope this means it replaces, ALL textures!

The patch is 1.7 gigabytes. I have downloaded it myself RIGHT before Crytek put the page down XD. DX11 patch is almost 600 Megabytes, and the Texture pack is 1.7...

Thanks Tom!!! Great news...

But i am still wondering.... 64-bit SO will be a necessary requisit to play with high resolution textures?


Keep the good work!!!