CRYTEK! Simple enhancements to SinglePlayer!

Post » Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:49 pm

Here I expose to you a few minor and simple enhancements for the Single Player campaign that, as minor and simple as they may be, would provide a MASSIVE change in people's experience with the campaign... For the better!

The most stupid part about all of this: Everything I ask for as "strictly necessary" is ALREADY PRESENT IN THE MULTIPLAYER PORTION OF THE GAME. EVERYTHING!

1) Ability to Aim Down Sights while performing a PowerJump: Enables you to play the campaign in a much more dynamic, fast-paced kind of playstile.

2) Ability to Sprint while reloading any weapon: Currently, in the singleplayer, when reloading a weapon you suddenly become as mobile as a brick. If you are being gunned down, you may switch to another weapon to escape, but it is an unnecessary nuisance that, on top of that, interrupts your reloading and you must do it again from cover! ESPECIALLY INFURIATING WITH THE Mk.60 LMG.

Note: Stupidly enough, and while this is doable with ANY weapon in Multiplayer, in Singleplayer this can be done with the Marshall Shotgun and ONLY with the Marshall Shotgun. Incredible.

3) Ability to Aim Down Sights while our weapon has a Laser Sight attached. Available in multiplayer, or at least i've seen people do it with the FY71 on videos and killcam. Can't confirm myself because I don't like the attachment for MP gameplay due to it giving your position away.

In any case, the "zoom" you get in the SinglePlayer campaign is, quite simply, completely inaccurate (the dot disappears in moderately long distances!) and jumps ALL OVER THE PLACE upon firing as if recoil is overwhelming for our Nanosuited corpse.

Combine point 3) with point 1), of course.

Additional (non-implemented in MP) enhancements:

4) Allow sprinting laterally and backwards (possible in Crysis & Warhead)

5) Increase Sprint speed (Crysis speed is not really needed, nor would it be useful in such small levels, but current speed is simply SOOOO SLOW, you can run faster in Medal of Honor!)

6) Increase normal movement speed while in Tactical/Default (no armor or cloak) suit mode, make it akin to Crysis'/Warhead's Speed Mode bonus on normal (non powersprint) movement.

And that is all. Additional points would be really nice, but there is absolutely NO REASON not to implement enhancements no 1, 2 and 3, as they are already in Multiplayer and I don't see anybody complaining about any of them.

Why the hell weren't they in SP in the first place? Why change it? It makes absolutely no sense, and just makes our "Post-Human Warrior" character seem slow and clumsy as if low on battery.

Note: And half of the time, switching between weapons or underbarrel attachments (not when customizing, but when actually playing) doesn't work. It's terribly bugged and unreliable. At least fix that one, for christ's sake.
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NIloufar Emporio
 
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Post » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:47 pm

Yeah, agree about sprinting, it's silly and you feel like a tank in armour mode to the point where you become useless and cannot get any where. I much prefer speed mode in Crysis 1.
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Post » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:53 pm

Stupid thing is, you can trick the game into doing a few things I mentioned.

If when reloading a weapon, you push "2" or whatever button you have set for the "fire mode change" (single shot, nade launcher, gauss attachment, underbarrel shotty...), instead of switching to said attachment and interrupting your reload, you will hear a "click" (just like when you DO switch to your attachment) but you will NOT change your fire mode OR interrupt your reloading animation.

After doing this, and during the same reloading animation you "tried to interrupt", you will be able to sprint AND slide! You must redo it every time you reload, though.

Make a habit of pushing the "2" key right after you press "R" when your weapon has multiple fire modes. It also works "in reverse": If reloading an underbarrel grenade or gauss attachment clip, press "2": You will not interrupt the reload or switch into normal firing mode: Enjoy sprinting and sliding.

Note: Sadly, if you want to do this with the SCARAB, it means no Extended Mags. You gotta choose either single shot or shotgun.
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