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Question about tweaking graphics in MP

Post » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:12 pm

Hi.
I just wanted to ask if it is allowed to tweak the graphics in mp using i.e. a "tweaks.cfg" file and executing it by a bind.
I tested it in SP and it seems to work just fine so far, but before I try that out in MP I'd like to know if that would be considered an illigal action by the current anti cheating measurements.

I'd be nice to hear about that from someone who already did that or even better, an official statement on that *makes big eyes for CryTom* :>
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Robyn Lena
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:54 am

I tried to tweak the game on my old pc, did not work in mp. I think there is no easy way to do so.
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Amelia Pritchard
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:32 am

Did you try it by executing the tweaks AFTER the game start?
What I am doing is not using the autoexec.cfg, but a key bind, that executes a cfg, which holds the tweaks. This works mid game and you can witness the changes directly.
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Samantha Wood
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:16 pm

*bump*
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Lyd
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:15 am

:(
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Alan Whiston
 
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Post » Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:56 pm

I'd kind of really like an answer on this - an official one would be the best of course.
Is tweaking the graphics considered cheating?
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Matt Gammond
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:49 am

I think, some people got banned 1 hour for using high resolution ground textures from Crysis 1. Maybe it's your answer...
But i agree with you, we need a clear statement on this.
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Jade Payton
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:03 am

Agreed, I have a custom .cfg and well either option 1) the server went down, because when i look at the server that i was just in there are 0 players (or half the time doesn't even show up), or... I was actually banned because of it. I don't use hacks or cheats, only customized thing I have is a .cfg... But idk what is going on.
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:06 am

Bumping for more info...
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Robert Jr
 
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Post » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:47 pm

@JuuMan52
I have a custom .cfg, too, but when I start MP it seems that alot of cvars are changed to their respective standards again.

@judge_serei
thanks for that, now I consider it a good thing I refrained from hitting the execute tweaks button in mp :D
I am more and more tempted. The poor draw distances and the blur are freaking me out xD

other than that, there's only:
Bump for more info.
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Nicole M
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:34 am

god stop bumping DX11 patch is incoming in near future with all advanced options to tweak ur **** out! till then just be patient and who cares about graphics in mp anyway? in MP its all about kills and smoother fps...
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Allison C
 
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Post » Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:38 pm

I care . I'd like to "kill" with cool graphics , my framerate is smooth enough , thanks. Plus we don't know anything about the directx11 patch , it would be foolish to say it will have advanced options or better visuals.
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Sophie Louise Edge
 
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Post » Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:25 pm

tweaking graphics is not a broker of crytek terms i think.


btw... could u share with us... ? everbody ( or the most ) wants a better graphics on MP
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Alisha Clarke
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:26 am

I can and I already did ^^
but here it is plain and simple:

move all your graphic tweaks you had for SP from the autoexec.cfg into a tweaks.cfg (same folder as autoexec.cfg)

then write the following lines into the autoexec.cfg:
Code:
exec tweaks.cfg
bind YOURKEY "exec tweaks.cfg"


I made YOURKEY f6, but feel free to choose (i guess).

PLEASE NOTE THAT I NEVER TRIED HITTING f6 IN MUTLIPLAYER.
I take no responsibility if you get banned for this or anything.
I also am not even sure wether this works in MP or not.
All I can say for sure that it works in singleplayer. To test this out, start the game, reset the graphic settings to a standard by choosing either high, very high or extreme from the graphics menu and accept the change. Then start a SP session and hit YOURKEY to see the changes live.

edit: sweet they got a code bbcode :D
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Dawn Porter
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:48 am

ive tried in MP.. not working in my tries.......
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Charles Weber
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:01 am

did you test it in sp to make sure you are doing it right?
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:54 am

Why is it illegal to have graphic tweaks in MP? We don't want to cheat we just want to enjoy the multiplayer with great graphics on acceptable framerates. Besides, if it wasn't for Crytek holding out on the advanced graphic settings in the game, we wouldn't need tweaks! I'm a regular player of Black Ops and Bad Company 2 in their respective multiplayer modes and both games have tweaks for AA and stuff like that and adjusting them for your own personal preference won't get you banned online.
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Gemma Flanagan
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:14 am

I am just >suspecting< that (at least some) cvar changes might be illegal to the anticheat system, cause they (the cvars) are forced to standard values when you are in mp.
I never said that it indeed was illegal.
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Gavin boyce
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:31 am

Yeah... that is a neat tweaking tool, but this has nothing to do with the topic.

The question is if it is allowed to tweak CVARs in multiplayer.

Most - if not all - tweaks are discarded in MP, it simply resets variables which are not standard. You can try this out if you apply tweaks, witness them in SP, then go MP, play a game (witness that these tweaks do not apply here), go back to SP and witness that the tweaks are gone.

I have found a way to tweak the settings mid game and I am asking wether or not this is allowed in MP.
This topic is NOT about how and what settings you can tweak in general.
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Siobhan Wallis-McRobert
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:34 am

Basically the ant-cheating measures ban people that use a texture mod (IE: Crysis or Warhead textures in Crysis 2), but don't ban the actual cheaters.

Good ol' Crytek.
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Sarah Bishop
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:11 am

Yes...

Another fail of MP Part.....i cant use my VISUAL in MP like in SP!!!!

In MP there all ***** Textures and Graphics totally smooth....hm not know word......they are NOT SHARP!

At my Test i got Problems to see something cause its irritating unsharp Graphic.
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Emma Parkinson
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:51 am

I think prohibiting custom textures is a pretty standard anti cheating measurement.
Allowing that would i.e. enable you to make the world blue, friends green and enemies red ;)
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Chica Cheve
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:43 am

wow... ive tested the exec tweaks.cfg idea... working on MP maybe O.O


can we use it ?? we just wanna use cool graphics.. not cheatss!!!!
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Robyn Howlett
 
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:55 am

well, now i've tested it too
changes are visible in an instant
best thing about it is the higher drawdistances
but i think they are quire eating into the fps - mp is always a little harder on the pc than sp..

Code:
e_LodRatio = 100
e_LodMin = 0
e_ViewDistRatioDetail = 200
e_ViewDistRatioVegetation = 200
e_VegetationMinSize = 0
e_ViewDistRatio = 200
e_ViewDistRatioCustom = 200
e_ViewDistRatioLights = 200
e_ViewDistMin = 200
e_MaxViewDistSpecLerp = 1
sys_flash_curve_tess_error = 0.5
e_VegetationSpritesDistanceCustomRatioMin = 1
e_VegetationSpritesDistanceRatio = 2.5
es_DebrisLifetimeScale = 3.2
e_OcclusionCullingViewDistRatio = 2
e_Dissolve = 4
ca_AttachmentCullingRation = 400
e_TerrainOcclusionCullingMaxDist = 300
e_streamCgf = 0

add this to the tweaks.cfg and you never have barrikades popping up when zooming in ^^
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Post » Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:37 am

Why is it illegal to have graphic tweaks in MP? We don't want to cheat we just want to enjoy the multiplayer with great graphics on acceptable framerates. Besides, if it wasn't for Crytek holding out on the advanced graphic settings in the game, we wouldn't need tweaks! I'm a regular player of Black Ops and Bad Company 2 in their respective multiplayer modes and both games have tweaks for AA and stuff like that and adjusting them for your own personal preference won't get you banned online.
Someone could very easily use a custom .cfg to alter the graphics in a way that would make it advantageous to them in MP. Such as making the LOD bias +10 , making it easier to spot enemies thus creating a disadvantage to everyone else.

If you want to tweak the graphics, simply change the setting to High or very high
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