Here are the variables I need to enable 3D and make it look as good as it can on my monitor.

r_StereoDevice=4
r_StereoMode=2
r_StereoOutput=1

r_StereoStrength = 2
r_StereoScreenDist = 8
r_StereoEyeDist = 0.005

Thanks for paying attention to this, it is appreciated.

So, post up your configs or a list of your most favourite CVars and we can get into it

As long as you are asking for help, I would even go for a mini-job as mutliplayer balancer ^^

specifically for multiplayer:

r_Glow = 0
r_DepthOfField = 0
r_PostMSAA = 0 //thank god this still works
r_MotionBlur = 0 //yes I know motion blur is enabled, but it's glitchy (I won't stop repeating this occasionally until it's fixed or I get word that the devs are on it)

Those effects are just unnecessary visual blockades, motion blur perhaps being the lessest evil of those 3.
Glow is (suspectedly) the one thing that blinds me silly whenever I leave the "rooms" of Skyline, feeling like I am squint-eyed or just was in a cave with no light for 3 days straight. It is almost impossible to fight anything during that time and even in reality it just isn't that obnoxious.
And while even I at times appreciate DOF in single player, I do not believe in it's place in multiplayer. It is just a hinderance that drastically reduces recognization of both friend and foe. Also the constant exposure to the blur or washed-up effect it is not exacly easy on the eyes. I would even go so far and say that DOF can make me angry. When I look at a point on the screen, and I get the feeling my eyes won't focus - really can make me aggressive.
The blur and washed-up argument also goes for PostMSAA. Since there is no real AA implemented, turning it off sadly comes with a lot of flickering from un-AA'd shiny edges. But while this might be more tiring for the eyes, I prefer it over having the feeling of I can't get my eyes focused.

As for the drawing distances:
e_ProcVegetation = 1
e_DecalsAllowGameDecals = 1
e_DecalsLifeTimeScale = 0.5
e_DecalsOverlapping = 1
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

for the shadows:
e_ShadowsMaxTexRes = 1024 // tried 2048 here, but that resulted in a monstrous glitch - eradicating almost all world shadow

Look in this folder (or wherever you installed the game):
...\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis 2\Backup

Confirmed found files in backup:) Figured this out over the night, thank u very much for mentioning it thou^^

My 1.2 config cvars... about 95% gfx bugs solved including multigpu flicker..
Thanks for the list

Was there a particular setting that helped with the Multi-GPU flicker?

Any particular commands that no longer work which you desperately want? Or, maybe better put, how does your config compare to Extreme? What's the most visual change?

Different settings works on diff flickering, if its lights - in the water - n so on.
Also a few settings had to be avoided. Did another 3 hours tonight trying to "fix" some shadow bugs so my cfg is slight redone, prbly have a few default settings left that can be left out (might look at that the commin night, thou im open to help there)

Im not 100% on the stuff below cause i added n removed alot diff cvars tryin to solve stuff:P
-"r_PostMSAAMode = 2" - Gave me alot flicker in the light forcing it in cfg (Not all modes tested since im unsure on the number o modes)

- "r_PostMSAAEdgeFilterNV = 1" -Gave me a weird gfx bug messin up light and a dark bubble movin around that seems tied to the light.

- "r_PostMSAA = 2" skipped it in config cause above didnt work.

- "e_ViewDistRatioCustom" and "e_ViewDistRatioVegetation" These gives flickering in the water when u look at it in certain angels if set above default.

- "r_ShadowsDepthBoundNV = 1" - Gave me a shadow bug, dont recall 100% what kinda atm only that removin it helped me get the shadows i wanted. Something about weird clipping o shadows along lvl surface i think.

- "e_GsmRange = 3.0" -Gave me a distant shadow bug, 2.5 looks n feels much better

Ill try remember some more stuff, also might check it later since it rather quick todo:)

-any o the "sys_spec" on top o the autoexec.cfg is an bad idea, it seem to override any later settings
-also entering gfx menu and possible reloading another lvl from menu while playin a different lvl will reset some if not all settings until u restart the game.

Better shadows - better water -better reflection - crisper texture in the distance amoung other things is the reason i want most o these cvars back:) Can make some pictures if wanted, but ill skip that for now since this post is already huge:P

My current cfg "DX11 cvars at the start is for fun atm^^ and i guess the sound part in the end aint that important" (several settings is overdone alot or slightly, intended to push the system)
r_Driver = "DX11"
r_ShadersDX11 = 1
r_MultiGPU = 1

g_enableInitialLoginScreen = 0

cl_fov = 65
pl_movement.power_sprint_targetFov = 72
r_DrawNearFoV = 65

sys_MaxFps = 120
sys_physics_CPU = 3

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

q_Renderer = 4
q_ShaderFX = 4
q_ShaderGeneral = 4
q_ShaderGlass = 4
q_ShaderHDR = 4
q_ShaderIce = 4
q_ShaderMetal = 4
q_ShaderPostProcess = 4
q_ShaderShadow = 4
q_ShaderSky = 4
q_ShaderTerrain = 4
q_ShaderVegetation = 4
q_ShaderWater = 4

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

e_ObjQuality = 4
e_ParticlesQuality = 4
v_vehicle_quality = 4

r_AnisoMin = 16
r_AnisoMax = 16
r_AnisoPasses = 4

r_TexMinAnisotropy = 16
r_TexMaxAnisotropy = 16
r_TexturesFilteringQuality = 0

r_EnvCMResolution = 2
r_EnvTexResolution = 3
r_TexSkyResolution = 0

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

mfx_Timeout = 0.0025

e_CoverageBuffer = 0

r_ColorGrading = 2
r_ColorGradingCharts = 1
r_ColorGradingChartsCache = 0

r_ShowDynTexturesMaxCount = 128
r_DynTexMaxSize = 256
r_DynTexAtlasCloudsMaxSize = 128
r_DynTexAtlasSpritesMaxSize = 128

r_EnvTexUpdateInterval = 0.001

r_ImposterRatio = 1
r_ImpostersUpdatePerFrame = 30000

r_TexAtlasSize = 512

r_DetailNumLayers = 2
r_UseMergedPosts = 3
r_UsePOM = 1

r_UseEdgeAA = 1
sys_flash_edgeaa = 1

sys_flash_curve_tess_error = 0.01

r_Vsync = 1

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

e_MaxViewDistSpecLerp = 1

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

e_ViewDistMin = 10
e_ViewDistRatio = 2000
e_ViewDistRatioDetail = 1500
e_ViewDistRatioLights = 1500

e_FoliageWindActivationDist = 1500

e_Lod_Min = 0
e_LodRatio = 100

r_DetailDistance = 20
r_DetailScale = 8
r_TextureLodDistanceRatio = 0

r_RainMaxViewDist = 1000
r_RainMaxViewDist_Deferred = 0

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

ca_cloth_air_resistance = 1

r_RainOccluderSizeTreshold = 100

es_DebrisLifetimeScale = 8.0
e_DecalsLifeTimeScale = 8.0

g_corpseUnseenTime = 600
g_corpseManager_maxNum = 20
g_corpseMinDistance = 200
g_corpseMinTime = 600
g_ec_enable = 0

ca_AttachmentCullingRation = 2000
e_CullVegActivation = 0
e_TerrainOcclusionCullingMaxDist = 2000

g_muzzleFlashCull = 0
e_OcclusionCullingViewDistRatio = 2000
g_rejectEffectVisibilityCull = 0
p_cull_distance = 2000

e_VegetationSprites = 0
e_VegetationSpritesDistanceRatio = 5.0

es_maxphysdistcloth = 200
es_MaxPhysDist = 1000
es_MaxPhysDistInvisible = 25

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

e_DynamicLightsMaxEntityLights = 96

e_GI = 1
e_GIAmount = 0.6
e_GIIterations = 32
e_GIMaxDistance = 50
e_GINumCascades = 3

r_Beams = 1
r_BeamsMaxSlices = 512
r_BeamsSoftClip = 0

r_CoronaFade = 1.5
r_GlowAnamorphicFlares = 1

r_HDRRendering = 1
r_HDRBlueShift = 1
r_HDRGrainAmount = 1.0
r_HDRLevel = 8.0
r_HDROffset = 10.0

r_SSAO = 4
r_SSAOQuality = 3
r_SSAODownscale = 0

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

e_TerrainAo = 1
e_TerrainNormalMap = 1
e_ProcVegetation = 1
e_VegetationMinSize = 0
e_VegetationUseTerrainColor = 1

g_tree_cut_reuse_dist = 0

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

e_ParticlesPoolSize = 32768
e_ParticlesEmitterPoolSize = 16384
e_ParticlesMinDrawPixels = 0
e_ParticlesMaxScreenFill = 8192
e_ParticlesMaxDrawScreen = 4
e_ParticlesObjectCollisions = 2
g_breakage_particles_limit = 3000
r_UseParticlesHalfRes = 0

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

g_joint_breaking = 1
g_nanoSuitEnableSuitShapeDeformation = 1
g_no_breaking_by_objects = 0
g_procedural_breaking = 1
g_no_secondary_breaking = 0
p_players_can_break = 0
p_max_object_splashes = 10
p_max_plane_contacts = 16
p_max_plane_contacts_distress = 8

p_max_substeps_large_group = 40
p_num_bodies_large_group = 200
p_joint_damage_accum = 6
p_joint_damage_accum_threshold = 0.6
p_num_threads = 6

g_glassAutoShatterMinArea = 0.1

p_max_debris_mass = 30
p_max_MC_iters = 24000
p_tick_breakable=0.01

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

e_GsmCache = 0
e_GsmCastFromTerrain = 1
e_GsmLodsNum = 5
e_GsmRange = 2.5

e_Shadows = 1

e_ShadowsOnAlphaBlend = 1
e_ShadowsResScale = 2.7
r_ShadowBlur = 3

e_ShadowsCastViewDistRatio = 5.0
e_ShadowsCastViewDistRatioLights = 5.0
e_ShadowsClouds = 1
e_ShadowsMaxTexRes = 2560
e_ShadowsSlopeBias = 16
r_ShadowJittering = 1

r_DeferredShadingHeightBasedAmbient = 1
r_DeferredShadingLightLodRatio = 5.0
r_DeferredShadingLightStencilRatio = 1.0

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

e_PhysOceanCell = 0.1
e_WaterOcean = 1
e_WaterOceanFFT = 1
e_WaterTesselationAmount = 30
e_WaterTesselationAmountX = 30
e_WaterTesselationAmountY = 30
e_WaterTesselationSwathWidth = 10

r_WaterCausticsDeferred = 0
r_WaterCausticsDistance = 600
r_WaterUpdateDistance = 5.0
r_WaterUpdateFactor = 0

r_WaterReflectionsMinVisiblePixelsUpdate = 0
r_WaterReflectionsMinVisUpdateDistanceMul = 0
r_WaterReflectionsMinVisUpdateFactorMul = 0

r_refraction = 1

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

e_Clouds = 1
e_SkyUpdateRate = 100

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

r_MotionBlur = 2
r_MotionBlurMaxViewDist = 800
r_MotionBlurShutterSpeed = 0.0075
g_radialBlur = 1

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

s_MPEGDecoders = 64
s_Obstruction = 1
s_ObstructionAccuracy = 5
s_ObstructionUpdate = 0.05
s_SoundMoodsDSP = 1
s_VariationLimiter = 1
s_ReverbType = 3

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

OMG If you want to stop the hacking crytek change or lock the MEM OFFSETS for gods sake not the CVARS. All you need to full on hack is 3 mem offsets, energy, speed, and tags. Even SP trainers work, lol.

These are the only commands I use:

g_skipIntro=1
cl_fov=65
pl_movement.power_sprint_targetFov=75
g_enableInitialLoginScreen=0
r_MultiGPU=1
g_useHitSoundFeedback=0

2 words Punk Buster

Instead of trying to build your own anti cheat software into the game last second why not just launch the game using the most trusted name in online pc anti cheat software? Will it catch all the cheaters.....no, but it will do alot better than what we have and would have worked on day 1. I give up anymore, this game keeps getting worse.


Progress.......your doing it WRONG

And again please answer me:

Why didnt Crytek made the Crysis 2 MP a seprate game that needs his own folder etc etc... just like wars...

All that problems with the Singleplayermodding caused by Multiplayer-anticheat-updates could have been avoided soo easily... but nowo its to late for that.

Next time Crytek; First comes the thinkin... then the development.

Glow is (suspectedly) the one thing that blinds me silly whenever I leave the "rooms" of Skyline, feeling like I am squint-eyed or just was in a cave with no light for 3 days straight. It is almost impossible to fight anything during that time and even in reality it just isn't that obnoxious.

You can get rid of the glow effect. Just pull down the console and punch in r_HDRBrightLevel 0.

Putting it in your autoexec.cfg won't work. You'll need to punch the command in again whenever you switch to a new map, too.

And again please answer me:

Why didnt Crytek made the Crysis 2 MP a seprate game that needs his own folder etc etc... just like wars...

All that problems with the Singleplayermodding caused by Multiplayer-anticheat-updates could have been avoided soo easily... but nowo its to late for that.

Next time Crytek; First comes the thinkin... then the development.

Because they didnt want to do it for consoles...

cryengine 3 baby. doesnt work for console? PC suffers. bahaha. AINT IT A BEAUT?

Crytek! We need a custom graphics options menu!?

We do, even if it's just ported straight from Crysis 1 and bolted on

So the cvars are disabled to stop people from getting an unfair advantage in MP... Is it possible to enable them for SP only? That way people can't abuse multiplayer but they can tweak singleplayer.

Tried putting r_motionblur to 0 yesterday in console while a multi is underway. Worked, though I'm not sure why the autoexec would get the white listed cvars CryAdam mentioned (or was it CryTom? O_O I haz memory leakz in brain yo) resetted to server defaults once you join, then forced to retype the values you want once you join to put them back.

As a side note, I would like to mention a "black screen" effect when using r_motionblur at 0. When explosions occur in my sight or close to me, or when I am in the near death status, the screen simply goes black while the game is still running - it's not a freeze or anything, just the screen going full black, as if r_motionblur has some functionality related to both of those situations and since there is no effect working at all, maybe that's why it is going black?

I'm on a Geforce using windows xp (don't ask why I still didn't switch to w7 yet, I'm just lazy reinstalling ^^)

Anyone else have that problem? I tried multiple drivers, doesn't seem to be related, nor seems to be from the driver control panel options (I've put everything on "let application decide").

As a pseudo-fix I wanted to try to let r_motionblur set to 1 and change r_motionblurshutterspeed to 0.01 or 0.0 ---- irony is if you want to keep motionblur on, you can't change the value of shutterspeed. Figures. :<

The blackscreen is normal with motionblur 0 as explosions and low health utilizes motionblur.

Seems they also disabled the good old bind command.
One way of saying "don't do that" after I asked for weeks. Asshats. Sorry -.-

The exec command in the console is also disabled.

So here's my autoexec.cfg: (Some of you'll laugh for sure, cuz it's nothing professional, I just copied things I thought they would be nice...^^)

g_language = English
g_SkipIntro 1
r_UseEdgeAA 3
r_GlowAnamorphicFlares 1
r_SSAO 4
r_TexMinAnisotropy = 16
r_TexMaxAnisotropy 16
r_PostMSAA 2
g_RadialBlur 1
e_ShadowsMaxTexRes 1024
r_HDRGrainAmount 0

sys_spec_objectdetail=4
sys_spec_texture=4
cl_crouchtoggle=1

sys_budget_sysmem "6144"
sys_budget_videomem "768"

sys_physics_CPU = 3
sys_flash_edgeaa = 1

r_UsePOM = 1

But if this little trick with the .exe from the backup-folder works, I can still update, play the MP and if I want to play SP with tweaks, I just change back to the old .exe (v1.2 or somewhat)?

OMG If you want to stop the hacking crytek change or lock the MEM OFFSETS for gods sake not the CVARS. All you need to full on hack is 3 mem offsets, energy, speed, and tags. Even SP trainers work, lol.

lol!
yeah they should have a look into this aswell

But the CVARS were disabled in multiplayer. So what harm would allowing them in SP do?
I'm not sure if it's technically possible to separate between SP and MP CVars at the moment. I assume not, which is why they're locked for SP as well.

Run the Crysis 2 MP as an internal mod (i.e. a mod for Crysis 2 SP), and have the CVARS for the "mod" overwrite the SP commands. Turn off mod = SP only (launching MP turns the "mod" on), but also all commands. Launching the mod enables MP, but locks Cvars.

Problem solved, and we know its possible. You guys have the tech to lock CVARs, and we all know mods are possible.

Why they didn't seperate the SP and MP anyway is beyond me.
Was fine in Warhead and Wars - even though in that case it was probably engine related. This way you got seperate controls and settings. Also you could uninstall the SP part once you are through it.

r_PostMSAA can't be turned off in MP anymore. I don't like it one bit -.-
I really hope that is a mistake on the dev side and not intentionally.

r_PostMSAA can't be turned off in MP anymore. I don't like it one bit -.-
I really hope that is a mistake on the dev side and not intentionally.

You can disable it, actually.

Go to C:\Users\\saved games\crysis 2. Find your game.cfg file. There are some commands you can put here that will actually take effect. r_PostMSAA 0 is one of them. I've tested it, and it does work in multiplayer.

You can disable it, actually.

Go to C:\Users\\saved games\crysis 2. Find your game.cfg file. There are some commands you can put here that will actually take effect. r_PostMSAA 0 is one of them. I've tested it, and it does work in multiplayer.

Thanks for the tip, but it does not seem to be working - joining an MP game still changes it to 1 and for some unknown reason it seems to be locked in game (in earlier versions you could just change it on the fly, at least in SP (not 100% sure in MP) and so it should not be an engine ramification).

However, r_PostMSAA does not seem to be locked to 1 when you are in a gamelobby.
->play till you get to the lobby before new game, hack r_PostMSAA = 0 into the console -> et voil

still pretty poor that it is locked during the game, even poorer that it is forced to 1 in the first place - if CryAdam could forward this, it would be awesome.

Who in their right mind is going to give themselves a ridiculous minimum draw distance?
It's not uncommon, especially with non-essential objects like vegetation. Hiding in a bush? Don't think so!

Cheers!

THIS..

I was on a column in Light House and crouched in the bush on it (recharging energy for cloak).. I got popped in the head and the reverse angle (kill cam) showed me standing on the column, bare and exposed clear as day (I couldn't see out of the bush, I was behind or in it).. I had no idea how someone "turned off vegetation", now I know.

Another example was in City Hall (or whatever that one is .. one "room" in the open with that bridge 1/2 way through and the cat-walk on one end) and I was behind a metal plate with windows/shielding around it, and when I got popped the kill cam showed me standing fully open on the plank with nothing in front of me (anything you can shoot through looked to be missing across the entire map).

And those people get pissed when I accuse them of cheating. Heh.

apperently only these commands are whitelisted,else are all blocked.



sys_spec_objectdetail = 4 []
sys_spec_shading = 4 []
sys_spec_volumetriceffects = 4 []
sys_spec_shadows = 4 []
sys_spec_texture = 4 []
sys_spec_physics = 4 []
sys_spec_postprocessing = 4 []
sys_spec_particles = 4 []
RealState=Custom
sys_spec_sound = 4 []
sys_spec_water = 4 []
sys_spec_gameeffects = 4 []
g_skipIntro = 1 []
g_radialBlur = 1 []
r_MotionBlur = 2 []
r_UseEdgeAA = 0 []
r_ColorGrading = 2 []
r_MotionBlurMaxViewDist = 256 []
r_PostMSAA = 2 []
r_PostMSAAEdgeFilterNV = 1 []
r_MotionBlurShutterSpeed = 0.0075 []
r_HDRBloomMul = 0.7 []
r_SSAO = 4 []
r_SSAOQuality = 3 []
r_SSAODownscale = 0 []
r_HDRBrightLevel = 0.65 [DUMPTODISK]
e_Shadows = 1 []
e_ShadowsMaxTexRes = 1536 []
e_ShadowsCastViewDistRatio = 1 []
e_ShadowsResScale = 3.4 []
sys_MaxFPS = 60 []
r_PostMSAAMode = 2 []
r_DisplayInfo = 0 [DUMPTODISK, RESTRICTEDMODE]
r_TexMaxAnisotropy = 0 [REQUIRE_LEVEL_RELOAD]
r_DrawNearFoV = 75 []
cl_fov = 75 []
pl_movement.power_sprint_targetFov = 75 []
cl_zoomToggle = 0 [DUMPTODISK]
cl_bobHud = 0 []