Crysis 2 DX 11 patch release date

By Fred Dutton Published 22 June, 2011

Full title update out next week.

The long-awaited Crysis 2 PC DirectX 11 patch launches next week, developer Crytek has confirmed.

You can download DX11 and high res texture packages for the shooter from 27th June, along with update 1.9, from the game's official site.

News of the upgrade first leaked out this morning, but Crytek has now kindly made it official.

Here are the full patch notes:

  • Added Contact Shadows
  • Added DX11 benchmark level
  • Added DX11 support for Crysis 2
  • Tessellation + Displacement Mapping
  • High Quality HDR Motion Blur
  • Realistic Shadows with Variable Penumbra
  • Sprite Based Bokeh Depth of Field
  • Parallax Occlusion Mapping
  • Particles Motion Blur, Shadows and Art Updates
  • Water Rendering improvements and using Tessellation + Displacement Mapping
  • Added Realtime Local Reflections
  • Added support for Higher Res Textures Package
  • Added various new console variables to whitelist
  • Fixed bullet penetration, which had been broken by a bug introduced with the DLC 2 patch
  • Fixed issue in MP where player stats weren't always saved at the end of a game
  • Fixed issue in MP where player stats would sometimes randomly reset
  • Fixed issue with MP time played statistic, which would sometimes be too low on leaderboards and in stats
  • Fixed issue with JAW rocket not firing through window's containing broken glass
  • Fixed rare issue where a user could not access MP with a valid CD key if they had previously used an invalid CD key
  • Improved advanced graphics options menu
  • Improved anti-cheat measurements: fixed exploit which could prevent vote kicking working against a user
  • Improved multi-GPU support
  • Improved Tone Mapping
  • Re-added possibility to enable r_StereoSupportAMD via config file (unsupported)
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Comments (17) Latest comment 11 months ago

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  • StooMonster #1 11 months ago

    Hurrah for Crytek and their Crysis 2 PC DirectX 11 patch.

  • chaywa #2 11 months ago

    Now are they going to release this through Steam or not...

  • Caimbeul #3 11 months ago

    Hurray!
    / hopes graphics card does not implode.

  • mumblyjoe #4 11 months ago

    Maybe something to finally put my gtx480 to good use

  • Stratix #5 11 months ago

    Looking forward to this!

    Although I'm a little worried that I might not quite be able to run this on max, I can currently, but with all this on, I can see my 5870 struggling slightly. I'm one of those stupid people that tries to push things past their max because they don't want to have to compromise.

  • CaptainQuint #6 11 months ago

    I hope the title update will fix the horrible lobby problems, failed host migrations and dubious host selections.

  • IneptPercy #7 11 months ago

    Looks like I can finally buy this!

  • DrStrangelove #8 11 months ago

    Oh yes. Must play through again then. Hope it doesn't melt my graphics card as Crysis 1 does.

  • thesonglessbird #9 11 months ago

    Finally. Good.

    Although I still don't really see why the game couldn't have shipped with features that were present in the original. But whatever yeah.

  • mrboshingles #10 11 months ago

    So will this work on my 386 33mhz? I'm running Windows 3.10

  • desomondo #11 11 months ago

    Kudos to Crytek. After all the PC love we got with the original, Crysis 2 left a lot the desired. The lack of DX11 support was just the tip of the ice burg. I just hope another patch is incoming that will fix the lacking controls. For instance, I'd like the be able to zoom further in with a snipe rifle using the mouse wheel like you could with the original. Using a scope in general seemed to make aiming harder than easier in Crysis 2 and it only got worse when inside a vehicle. You could just tell almost from the get go that the controls were designed for a game pad instead of a mouse. Considering the original controlled so smoothly and perfectly with the K/B & mouse, it'd be nice if the same level of precision could be patched into the PC version of the sequel.
    Edited by desomondo at 23/06/11 @ 01:08

  • Lucodeath #12 11 months ago

    What? I have only just got a pc that can play dx10 crysis! {runs on very high though} but lovin it even though Im 4 years late.

  • Claudiov1.0 #13 11 months ago

    My question, is this really going to be a big performance hit, cause my gtx 460 better handle it, i still remember the diference between crysis dx9 and crysis dx10, lets hope it doesnt repeat itself..

  • Buran #14 11 months ago

    @desomondo: you can edit a .cfg file with a cvar to disable mouse acceleration (google it). Still doesn't change the fact that Crysis 2 doesn't live to the highs of previous Crytek titles and is by far their weakest game.

  • tulx #15 11 months ago

    I wish all developers did this with multiplatform games so the modern PC doesn't waste the 80% performance overhead it has over consoles.
    Thanks, Crytek!
    Edited by tulx at 23/06/11 @ 11:08

  • Leolian #16 11 months ago

    DirectX11 contains features that improve performance as well as image quality such as hardware tessellation, whereas directx10 just slightly improved image quality with a big performance hit. I'd be surprised if this had trouble running at high settings on current hardware. I've got a q6600, 4gb ram and a radeon 5850. Will get this now, whereas before I wouldn't have bothered. Good move by crytek.

  • desomondo #17 11 months ago

    @Buran

    Thanks for the tip. I had already done just that and applied quite a few tweaks (I pretty much do for every single game I play these days) but even so the controls still feel considerably unrefined. Much like the rest of the game really: smaller environments with plenty of invisible walls, an overpowered suit with ironically offers less freedom, etc, etc. A typical console port and a real shame after Far Cry 1 & Crysis 1.