First and Third Person shooter Games thread

[CROPxi]

I play CoD 2 but i havet played it since 2 months
i played preety impressive since i havent playd for 2months
My screenshots:
http://img850.imageshack.us/i/1119542124.jpg/
http://img291.imageshack.us/i/1117789834.jpg/

[Dr_Evil]

Please resize those or put them or a site like imageshack.us.

[Eudaimonium]

Already discussed with him, Dr Evil He's from Croatia as well.

Anyhow, since this thread has been bumped, I'd like to add couple more shots and opinions:









Those are from my SEVENTH playthrough of Mass Effect.

Now, playing ME1 after a while of playing ME2 is sure refreshing. Games are as different as they appear to be on first glance.

I really really preffered unlimited ammunition system of the first game ...

But graphics of the second.

Anybody here knows how to, or knows somebody who knows, modding in Unreal Engine 3.5?

I have the idea formulated for making ME2 most epic game ever. As if it's not already, but still.

Anybody else got hooked up to Mass Effect in the meantime?

[CROPxi]

Originally Posted by Dr_Evil

Please resize those or put them or a site like imageshack.us.

there,and sry

[Dawinzi]

I'm getting caries. Mass effect 2 for PC does not support Gamepads.

[HIMNL9]

What is a gamepad ? ..... something edible ?

(never ever used one, i hate them )

[Dawinzi]

I know many gamers hate it but if you game at your sofa at the big screen it is much comfy !

[Eudaimonium]

Maybe it's comfy, but you cannot argue with precision and speed of keyboard+mouse setup. As much as gamepad is intended for gaming, there's no console player that'll beat a PC player in same game (provided they are both equally skillful).

Mass Effect 2 does provide aiming assistance for real console-like experience, so you're good to go there. It does support gamepad, from what I've seen.

[Dawinzi]

Really not. I found a Patch but dont know where to install it.

[Eudaimonium]

Originally Posted by Dawinzi

Really not. I found a Patch but dont know where to install it.

You should simply execute the patch, and it'll automatically install into game directory and patch game's files.

Or is it some other type of patch, fan-made? I have never dealt with those...

Besides, Mass Effect keeps you on the edge of your seat. Kind of difficult with a sofa

[Dawinzi]

Yes, it's a fan-made patch.

[Traveller]

OMG, my copy of Crysis 2 PC just got posted... should arrive in my mailbox within then next ten days... and my 3D renderer is like almost THREE YEARS OLD (... and my OS is even older...)

*queues in the "Psyho" soundtrack... eee-eee-eee-eee!*

I'm f#&ked! Or...? I've got a...

EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GTX "SSC"
770MHz, 512M GDDR3 @1150MHz
256-bit bus, 32Pl, 64TUs @1500MHz, 16RP
DX 10.0
Shader 4.0
OpenGL 2.0

Still running on Windows XP

I guess running Crysis 2 with DX9.0C and a relic of a graphics card is gonna be less than an Earth-shattering experience, huh...

=Addendum=
I just made the min req... :|

"Our PC fans will be excited to know that we’ve finalized the PC minimum system requirements for Crysis 2. Check them out below!
PC Minimum System Requirements
Operating system: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, with the latest Service Pack
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2Ghz, or AMD Athlon 64 x2 2Ghz, or better
Memory: 2Gb (Vista requires 3Gb)
Hard disk space: 9Gb
Video: NVidia 8800GT with 512Mb RAM, ATI 3850HD with 512Mb RAM, or better
Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
DirectX®: 9.0c

Controller support? Microsoft Xbox360 Controller for Windows

Any special multiplayer requirements? Internet Connection Required

Internet connection also required for a one-time authorization when the game installed/first run."

[DJNY]

What I´ve heard, your configuration should be fine to play Crysis2 fluidly, of course not with the highest settings. They add DX11 soon.

I ordered it for my PS3 but cancelled it after playing the Demo version. It was much fun, but the continous connection truncations forced me to cancell the order and play BF Bad Company 2 again

[Dr_Evil]

Traveller - I think you'll be able to run it at the max settings. That is if you want to call them max settings. I have a single Radeon 4870 and it doesn't have any problems. Let's just say Crysis 2 is running sh***y console graphics. I'm royally pissed. Console FPS gaming sucks in more than one way. It takes away from the nice graphics the PC gamers should be getting. There are four graphics settings that you can currently change in game:

1. resolution
2. v-sync
3. fullscreen
4. system spec

How Crytek doomed Crysis 2's PC version - DasReviews

Words can't describe how much I hate crytek right now.

[Traveller]

Originally Posted by Dr_Evil

... Let's just say Crysis 2 is running sh***y console graphics ... There are four graphics settings that you can currently change in game: 1. resolution 2. v-sync 3. fullscreen 4. system spec ...
How Crytek doomed Crysis 2's PC version - DasReviews ...

Oh man, that makes two of us :'( I knew that PC as a gaming platform would eventually go from the "cutting edge" to the back burners but I never thought it would be this soon...

I can apprceciate the devlopers (Crytek) no longer having the budget or timeline from the Producers (EA) to deal with the umilmited combinations and permutations that is, essentially, the PC platform but I was hoping a few developers would still hold out. But the consoles have won the battle, with only Enthusiast PC HW manufacturers & vendors really loosing out here. Consoles don't evolve as quick as PC Graphics cards...

Long gone are the days where we had unlimited configuration options...


*Sniff*... my Crysis cfg file...
...
r_Height = 1050
r_Width = 1680
...
sys_spec_GameEffects = 3
sys_spec_ObjectDetail = 3
sys_spec_Particles = 3
sys_spec_Physics = 3
sys_spec_PostProcessing = 3
sys_spec_Shading = 3
sys_spec_Shadows = 3
sys_spec_Sound = 3
sys_spec_Texture = 3
sys_spec_VolumetricEffects = 3
sys_spec_Water = 3


And - *sniff* - my Far Cry Benchmarking batch file...
echo Running FarCry Benchmark, 1024x768
Bin32\FarCry.exe -DEVMODE "#demo_num_runs=2" "#demo_quit=1"
#r_Width=1024" "#r_Height=768" "map research" "demo research"
...
START /WAIT notepad.exe levels\research\research.log
...


*sniff* Even my Quake 2 cfg...
...
bind 0 "use BFG10K"
bind 3 "use Super Shotgun"
bind 7 "use Rocket Launcher"
bind 9 "use Railgun"
...
bind F5 " TO FRAG OR NOT TO FRAG: THAT IS THE QUESTION...; (ANSWER...FRAG OR DIE TRYIN!)"
bind F10 " Boy, I done fragged you up big-time.; wave 2"
...
set gl_shadows "1"
set gl_driver "opengl32"
set gl_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
set gl_ext_multitexture "1"
set fov "90"
...

Or from Q3A "...can you say, Rocket Jump...?"

bind j vstr rjump
set uhhh "wait;wait;wait;wait"
set rjump_1 "set freelook 0;set cl_pitchspeed 999;+lookdown;vstr uhhh;+attack;+moveup"
set rjump_2 "set cl_pitchspeed 140;-lookdown;set freelook 1;-attack;-moveup"
set rjump "vstr rjump_1;vstr uhhh;vstr rjump_2;vstr uhhh;centerview"


***EDIT***
Can't forget, Unreal which was "unreal" when it came to configuring and optimizing everything... Unreal was the first game I played to incorporate 4ch surround sound... Razorjacks screaming by...
[Engine.Engine]
GameRenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice
;GameRenderDevice=D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice
AudioDevice=Galaxy.GalaxyAudioSubsystem
...
RenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice
DefaultGame=UnrealShare.SinglePlayer
DefaultServerGame=UnrealShare.DeathMatchGame
...
[Galaxy.GalaxyAudioSubsystem]
UseDirectSound=True
...
Use3dHardware=True
...
[OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice]
Translucency=True
VolumetricLighting=True
ShinySurfaces=True
Coronas=True
HighDetailActors=True
DetailTextures=True
...
[D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice]
Translucency=True
VolumetricLighting=True
ShinySurfaces=True
Coronas=True
HighDetailActors=True
UseMipmapping=True
UseTrilinear=False
UseMultitexture=True
UsePageFlipping=False
UsePalettes=True
UseFullscreen=True
UseGammaCorrection=True
UseDetailTextures=True
Use3dfx=False
UseTripleBuffering=True
...


---------------

I think soon it will be time to bail...

[Eudaimonium]

I love your macros for in game, although maybe a bit too cliché.

Try with
"I'll kill you so hard you'll die to death!"

Anyhow, your configuration looks pretty decent in that Crysis 2 configuration file.
Besides, what's the point of running it through maximum available settings?

If you can't enjoy the game unless on highest graphics settings, you'll never enjoy any game at all, not to the fullest.

Now, since Crysis 2 is more of a techno-demo than an actual game, it's kind of a moot point to play it with extremely low settings. But your settings are not extremely low and as long as you're not playing on 640x480 like me on my lappy, you're good.

Remember it can always get worse.
Hell, in one year, it will, when both of our machines won't be able to run newest DX49 games on 23.000x12.000x1.000 actual 3D resolution monitors.

For now, enjoy your game while you can run it

[Traveller]

Originally Posted by Eudaimonium

...what's the point of running it through maximum available settings? ... since Crysis 2 is more of a techno-demo than an actual game, it's kind of a moot point to play it with extremely low settings...

Looks like you answered your own question, huh...

Btw, it's my Crysis cfg file, not Crysis 2.

[HIMNL9]

Originally Posted by Eudaimonium

.....
"I'll kill you so hard you'll die to death!"
.....

ROTFL !

This remember me a (real) official police report i've seen times ago, where the investigator declared "the corpse of the deceased was presenting evident signs of death" .....

[Eudaimonium]

Yeah, Horatio will find this one confusing as hell huh?
Alexx: "Hey H, the cause of death appears to be, well, another death. He was killed to death like, twice!"
Horatio: "It looks like he's sh*t..." *sunglasses* "Just got f**ked up!"
Helll noooooooo!!!

[Moebius]

When my regular rig was working i was checking out the HL2 Firearms Source Mod.



But right now i'm immersed in Thief II.

[Traveller]

Originally Posted by Dr_Evil

Traveller - I think you'll be able to run it at the max settings. That is if you want to call them max settings. I have a single Radeon 4870 and it doesn't have any problems ...

At least in "high" with my system:

Intel C2D E6850@3.00GHz
ASUS P5B-Deluxe
2GB XMS2-6400C4 DDR2@883
eVGA 9800GTX @675M1950
OS: XPsp3
DirectX: DX9c
nVidia: 260.99 / HQ settings (def = "quality")

But in vHigh & extreme, the frames start to fall below reasonable levels... . Here are comparison shots in high, very high & extreme (note that there is no "low" or "medium"... it's all marketing hype). I think for the most part that the differences are in lighting and shadow quality.

1680x1050, High (click for original screen)


1680x1050, Very High (click for original screen)


1680x1050, Extreme (click for original screen)


Regarding the very limited rendering options, there's already a mod out that allows the user to tweak the settings at a Crysis/ Warhead level of detail. Please note that I haven't installed it! I will play through the game once & then try the mod... .

[Eudaimonium]

I hereby happily proclaim that I have just finished Crysis 2 yesterday and, contrary to first two games, it's exeptionally good game, not just simply tehnological demonstration.

Pretty damn good. Also, graphics are incredibly photorealistic and I have simply played through the game at "Advanced" settings, which is "Medium" , since I visually see apsolutely no difference between that and Hardcore, except that performance really suffers at Hardcore settings.

I also have this tweaking program and you can tone the game down so it's made playable on my laptop which has nVidia 9300M inside it, along with Pentium Dual Core (Model is T3200 is anybody wants to know).

Highly reccomended game!

OK, now that's done, let's play some more Mass Effect 2.

[DJNY]

Agreed. Crysis 2 is awesome. I guess I have to play about 1 hour now till I see the finish.

What I don´t like is that they didn´t integrate the DX11 or 10 mode. Read that the patch will never come. I´m happy to own a PS3 and an old notebook, but I feel sorry for all the PC gamers who were responsible for Cryteks former success (Far Cry, Crysis 1).


Saw a $24 Mass Effect 2 new offer today at my local electronic store, but I´m gonna wait for the third part. Too many games to play right now

[Dr_Evil]

I haven't even finished Crysis 2 yet... Guess you could say I'm not that happy with it. I was hoping for something more advanced graphically. I don't think it even comes close to stressing my system. I'm running W7 64 bit, 4GB DDR3, Intel Q6600 and a Radeon 4870.

[Eudaimonium]

Originally Posted by Dr_Evil

I haven't even finished Crysis 2 yet... Guess you could say I'm not that happy with it. I was hoping for something more advanced graphically. I don't think it even comes close to stressing my system. I'm running W7 64 bit, 4GB DDR3, Intel Q6600 and a Radeon 4870.

You are kidding me right?

This is one of most photo-realistic games I've had chances to play. Pretty darn good one too, at it.

And you're looking for stressing your system? Dude, I'll tell you one thing:
You will never enjoy any games. None at all. You seek technicalities, game's engine characteristics, how it stresses the system and how well your own can perform under stress of the game.

Me? I play it because it's a damned game, not because I want to stress my computer.

People really need to stop paying attention at this and need to start paying more attention at games.

I'm not saying one should totally neglect graphical and technical details. But hell, you should say "OK so engine is more optimised than CryEngine 2, which is great, and looks great, and I can play it no sweats on my system. Cool, let's play" But instead, you go "Meh, it does not stress my system".

How can you be so damn cold? I mean, developers have put insane effort into optimisation and everything. I seriously can't think of any technical detail that can be implemented to make the game more great. Accept the game as it is, and play it as such.

If you really want to stress your system, go play ArmaII. Or first Crysis.