FAQ
Crysis-Online receives many repeated questions over email and on the forums. To reduce these repititions, this FAQ has been created. If you have a question which isn't answered below, please do the following...
1) Browse the rest of the information center
2) Search the forum or make a new topic to get your question answered.
3) Email me and I'll answer your questions, but please take the above actions first.
If you see frequently asked Crysis questions on the forum or anywhere else which are not included in the list below, please email me and I'll add them to the list.
FAQ
1) Is this site run by Crytek?
No, this website is not run by Crytek. This is simply a fansite dedicated to providing fans of the game Crysis with information, media, a discussion forum and many other things.
2) When will Crysis be released?
The North American and European release date for Crysis is officially November 16, 2007. Australia and New Zealand however will be receiving the game a day earlier on November 15, 2007.
3) Will there be a Crysis demo and when?
Yes, there will be a singleplayer Crysis demo. It is to be released on the 26th of October.
4) Will there be a Crysis beta and when?
The Crysis beta is currently underway. It's now too late for anyone else to join the beta program.
5) What are the system requirements for Crysis and will my system run it?
Refer to the Official Crysis System Requirements page here at Crysis-Online.
6) Will there be any console versions of Crysis?
Crytek are focusing soley on the PC version of the game. Once Crysis is on the shelves, then they'll start thinking about what to do next. So there is a possibility of Crysis been ported to the consoles, but it mainly depends on the success of Crysis on the PC. Other titles are currently in development by Crytek which are planned for various console platforms as well as PC.
CryEngine2, the engine powering Crysis has been developed to work on PC, Xbox360 and PS3. This is for both licensing reasons, and so Crytek can freely develop games for the current high-end consoles.
7) If Crytek do port Crysis to the consoles, will they do it better than they did with FarCry?
Crytek are not responsible for any console versions of FarCry, the only game Crytek have made is FarCry for the PC, Crysis will be their second ever game. Crytek sold the FarCry franchise to Ubisoft around 2 years ago and have since had nothing to do with FarCry besides the patches.
8) Do I need Windows Vista or a DirectX10 graphics card to play Crysis?
No, most certainly not. Crysis supports all versions of Windows XP including the 64-bit edition, and therefore supports DX9 also.
9) Will Crysis support widescreen monitors?
Yes, of course.
10) I've heard that Crysis will have seperate servers for DX9 and DX10 players. Does this mean I won't be able to play with my friends if they have DX10 and I don't?
No, you'll be able to play with or against your friend. There are two ways of making this possible. Either you upgrade your graphics card and operating system, or you tell your friend to connect to a DX9 server. Those with DX10 have the advantage as they can play on both DX10 and DX9 servers where as those running in DX9 are restricted to playing only on DX9 servers.
11) Does Crysis support any specialty hardware such as Ageia PhysX?
Yes, however Crysis will not support the Ageia PhysX card due to the fact that Crytek have built their own proprietary physics engine which is not only more advanced than Ageia's, but performs very well on ordinary CPU's (especially multi-core platofmrs). Crysis will support various technologies out of the box including 64-bit operating systems, multi-core processors (as mentioned above), DX9 through to DX10 and many gaming devices such as gamepads. On top of that, the Sandbox editor that comes with Crysis supports the use of a webcam (or any other video capturing device or camera) to animate character expressions.
12) How can I support Crysis-Online.com?
Becoming an active member of the forums is one way. There's also the option of donating. Crysis-Online.com hosts over 15GB's of downloadable content (mainly videos) and on occasions we've used over 1TB of bandwidth a day and on average we use around 10TB of bandwidth a month. As some of you may know, bandwidth doesn't come cheap and so to ensure these downloads are available in the future, you can donate. Please check the donation page.
1) Browse the rest of the information center
2) Search the forum or make a new topic to get your question answered.
3) Email me and I'll answer your questions, but please take the above actions first.
If you see frequently asked Crysis questions on the forum or anywhere else which are not included in the list below, please email me and I'll add them to the list.
FAQ
1) Is this site run by Crytek?
No, this website is not run by Crytek. This is simply a fansite dedicated to providing fans of the game Crysis with information, media, a discussion forum and many other things.
2) When will Crysis be released?
The North American and European release date for Crysis is officially November 16, 2007. Australia and New Zealand however will be receiving the game a day earlier on November 15, 2007.
3) Will there be a Crysis demo and when?
Yes, there will be a singleplayer Crysis demo. It is to be released on the 26th of October.
4) Will there be a Crysis beta and when?
The Crysis beta is currently underway. It's now too late for anyone else to join the beta program.
5) What are the system requirements for Crysis and will my system run it?
Refer to the Official Crysis System Requirements page here at Crysis-Online.
6) Will there be any console versions of Crysis?
Crytek are focusing soley on the PC version of the game. Once Crysis is on the shelves, then they'll start thinking about what to do next. So there is a possibility of Crysis been ported to the consoles, but it mainly depends on the success of Crysis on the PC. Other titles are currently in development by Crytek which are planned for various console platforms as well as PC.
CryEngine2, the engine powering Crysis has been developed to work on PC, Xbox360 and PS3. This is for both licensing reasons, and so Crytek can freely develop games for the current high-end consoles.
7) If Crytek do port Crysis to the consoles, will they do it better than they did with FarCry?
Crytek are not responsible for any console versions of FarCry, the only game Crytek have made is FarCry for the PC, Crysis will be their second ever game. Crytek sold the FarCry franchise to Ubisoft around 2 years ago and have since had nothing to do with FarCry besides the patches.
8) Do I need Windows Vista or a DirectX10 graphics card to play Crysis?
No, most certainly not. Crysis supports all versions of Windows XP including the 64-bit edition, and therefore supports DX9 also.
9) Will Crysis support widescreen monitors?
Yes, of course.
10) I've heard that Crysis will have seperate servers for DX9 and DX10 players. Does this mean I won't be able to play with my friends if they have DX10 and I don't?
No, you'll be able to play with or against your friend. There are two ways of making this possible. Either you upgrade your graphics card and operating system, or you tell your friend to connect to a DX9 server. Those with DX10 have the advantage as they can play on both DX10 and DX9 servers where as those running in DX9 are restricted to playing only on DX9 servers.
11) Does Crysis support any specialty hardware such as Ageia PhysX?
Yes, however Crysis will not support the Ageia PhysX card due to the fact that Crytek have built their own proprietary physics engine which is not only more advanced than Ageia's, but performs very well on ordinary CPU's (especially multi-core platofmrs). Crysis will support various technologies out of the box including 64-bit operating systems, multi-core processors (as mentioned above), DX9 through to DX10 and many gaming devices such as gamepads. On top of that, the Sandbox editor that comes with Crysis supports the use of a webcam (or any other video capturing device or camera) to animate character expressions.
12) How can I support Crysis-Online.com?
Becoming an active member of the forums is one way. There's also the option of donating. Crysis-Online.com hosts over 15GB's of downloadable content (mainly videos) and on occasions we've used over 1TB of bandwidth a day and on average we use around 10TB of bandwidth a month. As some of you may know, bandwidth doesn't come cheap and so to ensure these downloads are available in the future, you can donate. Please check the donation page.
