Oct 29
Run Crysis In Windows XP With High End Visuals
The Crysis demo has proven to be a huge taskmaster on even the highest end PC hardware but this post on the fan site Crysis Online has a tip that will make Windows XP users of the Crytek first person shooter happy:
If you tweak the configuration files in \CVarGroups\ by copying and pasting the “very high” settings (1st paragraph) IN PLACE of the “high” settings (last paragraph) the game will load the highest possible settings even though the drop-down menus display “high.”
The difference between “high” settings and the tweaked settings is immense: shadows are deeper, more realistic; the leaves have better reflective properties, better textures; the colours are better; and the level of detail is simply stunning.
With these settings I’m running the game between 15-25 FPS at 1440×900 and (wait for it) 8x AA, and it looks PERFECT. Best of all, this is in XP
{Thanks! BluesNews!}