Originally Posted by MysterD Ummm....are you talking about the graphics artistically or technically?

I'm talking technically but it's my opinion so I may very well be the only person in the world that thinks this. If you look at say the clothing and wounds, it is almost photorealistic.

Edit: Just for reference both games are 1080p and on Very High.

Originally Posted by aShufflinZombie I'm talking technically but it's my opinion so I may very well be the only person in the world that thinks this. If you look at say the clothing and wounds, it is almost photorealistic.

Umm...could your PC run Crysis 2 maxed-out at your monitor's top-resolution w/ Patch 1.9 and all of the extra high-res textures downloads (from Crytek's MyCrysis website)?

EDIT:
Very High is TWO whole settings BELOW the top Crysis 2 settings.
There's also Extreme; and then Ultra (which is DX11 and requires the MyCrysis high-texture downloads installed).
You seriously have to run Crysis 2 on Ultra - if your PC actually can handle it.

Originally Posted by MysterD Umm...could your PC run Crysis 2 maxed-out at your monitor's top-resolution w/ Patch 1.9 and all of the extra high-res textures downloads (from Crytek's MyCrysis website)?

There are other high res textures? In that case I guess if you have a more powerful machine, Crysis 2 looks better but I'm on an extremely tight budget.

What I should've said was "Spec Ops looks better than Crysis 2 on my rig."

Originally Posted by MysterD Very High is TWO whole settings BELOW the top Crysis 2 settings. There's also Extreme; and then Ultra (which is DX11 and requires the MyCrysis high-texture downloads installed). You seriously have to run Crysis 2 on Ultra - if your PC actually can handle it.

I'd would absolutely love to have a computer that had no problems running everything at max but alas I'm a teen with no job.

Originally Posted by aShufflinZombie There are other high res textures?

Yup.

In that case I guess if you have a more powerful machine, Crysis 2 looks better but I'm on an extremely tight budget. What I should've said was "Spec Ops looks better than Crysis 2 on my rig."

Crysis 2 was criticized upon its original release on the PC for not looking as good as it should've.

So, they later released Patch 1.9 and released the High-Res Textures (Ultra).
Get the DX11 Enabling feature and High-Res stuff HERE.

Originally Posted by MysterD Yup. Crysis 2 was criticized upon its original release on the PC for not looking as good as it should've. So, they later released Patch 1.9 and released the High-Res Textures (Ultra). Get the DX11 Enabling feature and High-Res stuff HERE.

Thanks for the links! A GTX 650 can only push out so much. I really need the 700 series to come out.

Originally Posted by aShufflinZombie Thanks for the links! A GTX 650 can only push out so much. I really need the 700 series to come out.

I actually have a GTX 560 Ti.
Depending on the rest of your PC specs, we might be in a somewhat similar boat here.

I can't run Crysis 2 PC maxed-out on my PC at 1920x1080...
...But I surely can do it on Ultra at 1680x1050.

My PC = i7 950; 8 GB RAM; 1 GB of GeForce GTX 560 Ti (with 301.42 drivers currently); Windows 7 64-bit; 23'' HP 2311x monitor.

EDIT:
Also, make sure to squeeze every ounce of performance you can out of a game, run programs like GameBooster that make it easy to force the disabling of any other programs that might be running in the background and hogging some RAM and resources up.
For Crysis 2 and some other modern games (i.e. Witcher 2 or BF3) - if you want to get them to look as much and as good as your PC can and should be able to handle, this surely can help.

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Originally Posted by MysterD I actually have a GTX 560 Ti. Depending on the rest of your PC specs, we might be in a somewhat similar boat here. I can't run Crysis 2 PC maxed-out on my PC at 1920x1080... ...But I surely can do it on Ultra at 1680x1050. My PC = i7 950; 8 GB RAM; 1 GB of GTX 560 Ti (with 301.42 drivers); Windows 7 64-bit.

Mine is FX 8320(OC'ed to 4Ghz), 8GB CV, 1GB GtX 650 (310.90); Windows 8 64. My 650 is so overclocked that I'm suprised that it has not crashed at all. BTW you may want to upgrade your drivers. http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/55121

Originally Posted by MysterD EDIT: Also, make sure to squeeze every ounce of performance you can out of a game, run programs like GameBooster that make it easy to force the disabling of any other programs that might be running in the background and hogging some RAM and resources up. For Crysis 2 and some other modern games (i.e. Witcher 2 or BF3) - if you want to get them to look as much and as good as your PC can and should be able to handle, this surely can help.

I like listening to Spotify when I game + most games don't support more than 4 cores so 4 are game and 4 are everything else.

Originally Posted by aShufflinZombie Mine is FX 8320(OC'ed to 4Ghz), 8GB CV, 1GB GtX 650 (310.90); Windows 8 64. My 650 is so overclocked that I'm suprised that it has not crashed at all. BTW you may want to upgrade your drivers. http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/55121

Yeah, I've been lazy w/ driver updating - hehe.
I've had the latest downloaded (310.90), but ain't installed them.
There's no major game here that I'm playing right now (performing poorly/underwhelming) that's forcing me to upgrade them.

EDIT:
I've basically been playing NBA2K13; YDKJ (2011); and the EA Classics Pack from Amazon (NHL 09 & Madden 08).

Originally Posted by MysterD Yeah, I've been lazy w/ driver updating - hehe. I've had the latest downloaded (310.90), but ain't installed them. There's no major game here that I'm playing right now (performing poorly/underwhelming) that's forcing me to upgrade them.

I didn't even notice how much of an improvement drivers can make until Skyrim that is. One driver update increase my fps by about 5, that's not a lot but I'll take free extra performance any day of the week.

You may also want to test and see how well Physx performs when you use your processor instead of your GPU.

Originally Posted by aShufflinZombie I didn't even notice how much of an improvement drivers can make until Skyrim that is. One driver update increase my fps by about 5, that's not a lot but I'll take free extra performance any day of the week.

Yeah, depends on so many things - the game itself; developers themselves (when working on the game - especialyl when they patch it); what NVidia does with the drivers; and many other things.

I love Skyrim, BTW.

Originally Posted by MysterD Yeah, I've been lazy w/ driver updating - hehe. I've had the latest downloaded (310.90), but ain't installed them. There's no major game here that I'm playing right now (performing poorly/underwhelming) that's forcing me to upgrade them. EDIT: I've basically been playing NBA2K13; YDKJ (2011); and the EA Classics Pack from Amazon (NHL 09 & Madden 08).

The Nvidia drivers released a week back fixed some security hole, fyi.

I just finished Dishonored (which was great by the way all the talk on cagcast with wombat and people here were right) and was racking my brain on what to play next and decided to play Spec Ops and it is funny I come here and people are talking about it. For a second I thought you guys were saying there was a high texture mod for it that I was missing but then reread the post about itbeing for Crysis 2 so :(

So does anyone else here play Natural Selection 2? I bought it during the Holiday sale and I've racked up like 71 hours so far. The game is great. At first it is pretty wtf is going on as you don't know crap and it takes a few hours of playing to get a idea of whats going on with each side. Gameplay is great, it is pretty well balanced and a lot of fun. There really isn't any two matches that are the same with random start points, different commanders, and just so much that can be done differently. The community is excellent and really does make the game much more enjoyable as I've only come across a few assholes.

The game also has a pretty simple but very effective way of making it easier on you and others. When you first start playing your name is green, everyone knows that green names are rookies and generally they will tell you what needs to be done and how to do it as well as answer questions. There are servers that are also green which are rookie servers so people playing on those servers generally are much more laid back and understanding and willing to help. After playing x amount of hours the green is removed from your name (you can put it back on or remove it in the options as well if you like).

Even after my 71 hours, I've only commanded 3 times (all for marines) and I have no idea how to even command for the aliens really lol. For those that don't know, each time has a commander, they job in a chair in the game and basically play the game from an overhead RTS view. Giving orders to the players, putting down things to build/grow and are responsible for the direction your team goes in strategy and tech while managing resources to get you upgrades and such. Everyone else plays the game in FPS. Marines are mostly standard FPS play and can get jetpacks and Exo suits (mechs) and some fancy weapons, aliens evolve into higher life formers that can do various things (heal, fly, teleport). All have their uses and are done well.

I recommend the game highly, and for those of you who have it but haven't played yet, I really urge you too (I see on my friends list there is like 18 that have it with like none of them even playing it yet lol)

Originally Posted by KaOTiK So does anyone else here play Natural Selection 2? I bought it during the Holiday sale and I've racked up like 71 hours so far. The game is great. At first it is pretty wtf is going on as you don't know crap and it takes a few hours of playing to get a idea of whats going on with each side. Gameplay is great, it is pretty well balanced and a lot of fun. There really isn't any two matches that are the same with random start points, different commanders, and just so much that can be done differently. The community is excellent and really does make the game much more enjoyable as I've only come across a few assholes. The game also has a pretty simple but very effective way of making it easier on you and others. When you first start playing your name is green, everyone knows that green names are rookies and generally they will tell you what needs to be done and how to do it as well as answer questions. There are servers that are also green which are rookie servers so people playing on those servers generally are much more laid back and understanding and willing to help. After playing x amount of hours the green is removed from your name (you can put it back on or remove it in the options as well if you like). Even after my 71 hours, I've only commanded 3 times (all for marines) and I have no idea how to even command for the aliens really lol. For those that don't know, each time has a commander, they job in a chair in the game and basically play the game from an overhead RTS view. Giving orders to the players, putting down things to build/grow and are responsible for the direction your team goes in strategy and tech while managing resources to get you upgrades and such. Everyone else plays the game in FPS. Marines are mostly standard FPS play and can get jetpacks and Exo suits (mechs) and some fancy weapons, aliens evolve into higher life formers that can do various things (heal, fly, teleport). All have their uses and are done well. I recommend the game highly, and for those of you who have it but haven't played yet, I really urge you too (I see on my friends list there is like 18 that have it with like none of them even playing it yet lol)

Does this have a bot mode? The game has looked very interesting to me but I tend to prefer games with a bot mode. I just don't play online too much and sometimes prefer to beat up on some bots. Sounds a little like one of the HL mods they had with zombies. I think you had a zombie commander and the rest just played FPS.

Ehh, think I'm gonna wait on Stealth Bastard. I'd like to try it, but it seems a bit too puzzle esque as well as difficult.

If you want to try it, get the freeware version. It's pretty good.

Originally Posted by headpiece747 I just finished Dishonored (which was great by the way all the talk on cagcast with wombat and people here were right) and was racking my brain on what to play next and decided to play Spec Ops and it is funny I come here and people are talking about it. For a second I thought you guys were saying there was a high texture mod for it that I was missing but then reread the post about itbeing for Crysis 2 so :(

You honestly don't need a texture pack for Spec Ops. Vsync locks to 60fps and removes all of the screen tearing.

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