far cry demo released

The Senile Doctor · 21st January 2004, 11:56

next gen shooter is here, you can grab it at lots of places...
anybody played it yet?
what do you think?

what settings and how much fps?

RichBa5tard · 21st January 2004, 12:32

It's 500MB large. :s Too big for my connection i'm afraid.

Feel free to post some pics. : )

The Senile Doctor · 21st January 2004, 13:07

if I find the time...
I just played about 5 minutes, now it's back off to work...
first impressions?
the game needs polishing...
I get framedips at 1024*768 2*aa, 8*af (and I think it's okay visually but far from perfect at that setting) and all advanced settings at medium, framedips to 4-5 fps when there's firefights...

we'll need nextgen for 1280*1024 max detail + 4*fsaa-16*af continual 50+fps playing

ModdiN MansoN · 21st January 2004, 13:34

played it for a while and I'm afraid it's about time to get me an new GFX-card, ti4600 just can't handle it anymore @ high detail it seems

21st January 2004, 14:21

it's a nice demo. Placed everthing on the maximum

, but how can you know youre framerate??

piotke · 21st January 2004, 14:35

use fraps, it's a frame calculating/analyzing tool

The Senile Doctor · 21st January 2004, 15:08

@ silencer : you have to know that if you say : 'placed everything on max' that some people are gonna laugh a bit... it is simply IMPOSSIBLE to get everything on max and play the game fluently...
what was your resolution?
what was your anisotrophic fioltering?
what was your antialiasing?
all advanced settings on max?

my settings : 3.53 ghz p4@ 2.5 fsb, radeon 9800 pro as usual at 500/800. 22000 3dmarks.
everything on medium.
1024*768 2*aa, 8*perfo af.
I played 30 minutes in my afternoon break
2004-01-21 12:41:51 - FarCry
Frames: 290603 - Time: 2035109ms - Avg: 142.794 - Min: 3 - Max: 641.
average 143 fps... you'd think that classifies as a fluent experience... but to me it actually isn't... there are slowdowns to 10-15 fps...

I have a problem however... I can hear the music, my sounds, but I don't hear enemy firing/steps/noise...
does anybody else have these problems too?

The Senile Doctor · 21st January 2004, 15:15

farsight

deronny · 21st January 2004, 16:35

on my pc de demo looks like crap
lotsa artifacts and stuff
gonna reinstall the demo and vidcard drivers again to see if something changes
if no bleh bleh and once again bleh

vidcard drivers did the trick
stweinge everything else worked flawless
well i still have to play a little longer to judge the demo
for now it seems nice though the green is not really natury in my humble opinion

21st January 2004, 17:52

I'll have a look how it works on my moderatly OC'ed 2500+ and Ti4200 with VMware running Gentoo AND the compiling of KDE in the background

21st January 2004, 11:56	#1
The Senile Doctor [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	far cry demo released next gen shooter is here, you can grab it at lots of places... anybody played it yet? what do you think? what settings and how much fps? __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

21st January 2004, 12:32	#2
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	It's 500MB large. :s Too big for my connection i'm afraid. Feel free to post some pics. : ) __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

21st January 2004, 13:07	#3
The Senile Doctor [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	if I find the time... I just played about 5 minutes, now it's back off to work... first impressions? the game needs polishing... I get framedips at 1024768 2aa, 8af (and I think it's okay visually but far from perfect at that setting) and all advanced settings at medium, framedips to 4-5 fps when there's firefights... we'll need nextgen for 12801024 max detail + 4fsaa-16af continual 50+fps playing __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

21st January 2004, 13:34	#4
ModdiN MansoN Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 470	played it for a while and I'm afraid it's about time to get me an new GFX-card, ti4600 just can't handle it anymore @ high detail it seems __________________

21st January 2004, 14:35	#6
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,997	use fraps, it's a frame calculating/analyzing tool __________________ .

21st January 2004, 14:21	#5
silencer Posts: n/a	it's a nice demo. Placed everthing on the maximum , but how can you know youre framerate??

21st January 2004, 15:08	#7
The Senile Doctor [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	@ silencer : you have to know that if you say : 'placed everything on max' that some people are gonna laugh a bit... it is simply IMPOSSIBLE to get everything on max and play the game fluently... what was your resolution? what was your anisotrophic fioltering? what was your antialiasing? all advanced settings on max? my settings : 3.53 ghz p4@ 2.5 fsb, radeon 9800 pro as usual at 500/800. 22000 3dmarks. everything on medium. 1024768 2aa, 8*perfo af. I played 30 minutes in my afternoon break 2004-01-21 12:41:51 - FarCry Frames: 290603 - Time: 2035109ms - Avg: 142.794 - Min: 3 - Max: 641. average 143 fps... you'd think that classifies as a fluent experience... but to me it actually isn't... there are slowdowns to 10-15 fps... I have a problem however... I can hear the music, my sounds, but I don't hear enemy firing/steps/noise... does anybody else have these problems too? __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

21st January 2004, 15:15	#8
The Senile Doctor [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	farsight __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

21st January 2004, 16:35	#9
deronny Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 163	on my pc de demo looks like crap lotsa artifacts and stuff gonna reinstall the demo and vidcard drivers again to see if something changes if no bleh bleh and once again bleh vidcard drivers did the trick stweinge everything else worked flawless well i still have to play a little longer to judge the demo for now it seems nice though the green is not really natury in my humble opinion __________________ i\'m the lurkiest lurker

21st January 2004, 17:52	#10
TeuS Posts: n/a	I'll have a look how it works on my moderatly OC'ed 2500+ and Ti4200 with VMware running Gentoo AND the compiling of KDE in the background

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