Last month, we informed you about a new graphical overhaul mod for the first Crysis game, Crysis Enhanced Edition. This mod was originally put behind a Patreon-wall. However, we are happy to report today that Crysis Enhanced Edition is finally available for download to the public.
Crysis Enhanced Edition features better water effects and richer particles. The team has also added indirect sky lighting and fog effects in order to improve the game’s visuals. Not only that, but it has reworked the lighting for all interior areas.
Furthermore, Crysis Enhanced Edition features screen-space reflections for water, grass shadows and improved material simulation. It also has Cloud Shadows, real-time Ocean Reflections, and improved Edge AA. Lastly, it adds Lens flares and rain splash on water when raining.
Unfortunately, the team has not released its 4K/8K textures. Instead, the public version of Crysis Enhanced Edition uses textures from Rygels Textures mods, HD Grass, Maximum Immersion Textures, and upscaled (4x) Vanilla textures. The team has, once again, put its own high quality textures behind a Patreon-wall. It sucks, we know.
Ironically, all the aforementioned graphical improvements are what Crytek had showcased for its upcoming official Crysis Remaster. Grass shadows? Check. Screen-space reflections? Check. Better lighting? Check. Not only that, but Crysis Enhanced Edition can – and most likely will – look better than Crysis Remaster thanks to its new high quality textures. As we showcased, the textures of Crysis Remaster are similar to those of the original version. So, unless Crytek and Saber put more effort into it, this free mod will look better than the paid version of Crysis Remaster.
Do note that Crysis Enhanced Edition is around 10GB in size. So yeah, make sure you have enough space before downloading and installing it.
You can download Crysis Enhanced Edition from here!
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Time to reinstall Crysis.
Well the lighting overhaul looks pretty bad. And texture stylization is pretty much all over the place. Some people think that just adding 8K assets improves the overall look of a game, but in fact, consistency is also that important.
Not even close.
is this better than Crytek’s remastered?
Can you read?
Can I have a hint?
No crysis nude mods,John?
Soon you will be able to see Nomad’s Warhead 😉
Too bad the game is broken on window 10 and not compatible
Runs fine here (windows 10 Build 2004)
How? I tried any fixes I’ve seen the game just boots to a black screen and crashes. There are lots of reports and sites about this . What did you do?
Nothing, i just installed it. The version is 1.2.1 by the way, if it helps.
interesting. Same as above I boot the game and just get black screen then CTD
install the patches , you need to download them
Im also running Crysis fine on Windows 10
For the Steam version, I uninstalled the game and deleted the settings folder and then reinstalled.
I’m also using the 64-bit executables, which may help:
https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/257-crysis-64-bit-binaries/
you only maybe i have on both laptop and desktop runs flawless
More like you are the 1% who can run it on windows 10 there are alot of people claiming the same thing. Interesting. Are you running the steam version or origin?
Runs for me too. Maybe you’re the 1% that it doesn’t work.
Works fine on windows 10. Used gog
Open the exe inside bin folder
The Steam version? I tried all my old tricks; nothing worked. I finally completely uninstalled the game (including its folder in Documents) and reinstalled.
It works now.
i play this game on windows 10 version 2004. just download the game installed it and play it. like literally every single other game. so i dont know what you do wrong but the game works fine here. i play it at ultra settings 1080p.
I run this game fine on windows 10 version 2004. so i dont know what you do wrong but it works perfectly. although for some reason i dont get the 64 bit version to work but the 32 bit version works fine. 1080p ultra settings. i got it from the retail version even. but steam version origin version or gog version all work as well
Still, though. It doesn’t change the fact that with mods, the new official Crysis remaster will potentially look even better than this, as long as they really improve the engine. (lighting especially, which is clearly outdated even in this mod)
ahhahahahahahahah lmao you believe that …sigh…
They are doing it for the nintendo switch. It will suck
Yeah but does the glass break like in this 24 year old PS3 game? https://youtu.be/lt-V6IaoZXA
What kind of comparison is that? Does Resistance have the destruction or graphics of Crysis? Crysis is a step up in a ton of ways.
Imagine putting textures for a game you did not create, behind a paywall, in order to profit off an IP, again, you do not own…
Modders should always be just the tip jar, not locking mods behind a crappy paywall.
Get to it then. I can’t wait to use the mods that you’ve spent over a year to make for free, you kind soul. Bless your heart in advance!
Again, entitlement to reaping profits off others work is not something you should honestly support.
They’re not providing the Crysis game to you. They’re not profiting off of that at all. They’re providing enhancements, if you already own the game. Your argument is like saying selling a turbo for a car is profiting off the work of the car manufacturer.
If it’s of no value to you, don’t buy it. But I wish mods like these were available for more games. But you’re being selfish and greedy and are upset that you can’t have the 2k/4K/8k texture version for free. Because you feel like you’re entitled to their work in creating those textures.
So please, as I said, go ahead and put together a team, work on a project for over a year, and then hand it out for free to all of us. I will personally thank you for doing it.
Okay then, they can make the textures not for the game, and make their own game then!.
Until then, if it has to use an existing IP, that they don’t own, it’s profiting from an existing IP, like it or not.
I wish for mods to remain open, not locked behind paywalls, because that isn’t what modding is all about at all, not even remotely 50% of it either. Modding is done from a passion Pov, not a “how do I make sheckles from this game I love?”.
I love how you cite me as being greedy, when the modders are the ones trying to profit from a game they didn’t create, and you’re pushing for anyone to make a dime from anyone else’s work, like the definition of scumbag, filthy, disgusting, trash.
Funny how you feel I’m entitled, that definition has lost all meaning at this point, that it’s not even funny anymore.
Please, do go on your little tirade, in the white knighting for thrifters in the games industry.
Also, no you won’t, I know your type, lmao. Don’t even try to feign sincerity, because you’ve none on you.
Your first 2 sentences made me stop reading the rest of your drivel. You’re seriously messed up and are a do-nothing entitled little brat.
That’s fine, because your first response defending scumbag tactics had me seeing your drivel.
You’re the messed up one mate. Go see a doc, because that mind needs to be less scrambled.
Scourge, you’re trying to explain to new school people the merits of being old school. New school is all about profit and easy earnings, while the old school was done for the love of art.
There was a time when people made videos and uploaded them, not because they wanted to get money from views, but because they actually enjoyed doing things like that. Just as there was once a time when people made mods because they loved the game and wanted to enjoy the mods they made for themselves.
These days, we too often see mods which blatantly steal other mods (at most a small note in a hidden licenses.txt about having incorporated a mod without asking for permission.) Even mods that have GPL assets being sold (which is illegal), or mods that take assets from other games / media (also illegal).
The old modding communities are gone.
The old communities are all around us, hence why the vast majority of mods being done with no paywalls.
Putting mods behind a paywall doesn’t stop other mods being used with modding files/projects, and it certainly won’t start “legal” battles, because that would actually earn ire from companies that actually own those IP’s, and in turn would earn both modders their own un-winnable court battle.
You mod for a game because you enjoy the game. getting payed for a mod is illegal. infect its very greedy to ask money for a mod no matter how long they spend on it. and most of the mods in this pack are not even made by them. mods should always be free. remember the backlash Bethesda had over payed fall out mods for console? yeah thats because mods are fan made and are always free. but if you want to pay for it go ahead. i appreciate the work modders put in to it. but they know that it takes time to create it they choose to do that. so asking money for it is bullshit. If they made crysis from the ground up sure i would pay for it. but they didnt. its still a Crytek owned game published by EA. they have the rights nobody else.
You’re f**king r**arded.
The textures are higher res, sure, but the overall look is an eye sore.
Tested this. I did not like it to be honest. Too many weird changes to colors. Nanosuit looks like silver gray. New Lightning was not good for me too. Things like barrels and stuff have this way over too much tessellation /normal maps / bump maps. Those thing should be subtle. I wanted to play crysis again with this but did not cut it for me and also performance goes down too duh (3570k 4.4. 580 8gb. 16gb. Win10). Textures overall looks better off course but too many things looks weird. But this is free so good works guys. I feel the remake is going to suck because switch is the main console this time lol