CryENGINE 3

[Shifty Geezer]

Serverside rendering is more closely linked to the OnLive! thread then this one, and given the lousy IQ of OnLive!, I don't see server-side rendering becoming a rival to consoles until worldwide superfast broadband infrastructure is in place (20 years?! )

 

[assen]

Maybe the bandwidth thing seems trivial when you're 7 km from the heart of Frankfurt

 

[ultragpu]

I'm actually quite content with Crysis 1's custom mod graphics to be the standard for next few years, it doesn't need to take a huge leap over that imo. Of course with the additional features like SSGI from Cryengine 3.0 I wont see many complaining. Don't like the idea of Severside rendering at all.

 

[liolio]

Super interesting presentation

 

[L. Scofield]

CryEngine 2 (3?) being used in architectural visualization:

 

[Acert93]

Very nice, neat use of game technology.

 

[Aeoniss]

Ok, question.

http://www.videogamer.com/news/crytek_magic_prevents_crysis_2_3d_performance_issues.html


^ Why no other gaming companies doing the same as Crytek with this "3D" method that is apparently so cheap? I get that Sony wants to push their 3D TV line, but what is the quality difference between the 3D being employed in (for instance) KZ3 vs Crysis 2?

Interesting feature of CryEngine 3.0

 

[KKRT]

Ok, question.

http://www.videogamer.com/news/crytek_magic_prevents_crysis_2_3d_performance_issues.html


^ Why no other gaming companies doing the same as Crytek with this "3D" method that is apparently so cheap? I get that Sony wants to push their 3D TV line, but what is the quality difference between the 3D being employed in (for instance) KZ3 vs Crysis 2?

Interesting feature of CryEngine 3.0

It was discussed in other topics couple of times.
Check last paragraphs from this article http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/playstation-3d-performance-analysis-article?page=3

 

[SlmDnk]

.....

 

[Ruskie]

Wow...they didnt even release their flagship game for CE3 and they already have 24 licensees (such as Sledgehammer, Ignition London etc.):smile:

 

[dragonelite]

Wow...they didnt even release their flagship game for CE3 and they already have 24 licensees (such as Sledgehammer, Ignition London etc.):smile:

Arent Sledgehammer games a Cod studio that replaces treyarch while they replaced IW. Isn't sledgehammer games doing a action game inside the cod-verse something like 3rd person mode in mw 2 i guess.

 

[L. Scofield]

Here's the presentation with notes:

http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~jaroslav/gicourse2010/giai2010-07-anton_kaplanyan-notes.pdf

Looks damn fine.

 

[SlmDnk]

Here's the presentation with notes:

That was already posted. Look a couple of posts up.

 

[Rangers]

How the heck does Crytek have 650 employees (according to presentation) when only major game they've shipped in the last several years is Crysis???

Edit: Eh, I guess cheap Eastern Europe labor is probably a big part of it judging by office locations.

 

[L. Scofield]

That was already posted. Look a couple of posts up.

You missed the "with notes" bit

 

[AlNom]

You missed the "with notes" bit

They're easy to miss in the first pdf. You're looking for some tiny dialogue bubble in the top left of each page. Not nearly as convenient as the second link though!

 

[Laa-Yosh]

Edit: Eh, I guess cheap Eastern Europe labor is probably a big part of it judging by office locations.

We're not that cheap anymore, especially because our taxes are as high as in Denmark

Crysis Warhead was mostly the product of the Budapest office and they're rumored to have rather high salaries. They rent offices in a pretty expensive building, too. But I also wonder about where the hell they get that kind of money, the two games have probably sold around 3 million copies altogether. Maybe Far Cry 1 was a bigger hit then we've thought?

 

[assen]

We're not that cheap anymore, especially because our taxes are as high as in Denmark

Come to Bulgaria, 10% flat income tax, 10% corporate tax, top 5 lowest budget deficit in the EU, currency pegged to the EUR since 1998

But I hear horrible - or wonderful, if you happen to be on the inside - things about the luxuries of Crytek's Sofia office. It seems to be company culture.

 

[dragonelite]

We're not that cheap anymore, especially because our taxes are as high as in Denmark

Crysis Warhead was mostly the product of the Budapest office and they're rumored to have rather high salaries. They rent offices in a pretty expensive building, too. But I also wonder about where the hell they get that kind of money, the two games have probably sold around 3 million copies altogether. Maybe Far Cry 1 was a bigger hit then we've thought?

Maybe they have licensed their engine in other business branches like architecture or city planning. There's this nice video on the previous page from a non gaming business branch.

 

[scently]

The team that did warhead are the ones in charge of codename: kingdoms.