What's the deal with having to wait so long for the 1.3 farcry patch?

aAv7 · 08-14-04, 10:13 PM

Not to sound like an impatient kid, but where's it at? They had video at nvidia's launch part back in april with hdr effects and i.q changes. (We all remember the scene with the new rocks on the beach) Not only was this displayed 4 months ago-but when interviewed, they said it took 3 weeks to do. So what's with the delay? I remember hearing the scene with the rocks and new effects was running at 25fps...maybe there's some truth to that....cause I dont see why else it would be held back. =/ I'd really like to see some of these effects displayed, to see the true potential of the nv40. C'mon crytek...move your sweet butt on this patch. =)

**saturnotaku** · 08-14-04, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ultimate17

So what's with the delay?

My guess? A certain company that has three letters as part of its name.

superklye · 08-14-04, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by saturnotaku

My guess? A certain company that has three letters as part of its name.

Who? Microsoft? Enron? Wal-Mart? Borders? Sam Goody?

Those all have three letters as part of their name...

Banko · 08-14-04, 11:46 PM

I think he means ati

aAv7 · 08-14-04, 11:56 PM

Not that im saying it's not ati, but what part would they play in holding up the patch? I know there's problems with sm2.0b and 1.2-But i'm talking about sm3.0, hdr, looping, etc. Image changes that are only supposedly available on the nv40.

To my knowledge nvidia was to have sm3.0 enhancements (again, like the infamous, rocks video on the beach) and ati was to have 3dc in 1.3. Ati claims 3dc " just missed the 1.2 patch timeframe" ...so I'm assuming crytek has had enough time to work with ati to ensure it works properly. And seeing as they've been messing with sm3.0 since april on nv40, and claimed it only took 3 weeks to implement, I dont see what the hold up is. We have dx9.0c official now, we have drivers official from nvidia.com supporting dx9.0c, we have the hardware supporting the features...so what's the excuse? Especially when I've read they plan on scratching out sm2.0b from the next patch. That basically takes a huge problem out of the patch, and helps with time issues.

Could crytek be silently abadoning farcry, now that they have signed with ea?

Mr. Hunt · 08-15-04, 02:41 AM

I am pretty sure he meant Ubi :\.... which do seem to cause alot of problems.

Arioch · 08-15-04, 02:58 AM

The 1.2 patch has issues that are more than just ATI-related ones.

holmes · 08-15-04, 03:05 PM

I think we need to get an actual 1.2 patch before we can even bother thinking about 1.3 patch...

Ludic · 08-15-04, 03:14 PM

My guess is that they'll call the next patch v1.25

aAv7 · 08-15-04, 07:07 PM

i figured they would just include fixes for 1.2 in the 1.3 patch?

08-14-04, 10:13 PM	#1
aAv7 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,250	What's the deal with having to wait so long for the 1.3 farcry patch? Not to sound like an impatient kid, but where's it at? They had video at nvidia's launch part back in april with hdr effects and i.q changes. (We all remember the scene with the new rocks on the beach) Not only was this displayed 4 months ago-but when interviewed, they said it took 3 weeks to do. So what's with the delay? I remember hearing the scene with the rocks and new effects was running at 25fps...maybe there's some truth to that....cause I dont see why else it would be held back. =/ I'd really like to see some of these effects displayed, to see the true potential of the nv40. C'mon crytek...move your sweet butt on this patch. =) __________________ [SIZE="1"][B]CPU:[/B] AMD64 3200+ Winchester @ 2.2 [B]RAM:[/B] 2GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR 400 [B]Motherboard:[/B] Gigabyte K8 Triton nForce4 [B]VideoCard:[/B] eVGA GeForce 7800GTX 512MB [B]Hard Drive:[/B] WD 250GB Sata [B]OS:[/B] Dual boot, Windows XP Home/Windows Professional x64 Edition Retail[B] Audio:[/B] X-Fi Xtreme Music [B]Mouse:[/B] Logitech MX 310 [B]PSU:[/B] 500W Ultra Connect (34A on the 12V+)[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"][B]Xbox 360:[/B] w/ Intercooler @ 1280x1024 , Dynasty Warriors 5, Fight Night Round 3, Kameo, NBA 2K6, Perfect Dark Zero CE, and PGR 3[SIZE="1"][/SIZE][/SIZE]

08-14-04, 11:46 PM	#4
Banko Red Pepper Vodka Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,155	Re: What's the deal with having to wait so long for the 1.3 farcry patch? I think he means ati __________________ Work/Gaming PC: Lian-Li PC-80 Intel Core i7 860 @ 3.53 MSI P55-GD80 G.Skill DDR3-1600 8gb 4x2gb Asus DRW-1814BLT SATA ATi Radeon 5870 OCZ GameXStream 700W Windows 7 Ultimate HTPC/Second Gaming PC: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 Intel Q6600 @ 2.8 G.Skill DDR2 4gb 2x2gb NVidia 8800GTX OCZ GameXStream 700W

08-14-04, 11:56 PM	#5
aAv7 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,250	Re: What's the deal with having to wait so long for the 1.3 farcry patch? Not that im saying it's not ati, but what part would they play in holding up the patch? I know there's problems with sm2.0b and 1.2-But i'm talking about sm3.0, hdr, looping, etc. Image changes that are only supposedly available on the nv40. To my knowledge nvidia was to have sm3.0 enhancements (again, like the infamous, rocks video on the beach) and ati was to have 3dc in 1.3. Ati claims 3dc " just missed the 1.2 patch timeframe" ...so I'm assuming crytek has had enough time to work with ati to ensure it works properly. And seeing as they've been messing with sm3.0 since april on nv40, and claimed it only took 3 weeks to implement, I dont see what the hold up is. We have dx9.0c official now, we have drivers official from nvidia.com supporting dx9.0c, we have the hardware supporting the features...so what's the excuse? Especially when I've read they plan on scratching out sm2.0b from the next patch. That basically takes a huge problem out of the patch, and helps with time issues. Could crytek be silently abadoning farcry, now that they have signed with ea? __________________ [SIZE="1"][B]CPU:[/B] AMD64 3200+ Winchester @ 2.2 [B]RAM:[/B] 2GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR 400 [B]Motherboard:[/B] Gigabyte K8 Triton nForce4 [B]VideoCard:[/B] eVGA GeForce 7800GTX 512MB [B]Hard Drive:[/B] WD 250GB Sata [B]OS:[/B] Dual boot, Windows XP Home/Windows Professional x64 Edition Retail[B] Audio:[/B] X-Fi Xtreme Music [B]Mouse:[/B] Logitech MX 310 [B]PSU:[/B] 500W Ultra Connect (34A on the 12V+)[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"][B]Xbox 360:[/B] w/ Intercooler @ 1280x1024 , Dynasty Warriors 5, Fight Night Round 3, Kameo, NBA 2K6, Perfect Dark Zero CE, and PGR 3[SIZE="1"][/SIZE][/SIZE]

08-15-04, 02:41 AM	#6
Mr. Hunt Rectal Gravy Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 8,294	Re: What's the deal with having to wait so long for the 1.3 farcry patch? I am pretty sure he meant Ubi :\.... which do seem to cause alot of problems.

08-15-04, 02:58 AM	#7
Arioch Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,087	Re: What's the deal with having to wait so long for the 1.3 farcry patch? The 1.2 patch has issues that are more than just ATI-related ones.

08-15-04, 03:05 PM	#8
holmes Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 692	Re: What's the deal with having to wait so long for the 1.3 farcry patch? I think we need to get an actual 1.2 patch before we can even bother thinking about 1.3 patch... __________________ The Rig ASRock 970 Extreme3 AM3+ AMD Athlon II x2 260 DDR3-1600 (2x2GB) Kingston HyperX Western Digital caviar 1TB ECS GeForce GT 220 1GB Cooler Master Storm Scout ATX case Corsair 750W PSU

08-15-04, 03:14 PM	#9
Ludic Hardware Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western New York Posts: 75	Re: What's the deal with having to wait so long for the 1.3 farcry patch? My guess is that they'll call the next patch v1.25 __________________ Athlon 64 3400 w/1MB & Thermalright SLK-948U w/80mm Vantec Blue LED fan and Arctic Silver Grease MSI K8N Neo Platinum nForce 3 250GB 2 x 512MB = 1GB Corsair XMS3200C2 w/ Platinum HS 2 x 160GB Hitachi SATA in RAID 0 SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro 256MB BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC Aspire Blue XSuperAlien Case w/ 6 Blue LED fans 500W Aspire Power Supply ~ 34A @ 12V : 30A @ 5V : 28A @ 3.3V 21" Compaq V1100 Monitor

08-15-04, 07:07 PM	#10
aAv7 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,250	Re: What's the deal with having to wait so long for the 1.3 farcry patch? i figured they would just include fixes for 1.2 in the 1.3 patch? __________________ [SIZE="1"][B]CPU:[/B] AMD64 3200+ Winchester @ 2.2 [B]RAM:[/B] 2GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR 400 [B]Motherboard:[/B] Gigabyte K8 Triton nForce4 [B]VideoCard:[/B] eVGA GeForce 7800GTX 512MB [B]Hard Drive:[/B] WD 250GB Sata [B]OS:[/B] Dual boot, Windows XP Home/Windows Professional x64 Edition Retail[B] Audio:[/B] X-Fi Xtreme Music [B]Mouse:[/B] Logitech MX 310 [B]PSU:[/B] 500W Ultra Connect (34A on the 12V+)[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"][B]Xbox 360:[/B] w/ Intercooler @ 1280x1024 , Dynasty Warriors 5, Fight Night Round 3, Kameo, NBA 2K6, Perfect Dark Zero CE, and PGR 3[SIZE="1"][/SIZE][/SIZE]