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CryENGINE Free Use

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The 64 bit Launcher doesn't work for me.

I also couldn't compile the code until I turned off incremental linking (VS 2008) for some reason.

Cool stuff so far though, the editor seems like it has so many options. Surprised the package is under 1GB too.

I'm just going to dabble in the code for now and eventually the scripting, anyone planning on making anything?

/me thinks...

Hmm, maybe I should buy Crysis 2 to work on the SDK. Let me load up Steam.
Oh... they took that game off of Steam. :(
Oh, you don't need the game to play with the SDK :)

installation... "and execute the Sandbox Editor.exe". Uhm, you mean just Editor.exe. Putting "Sandbox" in that sentence just makes it confusing.

So yeah, you can download, install and play without the game. It's pretty nice.

Now I get to see the strange LOD system that Welshy had talked about on MODSonair when he saw this game last year at the Eurogamer Expo. It's not as drastic in the editor, but it's still obvious.

But is this engine equal to or better then UDK?

hmmm - nice find

There's a caveat to the project encryption so only you can edit your maps -- having to have an internet connection and remaining signed in to you CryDev account to use the tools.
No way to work offline.

I wouldn't mind if the tools auto-logged you in. I dislike having to click the LogIn button every time I start up editor / launcher.

SparkyMcSparks writes...So how does a mod team or dev team work on a project if they can't open the same files???

Share your login at the moment. Otherwise this is what one of the CryTek moderators posted:







- Source: http://www.crydev.net/viewtopic.php?f=326&t=72077

Several great options to choose from for game programming these days. I remember long ago when the debate was pretty much only directx vs opengl.

Good Question there foyle. I managed to find this in the FAQ pdf that came with the tools.


The LOD is pretty bad in the SDK, I didn't have that issue with the PC version of Crysis 2 though. I'm guessing you can dial it up somehow?

So...MODSonline created game time?...I think so.

*Edit - ahhh damn sparky beat me to it.

foyleman writes...

I just found that if you go to "config spec" at the top menu and select "high" it completely dials it up to 11 and gets rid of the LOD problem.