farcry 1.2 + cat 4.8 + DX9.0c?

[Sylvanas]

well im currently downloading farcry patch 1.2 (im on 56k so its takes a while) and ive got the new cat's 4.8 and im looking to get geometry instancing out of farcry. but ive read you need directx 9.0c which i dont have, do you need directx9.0c to enable instancing? if so, does sp2 come with directx 9.0c?

 

[Chinabox27]

http://microsoft.com/directx

the redistributable = 25mb so might take you a while :evil:

 

[Shinei]

9.0c was released in an end-user runtime recently, I just picked it up last night... It's the same old 360kb file we're all familiar with.

 

[Sylvanas]

whats the difference between the 25mb version and the 360kb version?

 

[Aleksandar]

the 360kb one is downloading the same 25mb off microsoft
the 25mb is the real thing

 

[Sylvanas]

ok thanks aleksander

 

[jim1976]

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't Far Cry 1.2 recalled because of problems with ATI?

 

[Sylvanas]

yes it was recalled but there are still some servers offering it for download. ok so i have 1.2, cat 4.8 and directx 9,0c installed, now where do i type "r_geominstancing 1" and "\e_vegetation_sprites_distance_ratio 100" just to check that theyre on?

 

[BFG10K]

Into the console (~).

 

[Sylvanas]

when i do, theres nothing to acknowledge what ive written. does it come up with something like "command accepted" or do i just type it in and assume its made the modifications?

 

[BFG10K]

Test the game for increased performance by running the pier demo and/or playing in outdoor areas that have a lot of vegetation. Your performance should go up after geometry instancing is enabled.

 

[ryedizzel]

if i remember correctly, the Radeon cards dont take advantage of the only new feature introduced with DirectX 9.0c- which is support for Shader Model 3.0. So i don't see why you need it to do whatever it is that you are doing...

 

[Sylvanas]

from what i understand, 9c officially supports geom instancing and shader 2b aswell as shader model 3. correct?

 

[Brian48]

That is correct. You get both SM3.0 and SM2.0b support with DX9c. FarCry 1.2 did have some install problems with some system configurations and saved games, but for the most part, if you do a clean install of the game, you're usually fine. Of course, 1.2 did introduce some annoying in-game bugs as well with fixed weapons.

Anyway, you don't need to resort to typing in the console to take advantage of instancing and or SM2.0b (for x800 owners). Simply add this parameters in the shortcut properties.

This is what I'm using for my 9700pro/9800Pro:

E:\FARCRY~1\BIN32\FARCRY.EXE -devmode "r_geominstancing 1"

For my x800xt:

f:\FARCRY~1\BIN32\FARCRY.EXE -devmode "r_sm2bpath 1" "r_geominstancing 1"

"e_vegetation_sprites_distance_ratio 100" is optional, but if you want the added eye-candy, you can turn it on. It still eats up your performance a bit, but not as bad as it would without instancing.

The only other stipulation in addition to the FC 1.2 patch and DX9c is Cat 4.8 or above.

OH YEAH. Sometimes, I use "r_DisplayInfo 1" also so I can gauge my performance.

 

[Sylvanas]

ok i went into the main farcry folder (not bin32, there was nothing called devmode in there) and found a "devmode.lua" i then opened that file in notepad added "r_geominstancing 1" and "r_displayinfo 1" i saved it then closed. i then booted up farcry and got weird sound performance, everything was kind of echoed. and does displayinfo 1 show fps? because i didnt see any fps counter anywhere.....

thanks for your time brian48

EDIT: i got it working by simply typing "\r_geominstancing 1" in the console. all i needed was the "\"