HOW TO PLAY CRYSIS WARS


hmm this is somthing i thought about, considering sometimes i come on the server and a few people seem to need a hand with playing better and arent getting good scores.

so i thought all the people who can play well and have something to contribute should help in this thread, giving newer players helpful tips of how to play better

i know most of the people who use the forums are regulars and are quite good now / were always good in Wars but i guess it could help people in the future when they drop past our forums, and what we may take for granted others may not know about at all.
also we can point new comers who have any questions about gameplay to this thread to help them out.


EDIT: LIST OF PATCHES (about 1 gig worth, from Internode servers)
links to patches:

1.3 http://games.on.net/file/23041/Crysis_Wars_v1.3_Patch

1.4 http://games.on.net/file/25237/Crysis_wars_v1.4_Patch

1.5 http://games.on.net/file/26108/Crysis_Wars_Patch_v1.5

these are all you should need, 1.3 is supposed to include 1.1 and 1.2.



-note-: i couldnt find any similar threads though im sure one was made once. perhaps a mod could sticky this as well?
if no one likes the idea then just let it stagnate

note to self: cl_hud 0 removes hud

ill go first with a few basics:


chatting with people!: asking questions is one of the best ways to learn. communicating also helps. use Y to chat with everyone in game, and U to talk to everyone on your TEAM only.

Aim for the head!: people die faster if you shoot them in the head

Look before you shoot!: don't get scared by a cloaker if they have your teammates name above them otherwise you may upset a few people

Shoot to kill!: provided it doesnt have your teammates name above it, shoot first - ask questions later. usually your first instinct is right


DONT RUSH INTO COMBAT!: it just makes you an easily noticeable target. if you take the time to sit back a bit behind some cover, you'll be surprised how many people you notice zipping along the battlefield, allowing you to pick some targets and decide your next move

Keep moving to survive! dont camp!: sometimes it seems like a really good idea to hide on that nice rooftop or on a crane or behind a corner and just wait for them to come to you. if you plan to live longer than 2 kills then keep moving! because once youve nailed someone, theyll be pretty happy to find you right where you nailed them, sneak up and take you out for getting too comfortable.


Laser Sight improves accuracy!: across many forums people have argued whether or not it changes anything, at some point it seemed it didnt, but as of the latest versions, IT DOES! (and yes, people can see it when youre cloaked)

Silencer hides location on the radar!: exactly as it says, ensuring less people know where you are. also..

USE the RADAR to locate enemies!: exactly as it says. if the triangle icon of an enemy is larger than it usually is, that means they are ABOVE your position, if it's faint, then they are BELOW.

look after your teammates, secure locations!: nothing is more annoying than for someone to run into the proto or war fact, and sit in a corner while enemy clays that didnt get you take out your teammates. if you run in somewhere, make sure its secure! find any enemies hiding in vents or nearby, any clays theyve left cleverly hidden, and any other possible set ups and use team chat to tell your team! also, work with your team! youre more likely to live longer if theres more of you covering each others backs

Shoot the vehicles weak spots!: almost all vehicles have weak spots (if they dont, then anywhere is good) usually these are made obvious by big vents. or when they are damaged whereever you see smoke pouring out is usually the weak spot.
For battle tanks, this is on top of the tank at the back, between the big round fuel tanks and the turret. damage dealt is usually 3x the amount than just anywhere.

handy repair torch: the repair torch, not only does it do well to keep vehicles tip-top but if used on landmines, claymores or c4, you can get 50p for each one deactivated! though id suggest avoiding c4 (probably a trap) and just taking out landmines to keep your vehicles safe (claymorse could still get you if youre too close!)

Use the right suit modes!: Armor mode will increase your survivability threefold. any other mode you will die in a few shots. while strength mode DOES improve aiming, restrict it mainly to long distance shooting - not only does glowing bright red make you obvious but you die faster

Strength mode Fists one hit kills in AusServerFTW!: exactly as it says, though dont bring fists and sticks to a gun fight


AIMING TIPS!: strength mode increases aiming, but isnt good for getting close. being prone increases aiming best, though crouching helps too. the best way to aim, however, is to remain calm and train your sight on the target - DO NOT FLAIL WILDLY EVERYWHERE. to improve this, keep your mouse sensitivity relatively low.
You can fine tune your in-game mouse sensitivity using the following command: cl_sensitivity
cl_sensitivity in the console will return to you what your current sensitivity is. adding a number after tying this in and then pressing enter will set your sensitivity to that. lately ive been using around the 10 mark, with a 2000DPI mouse.
Your best bet at aiming well comes from low in game sensitivity, and a high DPI setting on your mouse.


Cloak mode =/= OMG INVISIBLE CANT SEE ME ROFLHAX!: while being in cloak does make you harder to notice, you CAN still be SEEN and be HEARD. Cloakers make an annoying staticy-sounding noise whenever they are nearby, having stereo headphones or speakers can help you find them. they can also be seen as they distort the image around them and have a blue/slight red outline. oh, and YOU CAN SEE THEIR SHADOWS.

So what good is cloak mode?!: if you stay in the shadows, or in bushes, and proned - very rarely anyone will see you. and because that distinctive sound is made by anyone, even allies and yourself when cloaked, sometimes people will just ignore it. then you can laugh as everyone run past you allowing you to get em from behind.


CLAYMORES = EASY KILLS!: using claymores just behind doorway entrances in bunkers, war factories or the proto, is usually able to get you a few easy kills. however...

watch out for claymores!!: people use claymores in all manner of sneaky ways, not just as described above. sometimes using them at the energy site doorways, on top along the walk ways, in bushes of well used paths, OUTSIDE BUNKERS at the enemy bunkers entrance or corners so when they run circles around em they get blown up.

TUNNEL VISION IS BAD!: Tunnel Vision is when you focus too much on whats right in front of you, as such you miss many details. according to psychologists, we notice patterns and movement more with our peripheral vision (out the sides of our eyes). as such youll find if you arent leaning over your keyboard an inch from the screen, but relaxing and sitting back, youll notice alot more to your left and right, ABOVE you as well as BELOW right in front on the ground. This can help you find claymores youre about to step on, people hiding on the alien ships in energy sites or on top of the towers, snipers up on roofs or hills, people skirting between cover and coming around the corner.

people are less inclined to look outside their field of vision!: according to the above, people are generally fixated on whats in front. by being sneaky and hiding behind trees or on top of objects like towers and platforms and containers, you may be less noticed by people really close by, allowing you to get the jump on them

use tactics and think like the enemy!: Well given everything i've already written, obviously you may not be the only one to use this stuff, so THINK LIKE YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE THEM!
search well used spots people hide in, such as in the proto facility: there is a vent in the main room at the top people sneak into, or they hide in prone in that same room near the little stairs which people rarely look at. Energy sites - people hide in cloak under the stairs in the tower, on top of the tower, or up the stairs in the corner in the tower. you can see people's shadows when cloaked and even if they are cloaked if you stop at look at these spots you may find someone there. you can also shoot through the mesh flooring though it reduces damage a bit.




In AusServerFTW, alot of new things such as vehicles, mod, and server info is conveyed via the CONSOLE you can use the console with the 'Tilde' key ( ~ ) which is between the Escape Key and the TAB key. to close the console, press the button again. you can use the 'page up' and 'page down' buttons to scroll up and down the text.

pb_plist = lists all players currently in game with their name, slot number, and GUID (used for keeping track of unique players)
pb_security 0 = turns off pb and may help stop being people auto kicked by PunkBuster from the server
s_soundenable 0 = turns off sound ingame which is used if you get a recurring/looping sound bug, replace the 0 with a 1 to turn it on again
r_displayinfo 1 = turns on in game display info such as your frame rate and memory usage, replace the 1 with a 0 to turn it off again



in AusServerFTW, you can also use quick commands by typing them into chat (either Y or U)
some commands are (those with a ! in front MUST have ! in front to work):

levelrotation - tells you the level rotation and which level is next
!lock - locks the current vehicle youre in so only you can use it. use !unlock to unlock the vehicle
!vote nextlevel - initiates a vote to skip to next level, 50% of the server need to say !yes for it to pass
newvehicles - displays a list of new vehicles you can buy.

how to buy new vehicles: to buy new vehicles, when in the appropriate facility, open your Console and type 'buy vehiclenamehere' then press enter
some examples of new vehicles are:
twincannonaa - 300pp
vtoltank - 800pp
so for example; typing 'buy twincannonaa' would take 300pp from you and produce a AA tank with two of its anti aircraft cannons instead of the cannons and missiles.
if you did something wrong, dont have the pp or arent in the right place - nothing will happen

there are many more things you can do, simply read the server messages that show up to know how and what.




In regards to Hackers If you suspect anyone of hacking on the server, here are the steps you should take:

ARE YOU SURE?! False alarms happen alot and usually are annoying. it is also offensive to people who are good players (though some take it as compliments). Hackers however are generally rare, but there is no way of knowing when they come and how often. If someone is doing really well, it doesn't necessarily mean they are hacking. the most common form of hacks that you can pick up in game are incredibly obvious.

if you ARE sure, then inform a SERVER ADMIN, they are the ones with the power to do anything and can help determine whats going on.

while telling them, or in the event that a server admin ISNT on, the following steps will help:

1: GET EVIDENCE - either video via FRAPS, or SCREENTSHOT them (use F12).
2: get their NAME, the TIME on which you were playing and it occured, and what hack you suspect they used.
3: type 'pb_plist' into the console and get their GUID! anyone who comes onto the server has a GUID, and no matter what profile name they use this ID is the same. this is also the ID admins can use to ban players if they are doing something wrong

Some common hacks:
Freeze Pistol: a pistol that shoots out the MOAR freeze ray, incredibly obvious
Fly / Teleport: people who zoom around the level flying and / or teleporting up and around. incredibly obvious
Ghost Hacking: a less obvious hack, though made obvious by someone sitting in the home base / behind it, cloaked, and some how killing many people out on the field. seems to be fairly common and noticeable when you get killed by someone when no one is near you.
Aimbot: I will NOT tell you how to spot an aimbot, because its damn hard. if you suspect anyone of aimbot hacking, tell an admin first and let them deal with it. some people are just good at aiming.




Some useful links:

LEVEL ROTATION: https://clanftw.forumotion.net/news-f5/level-rotation-currently-in-place-t28.htm

SERVER ADMINS: https://clanftw.forumotion.net/current-ftw-server-admins-f27/current-ftw-server-admins-t458.htm

SERVER RULES https://clanftw.forumotion.net/ftw-server-rules-f10/server-rules-t13.htm

PROVIDE SERVER FEEDBACK! https://clanftw.forumotion.net/server-suggestions-f11/anyone-who-plays-on-ausserverftw-t274.htm



maintaining this server isn't free, so DONATIONS ARE APPRECIATED!

If an admin was speccing a potential aimbotter, if they turned the gamespeed down low right as the person went to aim at someone, would the tiny flicker of the aimbot locking on to them become very apparent?

maybe... but it might take the shot off target and it hits the target... hard to know... unless blatantly obvious...

yeah.

the whole point of trying to avoid saying 'how to spot an aimbotter' is because anyone who read it would think they knew 'everything' about aimbots and how to spot them and start calling anyone who can aim really well a hacker.

so it seemed to make sense to let an admin make that decision rather than just anyone who thought they knew.



hmm considering adding stuff about improving performance by graphics settings n stuff

and what was the command to turn sound off? is is pv_soundenable 0 or sv_soundenable 0
i always forget..

no sound? haha your a madman!

Another tip....

Listen to your surroundings, as important as sight is on the game so is sound. Footsteps clanking on metal, changing of weapons, reloading, what gun they are using, what vehicle they are driving. It's all very important and can usually give you an advantage over your opponent because you know what to expect.

Don't stay out in the open, hug walls, run under verandahs, it's easy to sniper someone when they make themselves blatantly obvious. Use the terrain to your advantage, if your getting pumelled in a 1v1 fight...duck and cover then come back at them unexpected. Many times have I beaten better players now for using cover.

ok my own tips

1: strafe side to side in a gun fight and hold shift while you do it. Strafing a few metres left/right is the most effective way of winning a gunfight in wars, maybe throw in a prone if you think your going to lose

2: DONT AIM FOR THE HEAD
i know this sounds counter intuitive but (no joke) i get more headshots aiming for the crotch then i do if i try to go for the head. The reason fo this is that in wars recoil is almost non-existant instead the bullets spread out in a cone shape that is rediculously wide.

3: turn off mouse acceleration. you can usually do this through control panel or the logitech setpoint if you have a G mouse

4: its more important to be able to track a player than to be able to turn around quicky

5: If you really want to do well, turn off weapon inertia

6: (this ones for serbz) if you think you play better with a framerate above 60 your a fucking idiot. current monitors have a refresh rate of 60-75hz meaning the maximum framerate you can display is 75 anyway. Anything above that will make the screen 'tear' in the middle as it tries to display part of the next frame while the previous one is still being displayed. Playing with VSYNC on fixes this issue.

ClerkWithKnife wrote:

ok my own tips..

im glad you said those they are pretty handy and clarify better some things i said, also especially the one about vsync as no one seems to know when to use it


and yeah wounded with the sound bug i used to get it alot 1.2 mainly in Mesa when flying vtols or tarmac, as well as on those levels just shooting my gun in general sometimes made the loop occur, so just in case anyone needed it. need to work it out.



here's another handy hint


are you playing because of how good it looks or effective gameplay?:
while Crysis has amazing graphics all turned up, some computers just cant cope with the detail AND dealing with 20+ connections to a server bounding back n forth to your comp. while a few problems can be due to your internet connection, for smoother play on your side it is better to turn those sweet sweet graphics right down.

start by setting everything to 'best performance' then work your way up to 'good' then 'good visuals'. when you start to notice more lag (Graphics lag) then go back to the last setting and start turning individual settings up if you so desire. some settings require more system resources than others.

also, leave VSync OFF and Anti Aliasing OFF, and keep your resolution to within what your monitor is capable of, maybe even one setting or two lower.

easiest way to see your performance is to type r_displayinfo 1 into the console and check the framerate. You should be able to maintain a costant rate above 35 (some people prefer it up to 40) but anything above 50 is wasted. Also, after you finish benchmarking turn VSYNC on, it doesnt actuall affect performance, all it does is cap your framerate at 75 0r 60 depending on the type of monitor you use. Make sure the performance remains steady when looking through a sniper scope, because that is usually a big fps killer.

Also the easiest way to vastly improve performance (eveyone should do this) is to create an autoexec.cfg file (open it with notepad) and add the lines:

con_restricted = 0
r_texturesstreaming = 0

place that file in your crysis wars installation directory(i think) you can check if it is working by typing con_restricted in the console - if the value is 0 it works, otherwise youve made a mistake in your config file

ClerkWithKnife wrote:

easiest way to see your performance is to type r_displayinfo 1 into the console and check the framerate. You should be able to maintain a costant rate above 35 (some people prefer it up to 40) but anything above 50 is wasted. Also, after you finish benchmarking turn VSYNC on, it doesnt actuall affect performance, all it does is cap your framerate at 75 0r 60 depending on the type of monitor you use. Make sure the performance remains steady when looking through a sniper scope, because that is usually a big fps killer.

Also the easiest way to vastly improve performance (eveyone should do this) is to create an autoexec.cfg file (open it with notepad) and add the lines:

con_restricted = 0
r_texturesstreaming = 0

place that file in your crysis wars installation directory(i think) you can check if it is working by typing con_restricted in the console - if the value is 0 it works, otherwise youve made a mistake in your config file

thats the biggest load of shit ive heard... fps is different for every1 depending on ur setup... above 50 is wasted lol... wats the point of getting the best rig out there like cos and get 150 fps for no reason??... it improves ur gameplay a fuck load!..lol... and when u put vsync it doesnt cap ur frames ust for the sake of it hahahaha.. it caps it to 60 fps and gets rid of the screen tears when u spin around quickly.. keeps the smoothness rather than tearing here and there...

or you can not try to be a hero and learn like everyone else, the best way to play is to get your ass kicked by someone beta then you, wen wounded and jimmy used to play alot in vanilla they used to own me and my god you can see results

boots

So i may no be the best player around, but I still make you wish you never bought that tank VTOL when i snipe you out of the air half across the map

So tips on VTOL sniping:


Simple, at night look for the red contrails, all projectiles have travel time so wait till they edge into your sights or sit still then let loose. Gauss tank is the best choice, one shot kill, but you only have 10 shots so don't let them go to waste, its easy to be killed by a wily VTOL pilot, so make sure you have good situational awareness.

If encountering enemy tanks back out immediately or try to call in for some friendly assistance, more than likely you will be bested by the tanks because they have a better RoF than you do, and believe me a double cannon AA can be a lot of trouble for even the best Gauss tank sniper out there.

Also make sure you don't miss, a VTOL pilot's aim is to harrass who ever is on the ground so be patient, wait for it to swing around for a better angle and then plug one up its arse. Also never EVER stay in one place to snipe keep moving, because ocne they have your position theyll hunt you down, because i assure you there are more VTOLs than you have ammo for, especially if you miss.

So when it comes to making VTOL whores' lives hell be patient, they usually have invested around 800 to acquire that tank VTOL and your gauss tank will only cost you 500, they only have one chance to take you down, because the second you have a bead they won't be around to use that 800PPs worth of overpowered fire power.

ClerkWithKnife wrote:

ok my own tips


2: DONT AIM FOR THE HEAD
i know this sounds counter intuitive but (no joke) i get more headshots aiming for the crotch then i do if i try to go for the head. The reason fo this is that in wars recoil is almost non-existant instead the bullets spread out in a cone shape that is rediculously wide.

3: turn off mouse acceleration. you can usually do this through control panel or the logitech setpoint if you have a G mouse



6: (this ones for serbz) if you think you play better with a framerate above 60 your a fucking idiot. current monitors have a refresh rate of 60-75hz meaning the maximum framerate you can display is 75 anyway. Anything above that will make the screen 'tear' in the middle as it tries to display part of the next frame while the previous one is still being displayed. Playing with VSYNC on fixes this issue.

hahahahaha.... me and wounded always aim for the head.. quickest way to drop em.. so y wouldnt u??... shoot them int he crotch wtf??... tahts not gonna do ANYTHING as theres no recoil at all and the bullets wont spread if ur using a laser...

turn off mouse acceleration??.. hahaha its personal preference.... ive never played with it off... i love mouse acceleration... u get used to it and as i sed its personal preference...

so ur saying taht cos gets 150 frames for no reason aye?... crock of shit i reckon ahhahaha

GazzFTW wrote:

so ur saying taht cos gets 150 frames for no reason aye?... crock of shit i reckon ahhahaha

thats exactly what im saying, unless you play better/like the look of lower settings there is no point lowering your settings so you get a rediculously high framerate and you should be using vsync anyway so whats the point

also i just found out that headshots do only 1.68 times more damage than body shots (in original crysis the value was about 2.5x so it was worth aiming for the head) So unless you are confident you can hit the head with more than about 6/7 (taking into account that headshots dont increace damage whil the enemy's shields are up) of the accuracy you get shooting the body then ther really isnt any point aiming for the head. If your good enough to do that you shouldnt need to read this guide anyway

that was just something I came across on the mycrysis forums, which is usually filled with people bitching about the game but sometimes contains useful advice like that

ClerkWithKnife wrote:

GazzFTW wrote:

so ur saying taht cos gets 150 frames for no reason aye?... crock of shit i reckon ahhahaha

thats exactly what im saying, unless you play better/like the look of lower settings there is no point lowering your settings so you get a rediculously high framerate and you should be using vsync anyway so whats the point

also i just found out that headshots do only 1.68 times more damage than body shots (in original crysis the value was about 2.5x so it was worth aiming for the head) So unless you are confident you can hit the head with more than about 6/7 (taking into account that headshots dont increace damage whil the enemy's shields are up) of the accuracy you get shooting the body then ther really isnt any point aiming for the head. If your good enough to do that you shouldnt need to read this guide anyway

Just to clarify....I used to run my Wars on high spec and my mouse settings on normal sens. I changed my settings to low medium and res from 1920X1200 down a couple of steps, i changed my mouse dpi settings to max (3200) and ingame sens to (very low).. and now find a better hit reg.....my frames are through the roof as i have vsync off now also, the combo of these changes has made my k/d a lot better. Maybe I run too many fps for no reason as clerk said but meh im having fun atm... and i actually killed Wounded in a 1v1 the other day so im stoked rofl.....since i started orig crysis bac in the day wound has been the benchmark player (maybe with alcho a close second) so this makes me
Cos.

ClerkWithKnife wrote:

also i just found out that headshots do only 1.68 times more damage than body shots (in original crysis the value was about 2.5x so it was worth aiming for the head)

thats actually interesting. explains how i seem to kill alot more when i just shoot a person in the chest rather than deliberately trying to get the head.

i play without a laser because i hate how easily it gives away your position and even with it i cant aim for shit (unless im sniping, then i kinda can) so itd probably make a difference if i just go for the chest shot and provided i got my shields up with the jump on them ill down em

its only when the FTW boys come up and 3shot you in the head that nothing seems to help =P
i cant really pull off the long range Scar sniping either.




i guess mouse settings are up to whatever youre comfy with, though if youre flailing all over the place it may mean your mouse is up way too high. like mine.
wish there was a way you could toggle in game, one for looking around and one setting for aiming. macro maybe?

your dog wrote:

wish there was a way you could toggle in game, one for looking around and one setting for aiming. macro maybe?

the console command for changing mouse sensitivity is cl_sensitivity = ...
you need to have con_restricted = 0 to use this command

if you have a macro keyboard you could tell it to open up teh console, type the command to cange the sensitivity, and close the console when you press the key

and you have to add in 50-70millisecond delays in the macro when opening and closing the console to account for server lag or the macro wont work

Macros arent always the way to go, especially keyboard macros, for the reason clerk said about having to add in time delays etc etc etc. More often than not its just easier to do the thing manually than attempt to program a button to do it for you. That being said, macros can also be extremely handy, e.g. if u have a couple of programmable buttons on ur mouse (i dont coz i have a shitty generic microsoft mouse) then programming in commands like throw grenade, teamspeak/ingame teamchat, mele etc can speed up ur gameplay amazingly.

oh and +1 for clerks crotch headshot, i tend to aim for the chest/shoulder area and i hit MUCH more than shooting at the head due to the cone spread thing that makes it impossible to aim properly. Those of you who were used to vanilla crysis where the bullets fired straight but the gun had recoil probably arent used to this, but if u really want to see the raw evidence of conespray, do this:

Open up crysis wars editor, create an AI with a scar, create a tagpoint about 15 in-game metres away from him, then flowgraph him to shoot at it.

So stop whining about headshots and shoot their nuts off instead.

Earz

GazzFTW wrote:

ClerkWithKnife wrote:

easiest way to see your performance is to type r_displayinfo 1 into the console and check the framerate. You should be able to maintain a costant rate above 35 (some people prefer it up to 40) but anything above 50 is wasted. Also, after you finish benchmarking turn VSYNC on, it doesnt actuall affect performance, all it does is cap your framerate at 75 0r 60 depending on the type of monitor you use. Make sure the performance remains steady when looking through a sniper scope, because that is usually a big fps killer.

Also the easiest way to vastly improve performance (eveyone should do this) is to create an autoexec.cfg file (open it with notepad) and add the lines:

con_restricted = 0
r_texturesstreaming = 0

place that file in your crysis wars installation directory(i think) you can check if it is working by typing con_restricted in the console - if the value is 0 it works, otherwise youve made a mistake in your config file

thats the biggest load of shit ive heard... fps is different for every1 depending on ur setup... above 50 is wasted lol... wats the point of getting the best rig out there like cos and get 150 fps for no reason??... it improves ur gameplay a fuck load!..lol... and when u put vsync it doesnt cap ur frames ust for the sake of it hahahaha.. it caps it to 60 fps and gets rid of the screen tears when u spin around quickly.. keeps the smoothness rather than tearing here and there...

Actually gazz 90% of everything that comes out of your mouth is the biggest loads of shit ive ever heard! Anything above usually 60fps IS wasted as your monitor can only produce a certian amount of fps so when your graphics card is putting out 100 fps its not doing FUCK ALL for you besides maybe giving you some screen tearing and from what I just read Gazz you fuck head no one ever said that Vsync caps your frame rate just for the sake of it....

Earz4lifeFTW wrote:

Macros arent always the way to go, especially keyboard macros, for the reason clerk said about having to add in time delays etc etc etc. ...

So stop whining about headshots and shoot their nuts off instead.

Earz

so in conclusion i should just get a better keyboard and mouse, that are not generic $40 wireless pieces of shit.


i always accidentally press wrong buttons as well, nearly nade myself many times.

I keep selcting Semi-Auto in the middle of firefights or before i enter one, guess what happens when i press the button down?

oooooooooooooo gazz looking stupid again thanks to quacks haha, tho he has a point

Take it from me Yourdog, generic keyboards and mice have quite obviously been shitted out of the arse of a particually anxious elephant who was suffering from dioreha while on a trample rage. I have one, i would know. Some of u have probably heard me say that i click the left mouse button and nothin happens? yea well its true. Sometimes i also LET GO of the left mouse button and i keep shooting! Tis annoyin.

Earz

Earz4lifeFTW wrote:

T Sometimes i also LET GO of the left mouse button and i keep shooting! Tis annoyin.

Earz

i've had that happen to me before, however it didnt seem to be because of my mouse but some retarded lag spike on my end where everything seemed to free for a second and suddenly i'd empty my clip for my reason. ive nearly minced many teammates so i end up just aiming at the roof to avoid it. must make me look retarded

hasnt happened in a while

See a car coming? Swerve around it IMMEDIATELY and hit the boost, chances are it has an enemy's pack of C4 onboard and the bastard is planning to take you with his car. If your lucky you'll storm past and his C4 will be wasted, alot of times it will be too late, but in any other case it wouldnt help either, so dont jump ship, youll most likely be in the kill radius by that time, or be left out of cover anyways so for fuck sakes KEEP DRIVING

haha lol

l remember in the original that the blast yeild of C4 was huge.

like 5 times the current one?

lol

QuAcKsFTW wrote:

GazzFTW wrote:

ClerkWithKnife wrote:

easiest way to see your performance is to type r_displayinfo 1 into the console and check the framerate. You should be able to maintain a costant rate above 35 (some people prefer it up to 40) but anything above 50 is wasted. Also, after you finish benchmarking turn VSYNC on, it doesnt actuall affect performance, all it does is cap your framerate at 75 0r 60 depending on the type of monitor you use. Make sure the performance remains steady when looking through a sniper scope, because that is usually a big fps killer.

Also the easiest way to vastly improve performance (eveyone should do this) is to create an autoexec.cfg file (open it with notepad) and add the lines:

con_restricted = 0
r_texturesstreaming = 0

place that file in your crysis wars installation directory(i think) you can check if it is working by typing con_restricted in the console - if the value is 0 it works, otherwise youve made a mistake in your config file

thats the biggest load of shit ive heard... fps is different for every1 depending on ur setup... above 50 is wasted lol... wats the point of getting the best rig out there like cos and get 150 fps for no reason??... it improves ur gameplay a fuck load!..lol... and when u put vsync it doesnt cap ur frames ust for the sake of it hahahaha.. it caps it to 60 fps and gets rid of the screen tears when u spin around quickly.. keeps the smoothness rather than tearing here and there...

Actually gazz 90% of everything that comes out of your mouth is the biggest loads of shit ive ever heard! Anything above usually 60fps IS wasted as your monitor can only produce a certian amount of fps so when your graphics card is putting out 100 fps its not doing FUCK ALL for you besides maybe giving you some screen tearing and from what I just read Gazz you fuck head no one ever said that Vsync caps your frame rate just for the sake of it....

no umm actually clerk sed that vsyc caps ur frames for like no reason or sumfin similar... thats y i sed y would u just put it on for the sake of it???... its actually to stop screen tears and keep it smooth.....

GazzFTW wrote:

no umm actually clerk sed that vsyc caps ur frames for like no reason or sumfin similar... thats y i sed y would u just put it on for the sake of it???... its actually to stop screen tears and keep it smooth.....

wouldn't it actually depend on whether or not people are even getting 60 frames or more in a game of crysis?

also depends on the monitor... the refresh rate of it and u can also up the refresh rate from wat is recommended too... and yes alot of ppl get over 60 frames... i can get roughly 50-70 on high settings... and i have nothing near the setup of quacks and cos and whoever else

From what i am aware, Vsync synchronizes your frame rate to your screen refresh rate to eliminate part rendered screens before the next refresh. for some people this looks a lot smoother as you get fully rendered frames, but for lower performing machines, it can make it appear worse.

While this is predominantly for CRT screens it can also improve the look on LCD's as well.

so in the end it kinda does depend on your settings
and monitor alot. as Daemon said especially the older CRTs due to the way they work.

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IMO:
Final Verdict: Play a game with Vsync ON, and play again with Vsync OFF. Whatever looks better for you - use.
If you get any image 'Tearing' (two or more frames meshed together, colliding and producing a distortion of several images on top of each other) then turn VSync ON.


General Rule of Thumb:
If your Frame Rate you get in-game (Use ' r_displayinfo 1 ' in the console) is way higher than YOUR Refresh Rate (Generally 60, some newer ones may do 70 or higher, other old ones and/or CRT capable of 50-60 only), then turn VSync ON to reduce any possibility of Tearing.
If your Frame Rate is considerably LESS, then turn VSync OFF.

If your Frame Rate is less than HALF your Refresh Rate, then adjust your graphics settings, and resolution (in particular) to increase performance before using VSync.

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ill put my eroneous thoughts in another post to just keep the big mess of writing separate.


if anyone thinks this doggys got it wrong with the rule of thumb shiz, abuse me now and ill edit the changes accordingly. then make it in big fat letters so people can just read it and go 'aha yes i see now' instead of all these posts with different opinions.


from my understanding:

i say the stuff about Higher frame rate because PRACTICALLY speaking your monitor only displays as many frames as it is set to refreshing, trying to do too many more may result in tearing

i say the stuff about being considerably less frame rate because using VSync 'scales up' the time interval to match the refresh rate, which could result in a much laggier effect. if your frame rate is low its gonna look pretty 'stuttery' compared to a higher frame rate. if its REALLY low then you needa adjust your settings

can we abuse ya for no reason? It's always fun to abuse people randomly

Dessicrater wrote:

can we abuse ya for no reason? It's always fun to abuse people randomly

fuck you.




just kidding =P

lol damn, beaten to it! One up dog, I'll get you back when ya least expect it...come into the server tonight dude....muhahahah

anyway I wont hijack this thread again.

ClerkWithKnife wrote:

ok my own tips

6: current monitors have a refresh rate of 60-75hz meaning the maximum framerate you can display is 75 anyway. Anything above that will make the screen 'tear' in the middle as it tries to display part of the next frame while the previous one is still being displayed. Playing with VSYNC on fixes this issue.

gazz if you had read my original fucking post you would have seen my explanation of vsync

BUMP

for those new to crysis who i tell to go to our forums and read yet say they cant find it.

my theory for new players wanting to learn how to play crysis wars


1. Join game
2. Choose team
3. Spawn
4. Buy weapon (buy laser for accurate aiming if you wish)
5. Aqcuire target
6. Aim at target
7. If target has FTW/AOS/TF tag in their name then run in the other direction
8. Keep running until you die
9. Repeat


whatcha think guys

ha.......ha

sorry preacher but that doesnt apply to me. lol.

{TF}ColdPreacher wrote:

...
8. Keep running until you die
9. Repeat
...

i'm pretty sure thats all you do, syler.

hahahaha good call

ROFL~!

preacher ROFL

OR!
10. After getting raped a few times, acquire a tank
11. Trundle around and then get blown up by tank hunters

lol if all else fails


12. hack server,
13. gain adminship
14. spawn tacprojectiles on all players who kill you XD

you forgot step 13b

13b. make it so tacprojectiles actually kill infantry again and not only vehicles as it currently is set



oh and you forgot 12a

12a. learn how to hack




its ok preacher feature, im here to help you learn to write plans that arent completely full of holes, just a few. =]

You forgot 12a.2 Dog: learn how to get past the anti-hack structure on ausserver without using a simple, boring, easily trackable ghost hack

rofl nice nice also forget... request rconnect details from quacks very nicely

or just join FTW and follow the new way:

1A: be a stain and aquire kills by sitting back and not accomplishing what task's the game has set for you. kills no deaths make you feared i spose, just go on the other team and you will secure everything. its the stain way the FTW way now, no matter, im starting to enjoy staining, i got 75 for 6 the other day against serbz and jar, wat a stain WOOOT

boots

{BAS-FTW} <-------- thats the new clan tag "be a stain for the winnnnnn"

FU quacks and your wombat ears biatch, you cant hear me typing can ya, yea yea