Cryostasis Nvidia PhysX Performance Patch released

[boredgunner]

Why is it called a PhysX Performance patch? It should just be called a PhysX Effects Patch. I mean, WOW. I enabled advanced PhysX effects and the physics are mind blowing! Never seen anything like it. My performance got cut down by a lot though, I now average 25-50 FPS on high settings with no AA/AF at 1680 x 1050.

I even have a dedicated PhysX processing unit, a 9600GT. My main video card is a GTX 260, and both cards are overclocked. I have an E8400 CPU which is at stock clocks until my new cooler comes Tuesday. But this game doesn't use the CPU much at all, usage was usually below 50%. This should be changed to enhance performance, I'd like to see multi-thread optimization. Also in the part right before the theater (when you run into the bugs and a jailer), my FPS drops to the single digit area! I'm using the 185.85 WHQL drivers, and I know the proper way to install them (the proper method is in the IMPORTANT link in my signature).

I hope a real performance patch is on the way! Killing a bug at 5 FPS is hard. I have to lower graphics settings and it looks like poop that way

[CheapAssGamer]

Originally Posted by boredgunner

Why is it called a PhysX Performance patch? It should just be called a PhysX Effects Patch. I mean, WOW. I enabled advanced PhysX effects and the physics are mind blowing! Never seen anything like it. My performance got cut down by a lot though, I now average 25-50 FPS on high settings with no AA/AF at 1680 x 1050.

I even have a dedicated PhysX processing unit, a 9600GT. My main video card is a GTX 260, and both cards are overclocked. I have an E8400 CPU which is at stock clocks until my new cooler comes Tuesday. But this game doesn't use the CPU much at all, usage was usually below 50%. This should be changed to enhance performance, I'd like to see multi-thread optimization. Also in the part right before the theater (when you run into the bugs and a jailer), my FPS drops to the single digit area! I'm using the 185.85 WHQL drivers, and I know the proper way to install them (the proper method is in the IMPORTANT link in my signature).

I hope a real performance patch is on the way! Killing a bug at 5 FPS is hard. I have to lower graphics settings and it looks like poop that way

If my lowest FPS was 25fps I'd be tickled pink. I don't think I'm getting much more than that max @ 1280x768 (X3@ 3.3G and BFG 8800GT OC2)with settings knocked down quite a bit. I think I'm gonna sit on this one till we get some more patches. I don't mind the look of the game with these settings but it drops to a crawl far to often when there's anything happening.

[ZIGS]

I doubt there'll be any more patches. They just released this one because nvidia paid them

[Nike-it]

According to the russian gamers, the performance is higly increased with Windows 7. Did anyone used Cryo with this OS?

[pepperammi]

Yep. On Windows 7 rc x64. Still played like mud. Can't say I saw any performance difference.

I briefly tried the patch which felt a bit smoother even with the much more effects. Unfortuanly couldn't continue from saved point with the patch so reinstalled and finished at a patheticly low resolution to get anything barely playable.

[Oli-Wan]

I play Cryo under Windows 7 RC x64 too, and I saw no differences...

[Tinotoin]

I have to say I've had no issues with Cryostasis performance, all at max settings 1920 x 1080. There may be an occasional dropped frame when autosaving, but nothing out of the ordinary.

It seems like it's just one of those games you need a beefy machine for. The carrot that dangles to convince you to upgrade (amongst other things).

[AndroidVageta]

Originally Posted by Tinotoin

I have to say I've had no issues with Cryostasis performance, all at max settings 1920 x 1080. There may be an occasional dropped frame when autosaving, but nothing out of the ordinary.

It seems like it's just one of those games you need a beefy machine for. The carrot that dangles to convince you to upgrade (amongst other things).

I upgraded my machine to be able to play Crysis maxed out...this game still plays like doo doo most the time...FAIL!

[Tinotoin]

Originally Posted by AndroidVageta

I upgraded my machine to be able to play Crysis maxed out...this game still plays like doo doo most the time...FAIL!

What rig do you have?

Mine is:

Core i7 920 @ stock
EVGA GTX 295
Asus P6T Deluxe
6GB Corsair DDR3 1866MHz
Coolermaster RPPro 1000W
Cooermaster V8

I can get Crysis at 1080p AA 16xQ for average 45fps. there's no need for 16xQ at all, though, so I normally play at 4x or 8x depending on my mood lol.

[mnemosyne]

I bought polish (PL - Poland) version of Cryostasis and I can't install any patch - tried us, uk and every other and it says "There is no supported version of Cryostasis installed on your computer".

Is there somebody who managed to install patch on this version of retail copy [on the box it says ENG (English), HU (Hungarian), PL (Polish)]?

Maybe someone export their registry entry of Cryo and post it? maybe game thinks language doesn't match...

original isn't patched version for sure, i don't have water gun and other effects (more sparkles, ice from hitting enemies etc. ) which i saw in demo

and the funniest thing is that this 1gb demo with advanced physx effects runs better when fighting than this non patched full version, it have more sparkles and ice shards but fps drops only to 20, where on my retail copy fps drops to about 12 :/