[TUTORIAL] How to PROPERLY run Crysis on Windows 10 64-bit

[Toquita]

If you read this forum you'll see lots of threads with suspicious content (to say the least), like unofficial "patches", or even cracks for the game.

Well, now your problems are gone. No need to install shady programs, patches or cracks, or create bat scripts. You can start Crysis through Steam, all it takes is one simple command.

I assume the launch problems happen only on 64-bit machines, but let me know if you're having problems on 32-bit Windows.

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To start, open your Crysis Launch Properties.

If you have an AMD processor with 8 cores, set the following launch command:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity FE "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin32\Crysis.exe" %command%

I have a 6-core AMD (FX 6300), so my command is:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity 3E "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin32\Crysis.exe" %command%

If you have a 4 core FX, try this:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity E "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin32\Crysis.exe" %command%

Done!

https://i.imgur.com/WeRv7fY.png

(Most of the credits go to: http://germancrysis.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=1740)

[schindigg]

Can't get this to work on my ryzen 3700x, I changed the file path to E drive instead of C but it didn't work

Here's my command line:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity FE "E:\Steam\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin32\Crysis.exe" %command%


Here's the file path to the game:

E:\Steam\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin32

Any help would be appreciated

[vlad[54rus]]

Originally posted by schindigg:

Can't get this to work on my ryzen 3700x

Try using this fix: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crysis#Game_crashes_on_machines_with_AMD_CPUs

[BBk]

hi
i have 8 core amd processor and my game files in the F partition so what is the command can u help me pls

[dinosaur_hunter]

I have Ryzen 9 4800 with 8 cores + hyperthreading (16 CPU units), and I did not need to set anti-affinity or use start command at all.
I only blindly applied hawkhill fixes "About the game not launching (and how to fix it)". Game runs OK, although tweaking graphics is quite unlike tweaking modern games.
Now only have 24 Hz instead of 60 Hz if V-SYNC is enabled but there should be fix for that.

[SW-EN]

Any chance you have a solution for i7 intel chipset. Running an 8 core 10th gen and having the same issue with launching.

[billymom2]

Here another method
2017 100% Working Fix For Crysis & Crysis Warhead On Windows 10
This First Method Requires That You "Own" Crysis Warhead.
About half an hour ago I purchased Crysis(Steam), Crysis 2(Origin), Crysis Warhead(Steam), and Crysis 3(Origin). I have yet to test my Origin downloads but neither Steam version would launch. I was getting really upset as I had purchased these games from a Third Party Source. No matter what patches I tried to download or anything of that sort fixed Crysis. So I tried launching Crysis Warhead, same freaking error! Checked the files in Warhead and was surprised to see a "Bin64" folder! I Immediately double clicked on the 64bit application and the game launched! Praise Gaiben! After closing the game and attempting to launch it again via steam it wouldn't so...

METHOD 1)

For Crysis Warhead:
1) Download Both Crysis & Crysis Warhead
2) Open the folder where Crysis Warhead is installed
3) You'll see a Bin32 folder and a Bin64 folder
4) Delete the Bin32 folder
5) Rename the Bin64 folder to Bin32
6) Open the new Bin32 folder
7) Delete the "Crysis" application
8) Crysis Warhead Now Works!

For Crysis:
1) Right click and copy that new Bin32 folder you made for Crysis Warhead
2) Paste it into the Crysis install file (replace the old "Bin32" file with the new one from Crysis Warhead.
3) Crysis Now Works!

[Toquita]

Originally posted by dinosaur_hunter:

I have Ryzen 9 4800 with 8 cores + hyperthreading (16 CPU units), and I did not need to set anti-affinity or use start command at all.
I only blindly applied hawkhill fixes "About the game not launching (and how to fix it)". Game runs OK, although tweaking graphics is quite unlike tweaking modern games.
Now only have 24 Hz instead of 60 Hz if V-SYNC is enabled but there should be fix for that.

There is. This worked wonderfully for me! https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crysis_2#Run_the_game_at_screen_refresh_rate

[aveamurechi]

I have a Ryzen 9 3950x on Windows 10 2004. For me I had to use the command in initial post with affinity set to FFFE. The game would then start. In order to get a resolution that does not appear in the game menu (1920x1080) I had to go to the Crysis folder in the Documents/MyGames folder on C and change the width and height parameters in the game.cfg file I found there. After that the game runs nice with my native monitor resolution of 1920x1080.

Since this seems to be not widely known:
the /affinity command receives a parameter as HEX value, which converted into binary specifies to Windows which cores to use to run the game.

E.G:
- on a 4 core system if you set the affinity to 3 (HEX) then you get in binary 0011 which means that cores 0 and 1 will be used and cores 2 and 3 will not be used.
- in my case by specifying an affinity FFFE, I get in bynary: 1111 1111 1111 1110. Which means that basically just core 0 will not be used, but all other cores will be used. (The Least Significan bit - LSB is always rightmost in binary, and core counting starts from 0)

The initial post in this thread seems to follow the rule that the core 0 should never be used. And their examples also adhere to this rule. Why that is I do not know, but I extended the same rule to a 16 core processor, and it worked for me.

Oh, and don't install the GameSpy Comrade thing; it's not necessary for the core game (it's just a multiplayer middleware) and the GameSpy servers are long offline.

Personally I did not try the other way of making it run (with the BIN32/64 folders taken from the warhead expansion... yuck). This affinity thing seems much cleaner to me, and it worked, so...

Hope this helps.

[Toquita]

Originally posted by aveamurechi:

snipHope this helps.

I chose your answer as a Solution so people can see it more easily when they open this thread.
Thanks!

[Klatoon#05]

Originally posted by Amanda:

If you read this forum you'll see lots of threads with suspicious content (to say the least), like unofficial "patches", or even cracks for the game.

Well, now your problems are gone. No need to install shady programs, patches or cracks, or create bat scripts. You can start Crysis through Steam, all it takes is one simple command.

I assume the launch problems happen only on 64-bit machines, but let me know if you're having problems on 32-bit Windows.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To start, open your Crysis Launch Properties.

If you have an AMD processor with 8 cores, set the following launch command:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity FE "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin32\Crysis.exe" %command%

I have a 6-core AMD (FX 6300), so my command is:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity 3E "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin32\Crysis.exe" %command%

If you have a 4 core FX, try this:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "" /affinity E "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin32\Crysis.exe" %command%

Done!

https://i.imgur.com/WeRv7fY.png

(Most of the credits go to: http://germancrysis.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=1740)

[Klatoon#05]

hi is is still not working i have a ryzen 5 3700 not working to lunch

[Toquita]

Try the post marked as solution.

[Vansdetto]

Just installed this game and I have a Ryzen 3200g, i applied the 4 core code launch, it worked, thank you, but there is no audio. Anything about audio fix?

Edit: I don't know what happened but after uninstalling and reinstalling fixed the issue

[1.21 GigaWattson]

Amanda, I want to thank you very much for providing this simple workaround. I'm happy to confirm that it worked for my Ryzen 3600 rig.
I used the 6 core command.

Note: I had trouble at first, but all errors on my part. First, I had to make sure I turned off all compatibility mode settings I modified for every exe file in the Crysis installation folder via the Steam common directory. It won't work if you have it set to windows xp, etc compatibility.
Second, I had to make sure I changed the address in the command line, to fit my installation address. Not just the drive path, but also the folder I created for it.

Thanks again Amanda.

[playboywillis]

Thanks from the future