The Ultimate Crysis Fix

[Shodan]

Forget about third-party patches, messing with custom resolutions, pressing alt and enter over and over again every single time you open the game, switching to the Origin version or any of that nonsense. You can fix the Steam version for good really easily and without downloading any unofficial files, here's how:

CD key verification bypass and the superior 64-bit version:

From the official GOG version of Crysis, copy the "Bin64" folder into the Crysis folder of the Steam version, then in your Steam library, right-click Crysis, open "Properties..." and in the main "GENERAL", under "LAUNCH OPTIONS", put the following:

"[this varies from user to user]\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin64\Crysis.exe" %command%

By doing this, not only do you automatically bypass the entire CD key registration step every single time you normally launch the game through your Steam library or a desktop shortcut, but you also get the official 64-bit version of Crysis which utilizes modern hardware better than the 32-bit version for better performance.

Crysis is currently $4.99 on GOG:
https://www.gog.com/en/game/crysis

Alternatively, you can find the needed "Bin64" folder reuploaded directly from the official GOG version here:

https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2532-crysis-warhead-64-bit-binaries-gog-edition

Low refresh rate, black screen, crash to desktop and Steam overlay issues:

"[this varies from user to user]\steamapps\common\Crysis\Bin64"

Right-click Crysis.exe, open Properties, go to the Compatibility tab and check "Disable fullscreen optimizations".

If you get a black screen followed by a crash to desktop when you try to launch the game, in the same location as above, select "Run this game in compatibility mode for:" and choose "Windows Vista (Service Pack 2)".

Performance issues:

Sadly, not much can be done. Consider turning down graphics settings or just accept that Crysis has poor optimization and often cannot run well even on modern hardware because the game does not fully utilize CPUs due to reliance on single-core performance. Crytek did not predict that future CPUs would have plenty of cores and lower clock speeds and the game is not designed with such CPUs in mind. Of course, a CPU upgrade will certainly improve performance, but that is not exactly the most convenient solution.

Crysis Warhead:

Nothing in the first section is needed and I personally didn't need to select a compatibility mode to get the game to launch. Everything else I suggested equally applies to Warhead.

Crysis 2:

The same issue with low refresh rate is in Crysis 2 and the fix is also the same:

"[this varies from user to user]\steamapps\common\Crysis 2 Game of the Year\bin32"

Right-click Crysis2.exe, open Properties, go to the Compatibility tab and check "Disable fullscreen optimizations".

[Lord Neppington]

I\m glad someone is finally not pushing the 3rd party launcher.

[Χάρης]

Originally posted by A Nepoholic:

I\m glad someone is finally not pushing the 3rd party launcher.

well he posted a link from a 3rd party website which is not crytek, so same thing basically. If you don't wanna download anything then you gotta copy and paste the bin64 folder of warhead into your crysis folder.

[Lord Neppington]

Originally posted by Χάρης:

Originally posted by A Nepoholic:

I\m glad someone is finally not pushing the 3rd party launcher.

well he posted a link from a 3rd party website which is not crytek, so same thing basically. If you don't wanna download anything then you gotta copy and paste the bin64 folder of warhead into your crysis folder.

Better than shilling a program that breaks the game for some and the standalone exe fixes also don't work

[Shodan]

Originally posted by Χάρης:

Originally posted by A Nepoholic:

I\m glad someone is finally not pushing the 3rd party launcher.

well he posted a link from a 3rd party website which is not crytek, so same thing basically. If you don't wanna download anything then you gotta copy and paste the bin64 folder of warhead into your crysis folder.

That 3rd party website just reuploaded the exact same official files you'd get from the GOG version yourself and I said "alternatively" before that link for a reason.

It's just like a shortcut if you don't feel like buying the same game twice, then downloading the entire game just for that 1 small folder which is reuploaded on that website to make things much quicker and cheaper.

Formally, my solution is the one with GOG directly because that's where Crytek themselves uploaded their own official version of Crysis, but "formally" aside, I just used that website for the reasons in the paragraph above, but I will definitely buy Crysis and many other games on GOG in the future because they deserve it and I would love to own DRM-free versions (official ones, not cracked) of all my favorite games that I (re)play almost all the time.

Also, how would that method with Warhead work? They're 2 different games with different executables. Is it just the other contents of the Warhead folder and those are interchangeable? I don't know, I've never tried.

[Pfeuff]

https://youtu.be/llfDT0gGoAU

[Toquita]

Originally posted by Χάρης:

Originally posted by A Nepoholic:

I\m glad someone is finally not pushing the 3rd party launcher.

well he posted a link from a 3rd party website which is not crytek

The GOG version is a DRM-Free official release of Crysis. Not sure who exactly removes the DRM (if it's GOG or Crytek) but it's all approved by Crytek and GOG's executables are clean.

GOG is a *very* reputable company, perhaps THE best store to buy DRM-free games. You can trust them with your life.

[Spamwad]

You dont need to download the 64bit files anymore, the latest 300mb update added them to default Steam install. The rest of the tutorial applies though, you will need C1 launcher, then use command line to make Steam use the 64bit files.

[Shodan]

Yeah, they added the exact 64 bit folder from GOG, finally, but why would you need that C1 launcher thing? I didn't need it for anything before this recent update either.

[vlad[54rus]]

Originally posted by Shodan:

Yeah, they added the exact 64 bit folder from GOG, finally, but why would you need that C1 launcher thing?

I'd say convenience and simplicity. as it incluled all little patches within one executable. Also DRM-free.