Hey every1,

After extensive digging and searching for trying to figure out a way to run dx10 on xp. I finally found a credible source that actually allows and enables you to play what looks exactly like a DirectX 10, "Very High" settings version of Crysis under XP aint that kool . Quoting the poster from the forum:


"Hi everyone,

I'm one of the few VERY happy people in the crysis community at the moment. I ran the game with everything high at 1680x1050 and it looks awesome, very playable, no lag.

C2D E6750
Gigabyte P35 DS4
2GB OCZ Platinum 800MHz
Nvidia GF 8800GTX

All at stock

If you tweak the configuration files in \CVarGroups\ by copying and pasting the "very high" settings (1st paragraph) IN PLACE of the "high" settings (last paragraph) the game will load the highest possible settings even though the drop-down menus display "high."

The difference between "high" settings and the tweaked settings is immense: shadows are deeper, more realistic; the leaves have better reflective properties, better textures; the colours are better; and the level of detail is simply stunning.

With these settings I'm running the game between 15-25 FPS at 1440x900 and (wait for it) 8x AA, and it looks PERFECT. Best of all, this is in XP.

So I'm happy. I have XP and I'm playing the game at settings higher than DX9 allows (strictly speaking).

Give this a try if your rig can handle it."

http://www.actiontrip.com/link.phtml? http://www.crysis-online.com/forum/index.php?topic=11837.0


Here is an example on how to do it:

You copy the default (4) option which is the first block of text and paste/replace the last block of text with it.

for example the "sys_spec_Particles.cfg"


[default]
; default of this CVarGroup
= 4

e_particles_quality=4
e_particles_lod=1
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=32
r_UseSoftParticles=1
e_water_ocean_soft_particles= 1
e_particles_object_collisions=1
[1]
e_particles_quality=1
e_particles_lod=0.75
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=4
r_UseSoftParticles=0
e_water_ocean_soft_particles=0
e_particles_object_collisions=0

[2]
e_particles_quality=2
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=8

[3]
e_particles_quality=3
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=16

Copy all the red text and paste/replace the blue text with it so it looks like...

[default]
; default of this CVarGroup
= 4

e_particles_quality=4
e_particles_lod=1
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=32
r_UseSoftParticles=1
e_water_ocean_soft_particles= 1
e_particles_object_collisions=1
[1]
e_particles_quality=1
e_particles_lod=0.75
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=4
r_UseSoftParticles=0
e_water_ocean_soft_particles=0
e_particles_object_collisions=0

[2]
e_particles_quality=2
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=8

[3]
e_particles_quality=4
e_particles_lod=1
e_particles_max_emitter_draw_screen=32
r_UseSoftParticles=1
e_water_ocean_soft_particles= 1
e_particles_object_collisions=1


Here's two pics of DX10 effects under XP:





Another comparsion pics showing:

DX10 'Very High' on XP



DX10 'Very High' on Vista



Notice the difference, well' is should correct myself and say similarities , and ofcourse many were happy that they had eye candy settings with much better fps with xp on even more settings.

Here is another website detailing the Unlock:
http://maxcrysis.com/dx10unlock.php

Enjoying Demoing DX10 on XP


Edit: here are the tweaked files ready:
http://rapidshare.com/files/65472180/Crysis_Pack_High_to_VeryHigh__NoFrag_.zip.html
http://www.freefilehosting.net/download/MzIwMTc=

Thanks for that.

Thought it was possible, just another way to sell vista and dx10.

Great stuff too bad that now i got only Vista 64 installed, ehhi I could get better fps on Very High and XP + DX10

Muchh higher fps, and imagine XP 64bit with DX10= ultimate fps and peformance...

Nice to know..thnx m8