^^^^^^

thx shaq.

So can you confirm this is not the patch that was rumored to be increasing performance on ATi cards?

Simply getting it working with 4.0 shader doesn't necessarily mean it is faster. Which was the rumor that I read.

This patch only enables correct work with shaders 4.0 on ATI cards.

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I can't believe what I'm reading... The performances are horrible on every systems, and you're patch doesn't improve it? Slowdowns.... Can really the game run slower..? It is just INCREDIBLE, just as the localization of the patch... Europe does not exist in you're geography?

1C is going completely down with this kind of thinking. This lack of support is incredible. If nvidia's money is better than customer's money, keep nVidia's, I'll keep mine.

We waited months for this joke... Unbelievable...

This.is.amazing.

We wait MONTHS for a patch that supposely improves performance, which is HORRIBLE. THEN, the patch is only available to EVGA costumers. THEN, it's available to the rest of us, but ONLY for North Americans. Europeans have to wait (even) longer. But it doesn't matter anyway because the patch doesn't actually IMPROVE performance. In fact, it makes it WORSE.
I mean, what SENSE does it make? You have a game that runs like CRAP, hundreds of people who bought it CAN'T PLAY it decently and 1C's main concern is to release a patch that adds some PHYSX BULLSHIT (obviously because Nvidia PAID them to do it, so they can further advertise their technology), not caring about the people who still can't play the game.
And let's not forget about ATI users, who are stuck with EVEN worse performance, to the point of being UNPLAYABLE.
If there's one thing money can't buy is RESPECT and 1C just sold what they had to Nvidia, so I hope they paid you a lot for it.

Cryostasis was the first game I bought from 1C and it'll be the last. Have a nice day

So let me get this straight...

First you release a patch for American versions only.

Then the patch adds Physx that is for HIGH END Nvidia cards ONLY?!

I have a quad core rig at 3.6ghz per core overclocked, 2 x 4870 video cards, AND A AGEIA PPU! Game runs at about 10 FPS. Ive got Crossfire for graphics, and 4870's at that! And a seperate Physx processor and the game runs like it does????

I can run Crysis at 40+ FPS at MAX settings...this game at 10 FPS? COMPLETE JOKE!

I upgraded my system from a single Nvidia 9600GT 512MB WITHOUT THE AGEIA PPU that could run the tech demo at max settings WITH Physx enable and I got 20 FPS...

Explain to me how a Crossfire ATi 4870 rig with a Ageia PPU - WHICH BY THE WAY - has been proven to be FASTER in processing Physx than a 9600GT being used as a stand alone Physx processor CAN'T RUN THE GAME FASTER THAN USING A SINGLE 9600GT THAT WAS BEING USED FOR GRAPHICS AND PHYSX PROCESSING?!

I mean, is this for real? I feel like this is some big internal joke by 1C! IT HAS TO BE! THATS THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF THAT MAKES EVEN REMOTE SENSE!

AndroidVageta, your performance is that bad because you have an ATI-based system and this game is "sponsored" by Nvidia. This game is basically a tool for Nvidia to get new costumers by making the game run like s*** on ATI cards and making it look like it'll only run well on Nvidia ones (what's funny is that even on Nvidia cards the game runs like crap). Hell, even that EVGA exclusivity agreement for the patch gives it away, EVGA is one of Nvidia's biggest partners. 1C deciced to screw it's costumers as long as Nvidia fills their pockets.
So basically, this game is a scam and we were all fooled.

Oh I understand that...but you see I also have a Ageia PPU which was made to process just Physx...so unless it truly is made to run like crap with ATi cards and Ageia PPU's then there is no reason the game should run like it does...its truly sad...pathetic...

You might have an Ageia PPU but ever since Nvidia bought Ageia, those initial cards stopped working because Nvidia began developing the drivers to work with their graphic cards, so your original Ageia card is pretty much useless now. Like I said, it's all part of the scam to get Nvidia more costumers