Crysis 2 Editor, CryENGINE SDK Coming Soon
Hopeful Crysis 2 modders start you engines, as CryTek will release an editor and the CryENGINE SDK this summer.
Crytek CEO and president Cevat Yerli announced on the Crymod website that an editor for Crysis 2 will be released to modders this summer, allowing them to build new maps, items and more custom content for Crysis 2. Although no specific release date for the toolset was given, he went on to reveal that the studio also plans to release the free CryENGINE SDK this August.
"If you want to use it for fun, like all our previous MOD SDKs it will be completely free of charge, to anyone who wants to play with it," Yerli said in a public letter. "You just register, download the SDK with a personalized license key and you're good to go!"
He went on to say that CryTek was opening the doors to "the latest, greatest version of" CryENGINE 3, the same engine that powers Crysis 2 and licensed out to other developers.
"This will be a complete version of our engine, including C++ code access, our content exporters (including our LiveCreate real-time pipeline), shader code, game sample code from Crysis 2, script samples, new improved Flowgraph and a whole host of great asset examples, which will allow teams to build complete games from scratch for PC," he added.
Yerli said that CryTek will even help developers using the toolset for making commercialized games. "If you want to take your product down a traditional commercial route, we will offer an innovative low cost licensing model if you want to release your game digitally," he said. "If you're looking to use CryENGINE for non-gaming purposes, we'll have a per-seat business model for the engine - please enquire at mycryengine.com for further details."
Currently the Crymod website is down for software upgrades. However, a limited version is expected to go live today, April 29. CryTek has no idea when the full modding website will be back online.
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Today, April 29th? Where did my whole last week go!?
Great news, waiting for the dx11 patch as well
today isnt april 29 0_o
Today, April 29th? Where did my whole last week go!?
That's actually better. That's one less week of Crysis news I have to hear.
Crymod's touch will restore CryEngine 3 as THE BEST looking game engine and benchmark.
Already finished, uninstalled and sold my copy. It was entertaining except the stupid AI which broke a couple of levels for, including the last one, where all the enemies would just jump at a wall.
today isnt april 29 0_o
Awesome we time traveled to my birthday, I'm 23 now. What do I get?
I like how they down rated wpcloki for being right. A little bit more proof reading bud. Accurate facts are good.
Nice, maybe some individual can make crysis 2 not have the same dang graphics as crysis 1.
Already finished, uninstalled and sold my copy. It was entertaining except the stupid AI which broke a couple of levels for, including the last one, where all the enemies would just jump at a wall.
The AI was horrible. The lack of any real end boss fight was also a huge disappointment. The cloak dedication upgrade was for four enemies... all extremely weak and at the end of the game... I didn't even get hit by them.
It's almost like CryTek just sort of gave up slapped what they had together and released it.
Anyone else instantly think of Boxxy after reading this? Surely it can't just be me.
And if they ever release a DX11 version the modders will actually make the Crysis 2 look like it was supposed to.
This seems a good move. It will be nice to see some games with Cryengine 3, which is visually superior to the ubiquitous UE3.
hope somebody actually makes a good game with it!
NICE, many sleepness nights ahead when this comes out...
Can't wait, I want to re-model the interior, exterior and the first 2Km radius from one of the Plaza's I live near(or some call them Malls in most other places.
Then I'll feel fulfilled in some sense.
LOL! Dunno bout you, but my version of Windows shows me the date and time in the bottom right corner.
Can't wait, I want to re-model the interior, exterior and the first 2Km radius from one of the Plaza's I live near(or some call them Malls in most other places.Then I'll feel fulfilled in some sense.
LOL Anyone reported you to the local police yet?? *concerned look* Scary...
LOL Anyone reported you to the local police yet?? *concerned look* Scary...
What? It's a project I need to carry out for one of my classes, modelling.
I have no intentions on releasing it to the modding community, I never release any of my designs as it could endanger the general public.
Today, April 29th? Where did my whole last week go!?
To be honest I'm not begging to think this is some kind of in-house joke with Toms Hardware when it comes to Kevin s articles as there's normally at least one glaring error and they never get picked upon, edited or changed.
What I do find weird though is when I moan like this on the message boards I often find posts just like 'mysteriously' disappears a few hours latter yet the article in question is forever in a constant.
a patch is coming out as well I suppose, not the dx11 though.
Who cares? Most disappointing game this year. Console crap in a PC bow. Crytek should view this as a major disappointment and failure. They sold out the PC gamer.
Won't everyone be playing BF3?
The AI was horrible. The lack of any real end boss fight was also a huge disappointment. The cloak dedication upgrade was for four enemies... all extremely weak and at the end of the game... I didn't even get hit by them.It's almost like CryTek just sort of gave up slapped what they had together and released it...
Its because they dont care about how fun the game is. Licensing the CryEngine to as many developers as possible is really what Crytek wants. The Crysis 2 game is just a delivery system/tech demo for CryEngine 3, nothing more.
Cant be mad at them. This is a business. They need to get their engine running on as many platforms as possible. From the game developer viewpoint, they'd only want to have to be familiar with one SDK, but be able to sell a game across PC, console, and handheld markets.
I'm glad that they're releasing the SDK. I also hope that they release the DX11 patch soon... Mods, here we come.