Seriously, this is a good read from the folks over at Gamasutra that talks about a study involving 3000 people and some interesting statistics that many ‘joe 6-packs’ might not believe.

Viva la Gamers! LOL

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Nvidia Drivers 178.13 cause this issue.

I confirmed this last night.  Vista 32 bit, BF2141 (1.5) and I erased the cache of the graphic profile from the BF2142 folder, then launched the game and let it optimize with the new drivers (takes a while), and then I noticed, every time I get shot or a nade goes off close by the screen goes black and then fades in.  When you die, same thing happens.  Smoke granades are opaque too.

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Nvidia had not updated their drivers since the summer with a certified set, and this week they did and made the claim:
 

• WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6-series, 7-series, 8-series, 9-series, and 200-series GPUs, including the newly released GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, 9500 GT and 9400 GT GPUs.
• Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8-series, 9-series and 200-series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory (this driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.09.04).
• Experience GPU PhysX acceleration in several full games and demos today by downloading the GeForce Power Pack.
• Includes several 3D application performance improvements. The following are examples of improvements measured with v178.13 WHQL versus v175.19 WHQL driver:
  • Single GPU increases up to 11% in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset

    Plus more……..

    Vista 32 bit version I used

    I did get better results on my eVGA 8800 Ultra card with no overclocking.  I use the Driver Cleaner process to ensure things are really uninstalled prior to new drivers.  I suggest you get it if you have a newer video card that is supported.

My 3d benchmark with old drivers, then new drivers:

 163.75 drivers:

178.12 drivers:

411: Crysis: Wars is the multiplayer package of Crysis: Warhead. Crysis: Wars will include all the maps & gamemodes from Crysis and it’s patches, as well as new Crysis: Wars exclusive maps and Game modes.

Will Crysis: Wars be on the same disc as Crysis: Warhead?
Crysis: Wars will ship and be sold together with Crysis: Warhead, but will be on a seperate DVD. As both were developed by different studios, they are completly standalone and can be installed seperately.

Will there Crysis: Wars be as limited to DX10 as Crysis?

Crysis: Wars does not require any special hardware or DirectX version to be played on any setting. Physics will be limited to DX10, because of hardware reasons.

Will there be new maps?
Crysis: Wars will feature 7 new maps and 14 maps from Crysis. (Including Crysis Tournament Map Pack)

Will there be an Autodownloader in Wars?
Crysis: Wars will feature an autodownloader, that will download maps. (Nothing has been revealed about downloading mods)

Has the cheatprotection been updated and improved?
Crysis: Wars will feature improved cheatprotection that will work against cheating.

Is there new vehicles and weapons in Crysis: Wars?
Crysis: Wars will feature one new vehicle and two new weapons. (The new vehicle is the ASV Anti-Vehicle, while the new weapons are the AY-69 and the new grenade launcher)

Does Crysis: Wars use Games for Windows - LIVE or GameSpy?
Crysis: Wars uses GameSpy, the same as the original Crysis.

What is the official Crysis: Wars website?
http://www.crysiswarhead.com

There are no "Squads", there is a VOIP app built in but not much different or better than the one iwth the original Crysis.  Punching strength has been reduced from the original.  I just wonder how hard it will be to find a good server to play on?  Seems like most developers could take the best feautre out of the BF games (Squads) and use that, as I think it help promote teamplay.

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