Awesome work as always, huge thanks for your hard work! I had some serious performance issues in 3D with my two 460's in SLI, so I went and got two GTX 660's and now the performance is just smooth as silk. I have a couple of issues though. I can't get MSI Afterburners on-screen display to work to monitor my FPS and GPU usage nor does adjusting the the ini ("showFPS=1") work either. Also shadows are cut off for about two centimeters from the left side of the screen. Any way to fix these?
Awesome work as always, huge thanks for your hard work! I had some serious performance issues in 3D with my two 460's in SLI, so I went and got two GTX 660's and now the performance is just smooth as silk. I have a couple of issues though. I can't get MSI Afterburners on-screen display to work to monitor my FPS and GPU usage nor does adjusting the the ini ("showFPS=1") work either. Also shadows are cut off for about two centimeters from the left side of the screen. Any way to fix these?
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Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD + 5TB HDD Storage
Corsair AX 850 PSU
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case
It works for me now too...! :)
New drivers ,and the Helix crack to the bin directory ?
I have retail and it didn't work the first time,but now it did..
I leaved another copy at my documents and the root from Farcry but the Bin directory did the job...
New drivers ,and the Helix crack to the bin directory ?
I have retail and it didn't work the first time,but now it did..
I leaved another copy at my documents and the root from Farcry but the Bin directory did the job...
Intel I7 3820 3.8 Ghz,MSI MS7760 Motherboard, 6GB )2x MSI GTX670 (SLI),OCZ Vertex 230Gb SSD,OCZ Agility 120Gb SSD, Asus 3D VG278HR ,Optoma HD67 3D DLP Beamer with 95inch 2.5 gain screen.
Afterburner wont work with helix wrapper installed since they "conflict". Dont really have a solution for that.
No idea about shadows either, that sounds like that issue borderlands 2 had but everyone had it. If you are playing at a normal resolution and are using the neweest beta drivers. Id ask on the blog. Helix is probably only one who'd know.
Afterburner wont work with helix wrapper installed since they "conflict". Dont really have a solution for that.
No idea about shadows either, that sounds like that issue borderlands 2 had but everyone had it. If you are playing at a normal resolution and are using the neweest beta drivers. Id ask on the blog. Helix is probably only one who'd know.
Co-founder of helixmod.blog.com
If you like one of my helixmod patches and want to donate. Can send to me through paypal - eqzitara@yahoo.com
@Ferry
I too have retail, the only way to get it to work was to place Helix fix in the root folder of Far Cry 3 and the bin folder.
It does work with latest retail version as well 1.03.
[b][u]HOW TO ENABLE DX11 GRAPHICAL OPTIONS IN DX9[/u][/b]
Start Farcry3.exe and set game to dx9 and then find your optimal settings. Exit game.
[u]
Navigate to.. Users / (YOUR USER NAME) / Documents / My Games / Far Cry 3 / gamerprofile.xml[/u]
CHANGE THE FOLLOWING FIELDS TO THE FOLLOWING VALUES (SSAO IS HDAO)
MSAALevel="8" AlphaToCoverage="2" SSAOLevel="6"
SAVE...EXIT...RIGHT CLICK GAMERPROFILE.XML
SELECT READONLY THEN APPLY.(This doesnt seem to be necessary but I like doing so regardless)
[u]Though the features may be turned ON in dx9 I am not sure how "optimized" they are... Meaning the performance cost may be much higher in DX9 then 11.[/u]
If you want to find your own custom settings. Just launch the game in DX11, unclick read only, set your own custom settings..exit. Go back to gamerprofile.xml and set dx11 to "0" . Then right exit, right-click and set read only.
I am not sure if "alpha to coverage" is active in dx9... since I have no idea what that is but MSAA and SSAO are both active in DX9.
HOW TO ENABLE DX11 GRAPHICAL OPTIONS IN DX9
Start Farcry3.exe and set game to dx9 and then find your optimal settings. Exit game.
Navigate to.. Users / (YOUR USER NAME) / Documents / My Games / Far Cry 3 / gamerprofile.xml
CHANGE THE FOLLOWING FIELDS TO THE FOLLOWING VALUES (SSAO IS HDAO)
MSAALevel="8" AlphaToCoverage="2" SSAOLevel="6"
SAVE...EXIT...RIGHT CLICK GAMERPROFILE.XML
SELECT READONLY THEN APPLY.(This doesnt seem to be necessary but I like doing so regardless)
Though the features may be turned ON in dx9 I am not sure how "optimized" they are... Meaning the performance cost may be much higher in DX9 then 11.
If you want to find your own custom settings. Just launch the game in DX11, unclick read only, set your own custom settings..exit. Go back to gamerprofile.xml and set dx11 to "0" . Then right exit, right-click and set read only.
I am not sure if "alpha to coverage" is active in dx9... since I have no idea what that is but MSAA and SSAO are both active in DX9.
Co-founder of helixmod.blog.com
If you like one of my helixmod patches and want to donate. Can send to me through paypal - eqzitara@yahoo.com
This is great news. I was hoping for Helix to come up with a solution. I really wanted to play Far Cry 3 in 3D. I just can't play any games in 2D anymore, it's damn boring after you got used to the 3D immersive world.
Is this the right page where I download Helix fix for FC3? http://helixmod.blogspot.ca/
Is there anything else I need to download in order for the fix to work?
I am using Beta Drivers 310.70.
I don't like Tridef, so I was expecting for a 3D Vision fix, really glad Helix did it again.
This guy should be hired by Nvidia, we all would be wining with this. I still think most devs think 3D is just a gimmick... I know a lot gamers think like that. Such a resistance for the technology to evolve. Go figure? I think it's because of the goofy glasses. Once 3D goes glasses free, it will become mainstream for sure. Mark my words....
We can't blame Nvidia for this failure since FC3 was sponsored by AMD, which means they don't give a flying crap about 3D or their sucker 3D technology known as AMD 3D, since one of their best games released in 2012 don't offer any support for 3D. Such a shame, what a waste!!!!
BTW, There's really no way to play FC3 with Helix fix in DX11? In DX9 with MSAA and SSAO activated according to Eqzitara post , does it look good enough to compare to DX11 graphics? Anyway I'm sure that if Helix was really able to fix 3D in FC3, it will look much better in DX9 rather than DX11 in plain 2D.
Cheers, I can't hardly wait to try FC3 with 3D Vision, thanks to Helix hard work.
This is great news. I was hoping for Helix to come up with a solution. I really wanted to play Far Cry 3 in 3D. I just can't play any games in 2D anymore, it's damn boring after you got used to the 3D immersive world.
Is this the right page where I download Helix fix for FC3? http://helixmod.blogspot.ca/
Is there anything else I need to download in order for the fix to work?
I am using Beta Drivers 310.70.
I don't like Tridef, so I was expecting for a 3D Vision fix, really glad Helix did it again.
This guy should be hired by Nvidia, we all would be wining with this. I still think most devs think 3D is just a gimmick... I know a lot gamers think like that. Such a resistance for the technology to evolve. Go figure? I think it's because of the goofy glasses. Once 3D goes glasses free, it will become mainstream for sure. Mark my words....
We can't blame Nvidia for this failure since FC3 was sponsored by AMD, which means they don't give a flying crap about 3D or their sucker 3D technology known as AMD 3D, since one of their best games released in 2012 don't offer any support for 3D. Such a shame, what a waste!!!!
BTW, There's really no way to play FC3 with Helix fix in DX11? In DX9 with MSAA and SSAO activated according to Eqzitara post , does it look good enough to compare to DX11 graphics? Anyway I'm sure that if Helix was really able to fix 3D in FC3, it will look much better in DX9 rather than DX11 in plain 2D.
Cheers, I can't hardly wait to try FC3 with 3D Vision, thanks to Helix hard work.
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bits - Core i7 2600K @ 4.5ghz - Asus Maximus IV Extreme Z68 - Geforce EVGA GTX 690 - 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 (2T) - Thermaltake Armor+ - SSD Intel 510 Series Sata3 256GB - HD WD Caviar Black Sata3 64mb 2TB - HD WD Caviar Black 1TB Sata3 64mb - Bose Sound System - LG H20L GGW Blu Ray/DVD/CD RW - LG GH20 DVD RAM - PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W - Samsung S27A950D 3D Vision Ready + 3D HDTV SAMSUNG PL63C7000 3DTVPLAY + ROLLERMOD CHECKERBOARD
*shrug* The only thing I wanted from DX11 of the three features was HDAO and it works in DX9 with ini settings. I am happy with dx9 now that I enabled HDAO so I dont care enough to do comparison shots tbh.
http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?t=501674&page=12
*someones 2d comparison shots*
*shrug* The only thing I wanted from DX11 of the three features was HDAO and it works in DX9 with ini settings. I am happy with dx9 now that I enabled HDAO so I dont care enough to do comparison shots tbh.
http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?t=501674&page=12 *someones 2d comparison shots*
Co-founder of helixmod.blog.com
If you like one of my helixmod patches and want to donate. Can send to me through paypal - eqzitara@yahoo.com
Quick question, should the area I have highlighted say 1920x1080 which is my res?
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9850795/Far%20Cry%203/Capture.JPG
With the SSAOLevel, is ti possible to use SSAO instead of HDAO and if so, how do we do that?
[quote="Milamber*"]Quick question, should the area I have highlighted say 1920x1080 which is my res?
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9850795/Far%20Cry%203/Capture.JPG
With the SSAOLevel, is ti possible to use SSAO instead of HDAO and if so, how do we do that? [/quote]
No, the resolution you run the game at is the one listed above in the "GamerProfile" section, which as you can see already has your res in it correctly. DX9 by default uses SSAO but if you want to use a different AO, you can set it manually in the GamerProfile.xml. Imo HDAO is way better than the DX9 default SSAO in this game (there isn't much of a performance hit either) so I'd use it instead of the default SSAO (the default SSAO draws this weird looking thick black outline where as HDAO is a lot more subtle and more realistic).
With the SSAOLevel, is ti possible to use SSAO instead of HDAO and if so, how do we do that?
No, the resolution you run the game at is the one listed above in the "GamerProfile" section, which as you can see already has your res in it correctly. DX9 by default uses SSAO but if you want to use a different AO, you can set it manually in the GamerProfile.xml. Imo HDAO is way better than the DX9 default SSAO in this game (there isn't much of a performance hit either) so I'd use it instead of the default SSAO (the default SSAO draws this weird looking thick black outline where as HDAO is a lot more subtle and more realistic).
Intel i5 2500K @ 4.5GHz
Asus P8P67 PRO
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 8GB
nVidia GTX 660 SLI + nVidia 3D Vision
Asus Xonar Essence ST with AKG K601/Sennheiser HD 595
Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD + 5TB HDD Storage
Corsair AX 850 PSU
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case
What is threefold buffering? I am getting stuttering too, but my fps is fine.
Here are some pics with offset shadows:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9850795/Far%20Cry%203/farcry307_50.jps
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9850795/Far%20Cry%203/farcry308_50.jps
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9850795/Far%20Cry%203/farcry309_50.jps
Also if you want to enable DX11 features use
SSAOLevel="6" = HDAO for ATI Cards
SSAOLevel="5" = SSAO Best performance
SSAOLevel="4" = HBAO Best quality
HDAO - AMD cards (High Definition Ambient Occlusion)
HBAO - Nvidia cards (Horizon Based Ambient Occlusion)
SSAO - Best FPS (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion)
Examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbkL3IrLD_Q
[quote="Milamber*"]What is threefold buffering? I am getting stuttering too, but my fps is fine.[/quote]
Enabling triple buffering in the nVidia control panel for Far Cry 3 eliminated my stuttering completely. I suggest you try it out as well.
Eqzitara,
If you don't mind, can you post here a link so I can download your GAMERPROFILE.XML file? I sometimes get confused trying to manually add numbers to the .xml files. I don't want to screw anything in these settings.
I just want to get the most in graphics quality out of DX9 in this game using 3D Vision.
I have a powerfull PC with quad core i7 4.5 CPU and a GTX 690, so don't worry about my PC not being able to handle your XML settings.
Anyway, I always make a copy of the original .XML file.
I will be installing FC3 today and going to use Helix fix for sure, as I'm dying to play this game in 3D Vision way.
You could PM me, if you prefer that way. Much appreciated!!!!!
If you don't mind, can you post here a link so I can download your GAMERPROFILE.XML file? I sometimes get confused trying to manually add numbers to the .xml files. I don't want to screw anything in these settings.
I just want to get the most in graphics quality out of DX9 in this game using 3D Vision.
I have a powerfull PC with quad core i7 4.5 CPU and a GTX 690, so don't worry about my PC not being able to handle your XML settings.
Anyway, I always make a copy of the original .XML file.
I will be installing FC3 today and going to use Helix fix for sure, as I'm dying to play this game in 3D Vision way.
You could PM me, if you prefer that way. Much appreciated!!!!!
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bits - Core i7 2600K @ 4.5ghz - Asus Maximus IV Extreme Z68 - Geforce EVGA GTX 690 - 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 (2T) - Thermaltake Armor+ - SSD Intel 510 Series Sata3 256GB - HD WD Caviar Black Sata3 64mb 2TB - HD WD Caviar Black 1TB Sata3 64mb - Bose Sound System - LG H20L GGW Blu Ray/DVD/CD RW - LG GH20 DVD RAM - PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W - Samsung S27A950D 3D Vision Ready + 3D HDTV SAMSUNG PL63C7000 3DTVPLAY + ROLLERMOD CHECKERBOARD
[quote="Joohan"] Also shadows are cut off for about two centimeters from the left side of the screen. Any way to fix these?[/quote]
Did you accidentally adjust the Frustrum? Press cntrl + F11 (there are three settings it will cycle through).
I have 2D crosshair with shotgun and grenade launcher (small one)? Do you have the same?
Sometimes it is 3D but most of the time 2D. Is it somethin to fix it?
I play with helix fix dx9 + above mentioned fixes ssao to hdao and msaa 4 to 8
gtx 690 310.70 beta
I have 2D crosshair with shotgun and grenade launcher (small one)? Do you have the same?
Sometimes it is 3D but most of the time 2D. Is it somethin to fix it?
I play with helix fix dx9 + above mentioned fixes ssao to hdao and msaa 4 to 8
gtx 690 310.70 beta
Intel i5 2500K @ 4.5GHz
Asus P8P67 PRO
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 8GB
nVidia GTX 660 SLI + nVidia 3D Vision
Asus Xonar Essence ST with AKG K601/Sennheiser HD 595
Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD + 5TB HDD Storage
Corsair AX 850 PSU
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case
HELIX MOD - A must for any 3D Vision gamer
New drivers ,and the Helix crack to the bin directory ?
I have retail and it didn't work the first time,but now it did..
I leaved another copy at my documents and the root from Farcry but the Bin directory did the job...
Intel I7 3820 3.8 Ghz,MSI MS7760 Motherboard, 6GB )2x MSI GTX670 (SLI),OCZ Vertex 230Gb SSD,OCZ Agility 120Gb SSD, Asus 3D VG278HR ,Optoma HD67 3D DLP Beamer with 95inch 2.5 gain screen.
No idea about shadows either, that sounds like that issue borderlands 2 had but everyone had it. If you are playing at a normal resolution and are using the neweest beta drivers. Id ask on the blog. Helix is probably only one who'd know.
Co-founder of helixmod.blog.com
If you like one of my helixmod patches and want to donate. Can send to me through paypal - eqzitara@yahoo.com
I too have retail, the only way to get it to work was to place Helix fix in the root folder of Far Cry 3 and the bin folder.
It does work with latest retail version as well 1.03.
My 3D Vision Gallery
Helix 3D Fixes
Win 7 x64
i7 4960X Extreme Edition
MSI Big Bang XPower II
2x EVGA Titan Z
Silverstone Evo 1200w
Start Farcry3.exe and set game to dx9 and then find your optimal settings. Exit game.
Navigate to.. Users / (YOUR USER NAME) / Documents / My Games / Far Cry 3 / gamerprofile.xml
CHANGE THE FOLLOWING FIELDS TO THE FOLLOWING VALUES (SSAO IS HDAO)
MSAALevel="8" AlphaToCoverage="2" SSAOLevel="6"
SAVE...EXIT...RIGHT CLICK GAMERPROFILE.XML
SELECT READONLY THEN APPLY.(This doesnt seem to be necessary but I like doing so regardless)
Though the features may be turned ON in dx9 I am not sure how "optimized" they are... Meaning the performance cost may be much higher in DX9 then 11.
If you want to find your own custom settings. Just launch the game in DX11, unclick read only, set your own custom settings..exit. Go back to gamerprofile.xml and set dx11 to "0" . Then right exit, right-click and set read only.
I am not sure if "alpha to coverage" is active in dx9... since I have no idea what that is but MSAA and SSAO are both active in DX9.
Co-founder of helixmod.blog.com
If you like one of my helixmod patches and want to donate. Can send to me through paypal - eqzitara@yahoo.com
Is this the right page where I download Helix fix for FC3? http://helixmod.blogspot.ca/
Is there anything else I need to download in order for the fix to work?
I am using Beta Drivers 310.70.
I don't like Tridef, so I was expecting for a 3D Vision fix, really glad Helix did it again.
This guy should be hired by Nvidia, we all would be wining with this. I still think most devs think 3D is just a gimmick... I know a lot gamers think like that. Such a resistance for the technology to evolve. Go figure? I think it's because of the goofy glasses. Once 3D goes glasses free, it will become mainstream for sure. Mark my words....
We can't blame Nvidia for this failure since FC3 was sponsored by AMD, which means they don't give a flying crap about 3D or their sucker 3D technology known as AMD 3D, since one of their best games released in 2012 don't offer any support for 3D. Such a shame, what a waste!!!!
BTW, There's really no way to play FC3 with Helix fix in DX11? In DX9 with MSAA and SSAO activated according to Eqzitara post , does it look good enough to compare to DX11 graphics? Anyway I'm sure that if Helix was really able to fix 3D in FC3, it will look much better in DX9 rather than DX11 in plain 2D.
Cheers, I can't hardly wait to try FC3 with 3D Vision, thanks to Helix hard work.
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bits - Core i7 2600K @ 4.5ghz - Asus Maximus IV Extreme Z68 - Geforce EVGA GTX 690 - 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 (2T) - Thermaltake Armor+ - SSD Intel 510 Series Sata3 256GB - HD WD Caviar Black Sata3 64mb 2TB - HD WD Caviar Black 1TB Sata3 64mb - Bose Sound System - LG H20L GGW Blu Ray/DVD/CD RW - LG GH20 DVD RAM - PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W - Samsung S27A950D 3D Vision Ready + 3D HDTV SAMSUNG PL63C7000 3DTVPLAY + ROLLERMOD CHECKERBOARD
http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?t=501674&page=12
*someones 2d comparison shots*
Co-founder of helixmod.blog.com
If you like one of my helixmod patches and want to donate. Can send to me through paypal - eqzitara@yahoo.com
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9850795/Far%20Cry%203/Capture.JPG
With the SSAOLevel, is ti possible to use SSAO instead of HDAO and if so, how do we do that?
My 3D Vision Gallery
Helix 3D Fixes
Win 7 x64
i7 4960X Extreme Edition
MSI Big Bang XPower II
2x EVGA Titan Z
Silverstone Evo 1200w
No, the resolution you run the game at is the one listed above in the "GamerProfile" section, which as you can see already has your res in it correctly. DX9 by default uses SSAO but if you want to use a different AO, you can set it manually in the GamerProfile.xml. Imo HDAO is way better than the DX9 default SSAO in this game (there isn't much of a performance hit either) so I'd use it instead of the default SSAO (the default SSAO draws this weird looking thick black outline where as HDAO is a lot more subtle and more realistic).
Intel i5 2500K @ 4.5GHz
Asus P8P67 PRO
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 8GB
nVidia GTX 660 SLI + nVidia 3D Vision
Asus Xonar Essence ST with AKG K601/Sennheiser HD 595
Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD + 5TB HDD Storage
Corsair AX 850 PSU
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case
HELIX MOD - A must for any 3D Vision gamer
Here are some pics with offset shadows:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9850795/Far%20Cry%203/farcry307_50.jps
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9850795/Far%20Cry%203/farcry308_50.jps
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9850795/Far%20Cry%203/farcry309_50.jps
Also if you want to enable DX11 features use
SSAOLevel="6" = HDAO for ATI Cards
SSAOLevel="5" = SSAO Best performance
SSAOLevel="4" = HBAO Best quality
HDAO - AMD cards (High Definition Ambient Occlusion)
HBAO - Nvidia cards (Horizon Based Ambient Occlusion)
SSAO - Best FPS (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion)
Examples:
My 3D Vision Gallery
Helix 3D Fixes
Win 7 x64
i7 4960X Extreme Edition
MSI Big Bang XPower II
2x EVGA Titan Z
Silverstone Evo 1200w
Enabling triple buffering in the nVidia control panel for Far Cry 3 eliminated my stuttering completely. I suggest you try it out as well.
Intel i5 2500K @ 4.5GHz
Asus P8P67 PRO
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 8GB
nVidia GTX 660 SLI + nVidia 3D Vision
Asus Xonar Essence ST with AKG K601/Sennheiser HD 595
Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD + 5TB HDD Storage
Corsair AX 850 PSU
Coolermaster HAF 932 Case
HELIX MOD - A must for any 3D Vision gamer
If you don't mind, can you post here a link so I can download your GAMERPROFILE.XML file? I sometimes get confused trying to manually add numbers to the .xml files. I don't want to screw anything in these settings.
I just want to get the most in graphics quality out of DX9 in this game using 3D Vision.
I have a powerfull PC with quad core i7 4.5 CPU and a GTX 690, so don't worry about my PC not being able to handle your XML settings.
Anyway, I always make a copy of the original .XML file.
I will be installing FC3 today and going to use Helix fix for sure, as I'm dying to play this game in 3D Vision way.
You could PM me, if you prefer that way. Much appreciated!!!!!
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bits - Core i7 2600K @ 4.5ghz - Asus Maximus IV Extreme Z68 - Geforce EVGA GTX 690 - 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 (2T) - Thermaltake Armor+ - SSD Intel 510 Series Sata3 256GB - HD WD Caviar Black Sata3 64mb 2TB - HD WD Caviar Black 1TB Sata3 64mb - Bose Sound System - LG H20L GGW Blu Ray/DVD/CD RW - LG GH20 DVD RAM - PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W - Samsung S27A950D 3D Vision Ready + 3D HDTV SAMSUNG PL63C7000 3DTVPLAY + ROLLERMOD CHECKERBOARD
Did you accidentally adjust the Frustrum? Press cntrl + F11 (there are three settings it will cycle through).
i7-6700k @ 4.5GHz, 2x 970 GTX SLI, 16GB DDR4 @ 3000mhz, MSI Gaming M7, Samsung 950 Pro m.2 SSD 512GB, 2x 1TB RAID 1, 850w EVGA, Corsair RGB 90 keyboard
i5 2500K/16gb/GTX 970/Asus VG278H + Sony HMZ-T1
Sometimes it is 3D but most of the time 2D. Is it somethin to fix it?
I play with helix fix dx9 + above mentioned fixes ssao to hdao and msaa 4 to 8
gtx 690 310.70 beta