good news everyone - Crytek will add DX12 mGPU and Vulkan API support to CryEngine in the next two months

[zMeul]

source: https://www.cryengine.com/roadmap

via: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=CryEngine-5.3-Vulkan-Coming

 

 

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Crytek has put out their CryENGINE roadmap for the next few months, including specific items planned for CryENGINE 5.2 and 5.3. 

 

CryENGINE 5.2 is imminent with DirectX 12 multi-GPU support, its complete DX12 renderer, full C++11 support for engine code, potential PhysX support, and more. 

 

With CryENGINE 5.3 due out in mid-October is when the developers are planning the full support for the Vulkan graphics API. Also planned for 5.3 are other graphics/rendering updates along with audio improvements, sandbox enhancements, and more. 

 

holy shit! I can't wait for games already on CryEngine and future games that will use this engine to finally have DX12 and Vulkan render paths

since CryEngine is already Linux compatible (Ubuntu officially supported for now) this will mean a interesting future for Linux gaming and way to distance ourselves from the MicroSoft's cancer

[Sakkura]

Good news for AMD all of us.

[NinjaJc01]

8 minutes ago, zMeul said:

source: https://www.cryengine.com/roadmap

via: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=CryEngine-5.3-Vulkan-Coming

 

 

 

holy shit! I can't wait for games already on CryEngine and future games that will use this engine to finally have DX12 and Vulkan render paths

since CryEngine is already Linux compatible (Ubuntu officially supported for now) this will mean a interesting future for Linux gaming and way to distance ourselves from the MicroSoft's cancer

Oooh, DX12 and Linux support? Looks like devs might be finally realising the value of linux.

[Bananasplit_00]

hey this could mean Linux could get some games too, noice

[captain cactus]

Why go trough the trouble of going with both DX12 and Vulkan? Vulkan does exactly the same thing as DX12 but it's not restricted to W10. Like, why waste a bunch of time on DX12?

[zMeul]

1 minute ago, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Why go trough the trouble of going with both DX12 and Vulkan? Vulkan does exactly the same thing as DX12 but it's not restricted to W10. Like, why waste a bunch of time on DX12?

it gives devs the option to port the game to/from XB1

[Nup]

Just now, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Why go trough the trouble of going with both DX12 and Vulkan? Vulkan does exactly the same thing as DX12 but it's not restricted to W10. Like, why waste a bunch of time on DX12?

Does it add functionality to port games to Xbox? 

[Linus_torvalds]

1 minute ago, lots of unexplainable lag said:

Why go trough the trouble of going with both DX12 and Vulkan? Vulkan does exactly the same thing as DX12 but it's not restricted to W10. Like, why waste a bunch of time on DX12?

Agree 100%. Vulkan works on linux, windows, android (Apple did not wanted and did not adopted it in it's system)

[Hero7750]

hyPE

[Hawx]

CE V already supports DX12, but the implementation is awful due to the renderer dating back to DX9 days.

Hopefully this fixes that.

[Coaxialgamer]

YAY

[DXMember]

We get new Crysis with that?

[AlwaysFSX]

4 minutes ago, DXMember said:

We get new Crysis with that?

Crysis 4, it's just a map to walk around and look at stuff as a tech demo, not even a game a this point.

[DXMember]

2 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Crysis 4, it's just a map to walk around and look at stuff as a tech demo, not even a game a this point.

it was never a game

[Doobeedoo]

Yeah, this is awesome, they said about it before too that they'll implement new APIs to their engine core renderer. And all other additions they listed now.
And yes, can't wait for new Crysis!

[Doobeedoo]

17 minutes ago, DXMember said:

We get new Crysis with that?

Possibly. They said after they finished last one, that trilogy is done and that they do have ideas and plans for new Crysis game and that it will be different from trilogy.

So same way how ME trilogy and now ME:A I guess.

 

[Vode]

Let's go Vulkan!

 

I hope we can all be on Linux using Vulkan before extended support for Windows 7 runs out. hehehe

[alphaproject]

Vulkan in Cryengine, sweet.

 

I don't really see many benefits for Maxwell users though but Pascal... even though it's Maxwell 2.0 seems to really benefit from Vulkan just like the older Fury cards do. Not sure why... maybe it's the memory 5X... not sure why.   I've seen Doom on the 970 and it performed pretty much the same on Vulkan as it does in OpenGL.

[zMeul]

1 minute ago, alphaproject said:

I don't really see many benefits for Maxwell users though

if you'd have to chose between DX12 with W10 and Vulkan with W7, what would you chose? I'd chose W7

and better yet, if there's an option for Vulkan in Linux I'd chose that

 

indifferent if I have a Pascal or a Maxwell based card

[alphaproject]

Oh of course.... W10 sucks balls. I'd way rather use Vulkan in W7.

[Rune]

Cool. I enjoyed all three crysis games + warhead

[Energycore]

Ok this one's good. Many games I like are on cryengine.

[xAcid9]

Does this only for upcoming games?

[Master Disaster]

15 hours ago, zMeul said:

source: https://www.cryengine.com/roadmap

via: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=CryEngine-5.3-Vulkan-Coming

 

 

 

holy shit! I can't wait for games already on CryEngine and future games that will use this engine to finally have DX12 and Vulkan render paths

since CryEngine is already Linux compatible (Ubuntu officially supported for now) this will mean a interesting future for Linux gaming and way to distance ourselves from the MicroSoft's cancer

But can it run Crysis? Oh wait... 

[captain cactus]

6 hours ago, Master Disaster said:

But can it run Crysis? Oh wait... 

Yes it can, and even better.