Added: Dec 1, 2007
From: ABadFeeling
Duration: 4:29
Frequently asked questions: Q: What song is this? A: "Pretty Pet" by Aberdeen City Q: Is this realtime? A: No, it was rendered frame by frame slowly using this method: http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showthread.php?t=459146 Q: What game is this? A: The game is "Crysis" but the island and box placement and such was made with the "Sandbox editor" that is included with the game. Q: What are your PC specs? A: Intel Core 2 Duo 4300 (1.8GHz) processor, overclocked to 2.2GHz, 2GB 800MHz RAM, Nvidia 512mb 7900GS GPU (DX9). But PC specs don't really matter to rendering a video, as long as you can run Crysis and can handle the rendering of the objects, you could render a video smoothly using the method linked above. Q: What map is that/how do I make structures? A: You can download the man made out of boxes from here: http://www.crymod.com/thread.php?threadid=10448 (XYZ) You can then change the boxes around and make your own structures, select objects and press ctrl + c to clone them. Q: How do I use the sandbox editor? A: Search elsewhere for a tutorial (including how to install it etc.). Q: What do those commands at the start mean? A: See the tutorial for rendering a video here: http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showthread.php?t=459146 Q: What is this video about? A: The video isn't about how good Crysis or Cryengine2 is but it was actually made simply because I liked the look of lots of boxes flying around and structures collapsing etcetera and thought other people might like to see this also. Q: Any higher quality versions? A: Streaming: http://beta.vreel.net/index.php?q=watch&id=13129 And you can download the video at 640 x 480 (the resolution I recorded at so I can't get any better) from here: Filefront: http://files.filefront.com/Crysis+Mass+Physicswmv/;9176864;/fileinfo.html Rapidshare: http://rapidshare.com/files/80206218/Crysis_-_Mass_Physics.wmv.html If you want to upload it elsewhere yourself, please ask me rather than uploading yourself and I'll see what I can do. Q: Why were the boxes flying? A: I used tornadoes to make them fly all over the place, they were invisible because particles were disabled to stop the rendering of dust clouds when each box collided with each other. The settings of the tornadoes where changed around such as in some clips there was no rotation. There was one clip that used a "GravityVolume" found in Misc in objects in the rollup bar. Q: How do you increase the draw distance? A: The console command e_view_dist_ratio sets the visibility for objects, I had it set at 200 in the later clips. Q: Don't physics still lag with sys_physics_CPU 0? A: Yes, they do a bit at really heavy clumps of objects colliding, but it's so much smoother than if set at 1 when there's that many physical interactions going on and I think it's an actual physics engine problem where they can lock when colliding, they can't get past what's infront of them rather than it actually lagging like when it's set to 1. If there was nothing in the way of a moving object, it won't lag on 0 but can on 1. For more info, see the tutorial (first link in this description). I really reccommend checking out more songs by Aberdeen City if you like this song. http://www.aberdeenmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/aberdeencity Q: Are you going to make another one? A: I'm trying to but am having many problems both with the engine and in real life too. In the mean time check out the video responses to this video for other people's mass physics videos and you can also make your own and send it as a response and I'll approve it if it's a mass physics video. I PANT3RA I approves of this video.
Channel: Games
Tags: capture_frames crysis games physics pre rendering sys_physics_cpu video
kdiwgu Says:
Nov 20, 2008 - Here, no one simu1ated during 0rgasm! quality is guaranteed! ATUBESGIRL(.)COM_
Isjix Says:
Nov 21, 2008 - Nice. make more videos like this please :D
odameyer Says:
Nov 21, 2008 - wow 2:31 brings back some bad memories
rockstar552 Says:
Nov 22, 2008 - what do you think the rift at 3:40 is?
gamerappa1212 Says:
Nov 23, 2008 - dude out of everyone everyone that I had shown this video to I was the only one who noticed the spotlights =)
jokinjoe5 Says:
Nov 24, 2008 - lol i love the comments you have on it, and yes it is funny to get hit by a box and die. XD 5/5
akabeats Says:
Nov 24, 2008 - Wow a youtube video where I don't vomit at the editing and music. Kudos - well put together. You really capture the emotion of some of the scenes very well with the camera motion and scale. It doesn't feel like a sandbox render, it feels like a music video. Nicely done, I hadn't heard of Aberdeen City but I will check them out, the song is nice albeit suspiciously Radio Head-ish. Hope you check this comment.
itybityfish Says:
Nov 25, 2008 - The part where the text said that most people thought it was the best part, I have to agree with. The timing with the music (coincidental or not) was perfect for that part in particular and yes, the point of view(you flying around inside the boxes) was amazing and added a very realistic feel. Love the video :D 5 Stars
FilmPA Says:
Nov 25, 2008 - Subliminal.
yurmomishot123 Says:
Nov 26, 2008 - that should be a preview if they com out with a new crysis. it would be friken sweet!
djc604 Says:
Nov 26, 2008 - never knew a pile of boxes can be so beautiful =P
djc604 Says:
Nov 26, 2008 - this vid made this song popular for me btw i never knew that a pile of boxes could be so beautiful
RandomRobot1 Says:
Nov 27, 2008 - 2:40 sandman lol
LakaiFullyFilmed Says:
Nov 27, 2008 - looks very profesional
thedealer1000 Says:
Nov 27, 2008 - wow that ws tense and was very cool i wawnt this song now but im scared i wont like it withought the movie lol but its still great to watch ive seen it 5 times at homeand 4 at school i love this one its just all the time music rithem nad plus that this whole movie is about boxes lol
vilmoth Says:
Nov 27, 2008 - i love this video.. iv watched it like over 50 times.. just because its awesome and the music suits it perfectly
oscarcookofsheffield Says:
Nov 27, 2008 - YEY the comments are back! i can finaly say I. LOVE. THIS. VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i never thoguth boxes could give me goosbumps!XD (i think it was the music :P)
mitch7868 Says:
Nov 27, 2008 - that was fuckin genius
moonunitzappa13 Says:
Nov 29, 2008 - BE GIBBED BOX MAN!
ErocGL Says:
Nov 29, 2008 - lol 3:31
ELITEnoOBno2 Says:
Nov 29, 2008 - AWESOME!!!
greentoaster Says:
Nov 29, 2008 - beautiful. thank you.
ghnitemare Says:
Nov 29, 2008 - Favorite one was at 1:18. AMAZING Video
SgtMako Says:
Nov 29, 2008 - Great song, great physics enginge, great video, great commentary...doesn't get much better.
RobbyBlackEyes Says:
Nov 17, 2008 - Astonishing work, this is the work of a pure artist. Reminds me of some of one of my dreams.. brilliant dreams.