If you’ve invested in a powerful gaming rig, you were probably among fans disappointed that Crysis 2 launched without DirectX 11 support — or DirectX 10, for that matter. Three months later, Crytek is gearing up to release an update next week that adds in full DirectX 11 support, and with it a significant bump in the graphics department.

The update, due out Monday, June 27, adds in support for realistic shadows, tessellation, high quality motion blur and a number of other DirectX 11 features and graphical upgrades. If you don’t have a DirectX 11 capable card, you’ll still be able to benefit from the new high quality texture pack bundled in with the update.

For the full list of Crysis 2 version 1.9 patch notes (courtesy of MyCrisis), see below:

• Added Contact Shadows • Added DX11 benchmark level • Added DX11 support for Crysis 2 (the following features only work when downloading the optional DX11 package here): • – Tessellation + Displacement Mapping • – High Quality HDR Motion Blur • – Realistic Shadows with Variable Penumbra • – Sprite Based Bokeh Depth of Field • – Parallax Occlusion Mapping • – Particles Motion Blur, Shadows and Art Updates • – Water Rendering improvements and using Tessellation + Displacement Mapping • Added Realtime Local Reflections • Added support for Higher Res Textures Package • Added various new console variables to whitelist • Fixed bullet penetration, which had been broken by a bug introduced with the DLC 2 patch • Fixed issue in MP where player stats weren’t always saved at the end of a game • Fixed issue in MP where player stats would sometimes randomly reset • Fixed issue with MP time played statistic, which would sometimes be too low on leaderboards and in stats • Fixed issue with JAW rocket not firing through window’s containing broken glass • Fixed rare issue where a user could not access MP with a valid CD key if they had previously used an invalid CD key • Improved advanced graphics options menu • Improved anti-cheat measurements: fixed exploit which could prevent vote kicking working against a user • Improved multi-GPU support • Improved Tone Mapping • Re-added possibility to enable r_StereoSupportAMD via config file (unsupported)

via Kotaku