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[Spukc]

Why are you sharing this random video with 700 views that literally just adds non-interactive tall grass to a small area of a 17 year old game?

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[IbizaPocholo]

• RTX Remix once again demonstrates its potential with the latest update to the GTA IV mod released today.
• This mod adds Path Tracing, which means a significant improvement in global illumination, shadows, reflections, ambient occlusion, and the behavior of materials with respect to lighting.
• The difference is simply stunning in some areas, achieving results that rival current games visually.
• Needless to say, the requirements are extremely demanding. An RTX 5090 was used in this video.
• There are some details that still need improvement, such as water, materials, and some light sources. The weather is also somewhat irregular.
• The mod's creators are still working on it, refining the lighting and improving the geometry and texturing.
• Thanks to RTX Remix's Runtime, the graphics settings are fully adjustable, with the added possibility of implementing DLSS and Frame Generation.
• RTX Remix is the future of modding in video games. It is a tool ahead of its time that will continue to bring us joy like this in the future.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

GTA Vice City Path Tracing with RTX Remix On vs Off graphics and performance comparison benchmark at 4K, 1440p DLSS 4 Balanced/Performance + DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction with Path Tracing and Very High settings on RTX 5080 + i7 14700F

GTA Vice City RTX Remix compatibility was made possible thanks to a custom RTX Remix runtime for the RAGE Engine created by Xoxor4d. The mod is now publicly available, and you can download it from here:

GitHub - xoxor4d/gta4-rtx: GTAIV RTX Remix Compatibility Mod

GTAIV RTX Remix Compatibility Mod. Contribute to xoxor4d/gta4-rtx development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Timecodes:
○ 0:00 - Side-by-Side Comparison at 4K DLSS 4 Performance
○ 3:09 - Gameplay at 4K DLSS 4 Performance
○ 4:40 - Gameplay at 4K DLSS 4 Performance + FG 2X
○ 6:14 - Gameplay at 4K DLSS 4 Performance + FG 3X
○ 7:36 - Gameplay at 4K DLSS 4 Performance + FG 4X
○ 9:04 - Gameplay at 1440p DLSS 4 Balanced
○ 10:27 - Gameplay at 1440p DLSS 4 Balanced + FG 2X
○ 11:56 - Gameplay at 1440p DLSS 4 Balanced + FG 3X
○ 13:25 - Gameplay at 1440p DLSS 4 Balanced + FG 4X

 

[MidGenRefresh]

The way it looks, it reminds me of pre-rendered cinematic from late 90s and early 2000s.

 

[Killer8]

GTA4 is around the generational limit of where I would use RTX Remix. There's enough detail that the new lighting doesn't look out of place.

Going back to even older games like Vice City though creates an uncanny schism between the low poly geometry and the ultra realistic lighting. Sometimes it can look really good, like the cafe interiors or that reflective pool, but elsewhere it just looks ugly, like the beachfront shots where you can see how sparse the grass is. You'd basically need to re-do everything else to make it look coherent.

The mod also fucks a lot with the color grading by coating the game in a Mexican filter. The garish colors and the 'trails' effect of Vice City is what makes it instantly recognisable to me. But perhaps that's as much to do with this mod being applied to Vice City ported to the RAGE engine and not the original Vice City.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[SmokSmog]

Another ghosting fest.

 

[Paasei]

Shiny plastic Niko. Let's go bowling!

 

[MrCunningham]

Wow, I'm sure it was Rockstars intent to have a city park look like an abandoned post apocalypse grassland.

I was just thinking to myself how much it looks like an Escape from New York mod.

 

[Soodanim]

The Vice City one is a clear case of art style and intent vs arbitrary lighting. I'm not particularly impressed by RT anyway, but to me that's a definite downgrade and not just because it's mismatched with PS2 era textures and models.

Edit:
Watched more of the video, actual footage this time.
Not only do all of the shadows look too dark for a bright outside environment, but it can't even run at 4k without DLSS Performance, and even then it's 30fps without FG saving the day. This really isn't for me.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Release Public Release - Update 1 · xoxor4d/gta4-rtx

Changelog: Comp Mod: Emissive surfaces now support UV animations Fixed an issue with alpha-blended emissive surfaces being too transparent Fixed effect artifacts in front of emissive surfaces (#11...

github.com

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Release Release 1.1.6 · xoxor4d/gta4-rtx

Changelog (also includes 1.1.5 changes) Comp Mod Disabled a game function that renders projected light coronas (because they are broken) and unhid the corona texture. Doing this fixed things like:...

github.com

 

[March Climber]

IbizaPocholo can you please update your OP with the newer content?

That way people don't get the wrong impression with that grass video.

 

[BooseGumps]

Great mod. Was meaning to replay GTA 4 for a while. New update looks and plays great.

 

[amigastar]

Was the performance improved with the 1.1.6 update?

 

[Gonzito]

Great mod. Was meaning to replay GTA 4 for a while. New update looks and plays great.

It's far from ready yet. I suggest you to wait

 

[BooseGumps]

It's far from ready yet. I suggest you to wait

I started playing it with the 1.1.3 version. 14 hours in. Not had any big issues. Few texture LOD problems but nothing to ruin the experience. DLSS Balanced, 2x Frame Gen and Ultra GFX preset. Using Warcaco 4K texture pack. Not all textures are replaced but worth installing.

 

[Gonzito]

I started playing it with the 1.1.3 version. 14 hours in. Not had any big issues. Few texture LOD problems but nothing to ruin the experience. DLSS Balanced, 2x Frame Gen and Ultra GFX preset. Using Warcaco 4K texture pack. Not all textures are replaced but worth installing.

There's a lot of stuttering and frame drops. The performance is abysmal and I have a 4090 pair with a AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D cpu and it runs terrible, in fact the author of the mod has admitted in Discord that the mod still needs a lot of work in the performance department

So I am not saying you cant play at the moment, you actually can but its very unpleasant

 

[BooseGumps]

There's a lot of stuttering and frame drops. The performance is abysmal and I have a 4090 pair with a AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D cpu and it runs terrible, in fact the author of the mod has admitted in Discord that the mod still needs a lot of work in the performance department

So I am not saying you cant play at the moment, you actually can but its very unpleasant

Running a 5080, Ryzen 7 9800x3d, i get decent frame rates with frame gen. 120fps tops, drops to maybe 54 in the city in areas. Using the 2 core affinity .bat script in the install directory, that definitely improved performance. Sure i get the odd hitching but im having a great time playing it. Maybe not for everyone if they dont have great setup. Itll no doubt improve over time. Im not going to just stop playing and wait til its perfect. It;ll do for me. I get the gist. Looks so much better than vanilla. Using DLSS quality is where it drops to 40's

 

[Windom Earle]

Unfortunately these RTX Remix projects are always too ambitious and don't see full releases.