Half Life 2 RTX

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Applies to both - if someone originally designed the scene with a single light bulb source for example but then not getting the mood they wanted added some invisible point lights to bake in additional lighting detail you can't necessarily replicate that by stripping out the baked lighting and replacing the light bulb with RT/PT and you can't add additional invisible sources with real time lighting as it will just look odd, so you'd have to go back in and rebuild the environment around RT/PT to capture the same mood with maybe different light sources, etc. which is often limited by the modding tools/source availability - usually the original raw level data doesn't ship with modding tools and IP rights restrict reverse engineering for anything released to the public.
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Which is why it'll be best when games are made with PT in mind, then baked lighting added afterwards for people with low-end hardware
 
UK hopefully.

NV did a pre-demo twitch showing a lot of gameplay, like 40 mins worth of the demo:

 
Having played through HL2 recently I think the bit that stands out best (beyond the ‘endless corridor / one level’-vibe already established by the original game) is the sound design.

The guns just sound meaty. As if they have real weight and power to them. Maybe it’s just that they are mixed loud or something… but it does feel great.

As for the game as a whole, I think that HL2 has a stronger first half. It drops off a bit shortly after you get control of the ‘ant lions’.
 
Someone on [H]n said it well, when you go back to old games now the graphics don't really age well, but looking at the modern remakes or RTX Remix versions, that is the memory we have of the original games as the visuals were cutting edge at the time. These "mods" help relive those memories with modern visuals and tech for today, in an older game like this.


Edit* Demo now live, 35GB!!
 
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demo? isn't this just a mod for the full game?
As it's now out I'll start downloading, might try it on the SteamDeck :D
 
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Half-Life 2 RTX on Steam

Re-live the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed Half-Life 2 like never before, reimagined with RTX Remix. Featuring full ray tracing, remastered assets, and DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, this DLC is free for Half-Life 2 owners.
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In case you haven't been watching Steam like a hawk
 
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IT'S TOO DARK! ARTIST INTENTION RUINED!

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Quick FPS look on a 5080 OC and 5800x3d at 4k with just dlss performance:

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And MFG x4 on :cool:

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Absolutely stunning this. MFG is superb in this, as good as cp 2077 and indiana jones implementation.
 
Had to turn FG off on my 4090 as it was doing...strange things. The whole image became blurry when moving the mouse and the input lag was horrendous. Turned it off and runs flawlessly.
 
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