Grand Theft Auto V is about to look borderline photorealistic

Brazo · 5 Apr 2017 at 11:06

Just completing this game on a controller for the first time. Given there is so much vehicle use in this game I think a controller is fantastic unless your in a tricky gunfight!

imginy · 7 Apr 2017 at 13:34

Ok thanks,

What card would I need to upgrade to if I wanted to run all these mods with mins above 60fps at 1080p?

Would the 1070 do it?

Paul_cz · 7 Apr 2017 at 15:28

imginy said:
Ok thanks,

What card would I need to upgrade to if I wanted to run all these mods with mins above 60fps at 1080p?

Would the 1070 do it?

I have 1070 and it absolutely runs GTAV 60fps in 1080p, and I suspect the mod will not actually incur much performance hit since it changes lightning by editing its files, not adding any new effects.

McShave · 9 Apr 2017 at 09:31

TonyTurbo78 said:
It's a tough one, I've modded my game to a level that I love now, to wipe it all and try something different will be a bake, but I'll definitely keep an eye on this new mod.

I have my game exactly how I like it, wont be everyones cuppa tea but its perfect for me, loud and bright haha

Was this someone recording their screen with a phone? It's not just me right? It says 1080p but looks more 480p or 720p.

Narj · 9 Apr 2017 at 09:38

Brazo said:
Just completing this game on a controller for the first time. Given there is so much vehicle use in this game I think a controller is fantastic unless your in a tricky gunfight!

DS4 with full left trigger pull set to activate gyro, plus L1 mode shift gyro always on for vehicle targeting fixes that.

TonyTurbo78 · 9 Apr 2017 at 10:06

McShave said:
Was this someone recording their screen with a phone? It's not just me right? It says 1080p but looks more 480p or 720p.

Yes mate dais earlier in post. Was back when I was having major issues with AMD recording software but I needed it uploaded for a friend to that wanted to see how all the mods looked once I did them all. Wasn't ideal but served a purpose.

That reminds me, I need to write a list of my mods today for a few guys here, will just do the main ones chaps, I've got around 65 installed I think.

McShave · 9 Apr 2017 at 10:15

TonyTurbo78 said:
Yes mate dais earlier in post. Was back when I was having major issues with AMD recording software.

Ah makes sense. I thought my eyes were going.

Rroff · 9 Apr 2017 at 10:36

agnes said:
Plastic, that's what makes CGI and computer games seem 'off'. Light diffusion is a very hard thing to replicate at a life like scale. And if you do, it's damn near impossible for standard GPU's to render in real time.

TBH a lot is just in finessing the specular "right enough" to make a scene look "real" there seems to be an odd thing in the game industry of either under-using specular light or rigidly trying to use it in a physically realistic manner in a system limited by its inability to fully simulate real diffusion, etc. and ending up with overly bright highlights that make everything look fake.

almoststew1990 · 10 Apr 2017 at 14:02

I think the biggest improvement is the reflections, which really do look almost real (particularly the shot of the car interior at night at 1 minute 11 seconds. Also the 2:35 street scene, helped by the jerky camera. It might look a bit more real at 90 or 120fps too?

The sunny weather shots still look very, shall we say, 'stylised' but the lighting in cloudy / rainy weather in particular does look really rather real. If the sunny weather colours is dialled down a bit I think it would help (not that I know much about anything)

My 390x is looking at me like "don't even think about it, otherwise I'll cook every component inside this case!"