With Epic Video games seemingly disinterested in reviving the collection, intrepid modders have taken it upon themselves to place collectively an Unreal RTX Remix mod to provide the FPS recreation a fashionable makeover. It’s nonetheless early days for the venture, however whereas there are many obvious points, video seize of the mod in motion does present promise nonetheless.
Mods corresponding to this one, which take ray tracing to the subsequent degree by path tracing, naturally require among the best graphics playing cards round. We don’t count on this mod to be a simple trip on your GPU, however if you wish to see Unreal in motion, Nvidia evangelist Jacob Freeman has kindly offered footage utilizing a strong pixel pusher.
Operating the mod on an RTX 4080 Tremendous, Freeman presents Unreal in a wholly new gentle (actually). Not like different examples of RTX Remix we’ve got seen deployed in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Want for Pace: Underground 2, the unique, wonderful low-poly belongings have been left intact however now profit from path traced lighting.
The impact that path tracing has on Unreal, although, is combined. The expertise seems to profit darkish areas essentially the most, enhancing the shadows current within the unique recreation relatively than changing them, however well-lit areas seem decidedly flat. This ought to be fixable with additional updates as modifications are made to higher replicate the sport’s unique creative imaginative and prescient.
This flatness turns into extra apparent if you take a look at the sport in side-by-side screenshots, each of Unreal and Unreal Match, once more shared by Freeman. Once more, that is nonetheless a piece in progress, and I’ve each religion that the event workforce will fulfill the potential that’s clearly ripe for tapping with this mod. You possibly can test it out for your self right here.
For a extra refined RTX reboot, take a look at Portal with RTX on Steam. If you happen to’re extra at residence with a crowbar than portals, you’ll be happy to listen to that Half-Life 2 RTX can be shaping up properly.
