Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (GTA SA)

[smoky gate]

man.

so modular now like remix so insannee

so good

[round tendon]

definitive

rest need just mod support n all, does it work to put modloader? have like map fixes n stuff

also last pic makes cars so much more realistic, look at that dirty rusty one on the left

[quaint heron]

@candid sapphire i apologize for the ping, but im just wondering, did you make the tutorial video for installation? or if you want, we can make a call (no need for mic) and i can just show u my game folder and how i set up the rtx remix

[candid sapphire]

I'll do it when I have time, i wanted to Yesterday but couldn't, and i'm not home rn so i can't go in a call sry

Just screenshots your game folder i'll try to help

[warm thorn]

I wanted to share an update regarding the progress i've made. I have successfully split the car's body, mirrors, and glass into different textures, which is a significant achievement. However, I've encountered an issue where certain parts are not changing the texture as expected. It appears that these parts might still be utilizing the car's "dirt texture." I will be focusing on resolving this issue tonight and hope to find a solution.

[candid sapphire]

"ignore texture" in remix on the dirty texture, might resolve the problem ?

[warm thorn]

If I use the "ignore texture" option, it will prevent the entire part from rendering with the dirt texture. However, it appears that only certain parts are not changing their textures, while the other parts that originally used the same texture are rendering correctly.

[candid sapphire]

Yeah it seems like cars have few differents hashes for each parts, i tested and the same car had like 5 different color using debug view

[warm thorn]

I am modifying the original game by utilizing the part's name, texture name, and color alpha to identify whether it represents a body, mirror, or glass material. So it's not related to meshhash issue.

[smoky gate]

i can indeed help in the game if you all thrive to make this style or similar photorealistic game of sa

https://openart.ai/discovery/sd-1007688752103174254

can volumetric fog or this be achieved (apart why ssr rt and roughnes everythign looks fine tho

see the dmall particles and hd objects and fences left, these trees and photorealistic ideas would be better

[smoky gate]

aint photogrammetric ai textures better ? for projects to make it look realistic like real life ls

these guys supposedelt recreated the map in ue 5 https://youtu.be/ZgSZPZU04b8?si=-sbOjB4hv53YcWLM 🤔

[warm thorn]

Low texture quality tree with heavy shader effect = realistic?🤔

[candid sapphire]

Those leaves are flat pngs wdym photorealistic

[warm thorn]

You are welcome to work on your own mod. Our goal is to remaster the game by incorporating high-poly objects and HD textures, which may not align with your preference for a "high quality AI photorealistic style."

So realistic, look exactly the same GTASA mesh.

[smoky gate]

lol🤣🤣

[smoky gate]

nno, the pbr and vol. lighting is

[smoky gate]

I mean to make this project more photorealistic la style

if u think abt photorealisticness u couldve said photorealistic to driv3r in 2006

and so even if we think abt that game the greyness outlook thats why its photorealistic

but why not create smthg like this

https://youtube.com/shorts/ImNhFkoF9Hk?si=51VbGjr960j2u7I3

[warm thorn]

It's photogrammetry, so you mean you can do that for us?

I think if all mesh use photogrammetry mesh, the mod must over 100GB🤣

[native gust]

Volumetric fog is already in remix
also SSRT looks horrible in the image

[smoky gate]

i cant ofc

😭😭

[smoky gate]

ofc lol

yeah but this is called volumetric sunlight based fog tho

or works bit diff than normal volumetric fog

its like renderhook’s volumetric shaders

[smoky gate]

i can try

but it will STILL be stolen

or i find places that resemble Ls somehow lol

[smoky gate]

stolen from real life lol

[smoky gate]

ofc itd fuckign. destroy ur pc thats why this shit

[smoky gate]

if sa could loik like this

#showcase message

i might just try gta iv v road extures upscaled and some city mods i have a couple

that could make it look pretty updated

[warm thorn]

Hey bro, any progress update? Actions speak louder than words, so why not show us your skills and demonstrate what you can actually achieve? We're all excited to see how you can make GTASA great again. Right?

[opal sable]

@smoky gate you're being very pushy, and pretty disrespectful to the people working on this project

[pastel jungle]

i mean if you want something then do it instead of asking someone to do it for free

[candid sapphire]

I swear this dude discovered photogrammetry and decided to say this word atleast 20 times per day lmaooo

[pastel jungle]

i want make an full HD 8k texture
it did not happend
i want make an volumetric sky
it did not happend
Whats going on

[warm thorn]

I've noticed that the person earlier has been talking about making contributions to the Remix mod for about half a year, but there hasn't been any visible progress. This includes his old account "niguhaa", which has been blocked in this group.

[pastel jungle]

Sounds like niguhaa and klaszlo are same dude

[candid sapphire]

Yep, same dude

[warm thorn]

They are the same guy, he has switched accounts but continues to engage with me on the same topic.

[pastel jungle]

if i want something (volumetric cloud, etc) on GTA sa rtx i will just learn and play around it

Like no, im not going to ask someone to do it because nobody is boss on this project and no, nobody is paid to do it all of stuffs were done by community

[warm thorn]

That's true. That's why I want to learn Lua in order to fix the game issues in Remix.

I don't possess the same level of expertise in RE as AdamPlayer and xoxor4d do. However, I dedicate numerous hours each day to writing and debugging scripts with the sole purpose of making the game more compatible with Remix and ensuring an enjoyable and playable experience for everyone involved.

[native gust]

add path tracing

or else ill explode

[pastel jungle]

Sir wheres full HD toothbrush model

[native gust]

[native gust]

actually

this cant be hard

[candid sapphire]

Photogrammetry toothbrush

[native gust]

maybe i should try modelling

[candid sapphire]

photorealistic

[pastel jungle]

Just create unneccesary amount of poly in toothbrush and call it "photorealistic"

[native gust]

its true tho

can you see polygons irl???

[warm thorn]

Irl, I can only see things at the cellular level. I wish I had X-ray vision to see the atoms inside!🤣

[native gust]

oh right! the models in real life are made by spheres

new rendering method???

[radiant axle]

point clouds gaussian splattered by our retinas

[warm thorn]

Perhaps the spheres (atoms) are actually high-poly meshes. Who knows, maybe we're living in a simulation where everything is meticulously modeled!

[pastel jungle]

Real life is the game that has most realistic graphics

Even lighting is pretty accurate and beautiful

All of Walls are with normal maps and tesellation

[warm thorn]

Absolutely! Our brains are like powerful render engines, creating the illusion of the world around us. It's all just a clever simulation!

[radiant axle]

Wbo ever made this didn't even bother to bake LODs. Real chad

[pastel jungle]

Real life graphics doesnt need lod because theres no impact on perfomance

[warm thorn]

It's use mesh shader with auto LOD

[radiant axle]

Nanite irl

[pastel jungle]

Our eyes already have highest resolution even more than the highest resolution in computer

Glasses are like upscalers

[warm thorn]

It's like our motion vectors get all messed up when we're sick or drunk. Our rendering engine definitely needs some bug fixes in those situations!

[quaint heron]

thats not true, today i had some weird lag spikes in real life. I used to get 300fps now its 100-110fps

Maybe because of the fireworks outside that caused lag

[pastel jungle]

Maybe fireworks are pretty much unoptimized

[warm thorn]

Volumetric Smoke, countless particles, bloom shader effects, and massive physical simulations... It's all so complex that even the simulation struggles to calculate it in real time!

[pastel jungle]

All of them are purely optimized

[warm thorn]

I've successfully corrected the colors of nearly all the original cars, even without the Terrain System. There are just a few remaining that require some fixing, particularly with the headlight and mirror material. Once those are taken care of, my next focus will be implementing the auto headlight turn-on feature, ensuring its compatibility with the vehicles mod.

[pastel jungle]

Thats much better

[candid sapphire]

That's really huge 🥳

[dreamy gull]

What did you wind up doing to fix this?

[warm thorn]

To ensure accurate vehicle color display, I employed Moonloader, a Lua script that retrieves the game's vehicle color and texture. I searched for all car components and identified those with "white dirt texture" in their names, specifically textures with "body" or "grunge" included. Subsequently, I generated a 16x16 BMP image with a pure color texture and assigned it to the corresponding objects. By reading the texture name, I was able to differentiate and handle certain scenarios. If the color alpha was less than 200, I changed it to a glass texture. For parts named "mirror" or using a light texture (excluding headlights and taillights), I assigned a mirror texture. This process facilitated easy replacements within the game. Since the game only allows 128 colors for car colors, I needed to assign only 128 textures to a PBR texture.

Regarding the window/glass material, my previous approach required assigning each car's window/glass separately, resulting in around 4-5 glass parts per vehicle. With over 200 vehicles in the game, this meant assigning almost 1000 glass materials. However, I've now streamlined it to just one material. All window/glass elements now use the same "glass texture," and this approach also supports vehicle mods.

I apologize if there are any sentences that are difficult to read due to the translation using ChatGPT.

I'm looking forward to the release of the Remix Render API as soon as possible. With its availability, I'll be able to accurately position the sun and moon without any culling issues in the game. In the attached video, you may notice some flashing light problems. This occurs because I'm currently using a Lua script to locate the in-game sun position (scaled down the distance avoid culling) and replace it with an unused building object (I chose a building because they have a far culling distance in the game). However, there are occasional instances of culling in the game.

[dreamy gull]

Completely understandable, and I'm glad to hear you found an approach that works.

[dreamy gull]

FYI - a trick that some other modders are using is to just place a mesh close to the camera, and replace it with a sun / moon / whatever. Make that mesh spin, and your sun moves around in the sky.

[warm thorn]

I'm using a similar approach of attaching the sun object to the player's position. In the original game without Remix, the sun light is already present, so there's no need to worry about object culling affecting the game's sun light. However, in Remix, we encounter issues where the light appears buggy, especially during nighttime when all vehicle lights become distant lights. This results in a poor lighting experience for night scenes. That's why I need to disable the original light in Remix and create a unique object as a sun, attaching a light to it. Unfortunately, this approach does introduce culling issues.

[dreamy gull]

hmm, I wouldn't expect an object that moves along with the player to be culled

but you would know the game much better than I do

[warm thorn]

If the sun/moon object is positioned too close to the player, it causes other dynamic objects like cars and pedestrians that come into contact with the sun or moon object to disappear. To avoid this issue, I need to place the sun/moon objects far away from the player. Perhaps I should create an object with a far culling distance that doesn't collide with dynamic objects. But I still need to figure out how to creating custom objects with a far culling distance that do not collide with dynamic objects.

[candid sapphire]

Always heard that, never understood what is it, what's "culling" ?

i just know it's bad lol

[dreamy gull]

hmm can you try to place it as a different type of object or something? or move it a few meters above or below the player?

[warm thorn]

Oh, I've had a breakthrough! Perhaps i can create separate objects for the light and the sun. The first object would be used to attach the light and positioned close to the player, ensuring it doesn't experience culling. The second object, representing the sun, would be placed far away from the player and can be subject to culling. This approach would make the sun and moon visible in front of the camera, while the light object remains unculled due to its proximity to the player. I can't believe I didn't think of this earlier!

[dreamy gull]

If you can get a mesh that doesn't get culled, you can replace it with any mesh and/or light. If you can only get a light that doesn't get culled, then you can only replace that with other lights

[native gust]

thing goes off screen, it gets deleted
thats culling

its bad for ray tracing because shadows exist, and reflections exist

thats why shadows disappear when the object offscreen disappears

[candid sapphire]

OHHHH

okok thanks

[silk fossil]

ooooooooh

🙂

[quaint heron]

since when did the game look this beautiful

[green pewter]

So if I add a car via fastman limit adjuster, it will work?

[warm thorn]

If the texture or parts names match the original or are similar to the original names, then it should work. I've tested the "90s AVP" vehicles mod, and most of the car colors seem to work fine. However, the damage parts might change to a white "dirt" texture, which I still need to figure out how to address. On the other hand, certain parts like mirrors, headlights, and car interior colors may not work as expected. The interior, in particular, may change to a solid color. Perhaps I can add per-vehicle settings for users to adjust the templates themselves and customize the appearance accordingly.

[candid sapphire]

Need to hide this empty interior and second house done ✅

Yeah those are real windows, yes we could add interiors, no we're not doing it now

[warm thorn]

Hello there! I am currently developing an in-game vehicle toolkit that allows users to customize the visual appearance of cars in Remix. It supports PBR materials. Do you have any ideas or feature requests?

Here are the current features in my list:

Custom part color: Users can select primary, secondary, third, and fourth colors for different car parts.
Mirror: Adding functionality for mirrors.
Glass: Allowing customization of glass materials.
Chrome material: Supporting high-poly rims or bumpers, transparency maps not supported, resulting in potential visual inconsistencies in original game models.
Headlights: Currently available for original game vehicles or those from the Revamped Vehicle Project. Users can toggle the headlights on/off with a key (texture supported), not limited to night-time usage. This allows for toggling headlights when driving through dark areas like rail tunnels.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions or additional requests for the toolkit!

The headlight customization feature is currently limited to using the original texture and change it to my recreated texture. The process of switching to the recreated texture is typically automated within my code.

Yaniss suggested adding neon lights to the car, and I think it's a fantastic idea.

We will be implementing customizable headlight colors in our mod. However, please note that due to limitations without the Remix render API, we can only provide a limited selection of colors such as white, red, yellow, orange, blue, cyan, green, and purple. Unfortunately, RGB selection won't be available at this time.
Working without the Remix Render API means we have to hard-code everything. This includes attaching extra objects to the car and manually assigning them to different elements or materials in Omniverse. If we were to have RGB option support, it would require creating 255x255x255 objects and manually assigning them in Omniverse, which is not feasible given the limitations of both myself and the original game engine.

[solemn dune]

I have idea to make something like this (matte material)

to be able to add non-reflective surfaces, as in the screenshot I've uploaded above

[warm thorn]

Some color will be matte (non reflective)

[solemn dune]

Looks great, thanks a lof for your work

U try imvehft with rtx?

[warm thorn]

I use RZL-Trainer to change the color/material of the vehicle.

[warm thorn]

I believe the imvehft headlight "texture" function is supported in Remix. I have tried a mod that features turning lights, but I can't recall the exact name of the mod.

[jaunty kestrel]

yo i just did ue5 on sa

this mod is amazing

i found a tex to fix cars if yal didnt fixed i hope itll be fixed soon urs look ery good

mod is mind blowing i made it look like ue5

[native gust]

broken sky moment

[jaunty kestrel]

modcould look unbelieveably realistic

[native gust]

[jaunty kestrel]

is it in the patreon update with grass ?

[jaunty kestrel]

does the patreon updates include this lenth point light, awesome

[warm thorn]

The texture hash randomly changes in the game. Sometimes, it remains the car body texture, but other times it becomes associated with a different texture.

[jaunty kestrel]

awesome

[jaunty kestrel]

so will this police cars and other cars have other physical collison appearence??? thatd be awesome, on some cars , dude

[warm thorn]

There's a vehicle mod called "90s AVP" that you can download and try. It features a high-polygon mesh and uses real-world brand cars, making it a great choice for those who appreciate realism.

[jaunty kestrel]

this is the hugest sht i evrr seen tho, i can make my game look like ue5 demo lmao

roughness and everything makes it super realistic

[warm thorn]

The Patreon page does not offer beta testing for Patreon members, so the release will be made available when it is fully ready.

[jaunty kestrel]

like ,damn bro.

mind blowing to be honest

[native gust]

trolled

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1174726466643177542/1191105632586170458/1700850920_new_Alan_wake_popizdi_1.gif?ex=65a43a90&is=6591c590&hm=2da30e6a7f12b2a3b12dac8cf3ee159eb448e45cca20cdc8fe1ead0e17b1bc17&

[warm thorn]

CJ : Here we go again, dealing with the worst guy in the world.🤣

[candid sapphire]

this dude might have a real problem, like a real disease that makes him think his game looks like UE5, idk how he sees ue5 demo type of shit on this

[warm thorn]

Perhaps in his world, UE5 might seem like this shit.

[rapid kernel]

he literally created the discord account today

[magic scarab]

Maybe add a function of working light bars for police and emergency service vehicles, to be able to set the intervals and intensity and color and position of flashing lights? But as an actual rotating light source, and not the alternating bright textures. That would be nice to see.

[warm thorn]

That's a great idea! I will pre-make some of them, including the original as well as the "Revamped Vehicle Project" and "90s AVP" vehicle packs.

[pastel jungle]

just like that

[warm thorn]

Who wouldn't appreciate the beauty of moonlight when it casts shadows?

The accuracy of the sun and moon has significantly improved, and there are no more issues with culling. I have discovered an object that orbits around the player without causing other dynamic objects to disappear. Thanks Mark for the info.

[quaint heron]

this is fucking awesome, will fog be in the game too?

@warm thorn i found the solution to this

turns out the texture mod that i was using called RoSa Project texture mod ruined the mod

once i disabled it, everything that i had issues with, got fixed

[warm thorn]

When you install a mod that is not included in the mod list, it has the potential to alter multiple texture hashes. This, in turn, leads to changes in mesh hashes as well. Unfortunately, this issue is specific to Remix and cannot be resolved by us.

[warm thorn]

Enabling volumetric fog may result in some unusual effects in the sky.

[quaint heron]

I understand but you need to like make a warning to users to disable any texture mod

because this texture mod im using is very popular

everyone who enhance GTA SA use the mod

[warm thorn]

I believe I have already addressed this topic in a previous discussion.

[quaint heron]

Ah okay then

Is there an improvement in optimization in your remix version?

im roaming around the city but somehow my fps drops to 20 and 15

and im on an RTX 3060

[warm thorn]

Apologies for any confusion, but I am not the person you mentioned earlier. If you prefer the ROSA texture, it would be best to wait for their official remix release version. Our mod focuses on our own retextures, so it may not be compatible with other texture mods.

[candid sapphire]

Here you're using two mods that enhance the same stuff, ours and RoSa, u should not install mods out of the list provided in the github since they have not been tested

If you still want to install more mods you totally can, but if there's any issue we can't help you unfortunately

Also, you know you can take screenshot instead of picture with your phone ? @quaint heron

[quaint heron]

my windows screenshot feature stopped working

[candid sapphire]

You have a custom OS ?

[quaint heron]

no

it just stopped working

i was downloading a game from a website

turned out to be a virus

my whole system got destroyed

so i requested customer service to help fix my system

and they did it

but some features dont function well

now i cant take screenshots

i can try to fix it but it will take time

[quaint heron]

the textures that u replaced is actuaally better since it reacts to light directions

i think u guys call it something like "PDF textures"

something like that

i'd rather use that

[warm thorn]

Sun and Health Bar Mod Update:
To install the mod, please follow these steps:

• Place all the Lua files inside the "moonloader" folder. ⭐ If you have an older version of the mod, make sure to delete the old hbao.lua file from the moonloader folder.⭐
• Copy the "sun.usda" file and paste it into the following directory: "your game folder\rtx-remix\mods\gameReadyAssets\Light".
  🚨 **Please ensure that you have these files in their respective locations to properly utilize the updated Sun and Health Bar Mod.**🚨

The Remix Vehicle Toolkit will be released in a few days, once I have addressed some bugs and added more features.
However, please note that if you have installed other vehicle mods in the game, it may change the texturehash and meshhash, making it incompatible with our retexture mod.
If you do not wish to use our PBR retexture/remodel mod, that is completely fine.
The vehicle mod is specifically designed for Remix and may result in unusual textures or colors in the original game.
This is because many of them serve as simple placeholders for easy asset replacement in our mod.

[radiant axle]

Looking at it, I personally think the skybox projects a very saturated color ramp on the day/night cycle. Some moments like early morning look great, while in other time of day it seems a bit too colorful. Not sure if you guys want it by design though. I'd try messing with the LUT ramp while keeping an eye for real world references of sky color at different ToD

Maybe the greenish/turquoise tint on sun peaks also doesn't helps much visually

[solar girder]

Those trees are too big

[grand dove]

Am i stupid or moon shouldnt cast shadows?

[quaint heron]

i wouldnt say ur stupid but moon does cast shadows

its just not as strong as the sun

[grand dove]

I think ive never experienced shadows at nighttimw

I mean moon shadows

[quaint heron]

are u saying that in terms of real life or gaming?

[grand dove]

Irl

[quaint heron]

there is shadows but they're very soft

like not as visible as in day time

in gaming it just seems to be a little more visible

for more realism

[grand dove]

Maybe its because i live in East Europe Lol

[quaint heron]

Location doesnt really matter

@warm thorn the health bar disappears most of the time. In the beginning it works then after a minute it goes.

[native gust]

@warm thorn just a note about sun and moon
they are never at a direct 90 degrees above you
they come at an angle

idk how to explain it

[warm thorn]

I have made adjustments to align the sun position with the original cutscene. If you wish to customize the position, you can edit the corresponding value yourself.
Alternatively, you can enable the debug mode by modifying "debugmode = false" to "debugmode = true" in the Lua file. Once enabled, you can use the Num Pad keys "2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9" to display rotation values in the top left corner of the screen. To make further adjustments, you will need to manually edit the values in the Lua file.

[native gust]

i dont think its a good idea to modify sun location in cutscenes
but in normal gameplay, having a sun going 90 degrees above you would look absolutely ugly

we had this issue in minecraft RTX
we modifed it to be slightly tilted

something like this

[warm thorn]

I have made edits to the sky color based on the original sky color. During nighttime, I have darkened it further, and during sunrise/sunset, I have adjusted it to have a more orangish hue. I believe these edits have made the colors appear more realistic. However, there is still room for further improvements to achieve an even more realistic real world color.

[native gust]

this is how it would look when the sun is straight up (happens irl, but looks ugly as fuck)

[warm thorn]

To clarify, I have adjusted the sun position in the mod to match the sun's position in the opening cutscene.
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[pastel jungle]

lets hope the devs patch it as soon as possible 🙏

[warm thorn]

Please note that the trees currently included in the video are placeholders and will not be present in our upcoming release. As mentioned before, they have been scaled too much to fit the original size, resulting in an unappealing appearance and poor texture detail. However, rest assured that we are working on creating custom trees using geometry nodes that will be better suited to the original size without the need for scaled meshes.
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[native gust]

god doesnt want to fix it
its a limitation of a round earth and a fixed sun

[warm thorn]

Feel free to make any edits to the Lua file at any time, before I make any further changes.

[warm thorn]

Irl every light source cast shadow

[warm thorn]

Have you deleted the old "hbao.lua" file in the moonloader folder? There might be a conflict between the old and new versions, so it's recommended to remove the old file to avoid any potential issues.

[quaint heron]

Yes i did

even the old one wasnt working well

[warm thorn]

Could you please provide me with the "moonloader.log" file located in the moonloader folder?

[warm thorn]

I believe the appearance of the shadow can vary depending on the world location or the season in the same place.

[native gust]

it doesnt have to be realistic, it has to look good

[warm thorn]

The perception of what is considered "looking good" can vary from person to person. As an example, I live in Hong Kong, which is located near the equator. Here, the shadows at noon are almost at a 90-degree angle. Therefore, what may seem normal to me might differ from others based on their geographical location and personal preferences.
https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/lahaina-noon-occurs/

[radiant axle]

Yeah, those ToD looks great. Think the green sun peak (which I think u didn't touch) is the one who could use some adjustments

[warm thorn]

Since it is impossible to accommodate everyone's personal preferences, I encourage you to make adjustments to the sun position in the Lua file according to your own preferences. However, if a significant number of people express dissatisfaction with the current position, I will create a more customizable version that allows for greater control over the sun's position.

[warm thorn]

Alright, I will investigate further. It seems that in the original game, certain locations have more vibrant and colorful sunsets and sunrises compared to my version.

[radiant axle]

Is it some lookup texture or hardcoded lerp values?

[warm thorn]

I've observed that certain areas in the city contain numerous translucent materials, like transparent windows and doors. This abundance of transparency can noticeably affect game performance, particularly due to the resource-intensive nature of transparency in ray tracing. Consequently, if we increase the visibility of interiors in the game, the impact will be more pronounced. This limitation is inherent to ray tracing, and unfortunately, there is no immediate solution to address it. One option could be to acquire a higher-performance GPU that better handles ray tracing. Another approach is to offer a version of the mod without transparent windows and doors specifically tailored for users with lower-end GPUs.

[warm thorn]

In the original game, there is a timecycle file that allows for adjustments to the sky color at different times, different weather condition and different locations. It is not a texture modification; rather, I have solely edited the colors within the file.

[warm thorn]

@quaint heron You mentioned using a UI mod. Could you please provide me with the download link? I need to conduct some tests, as I believe there might be a conflict with the health bar mod.

[quaint heron]

I think the issue is with the UI mod, I have multiple UI mods and i forgot their names but ill check in a moment.

[candid sapphire]

Install your mods one by one and check if they don't create an issues or incompatibility with other mods

[candid sapphire]

2nd house + Roof ✅ (fixed weird stretchy textures, remade the roof cuz the old one was shit, applied all normal and roughness maps cuz it glitched out before)

(this is on blender)

[quaint heron]

@warm thorn None of the UIs mods affected the health bar thing

however what i noticed tho is

you know when i load the game, there is a text saying "Sun mod ON" "SA Health Bar Always On Start". Its a text from moonloader confirming that the mod works. Once that text disappears, the health bar disappears too.

[candid sapphire]

That's weird, it works fine for me, you're sure you uninstalled all your mods ?

[quaint heron]

im sure

i think its another mod

or something to do with game resolution

[candid sapphire]

Another mod ?

So you didn't uninstalled all your mods ?

[quaint heron]

not modloader mods, CLEO mods

but CLEO mods are just script mods

they dont affect UIs or anything

[quaint heron]

only modloader for now

[candid sapphire]

Just create a clean install of GTA SA, install the Remix project, and check if it works

if it don't we'll see what we can do

and please follow the readme

I already said it, install more mods if you want but if it breaks ours we can't do anything

either you follow the readme and don't add anything else or you'll have to deal with issues that we can't fix

[quaint heron]

i understand, i realized that its my responsibility for that

because i installed Remix while i have alot mods

[warm thorn]

@quaint heron In this updated version, the "." text is not drawn offscreen anymore; instead, it is drawn with a zero size. Hopefully, this adjustment will resolve the issue.

[warm thorn]

Here is a demo of the Vehicle Toolkit UI. You can select which part should use which type of material. Is it clear enough for you to understand how to replace the materials? I apologize if the car is split into many parts, resulting in a very long list.

I need to mention that many textures are automatically detected and changed to their corresponding materials. However, if a few of them are not assigned the correct materials, you will have to select them manually. To facilitate this process, I will add a save and reset button, as well as an additional load from template option.

[opal sable]

how did you go about implementing such a feature? looks great

[warm thorn]

I use IMGUI and Moonloader to modify the properties of in-game objects. The Moonaddition library has been incredibly helpful, as it provides numerous features for accessing and manipulating in-game objects. I primarily rely on their functions to control the in-game objects.

I'm currently in the process of migrating my hardcoded elements to adjustable parameters and optimizing performance. During this process, I discovered some duplicate operations in the previous code. My aim is to complete the basic functionality tonight or tomorrow, after which I plan to release it to the public for feedback and further feature improvements. I believe the code can easily be adapted for the classic GTA 3 trilogy, enabling not only SA to have correct car colors and maintain headlights, but also VC and GTA3. However, I haven't had the opportunity to test it yet as I'm still figuring out how to run VC and GTA3 with Remix.

[warm thorn]

My main objective is to enable everyone to enjoy the game without having to rely on the terrain system, which can sometimes lead to poor car textures. Moreover, this implementation also supports car mods. As you may know, GTASA players utilize a plethora of mods to enhance the appearance of their vehicles. However, without the necessary adjustments to ensure compatibility with Remix, all cars appear as white textures, resulting in a less enjoyable experience. In addition to this, I am eager to enhance my scripting skills and explore other programming languages, including Lua.

[warm thorn]

I have created a demo video showcasing the new day cycle, featuring real-time adjustments to the sun and moon positions. I've made adjustments to the sun and moon positions, resolving the issue of "hidden" shadows at noon time.

[warm thorn]

💚 Health Bar Mod Update:

• Implemented prevention of offscreen text draw, ensuring the health bar is no longer hidden by loaded text

Requirement

• 1.MoonLoader : Download and install MoonLoader from the provided link. This will allow you to run Lua scripts in GTASA : MoonLoader Russian : (https://www.blast.hk/threads/13305/) or MoonLoader English : (https://gtaforums.com/topic/890987-moonloader/).
• 2.MoonAdditions : Download MoonAdditions from GitHub (https://github.com/THE-FYP/MoonAdditions). Copy the "MoonAdditions.dll" file to your "MoonLoader/lib folder".
• 3.Moon ImGui : Download and install from the provided link (https://www.blast.hk/threads/19292/). Copy the "imgui.lua" and "MoonImGui.dll" files to your "MoonLoader/lib folder".

Installation:

• 1. Copy all the lua and dat files into the "moonloader" folder.
     ⭐ If you have an older version of the mod, make sure to delete the old hbao.lua file from the moonloader folder.⭐
• 2. Paste the "sun.usda" file into the following directory: "your game folder\rtx-remix\mods\gameReadyAssets\Light".
• 3. Place the "rtx.conf" file into "your game folder".

🚨 **Make sure that you have these files in their respective locations to fully utilize the Health Bar Mod.**🚨

[quaint heron]

@warm thorn you will forever be the graphics mod legend

i swear you’re doing so much for us

[warm thorn]

Has the health bar been fixed in this version?

[quaint heron]

I’m currently busy this week with studying but i will definitely try this update tomorrow and see how it goes

if it doesn’t get fixed then i think its my issue

i probably have a mod that destroys the script then

[warm thorn]

There are still several things that need to be fixed in order to make the asset replacement and visual enhancements in Remix easier and more streamlined.

I want to express my gratitude to @candid sapphire for joining the team and providing significant assistance with the asset replacement. Thanks to his contribution, I now have the time to delve into the scripting part and address the game's issues.

[quaint heron]

Yup, @candid sapphire you’re a big legend too, thank you so much 🙏

[candid sapphire]

https://tenor.com/view/youre-welcome-gif-25058970

[pastel jungle]

i will thank all of legends for making GTA SA rtx much better

[native gust]

hell yeah!

[fiery girder]

This is cool...Now you have managed to fix it...So I have question why we can see sun and moon lighting but we cannot see sun and moon itself before, do we need to select them as sky texture or something else, what's the correct way...or its a remix issue...

And at night there is still a light glowing issue did u also fixed it ?

Without your mod

[warm thorn]

If you have downloaded all the necessary files for our mod, there should be no issues as long as the sunlight and moonlight are casting correctly. To ensure everything works properly, please make sure you have the following files (refer to the attached picture) in the "GTASA Game Folder\rtx-remix\mods\gameReadyAssets\meshes\Sky" folder.

[warm thorn]

Are you referring to the traffic lights during nighttime? In Remix, I have disabled all default game lights to prevent any unusual lighting issues. Additionally, I am working on implementing an auto assign headlight function in the vehicle toolkit. This means that you won't have to manually assign headlights when using any vehicle mods.

[warm thorn]

To ensure the best experience, it is essential to use our mod in conjunction with the vehicle toolkit and the sun and moon mod. Without our mod, you would need to manually assign numerous textures to create the vehicle PBR texture.

[fiery girder]

yea...i tried disabling lights it still happens...

[fiery girder]

u are doing great work...but i am not asking about your mod...i want to understand why sun and moon are not visible with vanilla game with remix for the knowledge...

[warm thorn]

Could you please show me a screenshot? It seems that you may not have ignored the light texture.

[warm thorn]

I utilize scripting to create objects in the game and replace them in Remix.

[candid sapphire]

Remix breaks the original sun and moon, we don't know why but without our mod you won't have any sun or moon, and night/day cycle will be inexistant

[fiery girder]

https://tenor.com/view/simpsons-bart-meh-so-what-yeah-whatever-not-listening-gif-13968914599378343858

[fiery girder]

i understand this also happens with some other games...thats why i want to understand in general whats the case because he fixed it so he know ibn depth...its ok if he dosent wana answer

[candid sapphire]

He didn't fixed it, he made a script that create new object in replacement of the old sun

[fiery girder]

in a way

so remix dosent detect hmm

[candid sapphire]

If you wanna know exactly how he did it :

• Spawns object in the sky that follow the original sun path as a mod to the game,
• Replace them with remix to a sphere with sun/moon texture
• Adds light tweaked to correspond to a sun/moon lighting
• TADAA

For GTA SA he used moonloader, so LUA, for other games it will probably be different or just impossible if the game is not moddable as much as needed

[fiery girder]

yea...

[warm thorn]

Remix does not support the rendering of sun and moon using shaders, which is originally implemented in the game.

[fiery girder]

thanks but i am not that expert in this area

[warm thorn]

If you have some basic programming knowledge, you can take a look at my open-source script to see how I implemented it. I am willing to answer any question to the best of my ability. Why do you think I would hesitate to provide an answer?🤔

[fiery girder]

thanks ... dont want o go that way

keep up the good work...with your work game looks amazing

[warm thorn]

The Vehicle Toolkit is nearing completion. Do you have any suggestions for improvements? I plan to add the headlight/taillight function before releasing it. Once I gather some ideas for improvement and implement the function, I will be ready to release it.

[solar girder]

How is the fps?

What are y’alls specs

[candid sapphire]

terrible i'd say, I have 30fps with DLSS performance, 60fps with UltraPerf, I have a 3080, a ryzen 7 5800X and 32gb ram 3200mhz DDR4

[pastel jungle]

damn

[candid sapphire]

I'm just hoping for remix to improve performance wise with time, cuz for now working on it or playing it is not possible without a top tier pc

[pastel jungle]

same

[jaunty kestrel]

Top tier PC in combination with windows 👆🏼

So you kinda NEED a 40 series for the frame generation?

[pastel jungle]

the reason i want ray reconstruction is the performance rather than graphics

[jaunty kestrel]

Linux still has a poor rt performance

But pretty good in rasterization

[jaunty kestrel]

You need a 40x for fg

I mean for the fps

To run these games

I know fg is only on 40s

Idk if the mod ( DLSS fg to fsr fg ) works with remix

But if so, that will be amazing

Wait does that mod work on many games? 🤔

Idk that one

Works for cyberpunk at least

Damn thats sick

[pastel jungle]

even gtx 1050 ti gets playable fps on cyberpunk when its on fsr 3

[jaunty kestrel]

But I can't test it myself, it doesn't work on Linux for now

Ill try it out tomorrow cuz im interested, hopefully theyll bring it to linux too soon

[jaunty kestrel]

I've read that you need to recompile wine with patches or smth

Don't want to mess with it

[jaunty kestrel]

Wish you good luck 🍀

[jaunty kestrel]

Nah I need to wait for the wine team to do something, or proton devs

Cuz there's no native rtx remix for Linux

And cyberpunk too

[jaunty kestrel]

You think theyll do something soon?

[jaunty kestrel]

Looks promising on the videos I've watched

[jaunty kestrel]

Nah, it'll take some time

I'll switch to windows after buying a new CPU

I'm stuck on the i5 3570 lol

In pair with 3080

A little bottleneck

Ow the bottleneck

💀

💀

Made a Patreon page to collect money faster

Hope it'll help a bit

It's 3, and I don't feel so sleepy

But active is felt down

[round tendon]

wow this looks amazing

[candid sapphire]

Some were asking how the performance were, here it is : I have a 3080 EVGA Black, a Ryzen 7 5800X, 32gb ram DDR4 3200Mhz, and every test are in 1440p, the game is running on a 2gb/s write 1.5gb/s read NVME SSD

• DLSS Full Resolution : 7 FPS + 2gb VRAM
• DLSS Quality : 17 FPS +1gb VRAM
• DLSS Balanced : 20 FPS
• DLSS Performance : 27 FPS
• DLSS Ultra performance : 45 FPS

I was not moving when doing these tests

and no, in ultra performance it's blurry and not a good experience AT ALL

I just stood here and looked at my fps with all different dlss options (This is Full resolution DLSS)

I don't have the Frame Gen cuz 30 series

[warm thorn]

When it comes to my PC specifications, here's what I have:
CPU: Ryzen 3700X
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz
GPU: Asus TUF RTX 4090 24GB RAM
SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
The game is running on a 3440x1440 resolution with a 21:9 aspect ratio. Here's the performance breakdown using DLSS without FG:
DLSS Full Res: 20-30 fps
DLSS Quality: 40-50 fps
DLSS Balanced: 50+ fps
DLSS Performance: 50+ fps

[jaunty kestrel]

DUDE my fps on 3080 ray tracing ultra with no resolution scaling or dlss frame generation(that mod) was 35fps with scaling on quallity and that frame generation mod i get 150fps 💀

and with the frame generation mod alone 70fps it doubled it

thanks for telling me about it man!

[candid sapphire]

Which game ?

[fringe slate]

What are the path tracing settings?

[jaunty kestrel]

I think he means cyberpunk

[fringe slate]

Well for my laptop (the only computer I have with an rtx gpu)
CPU: Core I9 12900h
RAM: 32GB LPDDR5 4800MHz
GPU: RTX 3060 6GB Mobile
SSD 1: WD Black SN810 512gb
SSD 2: Crucial BX500 2TB

Running at 1920x1080 on the High preset
DLSS Full Res: 10 fps
DLSS Quality: 15-20 fps
DLSS Balanced: 20-30 fps
DLSS Performance: 30-40 fps
DLSS Ultra Performance: 55-70 fps

On all DLSS resolutions I appear to be running into a VRAM limit

[candid sapphire]

6gb VRAM should be enough it's using 4-5gb of vram for me

[fringe slate]

I think it is because I have hemry's assets

[candid sapphire]

Yeah I meant with the mod

it never goes over 5.5gb for me

[fringe slate]

Doesn't appear to be going over 5gb but it is getting close to the limit

Most of the time sitting at ~4900MiB

[candid sapphire]

Yep exactly, 6GB VRAM is way too little for gaming nowadays, and with an alpha of remix + a non finished mod, u're not getting a great experience overall lol

[fringe slate]

I assume the VRAM limit would be causing textures in incorrect places

[candid sapphire]

Could be yeah

It happens

[warm thorn]

I'm currently experiencing a texture issue with the latest remix build. However, since I have 24GB of VRam, I don't believe the problem is caused by a lack of VRam.

[fiery girder]

Try https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/dxvk-remix/actions/runs/7520794690

[round tendon]

arent there some mods that make the limits higher

[candid sapphire]

That's his GPU vram not the games limit

[round tendon]

oh okay

[warm thorn]

Here is the latest WIP video of the Vehicle Toolkit update. I've revamped the UI to enhance readability and added direct color control. Unfortunately, I couldn't retrieve the headlight/taillight positions with moonaddition. This means that you'll still need to manually adjust the headlight positions to match the correct locations. In the future, I plan to acquire reverse engineering (RE) skills to extract the headlight positions and include them for all the original game vehicles. Once I've completed these additions, I'll release the mod.

[jaunty kestrel]

Sorry for ping, can I ask some questions?

[warm thorn]

No problem at all! Feel free to ask your questions.

[jaunty kestrel]

Yeah, I have no questions now, you a bit late, sorry #1194947499572592640

[warm thorn]

OK😉

[jaunty kestrel]

Oh oh, do you want some custom functionality?

[warm thorn]

Do you mean the AI PBR tools? I was thinking of allowing users to utilize custom prompts to generate textures. Additionally, you can add an option to integrate with stable diffusion and utilize the latest LCM model to generate albedo textures. This way, they can adjust the textures themselves in "real-time

[jaunty kestrel]

I mean, the new Neo version will be capable of rendering the scene, and editing the USD stuff

Sooo

[jaunty kestrel]

Adding lights and replacing models

[warm thorn]

PM

[jaunty kestrel]

Pm?

[warm thorn]

private message

[jaunty kestrel]

Oh

[round tendon]

bro has the memory of an old man 💀

[bronze comet]

Parts of the world call it a DM instead of PM for "Direct Message"

Not entirely uncommon for people to get confused 🙂

[warm thorn]

Sorry, guys. In my region, most people use PM (Private Message) instead of DM (Direct Message).😅

[radiant axle]

Would NV_Nyle be a private messenger 😛

[candid sapphire]

2 new houses ✅ (like 95% done for both, some texture stuff to do)

Ryder's house

CJ's house

It's 3:11 am now, i'm going to sleep my eyes are screaming lmao

[quaint heron]

@candid sapphire if you’re gonna work on the houses in grove street then you’re gonna have to work on every single house in san andreas

it wont be good if you add parallax interiors in grove street but not in other buildings

it will be hard

[candid sapphire]

Oh i'm gonna do every houses don't worry, the game uses some asset multiple times i made 4 houses but they are used a lot in the game so it have changed more than 4 houses

[candid sapphire]

Also, yeah i'm trying to learn more about parallax interiors cuz it looked insane in spiderman so why not try to implement in gta sa, there are mods that do it already without remix, i'll see what i can do about this 👍

but if you end up close to the interior it's ugly, so idk if we're gonna use it for houses, more like for building/skyscraper/interior you can't go really close to

[quaint heron]

yeaaaaa the ones in san andreas definitive edition were good enough

even tho its ugly

they still add some nice details from a far distance

[warm thorn]

Here is the latest update video for the Vehicle Toolkit. In this update, I have made the UI cleaner and easier to use when editing materials. Say goodbye to the annoying click and pick item process! Now, you can simply drag and drop to change materials.
Additionally, I have added a "debug material" (flashing green part) to indicate the part you're currently editing. Please note that the headlight and emergency service siren light are still a work in progress. Stay tuned for further updates!

[warm thorn]

What a lovely mistake of texture hash.

[wintry furnace]

.

[fringe slate]

Yeah lol I had a similar texture replace the grass, I had a pic somewhere here of it

#1097105394821759006 message
Here

[candid sapphire]

GTA SA 2077

[warm thorn]

Unfortunately, this Vehicles mod frequently changes the mesh/texture hash randomly, which negatively impacts the overall gaming experience. While the vehicles themselves look good, I believe it would be better to replace them in Remix. I'll start by rebuilding the NSX (Infernus in GTASA) first. The Honda NSX was actually the first 3D car model I created about 20 years ago, but I lost all my source files due to a hard drive failure. It's time to revisit my old 3D modeling memories and bring them back to life.

At least I've already recreated a portion of the door and mirror to capture this screenshot. It's a good starting point to begin working on it.

[candid sapphire]

so you're gonna remake every single cars in the game ?

[warm thorn]

Perhaps, I'm not sure. Modeling things heavily depends on my mood. Sometimes, when I have the passion for a particular project, I can continue working on it diligently. However, if I lose that passion, I tend to leave it untouched for a long period of time. This project is a passion project that involves manual recreation, so it will undoubtedly take a significant amount of time to complete.

[solar girder]

Honestly the only cars that need remaking are the police cars

[warm thorn]

May I ask why you're focusing only on the police car? The other vehicles still appear to be very low-poly in comparison.

[solar girder]

Because it’s the most important car in the game

The other cars aside from maybe the greenwood look okay for 90s cars

[candid sapphire]

What you don't understand is that the problem isn't the car, it's its model, they are low-poly, wheels aren't even round

[fringe slate]

Could you just subdivide the wheels

[warm thorn]

I'm using a 90s vehicle mod, which causes Remix to randomly change the mesh and texture hash. Every time I return to Grove Street, the textures are different. Only the road (asphalt) texture and tree mesh remain stable. The building mesh hash (where we attach lights to avoid indoor light culling), pavement, road signs, ground textures, and many others just randomly change. It's quite frustrating.

[solar girder]

You can just get revamped vehicle project

[warm thorn]

No, in the original game, black textures were used to create some hollow effects. However, I want to make them look more detailed, resembling a real next-gen game. We won't rely on simple approaches like AI upscaling or mesh subdivision.

[warm thorn]

There are still occasional texture hash changes when using revamped vehicle project, but they aren't as frequent compared to the 90s vehicle mod.

[solar girder]

You mean avp?

[warm thorn]

Both the 90s AVP and Revamped Vehicle Project mods alter the texture and mesh hashes. Perhaps you're unaware that we intend to replace the entire game's assets. If you were one of the creators, would you be open to a vehicle mod that could potentially disrupt our complete game replacement?

[warm thorn]

Additionally, the old game utilizes highly optimized triangulated meshes, making a simple subdivision approach unsuitable.

[magic scarab]

What about using converted SA definitive edition map as a base? Or you want to remaster all models and textures yourself? That would probably take years to do, i believe.

[candid sapphire]

cuz that'll be stealing rockstar, and definitive edition is dogshit too

[warm thorn]

We strictly avoid using any assets that may lead to legal issues. Regardless of the time it takes, we take pleasure in working within legal boundaries. So, let's consult with the community and refrain from suggesting the use of any illegal assets. That's not our objective.

[warm thorn]

Thank you, @radiant axle for the tips on creating the normal map for the pavement. While this texture still requires some improvement, it already looks much better than my previous approach.

[radiant axle]

Blessed be the bevelled edges

[warm thorn]

Baking with real geometry details has proven to be tremendously helpful.

[radiant axle]

Yeah, really sells it. I've used an even larger radius, somewhere around this (lost original file 🥲 )

[warm thorn]

It seems like your suggestion is more accurate. I should give a rounder edge a try.

[radiant axle]

Hmmm seems to be invertex

invertex lol, "Inverted"

[warm thorn]

Perhaps the original mesh has flipped face normals. I have some meshes have their normals flipped when importing the captured USD file.

[bronze comet]

Honestly, Invertex should be the new term for it, that's fucking great XD

[radiant axle]

My favourite this community has come up with so far (by accident, ig) is...

Enabling/disabling enchantments

[bronze comet]

That is pretty darned fantastic X)

[quaint heron]

omg look how far we went

[warm thorn]

It’s not a gameplay screenshot, even with the power of the 4090, this in-engine screenshot took 5 minutes to render, and there is still some noticeable noise present.

[fiery girder]

thats cool i will also try "FLIPENDO"

[solid sand]

why use terrain? if the subscription has the fix of most cars, the normal mapped roads now and that realistic grass too, ordoes it yet with ur project ? pls update everything so good mod

[solid sand]

he mean just similar about 30- 60 degrees mvement bc bc its far away w less movement or just slowed down till it reach sunset

[solid sand]

nice make small detail and colored grass coming of the last pictures from the right mud

[pastel jungle]

intruder alert red spy in the base

[native gust]

:clueless:

[warm thorn]

🚨

[wintry furnace]

[warm thorn]

Hey there, "new" guy! I've posted a fixed version here, so if you have some time, feel free to check it out.😏

[quaint heron]

Can someone explain the announcement of rtx remix? what changed really?

[bronze comet]

The editor tools are out

We haven't had an editor before

Just janky notepad editing

[quaint heron]

so what does that benefit for us?

what can we do now rhat we couldnt do before

[bronze comet]

It doesn't let you do things you couldn't before, it just makes it 10000 X easier

[quaint heron]

oh ok

[candid sapphire]

replacing a mesh was a mess that needed a plugin on a non adapted software that was usd composer, now it's just WAYYY easier

[warm thorn]

The remix toolkit offers a much simpler way to replace assets without relying on Omniverse (USD Composer) , which can be quite intricate for modding purposes. If anyone is interested in game modding but finds it challenging to use Omniverse (USD Composer), I highly recommend giving the remix toolkit a try.

[quaint heron]

Ohh ok sounds good

[candid sapphire]

I think that it's way too big 😆

[warm thorn]

It's better to use Tree-It for generating trees for quicker tree replacement.

[candid sapphire]

don't work for me idk why

[warm thorn]

How about the steam paid version?

[candid sapphire]

well it's paid

i'm poor

[warm thorn]

For just a few dollars, which is around 28 HKD, I believe it's approximately 4 USD.

Perhaps I should handle the tree replacement myself since I've already purchased the paid version.

[pastel jungle]

tree it seems cheap

it gonna cost like 120 tl+ but im pretty much broke for anything

[warm thorn]

No problem, I've already purchased it.
Is anyone interested in GTASA modding? Let's rock it with RTX Remix!

[solid sand]

https://m.vk.com/stonemgrad/other
The roads on dis one represent good litter, while its too much gta v like (which is completely thrash)it’d be nice to have these litter and dirt on the ground

[radiant axle]

Feel free to use the palms from U2, they were designed with a lot of LA vibes

[warm thorn]

The Toolkit is finally out! Now you can create your own replacements without relying on others to make assets for you. So, instead of talking too much, let's just do it!

[warm thorn]

https://tenor.com/view/do-it-just-gif-12963968

[pastel jungle]

it wont take like days just learn first then do it

[wintry furnace]

gta fans are crazy

[warm thorn]

You don't know that guy? Oh, we've dealt with him countless times, so many times it's become our favorite pastime.😏

He's a magician, capable of conjuring up endless creations with just a single word or a vivid imagination.

[pastel jungle]

king of suggestor

suggest many things
discuss about contributioning the game for 6 months
doesnt do it
literally chad

[wintry furnace]

[round tendon]

looks like nearly GTA V on medium settings..thats good lol

[quaint heron]

wait until someone modifies the timecycle and makes it look like red dead redemption 2 time cycle

with the rtx aswell

😤 👌

[warm thorn]

Some people prefer a realistic approach, while others prefer to keep things more faithful to the original. I have a plan to create a custom in-game time cycle editor that will allow users to adjust the sky atmosphere or select different themes for the time cycle.

[quaint heron]

yea there will be different versions of time cycles, some people will prefer the original style while others will want a new time cycle that changes the atmosphere or potentially make the game look better

[naive cave]

I think it makes more sense to stick to the original art style, slightly more cartoony than now

but after that people can do whatever they want with the mod

[analog fiber]

Hello, does anyone know if Remix run on the Rockstar Launcher version? I tried but it just doesn't open

[bronze comet]

Is that the definitive edition?

If so, no that won't work, the definitive edition runs on Unreal Engine 4 which is completely incompatible with remix

[analog fiber]

No

The regular version

[bronze comet]

Roger that! No clue,

Should be possible I suppose, unless they've done something to the game

[candid sapphire]

You need to downgrade the game cuz only remix makes a lot of glitches in the game, they are fixed with mods that are compatible with the US 1.0 version only

You can use the rockstar version yes, but you need to downgrade it, so you will not use the launcher anymore after that

This is the list of mods you'll need

Necessary Mod List:
To enhance stability and improve graphics quality, we recommend installing the following mods alongside our game mod:

Essentials Pack : SA - Essentials Pack (An important mod to ensure compatibility with Remix).
MixSets v4.3.7 : MixSets (Fixes various issues in the original game and improve stability with Remix).
[SA] SilentPatch v1.1 Build 32 : SilentPatch (Addresses multiple issues in the original game).
Improved Streaming : Improved Streaming (Resolves memory streaming problems).
OLA – Open Limit Adjuster v1.5.9 : Open Limit Adjuster (Resolves memory-related issues).
Carl Johnson Remastered (INSANITY CJ) : Carl Johnson Remastered (INSANITY CJ) (Provides high-resolution CJ textures with a recreated body mesh. Our CJ PBR texture is currently based on this pack).
CJ Insanity + Upscale COMPLETE (all clothes in HD : CJ Insanity + Upscale COMPLETE (all clothes in HD) (Enhances CJ's clothing textures with high resolution).
Ped Spec : Ped Spec (Fixes mesh shaking issues).
ImVehFt – Improved Vehicle Features : ImVehFt.
VehFuncs v2.4 : VehFuncs.

(this is from our github)

[magic scarab]

What causes the player model to shake and can it be fixed? I heard it's because of floating point inaccuracy

[candid sapphire]

Ped Spec : Ped Spec (Fixes mesh shaking issues).

in my last message

[magic scarab]

Thanks, i didn't even read that. I will try it.

[rapid kernel]

I'm doing a new installation just for RTX Remix

another interesting thing: RTX Remix on Alien City / Anderius xD

[split badger]

Best TC! Tons of lights and potential, even better than vanilla SA

[quaint heron]

why is the GTA SA channel hidden from channels?

[bronze comet]

It's not?

[quaint heron]

idk it disappears when i go to another channel

im already following this page

[bronze comet]

That

That's a discord thing

[quaint heron]

Oh

[bronze comet]

If you haven't written in a channel for along time it'll auto hide

[quaint heron]

So how do i fix that?

Ohhhhh i see

[opal sable]

you just talked here

[quaint heron]

now it doesnt hide

i see what y'all mean

thanks

btw hows the project?

san andreas

[warm thorn]

I am currently creating furniture and vegetation meshes, and I will upload them to showcase once I finish.

The development of Vehicle Toolkit has temporarily been put on hold due to some unresolved issues. I plan to work on it again later.

I am also working on NFSU2 mods seamlessly, so stay tuned for updates on both mods.

[candid sapphire]

The upside down captures problem got fixed so imma go back to making houses, I took a break because TARKOV

[warm thorn]

Here is one of the WIP asset replacements. ( Texture not final )

[quaint heron]

Wow nice, good luck

[fast stone]

seen this bug? @warm thorn

the snow model from your sun mod

because your mod is not loaded in game

correct directory

etc

maybe not compitable with 0.4.0

? the one from github, not the rtx remix app (tho i did test on it, same bug)

also tried the entire mod (5gb)

same bug

i might've messed something up

retrying

[candid sapphire]

Yep, you messed something up in the installation, also yes you need the SA Remix mod for the sun mod to work

@fast stone

There is a readme in the github, just follow it, I verified it on a clean install and it gives you everything you need to use our mod without any problem

[fast stone]

got it loaded

mb

is there a way to obtain just the sun mod (standalone)?

n/m got it working

[candid sapphire]

👍

[solid sand]

ofc looks like tht when the sun is upper

remix so good laready by itself too bc pbr from dir light

and fog

[solid sand]

mehn remix is so godd

tonemap and albo can already create pbr looking effect, awesome so goodf

[solar girder]

Your pics look ugly ngl

[solar girder]

This looks fine though

[candid sapphire]

yeah this is prob the same guy that already got banned twice, he keeps coming back showing ugly stuff saying it's better than unreal engine 5

[split badger]

Klaszlo posting

[pastel jungle]

Klaszlo syndorme

[pastel jungle]

Oversaturating wont look good

Just balance the glow,etc idk how do i describe it

[warm thorn]

There are several individuals in the multiverse of "realistic" UE5 guy, including niguhaa, Klaszlo, aido, and aahka...
Interestingly, he claim that Renderhook reshade also offers real ray tracing capabilities.😏

[pastel jungle]

Hmm very tru'e news

(thank you autocorrection for the true)

[warm thorn]

#1097105394821759006 message

[pastel jungle]

i mean rtgi tries to be mimic the lighting and ao(?) but isnt perfect

[candid sapphire]

And all these "look my gta is better than UE5" guys, it's probably the same dude

[solar girder]

I mean no offense but GTA SA with RTX doesn’t look too pretty either and the original vibes are gone

I would like to see it in GTA 5 style though. I don’t care if the graphics are the same. I’m more concerned on the lighting and colors tbh

[bronze comet]

You have to understand that the RTX mod is nowhere near done, in fact it's barely functional at the moment, you can't judge it this early on.

We're still working out the basic tech to even make things render correctly.

I'm sure effort to reconstruct the original moods will be done later on when that is something that actually CAN be done

[solar girder]

Yeah I’m just saying

[bronze comet]

Sure, but no need to demotivate modders this early on in the project 😉 Let them cook

Too much negativity going around

[solar girder]

But yeah what do you expect the game to look at the end? Like the definitive or something else?

[bronze comet]

shrug Hemry is a very talented artist ^^ I'm sure he'll do something really nice

[warm thorn]

I still have a lot to learn, especially when it comes to gaming modding. Previously, I focused more on rendering, and I'm not very familiar with the intricacies of modding.
My PBR texturing skills need improvement, as I feel that the texture quality doesn't meet the standards of next-gen graphics. There's a need to completely recreate many textures.
My goal is ambitious — I want to achieve graphic detail similar to GTAV. If I can reach that level of quality and incorporate full path tracing, the visuals will look even better than GTAV.
However, completing this modding project will require a tremendous amount of time and effort. I'm not working on this project alone; Yaniss, the grass man, is doing an excellent job and has been a valuable contributor to the project.

[bronze comet]

Oh don' put yourself down like that, you kick ass buddy ❤️

[warm thorn]

I hope that one day I can acquire PBR texturing skills like yours. Your textures look incredibly impressive, with a real next-gen ready quality.

[candid sapphire]

wdym by original vibes ? what's different ?

also, we've worked on this for only a few month, it is still EXTREMELY EARLY WIP

[solar girder]

The warm colors from the original game

[solar girder]

But like what is this supposed to be?

[candid sapphire]

You can go in sun.usda and change the sun color temperature to what you prefer, the mod is modifiable since the files aren't compiled or encrypted or anything

[warm thorn]

I plan to create an in-game time cycle editor that will allow users to select or create custom atmospheres. There will be numerous customization options available, as I understand that it's impossible to make a mod that suits everyone's taste. By giving users the ability to choose between a more original or a more realistic atmosphere, they can tailor the mod to their own preferences.

[solar girder]

Or you can make presets

[warm thorn]

If you're referring to the volumetric fog, it's simple to adjust using the Remix menu.

[candid sapphire]

select or create custom atmospheres

[warm thorn]

I recently quit my job a few days ago, and now I'm looking forward to taking a breather and relaxing. I need some time to unwind and recharge. I plan to focus on the GTASA and NFUS2 projects starting next week.

[solar girder]

How are you gonna make a living

[warm thorn]

Well, I have been saving some money, and my wife also has a job. I simply want to take a few months off to rest. It's been almost ten years since I had a proper "holiday" because my previous job didn't allow for long breaks. I could only take a few days off at a time. So, during this period, I really want to take a proper rest and relax.

[solar girder]

Ok

[round tendon]

u from the US by any chance?

[warm thorn]

Hong Kong.

[round tendon]

oh ok

[warm thorn]

Why are you asking that?

You want to buy me some coffee, take me out, and relax?😜

[quaint heron]

bro this looks like cs source

[quaint heron]

💀💀💀

[round tendon]

No i thought us might be the residence due to no free days

[fleet tendon]

GTA SA if it were to release on a 360

[fringe slate]

it did

well it was ported

[quaint heron]

no he means if rockstar actually remastered san andreas to xbox 360

the xbox 360 one was just a port not a remaster

[solar girder]

No it would look way better than that shit

[jade tundra]

How do I fix the mini map not showing up and the ghosting

[warm thorn]

To fix the UI and "Sky Wall," press Alt + X to open the remix menu and follow these steps:

Fix UI texture:

• Go to the game setup tab.
• In Step 1, select a desired UI texture.

Fix Sky Wall:

• In the game setup tab.
• In Step 2, Navigate to Sky Tuning.
• Adjust the "First N untextured drawcall" parameter to a value above 1000.

[jade tundra]

I managed to fix some of it but now I am getting these graphical issues

[candid sapphire]

You have set a non ui texture as ui

[jade tundra]

How do I know if it is an UI texture or non?

[candid sapphire]

Well if it's a wall texture you know that it's not ui

There's 2 textures to set as ui, it should look like the alphabet with GTA SA font in a single picture

Set those two as ui

[jade tundra]

Is it these two highlighted in red?

[candid sapphire]

Yep

[jade tundra]

I did not see any visual improvements

I managed to fix it

[candid sapphire]

yeah like I said, you had non ui texture as ui

also I saw your resolution on ur video, is your screen a 4:3 or 5:4 or you just didn't install any mods we recommended on the github ?

[fleet tendon]

i think he's working on a clean install

https://github.com/Hemry81/GTASA-Remix

[jade tundra]

I found out that you could select the different textures (the ones that were lighting up yellow) and you were able to select them and set them as UI

[fleet tendon]

use this Bastunov

[candid sapphire]

Yeah i just noticed lol

The github has a long readme, read it all and follow each steps one by one, don't jump any they all are necessary to have a good experience (performance are terrible it's not ur PC)

[jade tundra]

Just out of curiosity do you still need a 40 series card to take full advantage of DLSS?

[candid sapphire]

You can use DLSS with 20 and 30 series, for the Frame Generation you need a 40 series

[jade tundra]

Yeah I thought so.

[opal sable]

FSR 3 is out, hopefully when Vulkan support is added we'll have that

LSFG can also be used in the meantime

[jade tundra]

Since I have never done GTA:SA modding is it normal the lib folder to be in the documents folder?

Or do I need to move the folder to the main SA folder?

It's like this for me

[jade tundra]

^^^

[candid sapphire]

No you have to install everything in your game folder not in document

[warm thorn]

Sorry, I would like to clarify. Are you interested in playing the game with our mod, or do you actually want to mod the game?

[jade tundra]

I would like to learn how to mod it myself. if you could teach me the steps that would be amazing. I know it has already be done by you guys but I want to try and do it myself

[warm thorn]

Do you have any experience or knowledge in modding, 3D modeling, or texturing?

[jade tundra]

A little bit

[warm thorn]

You can find more information in the following link, and you can also watch the remix toolkit tutorials to learn how to perform basic replacements in the toolkit.

https://discordapp.com/channels/1028444667789967381/1196836285545971712
https://discordapp.com/channels/1028444667789967381/1111273025657114654
https://discordapp.com/channels/1028444667789967381/1172073053182754876

Yaniss (our GTASA Remix mod team member) had no prior knowledge of modding, modeling, or texturing, but he learned it within just a few months. If you have the passion for it, I believe you can achieve it too, especially since you already have some basic knowledge.

[candid sapphire]

I'm trying to make the sun looks more brown-ish like in the og game, cuz the OG ambiient of the game seems really important for a lot of people, is it better like this ? What should I do more ?

[bronze comet]

Honestly a lot of that will have to come form colour grading/Tonemapping

[candid sapphire]

i don't even know what this is tbh

[bronze comet]

Aaaah okay, so Remix has something called a tonemapper built in, it's pretty basic compared to a lot of stuff we have today

But in essence what they do is take colours, and remap them into other colours

So you can be like "Make the bright parts more orange"

Or "Make the shadows more blue"

[opal sable]

https://tenor.com/view/color-grade-enhance-lightroom-hsl-sliders-geraldinengshiting-gif-17452783

[bronze comet]

In the post processing tab under the runtime you'll find it

Play around a bit and see what you can do, it's 100 % going to be the best tool to nail the original atmosphere

[candid sapphire]

oh it's in the runtime, ok i'll check this thanks !

[bronze comet]

One issue right now though is that remix uses global settings, so the tonemapper will affect the entire game

https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/rtx-remix/issues/305#issuecomment-1909079069

I've created a ticket with a request to support post processing volumes though

So that we could control these things through the toolkit and decide which areas they should apply to

[candid sapphire]

Yeah cuz GTA SA has 3 citys with different ambient

so definitely necessary

[bronze comet]

Mhm mhm! It's already being tracked but can't hurt to bump it to show interest 😉

[boreal stone]

holy smokes guys this looks better than GTA6 and reality !!

[quaint heron]

damn that actually looks nice, if u make the sky orange aswell then it will be a recreation of ps2 san andreas

[candid sapphire]

for this Hemry's doing a "real-time timecyc editor" (or is going to do idk if he started it yet), i'll try to make something closer to the og one as default one but you could edit it yourself to match the best your preferences

[quaint heron]

ofc

i actually wanna help u guys in making an atmosphere preset thats similar to red dead redemption’s atmosphere or GTA V

thing tho is, im busy with studies and stuff so i cant be active alot

[warm thorn]

Actually, there is already an in-game time cycle editor available as a Lua script (moonloader). If you guys want to tweak the time cycle, you can download and try it out for yourselves:
https://gtaforums.com/topic/910061-in-game-24h-timecycle-editor/

I will be creating my own version since the existing one has many parameters and doesn't work in the remix. My version will be simplified and will include a theme selection feature, allowing users to choose their preferred style.

I am currently working on Midnight Club 2, and I have discovered that there are certain textures and models that are shared or similar to those found in GTASA. This presents an opportunity for me to create textures and models that can be utilized in both Midnight Club 2 and GTASA, and potentially even in NFSU2.

[round tendon]

all weathers are different based on where u are

[radiant axle]

Ohh, is MC2 working now? I'm interested in its progress

[warm thorn]

At the very beginning of the project, I haven't made significant progress yet. I have added some streetlights and vehicle lights, and I am currently working on creating road textures. However, I encountered a game crash when transitioning to another scene after finishing a race. Fortunately, the game automatically saved the progress upon finishing the race.
https://discord.com/channels/1028444667789967381/1203162776932196352

The road and some reflective walls have a semi-transparent and need to be marked as terrain texture. However, when using PBR textures, the wall texture appears almost completely dark and looks strange.

[radiant axle]

Oh, u mean, the original diffuse textures has a semi-trasnparent alpha channel right? It should be the glossyness map

[warm thorn]

Yes, both the texture and mesh is semi-transparent. Therefore, when replacing them with PBR textures, the transparency issue remains, allowing visibility through the road. In the original game, a separate low LOD mesh was used to create a reflection effect, giving the impression that the car is positioned beneath the road surface.

The PBR road texture doesn't appear to be highly reflective, but in the game, it becomes excessively reflective. As shown in the Omniverse screenshot.

[radiant axle]

I don't get it. Why it is still transparent if you're replacing it with opaque albedos?

maybe you need to untick the "Use legacy flags" under transparency options for the material

[warm thorn]

It's working! You've saved me once again. You're my hero!❤️

[radiant axle]

Ohh wow, that was a long shot of a guess, glad it worked

[fiery girder]

where is this setting i cant find it?

[warm thorn]

In Omniverse or Toolkit's Material setting.

[fiery girder]

Toolkit ? are u using Toolkit or UsD COmPOSER

i was checking in the runtime

[radiant axle]

Both should have it. Should be right next to "Enable Blending"

[radiant axle]

"Use Legacy Alpha State", sorry, I just couldn't remember the actual name of it

[candid sapphire]

So for now I only changed the sun lighting, so if you want the sun to be like [this](#1097105394821759006 message) (go to the answered message) just :

• Download this
• Right click
• Extract here
• Drop the folder that got extracted to your game folder
  (only work if you already have the SARemix mod installed)

(note that for now, the sun will be like this for the entire map, so you'll have this orange sun everywhere in the game)

[verbal wasp]

Ok, Guys. What am I doing wrong. There is no sun in my game. Help wiill be much appreciated! P.s. I also have those "permament gun shot flash" visible on Gang member's uzi (visible in the video)

[candid sapphire]

Moonadditions.dll in the "lib" folder

Try to disable enhancement in the remix menu in game, and tell me if there is a prop following you

[verbal wasp]

Do you mean to do this?

[candid sapphire]

Yep

Idk what you did wrong but moonloader isn't working, try reinstalling it

[verbal wasp]

reinstall moonloader itself?

[candid sapphire]

Yeah

Remove moonloader folder

Reinstall it

Moonadditions.dll in lib folder

[verbal wasp]

ok

will try

[candid sapphire]

The github has a readme that explain everything you should follow it

[verbal wasp]

I did follow it. Also seems the RTX Remix health bar is loading properly (enabled text can be seen in upper left corner in this video)

[candid sapphire]

Maybe you just need to delete the moonadditions.dll that is not in the lib folder

[verbal wasp]

already did that. nothing changed 😦

[candid sapphire]

I really don't know why it don't work

Check the github, maybe it has to be libs and not lib, idk i'm not home rn I can't help you further sry

[round tendon]

CJ in the california of Blue

[round tendon]

xDDDDD that objective thingy is so goofy in rtx

[gilded ore]

LOL

[candid sapphire]

WAW

Idk how you broke the game that much

[green pewter]

RDNA 3 strikes again

[opal sable]

looks like one of those terrible filters they use on TV shows to simulate being hacked

[gilded ore]

its just a volumetric lighting shit

maybe a driver update could fix this

[green pewter]

You’re using an AMD Graphics Card, right?

[gilded ore]

ye

it's just volumetric lighting

[green pewter]

Ah.

[gilded ore]

it's probably a driver issue

[meager marsh]

Do you absolutely need MixSets for gta sa remix to work? if yes, can someone tell me the password?

[austere nest]

try mixmods.com.br

[meager marsh]

Thanks👍

[meager marsh]

I seem to have part of the mod working, but there's clearly things that are missing

[warm thorn]

Definitely not working. It doesn't appear to be a ray-traced shadow, and furthermore, the moon can't be seen if remix is active.

[candid sapphire]

Nothing is working here, you messed up the remix installation

You don't have remix at all here

[meager marsh]

The part that I think I messed up is the 5th one, cloning, I always get an error when I try it

[warm thorn]

What is the error message you are encountering?

[meager marsh]

This is the error

[candid sapphire]

You're using a VPN ?

@meager marsh

[warm thorn]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46232906/git-clone-error-rpc-failed-curl-56-openssl-ssl-read-ssl-error-syscall-errno

Try entering this command in the command prompt while inside the rtx-remix folder.

git remote add origin https://github.com/Hemry81/GTASA-Remix.git
git pull origin master```

If the git command is not found, you will need to download Git.
https://git-scm.com/downloads

[meager marsh]

You made me discover that I had a VPN that I didn't download, and for now, deleting it works

[candid sapphire]

You should check your pc with malwarebytes or something cuz if you have a VPN that you're not aware of you could have more

[meager marsh]

I receive this when I try your method, it doesn't seem to act as it should

Got something more interesting by typing normally instead of copy-paste, anything else?

[candid sapphire]

if you removed the VPN the method in the readme should work, have you tried again after removing it ?

[meager marsh]

Yep, I tried, it did lead me further into the download, I still crash

[round tendon]

the only thing missing is u following that damn train

😂

[magic scarab]

I'm having the same problem, cloning fails over and over, no vpn

[warm thorn]

What error message is being shown in GitHub Desktop? You can try searching in Google for solutions on how to fix the error. I recently reset Windows, and I haven't encountered any problems with a clean installation of Windows either.

[magic scarab]

Exactly the same message. I also have a fresh installation of windows. Is there a mediafire link for the mod or something like that? Having to download the github app and creating the account shouldn't be necessary to download the mod

[magic scarab]

How big is the download?

It's downloading now, no error this time

[warm thorn]

My mods folder is approximately 15GB in size. There are some assets that haven't been uploaded to GitHub yet, so I estimate that the GitHub repository currently holds around 3-4GB of data.

[magic scarab]

I just got the error at 98% of the download, last time was at 40%

Can you upload somewhere else?

Or can i download it directly from the website, without having to use the app?

[warm thorn]

The upcoming release, we plan to upload the mod to moddb. This release will include significant changes to the Grove Street area and tree replacements. However, please note that we are still actively working on it.

[warm thorn]

A few people have encountered issues with the mod, which seems to be related to incomplete downloads when directly downloading the file from the GitHub website. You can try it yourself to see if you experience the same problem.

[magic scarab]

I think i will wait for moddb release

Thanks for the effort you put into this project anyway, you guys are doing a great job so far 👍

[warm thorn]

You're welcome! I appreciate your kind words and encouragement. We're committed to delivering the best results and will continue working hard to meet your expectations. Thank you for your support!

In the upcoming release, i plan to replace the asphalt texture with something similar to the level of detail shown in this screenshot (taken from my WIP Midnight Club 2 asphalt texture).

Current release asphalt texture.

[magic scarab]

The potential of rtx remix is incredible

[opal sable]

i was very very confused for a second and thought that the top screenshots were SA

[opal sable]

sure is

[warm thorn]

Midnight Club 2 and GTASA (from the same era) share similar textures and meshes, allowing me to create replacements for both with minimal modifications that can work well in both games.

[opal sable]

i imagine i'll be using my materials similarly

[warm thorn]

I have added roughness details to the tire worn on the road, inspired by E-man's idea. The hand-painting detail is not perfect at the moment, but i will continue to improve it in the release build.

[warm thorn]

Which game are you currently working on?

[opal sable]

unfortunately none now. Barnyard broke on my system and i don't have any other ongoing projects

[warm thorn]

That's sad.

In terms of modding compatibility, Midnight Club 2 is more suitable for Remix modding, as it avoids random texturehash collisions that happened in GTASA. Therefore, my current focus is primarily on modding for Midnight Club 2 > NFSU2 > GTASA.

[candid sapphire]

ok, I tweaked the tonemapping and whatever everything changing the color is called, idk it looks weird af to try to recreate the ambients of an 18yo games with realistic lightings, maybe i just can't find the right spot for these settings idk, are these any good ? (1st is og game for comparison)

[warm thorn]

If you want to achieve a realistic look, perhaps consider using real-life photos as a reference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftAKAiPdxDs&ab_channel=iSedi

Keep in mind that many games use an artistic style with oversaturated colors, so it's worth considering when working on the mod.

[fleet tendon]

this image has that defective edition vibes to it

[candid sapphire]

Yeah but real life don't have that atmosphere gta sa have

that's what i'm looking for

[quaint heron]

@candid sapphire

the ambient color in the remix is yellow-orange color

compared to the og game which is neutral

consider removing the sun light color, it will make the ambient be neutral color

i hope u know what i mean

Basically what you did is:

You tried to recreate the sun color and ambience from the PS2 San Andreas

But now for the sky color, you’re trying to recreate it from the PC Edition

So now you mixed ps2 lighting with pc version’s lighting

you’ll need to choose one, either recreate the ps2 lighting or recreate the pc lighting

[candid sapphire]

Idk which one's better

But yeah i looked at picture of og game and my own game so I might have mixed up both

[quaint heron]

well RTX remix is only in the pc edition so i recommend you to work on the pc lighting then u can work on ps2 lighting

god, if i knew how to edit the ambience and stuff in rtx remix then i’d happily help you

i’d make like 10 presets

for lighting colors and stuff

[solar girder]

It looks better than DE wdym

[candid sapphire]

You just go ingame, there's a "Post-processing" section, you tweak those, idk wtf they mean but I still managed to do some stuff

and for the sun I think I explained it already somewhere

[round tendon]

u could see Directx3.0 for inspiration.
that mod

[solid sand]

atmospheric scattering sky look tjats all

[solid sand]

look best here

[solid sand]

awesome rework🤟🏼, man, j can nkt believe thjs , this js gta sa?? ur mod become so crazy u made the best, this crazy

[warm thorn]

Bro, This isn't GTASA, it is Midnight Club 2

[solid sand]

can u make these type rosd and pavement texs to sa remix? it d awesome on sa

for the remix mod

i mean grove strest and everything is already looks done but around east ls and city, but yeah, midnight2 looks better or look could realistic already

imagine if this map would be on sa or sa remix mod with the grass would have this mods inspired city texture high roads and pavements snd details man

nothing else just reworked map in remix of midnight 2’s la for this remix mod i should help

[solid sand]

this oook would be , house lights and ground level lighting objects in sa and actoss the city would be mind blowing ,.

[warm thorn]

I mentioned that I will completely recreate all the textures that were previously created using Photoshop, as they had poor quality normal maps and height maps.

[solid sand]

id have a idea to just only upload the already done mesh es w something ai like or something like midnight city this looks better than sa mod , photorealistic

it would be mind fucking

bending if you could make all the done to look just like this .

it d look photo realistic

if you inspire it basd on these

the roads

i think and pavements i seen it its crazy

maybe lighting to houses not just refelction

when its night like pre lkghting

[warm thorn]

Please refrain from calling it "realistic." I dislike that word coming from your mouth.

[solid sand]

this pavement nd rosds on sa+ vehicle lihting with og car pbr

and the upsdted to glass would be amazing

and pre lightign on buildings and etc mods .. the game will look crazy good

[solid sand]

itd be good if the previous textures would be inspired by these pavements and higher roads on like these,

[warm thorn]

Please avoid suggesting that I use AI to create PBR textures. If you're so fond of AI, feel free to use it yourself. After all, AI can supposedly do everything for you.

[warm thorn]

Additionally, I am currently experiencing issues launching Remix after resetting Windows. The Steam version of the game works fine, but Remix fails to run. As a result, I am unable to capture new Scene for mesh or texture editing. I will give it another try once I finish working on some more Midnight Club 2 and Need for Speed Underground 2 content.

On another note, it seems that Remix has received a new material update that allows for accurate vehicle colors. I have used these parameters to achieve the correct color for the MC2 Neon lights. However, I have yet to test this in GTASA as I am unable to launch the game for testing purposes. If the material settings work as intended, it would eliminate the need for the vehicle toolkit as well.

[opal sable]

interesting. does the game process get stuck in the background?

i'm having a similar issue if so: https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/rtx-remix/issues/406

[warm thorn]

The game crashes when I try to launch it.

Nothing running in background.

[opal sable]

hm

i'm not really sure what's going on 😦

[warm thorn]

Maybe Remix isn't cooperating with my attempts to mod GTA, just want me mod MC2 and NFSU2.😆

[opal sable]

with how incompatible Barnyard is, probably same here, lol

[warm thorn]

That means it's time to move on to the next project.😜

[native gust]

garry's mod used to crash on boot until i reinstalled windows

[quaint heron]

DX3.0 is way out of San Andreas' vibe

besides, we can take ideas from DX2.0

[round tendon]

yeah but my point is u can adjust remix to not take away that Sa atmosphere

[fast stone]

enhanced assets disabled

enabled

why is the image worst when enabled? compared dds vs original (looked fine), tried displacements, normals, rough, metal, combined, and normals only, etc

and only diffuses too (to test) - looked worse

tweaked the remix ui ingame, enabled disabled, etc, testing

nothing fixed

thought maybe cuz of parameters that came with octotex for writing usda file (replacements.usda)

removed the parameters

still there

talkin bout this

[warm thorn]

I think the reason for that is the PBR material is wrong.

If you have assigned texture replacements, please note that parameter is not use anymore. Instead, Remix reads the textures to determine PBR behavior.

[fast stone]

yes

i'm trying the legacy one atm (without ai)

[warm thorn]

That's the reason. AI-generated textures still have limitations, as they do not always generate textures with the correct PBR behavior.

[fast stone]

i mean

i put in only diffuse images

from captured folder

to test

blurry still there

not to do with texturesd

something to do with parameters octex wrote to usda

or rtx.config

got an ideaz

sec

[warm thorn]

Try removing the octex usda reference for comparison. I haven't used octex before, so I'm not sure what adjustments are made with it.

[fast stone]

it fills a lot of useless data

for example if i don't use displacement

it still writes displacement info

only reason i use it

n/m

[warm thorn]

I believe you are one of the developers from the IMPUNES team, right? Maybe you could try using handcrafted textures or CC0 textures to compare the results.

[opal sable]

i'm very much hoping this issue can be resolved without me doing that. this was a fresh install and i do not want to set it all up again

[fast stone]

is not pbr. i tested with just diffuse maps. still blurry

turned out i needed to enable "force hd resolution" and disabling enhancements and reenabling it fixed it

was messing with rtx remix then this blurry madness drove me nuts

[warm thorn]

Have you read the texture creation guide?
https://discord.com/channels/1028444667789967381/1111273025657114654

[warm thorn]

Will your team create a Remix graphic overhaul, or is it just your personal project?

[fast stone]

personal atm

[warm thorn]

Real-time path tracing heavily relies on denoisers, but they can wash out some texture details.

[fast stone]

just learning, doing carl's interior

then done maybe

[warm thorn]

Remix is a renderer that is future-ready and has great potential, but it is still in its early stages. I believe you will have to wait and see the improvements as it continues to develop.

[fast stone]

indeed great potiential

[fleet tendon]

Right now waiting for better denoiser (and if possible, a nice particle emitter like gameworks Flow)

I know the developers are focusing on compatibility first and that their main goal is to simply change their renderer and bring in new assets thanks to USD assets

[candid sapphire]

I think that RR is coming, they talk about it in the last HL2RTX trailer so I guess they will release it with HL2RTX or sooner idk

[quaint heron]

whats RR?

[shy wind]

Dlss 3.5 - ray reconstruction - AI denoiser (not really denoiser, but it removes noise, improves image stability, also improves all dynamic scenes)

[candid sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-An3MPRc-YA

This is for performance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnqBTipDiyw

this one for image quality

those are benchmark/comparison

It's a better denoiser that we definitely need

[fast stone]

only reason i use octotex is cuz it writes usda's i need, and can batch process textures/mats - what are the alternatives (other than usd composer if it's capable) for batch processing stuff?

[dry storm]

If you are having trouble with blurry textures in near (or far) distance
First disable that adaptive texture resolution just in case.
Go to Rendering>Material Filtering>mip lod bias -1 (thats Negative 1)
if that doesnt help maybe the mip maps are messed up or something.
Also I think no one should use the upscaling from Remix. Its BAD

[fast stone]

forcing hd on rtx menu ingame fixed it for me, ya

my gpu's bad

so i expect bad graphics

2060 super

this blurry texture was bugged tho

[dry storm]

Ah yes, dont know why but it loads lower quality textures,for me in multiple games. And i cant even save et with High Res enabled Option .Always resets it to disabled

[fast stone]

even putting it in rtx.config

enabled (1), didn't work

[warm thorn]

What kind of batch processing, convert texture to PBR?

[fast stone]

converting rosa to pbr basically

my workflow atm is this, load captured files with octotex

use external program (awesomebump/crazybump) to generate pbr's

octotex is bugged in generating pbr'

put in the external pbr's

etc ya know the rest

[warm thorn]

As of now, there is no "good" auto-generated PBR tool available. Even Nvidia's Remix Toolkit AI Tools cannot generate PBR textures that look correct. Nvidia is working on a better PBR generation model, but it has not been released yet.

[fast stone]

i agree

[quaint heron]

Ooooo that would be perfect

Rosa Project + PBR

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[warm thorn]

Some upscaled AI techniques can produce impressive results for texture upscaling. However, for PBR textures like roughness, normal, and height maps, manual adjustments are necessary to achieve proper PBR result.
Additionally, it's worth mentioning that older games often use pre-baked textures, which include lighting and shadow information. These pre-baked textures are not suitable for high-quality albedo textures, and even high-resolution texture packs like Rosa still rely on pre-baked textures. Therefore, it's not possible to generate a good PBR results with such textures.

[fast stone]

but at least some are usable

batch generate pbr

then hand pick pbrs that don't fit, delete, tweak, replace

a mix of automation and manual work

[warm thorn]

You can also consider using chaiNNer. With chaiNNer, you have the flexibility to choose different models for upscaling textures and generating PBR textures. (But it doesn't generate the material usda):
https://discord.com/channels/1028444667789967381/1129194028315988098
After creating the PBR texture, you can use python script like MagicUSDA to generate the usda file:
https://discord.com/channels/1028444667789967381/1116120726903197926

Here are some additional tools you can explore for the automation process:
https://discord.com/channels/1028444667789967381/1095534398134300682

[candid sapphire]

Are you the guy selling RoSa (a free mod) on patreon just cuz you ported it to Remix ??

or is porting it atleast

[fast stone]

thanks

[warm thorn]

No problem.

[fast stone]

been trying to figure since last night, probably best to ask here

can tweak materials' rough/metal/normal/disp' strength/etc individually right?

inside usda

like this one input

reflection_roughness_constant

under a material

but no effect

[warm thorn]

If you assign a texture, the constant value will not have any effect.

[fast stone]

i see rip

so i attach constant value to an original mesh/material

then inst it and attach texture to it?

or the other way around

[warm thorn]

The constant value only works when there is no texture assigned. Without any textures, you can easily achieve specific effects. For instance, if you want to create a mirror-like appearance, simply set the roughness to 0 and the metal to 1. No additional textures are needed in this case.

Are you using the Remix Toolkit to modify the game?

[fast stone]

even says here

nah, just exploring tools

using notepad mostly

usda editing

some tools here are outdated

one tool includes old mdl's

i think

but displacement on that old mdl worked tho

would be nuts if possible (textures + parameters tweaking)

[warm thorn]

Most of the time, I use USD Composer along with Visual Studio Code. If you're looking for the most updated MDL file, you can simply copy the MDL file from the "capture\materials" folder and paste it into your mods folder.

[candid sapphire]

Are you the guy selling RoSa (a free mod) on patreon just cuz you ported it to Remix ??
or is porting it atleast @fast stone

[fast stone]

nah not me

[candid sapphire]

okok thanks

[solar girder]

Jessica is the one selling it

The most updated version

[lone basin]

SARemix_HealthBar and SARemix_Sun still needed? because i cannot for the life of me find them

Nevermind lmao