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