ROM Hack Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition - Graphics / Options Mod

[slinso]

I have recorded a 100% characters missions (including extras) playthrough with the graphics mod. It was the update #2 and 1.0.2, since it was recorded a few days ago. I also activated the SSAO and disabled the AA (since it looks really bad with SSAO, and I don't mind a few jaggies).



Yesterday I completed the Playstation 2 version and, even having far more performance issues, it feels 10x better. At least GSS is improving it, which is something that I didn't expect.

Seems pretty smooth on switch. Did you overclock or stock?

 

[Deleted member 323844]

@slinso Yes, max overclocking.

 

[cobjak]

Can someone send me the update 3 please ?

 

[Imancol]

Since we have sys-botbase, you can implement all the tricks in an app

 

[ecl0674]

Update #6 [28.11.2021]

Spoiler

• Slightly increased image brightness
• Reduced the resolution of shadows from light sources, but increased the Resolution Scale
• Slightly reduced Depth Bias of shadows from lights
• Reduced flickering when using TAA anti-aliasing
• Filtering of NormalMap and Specular textures returned to linear
  • It was a mistake to set anisotropic in previos update, it affected performance
• Some other small changes

Update #5 [26.11.2021]

Spoiler

• Slightly reduced the density of cars for all presets of the "Simulation Scale" option
• Increased draw distance of vehicles for all presets of the "Simulation Scale" option
• Slightly reduced draw distance of large objects for all presets of the "Graphics Quality" option
• Slightly increased the intensity of moon / sun light

Mod has been updated twice. Available in the first post.
I think this is the last update, I will continue to update it only for the next official patches without changes (if I can).

 

[cobjak]

New game update available

 

[renanbianchi]

Update #6 [28.11.2021]

Spoiler

• Slightly increased image brightness
• Reduced the resolution of shadows from light sources, but increased the Resolution Scale
• Slightly reduced Depth Bias of shadows from lights
• Reduced flickering when using TAA anti-aliasing
• Filtering of NormalMap and Specular textures returned to linear
  • It was a mistake to set anisotropic in previos update, it affected performance
• Some other small changes

Update #5 [26.11.2021]

Spoiler

• Slightly reduced the density of cars for all presets of the "Simulation Scale" option
• Increased draw distance of vehicles for all presets of the "Simulation Scale" option
• Slightly reduced draw distance of large objects for all presets of the "Graphics Quality" option
• Slightly increased the intensity of moon / sun light

Mod has been updated twice. Available in the first post.
I think this is the last update, I will continue to update it only for the next official patches without changes (if I can).

Is this Update #6 compatible with 1.0.5?

 

[Deleted member 323844]

Is this Update #6 compatible with 1.0.5?

It hasn't been updated yet. That update is for 1.0.3.

 

[cobjak]

Is this Update #6 compatible with 1.0.5?

Not updated but compatible! If you play with the 1.0.5 of the game you would have ground haze activated by default!

 

[cobjak]

To get more peds you combine this mod with which one ? ( more people, traffic fix or realistic population ) ?

 

[BigOnYa]

To get more peds you combine this mod with which one ? ( more people, traffic fix or realistic population ) ?

Using this mod, to make more cars/peds, just turn the Simulation Scale to max

 

[Thelichekinge212]

What is the best settings for handled mod ?

 

[cobjak]

Using this mod, to make more cars/peds, just turn the Simulation Scale to max

You mean using other peds mods would be non useful?

 

[BigOnYa]

You mean using other peds mods would be non useful?

I don't know about other ped mods, just this one.

 

[ecl0674]

Update #7 [15.12.2021]

Spoiler

• Mod updated for game version 1.0.5
  • Be sure to delete old exefs patch
• Added "Ground Haze" option to graphics settings
  • Not sure if this works

Available in the first post. SA soon.

 

[Ch3ck3rM0n]

Hopefully getting soon the update for game version 1.0.6

 

[ecl0674]

Update #8 [04.03.2022]

Spoiler

• Mod updated for game version 1.0.6
  • Be sure to delete old exefs patch
• Adjusted TAA anti-aliasing
  • Less flicker, more sharpness in motion
• Changed the name of some graphics options
• Slightly increased LoD for "Medium", "High", "Ultra" presets of the first option
• Slightly increased world draw distance for all presets of the first option
• Slightly increased the shadows rendering distance for all presets of the "World Shadow Quality" option
• Slightly increased the distance of drawing traffic / pedestrians and changed the density for all presets of the corresponding option
• Reconfigured all presets of the "Vehicle Light Quality" option
• Increased the quality of light on the water for all presets of the first option
  • For example, the headlights of a car
• Filtering of some textures changed from linear to anisotropic
• Reduced anisotropic texture filtering
• Disabled Image Brightening
  • Used only in the Switch version of the game
• Increased brightness of midtones
• Slightly reduced sun / moon light intensity
• Slightly reduced SSAO quality
• Reduced motion blur quality
• Disabled "Ground Haze" option as it didn't work
• Added "Classic Radar" option to game settings
• Enabled 2-cascade mode of distant shadows for presets "Medium" and "High" video option "Shadows"
• Reduced Depth Bias of shadows from all lights and reduced Transition Scale of spot lights
• Slightly increased frame time
• Slightly reduced GPU Head Room
• Now, to change the video option "Effects, Level of Detail, World Draw Distance" from low quality to medium quality (or backward), you need to restart the game. or there will be numerous problems with materials
• Added a modification variant with disabled dynamic resolution, with a resolution change step of 1% and its minimum value of 1%
• Various other small changes

Available in the first post.

 

[Deleted member 323844]

Thank you ECLIPSE.

Is DynResOff stable at 30FPS with max OC?

 

[ecl0674]

Thank you ECLIPSE.

Is DynResOff stable at 30FPS with max OC?

Unfortunately, at default settings, even maximum overclocking will not provide a stable 30 frames per second. We'll have to slightly lower the resolution and graphics.

 

[Deleted member 323844]

I see. Thanks again.