nVidia Shield TV & GeForce Now Witcher 3 RTX Mod

[ShootHere]

Hi there!

While my better half is currently enjoying the heck out of The Witcher 3 on the Switch she has gotten jealous of how beautiful the game can look on higher end systems.

For several reasons we are looking at GeForce Now but our main question is as follows:

Although it looks gorgeous as is, there is apparently a mod that allows for RTX to be enabled.
Will this work with GeForce Now? Do mods work at all (Workshop or Otherwise) within that platform?

Although this will not influence our choice by much, it is nice to know what we can look forward to.

Any word on this would be welcome.

Thank you in advance!

 

[McPringles]

Unless they changed something, Geforce Now just boots you into a virtual desktop with Steam already opened and signed into the account you gave them. You have to install things manually; the games themselves are cached on Nvidia's servers, so choosing to install them should 'download' them in a couple of seconds, but Workshop mods would probably take longer, and anything outside Steam would involve downloading the mods directly to that virtual machine and installing from there.

Additionally, these virtual desktops are temporary instances - once you've signed off, they'll probably be deleted, and you'll likely have to go through the process of installing your mods again every time you want to play.

 

[ShootHere]

Unless they changed something, Geforce Now just boots you into a virtual desktop with Steam already opened and signed into the account you gave them. You have to install things manually; the games themselves are cached on Nvidia's servers, so choosing to install them should 'download' them in a couple of seconds, but Workshop mods would probably take longer, and anything outside Steam would involve downloading the mods directly to that virtual machine and installing from there.

Additionally, these virtual desktops are temporary instances - once you've signed off, they'll probably be deleted, and you'll likely have to go through the process of installing your mods again every time you want to play.

Then it is as we "feared" and that only "supported features" would function.
Oh well. Still a gorgeous improvement in detail.

 

[DarkCamui]

I have an nVidia Shield TV as well, the best way to stream games from your computer with it would be to follow these steps:

https://www.howtogeek.com/241300/ho...estream-to-any-computer-tablet-or-smartphone/

The step with allowing to stream your whole desktop is the most neatest one which you just add this line;
C:\windows\system32\mstsc.exe

It allows you to stream your primary monitor as it is to your nVidia Shield TV.

Otherwise the better solution if possible would be to have a longer HDMI cable that way you get rid of compression that can severly impact the quality of the stream.

 

[ShootHere]

I have an nVidia Shield TV as well, the best way to stream games from your computer with it would be to follow these steps:

https://www.howtogeek.com/241300/ho...estream-to-any-computer-tablet-or-smartphone/

The step with allowing to stream your whole desktop is the most neatest one which you just add this line;
C:\windows\system32\mstsc.exe

It allows you to stream your primary monitor as it is to your nVidia Shield TV.

Otherwise the better solution if possible would be to have a longer HDMI cable that way you get rid of compression that can severly impact the quality of the stream.

Thanx for your reply! I have a working SteamLink but with my work (and the long sessions my better half puts into The Witcher 3) it is not feasable for the PC to be unusable for long periods of time. I have looked around for "workarounds" but they seem more trouble than they are worth. I would be perfectly happy with a solution that allows me to use the PC (albeit minimally, just coding and IT support) while she is enjoying games and hogging the GPU.

A long HDMI is sadly not an option either considering the distance

EDIT: Also I have an AMD GPU.

 

[DarkCamui]

Thanx for your reply! I have a working SteamLink but with my work (and the long sessions my better half puts into The Witcher 3) it is not feasable for the PC to be unusable for long periods of time. I have looked around for "workarounds" but they seem more trouble than they are worth. I would be perfectly happy with a solution that allows me to use the PC (albeit minimally, just coding and IT support) while she is enjoying games and hogging the GPU.

A long HDMI is sadly not an option either considering the distance

EDIT: Also I have an AMD GPU.

Another solution if you have AMD GPU is to use parsecgaming.com there is an app for nVidia Shield TV/Android and Windows. I'm currently using it with my nVidia Shield TV since I have AMD GPU as well. It works fairly well with games but you really notice the compression at times and it makes the PC "unusable" for any second user. I suppose the only really other option is to fork out for Xbox One X or build a custom computer/HTPC for the TV which will cost a bit for sure.

 

[ShootHere]

Another solution if you have AMD GPU is to use parsecgaming.com there is an app for nVidia Shield TV/Android and Windows. I'm currently using it with my nVidia Shield TV since I have AMD GPU as well. It works fairly well with games but you really notice the compression at times and it makes the PC "unusable" for any second user. I suppose the only really other option is to fork out for Xbox One X or build a custom computer/HTPC for the TV which will cost a bit for sure.

Nah the answer for us will be an nVidia Shield TV en GeForce Now. Because the Shield TV will also give us more functionality in the living room and for the low price that GeForce Now has been going for, it seems the best option.

Not being able to use the PC is a big no no Otherwise SteamLink would suffice.

 

[DarkCamui]

Nah the answer for us will be an nVidia Shield TV en GeForce Now. Because the Shield TV will also give us more functionality in the living room and for the low price that GeForce Now has been going for, it seems the best option.

Not being able to use the PC is a big no no Otherwise SteamLink would suffice.

Yeah I agree. I used to have a PC for watching media on tv but nothing really beats nVidia Shield TV when you install KODI on it, it changes hz/fps and resolution accordingly to the content you are watching and it handles any sound format if you have a receiver like I do also. When I used a computer there was always some kind of problem.

Try looking into Linux QEMU PCI-E passthrough otherwise or something similar, then two or more people can use different instances at the same time on the same PC.