Half-Life 2 RTX: An RTX Remix Project is a new community-made remaster of one of the highest-rated games of all time, Valve’s Half-Life 2. Half-Life 2 RTX is...
  • BigVault@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    I know it’s not the latest and greatest but I’m so happy I’ve got a 3090 to play this on. Can not wait.

  • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Download link, please? I can’t find one anywhere.

    (Also, how in the hell do you install these things? I tried to play the RTX remix of NFS Underground 2, but gave up cause I couldn’t figure it out. There’s no installer, and it’s not as simple as just copying files over…)

  • ErinCrush@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Remember the Quake 2 RTX version? Remember how no one played it? It’s just, not a good look, runs slow and just isn’t needed. This is all just to make more people buy Nvidia cards.

    • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I have no idea what you’re talking about. Quake 2 RTX is my go-to recommendation if someone wants to see what raytracing is actually about. Not only are there some built in tools to fiddle with lighting but the end result makes such a huge difference that I can’t see myself playing Quake 2 again without raytracing. Out of all the RTX supported games Quake 2 was the one that blew me away the most. It makes bright areas bright and dark areas actually dark and you can see how light sources, in real time, change the look of the environment.

  • timconspicuous@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I might be in the minority here, but I couldn’t help but think Half-Life 2 still looks really good for a game released in 2004. Obviously “RTX on” is nicer to look at, but all the small details like the magnifying glass that actually magnifies made me appreciate the old assets/graphics so much, what a milestone it was.

  • __v@infosec.pubEnglish
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    2 years ago

    RTX On/Off feels really dishonest here given the assets swap as well.

    • pfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      2 years ago

      that’s just part of RTX remix and somewhat the point of that tool. After all you need to get proper RTX materials in there and why not upres the assets as well while you are at it?