This mod brings ray tracing to GTA 5 and thus changes the game’s visuals. In the video, you will see how the game changes as a result.
What’s new? Although GTA 5 may seem outdated on paper with its 6 years since release, diligent developers from the community are working on mods that refresh the game’s visuals.
There are many modifications available on PC that adjust the graphics. This revolves around a special mod by Pascal Gilcher. One of his Patreon supporters shared a video of the mod on YouTube. The modification is still in the alpha phase and demonstrates ray tracing in GTA 5 with before and after comparisons.
Here’s what the Ray Tracing Global Illumination mod looks like:
The video shows how the light in the game is changed through ray tracing. Keep in mind that other mods are also activated in the shown footage. In the after images, the game appears brighter and more tangible.
The developer of the mod writes about the video on his Patreon profile “It really shows perfectly what this shader is capable of.” He mentions the diffuse shadows that can be seen on the car in the thumbnail.
It should also be noted that this is not complete ray tracing. The mod has some limitations.
With expansions like the Redux mod you could early on visually enhance GTA 5.
What is ray tracing anyway? The term has come up frequently in the gaming community lately. The ray tracing technology aims to represent light and shadows in scenes particularly realistically.
The technology behind it is essentially an algorithm that can track the path of light. This makes it possible to depict how light interacts with digital objects.
Ray tracing is already being used in many new games. Just like in the online RPG Dragon Hound, which showcases the technology in the video.
