Grand Theft Auto V has been around long enough for some pretty wild mods to appear for it, but a new ray tracing mod has a breathtaking result on the game. Despite being seven years old, GTA V's graphics are still nothing to scoff at, even without mods. Fortunately, it still has a community always ready to see how much fun can still be milked from the game.
There are plenty of visual mods already available for GTA V, even if they don't take things quite as far. Earlier this year, a GTA V graphics mod called NaturalVision Evolved was created that enhanced many aspects of the visuals in the game, including the lighting system. Fans are still padding the game with mods to such an extent that just a week ago someone managed to make it look as good as Cyberpunk 2077 with a mod that turned Los Santos into a sci-fi dystopia.
Game Rant reported on a trailer showing off the ray tracing mod, and it completely revamps the visuals to give much more realistic lighting to the city of Los Santos. Called Realism Beyond, the mod gives GTA V a more evenly lit environment, with a softer tone that doesn't fail to make the game look much more real but also isn't quite as realistically hard-edged like other visual mods. The mod was created by OreoShaman, whose cinematic video demonstrates his mod as a car races across the map, making sure to show off the city as well as the less built-up Red County. The mod is running on a PC with an Intel i5-8400, 32GB of RAM, and an RTX 2080 Ti, which is a graphics card capable of running games in 4K and already has real-time ray tracing technology.
Grand Theft Auto 6 doesn't seem like it will be released anytime soon, so modders still have time to tinker with the GTA V code and make some fun mods to keep gamers entertained while they wait for the sequel. One great GTA V mod that captures the game's essence is one that can send semi-trucks into the sky with a "mega ramp," highlighting the vehicular chaos that comes hand in hand with the game.
Luckily, after all this time, there is still a huge player base for GTA V, partly in thanks to the online mode which Rockstar updates regularly still, adding more content and challenges that keep the community loyal, but there is some fun to be had in the single-player as well. At this point, there is a mod for almost anything a player might wish to add to GTA V, and if anybody wants to check out Realism Beyond to see Los Santos looking stunning, simply support OreoShaman on Patreon.
Grand Theft Auto V is available on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC.
Source: Game Rant