pangoomis Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 For III, I keep them on. For VC, I turn them off. VC doesn't have a trails option on PC, about PS2, I dunno. On PS2 it does have a Trails option. You can restore it in VC on PC by using this program. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1061894949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3MaN1 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 For III, I keep them on. For VC, I turn them off. VC doesn't have a trails option on PC, about PS2, I dunno. On PS2 it does have a Trails option. You can restore it in VC on PC by using this program. Now that's something new for me. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1061895183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakerhead. Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 If you play on PC and want the true III experince, I reccomend getting/doing: 1. A PS3 controller. 2. Motion In Joy. 3. III (lol) 4. Put in your PS3 controller into your computer via USB Cord. 5. Then turn on motion in Joy. 6. Then go on google and type in "Motion in Joy GTA settings" 7. Go to motioninjoy "profiles" 8. Put in the same settings as the motion in joy settings photo. 9. Name your settings something like "GTA SA/VC/III", I have mine named this. 10. Click enable. 11. Run III 12. Go into the controls settings, and change it from standard to "classic" 13. Put in the corrosponding settings you want. "Like clicking accelrate with your mouse in the change controls setting, then clicking on your controller will make the accelerator." 14. Turn on trails. 15. You are finished! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1061902397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeSpeed1911 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 On.By the way, what is Trails? Its an effect that can make the game feel more gritty and blue. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1061905293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Node Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Personally I've always played with them off. Maybe I'll fire up the exe again and bash a sesh out with trails enabled. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1061910520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef_92 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 My personal oppinion - always off. This is the worst effect in all GTA games - it looks bad and slows down the FPS on PCs with slow videocards. That's why Rockstar removed it in Vice City. Evil empire 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1061977536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham. Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Here's the difference in graphics with Trails on/off (screenshots taken from Steam): 1. Trails ON vs. Trails OFF 2. Trails ON vs. Trails OFF As you can see, with trails OFF, the colors appear more washed out. I think I prefer it this way though - it has a nostalgic blue tinge to it. Also the opening cut scene is so much better when it's OFF. The motion blur is terrible... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1062015060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham. Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Trails off = no GTA 3 Yeah, I agree. It's a big part of the atmosphere in the game in my opinion. What do you mean by this? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1062015066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham. Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) On, like all the others said, it creates a green/blue tint (depending on the weather) that really adds to the atmosphere. Trails also looks better on the PC version of Vice City than on PS2. Doesn't off (trails off) create thee green/blue tint? *confused Edited December 5, 2012 by Ham. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1062015080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomor Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Definitely off for me, as I cannot stand any kind of motion blur or depth of field in games, first thing I do after installing any game is disabling them, usualy without even checking how does it look like. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1062015498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 On the Xbox version, everything looks too white-ish/washed out with trails turned off, so there, the game looks better with trails turned on. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1062015507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmeXr Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 you can have whatever color tint on the screen only via timecycle editing. just edit the last "000 000 000 000" in every line. First three "000" is for RGB color tinting. And the rest is for motion blur value. (This will only effect when you play without trails on. btw, trails option only corrects the gamma level of the display. nothing more. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1062022099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham. Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 you can have whatever color tint on the screen only via timecycle editing. just edit the last "000 000 000 000" in every line. First three "000" is for RGB color tinting. And the rest is for motion blur value. (This will only effect when you play without trails on. btw, trails option only corrects the gamma level of the display. nothing more. No I think it definitely affects motion blur. Watch the opening scene with trails on and then off and you'll see the difference. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1062022406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioshenka Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Never knew that option was there. Always played with trails on, bt off looks just as nice, just more purpleish. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1062022716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acetaminophen Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Very old Topic. Just wondering if opinions have changed and wanting to know others thoughts. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1070368388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gts. Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I play GTA3 with Trails enabled on PS2 and PC, is just a fantastic thing the touch of nostalgia that the Trails effect does to the game in my opinion. The same thing and way better in Vice City. So, yeah, I play with them enabled. Acetaminophen and DEALUX 2 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1070368566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filip Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Exactly man. It is the best way in which GTA3 should always be played. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1070372190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mde2 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Filip said: Exactly man. It is the best way in which GTA3 should always be played. In a game with different graphical options there is no way it “should be” played. You tweak and play it how it suits you. Evil empire 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1070372435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filip Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 If we want to be smart enough, then: should =/= must Acetaminophen 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1070372752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil empire Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I always disable the trails. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071009449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiss My Fart Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 most of peoples are turning off the trails on gta 3, while me since first time i played gta 3 long time ago until now i always keep the trails turn on both in ps2 and pc and never turn it off for the rest of my life Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071435432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan1991 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) I've always played with trails: OFF However after reading the preceding poasts in this thread I will play with em ON next time I play [plae] to get that nostalgic look. Edited December 25, 2020 by vcfan1991 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071435835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake Lilina Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I always have the trails on. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071450827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydeedilla Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 On. Really helps bring the drab and gritty atmosphere of Liberty City home. However, the blur is quite annoying, which is why (when I play on PC) I just resort to using sharptrails. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071455853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyWarVeteran Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Off. Looks pretty ugly. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071468571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
REVENGE777 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I’ve tried playing with trails on, but I just can’t f*cking see anything when I do. It feels like I’m playing wearing dirty glasses. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071518106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEETEEAYEE Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On, better for atmoshpere. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071586325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceasey Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 10/18/2012 at 3:48 PM, Acetaminophen said: Simple question do you play GTA III with Trails on or off? Off, it makes my game ugly Acetaminophen 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071642632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BlackShadow Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 PS2: ON / PC: OFF Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071784527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Vercetti Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) On 10/18/2012 at 5:48 AM, Acetaminophen said: Simple question do you play GTA III with Trails on or off? there is a simple solution, Use sharptrails mod, it keeps that blue tint of gta 3 while removing that irritating trail effect, the best part about sharptrails on gta 3 is that it has 0 bugs, on vice city there are a few bugs with sharp trails like flickering etc oh yah i forgot to mention i use skygfx aswell so it makes trails look a lot more fitting than turning it on with the pc sky. thats probably why people hate trails since it doesn't fit so well on pc Edited February 3, 2022 by Luis Vercetti Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/527765-trails-on-or-off/?do=findComment&comment=1071786169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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