SA WIP SA::Render

[DK22Pac]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SA::Render - modification which replaces and improves some graphical aspects of game. It brings some new things you possibly saw in new games or even in GTA 4.

 

Main things it features:

-Deffered lighting;

-Shadow mapping;

-Improved rendering for peds, vehicles, objects, water and some other things, including: dynamic diffuse lighting, per-pixel specular, normal mapping;

-Soft particles;

-Post effects.

 

Things you need to know before posting here:

1) The mod will be realised as asi-plugin, so you'll need just to have asi-loader for playing with it.

2) We don't compete with Enb here. We make this for interesting gameplay at first. Trying to get the reason for passing game again.

3) We trying to unite it with original data-settings. For example, you still could control some things with timecyc.dat or with material settings in .dff model files.

4) We can't tell clearly how the mod will affect FPS at this time. But we'll try to make it more playable even on weak PCs. Configuration files will be presented, ofcourse.

5) The release date is unknown. We will release it when we'll feel it is ready for it. Developing was started at the beginning of 2013.

 

Dev team: DK22Pac, PetkaGtA.

Usually helping: }0RIC)-(, Maks, Marty McFly, oksa8.

Edited July 20, 2015 by PatrickW

[Silent]

Shadow mapping

 

What shaders version do you use? I guess you could try to squeeze the stuff in via 2.0 shaders if you want to make it playable on weak PCs.

[DK22Pac]

Yes, shadows look very good so far. But they have much problems, like you see there these jagged edges. Also, problems with long-distance shadows. I hope we will fix this after realising some more complex technique like cascade shadows...

And we working with sm 3.0 for this time, but maybe we will make some optimiztion for using shaders on 2.0 model. But later.

[Ivars]

Will this mod be compatible with SA-MP?

 

Great work so far.

[DK22Pac]

I think no. Last time we tried to launch it in SA-MP, we had some weird bugs like transparent world, and some others. I have no idea why did this happen.

[Ivars]

 

I think no. Last time we tried to launch it in SA-MP, we had some weird bugs like transparent world, and some others. I have no idea why did this happen.

ENB series with bump-mapping also have problems with transparent world. (Only on win7 or win8)

On windows XP bump mapping in SAMP is working fine without any bugs.

 

It must be connected some way.

[Ezekiel]

Edited September 20, 2014 by Ezekiel_RN

[Node]

This looks beautiful!

 

Brilliant work, keep it up!

 

I will be downloading.

[damiann69]

How is difference between your water and ENB's?

Shadows and deffered lighting are great, give life to San Andreas.

Please tell more about car painting. Is it use second color from carcols or is gradient just caused by light?

[aStiffSausage]

Difference between ENB's water and SA::Render's water is that Enb only makes water texture transparent, where as SA::Render applies a reflective shader in it.

 

And from what I understood about car paint, it's gradient caused by light.

Check this out.

[MRZ]

Nice work

But where is the SkyDome Shader you mentioned ?

[DK22Pac]

I think we'll make some analogue of carcols.dat (carpaint.dat, for example) and put additional color schemes there.

[PetkaGtA]

MRZ, currently we have no sky(because of rewriting and other stuff...) but as soon as we do a basic forward lighting version we get to deffered and sky

[Link2012]

Nice Nice, Really Nice, Keep it up

[-DP-]

Absolutely amazing. Keep up the outstanding work

[Sneakerhead.]

Looks NIIIIIIIIICE!

 

11/10!

[MrMateczko]

2013 is surely a great year for SA's modding!

Shadows looks better, than in GTA IV with 1.0.7.0 patch!

I guess this would be an awesome Christmas gift for all SA lovers!

[Fantomax]

extreme! well i think first it won't work with enb.... but it still work right?

[CCPD]

Am I glad to find this mod. Anything to make already a great game even better. Hopefully it won't die and gets release soon. Congrats on this and good luck with it.

[riquenunes]

Will this mod have SA-GFX like reflections for cars too?

 

If so, I'm sold.

[Death2Drugs]

This looks absolutely gorgeous. I like it that it is an ASI plugin as well.

[Apu889]

ENBseries will not superior anymore. Love it

[MrMateczko]

As far as I've seen on the original Russian topic, this won't support ENB. But ENB is crap. For screenshots and specially prepared videos maybe not, but for playable gameplay, yes. This on the other hand makes everything better, without breaking the original feel of the game, and looks very playable.

[damiann69]

 

(...) But ENB is crap. For screenshots and specially prepared videos maybe not, but for playable gameplay, yes. This on the other hand makes everything better, without breaking the original feel of the game, and looks very playable.

 

I think because people don't make playable settings, but mostly they like to add to much bloom and make nice ss. I'm not expert, but I think is possible to make very good looking playable ENB. Also ENB is developed so long and Marty adds advanced new features with Master Effect. I don't understand complaining about ENB.

 

Anyways it is very promising that developing of SA Render is so fast. And thanks for this topic and explanation

[MrMateczko]

Also ENB is developed so long

Not that you might know, but ENB won't be developed for SA (and VC and III) anymore.

I just want to have my jaw dropped when SA::Render is released.

[CCPD]

As far as I've seen on the original Russian topic, this won't support ENB. But ENB is crap. For screenshots and specially prepared videos maybe not, but for playable gameplay, yes. This on the other hand makes everything better, without breaking the original feel of the game, and looks very playable.

My thoughts exactly.

[MRZ]

Would your project SA::Render accept some requests or Ideas ?

If so i would request a Light-Trail effect.

because lots of games uses it , would be very nice to see it.

a little idea (Request) that i wanted to see

[Zera]

As far as I've seen on the original Russian topic, this won't support ENB. But ENB is crap. For screenshots and specially prepared videos maybe not, but for playable gameplay, yes. This on the other hand makes everything better, without breaking the original feel of the game, and looks very playable.

It's not crap. Don't belittle Boris' work just because something better is showing up. People did the same with Srt3, and it shows a total lack of respect to the modders.

 

That being said, this is very impressive. I had no idea something like this was posible in the SA engine, it's amazing what you guys are achieving here.

 

 

 

 

 

[damiann69]

Mainly complain people which never try to create any mod. ENB it is amazing work, amazing idea and 90% people here even don't know anything about programing. I never noticed that any moder said "It is crap" to other guy which trying to do best.

[Stryfaar]

 

It's not crap. Don't belittle Boris' work just because something better is showing up. People did the same with Srt3, and it shows a total lack of respect to the modders.

'nuff said. And 'nuff off-topic, also stop flaming ENB. Both are great mods, from different great authors.

 

SA::Render is definitely the best graphic mod available this time around. Hope you fix the bugs, and finally have a release date ! Absolutely love how everything looks ! The jagged shadows seem to look great for me though.

Edited June 15, 2013 by JF-Mir2