SkyGfx: PS2, Xbox and Mobile graphics for PC

[The Hero 7,409]

Xbox-like code is implemented and seems to be working perfectly finally!!

[DEALUX 2,577]

 

I deleted and replaced a few hundred models and textures in both images manually as I couldn't find another tool that was able to simply replace files without having to delete them first. I was shocked that I didn't screw anything up. I installed only (essential) parts of the Xbox mod and the updates (had to trick the installers into thinking it was updating the game but I only wanted the contents of the images which I emptied in the dummy copy of the game to see which models and textures were updated in the update process). The end result is that everything works perfectly now which is weird to me because I remember a time when modding was much more frustrating.

 

There's one way you can figure out how many files are unused. What's your .dff and .txd count? Mine is 3856 for gta3.img and 718 for txd.img. Does the game convert every texture from gta3.img? At one point during the modding process I only had 700 or 708 .txds in txd.img but I found the missing ones in gta3.img and I added them to the image.

 

 

Edit: Here's some gameplay of my modded game. Everything looks great.

 

 

 

Looks like a solid Xbox port. Are you going to mix both PS2 and Xbox cars when you record Vice City? The Washington on the Xbox port only spawns with white color.

 

I just tested and it spawns correctly but this car looks less detailed than the other cars which might mean the author of the Xbox mod left the PC version of the car in there. I will try The Hero's Xbox vehicles to see if there's a difference.

[Inadequate 3,746]

Xbox-like code is implemented and seems to be working perfectly finally!!

Maybe is the same trick as War Drum Studios used for Vice City mobile or they used the Xbox map instead?

[Sneed 12,938]

They used openGL so i don't see why the bug should be there, also they used PC map.

[Inadequate 3,746]

They used openGL so i don't see why the bug should be there, also they used PC map.

Ah, I didn't know since I never played the mobile ports so deep as PC and console versions.

[DEALUX 2,577]

 

Looks like a solid Xbox port. Are you going to mix both PS2 and Xbox cars when you record Vice City? The Washington on the Xbox port only spawns with white color.

I just tested and it spawns correctly but this car looks less detailed than the other cars which might mean the author of the Xbox mod left the PC version of the car in there. I will try The Hero's Xbox vehicles to see if there's a difference.

 

You were right. The Hero's conversion spawns white Washingtons only. There are some differences between his conversion and the one from the Xbox mod (.dff size is different and the Xbox mod one has more textures).

 

 

 

The one from the Xbox mod works fine. You can download the model and texture here.

 

[The Hero 7,409]

OpenGL is the only cross platform 3d graphics api (or was, now there's vulkan) so they didn't have much of a choice there. I wouldn't be so sure though that the same or a similar problem doesn't haunt the original OpenGL driver of RW as well. It's using a fixed function pipeline just like d3d8 and d3d9. War Drum of course rewrote that stuff with shaders so they didn't have this kind of limitation. I didn't want to implement it with shaders because I would introduced a dependency on d3d9 which is not necessary. The d3d8 fixed function pipeline seems to work fine and now I'm working on implementing the other neo piplines again but closer to the original code.

[DEALUX 2,577]

Is there any way you could add dynamic shadows in III and Vice City? Something like the San Andreas ones or the softer looking shadows for characters in the mobile versions, only applied to everything like in SA.

 

I imagine it would be difficult to implement.

[Claude_Lib 3,601]

You need to talk to Silent about this. He has done this for VCS PC Edition, but I doubt he will release it as a separate mod for the original SA.

Edited August 12, 2016 by Claude_Lib

[Jitterdoomer 98]

^^ For Dynamic Shadows, download here (Only for Vice City).

Edited August 12, 2016 by Jitterdoomer

[Claude_Lib 3,601]

Oops, I forgot he was talking about other games than SA.

[DEALUX 2,577]

That implementation is not compatible with this mod. Still, it would be great to have shadows for vehicles as well.

[ThirteenAG 3,796]

That implementation is not compatible with this mod. Still, it would be great to have shadows for vehicles as well.

Actually this mod is incompatible. Turn off xbox vehicle reflections and shadows will work again.

[gts. 2,330]

Xbox-like code is implemented and seems to be working perfectly finally!!

 

 

 

 

Nice, that means edit the draw distance of the neon lights into the oceandn.ide file won't needed anymore. This will coming in the next build or is already released?

[The Hero 7,409]

No, I'm currently working on (re-)implementing all xbox pipelines to be more in line with the original vienna code. World and rim pipelines are done, cars and gloss are still to do. I hope I can release it (along with the converted VC xbox map) in the next few days. You can track my progress on github btw: https://github.com/aap/skygfx_vc/commits/master

Edited August 13, 2016 by The Hero

[gts. 2,330]

Holy pepperoni, that's awesome. I can't wait but sadly I need to wait. Also, do you know if with the Xbox code the water puddles and reflections on Vice City docks are fixed as Malibu Club neon lights? Right here:

 

 

 

 

*Screenshots from VCLF thread, not mine. They are broken on default PC files.

 

If yes, can you post a screenshot?

[The Hero 7,409]

With PS2 map files

 

 

 

 

 

It's not there in the xbox map because that one is based on the PC map and they had to remove the vertex alpha for the PC game due to the problem in the d3d8 RW driver. I wonder how could it be fixed with VCLF? Did you disable fading in?

Edited August 13, 2016 by The Hero

[Sneed 12,938]

u need to use ps2 map, as R* removed those transparent places on PC (and after ports) for good.

edit: ninja'd

Edited August 13, 2016 by Tomasak

[gts. 2,330]

With PS2 map files

 

 

 

 

 

It's not there in the xbox map because that one is based on the PC map and they had to remove the vertex alpha for the PC game due to the problem in the d3d8 RW driver. I wonder how could it be fixed with VCLF? Did you disable fading in?

Ah, now I see. Then with PS2 map will work by default thanks to your fixed d3d8 thing into skygfx? Also, since I do not want demand more things and such, and wait for the upcoming skygfx build, with your d3d8 fixed driver the North Point Mall palm shadows will work as well? There are a lot of stuff broken or better said removed on the PC port but present on the PS2 ver but it seems your new trick is fixing them. Btw, your ps2 map is fixed and working correct now? Transparent buildings, unloaded textures, etc.

 

About VCLF, the Vice City docks isn't fixed by me, is fixed by @Mugetsuga, I think he converted the ps2 files to pc and edit some things into them.

[Irrational 851]

Does the Xbox map have any improvement compared to the PC and PS2 versions?

[Inadequate 3,746]

Does the Xbox map have any improvement compared to the PC and PS2 versions?

Higher resolution textures and lightmap thing as GTA III (?).

[The Hero 7,409]

Lightmaps, just like III's. Otherwise i expect it to be pretty much the same as the PC map. The IDE/IPL files are 99% the same, just some increased draw distances.

[Sneed 12,938]

Ash said and shown that xbox map on VC has textures in lower resolution than PC. Also there are few bushes added in xbox version + windows in one store near mall restored like on PS2

Edited August 13, 2016 by Tomasak

[gts. 2,330]

New skygfx ad campaign 2016:

[_CP_ 9,651]

Wait, lightmaps are in VC too? I thought it was only a Vienna's curiosity to add them for III. Any screens?

[Thompson98 10]

 

Does the Xbox map have any improvement compared to the PC and PS2 versions?

Higher resolution textures and lightmap thing as GTA III (?).

 

 

I checked txd files and I can say xbox have same or even worse textures e.g. buildinghan.txd

 

PC:

 

 

 

Xbox

 

 

 

Sometimes one texture, sometimes all.

[Inadequate 3,746]

 

 

Does the Xbox map have any improvement compared to the PC and PS2 versions?

Higher resolution textures and lightmap thing as GTA III (?).

 

 

I checked txd files and I can say xbox have same or even worse textures e.g. buildinghan.txd

 

PC:

 

 

 

Xbox

 

 

 

Sometimes one texture, sometimes all.

Damn, that sucks. The Xbox port of VC isn't very awesome as Xbox GTA III port. Shame.

[The Hero 7,409]

Wait, lightmaps are in VC too? I thought it was only a Vienna's curiosity to add them for III. Any screens?

first without lm, second with:

 

 

 

 

Somehow it mostly gets brighter. I wonder If my shader is correct for VC too, but it probably is.

Edited August 13, 2016 by The Hero

[Rachel Amber 669]

nice soon gta vc and III xbox port ported to pc by app

Damn The Hero and Silent = master of gta games you two guys making awesome things Best modders of gta history

oh and Fastman...

Edited August 14, 2016 by NOskillx

[Davve95 339]

Are there anyway to turn of the blur in SA? was too d*mn blurry for me.

 

(Beginner in SkyGFX)

 

Sorry if it already have been asked. But I guess it's burried under hundred of posts.

Edited August 15, 2016 by Davve95