Nvidia announced that part of its free RTX Remix open source modding platform is available for download starting today. RTX Remix runtime will let modders quickly dive into their favorite classic DirectX 8 and DirectX 9 PC games and easily add modern lighting and textures to existing game assets in a way that saves a lot of time and effort.
The RTX Remix runtime lets a modder capture a game scene and then replace assets in real-time while “injecting RTX technology,” like path tracing, DLSS 3, Nvidia Reflex, and AI-enhanced textures into a game. The remastered assets can then be exported to various developer apps like Unreal Engine, Blender, and Nvidia’s Omniverse apps.
The complete capabilities of the Remix runtime feature are listed here. Some other things you’ll be …
Read morePerformance woes aside, we really enjoyed Jedi: Survivor, a new swashbuckling Star Wars tale starring fan favorite Punished “Venom” Cal Kestis. One delightful surprise has been how much Respawn’s leaned into Cal Kustomization, with all kinds of lootable beards and hairstyles leading to personalized variations like “indie sleaze” Cal Kestis, “this town ain’t big enough for the two of us” Cal Kestis, “Roinks, Raggy!” Cal Kestis, or even the ultra-rare, bemulleted “Eastbound and Down” Cal Kestis.
Perhaps of greater note of those who aren’t Cal Kestis superfans like me, Jedi: Survivor has some intensely granular lightsaber customization options. You can swap out every chunk of Cal’s lethal cylinder with over a dozen cylindrical stylings, plus loads of paint finishes, a slider to make …
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