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A brand new one-hour Half-Life 2 RTX gameplay video shows off the present state of the Orbifold Studios/NVIDIA RTX remix project. It’s been a 12 months for the reason that Half-Life 2 RTX remix project was first announced and the unique game is now approaching its twentieth anniversary so what higher time to release a video updating its progress? From full path ray tracing, DLSS 3.5, 8x pixels of the unique, latest textures, models, and more, there’s plenty to be enthusiastic about for the fashionable remaster. The sport continues to be a piece in progress involving over 100 artists at Orbifold Studios who’re working with NVIDIA to update the classic motion RPG.
The gameplay video begins with close-ups of a few of the latest hi-res textures and full path ray tracing lighting and shadows. After a bit, fans get a glimpse of the reworked gun models including the revolver, shotgun, and AR2 pulse rifle. Updated textures are usually not limited to environmental settings but additionally include Mix soldiers, monsters, and more. No release date for the RTX remix project has been made yet, but it would launch on Steam similarly to how Portal RTX did.
Nova Prospekt Trailer
NVIDIA has also released a brief side-by-side comparison video showcasing how Nova Prospekt has been rebuilt for the remix project. Moreover, an assortment of updated hi-res models at the moment are available on an NVIDIA post celebrating over 600 games featuring RTX together with 20 latest games, including Half-Life 2 RTX. Below is only a small sample of the newly released model images which will be found here.
Per NVIDIA:
- “Using NVIDIA RTX Remix, Orbifold Studios are rebuilding materials with PBR properties, adding extra geometric detail via Valve’s Hammer editor, and leveraging NVIDIA technologies, including full ray tracing, DLSS 3.5 with Ray Reconstruction, Reflex, and RTX IO to deliver a unbelievable experience for GeForce RTX gamers.”
- “Orbifold Studios’ latest trailer also reveals their remasters of Gordon’s revolver, shotgun and Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle, together with remasters of the Mix soldiers, and the Antlions. Players aware of the Nova Prospekt can even see the addition of latest geometry and detail, leveraging the capabilities of contemporary PCs to extend realism and enable interplay with the fully ray-traced lighting, shadows and effects.”
