Nvidia's RTX Remix toolkit, used to mod DirectX8 and DirectX9 games with ray-tracing and remastered material, was announced as open source on June 2, with a beta already available for download. is available for and the full toolkit will be updated later. Jun. In addition to the open source announcement, Nvidia also demonstrated new RTX Remix functionality with Portal (the original game, not the pre-remixed RTX Remaster) and enhanced and reworked existing texture work with physically based rendering (PBR). Demonstrated ability to create and customize AI prompts. The game looks even further.
With the open sourcing of RTX Remix and the implementation of the new Rest API, it looks like Pandora's Box has finally opened for easy, fan-made remakes of classic PC games still stuck in the pre-RT, DirectX8/DirectX9 era. are Even if you don't have any hands-on experience and don't want to fundamentally change the game you're playing, the most basic form of RTX Remix can now seamlessly enhance all the textures in the game. and can apply realistic PBR lighting to these materials. as well as.
Open-sourcing RTX Remix could also improve the long-term look for AMD GPU users who want to get in on the fun, but for now, AMD GPUs will only be running RTX Remix titles in their full forms. Nvidia's full RTX Remix toolkit, or mods, rely heavily on proprietary Nvidia kit to produce these remasters and, as such, are nearly impossible to use on AMD cards, at least from AMD and probably very much from Nvidia. Not without all development efforts. together
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Now, we can't ignore the elephant in the room here. The adoption of generative AI in the wider field of gaming has been controversial, and for good reason! Generative AI and AI Push for PCs has been heavily scrutinized, especially as it relates to game development, art, acting, writing, and other tasks. Fortunately, some companies, like Nintendo, reject it outright—and others, like Take Two, recognize that while it may enhance some processes, if they want to replace a standard product, its employees will. has priority.
In the context of RTX Remix, it's hard not to be impressed by how the new REST API makes it possible to remaster ComfyUI and Stable Diffusion or even recreate a classic game instantly, with just a text prompt. The long-term ethical implications remain to be seen, but for now, it serves as an interesting testament to how AI can enhance game dev and game modding workflows. It still feels a little thin, though, considering that artists are currently suing Stable Diffusion for using their work to train AI models without permission.