SkyGFX DE

Note:

I have tried recreating depth fog from the original game, but i am not able to nail that one yet, it conflicts with the skybox. Hence i needed to rely on GSG's own implementations.

Description

SkyGfxDE is an x64 ASI plugin for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition that brings the classic PS2-inspired visual style back while keeping the modern Definitive Edition renderer and its dynamic lighting.

It combines PS2-inspired colour grading, timecyc support, classic atmosphere, darker shadows, radiosity, SpeedFX, rain effects, water drops, matte character materials, improved street-lighting and extended draw distance into one configurable plugin.

It also includes an in-game debug menu for controlling weather, time, freecam and noclip.

Installation instructions

• []Install an x64 ASI Loader such as Ultimate ASI Loader.[/]

  []Close the game completely.[/]

  []Copy these files:[/]

SkyGfxDE.asi

SkyGfxDE.ini

SALodLights.dat

• []Paste them into:[/]

<Game>\Gameface\Binaries\Win64\

• []Make sure the game's Classic Atmosphere option is turned off.[/]

  []Launch the game.[/]

  []Press Ctrl+Shift+M to open the SkyGfxDE menu.[/]

  Main features

  PS2-inspired visuals

  • []PS2-style colour filtering based on the original SkyGfx approach[/]

    []Optional PS2 timecyc support[/]

    []Timecyc-driven sky, fog, ambient, sun and cloud colours[/]

    []Classic San Andreas sky and fog using the Definitive Edition's modern lighting[/]

    []Darker PS2-style indirect lighting and shadows[/]

    []PS2-style radiosity / glow[/]

    []Matte character materials to reduce the overly plastic appearance of some characters[/]

    []PS2-style rain grain[/]

    []Neo-style water droplets on the camera during rain and environmental splashes[/]

    []SpeedFX recreated as a D3D11 post-processing effect[/]

    []Effects are rendered before the HUD so the HUD remains sharp[/]

  Lighting and world rendering
  • []Extended street-light draw distance[/]

    []Dynamic street-light shadows for pedestrians, vehicles and surrounding objects[/]

    []Distant lamp coronas using Project2DFX's

    SALodLights.dat[/]

    []PC-style entity/LOD draw-distance scaling[/]

    []Configurable draw-distance multiplier[/]

  In-game tools

  SkyGfxDE includes an optional debug menu for testing and visual comparison:

  • []Force or blend weather[/]

    []Set the game time[/]

    []Freeze time[/]

    []Change clock speed[/]

    []Timelapse[/]

    []Freecam[/]

    []Noclip[/]

    []Move the player to the camera[/]

    []Live visual settings[/]

    []Save configuration changes directly to the INI[/]

  Controls

  Default controls use Ctrl+Shift combinations so they work on keyboards without function keys or a numpad.

  Ctrl+Shift+M

  Open / close SkyGfxDE menu

  Ctrl+Shift+E

  Enable / disable the SkyGfxDE look

  Ctrl+Shift+R

  SkyGfxDE.ini

  Ctrl+Shift+F

  Ctrl+Shift+N

  While using freecam or noclip:

  • []WASD — Move[/]

    []Space — Move up[/]

    []C — Move down[/]

    []Shift — 5× movement speed[/]

    []Alt — 0. 2× movement speed[/]

    []Mouse wheel — Change movement speed[/]

    []Mouse — Look around[/]

  All controls can be changed in

  SkyGfxDE.ini.

  Requirements

  • []Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition[/]

    []Steam or Rockstar Games Launcher version[/]

    []An x64 ASI Loader such as Ultimate ASI Loader[/]

    Shout outs

    SkyGfx / aap and contributors

    PS2 colour-filter research and formula, radiosity, PS2 grain, neo water-drop work and research into the original PS2 visual style.

    gta-reversed contributors

    Reverse-engineered game code and research used to identify original