23 user mods compete for $50,000 in NVIDIA's RTX Remix Mod Contest

NVIDIA RTX REMIX is a modified platform for RTX AI PCs that remakes classic games by adding full ray tracing, enhancing textures, adjusting lighting, moving environment objects, and adding DLSS 4 to improve image quality and performance. The RTX mix will be released in March this year, using it already has over 350 event projects and over 100 released mods.

To showcase the improvements in this technology, NVIDIA hosted a competition that includes 23 user-created mods that offer a wide range of classic games, including Bioshock, Portal 2, and multiple needs for speed, Star Wars and Call of Duty games. These mods will face four categories in four categories, totaling $50,000 grabs, and the winners will be announced on Gamescom on August 18. Categories are: Community Choice RTX MOD, the most complete RTX MOD, the best use of RTX in MOD, and the best overall RTX MOD.

• Community selection will be determined by fan votes and the winner will receive $10,000. Fan votes have concluded, but the winner will be announced on August 18.
• The most complete is the most fully playable remake, with high quality throughout the process. The winner will receive $10,000.
• The best use of RTX is to use effects like atmospheric mist, smoke, shadows and dynamic lighting, with the most impressive visual improvements. The winner will receive $10,000.
• Overall, it sounds like this, the mod that brings everything together – an impressive visual, and a great playable experience – is the best package. Winners in this category will receive $20,000.

These categories are not mutually exclusive, so a mod can be taken home for multiple wins. You can see the contest list for all 23 entries herewe will provide a brief description below. Each entry will be linked to its individual pages where you can find detailed information, images, videos, and comments:

Call of Duty 2 Carenten's RTX Remix by TADPOLE3159

This is a complete remake of the Carenten map in Call of Duty 2, basically a remake of each asset and surface. Creator tadpole3159 goes beyond it, performing photo scans on real-world war 2 combat suits and kits and putting them into the game through a process called photogrammetry. You can hear him discuss the improvements he made and the process he used to achieve those advances This video. The mod also adds changes in dynamic lighting as the sun moves through the sky, as well as six player-controlled weather conditions that you can change by pressing the button in the middle of the game.

Star Wars Republic Commando RTX by Automata.

This is a hybrid Star Wars: Republic Commando MOD, which uses RTX mixes for its path-tracking renderer, while also modifying the base game to extend the use of RTX Remix. Blaster bolts have become shadowy lights, Commando and its arsenal have been rebuilt with 4K Physical-Based Rendering (PBR) textures, and lighting has been redone to make the game more in line with the rest of the Star Wars universe. Here you can see the results of the Mod team's work Compare videos.

Skurtyy's Portal 2 RTX PBR Pack by Skurtyyskirts

Improved dramatic lighting is the game name for the mod, which updated Portal 2 in 2011 using RTX Remix's volume system. The worn test room is enhanced with customizable fog effects, floating dust and precisely controlled lighting. Now, the sun shines through the broken ceiling without suppressing other light sources.

Fallout: Skurtyysskirts' New La Vegas RTX

Here is a full graphic overhaul of 2010's Fallout: New Vegas: With full ray tracing, PBR materials and enhanced assets without sacrificing the game's original aesthetic. From desert sunshine to neon-soaked New Las Vegas Strip to the abandoned vaulted interiors, everything is redone to provide accurate shadows, reflections and global lighting. Weapons, armor and terminals have been remade and there are new high-fidelity details such as radiant water puddles.

Requires speed: Alessandro893's underground RTX

One of the two mods on this list is the demand for speed: the Underground Series, which is a transformative reimagining of the original. It's a lot of stuff, including full rework and locking up the UP Sprint track in Chinese towns. There are 500 new textures, 30 new high-rise 3D models, 26 original mesh, new vegetation and smooth terrain. You can see improvements in action This video.

Gabdeg remixed Manhunt

The mod reinstalled all 20 levels of measures in 2003, adding full path-tracking lighting as well as high resolution environment and character textures. Since the original game's lights are incompatible with the path, they are all deleted and replaced manually. The emitted graphic effects and reflections have also been added to content such as windows, displays, and logos. You can see what the difference is in mod Release trailer.

Requires speed: 2 underground mixes of uncle and team

Here is the demand for speed in 2004: a massive overhaul of Underground 2, the creator of Mod made everything by hand. These include new vehicle models, extensive texture replacements, rebuilding traffic signals and road signs, a lot of lighting changes, and a completely remade Skybox. this Recent videos Details of the latest updates and shows what Mod Creator Uncburrito and his team did.

Vampire Masquerade: Bloodline – RTX Remaster by Safemilk

This is the 1st part of the entire vampire’s asset reshaping in 2004: Masquerade – Bloodline. This means everything is recreated all the way to the snack labels on the carpet and store shelves. This is a complement to the overall changes to the lighting and reflective surfaces. This is a huge undertaking.

BINQ_ADAMS and the team's Painkiller RTX mix

This mod recontinues, re-restores, and rebuilds most of the 2004 painkiller while maintaining its original Gothic horror aesthetic. The lighting effect has been greatly improved, the texture of the surface looks more detailed, and the 2D environment objects have been replaced by detailed 3D models. this Latest trailer Shows how many improvements are in the latest update to the MOD.

Black Mesa Mix-POC- Xoxor4D and Team Inbound

The 2020 Black Countertop was originally a remake of half-life productions made by fans, so what better way to update than using fan-made mods? This has a huge improvement in lighting and texture, especially on inbound tram rides. There are also over 40 materials built from the ground, and 100 materials were produced from the original Colormap. trailer Showing these improvements, the level of detail is impressive.

Xoxor4D's code name Atlantis RTX

By essentially adding a new mini-game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, this model essentially adds new mini-games in addition to custom weapons and interactable objects. The outstanding new custom weapon has built-in eyes that are actually looking around, while the new mini game you can find 20 Suzannes (named after Blender “Mascot”) before time runs out, while the water rises gradually. The water effect is a new addition that can slow you down and reduce gravity, depending on the height of the water. You can see new weapons and gameplay from the mini game This video.

Max Payne: Noodle Mix

The current version of this mod is the first step in a larger plan to fully modernize the 2001 Max Payne. As of now, Roscoe Street Station has been remodeled with hand-made PBR materials and has added hand-placed RTX lighting to most games. In the future, it is expected to expand PBR material to the rest of the game, improve models and assets, and fix bugs.

SCP Containment RTX REREACH REMASTER by Inward 3D and Teams

Visual Remake of the 2012 Indie Horror Game SCP – This MOD adds ray tracted Lighting, Shadows and PBR materials. The room has come over, with AI textures and remade textures, and the character model has been improved. You can This videowith more than 8 minutes of gameplay.

Bioshock RTX from Skurtyyskirts and Team

The mod offers rooted recovery for the two-person-made classic Hawk's recovery, which adds complete real-time path tracking and total PBR asset reform. Even more impressive, it also solves the engine issues that plagued the original game, making everything smoother while looking more beautiful.

Morro RTX by 3DnoMad

The mod updated the 2002 Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, improving the light source for the Imperial Prison Ship, Seyda Neen and Balmora. It also adds PBR material based on the original texture and updates the geometry of over 300 models. You can get detailed information about these improvements from 3dnomad, the creator of the mod Summary Video.

Duoprincess is mixed by Etokapa and team

Perhaps the niche title on the list, this mod remixes every level of texture, lighting and grid for the 2003 duo princess. Each 3D texture is raised and retouched, and the lighting has been completely redone. The original light has been replaced, new lights have been added, and new emission maps and dust particles. This video Summarize these improvements and show some side-by-side gameplay with RTX on and off so you can see the difference.

Return to the Wolfenstein QHD of Luciansdiner

This mod demonstrates a love for the return to Wolfenstein Castle in 2001, improving weapon models, lighting and textures. High resolution texture replacements take advantage of the displacement provided by parallax occlusion mapping, while shooting, bulbs and stage lights have been added to emit lighting. You can This video.

UNREALRTX of MSTEWART401

This modernizes the classic illusion modernization of 1998 through improved lighting, PBR materials and environmental models. It adds full thunder global lighting, dynamic shadows, volumetric lighting and launch effects. Vegetation has been replaced and grass is added to outdoor areas to enhance loyalty, and the surface now reacts to light. This video Provides you with nearly an hour of gameplay to see the action of the MOD.

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi's generous RTX mix

The mod is listed as a technical demonstration of Jedi Knight II and has a playable level. This level has been preserved, its texture has been scanned, and there is a mixture of generated and handmade PBR materials. The lightsaber has also been improved and now it actually emits light. This video Showcased a few minutes of gameplay, along with comments from creator Arjaanauinger, who took you through the features of the Mod and how to install it.

I-Ninja mixed by Gigeorge333

Platformer I-Ninja has a makeover with this mod, which is designed to enhance the visual while maintaining the original stylized look. There are 2,000 new textures thanks to newly created textures and high-scale originals. Volume mist and dust particles have been added and the surface has been updated with added geometric details. this mod's trailer Including gameplay and video comparisons with RTX on and off scenes, the difference is obvious.

Sonic Adventure RTX Legacy version by Ver11

This mod is an update from Sonic Adventure DX: Director Cut, an enhanced port for the original Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure. It adds brand new lighting, remade PBR materials, new water effects and grass to almost all levels. This video Includes 10 minutes of gameplay, showing an improved look.

Colin McRae Rally 3 RTX Remix Mod by Budgiegamesindie

The mod is mainly focused on the Ford Focus Car 3 in the UK Special Stage 1 and the 2002 Colin McRae Rally 3. Retropology has been used on the windows, wheels and hood of the car, and its texture has been thrilled with AI. There are new lighting, new sky boxes, volume fog and higher quality trees on the stage. This trailer This mod makes a huge difference when RTX is turned on and OFF.

Star Wars: Chaos007 Republic Commando RTX

Don't be confused with the previous Star Wars: Republic Commando mod, an early demo build that covers the introduction, prologue and the first-level Gillon sport. It introduces complete ray training, enhanced textures, upgraded models, new structures, particle improvements and UI enhancements. This video Shows the importance of improvement.