Grand Theft Auto 5 screens: Taking care of business

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  my lord. : at0micgarden
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    right? : Keefinator
    • Leslie Benzies once said, "Until we've simulated the world outside, we're not going to stop." I always ge... : at0micgarden
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  where do i put my money for this : Deathlove
  • I know, I saw these pictures and had the sudden desire to insert money into my monitor.. but I couldn't f... : Gwyndion
• This looks pretty great already. Just finished Gay tony so I'm pumped for GTA V even more. PC simultaneou... : node
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  What the hell is going on with those truck tires? : Bruzilla
  • Dancing truck. Also, darn those hop-ons! : Rehevkor
• So I should be able to run this decently in about 4 years, cool. : usmcmueller
• Pumped. : shirif
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  why do you hope that is a PC image? : UberKalden
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    Because it means there will be a PC release at the same time as the consoles. Which would be win. : bradleyrr
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      Are they showing the game off at Pax this year? The engine they used for Max Payne 3 ran pretty good ... : TheEmissary
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        A game like Max Payne is usually in small areas though. The main problem with GTA4 performance, for me an... : triscuit_
        • I realize this. Basically what I am getting at is they have made a concerted effort to do the PC version... : TheEmissary
        • Okay, I'm an idiot.. the sluggishness had nothing to do with loading stuff in, it was the shadow quality ... : triscuit_
    • You'd think that programmers would *enjoy* putting PC versions out now, since they can do so much more an... : FlatlineDixay
• Now lets see it on a console not running ICE mod! : HL3dsx
• "Sure hope this is a PC image" 1280x720 resolution screenshot. So no. Also, Rockstar does publicity wi... : pizzaput
• Tractor.........Trailer? YES! : thejm4n
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  helicopter-car chance -> helicopter-car chase ? : sKetchflow
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    yeah, yeah, yeah ... : Keefinator
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      I really wasn't sure. For a second I thought that you might have been implying that there were random hel... : sKetchflow
      • I just hate typos, especially in my own stuff. Thx for the catch. Too bad I can't fix it is the chatty th... : Keefinator
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  sorry but the water looks pretty standard. The big challenge with realtime water rendering is doing actual geometry displacement (such as waves and silhouettes of edges). The current standard (and screenshot) is usually no more than composition of a set of multiple normal and relfectance maps that are parametrically/procedurally animated at different rates.
  
  Some more realistic water is like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAsoXHHCqWM
  
  However, since GTA is not a fluid simulator and actually needs to calculate the rest of the game, this water will do nicely.

  Aug 26, 2012 2:32am PDT
  sorry but the water looks pretty standard. The big challenge with realtime water rendering is doing actua... : hyperwired