To get all of the improvements, NVIDIA has laid out some specific minimum requirements, however. Make sure to check out the video link below on remastering a classic game with our Ray Tracing technology Tony Tamasi - Remastering 1997's Quake II with Ray Tracing Q: Where can I get the game A: You can get the game in the following two ways. Cylindrical projection mode for wide-angle field of view on widescreen displays Hello Everyone, Welcome to our NVIDIA Quake II RTX installation guide + FAQ page.Support for the old OpenGL renderer, enabling you to switch between RTX ON and RTX OFF.High-quality screenshot mode that makes your screenshots look even better.Caustics approximation to improve water lighting effects.Dynamic lighting for items such as blinking lights, signs, switches, elevators and moving objects.That means all lighting, reflections, shadows and VFX are ray-traced, with no traditional effects or techniques utilized. Running on a Vulkan renderer, with support for Linux, Quake II RTX is a pure ray-traced game. Updated effects with new sprites and particle animations He said yes, and this week NVIDIA is presenting the newly-created Quake II RTX together with Christoph at GDC 2019.This game is re-released and revamped to take advantage of the latest technology ray-tracing. All 3,000+ original game textures have been updated with a mix of Q2XP mod-pack textures and our own enhancements Quake II RTX is an action game that comes with the classic Quake II gameplay but with massively enhanced visuals.Improved ray tracing denoising technology.Real-time reflectivity of the player and weapon model on water and glass surfaces, and player model shadows, for owners of the complete game (the original Shareware release does not include player models).Better physically based atmospheric scattering, including settings for Stroggos sky.New dynamic environments (Stroggos surface, and space).The remastered classic first-person shooter. Time of day options that radically change the appearance of some levels Back at COMPUTEX 2019, NVIDIA announced that QUAKE II RTX will be available later at June 6th onwards for free.Improved Global Illumination rendering, with three selectable quality presets, including two-bounce GI.Here's a recap of what's new in Quake II RTX, from NVIDIA (opens in new tab):
The revamp brings a ton of visual improvements to id's classic, providing an interesting look at what ray tracing can do for even older games.