In case you missed it, Rockstar finally brought the original Red Dead Redemption to PC, after 14 years of console exclusivity. Considering we’re in the age of remasters and remakes, you may be surprised to hear that the game wasn’t really remastered in any significant way. Yes, the PC port brought along features we’ve come to expect on PC such as ultrawide support and Nvidia’s DLSS kit, but that isn’t exactly a remaster.
The game itself hasn’t seen a large graphics overhaul. That’s where ‘Reality Redemption’ comes in – an ongoing overhaul project that will help “improve the visual fidelity of this game with better textures, models” and much more. This mod has actually been in development for the console versions for a while, but now PC users can make the most of it too.
Reality Redemption mod for RDR1 overhauls graphics
Available on Nexus Mods, ‘Reality Redemption – Overhaul Project‘ was uploaded in early November, soon after the game’s PC launch took place. There was some backlash to the game when was first revealed it comes with a full $50 price tag, especially since it’s essentially a port for a 14-year-old game. We have to say that the game can look great on PC thanks to support for native 4K, up to 144 FPS, and HDR 10 support, so a free mod that takes that to the next level is more than welcome.
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At the time of writing, the latest 2.9.2 Beta patch for PC is available to download – going through a mod manager is recommended for the smoothest installation process.
There’s a long list of features to get through which are clearly labeled on the mod’s page. While many upgrades are still a work in progress, and some are yet to be started, here’s a list of what has been completed so far (more than enough to make this mod worth a download in its current state):
- Increase memory pools and improve general performance
- Improve reflection quality
- Improve draw distance for vegetation
- Improve draw distance for the map
- Improve particles and particle count
- Improve debris variation and count
- Improve physics for liquids like water
- Improve AI behavior
- Improve the game camera to behave more like RDR2
- Improve the Euphoria physics
- Improve random events spawn and spawn rate
- Improve materials and their interactivity
- Improve culling
- Modify the movement animations for smoother transitions
- Improve John Marston textures
- Improve game world textures such as trails, roads, grounds, and grass
- Fix the nighttime broken fog and other time cycle shortcomings
If you’re looking to enjoy game mods on PC, we’ve covered some of our favorites recently including a ridiculous ‘Fast Traffic’ mod for RDR2 or a Starfield mod that cuts down the amount of loading screens.
