This single mod encompases changes to
virtually every visual aspect of the game, as well as some of the
gameplay. There’s a full feature list on the mod’s website,
but some of the highlights include a revamp of the weather system and a
big improvement in the quality of reflections and shadows. The mod also
adds entirely new textures to the game, replacing the ones Rockstar
created. These are all in 4K and cover things like vehicles, weapons,
and even the pavement. Weapon behavior and physics have gotten an
overhaul too with more believable and detailed damage to the world
around you.
On the gameplay side, all the vehicles have been
retuned to behave more realistically. In the stock game, even an old
junker can reach pretty impressive speeds and make tight turns that are
outside the realm of possibility. In some ways that makes sense for a
video game, but Pinnacle is going for immersive reality. Thus, the
vehicles have more believable top speeds, weight, handling, and crash
physics.
The
distribution and behavior of NPCs is altered in Pinnacle as well. The
number of people you see on the streets will vary based on the time of
day, and even the day of the week. Police will show up on patrol in more
realistic ways, and the way they interact with gangs and civilians is
more authentic. You might happen upon a shootout that you didn’t even
start!
The
Pinnacle mod is free to download, but you should set aside some time to
work through the installation. It’s only about 1GB of data, but you’ll
need to add mod frameworks to the GTA V
directory and copy over new files. A program called OpenIV is also
needed to painstakingly edit game files. There’s a 10 minute video
detailing the installation process, but it might take you a lot longer
if you run into problems. It’s recommended you make a backup of the
entire GTA V folder in case you break things, so you’ll need 60GB or so
of spare hard drive space.
So why doesn’t Rockstar just make the
game look like this? Pinnacle and similar mods for other games are
geared towards tinkerers with powerful systems. A commercial game needs
to run on most gaming PCs and it can’t randomly break like mods often
can.
There
aren’t any firm minimum system requirements listed for the Pinnacle
mod, but suffice it to say you need to have a powerful gaming PC.
According to the modders, your system should be able to run the stock
game reliably higher than 30 FPS with all the effects turned on to work
with Pinnacle. If frame rates start chugging when it rains, you’ll have a
bad time. If you have the power to run it, though, Pinnacle will
probably be a very, very good time.
12/08/2015
GTA V Pinnacle mod includes amazing visual and gameplay enhancements
Many gamers with access to both consoles and a gaming PC like to wait for certain games
to come to the PC before they take the plunge. It can take a while, as
it did in the case of GTA V, but the mods can make the wait worth it.
There’s a new mod for GTA V that validates that choice called The
Pinnacle of GTA V World Enhancement Project. It’s a complete reskin of
the game. The mission content is unchanged, but the look and feel are
completely different.
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