*FIX* CONVERT GTA3 TO DX9!!! Smooth 60fps

[RandalMcdaniel]

GTA3 is a directX8 game. This means you can not enable real vsync through nvidia control panel. Because of this you have to rely on the games terrible vsync or frame limiter. This results in crappy performance.

All you need to do is drop this one small file into the installation directory (same folder as gta3.exe) and the game will now be DX9

If you dont want to click links just go to reshade main website and click d3d8 to 9 at the top

https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases/tag/v1.7.0

(to download click d3d8.dll)

Now you can enable vsync for gta3 in nvidia control panel and you will experience gta3 in a buttery smooth performance you never knew was possible. (dont enable triple buffering however)

MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF SYNC AND FRAME LIMITER IN GTA3 OPTIONS MENU!

This is for people who do not want to bother with mods and installers and fixes and just want to play the game as vanilla as possible. This fix simply converts the DX8 calls to DX9 so it doesnt modify the game files at all

[Nono]

This works well!
Thanks bro!

[RandalMcdaniel]

Hey man i just found out this widescreen patch also has the DX9 converion built-in. Best of both worlds tied into one https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp

Basically you just get a wider field of vision and nothings stretched out. Looks much better

[Ulmara]

does this work for vice city as well?

[Ulmara]

It does work. Thanks.

[RandalMcdaniel]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Umarhi:

It does work. Thanks.

it works flawlessly for converting any DX8 game to DX9

[whiskyfake]

Many thanks! It helped me and now game is working in 60 FPS. 30 FPS is a way too soapy and slow and this solution saved me!

[RandalMcdaniel]

Początkowo opublikowane przez whiskyfake:

Many thanks! It helped me and now game is working in 60 FPS. 30 FPS is a way too soapy and slow and this solution saved me!

cool im glad, save that file and use it for any future dx8 titles you play

[Outlawed]

Początkowo opublikowane przez RandalMcdaniel:

GTA3 is a directX8 game. This means you can not enable real vsync through nvidia control panel. Because of this you have to rely on the games terrible vsync or frame limiter. This results in crappy performance.

All you need to do is drop this one small file into the installation directory (same folder as gta3.exe) and the game will now be DX9

If you dont want to click links just go to reshade main website and click d3d8 to 9 at the top

https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases/tag/v1.7.0

(to download click d3d8.dll)

Now you can enable vsync for gta3 in nvidia control panel and you will experience gta3 in a buttery smooth performance you never knew was possible. (dont enable triple buffering however)

MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF SYNC AND FRAME LIMITER IN GTA3 OPTIONS MENU!

This is for people who do not want to bother with mods and installers and fixes and just want to play the game as vanilla as possible. This fix simply converts the DX8 calls to DX9 so it doesnt modify the game files at all

Old post but could you potentially get DXVK to work with this?

[RandalMcdaniel]

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Początkowo opublikowane przez RandalMcdaniel:

GTA3 is a directX8 game. This means you can not enable real vsync through nvidia control panel. Because of this you have to rely on the games terrible vsync or frame limiter. This results in crappy performance.

All you need to do is drop this one small file into the installation directory (same folder as gta3.exe) and the game will now be DX9

If you dont want to click links just go to reshade main website and click d3d8 to 9 at the top

https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases/tag/v1.7.0

(to download click d3d8.dll)

Now you can enable vsync for gta3 in nvidia control panel and you will experience gta3 in a buttery smooth performance you never knew was possible. (dont enable triple buffering however)

MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF SYNC AND FRAME LIMITER IN GTA3 OPTIONS MENU!

This is for people who do not want to bother with mods and installers and fixes and just want to play the game as vanilla as possible. This fix simply converts the DX8 calls to DX9 so it doesnt modify the game files at all

Old post but could you potentially get DXVK to work with this?

whats that? never heard of DXVK before

[Outlawed]

Początkowo opublikowane przez RandalMcdaniel:

Początkowo opublikowane przez I have a plan:

Old post but could you potentially get DXVK to work with this?

whats that? never heard of DXVK before

It's a thing that lets you convert DX9/10/11 games to use the Vulkan API.

[RandalMcdaniel]

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Początkowo opublikowane przez RandalMcdaniel:

whats that? never heard of DXVK before

It's a thing that lets you convert DX9/10/11 games to use the Vulkan API.

that sounds amazing, even with nvidia gpu?

[Outlawed]

Początkowo opublikowane przez RandalMcdaniel:

Początkowo opublikowane przez I have a plan:

It's a thing that lets you convert DX9/10/11 games to use the Vulkan API.

that sounds amazing, even with nvidia gpu?

yep

[Kool]

when i drop the d3d8 file into the directroy the game crashes. why>

[RandalMcdaniel]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Kool:

when i drop the d3d8 file into the directroy the game crashes. why>

hmm thats weird, im sorry you cant get it working. the guy who makes the d3d8 file has updated it a few times over the years, maybe try a older one? maybe try one around the year i made this original post

or you can try boris (the enbdev website guys) d3d8 to dx9 converter (his is basically the same except his comes with 2 files im not sure why)

[salomaochlm]

Wow! It works, including for Vice City too! Thank you very much!