Vice City Visual Enhancements Version 0.2

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Credits to Hanney

Awhile ago on another server forum (Hunting Arena which is now no longer with us R.I.P :'() I created a topic about a mod pack which updates the graphics of the game. Back when graphics mod Vice Cry 1.6 was released I excitedly downloaded it and installed it onto my copy of Vice City. However, when I got ingame I noticed that it was not usable on Vice City Multiplayer. It included too many extra objects which didn't exist in the original game, it changed collision data on objects aswell such as the palm trees into newer ones, and also contained some textures which I thought to be an eye sore.

The idea of Vice City Visual Enhancements was to initially make the Vice Cry 1.6 compatible to be played with on vc-mp. So I took all the mods files and started breaking them down and seeing what I liked and what I didn't like and removed it. I then re-shaped all the files into a way in which it was reusable on vc-mp and created an install script using Vice City Mod Installer. Afterwards from there i've built upon it adding more and more different mods in an attempt to give the game a rich new high definition look whilst trying to preserve much of the Vice City atmosphere without making drastic changes.

This is basically a mod compiliation of lots of other mods created by modders. None of this work is mine and I have only collated it together and created an install script in which it is compatible with vc-mp. Please give all credit to the individual modders who created each one of these mods included.

The file size is roughly 138mb. It is reccomended that you install this mod over a clean installation of vc-mp to avoid any errors later on. Below is an extract of the read me file included within the mod which describes some of the mods which were fully or partially included.

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Vice City Visual Enhancements

This is a compilation of mods by others that I have gathered and combined together to attempt to give Vice City a cleaner high resolution look whilst being compatible with Vice City Multiplayer. I do not take any credit for the creation of these mods as I only gathered them together and combined them into an install script. Below is a list of the mods featured in this installation as well as a link to the source each mod.
I do not recommend you use this mod if your PC cannot reach 30 fps in vanilla Vice City at a stable constant rate.
Vice Cry 1.6 by kowal125xr
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(Some of the contents have been removed to make it suitable for use on Vice City Multiplayer. E.g trees that were not in the game originally, ventilation shafts on roofs in Little Haiti, other misc. objects such as the Hulk Hogan statue etc.
I removed some textures as well as I thought they were poor in comparison to the others. Some textures also weren't added in because it was too time consuming for me to find all of the texture names required)

This compilation is comprised mainly of this mod. New things contains:
-   Various new textures around Vice City
-   New Roads
-   New Vegetation
-   Higher Resolution Fonts
-   Higher Resolution Weapon Icons
-   Higher Resolution Map and Icons

Vice City Realistic Palm Trees v2 by Black Hole (PG) & kromvel
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(Acts as a compatible replacement for the trees from Vice Cry. These are suitable for multiplayer as they do not modify any collision data.)

Vice City real reflections and specular lighting by DexX
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(Adds in specular lighting to vehicles, the player, and water ingame. Adds a nice little touch to the graphics but can be very demanding on a system if there is a large amount of vehicles on scene at once.)

HQ Vice City Radar Icons by yojo2
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Gives a sharper higher resolution look to icons on the radar such as the "D" for Diaz on the radar.

Extended Draw Distance by Adtec_224
(DrawDist.asi - Extends the draw distance beyond normal limits doubling the values. As a result trees will load farther in the distance as well as textures. An additional “override.txt” file is included aswell where the values can be dynamically altered to suit preference)

Loading screens remover by created Nitzkit (Uploaded by flatface)
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(Removes loading screens between islands making the gameplay more fluent.)

GTA IV Streets For Vice + Hi Res By GTA3&VCmodder
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I took the grass from this mod (unpatched) because I seem to like it. I also took a few other textures from Starfish and some Alley ways in Ocean Beach.

Missing Textures Fix by Beckermann-Dewitt
Fixes the missing textures on some barricades and street signs.
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Improved Lens Flare Graphics by JVT
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A slight tweak which improves the lens flares from the sun.

Hurricane Charlie by Switch Designs
(Makes the rain a little more heavy and violent looking more representative of tropical storms)
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Xbox Vehicles to PC by ALMOST610
(Ads in quite nice smoother looking Xbox version vehicles to the PC version as well as 3d wheel trims)
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HD Tommy for Vice City Mod by vakooja
Replaces the in game player model and skin with a more sharp high resolution skin.
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Road Reflections Fix by SilentPL
Graphics cards more recent than AGP have problems with displaying the reflections of roads when it rains. This mod corrects this problem restoring the reflective surfaces from rain.
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Vice City – Sky Full of Stars by MW_29
This mod adds in stars to the sky of Vice City on clear nights. Makes the sky appear less bare and more pretty at night.
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ORG Patch VC v1.1
Haven’t actually used the collision fixes here as they are not suitable for multiplayer. The larger resolution images from the file “generic.txd” were taken from this mod and combined with this compilation.
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Vice City Hi-res Loadscreen by UJIbU4
Replaces the main loading screen with a high resolution 1920x1080 resolution version.
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Screenshots:

Starry Sky at night - [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Extended Draw Distance (see further) - [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

New rain effects, reflections on ground, specular lighting, HD Hud, Fonts and Xbox Vehicles - [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Reflective water surfaces (isn't really reflective and is quite buggy, however its a nice little touch) - [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]



Download: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
(The download link above does not seem to work for some people, so here is an alternative link for you.)

Instructions on how to install are included. MAKE SURE TO USE THE OPTION PRESENTED TO BACKUP YOUR FILES!!!


Issues:
If you have any problems post here and let me know and i'll see if I can fix it. Depending on your system aswell a large performance hit may be present. Mods/Files which may have a severe affect may be:

VCDrawDist.asi - The draw distance is extended from the default which can have an impact on performance - try deleting "VCDrawDist.asi" in the root folder.

vc_carref.asi and vc_speclight.asi - This may have an impact on performance especially if there are alot of vehicles on screen at once.

Loading screens between islands remover - Not sure if this has a major impact or not, depends on the amount of RAM your system has perhaps. Maybe it's only helpful for the console versions e.g ps2 version specifically. The original Vice City uninstallation files are included within the mod itself when seperately download from here: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Good luck!

Extra note: Some of the functionality of this mod uses .asi files which is blocked by 0.4. This includes extended draw distance and specular lighting.

Also please note that if you wish to use this in vc-mp:

you must type into the console/chatbox the following command: /setconfig game_streammem 512 on any server then restart your game. IF YOU DON'T DO THIS PART YOU WILL PROBABLY RECEIVE LOTS OF FLICKERING TEXTURES INGAME!
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Nice copy paste from another forum without even giving him 1% of the credit.

Nice copy paste I have these all baba and kakan gave me.

vice-cry ? :v

Nice copy paste nerd,
This post is copied from Hanney, shame that you didn't give em credit.

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On topic:
I've been using those mods for a while now. I really like VCVE.

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