The fan-made Grand Theft Auto IV RTX Remix project continues to impress, and a brand-new update has just elevated it further. Modder DarkoRTX has released a stunning HD texture pack specifically designed for the RTX Remix Path Tracing mod, bringing enhanced textures and material definition to Rockstar’s 2008 classic.
A Visual Feast for Liberty City
The new texture pack significantly improves the quality of buildings, roads, and pavement surfaces, adding detailed PBR (Physically Based Rendering) maps including metallic, depth, and roughness parameters. This comprehensive approach allows objects to react far more naturally to the RTX Remix lighting, creating reflections and surface details that feel authentically modern.
Available in both 2K and 4K resolutions, the pack offers flexibility for different system capabilities. Even the 2K textures represent a dramatic leap over the vanilla game, which shipped with textures that didn’t exceed 1K. For higher-end systems, the 4K options squeeze every drop of performance from modern graphics cards.
The Current Limitation
Before fans get too excited about a full Liberty City overhaul, there’s an important caveat. This new texture pack is currently restricted to the South Bohan Apartment area of the map, specifically covering buildings, roads, and pavements in that district. The file weighs in at over 3 gigabytes, containing reworked textures exclusively for this starting zone.
However, DarkoRTX has confirmed plans to expand the pack to other areas progressively, with the goal of achieving complete visual consistency across the entire city. This methodical approach ensures each district receives the same meticulous attention to detail.
Manual Refinement, Not Just AI Upscaling
What sets this project apart is the craftsmanship behind it. The creator emphasizes that this isn’t simply a resolution increase using neural networks. Many textures have been manually refined, with additional surface maps carefully crafted to ensure authentic reactions to RTX lighting. This hands-on approach preserves the original art style while bringing graphical fidelity closer to modern standards.
Part of a Larger Revival
This texture pack joins a growing ecosystem of mods revitalizing GTA 4. The broader RTX Remix project, created by modder xoxor4d, has been steadily improving with updates including PBR material generation, horizon-based fog effects, and crucial fixes like the infamous blurry phone screen issue. Together, these community efforts are giving Liberty City the kind of next-gen refresh it deserves nearly two decades after release.
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How to Get It
If you’re interested in experiencing this graphical upgrade, you can download DarkoRTX’s texture pack from Nexus Mods now. A more in-depth version with additional early updates is also available through the creator’s Patreon page. The mod works alongside GTA 4: Complete Edition via NVIDIA’s RTX Remix and does not conflict with the main RTX mod itself.
While we wait for any potential official GTA IV remaster from Rockstar, community creations like this prove that passion—and patience—can yield extraordinary results.