PSVita: re3-vita 1.1 released with 40% better performance, freecam feature and various fixes – You can now enjoy GTA III without ever worrying about performance!
Around a month ago, the PSVita received its first native Grand Theft Auto game thanks to work by Rinnegatamante and TheFlow who ported Grand Theft Auto III to the console. Now, this port has just received a major update which promises performance boosts of up to 40%!
What is re3-vita?
Thanks to Rinnegatamante’s and TheFlow’s efforts, you can play Grand Theft Auto III natively on your Vita or PSTV with excellent performance!
As the introduction suggests, re3-vita is a port of the open-source re3 engine for the PlayStation Vita which allows one to play Grand Theft Auto III natively. With Rinnegatamante & TheFlow being behind the port, it was received quite positively within the PSVita community as it finally granted the console a 3D GTA game that ran pretty well compared to the PSP’s GTA games which ran into evident performance issues especially when using TheFlow’s Native Resolution Patch.
Other than granting a GTA III port to the Vita, re3-vita may also pave the way for the creation of a GTA Vice City port on the console as the folks behind the re3 engine are working on extending its compatibility to this game as well due to its engine being somewhat similar to that of GTA III. In this regard, Rinnegatamante has also done some preliminary work in getting the work-in-progress ‘re3-miami’ branch (reVC) up and running on the PSVita with good results which will undoubtedly expedite the porting process when work on implementing GTA VC’s engine in re3 is complete.
What does re3-vita 1.1 bring along?
Released yesterday, re3-vita 1.1 is quite a significant release as it packs in:
- Performance improvements of around 40% thanks to the implementation of backface culling support
- The Pause menu now opens much quicker as pre-compression for textures not located within gta3.img has been implemented
With re3-vita 1.1, performance is better than ever in a pretty significant manner 😉
- A “Free Cam” option has been added together with vibration support on the PlayStation TV
- The “PostFX” option has been renamed to “Colour Filter”
- When starting a new game or loading a save, a loading screen with splash screen support has been implemented
- Improperly coloured textures have been fixed and very small textures are no longer corrupted
- In-game pop-ups now display PlayStation button icons rather than plain text
- The codebase has been updated to the latest version of the re3 engine and VitaGL together
Rinnegatamante advises those who are already running version 1.0 to update the data files with those that come with version 1.1 while also deleting the “txd.img” and “txd.dir” files before installing the new VPK. It is also recommended to turn the Frame Limiter off as frame rates higher than 30 are common now and these may break game physics.
Conclusion
You may read more about re3-vita 1.1 by following the link below to the port’s PSX-Place Thread. The VPK & data files may be downloaded off VitaDB and Rinnegatmanate/TheFlow can be donated to on Patreon.
re3-vita 1.1 change log: https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/589
re3-vita download link on VitaDB: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/re3-vita-a-full-reverse-engineered-reimplementation-of-gta-iii.31588/#post-266836
Rinnegatamante’s Patreon (monetary donations): https://www.patreon.com/Rinnegatamante
TheFlow’s Patreon (monetary donations): https://www.patreon.com/TheOfficialFloW
You mean turn the frame limiter on (enabled), as disabling this may result in FPS exceeding 30, which may cause issues with physics.
The guy that wrote the article doesn’t understand that. Wololo nonsense like this is going to kill this high ranking site. Please pay for real writers, we are willing to help pay through gofundme or whatever.
Nice! thank Aurora, this is what this site’s all about n_n
You have vested interest in destroying this site?
It will be fine don’t worry about it
I was thinking the same thing.
Is that a screen shot of it on a psvita or is it just a random photo, cause it looks sooo clean
yes. the screenshot is 960×544. native res does wonders
Still not a Skyrim…
Does it support the GTA 3 patched version? (with xbox car models)
Vita is dead, I got my Vita for free from the local dump.
Sorry to hear you need to look for games in your local dump
Don’t be sorry, I am getting a ps5 for Christmas!
… from the local dump
yeah, no wonder people are throwing them away, have fun with your garbage!
This is a story of a game changing port for the Vita the best handheld console on the market today. This port alone should increase the Vita value by 500% making it worth at least $1.
Funny! that’s how much I paid for your mom yesterday!
Gta 3, Vice City…
This is literally a dream come true.
How we longed for a Gta on Vita! And finally, they are here.
Ground hog day… Another GTA 3 Vita article 🙁 surely there is news about ps5?
what kind of news are you expecting?
Maybe someone can photocopy some PS5 box art, and pose as a hacker.
first atomiswave games on dreamcast and now GTA 3 on vita, this brings new life to old consoles
this person Rinnegatamante better be working somewhere good with their talent. The stuff they have done for the Psvita scene is amazing. I hope you are making money with your great skills. I want to thank you. And to the guy who found a Vita at the dump, lucky you. I had to buy mine. Vita is awesome and there is a reason why they hold their value and going up more on Ebay, thats because of a great homebrew scene and people like Rinnegatamante making it a better system with every release.
Also TheFlow better be using their talent for making money also. The Vita scene would not be what it is without their work and dedication. to that guy that found his Vita at the dump, I hope you get it modded and use the great apps and software provided by the Flow and other great developers. stuff like this makes the vita more worth owning in 2020.
Better yet, they should just write about Vita and older systems and forget about the piece of junk that is the ps5, that way try-hard trolls like you will keep fuming in the comments! 😀
The Vita is way more powerful than the ps5…
Does someone know how can I invert vertical controls in free cam?
complete ready data files for vita.
püt it to ux0:data/
soundfiles already converted
https://filehorst.de/d/dCGezaai
hf
password: gta