On June 20, 2025, RazedMods officially released a brand-new update to NaturalVision Enhanced (NVE), the critically acclaimed graphics overhaul mod for Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition.
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Known for pushing Rockstar’s visuals to their limits, this latest NVE update introduces several improvements, new features, and vital compatibility tweaks.
What’s New in the June 2025 Update:
- ✅ Game Patch 1.0.889.15 Compatibility
NVE now works seamlessly with the latest GTA 5 Enhanced Edition update, ensuring mod stability and smooth performance. - 🌧️ Enhanced Rain Effects
Rain visibility has been significantly improved, especially during night and high-speed driving. An issue affecting rain appearance on the ground has also been resolved. - 🪞 Raytraced Mirror Reflections on More Vehicles
More stock game vehicles now support raytraced mirror reflections, adding a new layer of realism while cruising through Los Santos. - 🌙 Night Bloom Intensity Toggle
A new setting has been added under the Graphics tab in the NVE menu, allowing players to fine-tune the glow of lights and surfaces during nighttime gameplay. - 📸 New Photo Mode Shader
Capture cinematic moments with a newly added shader for Photo Mode, complete with stylish overlays, stickers, and frames. - 🗺️ Map Fixes & Optimizations
Various bugs and visual inconsistencies across the game world have been addressed for a smoother experience. - 🛠️ Miscellaneous Bug Fixes and Tweaks
General stability improvements and visual polish round out the update.
NaturalVision Enhanced remains one of the most ambitious and visually striking mods ever made for GTA 5, continually redefining the game’s graphical standards.
This latest update shows that RazedMods is still deeply committed to delivering high-quality enhancements for the modding community.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
What is NaturalVision Enhanced?
NaturalVision Enhanced is a comprehensive visual upgrade mod for Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition. It aims to significantly improve the game’s graphics and realism, taking full advantage of the new ray tracing features introduced in the Enhanced Edition, providing a more immersive Los Santos experience.
What new visual features does NaturalVision Enhanced add?
The NaturalVision Enhanced mod introduces reworked weather, lighting, ambient colors, world textures, models, and vegetation. A key feature is enabling all light sources to cast shadows, which further enhances the game’s ray-traced shadows and adds remarkable depth to the environment, making the visual overhaul quite impactful.
How does the June Update for NaturalVision Enhanced impact ray tracing?
The June Update for NaturalVision Enhanced leverages Rockstar’s recent Title Update 1.71 for GTA V Enhanced Edition, which added new ray tracing options. This includes support for high-resolution ray-traced reflections and a second ray bounce for Ray Traced Global Illumination (RTGI), making indirect lighting and reflections even more accurate and visually stunning within the mod.
Is NaturalVision Enhanced compatible with the latest GTA V Enhanced Edition updates?
While the initial release of NaturalVision Enhanced was compatible with the GTA V Enhanced Edition, the recent Title Update 1.71 introduced new ray tracing settings. Modders are actively working on ensuring full compatibility. As of now, other visual mods like RealityV have confirmed compatibility, suggesting that NaturalVision Enhanced likely has, or will soon receive, updates for the latest game version.
Does NaturalVision Enhanced improve overall game realism?
Yes, NaturalVision Enhanced significantly improves overall game realism. By reworking various visual elements like lighting, weather, and textures, and by fully utilizing and even extending ray tracing capabilities, the mod creates a much more lifelike and visually stunning version of Los Santos, enhancing the sense of immersion for players.
What kind of performance impact can be expected with NaturalVision Enhanced?
While NaturalVision Enhanced pushes graphical fidelity to new heights with its extensive visual upgrades and ray tracing enhancements, it can be more demanding on hardware than the vanilla Enhanced Edition. Users with high-end GPUs like the RTX 4090 can generally maintain high frame rates, but it’s important to note that enabling all RT settings can increase VRAM usage. The mod also benefits from upscaling technologies like DLSS 3 and FSR 3.
Are there any known issues with the NaturalVision Enhanced June Update?
As with any complex mod, particularly those integrating with recent game updates, some users might encounter minor issues. Early reports for the initial NaturalVision Enhanced release mentioned potential graphical glitches like a vignette effect issue, which could often be resolved by adjusting in-game settings or ensuring proper mod installation. Compatibility with the very latest game patches is always something mod developers work to address quickly.
How does NaturalVision Enhanced compare to the vanilla GTA V Enhanced Edition graphics?
NaturalVision Enhanced offers a dramatic visual improvement over the vanilla GTA V Enhanced Edition graphics. While the Enhanced Edition brought its own ray tracing features, NaturalVision Enhanced takes these further by enabling more advanced shadow casting, refining environmental details, and overhauling lighting and weather, resulting in a much richer and more realistic visual experience.
Can NaturalVision Enhanced make GTA V look like GTA 6?
Many users have compared NaturalVision Enhanced to the visuals of the upcoming GTA 6, praising its ability to bring a new level of fidelity to GTA V. While it significantly closes the gap and makes GTA V look “way better than the Next-Gen Update,” it’s important to temper expectations as GTA 6 is developed on a newer engine with even more advanced capabilities. However, NaturalVision Enhanced is currently the closest visual experience players can get to GTA 6 in GTA V.
