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Digging into Rockstar's games (mainly GTA5/GTAO) Personal account @Lucas7yoshi.com This is a mirror (ideally) of Twitter/Lucas7yoshi_RS

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Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 7h

Today in low effort fun facts:
The FIB UFO in GTA 5 is named "p_spinning_anus" for reasons I simply do not know.

A screenshot of a file browser showing two files named "p_spinning_anus.ydr"

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 6d

An HD, and much less sped up version of this video can be watched on YouTube youtu.be/9k93IURgqys
In the description is more information for those curious.

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 6d

Follow up to the Father/Son cinematic camera post:
You can only use the camera at certain points, and only see through 1 at a time, but the recordings cover the whole chase.
Here's both the views throughout the whole chase, + the vehicle recording used on your car while viewing.

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 7d

the speed of the cinematic cameras as needed. Only one is viewed from at a time but they are switched between at fixed points in the chase.

This is a repost of a discovery I made on my personal account that predated this account. x.com/LucasIsPerso...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORQH...

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 7d

Why this way? Rockstar has means to animate cameras, but the speed of the chase varies based on how close the player is to it.
Rockstar doesn't have means in the script functions to speed up/slow down a camera animation.
Doing it this way lets them ramp up/down [cont]

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 7d

In the GTA5 story mode mission Father/Son there is a cinematic view during the chase.
To animate that view during the chase, they spawn 2 trucks, make them invisible, attach cameras to them and run "Vehicle Recordings" on the trucks.
Unhiding them produces this amusing result:
[thread]

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 8d

Here's a bigger montage of interesting off camera bits and bobs in various scenes throughout GTA 5 and GTA Online.
Lots of T Poses, off camera "that's a wrap" celebrations and other goodies.

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 8d

I don't think i've ever highlighted the leftover test cutscenes in the files.
Here's the intriguing ones with their names.

Can you tell I know a bit much about cutscenes yet? :p

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 9d

I can't do polls here so I can't meaningfully mirror the Twitter post womp

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 10d

Bonus bit: while briefly looking for other cutscenes that do this I found two simeons.
One model is the cutscene model, one is the in game model, they swap them during a camera cut but this is like the one cutscene the other is visible during (off camera)

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 10d

On the topic of cutscenes, Rockstar generally has traffic disabled in cutscenes, so if they have a scene next to a road they have to hand animate traffic.
This can look pretty funky when you move the camera beyond where its meant to be.

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 10d

(For those who don't know, in performance capture they t-pose as a known position so that the software can match the individual tracking points to their body reliably.)

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 10d

Rockstar continues their habit of off camera t-poses in GTA Online cutscenes.
Clapping at this bit too interestingly, I wouldn't think they'd shoot the car stuff last or clap for minor scenes...
You can also see they even motion capture the car doors (or atleast the players one)

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 10d

I am now setup to post on both Twitter as well as Bluesky.
If you prefer Bluesky my posts should be mirrored there now.

Twitter: twitter.com/Lucas7yoshi_RS
Bluesky: rockstar.l7y.media

(Thank you to TJGM on bluesky for guiding me to a tool for this.)

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 10d

Updated, also i just moved this account to my PDS so hopefully that wont break anything

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 10d

Sure, assuming you can. I've not got a clue what its set to in terms of openness...

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 10d

hmmm that nonetheless sounds tempting. will look into it

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 10d

not any that I can find that look any promising. there's sites I have never heard of in my life that claim to do such but I am not in any rush to trust them...

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · 11d

I should figure out how to automate the mirroring of my Twitter posts to here... but Twitter api is a wee bit less open then blue sky 🙃

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · Mar 5

I've made a website with interactive comparisons for the GTA 5 Enhanced PC exclusive Raytraced Global Illumination and Raytraced Ambient Occlusion

Theres also comparisons of the quality levels of both RTGI and RTAO.

🔗https://compare.l7y.media/gta5

#GTA5 #GTA5Enhanced #GTAOnline

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · Dec 11

All the "Oscar Guzman Flies Again" mission cutscenes that are proper cutscenes. Some other stuff i'll work on in time.
youtu.be/CC9oaFf3fXo

GTA Online Early 2025 "Oscar Guzman Flies Again" DLC Cutscenes Early Look

YouTube video by Lucas7yoshi

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · Nov 24

In the Contract DLC rockstar fixed the vents on this roof having some test textures. They also added some new "KEEP LOOKING" decals. The numbers are notable because they use the same texture "bh1_vent_clue_dbh1_vent_clue_a" which includes "clue" and weirdly contain an underscore

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · Nov 7

every 60 seconds in gta 5 a minute passes

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · Oct 20

my people (gambling addicts)

Lucas7yoshi_RS @rockstar.l7y.media · Oct 20

how. we just spawned.