The mod acts as an ENB/DirectX wrapper that intercepts the game's rendering to inject modern shaders.

Common issues and fixes

In the endless debate between "purist" (no mods) vs "modernizer" (HD textures + ray tracing), the mod occupies a perfect middle ground. It doesn't try to turn CJ into a Cyberpunk 2077 character. It simply asks: What if San Andreas looked exactly how you remember it feeling?

Let’s keep the greatest open-world game alive – one shader at a time.

Appendix B — Recommended quick checklist for installation