Tekken 8 PC Mod Improves Visuals Beyond Ultra Graphics Settings

For those who want the best possible visuals, a modder has come up with a Tekken 8 configuration that allows for even better graphics than the game's ultra settings. A few weeks after its release, Tekken 8 has quickly become one of the most popular games to come out in 2024, proving to be another big hit for the legendary franchise.

Having come out for current-gen platforms, Tekken 8 already has some of the best possible visuals in the fighting game genre, but that's apparently not enough for some people. This mod benefits those who have ultra-high-end displays at home and want to make the most of their hardware, which is now achievable with a few tweaks to the game's settings.

Nexus Mods modder xowny released their custom configuration file for Tekken 8, which changes a number of settings to push the limits of the game's graphics (and one's PC). Improvements include 16x anisotropic filtering, which brings up the quality of texture detail from unusual angles or farther distances; shadow denoiser, which creates smoother shadows and eliminates grain and noise from darker spots; and GTAO ambient occlusion, which is a better way to elevate image quality. Aside from these, there are other small settings in the file that work together to further finetune the game's graphics. Of course, one will need a really powerful GPU to fully enable these.

Fans have been hard at work modding the PC version of the game to put in some crazy stuff. Some fanmade Tekken 8 mods add WWE wrestlers, characters from Elden Ring, Super Smash Bros., and Final Fantasy, to name a few. However, mods that change and improve how the game works are not as popular.

Fortunately, developer Bandai Namco is taking care of that with its regular Tekken 8 updates. The latest patch, which arrived on February 7, addressed some bugs and glitches to ensure the game runs smoothly. The update also made balance adjustments to Jun and Dragunov, powering them down just a bit for more parity.

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