Just Cause 3 on PC supports NVIDIA GameWorks

Avalanche's open-world sequel will tap NVIDIA's GameWorks effects suite to deliver realistic chaos.

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Published Nov 23, 2015 6:23 PM CST
Updated Nov 3, 2020 1:03 PM CST

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Avalanche Studios' deliciously chaotic open-world explosion-sim Just Cause 3 releases in just little over a week from now, and we've spotted some new details that concerns PC gamers.

Just Cause 3 on PC supports NVIDIA GameWorks 6

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According to a leaked shot of Just Cause 3's back cover, the game will use NVIDIA's expansive GameWorks effects suite. GameWorks offers a slew of impressive enhancements across the board, from destructible environments and real-time physics to ambient smoke and fog effects. Considering Just Cause 3 is based around a wide, open world of fiery havoc, some of the GameWorks effects like PhysX, Destruction, Enhanced Horizon-Based Ambient Occlusion and Turbulence are a no-brainer.

The back cover also highlights the game's PC requirements, which we've included below. Neither Square Enix, Avalanche or NVIDIA have revealed the full list of GameWorks effects used in Just Cause 3, but we can make some quick deductions.

Just Cause 3 on PC supports NVIDIA GameWorks 5

Turbulence - High definition smoke and fog with physical interaction as well as supernatural effects
HBAO+ - Enhanced Horizon Based Ambient Occlusion
TXAA - Temporal Anti-aliasing
WaveWorks - Cinematic-quality ocean simulation for interactive applications
PhysX - Scalable multi-platform game physics solution supporting a wide range of devices, from smartphones to high-end multi-core CPUs and GPUs
Destruction - Enables artists to quickly generate pervasive destruction significantly enhancing the gaming experience
Particles & Fluids - Particles enable artists to easily provide a much more immersive environment by using physical particles which can interact e.g. with wind and explosion force fields. Particles can also be used to simulate fluids