As you know, PC Master Collection MGS3 doesn't run at a very good resolution and it doesn't have good shaders and such. Can we submit speedruns of modded PC MGS3 so that the only things affected are the resolution and the shader and nothing else?

I like HD Fix, it's been used for this run: https://www.speedrun.com/mgs3hd/runs/znep8q7z via https://github.com/Lyall/MGSHDFix

OK, but here are the mods:

MGSHDFIX: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/65

Texture Upscale: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/14

Audio Fixes: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/7

ReShade Preset: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/17?tab=description

ReShade: https://reshade.me/

4K Enhanced Codec Pictures: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/79

Master Collection Menu Screen: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/5

CopyRight FIX: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/24

OPTIONAL MODS/FIXES - Use at own risk, may cause incompatibility:

Horny Pinups: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/66

Eva HD Body: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/63

Ocelot Texture Fix: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/47

Splitter face paint Fix: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/2

Infinity paint fix: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/61

Higher quality splash screen: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/43

HD Upscaled UI: https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidmastercollection/mods/4

Hello,

From my experience in modding and benchmarking some mods, here are my observations:

The main point is to make sure you keep a 60 fps framerate.

• Mods that affect Resolution can affect the fps due to the performances it requires. It depends on your PC specs. I noticed that higher resolutions than 1080p can lower the framerate sometimes so i'll suggest to not go beyond 1080p resolution which is okay with 720p naturally.

• https://github.com/Lyall/MGSHDFix/releases/ is okay as long you don't go to a higher resolution than 1080p.

• Textures modding can also affect the framerate if you affected the resolution of it and put it in a too big resolution for the game so in a general way don't put mods than can transform the textures files in huge resolutions. I noticed for instance that The 4K AI full textures pack can lower your framerate sometimes.

• Reshade method can also affect the framerate if you put too high settings.

• The audio mods and invidual textures files are ok with speedrunning, it does not affect the game at all.

So from the list you provided, i would investigate about the 4K texture upscale and the reshade method as they can cause some fps drops.

Cheers,