The original game included ray traced reflections. However, graphics modder Giulio Guglielmi (aka MassiHancer, the man behind graphics showcases for Star Wars Battlefront, Batman Arkham Knight, God of War 3, Resident Evil 2 Remake, and Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered) has now released a Watch Dogs Legion showcase that demonstrates improved lighting thanks to a technique he called ‘RT Direct Illumination’. Guglielmi told us via email:
I think it’s a significant step forward for ray tracing effects using Post-processing injectors, also considering that they can work properly for DirectX 11, 12, and Vulkan. This is still a work in progress rendered in 8K @60fps thanks to an Nvidia RTX 3090 TI. To be clear, this should not be confused with RTX Direct Illumination, NVIDIA’s technique that is expected to debut in Cyberpunk 2077’s upcoming Ray Tracing Overdrive Mode. Additionally, this is merely a technical showcase, as clarified by MassiHancer, and as such, it is not currently available to the public.
