

k6Ks1Q8DWJĪs abysmal as Artifact has been, with Valve pulling back support for the game as late as 2019, it would make sense to use the game as a testing ground. Last Artifact Beta got "Raytracing Shader" and "RTX" strings added.

Source 2 is possibly getting RTX/Raytracing support. Theoretically, it may suggest that Valve is playing with the graphical options in the Source 2 engine and Artifact is the testing ground for this effort.
#Source 2 rtx update
Djundik links to the GitHub code of the new update where it can be found that references to “RTX” and a “Raytracing Shader” can be found in the new update. SteamDB founder Pavel Djundik discovered the interesting bits of code in Artifact’s new beta update, as posted on his personal Twitter. Such could be the case with bits of code in the latest Artifact update that suggests ray-tracing and Nvidia RTX rendering could be in the works in Source 2. Artifact is a Source 2 game, and as Valve continues to update it, sometimes the code of the game includes curious tidbits that could hint at possibilities in other Source 2 games (like DOTA 2 or Half-Life: Alyx for instance). Artifact isn’t really a game that makes waves, nor does it seem likely to anytime in the near future, but that doesn’t mean Valve isn’t updating it or that it doesn’t still have its uses.
