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This is my highly-cinematic, bordering on dark-fantasy ReShade for SSE. Adds lights, lens flare, darkens, lens dirt, shine/glow to metals. Enhances metals to look more metallic and reflective. Makes materials and surfaces look more detailed and nuanced. Maintains visibility at night. Sunsets are fire.
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- Donations
-- Vivid Weathers and Dolomite Weathers users are strongly encouraged to check out my more advanced ReShades tuned specifically for those weather mods:
-- Live Action Trailer Graphics, The Dragonborn Comes, a ReShade for Vivid Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9990/?
-- Dovahkiin Rising ReShade for Dolomite Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9942?
-- Dragon Breaker ReShade, a Bright and Bold Look for Vivid Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9991/?
-- Please come back and hit the "endorse" button if you like this so it will move up higher in the list of mods and more people will get exposed to it and also know it's a quality mod. -Love, Merc --
-- Extra comparison images of version 1.5 with Vanilla Weathers here: http://imgur.com/gallery/wKo36. More images when I have time. --
-- Update 1.5 makes Ashen ReShade weather-mod agnostic, meaning it no longer relies on l00ping's (still-excellent) Natural and Atmospheric Tamriel (NAT) weather mod. The video showcasing the latest version is using the vanilla (unmodded) weather and lighting. [5/11/2017] --
-- DoF added 5/9/2017. Toggle with "/" key on numberpad. Make sure numberpad enabled. Film grain toggle changed to 3 (not on numberpad). Ambient light and lens flare are 4 (not on numberpad). --
This is my highly-cinematic, bordering on dark-fantasy ReShade for SSE. Adds lights, lens flare, darkens, adds lens dirt and shine/glow to metals. Enhances metals to look more metallic and reflective. Makes materials and surfaces look more detailed and nuanced. Maintains visibility at night and in interiors/caves, etc. Sunsets are fire. Chesko's amazing lantern mod is recommended for maximum enjoyment and visibility in all situations.
This mod features many optional features, so please see the "controls" section below for which buttons turn which features off and on.
When the UI or menu is blurry, it's caused by one of the depth of fields. If it bothers you a lot, you can either look into sky before pausing the game or going into a menu or press one of the two hotkeys below to disable the DoF while in the menu and reactivate upon exiting the menu. This can't be fixed because of how ReShade works. It's either have no depth of field or have a few minor inconveniences from time to time.
Images of version 1.5 http://imgur.com/gallery/wKo36
The pictures of all of update 1.2 are using l00ping's excellent Natural and Atmospheric Tamriel (NAT) weather mod. This preset was made with that weather mod in mind before update 1.5, which makes Ashen ReShade weather agnostic.
Updated video showing latest version (1.5) in action, shows day, sunset and night, in order.. Vanilla weathers and lighting. Please leave a like and sub on my YouTube channel if you support my work. Thanks!
OUTDATED, 1.0 version - Day, Sunset, Night Preview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to3Zt0oulxg
OUTDATED Pre-release version - Snow Preview
Other video demos coming much later today. More pics too.
CONTROLS:
(numberpad must be enabled for numberpad controls to work. All are remappable with in-game ReShde menu)
Toggle mod - "END" key
Toggle ReShade menu - "F1"
Toggle close-range Depth of Field - "/" on numberpad
Toggle long-range Depth of Field - "9" not on numberpad
Toggle Film Grain - "3" not on numberpad
Toggle Sharpness - "5" not on numberpad
Toggle Bloom - "6" not on numberpad
Toggle Cineamtic Black Bars - "0" not on numberpad
Toggle Lens dirt and some added lighting effects - "4" not on numberpad
Toggle a darkening effect - "9" on the numberpad
INSTALLING:
If you downloaded through steam, extract and copy/paste my files and folder into your Skyrim SE main folder if you downloaded through steam and haven't changed your steam install path from the default -- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim Special Edition. Otherwise use this guide:
1. Download the Reshade 3.0.6 from here https://reshade.me/
2. Scroll to bottom of page and download whatever the latest version advertised is.
Run the .exe that you just downloaded. Probably best to copy it to your desktop or somewhere else first outside your downloads folder.
Follow the steps it tells you selecting yes everything it asks.
3. Select your "SkyrimSE.exe" which is in the main folder of the game. Probably in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim Special Edition
4. Select the DirectX 10+ version after you select the "SkyrimSE.exe."
5. Run your game
As your game loads up, you should see a grey box popup in the top of the screen saying it's loading all the reshade effects.
Once it's done, hit "shift+F2" and follow the promps. The most important thing is to hit the plus symbol next near the top of the Reshade GUI and type any name you want.
Follow the other prompts until the boxes turn from red to black or grey or whatever indicates you're done with the very short tutorial.
You can leave your game open or close it for this next step.
6. Go back to your game's main folder, where the "SkyrimSE.exe" is and look for that file you just created with whatever name you gave. It should be a .ini file.
7. Open the .ini file and replace all the text with the text from my preset on this page.
Save the file. Run your game or alt tab back to it. And then do step 7 if you your game is still running.
8. Reopen the Reshade GUI with Shift+f2 and click the click "reload". The new effects should start loading with my custom settings.
9. PROFIT!
UNINSTALLING:
1. Delete the Reshade folder, dxgi.ini, dxgi.dll, and dxgi.log and AshenReShade.ini files from your game folder. That's it.
Enjoy, leave comments below if you're having trouble installing or better yet youtube a Resahde 3.0+ install guide. It's extremely easy.
You may notice a slight decrease in performance, but it should still be pretty similar FPS to what you usually get. The visual difference is night and day to me and I can't ever go back to vanilla.
CONTACT
-- Please subscribe to my YouTube channel for lets plays and demos of my upcoming and released ReShades... who knows, one day maybe you'll an ENB up there: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5KAZuLeVmeQLXSMJNBMcA --
-- Please follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/MercsAssassin --
MY MODS FOR OTHER GAMES
https://www.facebook.com/MercsAssassin/ -The first post has the whole, most updated list.
ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS
-- Cinematic Enhancer: https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/8521/
Skyrim Special Edition
-- Live Action Trailer Graphics, The Dragonborn Comes, a ReShade for Vivid Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9990/?
-- Dovahkiin Rising ReShade for Dolomite Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9942?
-- Dragon Breaker ReShade, a Bright and Bold Look for Vivid Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9991/?
-- Skyrim SE Ashen ReShade: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9060/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrimspecialedition%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D9060%26preview%3D&pUp=1 --
SQUAD
-- Cinematic Shooter Project: https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7474/
Mass Effect Andromeda ReShades
-- Cinematic Realism - http://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectandromeda/mods/2/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fmasseffectandromeda%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D2%26preview%3D&pUp=1
-- Neon Bomb - http://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectandromeda/mods/4? --
Fallout 4 ReShade
-- Cinematic Realism - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/23442/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Ffallout4%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D23442%26preview%3D&pUp=1 --
Dirt Rally ReShade
-- Cinematic Racing Project - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7323/ --
Dirt 4 ReShade
-- Cinematic Racing Project, Dirt 4 Edition - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7333/
-- Cinematic Racing Project (vibrant version), Dirt 4 Edition - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7348/
Mad Max ReShade
-- Cinematic Excellence (Bleak version) - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7438/
-- Cinematic Excellence - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7434/
Far Cry 4
[b]-- Cinematic A.F. - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7416/
Ghost Recon Wildlands Mods
-- Stunning Light and Atmospherics - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7525/
-- Cinematic Excellence 2.0 ReShade (best neutral enhancer with lots of options) - http://www.nexusmods.com/ghostreconwildlands/mods/1/?
-- E3 2015 Graphics - more realistic, cold ReShade, inspired by E3 2015 trailers for the game with a more gray look - http://www.nexusmods.com/ghostreconwildlands/mods/2?
-- Borderlands-style Oil Painting ReShade - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7175/
-- Uncharted-looking ReShade - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7115/
-- Sun Soaked Graphics Overhaul - insane lighting amplifier. Sunsets, sunrise and clear days look nuts! - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/6992/
-- Live Action Trailer Graphics, The Dragonborn Comes, a ReShade for Vivid Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9990/?
-- Dovahkiin Rising ReShade for Dolomite Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9942?
-- Dragon Breaker ReShade, a Bright and Bold Look for Vivid Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9991/?
-- Please come back and hit the "endorse" button if you like this so it will move up higher in the list of mods and more people will get exposed to it and also know it's a quality mod. -Love, Merc --
-- Extra comparison images of version 1.5 with Vanilla Weathers here: http://imgur.com/gallery/wKo36. More images when I have time. --
-- Update 1.5 makes Ashen ReShade weather-mod agnostic, meaning it no longer relies on l00ping's (still-excellent) Natural and Atmospheric Tamriel (NAT) weather mod. The video showcasing the latest version is using the vanilla (unmodded) weather and lighting. [5/11/2017] --
-- DoF added 5/9/2017. Toggle with "/" key on numberpad. Make sure numberpad enabled. Film grain toggle changed to 3 (not on numberpad). Ambient light and lens flare are 4 (not on numberpad). --
This is my highly-cinematic, bordering on dark-fantasy ReShade for SSE. Adds lights, lens flare, darkens, adds lens dirt and shine/glow to metals. Enhances metals to look more metallic and reflective. Makes materials and surfaces look more detailed and nuanced. Maintains visibility at night and in interiors/caves, etc. Sunsets are fire. Chesko's amazing lantern mod is recommended for maximum enjoyment and visibility in all situations.
This mod features many optional features, so please see the "controls" section below for which buttons turn which features off and on.
When the UI or menu is blurry, it's caused by one of the depth of fields. If it bothers you a lot, you can either look into sky before pausing the game or going into a menu or press one of the two hotkeys below to disable the DoF while in the menu and reactivate upon exiting the menu. This can't be fixed because of how ReShade works. It's either have no depth of field or have a few minor inconveniences from time to time.
Images of version 1.5 http://imgur.com/gallery/wKo36
The pictures of all of update 1.2 are using l00ping's excellent Natural and Atmospheric Tamriel (NAT) weather mod. This preset was made with that weather mod in mind before update 1.5, which makes Ashen ReShade weather agnostic.
Updated video showing latest version (1.5) in action, shows day, sunset and night, in order.. Vanilla weathers and lighting. Please leave a like and sub on my YouTube channel if you support my work. Thanks!
OUTDATED, 1.0 version - Day, Sunset, Night Preview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to3Zt0oulxg
OUTDATED Pre-release version - Snow Preview
Other video demos coming much later today. More pics too.
CONTROLS:
(numberpad must be enabled for numberpad controls to work. All are remappable with in-game ReShde menu)
Toggle mod - "END" key
Toggle ReShade menu - "F1"
Toggle close-range Depth of Field - "/" on numberpad
Toggle long-range Depth of Field - "9" not on numberpad
Toggle Film Grain - "3" not on numberpad
Toggle Sharpness - "5" not on numberpad
Toggle Bloom - "6" not on numberpad
Toggle Cineamtic Black Bars - "0" not on numberpad
Toggle Lens dirt and some added lighting effects - "4" not on numberpad
Toggle a darkening effect - "9" on the numberpad
INSTALLING:
If you downloaded through steam, extract and copy/paste my files and folder into your Skyrim SE main folder if you downloaded through steam and haven't changed your steam install path from the default -- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim Special Edition. Otherwise use this guide:
1. Download the Reshade 3.0.6 from here https://reshade.me/
2. Scroll to bottom of page and download whatever the latest version advertised is.
Run the .exe that you just downloaded. Probably best to copy it to your desktop or somewhere else first outside your downloads folder.
Follow the steps it tells you selecting yes everything it asks.
3. Select your "SkyrimSE.exe" which is in the main folder of the game. Probably in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim Special Edition
4. Select the DirectX 10+ version after you select the "SkyrimSE.exe."
5. Run your game
As your game loads up, you should see a grey box popup in the top of the screen saying it's loading all the reshade effects.
Once it's done, hit "shift+F2" and follow the promps. The most important thing is to hit the plus symbol next near the top of the Reshade GUI and type any name you want.
Follow the other prompts until the boxes turn from red to black or grey or whatever indicates you're done with the very short tutorial.
You can leave your game open or close it for this next step.
6. Go back to your game's main folder, where the "SkyrimSE.exe" is and look for that file you just created with whatever name you gave. It should be a .ini file.
7. Open the .ini file and replace all the text with the text from my preset on this page.
Save the file. Run your game or alt tab back to it. And then do step 7 if you your game is still running.
8. Reopen the Reshade GUI with Shift+f2 and click the click "reload". The new effects should start loading with my custom settings.
9. PROFIT!
UNINSTALLING:
1. Delete the Reshade folder, dxgi.ini, dxgi.dll, and dxgi.log and AshenReShade.ini files from your game folder. That's it.
Enjoy, leave comments below if you're having trouble installing or better yet youtube a Resahde 3.0+ install guide. It's extremely easy.
You may notice a slight decrease in performance, but it should still be pretty similar FPS to what you usually get. The visual difference is night and day to me and I can't ever go back to vanilla.
CONTACT
-- Please subscribe to my YouTube channel for lets plays and demos of my upcoming and released ReShades... who knows, one day maybe you'll an ENB up there: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5KAZuLeVmeQLXSMJNBMcA --
-- Please follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/MercsAssassin --
MY MODS FOR OTHER GAMES
https://www.facebook.com/MercsAssassin/ -The first post has the whole, most updated list.
ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS
-- Cinematic Enhancer: https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/8521/
Skyrim Special Edition
-- Live Action Trailer Graphics, The Dragonborn Comes, a ReShade for Vivid Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9990/?
-- Dovahkiin Rising ReShade for Dolomite Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9942?
-- Dragon Breaker ReShade, a Bright and Bold Look for Vivid Weathers: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9991/?
-- Skyrim SE Ashen ReShade: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9060/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrimspecialedition%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D9060%26preview%3D&pUp=1 --
SQUAD
-- Cinematic Shooter Project: https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7474/
Mass Effect Andromeda ReShades
-- Cinematic Realism - http://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectandromeda/mods/2/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fmasseffectandromeda%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D2%26preview%3D&pUp=1
-- Neon Bomb - http://www.nexusmods.com/masseffectandromeda/mods/4? --
Fallout 4 ReShade
-- Cinematic Realism - http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/23442/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Ffallout4%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D23442%26preview%3D&pUp=1 --
Dirt Rally ReShade
-- Cinematic Racing Project - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7323/ --
Dirt 4 ReShade
-- Cinematic Racing Project, Dirt 4 Edition - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7333/
-- Cinematic Racing Project (vibrant version), Dirt 4 Edition - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7348/
Mad Max ReShade
-- Cinematic Excellence (Bleak version) - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7438/
-- Cinematic Excellence - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7434/
Far Cry 4
[b]-- Cinematic A.F. - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7416/
Ghost Recon Wildlands Mods
-- Stunning Light and Atmospherics - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7525/
-- Cinematic Excellence 2.0 ReShade (best neutral enhancer with lots of options) - http://www.nexusmods.com/ghostreconwildlands/mods/1/?
-- E3 2015 Graphics - more realistic, cold ReShade, inspired by E3 2015 trailers for the game with a more gray look - http://www.nexusmods.com/ghostreconwildlands/mods/2?
-- Borderlands-style Oil Painting ReShade - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7175/
-- Uncharted-looking ReShade - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/7115/
-- Sun Soaked Graphics Overhaul - insane lighting amplifier. Sunsets, sunrise and clear days look nuts! - https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/6992/