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Extremely easy installation. Just extract to bin/x64 and you are done. This is the only SweetFX/Reshade preset that you will ever need. Try it out and I'm sure you will be amazed! I wasn't satisfied with any of the presets available so I made my own. Give it a shot and give me suggestions! I reply to every comment.
- Permissions and credits
UPDATE
1.2 is here! There are four versions. The first is a brighter setting for those that don't like darker interiors. The second is a version that has the same darkness as 1.1, but makes some small changes to the color palette. I have also included both versions available with Lumasharpen turned off for those that don't like it. Bloom is now set to "off" on all versions of 1.2. REMEMBER TO CHANGE YOUR IN GAME GAMMA!
Press Scroll Lock to toggle the effect
Press PrtScr to take screenshots. They will be saved in your bin/x64 folder in .png format
FRAPS OR A LOT OF OTHER FPS MONITORING SOFTWARE MIGHT CONFLICT WITH SWEETFX. IF YOU GET CRASHES YOU NEED TO DISABLE THAT SOFTWARE.
This preset was created because all of the good presets I downloaded would make blacks look REALLY BLUE or wash the colors out completely. Drove me crazy. They say if you want something done good you have to do it yourself. Well that's what I did. This was inspired by a couple different presets that I used the best parts of (while tweaking them to my liking in the process) along with my own color correction to make the blacks look black again without sacrificing the beauty of any other colors. Mainly inspired by Powerplay's GTA V preset.
When I was done I was amazed by the way it improved the detail of everything in the game while giving it a more
natural look. It's not just a small improvement. It's a "HOW DID I NOT REALIZE THE GAME LOOKED SO STRANGE IN THE 40 HOURS I'VE PLAYED IT" type of improvement. I didn't even think the vanilla looked bad, but THIS. My
god it's incredible. Toggling it on and off made vanilla look fuzzy with a yellow hue
around everything.
The interiors do get a little bit darker, but in a more natural way. IMO it's not too dark, but perfect. You might even want to use the torch in caves which provide for better immersion. Remember to press Scroll Lock every once in a while to see how strange the vanilla colors and lighting are.
TURN ALL IN GAME SHARPENING OFF because it is too much when combined with this preset. You don't have to, but I strongly recommend it because the preset sharpens and makes the little details pop out whether it be the cracks in the stone walkways, the grain in wood, wrinkles and hair on peoples faces, or the blades of grass. The sharpening in the preset makes everything look so much better like you turned the texture quality up a notch. IMO it is too much with the in-game sharpening on in conjunction with the lumasharpen from SweetFX. If you think that the sharpening is still too much with the in-game sharpening off I have instructions below on how to turn it off.
Recommendations:
I would recommend modifying your shadows because it makes the preset look even better. You will find the lines to change in the article I have linked below. Some of these settings will be found in My Documents/The Witcher 3/User.settings. If you can't find some of the lines to change you should look in bin/config/base/rendering.ini. This is an Nvidia article, but it also works on AMD. Performance cost varies depending on your hardware, but it's worth trying. I also recommend some foliage tweaks that you can find on that page.
Shadow Tweaks
Installation:
Download and extract everything (SweetFX folder, d3d11, and sweet.fx) to C/Program Files/The Witcher 3/Bin/x64 (or wherever you installed the game). It's literally as simple as that.
Monitor Calibration:
To see this as I see it you are going to want to make sure your monitor is calibrated correctly.
Change your monitor brightness/gamma so that you can barely see squares 5 and below
Brightness/Gamma
Change your contrast so that it fades into white from 244-254
Contrast
**FOR THOSE WANTING TO CHANGE THE TOGGLE KEY**
-go into the Reshade folder in your bin/x64
-open up common_settings.txt
-Near the top you will see "#define RFX_ToggleKey"
-Change The "VK_Scroll" to another key while keeping the "VK_" formatting.
**FOR THOSE WANTING TO TURN OFF THE SHARPENING**
-go into the SweetFX/Reshade folder in your bin/x64
-open up Sweetfx_Settings
-find the line that says "#define USE_LUMASHARPEN"
-Change the "1" to a "0"
Give it a try I'm sure you will love it. If you have any suggestions, feedback, or need help with anything just post it and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
-RTE
1.2 is here! There are four versions. The first is a brighter setting for those that don't like darker interiors. The second is a version that has the same darkness as 1.1, but makes some small changes to the color palette. I have also included both versions available with Lumasharpen turned off for those that don't like it. Bloom is now set to "off" on all versions of 1.2. REMEMBER TO CHANGE YOUR IN GAME GAMMA!
Press Scroll Lock to toggle the effect
Press PrtScr to take screenshots. They will be saved in your bin/x64 folder in .png format
FRAPS OR A LOT OF OTHER FPS MONITORING SOFTWARE MIGHT CONFLICT WITH SWEETFX. IF YOU GET CRASHES YOU NEED TO DISABLE THAT SOFTWARE.
This preset was created because all of the good presets I downloaded would make blacks look REALLY BLUE or wash the colors out completely. Drove me crazy. They say if you want something done good you have to do it yourself. Well that's what I did. This was inspired by a couple different presets that I used the best parts of (while tweaking them to my liking in the process) along with my own color correction to make the blacks look black again without sacrificing the beauty of any other colors. Mainly inspired by Powerplay's GTA V preset.
When I was done I was amazed by the way it improved the detail of everything in the game while giving it a more
natural look. It's not just a small improvement. It's a "HOW DID I NOT REALIZE THE GAME LOOKED SO STRANGE IN THE 40 HOURS I'VE PLAYED IT" type of improvement. I didn't even think the vanilla looked bad, but THIS. My
god it's incredible. Toggling it on and off made vanilla look fuzzy with a yellow hue
around everything.
The interiors do get a little bit darker, but in a more natural way. IMO it's not too dark, but perfect. You might even want to use the torch in caves which provide for better immersion. Remember to press Scroll Lock every once in a while to see how strange the vanilla colors and lighting are.
TURN ALL IN GAME SHARPENING OFF because it is too much when combined with this preset. You don't have to, but I strongly recommend it because the preset sharpens and makes the little details pop out whether it be the cracks in the stone walkways, the grain in wood, wrinkles and hair on peoples faces, or the blades of grass. The sharpening in the preset makes everything look so much better like you turned the texture quality up a notch. IMO it is too much with the in-game sharpening on in conjunction with the lumasharpen from SweetFX. If you think that the sharpening is still too much with the in-game sharpening off I have instructions below on how to turn it off.
Recommendations:
I would recommend modifying your shadows because it makes the preset look even better. You will find the lines to change in the article I have linked below. Some of these settings will be found in My Documents/The Witcher 3/User.settings. If you can't find some of the lines to change you should look in bin/config/base/rendering.ini. This is an Nvidia article, but it also works on AMD. Performance cost varies depending on your hardware, but it's worth trying. I also recommend some foliage tweaks that you can find on that page.
Shadow Tweaks
Installation:
Download and extract everything (SweetFX folder, d3d11, and sweet.fx) to C/Program Files/The Witcher 3/Bin/x64 (or wherever you installed the game). It's literally as simple as that.
Monitor Calibration:
To see this as I see it you are going to want to make sure your monitor is calibrated correctly.
Change your monitor brightness/gamma so that you can barely see squares 5 and below
Brightness/Gamma
Change your contrast so that it fades into white from 244-254
Contrast
**FOR THOSE WANTING TO CHANGE THE TOGGLE KEY**
-go into the Reshade folder in your bin/x64
-open up common_settings.txt
-Near the top you will see "#define RFX_ToggleKey"
-Change The "VK_Scroll" to another key while keeping the "VK_" formatting.
**FOR THOSE WANTING TO TURN OFF THE SHARPENING**
-go into the SweetFX/Reshade folder in your bin/x64
-open up Sweetfx_Settings
-find the line that says "#define USE_LUMASHARPEN"
-Change the "1" to a "0"
Give it a try I'm sure you will love it. If you have any suggestions, feedback, or need help with anything just post it and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
-RTE