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ReShade preset to get rid of the "Blur" and make the game have a more "Realistic" look with better "Lighting, Color, and Depth"....

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Make the game look better with less "Blur" and better "Lighting, Color and Depth" for a more "Realistic" look.

                          
  Effects used:   
                                                                  ColorMatrix.fx
                                                  Colourfulness.fx
                                                                            Curves.fx
                                                  LumaSharpen.fx
                                                  Technicolor2.fx
                                                  Vibrance.fx
                                                  Monocular_Cues@Depth_Cues.fx

                                   
Scroll down for installation instructions.                                    Preset was made with ingame "Sharpen Amount" set at: 30%
With the following disabled: Depth of field/Motion Blur   
                                         ~Also will depend on your monitor calibration~
Installation:                                                                                                                              Here's a good tutorial for installing Reshade: " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2qKbNzoMM0 "
            
Step 1: Download Link: ReShade.   
           
Step 2: Install ReShade:
           
After downloading run the program ReShade_Setup_#.#.#.exe.   
                  Select: 7DaysToDie (7DaysToDie) and press next
       
When asked "which rendering API does 7DaysToDie use" select "Direct3D10/11/12" 
                 
When asked what preset to install click skip
        When asked to "Select effect packages to install" only check:
                                       Standard effects - auto installs this
                         SweetFX by CeeJay.dk
                         AstrayFX by BlueSkyDefener                                                                                                                Legacy effects      
      

             Hit next button at bottom
        At select "SweetFX" files to install...click uncheck all button....then check:
                                               -ColorMatrix.fx
                                               -Curves.fx
                                              -LumaSharpen.fx
                                              -Technicolor2.fx
                                              -Vibrance.fx
        Then click the next button   
        At select "AstrayFX" files to install...click uncheck all button....then check:
                                             -Depth_Cues.fx   
      
Then click the next button  
       At select "Legacy effects" files to install...click uncheck all button....then check:
                                            -Colourfulness.fx
       Click the next button then click finish     
               Step 3:  Manually download "JaK's Realistic Reshade.zip" file from Nexus.                
                         Unzip file and place in where your game folder is
                     Example:"C:\Steam\steamapps\common\7 Days To Die"  
      
You should see the 7 Days To Die.exe & Reshade file. 
         
Step 4: Setup ReShade:   
Start "7 Days To Die" and ReShade should automatically start and begin decompiling  shaders,
Once it's done press HOME key on your keyboard to enter ReShades menu                            Press skip tutorial 

On the "Home: tab and in the first drop-down box select the "JaK's Realistic Reshade.ini" you downloaded from Nexus, ReShade will then recompile shaders. 

Preset should now be installed and working. Press the "Home" key to close Reshade.  

To uninstall ReShade and this preset navigate to your directory. Delete the files (this preset), 'dxgi.dll', 'ReShade.ini' and 'dxgi.log' also delete the folder 'reshade-shaders'.       

                                                                             ~ Enjoy the game ~