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About this mod
Updated for Patch 8.
Enhanced shadows, lighting, colours and more that stay true to the original art direction.
A visually stunning preset that brings out the best in every scene.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
List of Enhancements
- Dynamically adjusting the contrast of the image according to the range of brightness levels it contains.
- DPX colour grading.
- Adding a subtle 'colour bloom' around glowing objects.
- Adding distance fog.
- Tonemapping for fake HDR, adds a nice contrast curve.
- Adaptive Depth of Field for a light bokeh during conversations.
- Sharpening the image.
- Slightly increasing blues and slightly decreasing reds.
- Effect that mimics obscurance and irradiance in the scene at a large scale.
- Gamma corrected subtle bloom effect.
- Simple anti-aliasing effect (makes jaggies smooth).
- Global Illumination and subsurface scattering. Using this with a tight depth so it only shows during conversations.
- High quality screen space ambient occlusion (approximating shadows around objects - can look a little strange in heavy fog).
- Adding a subtle filmic grain effect over the scene.
- Very slight darkening of the edges of the scene with a vignette.
- Adjustment over the grading of shadows, midtones and highlights.
Installation and Setup Video
Preset Installation
1. Download the Preset File:
- Download the preset from the files section.
2. Place the Preset File:
- Extract the downloaded file into the the game's bin folder.
- Typical Steam path: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Baldurs Gate 3\bin`
ReShade Installation
1. Download ReShade:
- Visit reshade.me and click on the "Download" button.
2. Setup ReShade:
- Start the setup and select a version of Baldur's Gate 3 for ReShade.
- Select `bg3.exe` if you run the game with Vulkan, or `bg3_dx11.exe` if you run with DirectX 11.
- Note: If you're unsure which one to pick, launch the game. On the Larian Launcher, you can see which rendering API you use under the play button.
3. Select Rendering API:
- Choose either Vulkan or DirectX 11, based on your game settings.
4. Complete Installation:
- When selecting effects to install select a preset file (.ini) to install only the effects it uses.
- Select 'Pure_1.0.2.ini'
5. Launch the Game:
- Open Baldur's Gate 3, wait for the shaders to load, and then open the ReShade menu.
- From the dropdown menu, select 'Pure_1.0.2.ini'.
6. Fix Depth:
- In the 'Home' tab click the 'Edit global preprocessor definitions' button from the bottom pane.
- Set RESHADE_DEPTH_INPUT_IS_REVERSED to 1.
- In the 'Add-ons' tab under Generic Depth toggle 'Copy depth buffer before clear operations' to be selected.
Uninstallation
1. Delete Loose Files:
- Navigate to the game's bin folder.
- Typical Steam path: `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Baldurs Gate 3\bin`
- Delete the following files
Pure_1.0.2.ini
ReShade.log
ReShade.ini
2. Delete the ReShade Folder:
./reshade-shaders
To Stop the Preset Affecting the UI
I recommend using Reshade UI Masker by dmc99
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