Hi guys!

This is my personal improvement to Dark Souls III using the SweetFx and ReshadeFX Suite.

This preset is made for improve visual aesthetics without lose performace and denaturalize the original atmosphere of the Souls saga.

There are two type of presets:

SweetFX package: improve graphics and color correction
Reshade package: all of SweetFx settings are included plus more adjustement (make the game more grim and rotten, Bloodborne style)

Best settings for light/dark situation with 0 FPS impact
(fully tested on GTX 960/970/980 at 1920x1080p and 980ti at 2560x1080p ultrawide 21:9 and 2560x1440p)

SweetFx Features Effects:

FXAA
HDR
LUMASHARPEN
LEVELS
DPX
TONEMAP
VIBRANCE
CURVES

ReshadeFx Suite plus Effects:

Technicolor 2
Tuningpalette
FilmGrain


Remember to calibrate VERY WELL your monitor space color sRGB, brightness and contrast, for superior and stunning experience!

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/   (for calibration)

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm     (for ICC profile, not all monitors listed)

(or search your personal monitor model for an explanation, google will be your friend)

Gameplay captured directly with HereticFX ON

HereticFX SweetFX:



Area Tested:

Cemetery of Ash
Firelink Shrine
Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
Archdragon Peak

Music: Abyss Watcher - Yuka Kitamura


HereticFX v2 Reshade:




Area Tested:
1: Cemetery of Ash
2: Cathedral of the Deep
3: Abyss Watcher
4: High Lord Wolnir
5: Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
6: Pontiff Sulyvahn
7: Anor Londo
8: Yhorm the Giant
9: Archdragon Peak
10: Lothric Castle
11: Kiln of The First Flame
12: Firelink Shrine


Music:

Abyss Watcher - Original Soundtrack by Yuka Kitamura
Abyss Watcher - Metal Cover by RichaadEB (thank you!!)


(video: Avidemux, music: Audacity)



Some tips for Nvidia users (and AMD maybe)

FXAA enable
Antialias settings: 8x
Antialias mode: enhance the application settings
Antialias transparency: 8x
Anisotropic filter: 16x
Texture filtering: high quality
Number of max prerender frames: 1

Just download and put all the files contain in the zip in Steam\steamapps\common\DARK SOULS III\Game

Press the "Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard to toggle the preset on and off.

For any explanation, trouble or improvementes ideas of the shader, please contact me!


(This is the first official Shader i made, and I don't know how to
promove it; if someone of you want help me to do that i'm glad!)

Here is my personal Facebook page and Youtube channel: subscribe and share if you want support my works and stay updated!

https://www.facebook.com/prophethereticaeofficial/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO3sTXAEcRI3a48V7MHb3zw


Sorry for the quality of the images, i'm not a master for edit images and videos.
I suggest to download and try it for the best quality.