PLEASE USE THE BUGS SECTION IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, ANY COMMENTS HERE IN REGARDS TO THAT WILL BE DELETED. Thank you. For those that love the Filmic Tonemapper but do not like how dark it gets, please play around with these settings in the Engine.ini
r.Color.Max= Allows to define where the value 1.0 in the color channels is mapped to after color grading. Value should be around 1, smaller values darken the highlights, larger values move more colors towards white, Default: 1 r.Color.Mid= Allows to define where the value 0.5 in the color channels is mapped to after color grading (This is similar to a gamma correction). Value should be around 0.5, smaller values darken the mid tones, larger values brighten the mid tones, Default: 0.5 r.Color.Min= Allows to define where the value 0 in the color channels is mapped to after color grading. The value should be around 0, positive: a gray scale is added to the darks, negative: more dark values become black, Default: 0
Ajdust them to your own tastes without turning off the filmic tone mapper which is GREAT, these settings are baked into the engine itself and you can use that if you don't want to use a reshade, so no FPS drop.
HOW TO INSTALL IT CORRECTLY:
1:Unzip the file 2: Copy the contents into AppData\Local\BendGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor over-riding all folders (PLEASE MAKE SURE for the love of God save your folders in case you need to revert at some stage) 3: All files except for the GameUserSettings.ini MUST be kept 'READ ONLY" 4:GameUserSettings.ini is where you adjust your resolution, language, sound etc etc ....so do it within the game or alter it directly. 5: THAT IS IT. 6.DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING! (unless you want to)
"Realistic Darkness" by sixstringseraph, highly recommended , it achieves darkness at night, indoors, tunnels etc etc without playing around with the settings, full auto install and forget. I'm not a big fan of any reshades but that is some clever work that chap did, try it out, i am sold....
https://www.nexusmods.com/daysgone/mods/124
I would also recommend "Let There Be Bright" mod by the same author, it works real well with his mod (using both and lovin it)
PLEASE ENDORSE THE MODS YOU DOWNLOAD, ONLY 1 IN 60 MODS ARE ENDORSED AND YET THOUSANDS USE THEM.
Reward the modders for their hard work, DO NOT BE LAZY.
THANK YOU,
EDIT:
I have archived the old non streamed texture files as the patch 1.4 seemed to have improved streaming and stutter quite a lot making them obsolete, please use the 1.14 for the patch 1.04
Pak and cooked files, and engine.ini files aren't going to that Bendgame folder , there's another bendgame folder -
Ok, start your game normally and change a few settings in game menu to create saves and that second bendgame folder
Exit game,
Go to local disk c: - primary user name- appdata - local - bendgame - saved - inside you put Cooked and Paks folders, and there is a folder Config - Windowsnoeditor - inside there are ini type files to replace with graphical tweaks like Days Gone Optimization and 2gb VRAM MAGIC mod ..
The bendgame inside game directory - the sfpaks folder needs to be renamed as sfpakss, with 2 - 'ss'
I've had some problems with my YouTube channel, my videos were taken down, I will re-upload soon my Days Gone videos, and to show you what mods I use and how they work...
Ah, fellow Reshade (Cheap graphical improvements and not an actual mod) hater. I enjoy this mod. Thanks for putting it out for us and working hard, from what i see there must've been shitton of testing. Great work.
Don't use the first 3 mods especially Don't use the 1.04 patch nonsense - it's bugged, textures missing, enemies dissappear, dialogs not happening, subtitles pop up but the audio cuts of, Deeks ranting and Cope dialogs are missing
If you look on the files download section lower - you'll see a mod named "Days Gone Optimization" - this mod works perfectly with no glitching and no errors, it has better shadows and reflections, good looking Godrays, a lot of stuttering is gone and gameplay very smooth especially in camps, no lagging, visually looks better than the vanilla style, audio is perfectly fine, textures are loaded properly, this is a maxed out tweaks on UE4 and I love it, - and lens flares are gone, eye adaptation when you enter and exit caves....
So - the file is called "DaysGoneOptimization"
Link here for easy find - https://www.nexusmods.com/daysgone/mods/84?tab=files&file_id=264
I play Days Gone on lower specs and this mod is like a Miracle to me
My specs are -
CPU - Intel I5 , 4590 - 3.6ghz
GPU - Nvidia GTX 1050, 2gb VRAM GDDDR5
RAM - 16gb CORSAIR, 1600mhz
3X SSD Kingston, 256gb
Windows 10 - 1803, Redstone 4 version, 2018
This mod gives me between 50 - 90 fps and no I'm not kidding, I'm not lying
You have to copy the mod folder ini. Settings to your appdata/local/bend game/saved/config/windows no editor and replace the files inside
Start the game and adjust your settings and Enjoy the experience
I wasted 25 hours modding and optimizing and trying everything out to make this game FLY and still look nice on my GTX1050 and this mod is the most optimal
Appreciate you taking the time to write this detailed info for others to use.
I've only tried it for about 20 minutes and I'm struggling to notice a difference but I have been able to keep my FPS and increase shadows with no loss. I didn't have stuttering before this mod but I'm going to keep on using it just in case. At least I've gained FPS even if I can't notice a clear difference lol.
The stuttering has gone down too, chromatic aberration is off, lens flares off, vignette effects are of, Shadows are more pronunciation is better, God rays better, this mod - Days Gone Optimization is perfect
I have gameplay uploaded on my YouTube channel, for now just 2 parts ,you can check out the videos to see my performance with this mod and + other DAYS GONE mods from Nexus ...
Link here - https://youtu.be/GIDSAJJe4eo
And you're welcome, I'm happy to help out gamers around here, I have also low-medium pc so I understand the struggle 😊
Cpt Jake- in your computer, local disk c:, username - primary username, appdata - local - bendgame- saved - config - windows no editor folder and inside you'll see a bunch of 'ini' documents, replace those with the files from the mod - Days Gone Optimization....
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For those that love the Filmic Tonemapper but do not like how dark it gets, please play around with these settings in the Engine.ini
r.Color.Max=
Allows to define where the value 1.0 in the color channels is mapped to after color grading.
Value should be around 1, smaller values darken the highlights, larger values move more colors towards white, Default: 1
r.Color.Mid=
Allows to define where the value 0.5 in the color channels is mapped to after color grading (This is similar to a gamma correction).
Value should be around 0.5, smaller values darken the mid tones, larger values brighten the mid tones, Default: 0.5
r.Color.Min=
Allows to define where the value 0 in the color channels is mapped to after color grading.
The value should be around 0, positive: a gray scale is added to the darks, negative: more dark values become black, Default: 0
Ajdust them to your own tastes without turning off the filmic tone mapper which is GREAT, these settings are baked into the engine itself and you can use that if you don't want to use a reshade, so no FPS drop.
HOW TO INSTALL IT CORRECTLY:
1:Unzip the file
2: Copy the contents into AppData\Local\BendGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor over-riding all folders (PLEASE MAKE SURE for the love of God save your folders in case you need to revert at some stage)
3: All files except for the GameUserSettings.ini MUST be kept 'READ ONLY"
4:GameUserSettings.ini is where you adjust your resolution, language, sound etc etc ....so do it within the game or alter it directly.
5: THAT IS IT.
6.DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING! (unless you want to)
"Realistic Darkness" by sixstringseraph, highly recommended , it achieves darkness at night, indoors, tunnels etc etc without playing around with the settings, full auto install and forget.
I'm not a big fan of any reshades but that is some clever work that chap did, try it out, i am sold....
https://www.nexusmods.com/daysgone/mods/124
I would also recommend "Let There Be Bright" mod by the same author, it works real well with his mod (using both and lovin it)
Anyway, enjoy!
Reward the modders for their hard work, DO NOT BE LAZY.
THANK YOU,
EDIT:
I have archived the old non streamed texture files as the patch 1.4 seemed to have improved streaming and stutter quite a lot making them obsolete, please use the 1.14 for the patch 1.04
EDIT: i found out how
Check the comments, also found some fixes for some mods
Ok, start your game normally and change a few settings in game menu to create saves and that second bendgame folder
Exit game,
Go to local disk c: - primary user name- appdata - local - bendgame - saved - inside you put Cooked and Paks folders, and there is a folder Config - Windowsnoeditor - inside there are ini type files to replace with graphical tweaks like Days Gone Optimization and 2gb VRAM MAGIC mod ..
The bendgame inside game directory - the sfpaks folder needs to be renamed as sfpakss, with 2 - 'ss'
Don't put Lightning quality on very high, just leave it on medium or high and the Flashlight would work ok , the bike light too ...
And it doesn't cause Ambient occlusion problems anymore
You're welcome 🤗😎😝
It breaks the game's experience, read my comments, I've done more tests than the modder itself
This guy abandoned this mod instead of fixing it
I had to waste weeks on all the Days Gone mods to see what's good and bad !..
So, I'm really trustworthy
The only 2 good graphics mods here for Days Gone are -
1 . Days Gone Optimization mod
2 . 2gb VRAM Magic mod
The rest of graphical and optimization mods are broken
If you look on the files download section lower - you'll see a mod named "Days Gone Optimization" - this mod works perfectly with no glitching and no errors, it has better shadows and reflections, good looking Godrays, a lot of stuttering is gone and gameplay very smooth especially in camps, no lagging, visually looks better than the vanilla style, audio is perfectly fine, textures are loaded properly, this is a maxed out tweaks on UE4 and I love it, - and lens flares are gone, eye adaptation when you enter and exit caves....
So - the file is called "DaysGoneOptimization"
Link here for easy find - https://www.nexusmods.com/daysgone/mods/84?tab=files&file_id=264
I play Days Gone on lower specs and this mod is like a Miracle to me
My specs are -
CPU - Intel I5 , 4590 - 3.6ghz
GPU - Nvidia GTX 1050, 2gb VRAM GDDDR5
RAM - 16gb CORSAIR, 1600mhz
3X SSD Kingston, 256gb
Windows 10 - 1803, Redstone 4 version, 2018
This mod gives me between 50 - 90 fps and no I'm not kidding, I'm not lying
You have to copy the mod folder ini. Settings to your appdata/local/bend game/saved/config/windows no editor and replace the files inside
Start the game and adjust your settings and Enjoy the experience
I hope I've helped you - 🤗
I wasted 25 hours modding and optimizing and trying everything out to make this game FLY and still look nice on my GTX1050 and this mod is the most optimal
I've only tried it for about 20 minutes and I'm struggling to notice a difference but I have been able to keep my FPS and increase shadows with no loss. I didn't have stuttering before this mod but I'm going to keep on using it just in case. At least I've gained FPS even if I can't notice a clear difference lol.
Thanks for this info :)
I have gameplay uploaded on my YouTube channel, for now just 2 parts ,you can check out the videos to see my performance with this mod and + other DAYS GONE mods from Nexus ...
Link here - https://youtu.be/GIDSAJJe4eo
And you're welcome, I'm happy to help out gamers around here, I have also low-medium pc so I understand the struggle 😊
That's it, and no - they aren't pak files