Balances movement speeds, tightens movement lag, reduces extreme visual effects and more!
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soyboy115588 - Inspiring me to give modding this game a go
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Changelogs
Version 1.2
Increased range you can look around while driving a vehicle (You can look out the back windows now)
Tweaked / rebalanced audio filter while in Rage (Previously, attacking and some other sounds were completely muted which made Rage unsatisfying - This is no longer the case)
Version 1.1
Restored underwater blur only
Reduced strength of Chromatic aberration slightly more
Tweaked walk speeds while aiming a gun (Slightly slower than normal walking but still very responsive)
Fixed possible crash in certain areas
I made this for personal use after trying soyboy115588's "Essential Fix" mod, but not being quite satisfied with it. It likely won't receive any additions or updates, but hopefully it's just what someone needs before experiencing this beautiful mess of a game :)
The basic goal is to "polish" a few visual effects and movement speeds to make the game look and feel like a more modern experience, without straying too far from the original style. If you stand around in any one location you may not even see a difference, but movement and combat will be far more responsive and clear.
Anything not listed below has not been touched!
List of changes:
Removed sun "Star" effect (Not sun rays, just the massive lens flair image when looking at the sun)
Removed DOF + extreme blurring when sprinting or in combat (Underwater blur and basic motion blur are fully intact)
Removed weapon turning invisible when sprinting
Reduced strength of Chromatic Aberration by half
Reduced movement lag (Feels far more natural and responsive, similar to games like Half-Life 2)
Made directional movement speeds match (Walking forward, backwards and strafing)
Increased the range you can look around while driving a vehicle (You can new look out the back windows)
Tweaked Rage audio filter (Able to hear sounds like attacking which were previously muted)
This is mod specifically for "Dead Island Riptide Definitive Edition" and have no idea if it'll work on any other version of the game - so try it on other versions at your own risk. Enjoy!