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When I first played Half Sword, I didn't immediately notice its muted color palette. However, after installing a ReShade preset, the difference was striking, the game felt noticeably desaturated. That's when I realized how much vibrancy was missing. With this preset, I'm bringing those colors back to life.

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Vibrant Nova Reshade:
Half Sword is an engaging medieval combat game, but its default visuals lean heavily towards a muted, grey palette. Why they chose this aesthetic choice, I don't know, maybe to hurts your eyes? The default game color palette can sometimes make the game world feel lifeless. Vibrant Nova is a ReShade preset designed to breathe new life into Half Sword by enhancing colors and improving contrast & saturation. The result is a more vivid and immersive experience that retains the game's gritty atmosphere while making it more visually appealing.​


Installation Instructions:
  • Download ReShade:
    Visit ReShade's official website and download the latest version.​

  • Install ReShade for HalfSword:
    • Run the ReShade installer.
    • When prompted, select the Half Sword executable (Half Sword.exe) 
    • Choose the appropriate rendering API (typically DirectX 10/11/12)
    • When asked press the box at the top right two times and wait for ALL ReShade shaders to install.​
  • Unzip VibrantNova.ini

  • Place the Preset File:
    • Copy the
      VibrantNova.ini 
      file into the same directory as your Half Sword executable.​ (Typically in win64 folder inside Half Sword folder)
  • Launch the Game:
    • Start Half Sword and Press the Home key to open the ReShade overlay.
    • Follow the tutorial if it's your first time using ReShade.
    • From the drop-down menu, press the one of the left/right arrows on the search bar looking thing and wait for it to select VibrantNova.ini
      to apply the preset.​