About this mod
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.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Donations
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)
- Copy the
- 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.