About this mod
Improves color tones and contrast to vanilla, cities, and battlefields, without performance impact. Outdoor lighting only.(Not a Reshade)
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
- Donations
Update: Working in latest version 1.29, outdoor lighting only!

THIS MOD IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED
Fixes the game's lighting, contrast, and tone mapping effects
Covers outdoors, and for all times of day for every region, town, and battlefield.
Compatible with main and beta branch game versions
Progress Updates:
Check out the sticky for current progress and updates
Scroll down and read the FAQ below
for troubleshooting before posting
- Remove ALL prior reshade files you probably installed before this mod
- Over-write if prompted
- Start the Game
- If there are no errors its probably working, you can take a screenshot before and after to compare
- NOTE: This mod will NOT show up on the launcher
To Uninstall / Emergency Removal
Delete the following files in \bin\Win64_Shipping_Client\ : d3d11.dll, dllsettings.ini, and the TextureMods folder
If you have a dxgi.dll in your folder, you had a previous install of Reshade you did not remove
Recommended Settings
- In-game Brightness sliders both set to 0
- Exposure Slider at 50%

F.A.Q AND TROUBLESHOOTING
Its not working/My Game Crashes
- Use MOD LAUNCHER
Extract it to your steamapps\common\Mount & Blade II Bannerlord folder and make a desktop shortcut - launch the game using this and nothing else.If you need to get it working with Steam in order to get the mod working check out my guide here
- Download the required Windows support files
- Copy your own computer's d3d11.dll
2. Go to C:\Windows\System32
3. Create a copy of d3d11.dll and rename it to ori_d3d11.dll
4. Copy the new ori_d3d11.dll file to: SteamApps\Common\Mount & Blade II Bannerlord\bin\Win64_Shipping_Client\
- Try running your launcher or bannerlord.exe as admin
- Unblock the DLL Files on Windows 10
or
1. After downloading the .zip file, right click it and choose Properties
2. Look for the "Unblock" checkbox at the bottom if you have it and check it
3. Press OK and proceed to install normally
- Remove the Mod
Compatibility Issues
Can I use it with Reshade?
This mod uses ResoRep texture injection - not compatible with other mods that use d3d11.dll or dxgi.dll files like Reshade unless you are able to chain load external .dll files
Can I use it for multiplayer?
No, single-player only
It's too bright/dark
- Some patches reset your brightness and exposure settings, re-calibrate them both ingame and hit save
- Before complaining on the forums make sure to Calibrate your Monitor Here
- Make sure you are on the LATEST mod version
- Post a link to a screenshot with the town/area affected and time of day so I try to re-produce it
Sometimes I get these black squares on my screen
This is an issue from the vanilla game. Disable "Screen Space Reflections" in the options to keep it from happening.
Confirmed Compatible Mods
Campaign Map - No Fog