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"If a slap don't work, you cut 'em or you pay 'em, but you keep your receipts, cos this ain't the Mafia."

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Lenny's Mod Loader RDR
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- no12
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Version 1.1.3.9
- Update Details:
  
  - Edited VRS for balance between quality and performance
  - Edited shadows, still mostly vanilla but cascades has returned from previous versions
  - Added back a few features form past updates
  - Enabled DOF for the cinematic version... made two of this one with black bars and one without and this is my fav so far
  - Edited bloom to match the overall look of the mod... still may tweak it a bit further in the next few updates
  - Revisited multiple weather particle effects, leaving snow clearing for later
  - Edited various light settings such as enabling screen space depth
  - Edited various weather types such as fog, snow and Hurrican
  - Introduce dedicated hurricane rain particles
  - Removed duplicate entries and adjusted reflections a bit
  
  Seasons compatibility has been moved to the next update
  
  This update is codenamed
  Eternal Edits of the Visual Mind
Version 1.1.0.7-HOTFIX
- Update Details:
  
  Hotfix is needed for the new weathers to work.
  
  Update 1.1.0.7 Details:
  
  This update is based on doing things differently.
  
  **New Features**
  
  1 - Addon Weather Variants: [Yes Just like my DLC, but not as great as seasons]
  ----- Introducing new weather variants to enhance your in-game experience, or not don'ma!
  ----- These weather variants will dynamically appear in the game.
  ----- Selection of weather variants may change in future updates.
  ----- New weather variants included in this update:
  -------- Heavy Clouds [Most Regions]
  -------- Extra Sunny [Most Regions]
  -------- Misty Predator from Online [Swamp Area]
  -------- Foggy Predator from Online [Swamp Area]
  -------- Shower Predator from Online [Swamp Area]
  
  2 - Built-in "No Glow" for Pickup Items
  ----- Guns and hats will no longer have a glowing effect when dropped.
  
  3 - Cinematic Black Bars [Optional Version]
  ----- This alternative method uses vignettes to simulate the cinematic black bars
  ----- Making it playable by avoiding the obstruction of the mini map and icons.
  ----- More importantly it's cause .....
  
  **Tweaks**
  
  - Nights are now less dark, providing better visibility during nighttime gameplay.
  - Artificial light has been adjusted to create a balanced atmosphere without excessive brightness/darkness.
  - Lighting adjustments to simulate ray-tracing effects, resulting in a more cinematic vibe.
  - Reflections have been further refined; I'll probably tune it down.
  - Tone map color palette has been adjusted and expanded for a wider range of colors (HDR exclusive).
  - Luminance per channel has been optimized to complement the expanded color range.
  - Increased light cast range.
  - Adjusted sunrise and sunset colors for visual moments that go s'ord.
  - Revisited various clouds
  - Sandstorm has been completely overhauled
  - Rain particles were revisited. [These are best used with no DLSS, I'll make a version for that later on]
  - Reintroduction of HBAO (Horizon-Based Ambient Occlusion) with refined settings.
  - Enhanced grass alpha and variation for improved visual fidelity.
  
  The weather variants can be accessed via rampage as well if you spam the randomize button enough times in the respective area.
  
  Special thanks for those who tested; will send out a note again for the features that didn't make it in this update.
  Which reminds me:
  
  This Update is Codenamed
  Project Unorthodox Enigma
Version 1.1.0.7
- Update Details:
  
  This update is based on doing things differently.
  
  **New Features**
  
  1 - Addon Weather Variants: [Yes Just like my DLC, but not as great as seasons]
  ----- Introducing new weather variants to enhance your in-game experience, or not don'ma!
  ----- These weather variants will dynamically appear in the game.
  ----- Selection of weather variants may change in future updates.
  ----- New weather variants included in this update:
  -------- Heavy Clouds [Most Regions]
  -------- Extra Sunny [Most Regions]
  -------- Misty Predator from Online [Swamp Area]
  -------- Foggy Predator from Online [Swamp Area]
  -------- Shower Predator from Online [Swamp Area]
  
  2 - Built-in "No Glow" for Pickup Items
  ----- Guns and hats will no longer have a glowing effect when dropped.
  
  3 - Cinematic Black Bars [Optional Version]
  ----- This alternative method uses vignettes to simulate the cinematic black bars
  ----- Making it playable by avoiding the obstruction of the mini map and icons.
  ----- More importantly it's cause .....
  
  **Tweaks**
  
  - Nights are now less dark, providing better visibility during nighttime gameplay.
  - Artificial light has been adjusted to create a balanced atmosphere without excessive brightness/darkness.
  - Lighting adjustments to simulate ray-tracing effects, resulting in a more cinematic vibe.
  - Reflections have been further refined; I'll probably tune it down.
  - Tone map color palette has been adjusted and expanded for a wider range of colors (HDR exclusive).
  - Luminance per channel has been optimized to complement the expanded color range.
  - Increased light cast range.
  - Adjusted sunrise and sunset colors for visual moments that go s'ord.
  - Revisited various clouds
  - Sandstorm has been completely overhauled
  - Rain particles were revisited. [These are best used with no DLSS, I'll make a version for that later on]
  - Reintroduction of HBAO (Horizon-Based Ambient Occlusion) with refined settings.
  - Enhanced grass alpha and variation for improved visual fidelity.
  
  The weather variants can be accessed via rampage as well if you spam the randomize button enough times in the respective area.
  
  Special thanks for those who tested; will send out a note again for the features that didn't make it in this update.
  Which reminds me:
  
  This Update is Codenamed
  Project Unorthodox Enigma
Version 1.0.2.5
- Update Details:
  - Adjusted Sharpness
  - Adjusted Water Reflections (including waterfog)
  - Adjusted Ambient Light
  - Adjusted rain particles to match one of my other mod’s settings
  
  and a few more tweaks
  Thanks to Bolmin for the feedback and huge thanks for the group for testing this out.
  
  This Release is Codenamed
  RocknRolla
Version 1.0.2.3-HOTFIX
- Update Details:
  
  Addressed popup issues for some users.
  Also try a good gamconfig mod from nexus
  As well as testing the different shader cache options in NVIDIA control panel. (From disabled to 100GB and see what's best for you)
  
  This update is codenamed
  Royale with cheese
Version 1.0.2.3
- Update Details
  
  - Edited Shadows
  - Night Exposure
  - Light Intensity
  - Saturation at various hours of the day
  
  Honestly a few more things I can't recall atm..
  
  This Update is codenamed
  Silly rabbit
Version 1.0.2.2-HOTFIX
- Update details:
  
  Removed the Experimental features such as HBAO and Veg LODs
  
  Rest of the latest features are from 1.0.2.2
  
  This update is codenamed
  The Place Beyond the Visual
Version 1.0.2.2
- Update Details:
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  Keygen
  (+) is increase
  (*) is edited variation
  (-) is decrease:
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  Edited/Revised:
  - Shadows (*) and shadow distances (+)
  - Reflections (*)
  - Direct light (+)
  - Volumetric fog precision (+)
  - Indirect Light (-)
  - Artificial Light (*)
  - Local lights sources, such as lamps, candles.... (+)
  - Dithering per channel (*)
  - Night sky (*)
  - Star constellation (*)
  - Water and puddles (*)
  - Hair refraction (+)
  - Normal Map Intensity (+)
  - Particle shadows (+)
  - Subsurface scattering (+)
  - Fade out distances (+)
  - Grass variation and scale (*)
  
  Furthermore, I moved the audio settings to my other mod
  
  Also added a no Vignette version. I personally like vignettes but some folks don’t. so, I thought of sharing one, cause it ain’t so’ord to do so.
  
  Note some of these changes were already in the previous versions.
  
  However, they have been revisited.
  
  This update is codenamed
  No Country for Old Visuals
Version 1.0.2.1
- Update Details:
  - Revised color pallet making it slightly less intrusive
  - Revised reflections now they're s'cute
  - Replied to three nexus inmail messages and ignored the rest
  - Renewed my brazzers subscription... thanks guys for the DP!
  - Adjusted shadows and light shafts
  - Adjusted night skies a bit... i might add some northern light in the future
  - Adjusted light sorces a bit...
  
  If you would like to increase your sharpening:
  Open visualsettings.dat find sharpen.intensity and change to 0.5 or above
  - or -
  just adjust it via the monitor like a boss
  
  This update is codenamed
  Don't Take Your Visuals to Town
Version 1.0.1.9-Hotfix
- Update Details:
  - Updated to the newest game patch
  - Reverted TAA to new patch TAA settings
  - Had some coffee
  - Added whiskey to coffee
  - Worked on the me henmf le ssdj.kvdklnedvv..;d lx
  
  If you would like to revert sharpening to previous patches:
  Open visualsettings.dat find sharpen.intensity and change to 0.5 or above
  
  This update is codenamed
  I fell into a visual ring of fire
Version 1.0.1.9
- Update Details:
  - Added foliage shadow casting properties
  - Increased debris
  - Increased light range (you'll notice it in towns)
  - Increased various fx effects
  - Increased volumetric effects
  - Increased puddle range and reflectiveness (try the rain)
  - Updated hbao settings
  - Updated region fx
  - Updated brbr ground effects
  - Decreased rooftop rain drip elasticity
  
  This update is codenamed
  Gah spre vis wareness
Version 1.0.1.8-HotFix
- Update Details:
  This test update was made possible by TuffyTown & Richard Hertz
  - Added missing drizzle ground particles
  - Removed sandstorm noise
  - Increased light range
  - Increased fx effects
  - Increased rain particles
  - Increased drizzle particles; slowed them down a bit as well
  - Increased screen space shadows
  - Increased lods
  - Increased light bounce
  - Increased sunny clouds height and updated blend
  - Increased other stuff
  - Updated Indirect light
  - Updated reflections a bit
  - Updated day & night contrasts and tones
  - Updated night sky stars
  - Updated shadows
  - Updated night skies; inspired by brazzers
  
  More edits to come; testing is almost at brbr stage
  
  This update is codenamed
  Well I'm your huckleberry
Version 1.0.1.7
- Update Details:
  - Minor tweaks to lighting
  - Minor Tweaks to interiors
  - Minor Tweaks to Foliage
  - Minor Tweaks all round
  - Fix for install xml; special thanks to no12 and LMS
  
  Basically laying the ground work for future updates
  
  This update is codenamed
  In vino veritas
Version 1.0.1.6
- Update Details:
  
  - Replaced timecyclemods from the current patch version to the 1.00 version.
  - Toke some features from the trailer mod and the infamous smg2
  - Refined reflections
  - Darkened the skies at nights
  - Increased lod for the lights
  - Increased light range
  - Darkened the shadows of areas not facing the sun
  - Increased moonlight effect
  - Minor wind edits
  - Player dryness and dirt length extended
  - Adjusted stars and star constellation
  
  plus a few more tweaks
  
  This update is codenamed
  Big Kahuna Burger
Version 1.0.1.5
- Update Details:
  
  This update still builds on the no/little artificial light.
  It's stylized version.
  
  - Fixed popups
  - Slight increase to light falloff and lods
  - Tweaked Reflections as in less see-through & more reflective
  - Ripple properties adjustments
  - Color grading adjustments
  - resolution adjustments
  - shadow adjustments
  
  and a more tweaks keeping the sun size at dusk and dawn cause i think i like them
  
  This update is codenamed
  The Crazy 88
Version 1.0.1.4
- Update Details:
  
  This update builds on the no-little artificial light.
  It's an experimental stylized version.
  
  Honestly still a bit conservative for my taste.
  So :
  - Weather durations tweaked --> kinda longer
  - A bit of climate changes here and there
  - Revised drops for the thunderstorm
  - Adjusted terrain properties
  - Moderate Increase to ped speed based on terrain type
  - Enabled some foliage properties
  - Messed around with some snow
  - Less clouds for one of the cycles
  - Tweaked lighting and other properties
  - Also some more stuff that ....... ( got bored typing )
  
  Also made the Sun size bigger at dusk and dawn for those pics.
  
  Huge thanks to no12mods... the creator of VESTIGIA.
  
  This update is codenamed
  The Finger
Version 1.0.0.9
- Update details:
  - Removed my game config (since there are many users that have issues with how demanding it is)
  Also there are a list of very good gameconfig mods available on nexus so i recommend using those
  
  - Removed dlss option for the same reason above.
  
  Therefore I recommend a clean install.
  
  Alright...
  - Tweaked rain a bit more
  - Tweaked Tonemapping
  - Tweaked galaxy
  - Tweaked Sky height
  - Tweaked shadows
  - Tweaked Ripples
  - Tweaked Sunny nights
  - Tweaked Fog
  
  and much more stuff
  
  This update is Codenamed
  A Fistful of Visuals
Version 1.0.0.8
- Update Details
  - Adjusted Tone mapping a bit more
  - Tuned reflection per time of day
  - Adjusted particle sizes for rain and drizzle
  - Adjusted Rain and drizzle behavior
  - Adjusted grass variations
  - Adjusted shadows
  - Adjusted ground particle effects plain surfaces and puddles
  
  and a few more tweaks a forgot about
  
  This update is Codenamed
  Natural Born Visuals
Version 1.0.0.6
- Update Details
  - Adjusted Tone mapping a bit more
  - Added better reflections
  - Made rain particles more translucent and less light emissive
  - Made ground rain particle impacts more translucent and less light emissive
  - Re enabled fog bloom and shadow occlusion
  - Tweaked Fog
  - Tweaked artificial light a bit so its not all round zero
  - Gameconfig tweaks for better performance
  - Enabled dynamic range for audio
  - Enabled pulse headphone support
  
  and a few more tweaks a forgot about
  
  This Release is Codenamed
  Visual Terror
Version 1.0.0.5
- Update Details
  
  Spread the foglight densitry across the hours
  Fixed LOD for some items
  +Few more fixes
  
  This Release is Codenamed
  Four Folders

Overview

This mod alters the visual aspects of the game
it doesn't try to be realistic; it tries to obtain my visual approval
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Features from 1.1.3.9 and beyond
Addon Weather Variants [Yes Just like my DLC]
These weather variants will dynamically appear in the game
Selection of weather variants may change in future updates
New weather variants included in this update:
- Heavy Clouds [Most Regions]
- Extra Sunny [Most Regions]
- Misty Predator from Online [Swamp Area]
- Foggy Predator from Online [Swamp Area]
- Shower Predator from Online [Swamp Area]

Built-in "No Glow" for Pickup Items
Guns and hats will no longer have a glowing effect when dropped.

Cinematic Black Bars [Optional Version]
This alternative method uses vignettes to simulate the cinematic black bars
Making it playable by avoiding the obstruction of the mini map and icons
More importantly it's cause I love doing things differently

Adjusts Artificial light preventing excessive brightness/darkness
Lighting adjustments to simulate raytracing effects
Reflections have been further refined; I'll probably tune it down
Tone map expanded for a wider range of colors (HDR exclusive)
Luminance per channel to complement the expanded color range
Increases light cast range
Adjusts sunrise and sunset colors to compliment disc size
Revamps various clouds
Overhauls sandstorm
Edits VRS for balance between quality and performance
Edits shadows from various sources
HBAO (Horizon-Based Ambient Occlusion) refined settings
Enhances grass alpha and variation for improved visual fidelity
Adds various particle tweaks in the game world
Increases Intensity and coverage of local lights sources
Adds star constellation to multiple cycles and edits it
Increases Sharpness (Lower your in game sharpness after installing)
Increases the size of the sun at dusk & dawn
Increases moonlight effect
Improves water reflections
Edits water tunes and water puddles
Improves fog and volumetric fog precision
Makes rain particles translucent and less light emissive
Makes rain particle impacts translucent and less light emissive
Revamps rain and drizzle effects and behavior
Adds missing drizzle ground effect
Enables DOF for the cinematic version
Edits various weather types

May 30, 2023 Red Dead Redemption 2 ⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ HDR | Staying Still

Notes

General
There is no before and after because this is not a reshade
Edits will look better on HDR but will look good on SDR as well
You'll need a proper collaborated HDR display to see this mod's full potential
If you are using SDR then try a warm color tone and adjust as needed
The mod will increase your sharpness so...
Remember to lower sharpening via the ingame settings after installing
You'll need to rethink your settings cause there are some performance hits
Trust me most of them are placebo and they define the idiom:

"the juice is not worth the squeeze"

HDR
Set your Nvidia control panel resolution to RGB - Full - 10 bit
Monitor and TV collaboration is not easy
However, try to achieve whites close to an iPhone OLED display
I highly recommend using this tool from the win app store

Industry standard is usually WARM 2 on TVs
Use HGiG Tone Mapping on your display if it is available

If you use Vulkan then you need to be in Fullscreen to activate HDR
Windows "auto HDR" option doesn't do the job

HDR in-game collaboration settings recommendation
- HDR Style : Game
- Peak Brightness : Set to your Display or 1500<
- Paper White : Subjective 150<

Miscellaneous
Turn off tree tessellation via in-game settings (or not)
Stutter fix for DX12 users can be achieved by following post
You can also find some cool Command line arguments here

But you know what they put on french fries in Holland instead of ketchup?

Installation

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Jul 30, 2022 Red Dead Redemption 2 ⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ HDR | Visuals

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Acknowledgement

LMS for LML
no12 for assistance
RampageDev for the tools that help test
Swartz420 for Enhanced Visual Settings
Majestic253 for laying the ground work
Dick Hertz for the help & feedback
TuffyTown for the Visual Settings Reloader
wickedhorseman for initial help

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