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-Credits-
This mod was created using: Reshade 0.18.7 by Crosire
GEMFX and ReShade Frameworks by LuciferHawk
MasterEffects by Marty Mcfly
SweetFX by Ceejay.dk

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-UPDATES-
Version 1.2
- balanced colors, colors now appear more natural than blue.
- fixed known cloud issue, clouds no longer appear "tinted"
- added some slight changes to lighting
- colors no longer strain your eyes after long play sessions. (Although this was only a problem for some who have sensitive eyes.)
- added bloom effect.

Version 1.3
- lowered brightness level
- tweaked it further.

Version 2.0
- recreated everything from scratch
- better lighting
- improved bloom
- no performance impact
- reworked color palette. Used more colors from the original vanilla palette.

Version 2.0 Ultra
- includes everything from Ver 2.0.- added SMAA
- added sharpening
- even better bloom
- 5-10 performance impact.

Version v2.1
- recreated in SweetFX 2.0 so you don't have to get the ReShade version from Nexusmods.
- increased saturation
- darker shadows
- decreased bloom intensity for ULTRA version
- the image will appear more vibrant and vivid

Version v3.0 Ultimate
- increased saturation
- tweaked colors
- darkened shadows
- added new bloom effect

Version v3.2 Ultimate
- toned down the saturation (just a bit)
- brightened shadows a little more
- balanced the new color palette
- added ambient lighting
- added lensflare effect
- added Ultra SMAA
- added optional download for Ultra SMAA and Sharpen

Version v3.4 Ultimate
- updated to work with the latest version of The Witcher 3
- added additional tweaks
- removed some effects to improve performance (Some people were losing 10-20 fps! Not intentional.)

Version v4.0.1 Ultimate
- Added additional effects to the Ultimate version to make it stand out from its Standard version
- Tweaked tonemap further
- Increased bloom effects
- Tweaked saturation further
- removed Realistic preset from the original download
- Slightly darker nights
- Improved grass

Version v4.0.3 Ultimate
- Updated to work with ReShade and added an easier installation
- Decreased bloom effects slightly for the Ultimate preset
- Tweaked colors and gamma

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-Recommended Post Processing settings-

Ver 4.0 Standard:
Fullscreen
Gamma: Default
Anti-aliasing: On
Sharpening: Off/Low - (depends on your personal preference)
Motion Blur: On - (depends on your personal preference)
Blur: On - (depends on your personal preference)

Ver 4.0 Ultimate:
Fullscreen
Gamma: Default
Anti-aliasing: On
Sharpening: Off/Low - (depends on your personal preference)
Motion Blur: On - (depends on your personal preference)
Blur: On - (depends on your personal preference)

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-How to toggle ReShade in v4.0 Ultimate-
Use Scroll_Lock to toggle ReShade on/off

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This preset is compatible with the Cutscene Lighting Mod, I highly recommend it!

-Installation-
1. Download the newest version of Fantasy
2. Extract the folder from one of the Fantasy presets to your \The Witcher 3\bin\x64 folder

If you want to change to a different preset just extract the desired preset to your x64 folder and replace all of its files with the new one.

-How to uninstall-
1. delete all files you have extracted to The Witcher 3 game directory.