Increases the resolution, adds shading through new normal maps and perforates (where appropriate) the tree LOD billboards so they appear more detailed and less like cardboard cutouts. Tree LODs inspired by more modern games like Kingdom Come: Deliverance for the Witcher 3. Now with B&W support.
This is semi-optional, but is a big part of making it look as good as possible
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Version 0.20
Fixed the normal map darkness issue and now the billboards have proper normal maps with depth. They react to light and add a lot of depth bringing the billboards to somewhat modern standards.
Minor tweaks to some billboards.
Version 0.15
Removed the normal maps as although they were adding depth to the billboards, they had a detrimental side effect by causing a darkening of the billboards as a whole. Will try to solve this.
Added Malus (apple trees) billboards with shadows. The original billboards didn't have any shadows.
Version 0.3
Added Evergreens and pine trees.
Version 0.1
Improved the oak trees and now the billboards have proper normal maps with depth.
Added dead trees, alnus trees (the most common tree in the game), betula trees and salix trees (the ones mostly around Novigrad).
HD Tree LOD Billboards
The image above is a simple reminder of how Trees look like in real life from afar
MOD OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE 2019
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A very humble attempt to try to rectify one of the biggest eyesores of the Witcher 3 (and there are a lot of those from the fire, the water, foliage, the rain, the snow, the lens FX, Letho's last gen low poly model) but as far as this mod is concerned, the tree LODS.
I've taken the originals, doubled and even quadrupled the resolution using AI, added shading and added perforations so that they don't look like cardboard cutouts of trees in the distance. This mod tries to bring them more in line with modern releases like Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Normal maps with proper light reaction made from scratch.
Some tree types are still not covered but the biggest stinkers have been purged!
TWEAKS by TookaFace is a soft requirement. I recommend Foliage Distance <2.4 and a Mip-Bias >0.6.
The effect is very subtle but you'll see the difference in the distance.
Will do the rest of the trees when I can.
Hope you like it. Comment and suggestions are welcome.
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