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1.3-Final: this is the final version of the mod.
user.settings - required read-only attribute, otherwise the parameters CascadeShadowmapSize=8, MaxCascadeCount=0, and MaxTerrainShadowAtlasCount=0 are reset by default. (remove the read-only attribute on the first run to configure the game, and then correct the parameters and set the read-only attribute) Parameters can be automatically deleted from the user.settings, because the priority is taken from the rendering.ini if they are identical.
To remove extra grass, comment out the files in thebin\shaders\speedtree\shaders_directx11folder. Grass_ps.fx11obj -> #Grass_ps.fx11obj Grass_shadowcast_ps.fx11obj -> #Grass_shadowcast_ps.fx11obj Grass_vs.fx11obj -> #Grass_vs.fx11obj Grass_shadowcast_vs.fx11obj -> #Grass_shadowcast_vs.fx11obj
For the parameters MaxTextureSize, MaxAtlasTextureSize, MaxCubeShadowSize, MaxSpotShadowSize, CascadeShadowmapSize use a value that has a geometric progression with the denominator 2. (2, 4, 8,16,32,64,128 ... 1024,2048,4096, etc.) The texture of the world and shadows can lead to poor performance, especially for GPUs with low RAM, if you have a good amount of GPU RAM, feel free to change them.
An asterisk indicates parameters that leave friendly shadows: MaxTextureSize=256 <- Game textures - characters, weapons, etc. (2, 4, 8,16,32,64,128 ... 1024,2048,4096, etc.) MaxAtlasTextureSize=128 <- World textures - walls, floor etc. (2, 4, 8,16,32,64,128 ... 1024,2048,4096, etc.) *MaxCubeShadowSize=8 <- (2, 4, 8,16,32,64,128 ... 1024,2048,4096, etc.) *MaxSpotShadowSize=8 <- (2, 4, 8,16,32,64,128 ... 1024,2048,4096, etc.) *CascadeShadowmapSize=8 <- (2, 4, 8,16,32,64,128 ... 1024,2048,4096, etc.) *CascadeShadowQuality=0 *CascadeShadowFadeTreshold=0.5 *CascadeShadowDistanceScale0=10 <- increasing the parameter, increases the visibility range of shadows. *CascadeShadowDistanceScale1=0.5 *CascadeShadowDistanceScale2=0.5 *CascadeShadowDistanceScale3=0.5 *MaxCascadeCount=0 <- disables complex shadows. (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ?, ?, ?.) (lowers fps) *MaxTerrainShadowAtlasCount=0 <- disables complex shadows. (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ?, ?, ?.) (lowers fps) TextureDownscale=3 <- downscale factor, for textures. (0, 1, 2, 3, 4.) DetailTextureDownscale=4 <- downscale factor, for details texture. (0, 1, 2, 3, 4.) AtlasTextureDownscale=3 <- downscale factor, for worlds texture. (0, 1, 2, 3, 4.) TextureMemoryBudget=150 <- increasing the parameter, increases the range of drawing textures in front of you. TextureMemoryGUIBudget=80 <- same as above, but this time only for GUI textures. TerrainReadAheadDistance=150<- increasing the parameter, increases the range of drawing terrain in front of you. TextureStreamingDistanceLimitSq=40000 TextureStreamingCharacterDistanceLimitSq=225 TextureStreamingHeadsDistanceLimitSq=100 DynamicDecalsLimit=30 DynamicDecalsChunkLimit=15 MeshLodGameplayDownscale=2 <- 0downscale factor for general lod meshes. (0, 1, 2, 3, 4.) CharacterLodGameplayDownscale=2 <- downscale factor for lod characters. (0, 1, 2, 3, 4.) DecalsHideDistance=15 DynamicDecalsHideDistance=20 GlobalOceanTesselationFactor=4 GrassDensity=400 <- responsible for the amount of grass visible on the horizon. MaxVisibilityDepth=4 <- responsible for the number of trees visible on the horizon. GrassGenerationEfficiency=0.05 <- increasing the parameter, increases the amount of grass. GrassDistanceScale=0.5 <- increasing the parameter, increases the range of visibility and quality of the grass. (lowers fps) *FoliageDistanceScale=0.6 <- increasing the parameter, increases the visibility range of tree shadows. (lowers fps) *FoliageShadowDistanceScale=6 <- increasing the parameter, gives more shadows from trees.
How to install: 1. Unpack the archiv. 2. Navigate to your Witcher 3 installation path. (C:\...\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\base) 3. Create a backup from rendering.ini and move it somewhere safe. 4. Copy the rendering.ini from the mod and overwrite. 5. Navigate to C:\Users\--Your Name--\Documents\The Witcher 3 and backup user.settings.bak and user. 6. Copy the user config file from the mod and overwrite. 7. Make sure to delete user.settings.bak if you haven't already. Witcher 3 will generate a new one with the new settings. 8. Start the game without the read-only attribute, make the necessary settings in the game-menu setting, close the game and correct the parameters CascadeShadowmapSize=8, MaxCascadeCount=0, and MaxTerrainShadowAtlasCount=0, since they will be reset without the attribute. 9. Set the read-only attribute.
List of changes: 1.0; The MaxTextureSize and MaxAtlasTextureSize parameters are fixed at 256 and 128. (due to the low MaxAtlasTextureSize parameter, some trees may temporarily disappear.) 1.1; Parameters MaxCubeShadowSize, MaxSpotShadowSize, CascadeShadowmapSize fixed on 8. The parameters TextureDownscale, DetailTextureDownscale, AtlasTextureDownscale, MeshLodGameplayDownscale, CharacterLodGameplayDownscale are fixed on 3, 4, 3, 2, 2. 1.2; The parameters DynamicDecalsLimit, DynamicDecalsChunkLimit, DecalsHideDistance, DynamicDecalsHideDistance were changed to 30, 15, 15, 20 (the value is less. violates special effects). 1.3-final; The CascadeShadowDistanceScale0 parameter was changed from 12 to 10, a value greater than 10 reduces fps. The FoliageDistanceScale and FoliageShadowDistanceScale parameters were changed to 0.6 and 6, respectively.
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