Erik's Colour & Lighting Improvements

Created by Erik

Added May 7, 2022

Updated 17 Jul 13:12 CEST

Shader used: ReShade

Preset description:

For Reshade version 4.9.0 although it should work with future releases too Yet another reshade preset for this game. I've tried many others' presets for BF3 and although some were good, I was never fully satisfied with them. So I decided to make my own and this is the result. Light shadows, subtle bloom and vibrant colours, that is what this preset is all about. You cannot replicate this by simply turning up vibrance to the maximum and increasing the brightness like many other presets do. A lot of subtle effects and changes went into this. Unfortunately with great visuals comes great cost. This preset eats up roughly 10FPS. But with the shaders being used, this was to be expected. Shaders used: NLM_Sharp.fx, ContrastStretch.fx, Pirate_Bloom.fx, Color_Balance.fx, qUINT_lightroom.fx, Curves.fx Where do I find those shaders? Simply select these when installing Reshade: - SweetFX by CeeJayDK - qUINT by Marty McFly - Color effects by prod80 - Insane Shaders by Lord of Lunacy - GShade-Shaders by Marot I believe that NLM_Sharp is no longer available anymore. So I uploaded it here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/0cs6lqyvd9pyza1/NLM_Sharp.fx/file If the file ever gets deleted, simply use any other sharpening shader. Reshade's default Lumasharpen works just as well, but you'll have to adjust the sharpness yourself. Disclaimer: Reshade presets can look radically different depending on your monitor and calibration settings. Always keep this in mind when you come across a preset that looks either too saturated or too dark to you.

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