Beauty Preset (2026 UPDATE)

Preset for ELEX

Created by N1ST4

Added March 1, 2021

Updated 30 Aug 02:58 CEST

Shader used: ReShade

Preset description:

Vanilla Elex looks really dark and bland with an overly strong HDR effect that makes the world difficult to look at and differenciate everything Don´t get me wrong - it totally fits the hardcore RPG theme of the game, but lacks the "wow" factor that games like Gothic III had back in it´s time

░░▒▓ 1.3 UPDATE (2026) ▓▒░░

It looks as good as always, but better! The preset is updated for the latest ELEX (v1.0.2981.0) and ReShade (6.8) versions While keeping the original feeling of the preset, some FX have been changed: - TRAA (Temporal Reprojection Anti-Aliasing) instead of the good old FXAA that made everything blurry - New Bloom / Eye adaptation effects and tweaks (Lighting is now more balanced)- More optimized Clarity 2 for local contrast enhancement- Glamayre's localized GI instead of global ambient light, and much more.. - Fixed issues where some effects would flicker due to dithering New version uses my Ultimate Graphics Configuration File 2026 by default ! New version uses Darker Nights and Brighter Interiors (Old Weather System) Mod by harryagamez by default ! New feature: removes the annoying long videos when launching the game.

░░▒▓ DOWNLOAD ▓▒░░

All-In-One Installer (may get a false flag by your antivirus) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WH9WbVp5uFUbc8Eh4Kmn2AWPtxnEF9j7/view?usp=sharing This preset contains: ➷Contrast, brightness and saturation adjustments ➷Eye adaptation effect for the darker scenes in the game ➷Antialsing for rough edges Bloom for brighter lights ➷Faint lens effect that interacts with the sun The .ini is also modified for: ➷Custom fog (performance and ultra) Greater level of detail in further distances (ultra version) ➷Better shadow resolution for projected shadows (ultra version)

░░▒▓ INSTALLATION ▓▒░░

1. This preset is meant to be used along "Darker Nights and Brighter Interiors (Old Weather System)" Mod by harryagamez since it removes big part of the exaggerated HDR effect while keeping the shadows https://www.nexusmods.com/elex/mods/55 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Install ReShade latest version (4.9.1) making sure all their effect repositories are checked for installation ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ https://reshade.me/#download 3. Copy and paste the folders inside "BeautyPreset.zip" inside your ELEX folder. Click yes if asked to overwrite ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Done!

░░▒▓ DOWNLOAD ▓▒░░

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e0eznsrla3wmp0t/BattleRealmsEnhancedPreset1.17.zip?dl=1

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