CrystalHancer

Preset for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Added April 25, 2017

Shader used: ReShade

Preset description:

Preset is for Reshade 3; download the installer, install it to the Lightning Returns directory with all effects, then paste these settings into a file called CrystalHancer.ini in the same directory. (You actually only need HDR, DepthHaze, MotionBlur, Vibrance, MagicBloom and SMAA, my instructions above are just easier to explain, but if you know what you're doing go ahead and only download those four) I remember 2006, when Square used every opportunity they could to tell us how amazing the Crystal Tools engine was. And, to be fair, FFXIII and FFXIII-2 were beautiful games. Then Lightning Returns was released. And I always felt there was something... Off. The last in the series felt to me like an ugly mess. Seeing the potential for modification with ReShade was actually one of the main reasons I bought it for PC (when it was on the cheap). So "CrystalHancer" began, with the sole purpose of bringing back some of that prettiness of previous games back to LR. I wasn't expecting it to work miracles, but honestly, I'm really impressed with how it turned out. In particular, DepthHaze added a very pretty DoF-style effect without being too over-the-top. The combination of Vibrance and MagicBloom give the visuals a "pop" more like other FF games, and less generic, moody, dark. You may prefer that colour scheme so feel free to turn those two off if you don't like it. I've also tried it in lots of environments and time combinations to get it right in all situations. Note that the depth haze is applied to the UI. If landscape is far away behind any UI elements, it will appear blurry. Also any fullscreen 2D elements, like the main menu, appear blurred. With too many UI changes between field, battle, main menu, cut scenes and other 2-D elements like loading screens, it seemed pointless to try making a UI mask. Also, ui elements may appear over-saturated at times.

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KeyMode1=0,0,0,0 KeyAdaptiveFog=0,0,0,0 KeyTonemap=0,0,0,0 KeyBorder=0,0,0,0 KeySurfaceBlur=0,0,0,0 KeyCartoon=0,0,0,0 KeyAdaptiveSharpen=0,0,0,0 KeyLUT=0,0,0,0 KeyBloomAndLensFlares=0,0,0,0 KeyClarity=0,0,0,0 KeyDeband=0,0,0,0 KeyAmbientLight=0,0,0,0 KeyDaltonize=0,0,0,0 KeyLumaSharpen=0,0,0,0 KeyCA=0,0,0,0 KeyUIMask_Bottom=0,0,0,0 KeyColorMatrix=0,0,0,0 KeySMAA=0,0,0,0 KeyTechnicolor2=0,0,0,0 KeyColourfulness=0,0,0,0 KeyAdvancedCRT=0,0,0,0 KeyCurves=0,0,0,0 KeyKNearestNeighbors=0,0,0,0 KeyNonLocalMeans=0,0,0,0 KeyDepthHaze=0,0,0,0 KeyDisplayDepth=0,0,0,0 KeyRingDOF=0,0,0,0 KeyMagicDOF=0,0,0,0 KeyGP65CJ042DOF=0,0,0,0 KeyMatsoDOF=0,0,0,0 KeyFilmGrain=0,0,0,0 KeyReflectiveBumpmapping=0,0,0,0 KeyMartyMcFlyDOF=0,0,0,0 KeyDPX=0,0,0,0 KeyEmphasize=0,0,0,0 KeyFilmGrain2=0,0,0,0 KeyMonochrome=0,0,0,0 KeyMXAO=0,0,0,0 KeyFilmicPass=0,0,0,0 KeyMotionBlur=0,0,0,0 KeyMode2=0,0,0,0 KeyMode3=0,0,0,0 KeyFXAA=0,0,0,0 KeyGaussianBlur=0,0,0,0 KeyMagicBloom=0,0,0,0 KeyHDR=0,0,0,0 KeyVibrance=0,0,0,0 KeyHighPassSharp=0,0,0,0 KeyLightDoF_Far=0,0,0,0 KeyHQ4X=0,0,0,0 KeyLevels=0,0,0,0 KeyLiftGammaGain=0,0,0,0 KeyLightDoF_AutoFocus=0,0,0,0 KeyLightDoF_Near=0,0,0,0 KeyTechnicolor=0,0,0,0 KeyTint=0,0,0,0 KeyTiltShift=0,0,0,0 KeyUIMask_Top=0,0,0,0 KeyVignette=0,0,0,0 Techniques=DepthHaze,HDR,MagicBloom,MotionBlur,SMAA,Vibrance TechniqueSorting=AdaptiveFog,AdaptiveSharpen,AmbientLight,BloomAndLensFlares,Border,CA,Cartoon,Clarity,ColorMatrix,Colourfulness,AdvancedCRT,Curves,Daltonize,Deband,KNearestNeighbors,NonLocalMeans,DepthHaze,DisplayDepth,RingDOF,MagicDOF,GP65CJ042DOF,MatsoDOF,MartyMcFlyDOF,DPX,Emphasize,FilmGrain,FilmGrain2,FilmicPass,Mode1,Mode2,Mode3,FXAA,GaussianBlur,HDR,HighPassSharp,HQ4X,Levels,LiftGammaGain,LightDoF_AutoFocus,LightDoF_Far,LightDoF_Near,LumaSharpen,LUT,MagicBloom,Monochrome,MotionBlur,MXAO,ReflectiveBumpmapping,Tint,SMAA,SurfaceBlur,Technicolor,Technicolor2,TiltShift,Tonemap,UIMask_Top,UIMask_Bottom,Vibrance,Vignette [Border.fx] border_width=0.000000,1.000000 border_ratio=2.350000 border_color=0.700000,0.000000,0.000000 [Clarity.fx] ClarityRadius=3.000000 ClarityBlendMode=2.000000 ClarityOffset=2.000000 ClarityDarkIntensity=0.400000 ClarityBlendIfDark=50.000000 ClarityBlendIfLight=205.000000 ClarityViewMask=0.000000 ClarityViewBlendIfMask=0.000000 ClarityStrength=0.400000 ClarityLightIntensity=0.000000 [AdaptiveFog.fx] FogColor=0.000000,0.019608,0.003922 FogCurve=1.500000 MaxFogFactor=0.800000 FogStart=0.050000 BloomPower=10.000000 BloomThreshold=10.250000 BloomWidth=0.200000 [AmbientLight.fx] alDebug=0.000000 alAdaptBaseMult=1.000000 alInt=4.600000 AL_DirtTex=1.000000 AL_Adaptive=1.000000 alThreshold=15.000000 AL_Adaptation=1.000000 alAdapt=0.700000 AL_Dirt=1.000000 alAdaptBaseBlackLvL=2.000000 alLensThresh=0.500000 AL_Vibrance=1.000000 alDirtInt=1.000000 alDirtOVInt=1.000000 AL_Lens=0.000000 alLensInt=2.000000 [HQ4X.fx] s=1.500000 k=-1.100000 mx=1.000000 max_w=0.750000 min_w=0.030000 lum_add=0.330000 [AdaptiveSharpen.fx] curve_height=1.000000 L_compr_low=0.169000 D_compr_low=0.253000 curveslope=0.400000 L_overshoot=0.003000 D_overshoot=0.009000 scale_cs=0.056000 L_compr_high=0.337000 D_compr_high=0.504000 scale_lim=0.100000 pm_p=0.750000 [Bloom.fx] bGodrayEnable=0.000000 iBloomMixmode=2.000000 fBloomSaturation=0.800000 fBloomThreshold=0.800000 fBloomAmount=0.800000 fLensdirtSaturation=2.000000 fBloomTint=0.700000,0.800000,1.000000 fLensdirtIntensity=0.400000 bLensdirtEnable=1.000000 fFlareLuminance=0.095000 iLensdirtMixmode=2.000000 fLensdirtTint=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000 bLenzEnable=0.000000 bAnamFlareEnable=0.000000 fAnamFlareCurve=1.200000 fAnamFlareThreshold=0.900000 fAnamFlareWideness=2.400000 fAnamFlareAmount=14.500000 fAnamFlareColor=0.012000,0.313000,0.588000 fLenzIntensity=1.000000 fLenzThreshold=0.800000 bChapFlareEnable=0.000000 fChapFlareTreshold=0.900000 iChapFlareCount=15.000000 fChapFlareDispersal=0.250000 fChapFlareSize=0.450000 fFlareIntensity=2.070000 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fADOF_ShapeWeightAmount=1.000000 bADOF_ShapeAnamorphEnable=0.000000 fADOF_ShapeAnamorphRatio=0.200000 fADOF_ShapeDistortAmount=0.200000 fADOF_ShapeWeightCurve=4.000000 bADOF_ShapeChromaEnable=0.000000 bADOF_ShapeDiffusionEnable=0.000000 bADOF_ShapeWeightEnable=0.000000 fADOF_BokehCurve=4.000000 fADOF_ImageChromaAmount=3.000000 [DPX.fx] RGB_Curve=8.000000,8.000000,8.000000 Strength=0.200000 RGB_C=0.360000,0.360000,0.340000 Contrast=0.100000 Saturation=3.000000 Colorfulness=2.500000 [Technicolor2.fx] ColorStrength=0.200000,0.200000,0.200000 Saturation=1.000000 Brightness=1.000000 Strength=1.000000 [Emphasize.fx] ManualFocusDepth=0.026000 FocusRangeDepth=0.010000 FocusEdgeDepth=0.050000 BlendColor=0.000000,0.000000,0.000000 EffectFactor=0.900000 BlendFactor=0.000000 [FilmGrain.fx] Intensity=0.500000 Variance=0.400000 Mean=0.500000 SignalToNoiseRatio=6.000000 [FilmGrain2.fx] grainamount=0.050000 coloramount=0.600000 lumamount=1.000000 grainsize=1.600000 [RBM.fx] fRBM_BlurWidthPixels=46.000004 iRBM_SampleCount=16.000000 fRBM_LowerThreshold=0.000000 fRBM_ReliefHeight=0.000000 fRBM_ColorMask_Orange=1.000000 fRBM_FresnelReflectance=0.300000 fRBM_FresnelMult=0.180000 fRBM_UpperThreshold=0.200000 fRBM_ColorMask_Red=1.000000 fRBM_ColorMask_Yellow=1.000000 fRBM_ColorMask_Green=1.000000 fRBM_ColorMask_Cyan=1.000000 fRBM_ColorMask_Blue=1.000000 fRBM_ColorMask_Magenta=1.000000 [FilmicPass.fx] Strength=0.850000 Linearization=0.500000 Fade=0.400000 Contrast=1.000000 Bleach=0.000000 BaseGamma=1.000000 Saturation=-0.150000 RedCurve=1.000000 GreenCurve=1.000000 BlueCurve=1.000000 BaseCurve=1.500000 EffectGamma=0.650000 EffectGammaB=1.000000 EffectGammaR=1.000000 EffectGammaG=1.000000 LumCoeff=0.212656,0.715158,0.072186 [MotionBlur.fx] mbRecall=0.010000 mbSoftness=2.000000 [FXAA.fx] Subpix=0.250000 EdgeThreshold=0.125000 EdgeThresholdMin=0.000000 [GaussianBlur.fx] GaussianBlurRadius=1.000000 GaussianBlurOffset=1.000000 GaussianBlurStrength=0.300000 [HDR.fx] HDRPower=1.300000 radius1=0.793000 radius2=0.870000 [HighPassSharpen.fx] HighPassSharpRadius=1.000000 HighPassSharpOffset=1.000000 HighPassViewBlendIfMask=0.000000 HighPassBlendMode=1.000000 HighPassBlendIfDark=0.000000 HighPassBlendIfLight=255.000000 HighPassSharpStrength=0.400000 HighPassDarkIntensity=1.000000 HighPassLightIntensity=1.000000 HighPassViewSharpMask=0.000000 [Vibrance.fx] Vibrance=0.150000 VibranceRGBBalance=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000 [Levels.fx] BlackPoint=16.000000 WhitePoint=235.000000 HighlightClipping=0.000000 [LUT.fx] fLUT_AmountChroma=1.000000 fLUT_AmountLuma=1.000000 [LiftGammaGain.fx] RGB_Lift=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000 RGB_Gamma=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000 RGB_Gain=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000 [TiltShift.fx] Line=0.000000 BlurMultiplier=10.000000 Axis=0.000000 Offset=0.000000 BlurCurve=1.000000 [LightDoF.fx] fLightDoF_Width=5.000000 fLightDoF_Amount=10.000000 f2LightDoF_CA=0.000000,1.000000 f2Bokeh_AutoFocusCenter=0.500000,0.500000 bLightDoF_UseCA=1.000000 bLightDoF_AutoFocus=1.000000 fLightDoF_AutoFocusSpeed=0.100000 bLightDoF_UseMouseFocus=1.000000 fLightDoF_ManualFocus=0.000000 [MXAO.fx] fMXAOAmbientOcclusionAmount=2.000000 bMXAODebugViewEnable=0.000000 bMXAOSmoothNormalsEnable=0.000000 fMXAOIndirectLightingAmount=4.000000 iMXAOBayerDitherLevel=3.000000 fMXAONormalBias=0.200000 fMXAOIndirectLightingSaturation=1.000000 iMXAOSampleCount=24.000000 fMXAOSampleRadius=2.500000 fMXAOBlurSharpness=2.000000 fMXAOBlurSteps=2.000000 fMXAOFadeoutStart=0.200000 fMXAOFadeoutEnd=0.400000 [LumaSharpen.fx] sharp_strength=0.650000 pattern=1.000000 sharp_clamp=0.035000 offset_bias=1.000000 show_sharpen=0.000000 [MagicBloom.fx] fBloom_Intensity=1.000000 f2Adapt_Clip=0.000000,1.000000 fBloom_Threshold=2.000000 fDirt_Intensity=0.000000 fExposure=0.500000 fAdapt_Speed=0.100000 fAdapt_Sensitivity=1.000000 iAdapt_Precision=2.700000 iDebug=0.000000 [SMAA.fx] EdgeDetectionType=1.000000 EdgeDetectionThreshold=0.100000 MaxSearchSteps=98.000000 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