16 minutes ago
by
DonaldB
Dark & Gritty Cinematic Experience
Preset description:
This is my shader settings for a more realistic World of Warcraft experience. I always wanted to see how WoW would look like if it wasn't so much high fantasy, so, upon playing Drustvar and seeing the potential for more immersive gameplay, I took some inspiration from Diablo and made the game a little darker and grittier.
This preset tones down a little of the oversaturation, smoothens edges whilst simultaneously making textures sharper. It has deep rich shadows as well as more immersive dynamic lighting and sunlight bloom. On top of everything, a slight vignette helps one focus on the centre of the screen without excluding the edges completely, and helps creating nice scenes even during normal gameplay. Very pleasing to the eye, and, in fact, makes the whole gameplay experience a little more immersive.
I suggest you take a look at the screenshots, as I describe exactly my goals when building the preset.
To install:
- At ReShade's main website (http://reshade.me), download ReShade.
- Follow the steps to install ReShade to your game.
- Download this preset.
- Extract this preset to your game's root (main) folder.
- Rename the preset's file to Dark & Gritty Cinematic Experience.ini (you may have to enable extensions by accessing the view tab in the Explorer and checking the "File Name Extensions" checkbox).
- Launch your game and make sure it's enabled.
Effects=MXAO.fx,UIDetect.fx,Bloom.fx,UIMask.fx,Clarity.fx,FilmicAnamorphSharpen.fx,FXAA.fx,Vignette.fx,DPX.fx,AmbientLight.fx,Vibrance.fx
Techniques=BloomAndLensFlares,Clarity,FilmicAnamorphSharpen,FXAA,UIDetect,UIMask_Top,UIMask_Bottom,Vignette,DPX,MXAO,AmbientLight,Vibrance
TechniqueSorting=BloomAndLensFlares,CinematicDOF,Clarity,ColorMatrix,FilmicAnamorphSharpen,FXAA,LightDoF_AutoFocus,LightDoF_Far,MagicBloom,ReflectiveBumpmapping,UIDetect,UIMask_Top,UIMask_Bottom,Vignette,AdvancedCRT,Curves,Daltonize,Deband,KNearestNeighbors,NonLocalMeans,Cross_Cursor,Depth3D,DepthHaze,DisplayDepth,RingDOF,MagicDOF,GP65CJ042DOF,MatsoDOF,MartyMcFlyDOF,DPX,Emphasize,EyeAdaption,HDR,MotionBlur,FilmGrain,FilmGrain2,ASCII,FilmicPass,Mode1,Mode2,Mode3,LeiFx_Tech,GaussianBlur,GlitchB,HighPassSharp,HQ4X,HSLShift,Layer,Levels,LiftGammaGain,Border,Cartoon,LightDoF_Near,LumaSharpen,LUT,Chromakey,Monochrome,MultiLUT,MXAO,Nightvision,Nostalgia,PerfectPerspective,ChromaticAberration,CA,Tint,SMAA,Before,After,SurfaceBlur,Technicolor,Technicolor2,TiltShift,Tonemap,AdaptiveFog,UIDetect_Before,UIDetect_After,AdaptiveSharpen,AmbientLight,Vibrance,Colourfulness
[Nostalgia.fx]
Nostalgia_color_5=0.000000,0.800000,0.333333
Nostalgia_palette=0
Nostalgia_color_13=0.666667,1.000000,0.400000
Nostalgia_color_0=0.000000,0.000000,0.000000
Nostalgia_color_12=0.466667,0.466667,0.466667
Nostalgia_color_1=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000
Nostalgia_color_11=0.200000,0.200000,0.200000
Nostalgia_color_2=0.533333,0.000000,0.000000
Nostalgia_color_10=1.000000,0.466667,0.466667
Nostalgia_color_3=0.666667,1.000000,0.933333
Nostalgia_color_4=0.800000,0.266667,0.800000
Nostalgia_color_15=0.733333,0.733333,0.733333
Nostalgia_color_6=0.000000,0.000000,0.666667
Nostalgia_color_14=0.000000,0.533333,1.000000
Nostalgia_color_7=0.933333,0.933333,0.466667
Nostalgia_color_8=0.866667,0.533333,0.333333
Nostalgia_color_9=0.400000,0.266667,0.000000
[Border.fx]
border_width=0.000000,0.000000
border_ratio=2.350000
border_color=0.000000,0.000000,0.000000
[Depth3D.fx]
Divergence=25.000000
Depth_Map=0
Depth_Map_Adjust=7.500000
ZPD_GUIDE=0
Offset=0.000000
ZPD=0.010000
Depth_Map_View=0
Auto_Depth_Range=0.000000
Depth_Map_Flip=0
Weapon_Scale=0
Weapon_Adjust=0.000000,2.000000,1.500000
Stereoscopic_Mode=0
Anaglyph_Desaturation=1.000000
Perspective=0.000000
Eye_Swap=0
Cross_Cursor_Adjust=255.000000,255.000000,255.000000,25.000000
[AdaptiveFog.fx]
FogColor=0.900000,0.900000,0.900000
FogCurve=1.500000
MaxFogFactor=0.800000
FogStart=0.050000
BloomPower=10.000000
BloomThreshold=10.250000
BloomWidth=0.200000
[AmbientLight.fx]
alDebug=0
alAdaptBaseMult=1.000000
alInt=10.150000
AL_DirtTex=0
alThreshold=15.000000
AL_Adaptation=1
alAdapt=0.700000
AL_Dirt=1
alAdaptBaseBlackLvL=2
alLensThresh=0.500000
AL_Vibrance=0
AL_Adaptive=0
alDirtInt=1.000000
alDirtOVInt=1.000000
alLensInt=2.000000
AL_Lens=0
[Chromakey.fx]
Color=0
Pass=0
Threshold=0.100000
CustomColor=1.000000,0.000000,0.000000
[AdaptiveSharpen.fx]
curve_height=1.000000
L_compr_low=0.167000
D_compr_low=0.250000
curveslope=0.500000
L_overshoot=0.003000
D_overshoot=0.009000
L_compr_high=0.334000
D_compr_high=0.500000
scale_lim=0.100000
scale_cs=0.056000
pm_p=0.700000
[ASCII.fx]
Ascii_spacing=1
Ascii_font=1
Ascii_font_color=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000
Ascii_font_color_mode=1
Ascii_background_color=0.000000,0.000000,0.000000
Ascii_invert_brightness=0
Ascii_swap_colors=0
Ascii_dithering=1
Ascii_dithering_intensity=2.000000
Ascii_dithering_debug_gradient=1
[Bloom.fx]
bGodrayEnable=0
iBloomMixmode=2
fBloomSaturation=0.800000
bAnamFlareEnable=0
fBloomThreshold=0.800000
fBloomAmount=0.800000
fLensdirtSaturation=2.000000
fBloomTint=0.700000,0.800000,1.000000
fLensdirtIntensity=0.400000
bLensdirtEnable=0
fFlareLuminance=0.095000
iLensdirtMixmode=1
fLensdirtTint=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000
bLenzEnable=0
fAnamFlareThreshold=0.900000
fAnamFlareWideness=2.400000
fAnamFlareAmount=14.500000
fAnamFlareCurve=1.200000
fAnamFlareColor=0.012000,0.313000,0.588000
fLenzIntensity=1.000000
fLenzThreshold=0.800000
bChapFlareEnable=0
fChapFlareTreshold=0.900000
iChapFlareCount=15
fChapFlareDispersal=0.250000
fChapFlareSize=0.450000
fFlareIntensity=2.070000
fChapFlareCA=0.000000,0.010000,0.020000
fChapFlareIntensity=100.000000
fGodrayDecay=0.990000
fGodrayExposure=1.000000
fGodrayWeight=1.250000
fGodrayDensity=1.000000
fGodrayThreshold=0.900000
iGodraySamples=128
fFlareBlur=200.000000
fFlareTint=0.137000,0.216000,1.000000
[CRT.fx]
Amount=1.000000
ScanlineGaussian=1
Resolution=1.150000
Gamma=2.400000
Brightness=0.900000
Curvature=0
MonitorGamma=2.200000
ScanlineIntensity=2
CurvatureRadius=1.500000
CornerSize=0.010000
ViewerDistance=2.000000
Angle=0.000000,0.000000
Overscan=1.010000
Oversample=1
[Cartoon.fx]
Power=1.500000
EdgeSlope=1.500000
[FilmicPass.fx]
Linearization=0.500000
Strength=0.850000
Contrast=1.000000
Fade=0.400000
Bleach=0.000000
Saturation=-0.150000
GreenCurve=1.000000
RedCurve=1.000000
BlueCurve=1.000000
BaseCurve=1.500000
BaseGamma=1.000000
EffectGamma=0.650000
EffectGammaR=1.000000
EffectGammaG=1.000000
EffectGammaB=1.000000
LumCoeff=0.212656,0.715158,0.072186
[ChromaticAberration.fx]
Shift=2.500000,-0.500000
Strength=0.500000
[CinematicDOF.fx]
ManualFocusPlane=10.000000
UseAutoFocus=1
UseMouseDrivenAutoFocus=1
FNumber=5.600000
AutoFocusPoint=0.500000,0.500000
FocalLength=50.000000
OutOfFocusPlaneColorTransparency=0.700000
HighlightGainFarPlane=0.000000
ShowOutOfFocusPlaneOnMouseDown=1
OutOfFocusPlaneColor=0.800000,0.800000,0.800000
FocusPlaneColor=0.000000,0.000000,1.000000
FocusCrosshairColor=1.000000,0.000000,1.000000,1.000000
FarPlaneMaxBlur=2.000000
NearPlaneMaxBlur=1.000000
BlurQuality=5.000000
PostBlurSmoothing=0.000000
HighlightEdgeBias=0.000000
HighlightThresholdFarPlane=0.000000
ShowNearCoCBlur=0
HighlightGainNearPlane=0.000000
HighlightThresholdNearPlane=0.000000
ShowDebugInfo=0
[Clarity.fx]
ClarityRadius=3
ClarityBlendMode=2
ClarityOffset=2.000000
ClarityDarkIntensity=0.400000
ClarityBlendIfDark=50
ClarityBlendIfLight=205
ClarityViewBlendIfMask=0
ClarityStrength=0.400000
ClarityLightIntensity=0.000000
ClarityViewMask=0
[ColorMatrix.fx]
ColorMatrix_Red=0.817000,0.183000,0.030000
ColorMatrix_Green=0.333000,0.647000,0.000000
ColorMatrix_Blue=0.000000,0.125000,0.875000
Strength=1.000000
[Colourfulness.fx]
colourfulness=0.400000
lim_luma=0.700000
[Curves.fx]
Mode=0
Formula=4
Contrast=0.650000
[SurfaceBlur.fx]
BlurRadius=1
BlurOffset=1.000000
DebugMode=0
BlurEdge=0.500000
BlurStrength=1.000000
[Deband.fx]
Threshold=0.004000
Range=16.000000
Iterations=1
Grain=0.006000
[Denoise.fx]
NoiseLevel=0.150000
LerpCoefficeint=0.800000
WeightThreshold=0.030000
CounterThreshold=0.050000
GaussianSigma=50.000000
[DepthHaze.fx]
EffectStrength=0.900000
FogStart=0.200000
FogColor=0.800000,0.800000,0.800000
FogFactor=0.200000
[DOF.fx]
fADOF_ShapeCurvatureAmount=0.300000
DOF_AUTOFOCUS=1
DOF_FARBLURCURVE=2.000000
DOF_MOUSEDRIVEN_AF=0
fGPDOFBiasCurve=2.000000
DOF_FOCUSPOINT=0.500000,0.500000
fGPDOFChromaAmount=0.150000
DOF_INFINITEFOCUS=1.000000
DOF_MANUALFOCUSDEPTH=0.020000
DOF_FOCUSSAMPLES=6
bADOF_ShapeApertureEnable=0
DOF_NEARBLURCURVE=1.600000
DOF_FOCUSRADIUS=0.050000
fRingDOFFringe=0.500000
bGPDOFPolygonalBokeh=1
fGPDOFBrightnessMultiplier=2.000000
DOF_BLURRADIUS=15.000000
iRingDOFSamples=6
fADOF_BokehCurve=4.000000
iRingDOFRings=4
fRingDOFThreshold=0.700000
fGPDOFBrightnessThreshold=0.500000
fRingDOFGain=27.000000
bADOF_ShapeCurvatureEnable=0
fRingDOFBias=0.000000
iMagicDOFBlurQuality=8
bADOF_ImageChromaEnable=0
fMagicDOFColorCurve=4.000000
iGPDOFQuality=6
iGPDOFPolygonCount=5
fADOF_ShapeRotation=0.000000
fADOF_ShapeChromaAmount=0.125000
fGPDOFBias=10.000000
bMatsoDOFChromaEnable=1
fADOF_SmootheningAmount=1.000000
fMatsoDOFChromaPow=1.400000
fMatsoDOFBokehCurve=8.000000
iMatsoDOFBokehQuality=2
iADOF_ShapeQuality=17
fMatsoDOFBokehAngle=0.000000
bADOF_RotAnimationEnable=0
fADOF_RotAnimationSpeed=2.000000
fADOF_ShapeApertureAmount=0.010000
fADOF_ShapeWeightAmount=1.000000
bADOF_ShapeAnamorphEnable=0
fADOF_ShapeAnamorphRatio=0.200000
bADOF_ShapeDistortEnable=0
fADOF_ShapeDistortAmount=0.200000
fADOF_ShapeWeightCurve=4.000000
bADOF_ShapeChromaEnable=0
bADOF_ShapeDiffusionEnable=0
fADOF_ShapeDiffusionAmount=0.100000
bADOF_ShapeWeightEnable=0
iADOF_ShapeChromaMode=3
iADOF_ImageChromaHues=5
fADOF_ImageChromaCurve=1.000000
fADOF_ImageChromaAmount=3.000000
[FilmicAnamorphSharpen.fx]
Strength=1.000000
Coefficient=0
Offset=1
Clamp=1.000000
Contrast=128
Preview=0
[Vignette.fx]
Type=0
Center=0.500000,0.500000
Ratio=2.404000
Radius=2.000000
Amount=-1.000000
Slope=2
[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
[Emphasize.fx]
FocusDepth=0.026000
FocusRangeDepth=0.001000
Sphere_FocusVertical=0.500000
FocusEdgeDepth=0.050000
BlendColor=0.000000,0.000000,0.000000
Spherical=0
Sphere_FieldOfView=75
Sphere_FocusHorizontal=0.500000
BlendFactor=0.000000
EffectFactor=0.900000
[EyeAdaption.fx]
fAdp_Speed=0.100000
fAdp_BrightenCurve=1.000000
bAdp_BrightenEnable=1
fAdp_BrightenThreshold=0.200000
fAdp_BrightenBlack=0.500000
fAdp_DarkenCurve=0.500000
bAdp_DarkenEnable=1
fAdp_BrightenMax=0.100000
fAdp_BrightenDynamic=0.500000
fAdp_BrightenSaturation=0.000000
fAdp_DarkenThreshold=0.300000
fAdp_DarkenMax=0.400000
fAdp_DarkenDynamic=0.500000
fAdp_DarkenWhite=0.500000
fAdp_DarkenSaturation=0.000000
[FakeHDR.fx]
HDRPower=1.300000
radius1=0.793000
radius2=0.870000
[FineSharp.fx]
cstr=0.900000
sstr=2.000000
pstr=1.272000
xstr=0.190000
lstr=1.490000
xrep=0.250000
[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=1076677837
iDebug=0
[FXAA.fx]
Subpix=0.250000
EdgeThreshold=0.125000
EdgeThresholdMin=0.000000
[LightDoF.fx]
fLightDoF_Width=5.000000
fLightDoF_Amount=10.000000
f2LightDoF_CA=0.000000,1.000000
f2Bokeh_AutoFocusCenter=0.500000,0.500000
bLightDoF_UseCA=0
bLightDoF_AutoFocus=1
fLightDoF_AutoFocusSpeed=0.100000
bLightDoF_UseMouseFocus=0
fLightDoF_ManualFocus=0.000000
[Levels.fx]
BlackPoint=16
WhitePoint=235
HighlightClipping=0
[ReflectiveBumpMapping.fx]
iRBM_SampleCount=32
fRBM_LowerThreshold=0.100000
fRBM_BlurWidthPixels=100.000000
fRBM_ColorMask_Orange=1.000000
fRBM_ReliefHeight=0.300000
fRBM_FresnelMult=0.500000
fRBM_FresnelReflectance=0.300000
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
[UIMask.fx]
fMask_Intensity=1.000000
bDisplayMask=0
[Glitch.fx]
Amount=1.000000
bUseUV=0
[HighPassSharpen.fx]
HighPassSharpRadius=1
HighPassViewBlendIfMask=0
HighPassSharpOffset=1.000000
HighPassBlendMode=1
HighPassBlendIfLight=255
HighPassBlendIfDark=0
HighPassLightIntensity=1.000000
HighPassDarkIntensity=1.000000
HighPassSharpStrength=0.400000
HighPassViewSharpMask=0
[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
[Layer.fx]
Layer_Blend=1.000000
[Monochrome.fx]
Monochrome_preset=0
Monochrome_conversion_values=0.210000,0.720000,0.070000
Monochrome_color_saturation=0.000000
[Tonemap.fx]
Defog=0.000000
Bleach=0.000000
Gamma=1.000000
Exposure=0.000000
Saturation=0.000000
FogColor=0.000000,0.000000,1.000000
[Vibrance.fx]
Vibrance=-0.150000
VibranceRGBBalance=1.000000,3.500000,2.300000
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