RenoDX - Native HDR Mod -- Color Grading Suite

About This Mod

This is a rewrite of the post processing shader to use the latest in tonemapping techniques. The result is closer in spirit to the SDR reference. This is achieved by leveraging ReShade's addon system, but this is NOT a ReShade preset.

To be honest, there isn't too much wrong with the native HDR already! It's bog standard Unreal HDR and they didn't do anything that messes that up or changes it, for better or worse. The only thing truly wrong with it is a gamma mismatch causing the shadowed portions of the image to be more washed out than intended. It also lacks adjustability.

This mod improves on that HDR by correcting the gamma, and using the SDR image as a reference. The result is an image that's got a smidge more contrast, and a noticeably improved punch to the highlights, with a more natural feeling blowout to white.

The mod also has a suite of options to tweak to preference:

• []Peak brightness up to 4000 nits

  []Separate Game/UI brightness sliders

  []Exposure, Highlights, Shadows, Contrast, and Flare sliders

  []Saturation, Highlight Saturation, and Blowout sliders

  []Custom film grain and RCAS implementation by lilium

  []Bloom slider

  []A good, smooth FPS limiter (not recommended with frame gen)

  []HUD toggle

  As far as performance goes, it depends on the settings used in the mod, but expect a ~15% hit if CPU bound or a ~4% hit if GPU bound.

  Installation

  • []Install ReShade 6. 5. 1+ With Addon Support to <install path>\OakGame\Binaries\Win64\Borderlands4.exe. Game is DX12. No shaders needed, no addons needed.

    []Download the mod and extract the addon file to the same directory.

    []Boot up the game and set HDR ON.

    []Open the ReShade menu, go to the Add-ons tab, and Disable Generic Depth and Effect Runtime Sync. This will ensure max performance.

  ComparisonIn order: RenoDX | Native HDR | SDR