Vestige - Successor - Miasma - Queenslayer (NEW)

There are two files to choose from.  The first contains two ReShade presets which may improve your Code Vein experience and one which will definitely make it significantly worse:

• []Vestige provides a close match to the game's original look, sharpening and smoothing the game while maintaining its muted colours and the slight haziness of far-off objects.

  []Successor tweaks the graphics to a greater extent than Vestige.  Colours are deepened, shadows are darkened, and the preset overall aims for a more "realistic" look.

  []Miasma is the answer to a question no one asked: "What if the miasma really was visibly everywhere?"  This preset cloaks everything in a red mist for the enjoyment of enthusiasts of unnecessary realism and artificial difficulty.  0/10, do not recommend, lends a whole new meaning to "blind playthrough".

  Vestige and Successor are both specifically built to tune Code Vein's graphics just enough, as in the sharpening stops short of creating artifacts, the anti-aliasing stops short of causing that weird twitchy shimmering effect, and so on.  These presets are made to give the game just a minor boost, and are especially ideal if you have a lower-spec system but still want good-looking results.

  The second file contains only one preset: Queenslayer.  I designed this preset after installing Moonling's Graphics Ini Tweaks.  It is designed to recreate the look of Successor using a smaller number of effects, since Moonling's tweaks remove the need for most of them while placing less of a burden on systems.  I found Moonling's tweaks on their own to be a more-than-adequate substitute for Vestige, so I did not try to recreate that preset.

  Instructions for all presets:

  • []Download presets from this page

    []Download and install ReShade (installation instructions here).  Code Vein's rendering API is Direct3D

    []During the ReShade installation process, ensure you are installing the effects you will need.  If you select a preset file, the installer should download the necessary effects.  Otherwise, you can either install all effects or install the following list:

  • [] Standard Effects

    [] SweetFX

    [] AstrayFX

    [] Barbatos

    [] FXShaders

    [] Fubax (fubax-shaders)

    [] GShade-Shaders

    [] NiceGuy-Shaders

  • OtisFX

  4. Launch the game

  5. Follow the prompts at the top of your screen to launch & complete ReShade's tutorial

  A successful installation should result