CONTROL - HDR Ultrawide DLSS RT Patch

This patch adds native HDR and a lot more to CONTROL, making it a little bit of a technical remaster. It was achieved by rebuilding the game with modified code and shaders.

This mod is currently deprecated, the official 1. 30 patch of the game includes everything that was here and more. To use the HDR version that the mod came with, follow this guide.

Compared to the latest official release version (0. 0. 344. 1879), these are the improvements:

• []Native HDR (gets rid of color banding, greater contrast and brighter highlights, more natural colors).

  []Improved quality of SDR output (10bit->no more color banding, slightly better dynamic range).

  []Upgraded DLSS to 3. 1. 30 and improved its implementation (it's also now compatible with FSR 2. X injection).

  []Added DLAA support (DLSS at native resolution).

  []Added a new "Max" texture setting to improve the slow texture streaming (min 8GB+ VRAM, 10GB+ are recommended).

  []Added a new setting to use 3x as samples for ray tracing and volumetrics, increasing the quality and reducing noise (this is VERY expensive).

  []Fixed broken ray tracing reflections.

  []Fixed low shadow quality when ray tracing was on.

  []Full UltraWide support: unlock any resolution and aspect ratio, including 32:9+.

  []Some FOV and LOD fixes for UW. Fixed UI issues at non 16:9 aspect ratios (e.g. enemies health bars were displaced).

  []Added a FOV Multiplier config setting `m_fFOVMultiplier` (the game and UI are designed for the default FOV, so only use for accessibility reasons).

  []Add a config to skip the intro video `m_bSkipIntroVideos`.

  []Improved window+borderless+fullscreen management.

  []Fixed the game not launching correctly on non Nvidia non AMD GPUs (e.g. Intel Arc).

  []Restored film grain with DLSS. Tweaked the film grain implementation.

  []Minor crash fixes, bug fixes and features.

How does it work:

• []Download your version of the patch (Steam, Epic Store, No DRM/GOG).

  []Copy (with replace) all the files inside the Control install folder.

  []Open the DX12 version of the game.

  []You can turn on HDR either from Windows or from the game (on by default).

  []The game will read the Windows 11 HDR calibration profile (app) and match its tonemapping to your screen capabilities.

  Otherwise see the guide below to calibrate HDR.

  []Using HGiG is suggested if your TV supports it (monitors usually default to HGiG).

  []In the game settings, there are multiple HDR settings to tailor the image to your liking, though know that the HDR is already pre-calibrated to roughly match the SDR brightness.

  Further details:

  []You can swap between HDR and SDR from the