CawCrowche's Reshade Preset For DAO
⚪ Last updated 2019Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 5.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #37 of 65 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Installation:
1. Download preset from the main downloads section and extract the .ini into your bin_ship of your main dragon age folder
2. If you have installed Reshade already skip steps 3-6 and go to step 7, if you haven't installed it make sure to follow all the steps
3. Download Reshade at Reshade.me. I use the latest version which is currently 4. 3. 0
4. Install by running the program, selecting your game folder and choose the DirectX 9 version for this game.
5. It'll ask which effects you want to install, just install of them
6. Once it's done downloading, you can click edit Reshade settings and choose the one preset you downloaded before. OR...
7. Start Dragon Age Origins, open the menu (default is shift and F2) and choose your preset from the very top
8. If it shows up you're all done!
1. Remove from your bin_ship folder your CawCrowche.ini, reshade.ini, d3d9.dll, d3d9.log, and your reshades-shaders folder.
(The graphical effects used in the preset, turned on by defeat when you select it)
- PPFX Bloom (The main bloom which provides greater light from light sources)
- Tint (A light purple color to cancel out the greenness of normal game, provides stronger blue and red hues)
- Vibrance (Adds more warmth to the colors)
- Colourfulness (Increases saturation)
- KNearestNeighbors (Set to very slightly denoise by smoothing out jagged edges of objects)
- Curves (Adds selective darkening)
- Technicolor2 (Adds overall brightening)
- BloomAndLensFlares (Provides those tasty lens flares)
- AmbientLight (Gives the area more light, makes it seem brighter in places)
- AdaptiveSharpen (Very slightly sharpens and adds more detail)
- PPFX Godrays (Adds those gorgeous godrays for our humble DAO)
- MagicBloom (The secondary bloom, very slightly provides a second layer of light to light source)
- Levels (Like curves, selectively darkens)
Performance Impact:
As you might have already been able to tell from the list of features or the description, this is a rather performance-heavy selection of graphical effects. Unless you have a computer you think can handle all of these, I suggest experimenting by turning features off or turning them down and seeing how it affects the overall look. The computer i'm using can handle a good deal, so this is the bal
A Reshade preset for Dragon Age: Origins that brightens and saturates Ferelden's visuals, aiming for a more vibrant look. With 296 endorsements and 5,692 downloads, it's a moderately popular choice for players seeking a visual overhaul without changing gameplay.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 296 endorsements and 5,692 downloads
- Gives the game a fresh, colorful look without altering gameplay
- Simple to install—just drop the preset into your Reshade folder
⚠️ Cons
- Heavy preset may impact performance on lower-end systems
- Last updated in 2019, so it might not be compatible with the latest Reshade versions
- Potential conflicts with other Reshade presets or ENB-like mods
For Dragon Age: Origins players who want a more vibrant and colorful world without changing the core gameplay. If you're tired of the game's muted tones and want a quick visual upgrade, this is for you. Skip if you prefer a darker, grittier aesthetic or if you're sensitive to performance hits.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Reshade installed and set up for Dragon Age: Origins before adding this preset.
- If you're using a mod manager, you can still manually place the preset file in the game's root folder—it's just a text file.
- Test the preset in a few different areas (like Denerim and the Wilds) to see how the brightness affects visibility.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Dragonage Mods
- Author
- CawCrowche
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 5,692
- Endorsements
- 296
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 9/9/2019
- Updated
- 9/9/2019
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