BLEAK Reshade

Adjusted tonemap, color grading and lighting without messing up brightness or contrast.

Shaders

• []AmbientLight.fx -- subtle bloom-like effect, most notable on light sources[/]

  []Colourfulness.fx -- oversaturates the image in a certain way, so the other shaders can "build upon it"[/]

  []FakeHDR.fx -- HDR-like effect, deepens shadows and brightens lights[/]

  []RadiantGI.fx -- (optional, turn off if it hurts your FPS or causes flickering on your setup)[/]

  []PD80_04_Color_Balance.fx -- subtle changes to shadows, midtones & highlights[/]

  []Technicolor2.fx -- de-saturates the image, changes color tones[/]

  []Tonemap.fx -- adjusts tonemap[/]

  []Vibrance.fx -- brings some of the color out again[/]

  []Deband.fx -- reduces banding effects / lines on the sky[/]

  []CAS.fx -- subtle contrast sharpening to offset some of the game's blur[/]

  Installation

  • []Download Reshade and start the installer:[/]

    [](1) Select Elden Ring and click Next.[/]

    [](2) Leave DirectX 10/11/12 checked and click Next.[/]

    [](3) Click on Browse next to the bar on the bottom and select my BLEAK.ini - this automatically installs the correct shaders.[/]

    []Done.[/]

  If you already have Reshade installed:
  • []Make a copy of your reshade-shaders folder outside the game directory (just in case).[/]

    []Start the Reshade installer, but select Update Reshade and Effects. Select my BLEAK.ini during the installation.[/]

    []Optional: If this somehow messed up shaders from your other Reshade presets, copy and paste your reshade-shaders backup folder back into the game directory. Hit Yes if asked to overwrite.[/]

    Performance

    It has no noticable impact on my system (less than 1 fps) without RTGI enabled, and I lose about 1-2 FPS with RTGI enabled.

    If for some reason you can't run this preset with all the shaders enabled (except: RTGI, CAS), it's better to use an entirely different one.

    The shaders have been intentionally layered & tweaked like this, and the image will look completely off if you randomly disable some.

    Recommended Mods (not required)

    - Force Dynamic Shadows Reborn (FDSR) - I'm only using the Point Light/Shadow changes

    - Additional Visual Options - ONLY the optional file: RTAO Only with Soft Rasterised Shadows

    - Neutral Color Grading for SoTE

    HUD in the screenshots:

    - RPG HUD Textures