Realistic Lighting Preset

Check the images section for before --> after .gif comparisons !

The goal of this mod is to fix the relatively washed out, blurry and uninspiring Commonwealth Wasteland by using the popular Reshade injector. I implemented multiple performance friendly Reshade effects including :

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  Tonemap

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  Vibrance

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  Curves

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  Luma Sharpen

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  Lift Gamma Gain

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  Cartoon and Film grain

  (only a very very small amount of both, which is propably not noticeable but sometimes they increase visual quality)

Antialiasing : I have also added a high quality antialiasing method in the form of SMAA (and optional FXAA ), which works great with the built in TAA Bethesda added. Speaking of which, my custom Luma Sharpen settings alleviate most of the blurring caused by its usage, making the textures look sharp and more detailed without actually changing them.

Brightness :

With the usage of Curves, Vibrance and Tonemap i reduced the overall brightness of the game, making it look closer to real life standards. Nights are fairly darker and secluded indoors areas, like sewers and abandoned buildings, may give you trouble navigating them.

You most likely will need some sort of light source, otherwise you may find yourself in a predicament ! Performance :

Fallout 4 may not look like a demanding game. However due to the way the engine is coded, shadows render even when they shouldn't, making them the biggest performance hog along with godrays. Luckily my preset doesn't add insult to injury.

On my fairly good machine, at most i lost 3 frames per second in the most demanding area possible (Corvega assembly plant , shadow distance set to 6. 000 , godrays on low and other settings on ultra) That however can change for the worse based on your configuration

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Check the "Recommended mods" section as well as the ''Configuration'' sect