NEW ERA MK 1 Visual Overhaul for MK 11

Description

"NEW ERA" is a meticulously fine-tuned ReShade preset designed to replicate MK1’s iconic lighting, vibrant color palette, clean white balance, and subtle background Depth of Field—all while retaining pristine shadow detail and zero Fatality cutscene artifacts.

Installation instructions

Extract the New era.rar file directly on your respective MK11.exe directory

KEY FEATURES & VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS:

MK1-Inspired Color Palette: Rich reds, sun-kissed outdoor lighting, and vibrant character costumes that pop off the screen.

Clean White Balance: Eliminates the heavy yellow/muddy cast from sand, stone, and courtyard stages for a natural, high-clarity daylight balance.

Customized Gameplay DoF ( Experimental ): A subtle background blur tailored specifically for fighting gameplay—adds camera depth without interfering with close-up Fatalities, Fatal Blows, or blood effects.

Preserved Shadow & Metallic Details: Deep contrast without shadow crushing, preserving texture on dark stone, character suits, and metallic armor accents.

High Performance: Optimized shader pipeline built for smooth 60 FPS gameplay and zero input lag.

Requirements

https://reshade.me/ (Optional)

Shout outs

Actually didn't like the kameo system in mk1. What's the point of characters that you can't even play with. Yes i know these kameo character helps to break attacks and do unpredictable ambush. But for me it still feels like it's a half made Tag system. On the other hand, performing fatalities in mk1 doesn't have the depth like MK11. After performing fatalities both character and kameo poses together which feels weird. And even the camera angel of faitality isn't dynamic and slow-motioned  like MK11. Fatality camera suddenly pauses the game instead of a slow-motion transition.

Approximately i love everything about MK11. So I was wondering. What if we can recreate mk1's bright visuals in MK11?

That's how the reshade project started. I've researched about the bright colours of mk1, And with some help with ai and articles about ue3, finally made this reshade. It took me 6-7 hrs to perfect this.

i didnt have any texture pack or any mk1>mk11 assets converter. So, if anyone want to contribute on this please be my guest. MODDING OUR FAVOURATE FIGHTING GAME MORTAL KOMBAT 11