Reshade with SweetFX and No More Film Grain for State of Decay 2

A File of the Month

for January 2026

Thanks very much all.

This is meant to enhance the overall games appearance. Bringing out the true colors and definition in the game. Giving you a sharper and clearer picture.

Works alongside any texture or HD Pack also, further enhancing them.

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Reshade Version

(Newest Release)

After downloading preset file do the following.

• []Download the newest Reshade installer from the Official ReShade Website.[/]

  []Run the installer and target your StateOfDecay2-Win64-Shipping.exe file in the game folder.[/]

  [] C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\StateOfDecay2\StateOfDecay2\Binaries\Win64[/]

  []Select the DirectX 10/11/12 rendering API.[/]

  []When the setup screen asks you to select effect packages to download, check the boxes for:

  []Standard Effects (by crosire)[/]

  []SweetFX (by CeeJayDK)

[]Finish the installation, then drop the downloaded preset file into your (above mentioned)  game folder.[/]

[]Open the game, press the Home key to pull up the ReShade overlay, and select the preset from the top drop-down menu.[/]

[]Try it with or without Vibrance by disabling it in the settings to determine which setting best suites your tastes.[/]

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Rehade with Sweetfx Version

(Older Version)

Download and extract the files to

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\StateOfDecay2\StateOfDecay2\Binaries\Win64

Uninstall

Remove placed files to uninstall.

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