This mod uses the ReShade 3.0 (2017 version) to remove the bluish and over saturated colors in RF2 dx11 (dxd11 is beta release) standard version and improve the graphics to a more realistic colors without significant performance loss.
Pictures
a) Comparison
Before/After:
b) Screenshots v2.0
c) Screenshots v1.0
c) Screenshots v0.0
ReShade is an advanced, fully post-processing injector, allowing to add to the application several new effects as advanced depth-edge-detection-driven SMAA antialiasing, screen space ambient occlusion, depth of field, chromatic aberration, dynamic film grain, automatic saturation, color correction, cross processing, multi-pass blurring.
Content:
Reshade effects tuned (shaders):
[[Levels]] [[Curves]] [[Tonemap]] [[LumaSharpen]] [[Colourfulness]] [[Cartoon]] [[Technicolor]] [[FilmicPass]] [[GaussianBlur]] [[LiftGammaGain]] [[Vibrance]]
Installation instructions:
(Looks complicated but its not)
Step 1: Unpack the zip content (Reshade installer and Reshade profile.ini).
Step 2: Install Reshade 3.0.6:
2.1 run ReShade_Setup_3.0.6.exe
2.2 In Reshade Setup window, click on select game, than select the rfactor2.exe in game directories (rFactor 2\Bin64),
2.3 Click to select the direct3D 9+ option (OBS: Dx10+ option doesn't work).
Installer will automatically download required shaders and textures
Step 3: Copy the zip content MGraphicsRF2dx11v2.1.ini to rFactor 2\Bin64.
Step 4: Open the game, if everything is normal, press SHIFT+F2 to open a Reshade window.
SKIP TUTORIAL.
Select the profile MGraphicsRF2dx11v2.1, to apply the shaders configuration. Done !
OBS:
# In this new version, Reshade works as a App inside the game, press SHIFT+F2 to open the config. box.
# IF Reshade 3.0 fail to load all effects or show some glitch, making the screen looks weird red colors, just hit SHIFT+F2, go to HOME, than press RELOAD button to reload all effects again.
Log
V0 - Tweaked basic effects.
Hotkeys
SHIFT+F2 Enable/disable overall Reshade Injetor window
Uninstall
Delete those files from the games directories:
reshade-shaders-master (Folder)
d3d9.dll
d3d9.ini
MGraphicsRF2dx11v0.ini
Pictures
a) Comparison
Before/After:
b) Screenshots v2.0
c) Screenshots v1.0
c) Screenshots v0.0
ReShade is an advanced, fully post-processing injector, allowing to add to the application several new effects as advanced depth-edge-detection-driven SMAA antialiasing, screen space ambient occlusion, depth of field, chromatic aberration, dynamic film grain, automatic saturation, color correction, cross processing, multi-pass blurring.
Content:
Reshade effects tuned (shaders):
[[Levels]] [[Curves]] [[Tonemap]] [[LumaSharpen]] [[Colourfulness]] [[Cartoon]] [[Technicolor]] [[FilmicPass]] [[GaussianBlur]] [[LiftGammaGain]] [[Vibrance]]
Installation instructions:
(Looks complicated but its not)
Step 1: Unpack the zip content (Reshade installer and Reshade profile.ini).
Step 2: Install Reshade 3.0.6:
2.1 run ReShade_Setup_3.0.6.exe
2.2 In Reshade Setup window, click on select game, than select the rfactor2.exe in game directories (rFactor 2\Bin64),
2.3 Click to select the direct3D 9+ option (OBS: Dx10+ option doesn't work).
Installer will automatically download required shaders and textures
Step 3: Copy the zip content MGraphicsRF2dx11v2.1.ini to rFactor 2\Bin64.
Step 4: Open the game, if everything is normal, press SHIFT+F2 to open a Reshade window.
SKIP TUTORIAL.
Select the profile MGraphicsRF2dx11v2.1, to apply the shaders configuration. Done !
OBS:
# In this new version, Reshade works as a App inside the game, press SHIFT+F2 to open the config. box.
# IF Reshade 3.0 fail to load all effects or show some glitch, making the screen looks weird red colors, just hit SHIFT+F2, go to HOME, than press RELOAD button to reload all effects again.
Log
V0 - Tweaked basic effects.
Hotkeys
SHIFT+F2 Enable/disable overall Reshade Injetor window
Uninstall
Delete those files from the games directories:
reshade-shaders-master (Folder)
d3d9.dll
d3d9.ini
MGraphicsRF2dx11v0.ini
