Final Fantasy XIV: Vs Reshade - A Comparison Reborn.

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Originally Posted by TenebrisCandidus

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Ohhhh!! it looks so pretty i'd love to have these settings! Please release them. c:

I'm a bit confused. Whose preset is it? the OP's or TenebrisCandidus?

And if you tweak the crazy high DOF and reduce the bloom the UI doesn't take a hit so you can 100% uptime the shaders and the DOF.

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Originally Posted by Altanas

I'm a bit confused. Whose preset is it? the OP's or TenebrisCandidus?

And if you tweak the crazy high DOF and reduce the bloom the UI doesn't take a hit so you can 100% uptime the shaders and the DOF.

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It's not my preset just yet :). I need to compile it and upload it.

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Originally Posted by Onikimaru

It's not my preset just yet :). I need to compile it and upload it.

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I think at this point we are all eagerly awaiting! Since we are on the same server I've almost considered tracking you down and poking you to death until you give it. :P

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Here's my tweaks after playing with someone's preset. Added a bit more vibrancy to the colors, adjusted the natural whites and blacks, and just a little bit of sharpening.

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Originally Posted by Zyrusticae

Personally, I keep my tweaks simple and low-key. A filmic color pass, some added bloom, film grain, lens dirt, chromatic aberration (yes, I'm a fan), and that's about it. Combined with some downsampling, and I daresay the game looks quite nice.

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Every time I see you post screenshots, I am in awe of how gorgeous they are! ;_; If you ever decide to share your settings one day, I sure many others and myself would highly appreciate it!

While I like the Reshade stuff and will definitely look into it, isn't it time we let the whole "I'm going to attach Reborn to every topic title I make because it's catchy!" trend die?

Please.

I'm just a grumpy person, but this reshade stuff is really nice.

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

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Here's my tweaks after playing with someone's preset. Added a bit more vibrancy to the colors, adjusted the natural whites and blacks, and just a little bit of sharpening.

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Possible to upload that somewhere?
that looks really good.

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Originally Posted by Assirra

Possible to upload that somewhere?
that looks really good.

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You can get it here, but I use Reshade so make sure you have the appropriate files.

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Originally Posted by Assirra

1. Yes this is correct

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It's worth noting that you can't typically use 3rd party software in screenshots for official contests, too.

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Originally Posted by Ashkendor

It's worth noting that you can't typically use 3rd party software in screenshots for official contests, too.

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Well that is quite obvious.
I seen some wizzards who can a bad photo to something amazing.
Wouldn't really be fair :P

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Originally Posted by Vermilion

I think at this point we are all eagerly awaiting! Since we are on the same server I've almost considered tracking you down and poking you to death until you give it. :P

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Wow ahahaha if i see you im hiding >.<

Hello again ^_^

Bunch more screenshots of my current preset below and perhaps more importantly, files! I probably didn't need to grab all the included textures or whatever but I've included them to be safe. The current setting also has the black bars turned off but they can be restored with the #define USE_BORDER setting in the SweetFX_settings file.

Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p43snmlsao...Shade.rar?dl=0

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This is the settings I use.
My friends said the colors are a bit strong, but for me they look awesome~

http://imgur.com/a/1kgoo - the album

Took a bunch of comparisons today, there might be some without comparisons but 90% of them do. I don't think I can ever play this game without Custom shaders anymore D:

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Originally Posted by TenebrisCandidus

Hello again ^_^

Bunch more screenshots of my current preset below and perhaps more importantly, files! I probably didn't need to grab all the included textures or whatever but I've included them to be safe. The current setting also has the black bars turned off but they can be restored with the #define USE_BORDER setting in the SweetFX_settings file.

Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p43snmlsao...Shade.rar?dl=0

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Awesome, Thank you! I am having trouble getting it to all work though. I downloaded the ReShade Framework and can seem to get the game able to run with it, but I can't find a way to make your files work properly. First time using ReShade so I'm not entirely sure of the proper way of doing this.

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Originally Posted by Vermilion

Awesome, Thank you! I am having trouble getting it to all work though. I downloaded the ReShade Framework and can seem to get the game able to run with it, but I can't find a way to make your files work properly. First time using ReShade so I'm not entirely sure of the proper way of doing this.

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Same here, I had trouble attempting to implement them as well. I'm no stranger to SweetFX/GEMFX, but ReShade/MFX is new to me.

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Originally Posted by TenebrisCandidus

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These look incredible. I want.

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Originally Posted by TenebrisCandidus

Hello again ^_^

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Can't find the enable/disable hotkey :S. Checked every config file and did not find it. I have used SweetFX/GEMFX for years.

Hits my FPS like a truck :). Looks nice, but i need to tweak it a lot.

I'm not a reshade whizzkid, but just some notes for others to think about.


1. Blurradius even at single digits still noticeable,

2. Nearblurcurve higher at around 6.5 helps keep the true front of the screen i.e. the UI clear

3. Messing around with the above and then putting Farblurcurve really low or even in minus figures comes at DOF from "reverse" and helps give DOF with a decent UI

just for clarity I have a subtle but playable-DOF at
my blurradius is at 2.0
my nearblur at 6.5
my farblur at 0.5

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Originally Posted by TenebrisCandidus

Pretty pictures

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your drop box does not include the .fx files that are needed for the individual effects to be compiled. Just has the reshade folder. If you could include those, it would probably help people out.

Sorry, probably should have made some a bit clearer.

Download ReShade from here: https://bit.ly/ReShadeBeta-0-19-2-Framework (Yes, Mediafire, it's the files linked to directly through http://reshade.me/, I'm just saving you a step :P)

Run the "ReShade Setup.exe" and point it at your FFXIV exe in *install location*\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\game. Either the ffxiv.exe or ffxiv_dx11.exe depending on whether you use DX9 or DX11. Do NOT boot the game when it says it has done installing. Instead close the prompt and open the location of the exe. There should be a folder called "ReShade" in there now. Replace it with the one I linked to and you're good to go. If you want to adjust settings, open the various .cfg files in Notepad and mess around. Create backups if you like anything you do as Notepad isn't the best for undoing changes.

Oh and as for toggles, I currently have them set to * on the numpad for all effects on and off and - on the numpad for DoF on and off. They do clash with default in-game binds though so you may need to change either the toggle or the in-game things. The Common_settings file contains the toggle for everything but DoF (#define RFX_ToggleKey VK_MULTIPLY) and McFX_settings has the toggle for DoF (#define DoF_ToggleKey VK_SUBTRACT).

That should cover it ^_^

Hey guys sorry for the long wait, i uploaded my preset for everybody to enjoy!. I kind of stopped playing XIV for a little while which is why i haven't been posting here. Got a new job and am sorting out some IRL problems so that delayed a lot of things i wanted to work on unfortunately. Anyway check the description for a link to my preset, MAKE SURE YOU READ THE DESCRIPTION OF MY PRESET!!!!!!!!

I've been really hanging out for this, but it reduces my FPS down to 9. My old reshade settings let me run at around 50 - 60fps average @ 3440x1440 so I'm not exactly sure what is devouring all the FPS in your settings. I'm turning things off 1 by 1 but it's not coming along well

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Originally Posted by Seoleim

I've been really hanging out for this, but it reduces my FPS down to 9. My old reshade settings let me run at around 50 - 60fps average @ 3440x1440 so I'm not exactly sure what is devouring all the FPS in your settings. I'm turning things off 1 by 1 but it's not coming along well

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That's really strange...this preset is very, very settings heavy but i can run it on my GTX 680 without SSAO

Whatever the problem I solved it in a round about way by incorporating half of your settings with mine and fiddled with things such as this new ambient lightning feature (I was using 18.3 before so this wasn't in that one) and I bloody love it so thanks for making me upgrade version haha. Going into The Vault with the new AL is pretty amazing looking. Oh and the ability to let AL settings use Heat Haze can lead to some awesome things such as deserts being awesome. Only downside though is any warm colours can give this effect too so I often seen yellow titans or carbuncles giving off this haze which I guess isn't that bad on 2nd thought. Here are some shots that I took. Last one looks all wonky because of heat haze and you can't accurately capture that.