Is GShade allowed?

[GaiusDrakon]

The answer is no. It is against TOS on the basis it alters the game itself. Which it does. The devs over the years have essentially said the same thing over and over. Use at your own risk. This risk is now elevated with the aforementioned cheating in PvP and quite possibly the new Ultimate.

Do you people even read the post before commenting

[elioaiko]

GShade has no impact on the game that is in any way harmful.

The devs themselves have already stated wanting better graphics.

I fail to see how actively reporting people with GShade is conductive.

It's like people want SE to put anti-software in and then they'll realize how irritating it is to deal with.

Some people just want to watch the world burn.

[MagiusNecros]

Do you people even read the post before commenting

I read your post. Official statement from 2013 is stated to be not worth consideration. It means that in 2022 the stance has changed. Or rather the TOS is being enforced. If anything it seems you have a comprehension problem with the answer you received from an Official.

They pretty much stated in PR speak that officially Gshade is not allowed as it breaks TOS. The stance is going to remain the same. Use at your own risk. Unofficially it should be fine. What happens in Limsa Lominsa stays in Limsa Lominsa.

Try not to think too hard about it.

[KariTheFox]

Gshade is a graphics post-processor, right? I don't think that can reslly be called "altering the game files" - you're altering the output that is being rendered on your monitor. That kind of functionality is baked into a lot of video cards already.

[DiaDeem]

Gonna be frank with you:

Go to Twitter right now and use #GPOSERS

Now:
See how many of them are using Gshade? Excluding NSFW, find a single person that has been banned from it.

See what I'm getting at?

[Larirawiel]

Gshade is a graphics post-processor, right? I don't think that can reslly be called "altering the game files" - you're altering the output that is being rendered on your monitor. That kind of functionality is baked into a lot of video cards already.

Gshade does not modify the game files. The people have no clue what Gshade is and how it works. It is nothing more than an API redirector. It is similar to DXVK or Creative ALchemy.




Cheers

[CaptainLagbeard]

I have no idea how GShade actually works, but as long as it doesn't actually inject code into the game it should probably be fine.

[Caitlyn]

I have no idea how GShade actually works, but as long as it doesn't actually inject code into the game it should probably be fine.

It doesnt. It just changes some shaders from the DirectX interface.
People even post screenshots with Gshade here. So, its not forbidden.

But SE dont want to whitelist certain programs, because they want to keep their rights to ban everyone for any reason.

[Canadane]

It's equivalent to turning the brightness or contrast up on your monitor.
Well, more equivalent to changing the colour space or LUT but I wanted an easy juxtaposition.

I am very prominently anti-add-on, I don't use it myself. But it's a stretch to consider it cheating, it's not even game specific!

[Scott]

No it isn't allowed. But..... Just don't talk about it and nobody will know