Reshade for a more vibrant bright and hot aesthetic. Screens and DL.

[Baleur]

With a Reshade the game can look quite nice, almost like Fallout 4 xD
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/952973667479629858/37C20E3FEDFA9257C9C2F364C1B3F0E8E6C05F64/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/952973667476407653/FE7A5534229B5263F18EAD0203C04D5173B5A19E/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/952974177164067602/74CA1B9468F70F6A7CB63FD738459A4DFF83BA12/
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/952974177163527590/638BC9DC4D7C699BB8F352F0B35365314341F92B/

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2thq3f3zd7117k/Baleur%20Reshade%20Kenshi.rar?dl=0

Scroll Lock on your keyboard ingame to toggle the effect on and off

[g0jira]

hey, nice, could you write isntruction how to install it ?

[Der Liebe Frankie]

is this in the workshop?

[Ponicus]

Baleur you made the best Distant Worlds graphic mods. Do you have any for Kenshi? :)

[Baleur]

Just install to the Kenshi main folder.
Ponicus, WOAH i didnt think anyone ever saw my Distant Worlds graphic mods (which to be fair were mostly compilations of other works, with some tweaks and additions of my own).
Are they still compatible with the game? I've literally lost all files from those days =(

None for Kenshi atm, if any it would probably be minor but high-frequency things.
So not new models or total retextures, but stuff you see and use every minute, so possibly UI things or icons.

Huminado, not on the workshop because you'd have to manually move it out of the mods folder and into the main folder, plus the .dll from http://reshade.me isnt often allowed to be bundled with mods, so it was better just to make a forum thread i felt.

[�[Dire_Venom]�]

Great job, can't wait to check it out!

[g0jira]

It is nice :) looks fresh

[Gunter McGunt]

Originally posted by Baleur:

Just install to the Kenshi main folder.

Sorry, i'm stupid. I downloaded the .rar and unpacked it in the steamapps>common>Kenshi file. I don't see anything to install, do I just leave it there?

Edit: For clarity, it's a regular file titled "Baleur Reshade Kenshi" amongst the other files like "data, dependencies, locale" etc

[Baleur]

Yes you extract it into the steamapps/common/Kenshi folder.
So you should see dxgi.dll and ReShade.fx and a new ReShade folder in your Kenshi folder.
Those 3 things are all thats needed, you can delete the .rar file after unpacking it.
Scroll Lock on your keyboard ingame to toggle the effect on and off

[�[Dire_Venom]�]

Looking great!
Really liking the brighter and more stark contrast, huge props for making this!

[Demonbox]

Earlier today I stumbled upon these:
https://imgur.com/gallery/ZBTlNtf

Pretty heavy and very cinematic (maybe even too much to just play it) but stil...

Btw nice reshade mate!

[Baleur]

Thx guys and gals =)
Updated the main post with more screens.

[[Castiel]]

Affects performance? And looks great but more like New Vegas than Failout 4.

[Baleur]

No preformance impact, just uses bloom, a bunch of color balance techniques (for those interested, sepia, dpx, technicolour) and a tiny bit of lumasharpen.
Basically less than 1fps impact for anything above a 860gtx :P

I was considering adding some minor chromatic aberration (a very subtle addition can make objects really "pop" and give a distinct heat-effect), but that would affect preformance a few fps more at high resolutions, im running in 4k so i opted not to.
Might give it a try and post some example screens if people like it as an alternative.

[[Castiel]]

Originally posted by Baleur:

No preformance impact, just uses bloom, a bunch of color balance techniques (for those interested, sepia, dpx, technicolour) and a tiny bit of lumasharpen.
Basically less than 1fps impact for anything above a 860gtx :P

I was considering adding some minor chromatic aberration (a very subtle addition can make objects really "pop" and give a distinct heat-effect), but that would affect preformance a few fps more at high resolutions, im running in 4k so i opted not to.
Might give it a try and post some example screens if people like it as an alternative.

Yeah do that and post screenshots! Option is always nice!

[g0jira]

"Scroll Lock on your keyboard ingame to toggle the effect on and off"

whats scroll lock ?