TheWorse v1.0 with Config Options + Bad Blood Compatible(Updated 03/14/2015)

[cmh175]

Ubisoft is releasing updates more and more frequently now and the majority of questions I answer on TW mod thread is where to find my Steam thread. This will be a copy and paste post from the thread and mainly used for updates so the mods are easier to find.


Hey guys so TheWorse Mod v1.0 is finally out and considered completed, and as a whole I fully agree. It mostly delivers what we were hoping for and expecting prior to the games release. However somethings could still use some adjustments for a more realistic appearance and to optimize gameplay. I got a few pms about sharing my personal copy, but decided against opening yet another WD thread on Guru, so I'll share it here. My sweetfx are also included. I also included directions on how to increase performance to reduce stuttering, they'll work for vanilla or any mod of your choosing and are very simple. They're listed below under the screen shots.

TheWorse mod has now been merged with my own mod as their similarities were too great after altering the colorgrading to fix the blue tint TheWorse mod had with the recent UBI patch.

Downloads:

cmh175_TW_Watch_Dogs Mod -> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1ZlTwoAa_q7alNFRTZONWwzOHc/edit

Mirror: https://mega.co.nz/#!y1wEGDqJ!ms3cIBb6JMsAsuagGMyO-XzFz8uZ62yoz1uus9hNueI


Dynamic Lighting Only -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1ZlTwoAa_q7dm9YOGhHSktjN0E/view


High and Ultra Textures with Down Scaled Effects -> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1ZlTwoAa_q7UGxjNFNRclhXRDg/edit
(For those who cant play with either High or Ultra settings. Use either High or Ultra textures and I suggest Ultra settings, but adjust for your own system accordingly.)

Sweetfx for Windows 8.1 -> {LINK REMOVED}http://www.mediafire.com/download/ia1malgylpqkt4b/Watch_Dogs_Sweetfx_Win8.1.7z

NOTE: Copy Sweetfx files into Watch_Dogs\bin folder.

Yizan's Train Headlights -> {LINK REMOVED}http://www.mediafire.com/download/msscle4b2uixhe1/Yizan%27s+Train+Headlights.7z#39;s_Train_Headlights.7z

Sunset's v4.0 Textures -> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1ZlTwoAa_q7YjFOeGF5UVlmMGM/edit
(This is not my mod, just an alternate download for it since it doesn't seem to be available on the official thread)

NOTE: These textures are for boosting performance after trying the performance tips at the bottom of the post. They will downscale the overall appearance of your game. If you're experiencing serious stuttering to the point that the game's unplayable though this mod will greatly help. Set your textures to High (or Ultra if you can manage it) and the graphical effect settings to medium, or what works best for your system. To install just copy the graphics folder into the mods folder and use the mod installer like normal. I suggest pairing this with my High and Ultra Textures with Down Scaled Effects posted above.


Those having issues installing Sweetfx should check the guide here -> http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=289922515


Changelog:

-Merged with UBI patch v1.05.324.

-TheWorse v1.0 merged with cmh175 Watch_Dogs mod.

-Corrected Colorgrading issue in TheWorse mod to fix blue tint after recent patch.

-New Bloom and Fog levels. Much more realistic and not nearly as blinding as TW v1.0.

-Different Camera options based on location (far, near, or default) and level of DOF.

-Choose between the light pollution effect at night or the default night sky.

-TheWorse v1.0 enhanced Environment Lighting or Default (enhanced can cause very dark lighting at night, I suggest sticking with default which is already installed unless you've adjust your brightness for this)

-Increased Civilian Density or Default.

-Switch Dynamic Shadows Off or On.

-Pick between TheWorse v1.0 Lens Flare, several different options from Solocreep, or the Default.

-Pick between Maldo's Textures, TonyMBR's update of Maldo's Textures, or the Default.


INSTALL DIRECTIONS:

1) Unzip download folder and open "mods" folder in a separate window, then open the "Mod Options" folder.

2) Select your preferred textures. Open the Texture Options and pick which texture mod you like (Default comes installed when you first unzip the download). Open the folder for that mod and copy the graphics folder inside, and paste it into the "mods" folder (overwrite everything when it asks, I already fixed this for compatibility).

NOTE: If you decide to switch Texture options after installing another you MUST delete the graphics folder first inside the "mods" folder. Otherwise you will miss and match the mods. You will also need to reinstall your preferred Lens Flare mod.

3) Now you can select the other options available. Just open up each configurable options folder, select the one you like, and copy the folders contents into the "mods" folder (overwrite everything when asked).

NOTE: Solocreep's Lens Flare is the only option with multiple files. When you open the folder, select the option inside you like most, and copy the contents of THAT folder (don't copy anything that isn't a folder named generated, worlds or graphics). If you paste anything into the "mods" folder and see a new folder that wasn't there before, remove that new folder and try again.

4) After you select the options you want open the MOD Installer.exe. It'll automatically recognize the "mods" folder you're about to zip. All you need to do is input your Watch_Dogs game install directory. Then just hit Install. When the green status bar is full the install status window will say it's completed, go ahead and close the MOD Installer.exe. The mod is now complete and installed, enjoy the game.

NOTE: MOD Installer.exe has an uninstall option so you can now revert to the original mod you had installed. However the original patch files maybe overwritten if you run the MOD Installer.exe more than once.

NOTE: Other than the Texture Options, you do NOT have to delete anything if you want to try any of the other options. I already fixed compatibility issues so you only have to pick what you want and copy the folders inside (example: to change camera and DOF options, just select a new option and copy the folders inside to the "mods" folder) Just remember to reinstall the mod every time you change something.

NOTE: If you use a High Bloom setting and get a white out effect (weird bright white appearance) this is a known issue and I had originally dropped support for High Bloom settings. Try a Low Bloom setting and see if that fixes the issue, if not than post what settings you used and include a screenshot if possible.


Troubleshooting Steps for Mod Installer Failing:

-Try installing Visual Basic 2008, this will usually fix the issue -> {LINK REMOVED}http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC0QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2F%3Flinkid%3D7729280&ei=3QIbVIbULIGZyASfloLoCA&usg=AFQjCNGiitNJ-d11Tj28gSXiRagdju4fcQ&sig2=cMffEyY91AWJD92Ua947qw&bvm=bv.75097201,d.aWw

-If the Mod Installer still isn't installing correctly double check your install location for the installer. Make sure you have it set to the games main install directory (Watch_Dogs, not data_64 or anything else).

-Sometimes there's an error about the file location having too many characters. If the mod is still failing try renaming the main folder something shorter, even just Mod. Chances are it'll work fine now.


Here are some screen shots of the mod using my own preferred mod options (Ultra settings at 1080p).

https://scontent-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/10443195_237865756423256_4645236892221385339_o.jpg

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Performance Tips

Now I'll share my findings on performance after tons of testing (which was more than I care to discuss lol).

First I suggest basing your texture and quality settings on the suggestions from the game (some settings mention needing 3gb of vram). I suggest starting as high as you'd like to, and work your way down from there based on your performance.

For this playing with Ultra textures and settings, you need to switch Shadows to High. They have a huge performance hit and the game really just cant handle it. You can max everything else out though.

Next unless you're using SLI with anything higher than a 680 do not use 4x TXAA. It's not even recommend for a single Titan. Oddly enough 2xTXAA works fine though.

For Nvidia users you can also make a custom graphic setting in Nivida Control Panel. Scroll to the bottom about Texture filtering and stuff and change your setting for Performance, though I recommend High Performance. It'll slightly degrade the image, but it's really not that noticeable. You can find more info on this here -> http://www.tweakguides.com/NVFORCE_6.html
AMD users I'm sure there's a similar setup with RadeonPro, I just don't know anything about it.

Now this is the biggest fix. WD has issues with v-snch, though I find it unplayable with screen tearing. What you need to do is Set VSync="1" AND RefreshRate="120" in C:\Users\yourname\Documents\My Games\Watch_Dogs\***\GamerProfile.xml (it's towards the very top, not too hard to find in notepad) Save the file and right click -> properties> enable read only.

Now the game enables vsync only if the framerate is 60fps or above (like adaptive vsync) Only negative is you have to remove the read only tag to make permament changes to the settings in-game, and then set it to 120 and read only again.

[Hillary Clinton]

Originally posted by J21TheSender:

Originally posted by Daytor:

I think it will....

I have a GTX 750 TI and I'm not overclocking. I'm currently running everything on ultra, so I'm pretty sure a newer graphic card will run on ultra, I may not have Textures on Ultra, not sure because with the mod I can't change the Textures level. I have problems with newer games and ultra sometimes though because only 2 GB of VRAM and 6 or 8 is required.

Only problems I have are lag if anything but that I don't think is because of the graphics but the game itself. There are no chopping or tearing of the textures or anything.

The 970 can't run it on ultra(own one along with the newest i5 at 4.8ghz)...

Are you playing below 720p somehow? No way a 750ti can get those results(I owned one after all, was almost unplayble on low at 720p...)

I don't beleive you and I am sure many people would agree with me on that.

I mean no offense, maybe you are just not sensitive to low fps as much as some...I cant take when it drops lower then 60 and you can look at vids of this game playing on 970's dropping into the lower 40's even with ocd i7's....

[J21TheSender]

Originally posted by Hillary Clinton:

The 970 can't run it on ultra(own one along with the newest i5 at 4.8ghz)...

Are you playing below 720p somehow? No way a 750ti can get those results(I owned one after all, was almost unplayble on low at 720p...)

I don't beleive you and I am sure many people would agree with me on that.

I mean no offense, maybe you are just not sensitive to low fps as much as some...I cant take when it drops lower then 60 and you can look at vids of this game playing on 970's dropping into the lower 40's even with ocd i7's....

I am running a AMD 2.8 Phenon II 6 Core with 8 GB of DDR3 with 2GB GTX 750 ti on 1080p. I said only the textures were not set to ultra everything else is on utlra. Textures are on whatever the default is because I can't technically change textures once the mod is installed.

As far as on Shadows of Morder, which I mentioned in a previous post: everything but textures is set to Ultra, ultra textures requires a card with more VRAM (namely 6 to 8). I have it set to High which still says it requires a card with 3 GB of VRAM. Any over 30 FPS and there really isn't much difference. If you must have 60, go for it though its unnessary. It just seems like a obsessivity issue to me. I have 20 20 vision, so its not like my eyesight is bad.

Middle-Earth: Shadows of Mordor - 33 FPS
Watchdogs - Can't I have a failing HDD, and game failed to Verify having to redownload crap.

I should also mention Video Capture puts a lot of stress on the Video Card. So if you are doing any kind of VC while playing the game, then you will likely noticed huge drops in FPS. I do not do any kind of VC on games.

Edit: Should also note I am not overclocking anything. So if I really wanted higher FPS, I could though it's again unneccesary.

Edited Edit: I just looked up a site that has side by side of 30 vs 60 FPS. While I can see the difference between the 2, it is not a difference that tells me I MUST have a new card. But I do admit it is nice. http://30vs60.com/

[CobaltC]

Yeah I probably am using an old version. Thanks m9

[CobaltC]

And below 60 is not unacceptable for me at all. ABOVE 60 is not even something I consider, because I have a 60 HZ monitor. I like the vivid and wide color palette. Hell, I play Watch Dogs at 30-40 FPS with either 1080p High, or 900p Ultra. Ultra drops frames like crazy though, down to the 20s. Now THAT'S unplayable.

[Hillary Clinton]

Originally posted by CobaltC:

And below 60 is not unacceptable for me at all. ABOVE 60 is not even something I consider, because I have a 60 HZ monitor. I like the vivid and wide color palette. Hell, I play Watch Dogs at 30-40 FPS with either 1080p High, or 900p Ultra. Ultra drops frames like crazy though, down to the 20s. Now THAT'S unplayable.

Its the drops that make me annoyed mainly, if 60 to 40 and back to 60 doesn't bother you thats awesome, I wish I was like that but I just shut the game down and play a game that isn't coded by Ubimonkeys.

[CobaltC]

Haha yeah It's because I have never once in my life seen 144 HZ. And no offense but I'm glad I haven't because if I do, playing games on the PS Vita or watching a movie would seem so damn slow :/

[Hillary Clinton]

Originally posted by CobaltC:

Haha yeah It's because I have never once in my life seen 144 HZ. And no offense but I'm glad I haven't because if I do, playing games on the PS Vita or watching a movie would seem so damn slow :/

I run a 60hz panel but if I drop lower then 50 it bothers me, my eyes are terrible to me, wish I could deal with the drops but it just annoys me a lot. When I heard Far Cry 3 on consoles dipped into the 20's I was like "How can you play!" haha...

[J21TheSender]

Originally posted by Hillary Clinton:

Its the drops that make me annoyed mainly, if 60 to 40 and back to 60 doesn't bother you thats awesome, I wish I was like that but I just shut the game down and play a game that isn't coded by Ubimonkeys.

Originally posted by Hillary Clinton:

I run a 60hz panel but if I drop lower then 50 it bothers me, my eyes are terrible to me, wish I could deal with the drops but it just annoys me a lot. When I heard Far Cry 3 on consoles dipped into the 20's I was like "How can you play!" haha...

So when you say drop, it's during times of high graphical processing such as: Explosions and Fighting Scenes. Places that break a constant framerate. So could you play as long as it stayed at a constant framerate. Say if it was constantly 40 or 45 even 50 or does it absolutely have to be 60? Curious.

[Hillary Clinton]

Originally posted by J21TheSender:

Originally posted by Hillary Clinton:

Its the drops that make me annoyed mainly, if 60 to 40 and back to 60 doesn't bother you thats awesome, I wish I was like that but I just shut the game down and play a game that isn't coded by Ubimonkeys.

Originally posted by Hillary Clinton:

I run a 60hz panel but if I drop lower then 50 it bothers me, my eyes are terrible to me, wish I could deal with the drops but it just annoys me a lot. When I heard Far Cry 3 on consoles dipped into the 20's I was like "How can you play!" haha...

So when you say drop, it's during times of high graphical processing such as: Explosions and Fighting Scenes. Places that break a constant framerate. So could you play as long as it stayed at a constant framerate. Say if it was constantly 40 or 45 even 50 or does it absolutely have to be 60? Curious.

I sorta wish, Steady 40-50 would be acceptable actually, not really ideal for an i5 at 4.8ghz and a 970 with a hefty OC. Game has a lot of driving, it jumps all over the place while driving or even walking randomly, funny enough high action doesn't seem to tank it as much....that programming skill.....

[The Killer @rusty (ง'-')ง]

hi. first, i'd like to start by saying that this modding package is amazing. i downloaded it, and the graphics are beautiful, and cmh your guide for everything is easy and understandable. i had no trouble installing this package, but some other one that i've been trying to get isn't working and i'll explain.

http://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/28mivo/stormy_weather_mod/

the rain in this game is beautiful and i would like it to be enabled always. i read that reddit post, and i am somewhat getting what their instructions (in the reddit post's links to the unpacker) are saying, but every time i try and drag the "windy_city.game.xml" over to the "gibbed.disrupt.unpacker.exe", i see the gibbed.unpacker command prompt for like a second, and then it will say "gibbed.disrupt.unpacker.exe has stopped working." every time it will do this, i've tried running as administator, i've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, and i can't figure it out.

i apologize if this has been answered earlier in this discussion, i just haven't come across any answer to my problem on here or the internet in general. if someone could help, that would be awesome! you guys seems to know how to fix these problems, i'm counting on you :p

Winx64 bit OS, just fyi

[J21TheSender]

Originally posted by Hillary Clinton:

I sorta wish, Steady 40-50 would be acceptable actually, not really ideal for an i5 at 4.8ghz and a 970 with a hefty OC. Game has a lot of driving, it jumps all over the place while driving or even walking randomly, funny enough high action doesn't seem to tank it as much....that programming skill.....

I don't have much problem with that. My processor is from 2009 or 2010, but it's AMD Phenon II X6 2.8 Ghz. It's a 6 core. I've never been a fan of the i5 series though. I wouldn't use anything other than i7. But from what I've read the game isn't properly optimized so it gives processors that can't handle it a workout, so I don't know.

Originally posted by The Killer @rusty o.0:

the rain in this game is beautiful and i would like it to be enabled always.

The rain makes the world look and feel so real doesn't it. I was like Wow, just Wow the first time I saw it with the mod.

As for your problem, if the mods in this package uses the "windy_city.game.xml," (which I haven't checked that it does or not) then you will have to modify the one in this package before installing it using the instructions provided in the link on the page you linked. Change the bit of xml code where it tells you in the file -> http://i.imgur.com/gssWTan.jpg

Edit: I found the unpacker you mentioned and tried the same thing and it is giving me the unhandle expection it calls "bad magic." I even ran this from CMD and it still came back with the same error. Not sure if you are using it properly I haven't read up on the actual program.

[The Killer @rusty (ง'-')ง]

Originally posted by J21TheSender:

The rain makes the world look and feel so real doesn't it. I was like Wow, just Wow the first time I saw it with the mod.

As for your problem, if the mods in this package uses the "windy_city.game.xml," (which I haven't checked that it does or not) then you will have to modify the one in this package before installing it using the instructions provided in the link on the page you linked. Change the bit of xml code where it tells you in the file -> http://i.imgur.com/gssWTan.jpg

well the problem i have is i can't see that bit of text.

http://puu.sh/eoZgN/cc67135cf5.png

all i can see in Notepad++ is a whole glob of that. is there something i have to do before i can view it? decompile?

[cmh175]

Originally posted by The Killer @rusty o.0:

hi. first, i'd like to start by saying that this modding package is amazing. i downloaded it, and the graphics are beautiful, and cmh your guide for everything is easy and understandable. i had no trouble installing this package, but some other one that i've been trying to get isn't working and i'll explain.

http://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/28mivo/stormy_weather_mod/

the rain in this game is beautiful and i would like it to be enabled always. i read that reddit post, and i am somewhat getting what their instructions (in the reddit post's links to the unpacker) are saying, but every time i try and drag the "windy_city.game.xml" over to the "gibbed.disrupt.unpacker.exe", i see the gibbed.unpacker command prompt for like a second, and then it will say "gibbed.disrupt.unpacker.exe has stopped working." every time it will do this, i've tried running as administator, i've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, and i can't figure it out.

i apologize if this has been answered earlier in this discussion, i just haven't come across any answer to my problem on here or the internet in general. if someone could help, that would be awesome! you guys seems to know how to fix these problems, i'm counting on you :p

Winx64 bit OS, just fyi

To convert the windy_city.game.xml you first need to rename it to windy_city.game.rml. Then convert it with the Gibbed.Disrupt.ConvertXml tool. You'll be able to open and edit the xml file it creates. Then when you're done convert it again with the same tool, the new file will be a ".rml" again. Just rename it to windy_city.game.xml and you're good to go.

[The Killer @rusty (ง'-')ง]

Originally posted by cmh175:

Originally posted by The Killer @rusty o.0:

hi. first, i'd like to start by saying that this modding package is amazing. i downloaded it, and the graphics are beautiful, and cmh your guide for everything is easy and understandable. i had no trouble installing this package, but some other one that i've been trying to get isn't working and i'll explain.

http://www.reddit.com/r/watch_dogs/comments/28mivo/stormy_weather_mod/

the rain in this game is beautiful and i would like it to be enabled always. i read that reddit post, and i am somewhat getting what their instructions (in the reddit post's links to the unpacker) are saying, but every time i try and drag the "windy_city.game.xml" over to the "gibbed.disrupt.unpacker.exe", i see the gibbed.unpacker command prompt for like a second, and then it will say "gibbed.disrupt.unpacker.exe has stopped working." every time it will do this, i've tried running as administator, i've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, and i can't figure it out.

i apologize if this has been answered earlier in this discussion, i just haven't come across any answer to my problem on here or the internet in general. if someone could help, that would be awesome! you guys seems to know how to fix these problems, i'm counting on you :p

Winx64 bit OS, just fyi

To convert the windy_city.game.xml you first need to rename it to windy_city.game.rml. Then convert it with the Gibbed.Disrupt.ConvertXml tool. You'll be able to open and edit the xml file it creates. Then when you're done convert it again with the same tool, the new file will be a ".rml" again. Just rename it to windy_city.game.xml and you're good to go.

the problem i have is that EVERY one of the gibbed tools i use crashes on me. the gibbed.disrupt.unpack.exe , gibbed.disrupt.ConvertXml.exe , gibbed.disrupt.pack.exe even crashes on me.

Below are images, click them to view them.

This just shows what is my basic situation setup.[imgur.com]
I renamed the "windy_city.game.xml" to "windy_city.game.rml"[imgur.com]
Dragging and dropping.[imgur.com]
I click "Run", and...[imgur.com]
It crashes every time.[imgur.com]

That last image, with the "not responding" window, happens with all my gibbed tools. THAT is my problem here.

[Victoria Valentine]

does the 750 ti run this mod on ultra?