Fable III ++ : Colors & FPS boost

Three SweetFX 1.4 presets and a tweaked .xlm for a FPS boost

Fable III ++

Part 1 : SweetFX 1.4 presets

Are you tired of a game desaturated as hell ? Do you prefer the Fable II intense colors ?

These SweetFX 1.4 custom presets are for you !

Description and download links

Preset	Description	SFX 1.4 effects	Download
Light	less desaturation better constrast	vibrance curves	Link [sfx.thelazy.net]
Balance	no more unsightly red tint tones reworked more vibrant/intense colors better shadows and contrast less aliasing	tonemap liftgammagain DPX tonemap curves SMAA	Link [sfx.thelazy.net]
Colorful	no more unsightly red tint tones reworked more vibrant/intense colors better shadows and contrast less aliasing	tonemap liftgammagain DPX tonemap curves SMAA TVLevels	Link [sfx.thelazy.net]

Screenshots

Preset	Screenshot
Light preset
Balanced preset
Colorful preset

Note
Be careful. The Colorful preset only works with the very last version of SweetFX 1.4 by Boulotaur2024.
Don't worry, the "How to section" (This guide, part 3) explains all.

Part 2 : FPS boost

First of all don't forget to turn off the ingame Vsync.

I tweaked the VideoOptionsConfig.xml in order to have a FPS boost without a too big IQ loss.

Changes are :

• lesser resolution for shadows (2048 from 4096)
  
• lesser resolution for water reflections (1024 from 2048)
  
• motion blur turned off
  
• ghosting fixed

Image quality is just a bit altered but remains as close as possible to the ultra config.

Use it only if you have a "poor" framerate (between 30 and 60 fps) but a correct GC (GTX 560 Ti 1GB or better).

{LINK REMOVED}• Download (via Mediafire)

The game will look like that :


Note
Screenshot taken using the SweetFX 1.4 Colorful preset.

Part 3 : "How to" section (FAQ)

Useful answers to somes questions about...

SWEETFX 1.4

• Q : How to install SweetFX 1.4 ?
  
  A : Installation is pretty easy, just follow theses steps :
  • Dowload the SweetFX 1.4 Shaders archive : Download link[www.guru3d.com] (via Guru3D)
    
  • Unzip archive using 7zip/WinZip or another compression tool
    
  • Copy the "SweetFX 1.4" folder content and paste these files in the same directory as the .exe of the game you want to play
  
  
• Q : How to use a custom SweetFX 1.4 preset ?
  
  A : Easy thing too, just follow theses steps :
  • Dowload the preset you want. In our case it's via sfx.thelazy website
    
  • Copy and paste the .txt downloaded in the ../SweetFX/Presets folder
    
  • Open SweetFX_preset.txt with Notepad or another text editor
    
  • Replace the line
    #include "SweetFX_settings.txt"
    with this one
    #include "SweetFX/Presets/NAME_OF_THE_DOWNLOADED_PRESET.txt"
    
  • Don't forget to save
    
  • Let's play !

SWEETFX 1.4+

• Q : How to install SweetFX 1.4+ by Boulotaur2024 ?
  
  A : Installation is similar to 1.4 installation but not exactly the same, just follow theses steps :
  • Dowload the SweetFX 1.4+ Shaders archive : {LINK REMOVED}Download link (via Mediafire)
    
  • Unzip archive using 7zip/WinZip or another compression tool
    
  • Copy the "SweetFX 1.4+" folder content and paste these files in the same directory as the .exe of the game you want to play
  
  
• Q : How to use a custom SweetFX 1.4+ preset ?
  
  A : Easy thing too, just follow theses steps :
  • Dowload the preset you want. In our case it's via sfx.thelazy website
    
  • Copy and paste the .txt downloaded in the ../SweetFX/Presets folder
    
  • Open SweetFX_preset.txt with Notepad or another text editor
    
  • Replace the line
    #include "SweetFX_settings.txt"
    with this one
    #include "../Presets/NAME_OF_THE_DOWNLOADED_PRESET.txt"
    
  • Don't forget to save

TWEAKED VideoOptionsConfig.xml

• Q : How to "install" this file ?
  
  A : Follow theses simple steps :
  • Dowload the VideoOptionsConfig.xml : {LINK REMOVED}Download link (via Mediafire)
    
  • Go to your Fable III main directory (...\Steam\SteamApps\common\Fable 3)
    
  • Rename your VideoOptionsConfig.xml to something like VideoOptionsConfig.xml.back
    
  • Copy the downloaded VideoOptionsConfig.xml and paste it in the "Fable 3" directory

Part 4 : A links recap

All the links I share in this guide :

• SweetFX 1.4 archive[www.guru3d.com] (via Guru3d)
  
• {LINK REMOVED}SweetFX 1.4+ archive (via Mediafire)
  
• Light preset[sfx.thelazy.net] (via sfx.thelazy : lot of comparison screenshots to see)
  
• Balanced preset[sfx.thelazy.net] (via sfx.thelazy : lot of comparison screenshots to see)
  
• Colorful preset[sfx.thelazy.net] (via sfx.thelazy : lot of comparison screenshots to see)
  
• {LINK REMOVED}http://www.mediafire.com/download/l910b365h0aax58/VideoOptionsConfig.xml (via Mediafire)
  
  Two SweetFX + preset(s) packs :
  
• {LINK REMOVED}SweetFX 1.4 with Light and Balanced presets (via Mediafire)
  
• {LINK REMOVED}SweetFX 1.4+ with Colorful preset (via Mediafire)
  Don't forget to read the READ ME.txt files after unzip.
  
  All in one .zip :
  
• {LINK REMOVED}Contains the two previous packs (via Mediafire)
  Don't forget to read the READ ME.txt files after unzip.

[Alcat101]

can the 3 preset be converted to Reshade settings?

[Tautarion]

You need update links.

[Shadicluigi]

https://mega [dot]nz/file/RoZEQDAY#G6y4TVC_0IWNcfziWpSrhbrO7n7JsW6JCUS5hghiaXs

This should work

[Shadicluigi]

rip I literally lost those files myself

[Zoopy]

@Shadicluigi your mirror unfortunately doesn't work either. And yes, I did replace the [dot] part. :P

[Shadicluigi]

Here's a mirror for those who can't find the links, contains the balanced preset: anonfiles[dot]com/B6scP4v0pb/Fable_3_zip

[T3ddy B4gW3LL]

how do I apply all 3 at the same time?

[BeavisDaddy]

guide is outdated, links are dead, instructions are terrible.

[Sleepyhead]

Every time I try to install this I get an error "Improper shutdown detected, If the problem persists check the readme". The game will only then run after I take out all the sweetfx files, verify and close steam after. Anyone happen to know why the sweetfx isn't working?

[Quarren King of Q]

the fps boost link needs to be redone