YouTube’s ‘hodilton’ has shared a video, showing The Witcher 3 with Pascal Gilcher’s new alpha Reshade mod that adds path tracing/ray tracing GIobal Illumination effects to every DX9, DX10 and DX11 game.
Contrary to other videos we shared, The Witcher 3 is a newer title and we are really impressed by the visual improvement that this Reshade brings to it. As we’ve already said, there are some graphical glithes/issues with this alpha version of Reshade, however the visual improvement can be easily noticed.
There are also some limitations to this ray tracing/path tracing workaround. Given its post processing shader nature, the Reshade is only using depth information available in screen space in order to provide these “path tracing” effects. Furthermore, the Reshade does not know the light direction which may lead to some really bizarre scenes.
What this ultimately means is that this Reshade is not as perfect as NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing techniques (or DXR if you prefer). On the other hand, it’s also not as demanding as real-time ray tracing and runs on every GPU, something that will definitely please a lot of gamers.
I don't like using reshade for the witcher 3, it improves the look of one area while it makes another area look like crap. Reshade only works great on games that don't use multiple weather conditions.- Updated at 07:15 PM. I recently tried installing Reshade to the Witcher 3 and have run into a bit of a problem, I am on Windows 8.1, running the latest version of the Witcher 3 v 1.06. Once installing Reshade+sweetfx. What is the best looking reshade/sweetfx preset for witcher 3 with latest STLM? Press J to jump to the feed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Ultimate Immersion WItcher 3 Reshade This is Ultimate Immersion’s Reshade for Witcher 3 where tries to lean towards realism mixed with fantasy of the Witcher world. It is perfect for either gameplay, cinematic recordings or screenshots. The Witcher 3 is a great looking game that still manages to hold its own years after its release. Having been released four years ago, the game could have never received ray tracing support, but.
Still, we believe that this new version of Reshade can significantly improve the image quality of older titles, and we hope that Pascal Gilcher will further tweak it in order to resolve some of the aforementioned issues.
Last but not least, we’ve also included below a video showing this Reshade being used in Grand Theft Auto 5. We’ve shared a similar video in our previous story, however this one better illustrates the improvements that this Reshade brings to the table.
Enjoy!
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Have you ever wanted to make your favorite game look better? Today you can add your own customized post-processing to any game you desire without waiting for an official remaster. ReShade is an open-source tool that can help you do exactly that.
After the installation of ReShade you will be able to customize the following graphical features of your games: MSAA antialiasing, screen space ambient occlusion, depth of field effects, chromatic aberration, dynamic film grain, automatic saturation and color correction, cross processing, multi-pass blurring, and many others.
With the help of this guide you will learn how to do it using the latest version of ReShade available for download here.
Setting Up ReShade for Video Game Post-Processing
Step 1: Select Rendering API
After the installation of the ReShade tool you will be asked to provide a path to the game’s “.exe” file, and to choose the correct rendering API for your game. There are three possible options when it comes to API: Direct 3D 9, Direct 3D 10+, and OpenGL.
But how do you know which API is compatible with your game? Go to this page and search for your game in the list. There you should see which games are supported by ReSahde and to what extent, as some games may have only limited render options.
You will notice that older games have more limitations than the newer ones when it comes to post-processing.
Step 2: Download Standard Effects
The next step involves downloading a number of standard shaders from an open GitHub source. The installation program will ask you to choose the shaders, but you can simply download them all and choose the necessary effects directly later in the game.
The downloading process and installation of these standard effects will take some time, but it is absolutely necessary for a proper configuration of ReShade.
Step 3: Activate ReShade Settings
After the installation, you can start your game. In order to activate the ReShade console you need to press the “Shift + F2” combination of keys. Then, you need to create a preset with a new name in the ReShade menu.
Finally, you can switch on/off any types of effects that you think are the best for your gameplay experience. The most universally acknowledged effects are the following:
- FXAA (Fast approXimate Anti-Aliasing) -- a faster and more effective shader than the typical MSAA antialiasing.
- AmbientLight -- enhances the overall lighting on the surfaces, which will let you see things better even in the darkest of games.
Witcher 3 Reshade Presets
- DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) -- allows limited post-production image effects that provide more color controls over the resulting image.
- HDR (High Dynamic Range Rendering) -- provides more vibrancy and contrast to the overall picture without skewing the flow of rendered frames.
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Now you can fix graphics in your games the way you want it and whenever you want it!