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[erafitti]

For a while, I have been interested in this graphic enhancement application. I warn you that I am not an expert.

What is there to do.

Download the application from their website (latest version v6.0) https://reshade.me/

Install ReShade on our Il2 installation, I have done it on a vanilla installation of IL-2 4.12.2m, this is very simple, fortunately it is made for technologically ignorant people (they are my favorites).

In our Il-2 folder (where il2fb.exe file is located) we will have the following new elements:

Folder  reshade-shaders
File      opengl32.dll
File      ReShade.ini
File      ReShadePreset.ini

Then I looked for configurations for different games, compiled them and tested them.

I have eliminated those that seriously affected Il-2. The ones that seem to work correctly, I have removed some effects that distorted the image and I have included some new ones that I liked.

How the application works.

If it is installed correctly, when you start IL-2 we will see a Reshade activation notice.

To see the application we must use the Home key (this is the first problem).
To navigate the application it is best to use the mouse (this is the second problem).

We will surely have the Home key assigned in Il-2 keyboard/controls configuration, It is advisable to look for some that are not used and assign them. How?, in ReShade.ini file, section......

[INPUT]
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KeyOverlay=36,0,0,0  (change to new key)

If we have problems using the mouse in reshade, regardless of any other method, to get it from Il-2, go to desk (Alt+Tab), return to Il-2 (Alt+Tab) and "Voila" it works, at least this method works for me.

I have included 35 ReShadePresets in the pack.

To use the pack Presets, we will use the classic copy/paste method. Open with notepad the chosen txt file , select all, copy, we will open ReShadePreset.ini file, select all, delete, paste and save and that's it.

If you want to use several configurations, we will create the necessary number of ReShadePreset.ini (as indicated in the previous paragraph) and then the application allows us to change them.

The tests have been done using default Il-2 records, TheBlackDeath, Kamikaze02 and some others and I have not detected that they produce dramatic drops in FPS.

The only graphical improvements that I have installed are those supplied with SAS_Modact_5.30_for_IL-2_4.12.2m, sas_maps_01.sfs, sasup_effects01.sfs and CarsmasterWater-512 v.0 02(3.17).

Images.

To download:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/w6vzx68656bqno6/URP_35.rar/file

The chromatic variety offered by Il-2 makes it very difficult to use a single ReShadePreset. This is a personal opinion, for wooded and green settings three could be used, for spring, summer and autumn, for the Pacific one that highlights the blue tones, another for desert settings, the same for night missions and in snowy landscapes.

Second pack of Presets to use with Reshade app.

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,72124.msg785735.html#msg785735

https://www.mediafire.com/file/0rclqq4o8h804pe/URP_15.rar/file

My Presets selection, includes a series of seasonal Presets (spring, summer, autumn) that I have made especially thinking about green European scenarios of the East, North and West, include a version called "low visibility".

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,72124.msg786677.html#msg786677

https://www.mediafire.com/file/51dde2t39a2ai8k/Europa_verde.rar/file

My Presets selection part II for Pacific scenarios.

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,72124.msg787761.html#msg787761

https://www.mediafire.com/file/ze8bgtltgtrpv05/Pacific_blue.rar/file

One single effect active pack.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/2ih9e6kjiupvd6i/One-effect_pack.rar/file

https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,72124.msg789267.html#msg789267

Credits:

The reshade creators and differents presets authors.

Un saludo.

[Frankiek]

If you like you can check the reshade settings provided in VP-Modpack

[ssn637]

File download has been blocked.  Can you please re-upload this package? 

[erafitti]

File download has been blocked.  Can you please re-upload this package? 

It works fine for me, check your firewall or antivirus.

Un saludo.

[Frankiek]

File Download Blocked
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This is what I got from mediafire just now

[ssn637]

File Download Blocked
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This is what I got from mediafire just now

I'm seeing the exact same message.  Perhaps you could simply post the content of your ReShade.ini configuration file here as embedded text?  Then we would be able to understand which shaders you've recommended and could at least use their default values with the ReShade 6.0.1 dll's available for download.  If you've recommended different configurations for summer vs. winter scenarios I'd also be interested to know what those might be. 

[erafitti]

File Download Blocked
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This is what I got from mediafire just now

The first post in this thread has been modified and a new file has been included.

Un saludo.

[ssn637]

Thanks so much for this collection! 
I cycled through all of them, chose the presets I liked best, modified them a bit and ended up with a half-dozen to choose from depending on the theatre of operations and weather conditions. 
Very nice!

[erafitti]

If you like you can check the reshade settings provided in VP-Modpack

I have decided to follow your advice and have reviewed Vp_mod-Reshade. First of all, Vp_mod uses v1 combined with SweetFX, the latest version v6 is a real application.

Among many other advantages, it allows the user to have several Presets simultaneously, which in the particular case of Il2 we will be able to change the desired one depending on the scenario, theater... .

Below are a couple of images comparing the visual version of the Vp_mod with other random Presets.

Un saludo.

[erafitti]

Second pack of Presets to use with Reshade app, this is the last one since the options offered by this tool for IL2 seem to be sufficiently covered.

Some examples.

Includes 15 ReShadePreset, to download:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/0rclqq4o8h804pe/URP_15.rar/file

Remember that by not replacing or changing any Il2 file it can be used in the different Il2 versions, modified or not.

Un saludo.

[Fegelein]

These presets don't seem to work properly, at least for me, because of this:

[erafitti]

I want to make it clear that I am not an expert in the application or the effects, everything I have learned has been by testing the application and the Presets.
The Preset that is giving you problems, it works correctly for me, has three effects activated:

• Lightroom@qUINT_lightroom.fx
• LumaSharpen@LumaSharpen.fx
• Clarity@Clarity.fx

Below is a list of the Preset,s that use these effects:

• Clarity@Clarity.fx                       02-04-05-07-08-09-10-11-13-14-15-17-18-19-20-21-22-28-29-34-37-38-39 -40-41-47-48-49
• Lightroom@qUINT_lightroom.fx  18-31-41-43-44-45
• LumaSharpen@LumaSharpen.fx  05-07-08-09-10-29-34-37-39-41-42-47

Clarity@Clarity.fx is the most used effect in the Presets, so the problem should not be here.

If you have tested other presets that use Lightroom@qUINT_lightroom.fx and LumaSharpen@LumaSharpen.fx and have not encountered errors, then check the specific values of these two effects in 41-ReShadePreset_MFS20_Realistic.

Another procedure, create a blank ReShadePreset, run Il2 and through the application, activate these three effects, I would activate them in this order; Clarity@Clarity.fx, LumaSharpen@LumaSharpen.fx and Lightroom@qUINT_lightroom.fx.

¡¡¡Buena suerte!!!.

Un saludo.