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[SAS~HolyGrail]

Hello 

For those of you who are running IL-2 1946 in DirectX mode for whatever reason , I would
like to bring back and refresh quite forgotten DirectX 8.0 .dll file edit with bloom effect
which was created about 2 years ago by boris-vorontsov@yandex.ru originally for
games like ViceCity, NoOneLivesForever2 , SilentHill2 , SeriousSam
and for a lot of more DirectX8 games including LockOn and IL-2/IL2 1946
Works with all IL-2 1946 game version installs .

Video of DirectX 8.0 Bloom , no picture editing , no filters , actual ingame footage :
IL 2 1946 FaceTrackNoIR TEST # 1

This version was edited by me to replace GTA Vice City and creator's name note
for the game main loading screen in to IL-2 1946 which is more appropriate with different
custom included DirectX80.ini setting .
I have not contacted author due to the old obsolete DirectX 8.0 version .
After numerous tests and experiments , version with edited DirectX 9.0 .dll file is
thus far unable to work with IL-2 1946 .

LockOn discussion:
http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?s=9a5671f294973560830e7c193aeae15d&t=29752

IL-2 discussion brought to you by Avala:
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?s=aecc93e6124b5970a4d9fa8c67e43916&t=3121&page=3

Credits : Boris Vorontsov  boris-vorontsov@yandex.ru 
Special thanks for testing edited .dll and DirextX80.ini file : Wolfighter & Eexhaton 
Thanks also to Avala for creating topic back in 2008 

NOTE:
This version have a plenty of bloom to cause pretty visible difference .
It might not be working with especially older Integrated Intel graphics .

Easy Install which don't have any influence on the game main conf.ini file:

1. Download , unzip folder and drop these two inside included files ( d3d8.dll & DirectX80.ini )
in to your IL-2 1946 game main install directory:



Select in IL-2 Setup as render to be DirectX leaving everything the same as you would have
with OpenGL with resolution 32-bit ( I am using for example 1024 x 768 32-bit ).
Please , do not run this with 16-bit graphics resolution .
Stencil buffer option can be disabled due to the use of DirectX for better FPS but it can also stay as it is .



Select whatever you want to use , including textures compression if you want :



After selecting options and pressing OK button close everything and fire up the game and you will see
during initial game main screen load green note in picture :
( original note about GTA Vice City version and author's name was replaced )



When you see green note , bloom effect is loading .
Works especially with clear and good daylight weather selection , more tuning will happen latter on
for darker hours selection .

If you want go back to OpenGL after testing , just select render in setup to be OpenGL
with the same setup values you have been using and that's all .
No need to remove these two files ( d3d8.dll & DirectX80.ini ) unless you want to go
back to the original DirectX .

This custom version is edited by me as it is , there might be more work on it but not promised .
Use it or lose it .

Please , post some screenshots with this setting or with your prefered settings 
Download:  https://www.mediafire.com/?c48lc1zx5avbu6d

Have fun ! 

[Messer]

Ah, the bloom effect! Great idea, and I've used mr. Vorontsov's mod with other games, too. Default settings for IL-2 were a bit too much, but I guess since you've tweaked them they're "ok" now?

If we only had perfect settings and DX9 rendering with bloom enabled...

[=JFC=PhilHL]

"HDR" for IL-2!!! nice

[Eexhaton]

Whooo! Glad you released this one HG! 

It's been a pleasure to beta-test this baby for you 

Triple cheers and a big keg of beer! 

[Karaya]

a conversion of this mod for use with OpenGl would be awesome because AFAIK perfect mode is only available under OGL

[SAS~Malone]

i find that using a little app i heard about from, i think, Avala, called powerStrip, can give a very similar, if not nicer, effect when adjusting the settings correctly. it may not have as intense an HDR effect as this bloom mod, but the added bonus of being able to use it with perfect settings, has made it a keeper in my book. 
i still use this bloom mod on ocassion when i fire up an older game for kicks....

[Phillip58]

Any other way to download? Media just keeps rebooting!! 

Phillip

Forget it, finally got it ! Thanks.

[Eexhaton]

i find that using a little app i heard about from, i think, Avala, called powerStrip, can give a very similar, if not nicer, effect when adjusting the settings correctly. it may not have as intense an HDR effect as this bloom mod, but the added bonus of being able to use it with perfect settings, has made it a keeper in my book. 
i still use this bloom mod on ocassion when i fire up an older game for kicks....

Powerstrip is indeed quite an effective addon-tool, but it's a world of difference with this DX8 mod still.

This Bloom mod, in DirectX mode does a few very nice things with your IL2 that Powerstrip cannot, and that's certainly visible right from the game menu.

Atleast now we know HG's secret why his videos look so great

[StrykVladzimsky]

The game looks awesome, but what exactly does this do? As my rig won't run perfect I might as well give this a whirl.

[SAS~HolyGrail]

It's not for perfect mode , it's DirectX with bloom , there is no perfect water with DirectX and never was 
It's for those of you guys who for whatever reason can't play on OpenGL perfect settings and are running in DirectX instead .
This may make your game look more pretty or maybe not , it depends , look at the video .

S! HG 


in-game not edited screenshot

[Satan]

Can someone explain me what to change to have more bright ground after using this i have very dark ground and water

[SAS~HolyGrail]

There is English read me file included inside MOD folder , take a look and experiment 
Many values to play with , this current configuration is done to give modern games
bloom effect look which is mostly very strong in latest games and highly noticeable .
All you have to look is after :
[BLOOM] & [COLORCORRECTION] DirectX80.ini file section .

S! HG