#reshade tutorial

Patch notes today say that finally (finally!) The Sims 4 is moving over to use the DirectX 11 rendering api. Until now TS4 has used DirectX 9, which has given us some limitations when using ReShade.

They're bringing the official rollout sometime in the future, but for now you can opt in to switching to DirectX 11 on a voluntary basis.

You don't need to uninstall your game or install a new version. To switch to using DirectX 11, update your game with today's patch, and then click on Manage > View Properties from the The Sims 4 game page on EA App and enter -dx11 in the advanced launch options box. You can remove this at any time to go back to using DirectX 9.

Note: the game developers have warned in the patch notes that some mods may have visual glitches until they are updated to accommodate dx11, so it may be advisable to wait until your mod authors have confirmed everything works okay

If you have ReShade installed currently for DirectX 9 you can make it start using DirectX 11 instead by finding the d3d9.dll inside your Bin folder and changing its name to dxgi.dll. No need to uninstall and reinstall ReShade, that's all you need to do. If you want to go back to using dx9, just revert the name back to d3d9.dll.

~hide build/buy lot outlines with reshade~

do I need to explain more? 😁

⚠️ this is not a mod to put inside your mods folder ⚠️

Instead, this utilizes a Reshade/Gshade add-on to remove the lot outlines and being able to do so whenever you want with just a shortcut. Requires Reshade/Gshade and the Shader Toggler add-on. Works on both DX9 and DX11.

Download the latest update on the main tumblr post below:

Hello nonny, thank you =)

Here is a quick guide I put together, along with my default DOF settings for qUINT_DOF:

Autofocus Sample Radius adjusts the immediacy with which your depth of field blur settings begin to take effect. 0 = intense immediately after focus subject, 1 = gradual intensity after focus subject.

Near Blur Curve adjusts the blur from the closest perspective, i.e., from your focus subject. 0 = intense blur, higher values lower the blur, 6.000 = no blur.

Far Blur Curve adjusts blur from the mid-point of your depth of field to the farthest point from your focus subject, 0 = intense, 2 = no additional effect.

Hyperfocal Depth Distance adjusts blur farthest from your focus subject 0 = no additional effect, 1 = intense.

Want a nice cut-out picture? transparent chromakey shots are here to save the day!

You can achieve this with a combination of two features in ReShade: ChromaKey.fx, a technique that generates a greenscreen effect, and Clear Alpha Channel, a toggle located under the Settings tab.

1 - Setup

Make sure PNG is selected as the target format since JPG doesn't preserve transparency! Also, don't forget to re-enable Clear Alpha Channel after taking your shots - otherwise, you may capture completely black shots!

2 - Enabling the Shader

Place Chromakey.fx right after FFRestoreUI.fx- otherwise, your UI may be hidden by the shader.

3 - Take your screenshot!

You should now be able to capture shots with transparency properly preserved!

Chromakeyed, transparent images can be used in several different situations! For example, I often use it to create tutorial slides.

What about reference cards for art commissions?

Or maybe stickers with your friends. Or Discord emotes. Or whatever strikes your fancy. The sky's the limit!

This is my first guide adapted to ReShade. If you have any questions about this feature or other aspects of ReShade or GPose, feel free to ask!

Reshade 3.4.1 Installation Guide for Guild Wars 2

Due to what’s been happening with GShade I did a little video to help some folks on a GW2 discord I’m at and decided to go a lil further and post it on Youtube in case it’s useful for anyone else, as I haven’t seen many tutorials oriented to how installing Reshade on this game.

Note please that this is about the 3.4.1 version of Reshade. I don’t know how the actual ones work, but this one works very good for me and it’s the one I’ve been using so far.

Something I've learned from getting a fancy-ass gaming PC: Reshade is a cheat code for video game photography. I rarely photoshop my images after I take them (except for the occasional clipping that I bother to fix, thanks CDPR).

You too can make these cool shots! Here's how...

This tutorial requires a basic understanding of Reshade. I will not be explaining how to install it because there are many tutorials out there that already do this. In this tutorial I am showing you the general overview of creating and ultimately sharing your own custom preset.