IN GAME
Presets related questions
- What are Presets?
Consider them as casings in the form of text document. They contain all informations about what shaders are used and their settings. An automatic - standard preset (named DefaultPreset.ini) will be created every time you'll install ReShade into a game and you'll start tweaking shaders. To switch preset / create / delete a new one, just use the + , - or the arrow buttons next to the preset setting on top of ReShade's Home page.
- How to use Presets?
You'll find users - forged presets everywhere out there. Along with Google and YouTube, a sweet place you can rely is SweetFX Database: just click on the obvious "Presets" button on top of every ReShade page and start exploring new horizons!
To load a preset, once you downloaded it, drag it in your game folder. Once in game, you need to select it from the drop down menu, located on top of ReShade's interface, in the Home tab. Make sure you have all the shaders the preset requires in your shader folder.
Also, keep in mind that presets made with outdated ReShade versions will easily not work. If so, search for another updated preset, or downgrade your ReShade version. You can download all previous versions from Mediafire: ReShade Repository.
Performance related questions
-How does ReShade affect performance?
ReShade is mostly GPU hungry.
Watch how GPU load behaves compared to the other statistics, when ReShade is active:
ReShade OffReShade On
- Loading time
Loading times are up to your CPU. The more powerful, the faster the loadings.
Enable Performance Mode when you're done with your preset configuration, as it will definitely speed up compilation by not rendering shaders variables and unused shaders.
- How to improve performance
Some shaders allows you to set parameters like Quality, Resolution, Samples amount, and so on.
Don't be afraid to tweak them to get a little bit of extra performance in order to get the best quality - performance ratio.
Also, note that some shaders that have the same effect (AdaptiveSharp and LumaSharp, for example, are both Sharpening shaders) are more performance - friendly than others. Try out various shaders to see what fits better for you.
Use LUTs!
If on one hand they require some setup, on the other they can provide awesome grading without using many shaders at the same time, and save some performance accordingly.
LUT Guides:
FierySwordswoman's LUT's: Powerful Color Correction - The Guide
moyevka's The Guide 2 ft. MultiLUT
...And remember to check Performance Mode after you finish configuring your ReShade preset!
Changes not being saved
You need to have writing folder permissions. To give those ones to your account, navigate through your game folder Properties > Security > Edit and check "Full Control" for your user account. Alternatively, you can run the game as administrator every time you want to launch it.
Origin games related problems
If you're facing weird stuff with any Origin game, disable Origin In Game overlay.
How to disable Origin In Game
How to change key binds out of game
If you need to modify the default Home/Pos1 hotkey to toggle ReShade's interface on, without having access to it, you'll have to change it out-of-game.
Navigate to your game's main directory (game .exe location) and open ReShade.ini with any text editor.
Locate KeyOverlay=36,0,0 under the [INPUT] section, and change it to whatever value you desire (on old ReShade versions pre-4.8 this was called KeyMenu instead).
The KeyOverlay line is composed of three numbers, of which each one is separated by a comma.
The first number is the keycode value. The second one defines if ctrl needs to be hold or not (0=no - 1=yes). The last one has the same purpose of the previous one, but it indicates shift.
Google "keycode" for values
References:
KeyOverlay=36,0,0 - Home/Pos1 - Actual default keybind
KeyOverlay=113,0,1 - Shift+F2 -Previous keybind
If, in your ReShade.ini file, there's no "KeyOverlay=..." line, just manually add it by yourself.
(Based on Crassius Curio's suggestion)
Shaders missing from main tab
Make sure that Shaders are present in your Shaders Folder located in Game Directory > reshade-shaders > Shaders.
If they still won't show up, navigate to the Settings Tab and set your Shaders Folder in "Effect Search Paths".
Fixing "Shaders not showing up" problem
Setting up a value over its limits
You can set a higher, lower, or even negative value than the predetermined ones by holding Ctrl and clicking on the parameter you want to change. To set a negative one, just add the minus sign ( - ) before the value.
Mouse Issues
- Mouse is stuck into a certain area of the screen
This happens when the game's resolution is upscaled. Set it to your screen native one to fix this.
- Unable to move mouse
Some games prevent free mouse movement by steadily resetting its position. You need to get something that lets you use your mouse first when in game, like opening an inventory or going into a pause menu, then you can open ReShade's interface.
Keep in mind that you can also use your keyboard to navigate through the interface.
Keyboard Controls:
Arrow keys: Move
Spacebar: Confirm
Esc button: Undo
Ctrl + Tab: Switch tabs
Last edit: 3 years 5 months ago by crosire.
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