[Skyrim] FXAA Injector dramatically improves graphics
EDIT: 11/15/2011 @ 12:17 AM EST
I have updated my attached quality settings, which I feel further improve the game over the base. I have modified the game's gamma, color saturation, and color palette to be somewhat warmer and contrasty than the default.
This is the mod: http://skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=174
All you have to do is extract the contents of the rendermax fine-tuning FX -- FULL PACK -- zip file to the same location you've installed Skyrim to. To be very specific: the same folder that contains Skyrim.exe and SkyrimLauncher.exe. Don't just dump that folder into your Skyrim folder--make sure the contents of the folder (d3d9.dll, log.log, etc.) go in with Skyrim.exe.
OPTIONAL #1:
If you don't like the darkening at the edges of the screen, open injFX_Settings.h with notepad and change the 1 to a 0 at the end of "#define use_vignette 1", like so:
OPTIONAL #2:
To further improve quality you can try my .h file attached to this thread. It enables FXAA and some additional texture sharpening.
HOW IT WORKS:
This mod uses a modified DX9 Direct3D DLL to add fast approximate anti-aliasing (FXAA), bloom, color enhancements, and sharpening as post-processing filters to Skyrim. The results look spectacular; see for yourself:
BEFORE v. AFTER (Ignore the apparent "dirtiness" of poor Lydia's face, it's a mod I have since uninstalled)
Sadly, these images don't do the final result justice. JPEG artifacting is ruining some of the effect, but you can do your own before/afters: press pause/break on your keyboard (above PGUP) to turn the effects on and off.
Just one drawback: Post-processing AA techniques like FXAA are indiscriminate about what they apply to. Your steam overlay may be somewhat blurry, as will small text in the game.
I have updated my attached quality settings, which I feel further improve the game over the base. I have modified the game's gamma, color saturation, and color palette to be somewhat warmer and contrasty than the default.
This is the mod: http://skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=174
All you have to do is extract the contents of the rendermax fine-tuning FX -- FULL PACK -- zip file to the same location you've installed Skyrim to. To be very specific: the same folder that contains Skyrim.exe and SkyrimLauncher.exe. Don't just dump that folder into your Skyrim folder--make sure the contents of the folder (d3d9.dll, log.log, etc.) go in with Skyrim.exe.
OPTIONAL #1:
If you don't like the darkening at the edges of the screen, open injFX_Settings.h with notepad and change the 1 to a 0 at the end of "#define use_vignette 1", like so:
/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SHADER SELECTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ // To disable / enable effects // 0 = Disable | 1 = Enable #define USE_ANTI_ALIASING 0 #define USE_PRE_SHARPEN 0 // HDR NOT COMPLETED!!! #define USE_HDR 0 #define USE_BLOOM 1 #define USE_TECHNICOLOR 0 #define USE_TONEMAP 1 #define USE_SEPIA 0 #define USE_VIGNETTE 0 // For use with Anaglyphic 3D glasses!!! #define USE_ANAGLYPH 0 #define USE_POST_SHARPEN 1 #define USE_FINAL_LIMITER 0
OPTIONAL #2:
To further improve quality you can try my .h file attached to this thread. It enables FXAA and some additional texture sharpening.
HOW IT WORKS:
This mod uses a modified DX9 Direct3D DLL to add fast approximate anti-aliasing (FXAA), bloom, color enhancements, and sharpening as post-processing filters to Skyrim. The results look spectacular; see for yourself:
BEFORE v. AFTER (Ignore the apparent "dirtiness" of poor Lydia's face, it's a mod I have since uninstalled)
Sadly, these images don't do the final result justice. JPEG artifacting is ruining some of the effect, but you can do your own before/afters: press pause/break on your keyboard (above PGUP) to turn the effects on and off.
Just one drawback: Post-processing AA techniques like FXAA are indiscriminate about what they apply to. Your steam overlay may be somewhat blurry, as will small text in the game.
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