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    It depends on the shader, they've added more types of ambient occlusion, (ssao, hbao, ssgi, raymarch), however yes it's been a pain to add a subtle ssao at least from my experience. I think it's not worth the drop in performance, even for ssao. I think the biggest things and why the thread exists, is I wanted to have a nice baseline that compliments all sectors of the game, doesn't break immersion, and reduces at most 25-50 fps as a whole. I am doing this on a gtx 470 so i can make sure it's not people only with titan x that can use it
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    Thus far, SSAO is a huge killer, now that reshade has gotten popularity I will try to release some variations that don't break too much immersion.
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    Not the best example, but this is with newest reshade, i like the ambient light shader
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    By default effects should load. The Reshade.fx file has the scroll-lock key as a toggle to effects on/off. If it's still remaining of not sure, I'd recommend posting a screenshot of the directory. Also Crosire is continiously updating his injector. I imagine whatever minor issues, such as movies causing the injector to have problems, should be fixed very soon. Can you link a screenshot of the error? Or if you could link me the OPENGL32.log file If the log file is very large, delete it, start the game/reshade again.
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    What are your PC specs?
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    It will work in full-screen mode. Windowed mode is just recommended if you want to quickly adjust parameters in the Reshade.fx and see the results right away. Also for everyone, the new file has SSAO removed, I focused mostly on sharpness, tone-mapping, black/white levels, to bring out the washed out colors. Also the flares give a nice vibe. With SSAO removed, the performance hit should be significantly less.
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    Ah, yeah it seems the requirements are gtx 400 series / radeon hd5xxx series or higher, i'll continue to update this thread if any changes.
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    which video card?
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    No problem, your problem actually helped because it seems like all Nvidia users will need 347.09 for now, until crosire works on a hotfix. seems like drivers prior to are mixing the RBG channels incorrectly, which is fixed in 347.09. I added that as the requirements for now. Cheers.
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    Which Nvidia Driver are you using? The exe that Reshade gives you is if you don't do manual installation, so that his exe can determine that game running opengl, d3d9, etc and name the correct dll accordingly. With the pack I've provided it's unnecessary.
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    Version 1.03, added toggle key for enabling/disabling effects "Scroll Lock" key is set to default
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    Can you take a screenshot? hitting Prt Scr key will generate a normal screenshot and one with the effects on. Perhaps an issue with OpenGL & Nvidia, although I didn't note any issues like that during my testing. Ensure you are using the latest file I've uploaded, using ReShade 11.4
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    added 2 screenshots comparing vanilla and ssao /w sharpening - also i added a reshade.fx file that will just apply those 2 effects. As the plugin continues to come out of beta, I will probably work on 3 presets.
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    Depth of field disabled now, added new screenshots. DoF doesn't seem viable since it will blur menu, hud, etc. At least from my tweaking. I have also added the new Reshade.FX file (Version 1.1)
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    Current Version (Beta) 1.07 Last Updated - January 22, 2015 Introduction This project implements tweaks the tone-mapping, adds effects such as SSAO, Depth of Field, Godrays, Bloom, sharpness, etc via Reshade by Crosire. Version History v1.07 - Added Reshade 0.13.1 & MasterEffect ReBorn 1.0.340 - Removed SSAO, added Gaussian Anamflare. Re-organized Effects in alphabetical order, sorted by FPS Hit / Performance v1.04 - Reduced darkening from SSAO, minor changes. v1.03 - Initial Release Requirements Your GPU must support OpenGL 4.3. Also ensure you have the latest drivers: Latest Nvidia Driver // GTX 400 series or higher // Drivers older than 347.09 will NOT work due to opengl bug - (May be resolved as of Jan 22, 2015, if you wish to use older driver) Latest AMD Driver // Radeon HD 5xxx or higher Installation Step 1 Download v1.07, extract the contents to the same folder as swkotor2.exe Step 2 Run the game > If everything worked, you should first get a prompt for reshade (Message Box) > Then in-game you will see text in the top left, also as you make edits in real-time > Press Scroll Lock key to disable/enable effects in-game Editing Effects In-Game Edit ReShade.fx to edit my presets in Notepad or Notepad++ > You can adjust effects in real time. I recommend running the game in Windowed Mode to save time. To run TSL in windowed mode, make sure your swkotor2.ini has the following codes added: [Display Options] FullScreen=0 [Graphics Options] AllowWindowedMode=1 FullScreen=0 > When in game, press ALT-Enter to activate Windowed Mode. Credit: Crosire - Official Website for Reshade Marty Mcfly - Facebook Effects used in v1.07 > Curves / DPX / Levels / Liftgammagain / Sharpening / Vibrance / Gauusiananamflare > Main focus was to improve the dull tones, bring out a bit of sharpness, improve black/white levels, and adding the flare as opposed to bloom. Old Screenshots: Image1 / Image2 / Image3 / Image4 / Image5 / Image6 / Image7 / Image8 / Image9 Image10 / Image11 / Image12 FAQ It's too dark / bright in game? > Adjust your brightness in-game to taste, I am using this monitor. Can I use FRAPS, MSI On-Screen-Display / Afterburner? > Fraps works and will record video/screenshots with effects enabled, wasn't successful using MSI On-Screen-Display / Afterburner. How much of a performance hit? > Open the Reshade.fx - I have sorted the effects under categories with the supposed FPS Hit, I am using a GTX 970 so your results may vary. How to apply antialiasing like in your screenshots? > Use this guide if Nvidia GPU How to enable/disable effects / toggle key? > Hit "Scroll Lock" key, right above your Home key. Can I take screenshots? > Either user FRAPS, or hit the "Prt Scr" key when in-game. This will save a screenshot in your kotor directory (same as executable). It will generate a normal screenshot (vanilla, no effects), as well as with effects. This way you can make easy comparisons. What can we look forward to in the future? > Hopefully a good integration of Depth of Field. All that i tested, I still had hud, menu, chat being blurred, so it wasn't worth it for gameplay purposes. As Crosire's Reshade comes out of beta and is more stable, an official release here, with 2-3 different presets. Hopefully more shaders like SMAA implemented too. This way we will have other options for antialiasing with same or less overhead. I'm still trying to find the best balance of black/white levels, and tone-mapping, please share your screenshots here so we can compare
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    I got it working guys, i will post a new thread, very excited!
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    I got it working but I get a black screen when I enable the FX, gonna continue to test. Also make sure you don't have any overlay software like Fraps, or MSI Afterburner (On-Screen Display) running, it's known to interfere.
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    Got it working, this is an on-going project: http://deadlystream.com/forum/topic/3002-reshade-for-kotor-tsl/?do=findComment&comment=30622
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    Yes, I have been working on fireball explosion clouds, currently working on the fireball fx done by droid flamethrower, poison, plasma, etc. I assume they are also used elsewhere. I make edits as I go and test them in-game. It's a strange one since the texture is animated by 16 or 25 frames, so I think the fireball and smoke will be the most challenging.
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    So what is it? NFX - FX Texture Overhaul for TSL is my texture overhaul of all the effects in Kotor 2. This applies to effects such as muzzle flashes, lens flares, snowflakes, fire/smoke fx, explosions, etc. I will continue to update this thread with my progress with the project and identifying textures. Below is an example of a high resolution remade muzzle as well as flares. The result is reduced blur, improved detail. I am kinda cheesed that there were only a couple people who took a hit at the FX textures, and they were simply upscaled. Therefore I would like to finish this re-make of all the FX! The goal is to keep the vanilla feel, without modifying too many tones or colors, unless necessary. If you would like to collaborate or help out, please add me on skype - alinademelectro Screenshots below (bare in mind when I uploaded these I forgot about the alpha channels, future updates will look better, all alpha channels will be re-done) Also, anybody willing to shed some light on the description of the textures from FX and what they do in-game would be great, since the naming is strange, I would gladly appreciate it! Textures I have extracted the originals using KotorTool, under swpc_tex_tpa.erf "F" It's a bit tough because there's a lot of trial and error for me to discover which exact texture I'm editing in-game. Anyways, it's still very early but I wanted to let you guys know what I'm working on! Cheers! Project Updates 10/29/14 - Creating 2 versions, UltraHD (1K/2K textures), and a standard HD (1K/512) - No ETA thus far Identified Textures In-Game ~50%
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    I feel the same, i tried tor and it felt lacking in everyway. Something about kotor 1 and kotor 2 that had me hooked in terms of the pace and gameplay. I'm new to texture modding but I definitely have this need to restore this game and beautify it as much as possible. The guys behind tslrcm have really made me keep coming back to the series.
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    Guide Updated 10/26/14 This guide requires Nvidia Inspector Currently there are no options to get ENB, SweetFX, etc working in Kotor/Kotor2. These options will give you the highest quality for Antialiasing, Texture Filtering, Screen-Tear, and input delay. 1) Launch Nvidia Inspector, and open "Driver (256+) Profile Settings. 2) Click the drop-down arrow by the Home Icon. Search and Click the Profile for "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2" Use my settings below as reference, or import my profile. Make sure to apply changes! Antialiasing - Mode - Override any application setting Antialiasing - 8xQ (8x Multisampling) // Or set to 4x Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling (8x Sparse Grid Supersampling) // Or set to 4x Anisotropic Filtering Mode - User-defined / Off Anisotropic Filtering Setting - 16x Texture Filtering - LOD Bias (OGL) - 0 // Values between 0 and -0.250 improve sharpness but introduce shimmering Texture Filtering - Negative LOD Bias - Clamp Texture Filtering - Quality - High Quality Texture Filtering - Trilinear Optimization - Off Frame Rate Limiter - 58 fps // Change to 118fps if you are using 120Hz Monitor, or offf for 144Hz+ Download Nvidia Inspector Profile Profile for 60Hz Monitor (Locked @ 58fps) *Most common Profile for 120Hz Monitor (Locked @ 118fps) Profile for unlimited FPS Notes / Warnings > Ensure that the Antialiasing modes are matching. For example, 2x/2x, 4x/4x, 8x/8x > Adjust LOD Bias (OGL) to taste. Values between 0 (Soft) and minus -1.500 (Sharper) increase sharpness of textures, although shimmering may occur. Most shimmering I've noticed only on the starting Peragus, although with sharper textures (floor). Therefore you may enjoy settings at 0, -.5000, -1.000, -1.500. My uploaded profile has LOD Bias @ 0 for best stability. What am I working on at the moment? > A confirmed list of non-working OpenGL/DX9 wrappers > Complete Nvidia Inspector Profiles (Different versions, 4x/4x AA for slower GPUs, and some other variants) > Testing any wrappers for OpenGL/DX9 (OpenGL32.dll) > Continuing to explore Nvidia Inspector options, so far nothing working for Ambient Occlusion These OpenGL to DirectX9 Wrappers do NOT work: > gldirect5 // Download > QindieGL.1.0 (rev4 & rev3) // Download > TitaniumGL v2014_01 (All Versions) // Download
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    NVIDIA GFX Guide

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    Simple Nvidia Guide to avoid crashing - Updated 10/26/14 Note -> If you have a decent Nvidia GPU, use this updated guide. Okay so I have a GTX 470, noticed that when I wanted to load games in Kotor 2 TSL, I'd get immediate artifacts and a crash. I attempted many times to reinstall, remove mods, etc. Ultimately, through trial and error I realized that the problem was that (Threaded Optimization) in Nvidia Control Panel, was set to "ON". To FIX this crash set to "Auto" or "Off". "Off" is recommended, though Auto worked for me as well. -------------------------LEGEND-------------------------- RED = Compatibility / Stability Issue PINK = Visual Boost GREEN = Optimal / Performance Friendly ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ambient Occlusion = OFF - No native support Anisotropic Filtering = Application Controlled (16x In Game) Antialiasing - FXAA = OFF - May or may not cause issues, I recommend off since this is a 'fake' overlay AA and blurs the screen / font. Antialiasing Gamma Correction = ON Antialiasing Setting = Application Controlled | 4 - 8x Recommended In Game Antialiasing Transparency = Multisampling CUDA GPUs = Use Global Setting (ALL) Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames = Use the 3d Application Setting Multi-display / Mixed GPU Acceleration = Single Display Performance Mode Power Management Mode = Adaptive | Change To "Prefer Maximum Performance" if needed Texture Filtering - Anisotropic Sample Optimization = ON "Shouldn't be relevant since TSL renders with OpenGL, though keep on no loss." Texture Filtering - Negative LOD Bias = Clamp Texture Filtering - Quality = Performance (Opting for High Quality will avoid your GPU from enabling its texture optimization features. Good Balance) Texture Filtering - Trilinear Optimization = ON (FPS Boost, Relevant to DirectX. Enabled, recommended) Threaded Optimization = OFF (The Culprit for causing immediate crash / CTD) Keep this OFF Triple Buffering = ON (Enhanced Smoothness) Texture Filtering - Anisotropic Filter Optimization = OFF (Default) Vertical Sync = ON (Old game, hence high chance of screen tear for powerful GPUs) My Recommended MAX FPS Settings GPUS ~ Geforce 6xxx / 7xxx / 8xxx Low - Mid Series Ambient Occlusion = OFF - No native support Anisotropic Filtering = OFF Antialiasing - FXAA = OFF Antialiasing Gamma Correction = ON Antialiasing Mode = OFF Antialiasing Setting = OFF Antialiasing Transparency = OFF CUDA GPUs = Use Global Setting (ALL) Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames = Use the 3d Application Setting | Lower values benefit if you experience delayed response from mouse due to lag, etc. Multi-display / Mixed GPU Acceleration = Single Display Performance Mode Power Management Mode = Prefer Maximum Performance Texture Filtering - Anisotropic Sample Optimization = ON Texture Filtering - Negative LOD Bias = Allow Texture Filtering - Quality = High Performance Texture Filtering - Trilinear Optimization = ON Threaded Optimization = OFF Triple Buffering = OFF Texture Filtering - Anisotropic Filter Optimization = OFF (Default) Vertical Sync = OFF (Will help pump out a bit more FPS, turn on if screen tearing occurs - Also you can use Adaptive instead) Further Optimization Steps 1) Download the latest DirectX Runtime 2) Download the latest Nvidia or ATI Drivers 3) Replace the default "Mss32.dll" in your default Kotor 2 Directory with This Replacement. Keep a backup just in-case. 4) Right click on your Kotor 2 Directory, Click Properties. Unmark "Read Only". Click Apply, and OK. Hit OK again for the Menu to exit. (This avoids writing issues to files) 5) Right click on swkotor2.exe, Click Properties. Click on the Compatibility Tab. Click "Run this program in compatibility mode for" In the window select "Windows XP Service Pack 2". Also Select "Disable Visual Themes", and "Run this program as an administrator". Hit "OK" now go back and apply those same steps to launcher.exe and swupdate.exe - Will update this thread to help others, any thoughts and recommendations regarding tweaks and graphical overhauls would be greatly appreciated Cheers.