DreamPunk 3.4 SDR, HDR & Bodycam Release

Just saw this was in the install allready tysm, but if theres any more plz send them my way!

Jesper Pettersson Lauvås

In your screenshots do you use any other graphical mods and if so would you mind linking them? :) Great mod btw <3

Jesper Pettersson Lauvås

Just asked the same thing a few comments below. Use keyboard arrow keys.

Jacob

Hey there. Looks great. I had a question that has probably been answered before and i didnt see it. Is there a way to remove the black bars on the screen? it is covering up some if my hud that i need to see. Other than the cinematic black bars, I am loving it. :edit: i figured it out. I'm an idiot and i should have read more haha. its very simple to get rid of. thanks!!!

james heaton

he also named the pack "cyber dreams" what a loser

Taylor graves

hello wanted to inform you some guy is basically reselling this whole project on his own patreon. all he's changed is he's cranked the sharpness in the reshade to hide the fact. also he's charging 10$ a month for it lmao not only is the entire dreampunk sweet he's reselling in a package that includes Free mods from nexus, if you'd like to peruse this farther please reach out!

Taylor graves

Push ingame arrow left on your keyboard

Chrisknight89

I just did a clean install of Cyberpunk + DreamPunk 3.4.2.0 using the installer (no other mods yet). I have a maxed out 5090 9800x3D build and I play on a LG C1 4K OLED TV. I am running into two primary issues as shown in https://youtu.be/mxxaES4ZIbM 1. The aspect ratio is cutting off top and bottom of the screen when I am in game. a. This does not apply to the in game menus. https://youtu.be/uLZ3iMfK3Zw shows the difference when toggling between menu and gameplay. b. I have tried the different "Windowed Mode" and "Resolution" settings to no avail. 2. When I move and jump around, it is very blurry (I have subsequently realized I can just completely turn off motion blur to fix this).

Jacob

Hello Mehmet Can, thank you so much for the open and positive feedback, I deeply appreciate it. I’m working on something very special that I can’t wait to show. Anyway, wishing you a great weekend and week going forward. I will take a look at your showcase and give you a comment!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Javier, when it comes to car mods they are usually very simple installs but have some common shared required mods. DreamPunk only changes visuals of the game to be photorealistic. I recommend checking the required mods for a couple of car mods first but 99% cars will use the same required mods.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Hamitcagdas, let me know if there is any specific car you’d like, I’ll happily provide instructions for you. Is a full written guide something you’d like to see?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

After installing everything, can I start installing car mods, or do I need to install the required mods for them to work? I ask because when I try to download one, it asks me to download certain files first, but I don't know if those files are already included with your installer. Or do I have to download them manually?

Javier

Where is the cars, i was expecting to see a link for each car and auto install them too ? I was disappointed on this part. Now i dont know how to do cars, can u prepare a file for cars you are sharing in your pictures

Hamitcagdas

Absolutely blown away by the DreamPunk 3.4 mod! The level of photorealism you've achieved here is insane. Running this at 1440p with path tracing on my RTX 5070 Ti and the performance is surprisingly smooth with DLSS Transformer - Quality. Massive thanks for all the work you put into this mod. You've basically transformed CP2077 into a next-gen experience. Can't wait to see what you do next. Link to the full showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAx7yffV4Ro Keep up the incredible work please 🙏 Best regards, Mehmet Can Özkülekçi from Turkey

Mehmet Can

Hi there, I love the visuals of this mod! Thank you :) The issue that is driving me insane is the DOF-blur being above the UI texts... I asked chatGPT about it and even added an "ignoreUI" layer option to the DOF file (I rolled it back), but no changes seem to affect this whatsoever... See screenshots of my settings: https://imgur.com/a/j55N9R0 Thanks for your help.

Predprey

Hello Nathan, this sounds very strange. I’ve never heard of this one before. But it makes me intrigued. What’s your modlist? Could you think of any potential interaction, camera mod or alike that could cause this issue?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello RedComrsde, sorry for the slow answer, in heavy production phase right now. Are you using SDR or HDR? The grain you’re mentioning could be caused by a preset corruption. Is there any way you can send me a picture of what it looks like?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Willbound, are you using HDR or SDR?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, the MutliLUT could cause these issues if used with other specific shaders or if the wrong preset is used in HDR. May I ask if you can send a picture of your ReShade overlay?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Carlos, thank you so much for the positive feedback. Keep rocking, I’m gonna take a look at that video later and give you a comment!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Simon, thank you for providing these screens. Looking at your screens I don’t see anything particular that stands out as flawed. Ensure you have Path Tracing with DLAA enabled and Ray Reconstruction on. I suggest to lower your FOV to 50-60 and retry the car screens. Press Page Up to increase or lower your DOF distance and ensure and let me know how things turn out. I can take a further look if required!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Zachary, is the filter active at all times or only in the menu?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Dreampunk with path tracing is extremely demanding and I wouldn't recommend it for casual play. Just use ray tracing. Yes, it looks worse but your fps will be way higher. You can use the Ultra+ mod at the lowest preset for a slight fps boost but nothing insane.

BANAN BANAN

I'm having a problem where the game (including the ingame HUD) gets blurrier and blurrier until I cant play anymore. Quitting and reloading clears it up, but only for a few minutes until it gradually happens again. Do you have any suggestions on how to stop this happening? I cant play the game for more than 4 minutes. Please help! <3

Nathan Calderwood

Is there a way to completely disable the auto activated NGD menu filter? The lighting is way to dark when activated. I am able to select bypass fame return and it stops it until I restart the game then it defaults back to auto menu-filter mode again. I do not understand why this is an auto feature. Other than that, the picture quality is great.

Zachary Arthur

Hi everyone, I just reinstalled Dreampunk and my game doesn’t look like the beautiful screenshots from NextGenDream or other community chooms. I’m sharing some links below to show what I mean: Screen 1: https://imgur.com/a/pLGTjlF Screen 2: https://imgur.com/a/n0I4bA7 Screen 3: https://imgur.com/a/ajxUEO7 https://imgur.com/a/asdMcv6 ReShade: https://imgur.com/a/DLx2Dmk https://imgur.com/a/lE69Pay I added pretty much everything that’s needed, but let me know if you need anything else to help me out. Thanks! Simon.

Simon Rue

Hello Issa Dare, great to hear the installation went great. Path Tracing automatically greys out Ray Tracing in the latest game update. Always use Path Tracing if possible!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Johann, sorry for the slow answer. I’m currently in heavy production phase. I’m working on a solution for dynamic weather cycles that will be great when done. You can press unlock weather in the NGD menu to reset to vanilla dynamic state. Ensure you use the Visuals Nulled mods when doing this!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

this is how my dreampunk 3.4 looks like in my 5090 hummmm awesome wok man! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR9Lcp-FM-s

Carlos Infante

O MOD pega muito FPS, devido ao reshade, e causa travamento. Infelizmente, minha experiência foi péssima. Tenho uma RTX 5070, e jogo com tudo no ultra, a 120FPS, mas, se ativar o mod, cai para 80 FPS, com travamento que me obriga a resetar o Pc.

pintura em tampinha

I'm getting some really bad grain with this, turning on RR makes it much better in normal gameplay but it does not help with photomode and is making taking photos, especially in darker areas, almost impossible. I don't have any other LUT installed or anything and never have, only used this mod. Removing it solved the issue, I'm wondering what this may be and how to fix it as I do love using this mod

RedComrade

Everything looks kinda bright and washed out, even just from the character creation screen. I don't have any other mods that mess with visuals. Also suffering from flickering in the dark EDIT: bright areas are too bright and dark areas are way too dark, unsure what I am missing here.

willbound

I'm using your mod on a SDR monitor. For some reason, if I keep MultiLUT enabled, there's noticeable artifacts and the colors are all wrong. If I turn off MultiLUT it looks right, but I feel the LUT is supposed to be on, not off. What could be the issue?

Wanhing Yeung

Does dreampunk 3.4.2.0 include a dynamic weather system by default since its incompatible with any other weather mod? The instructions are unclear on that. Weathermancer only allows you to change the weather but it does not dynamically change it on its own so its not exactly a suitable alternative. At this point its practically redundant anyways with the introduction of your very own built in weather switcher. Do you know of any weather mods that can add this feature but are still compatible with dreampunk? If I had to choose, Id obviously go for your visuals since they look absolutely stunning. Still, a dynamic weather system does make night city feel more alive in my view so perhaps you might want to consider implementing this feature in one of your future updates if its not already included. just a suggestion.

Johann Callus

guys need help with setting. What i should select for good play in 2k with 4070TI and 5600x, with this mod v. 3.4. Because for now i have 20-40 fps with dlss, path tracing and settings high.

Vadym Friedman

Hi new install went great, I reset my user settings and wanted to confirm if I turn of ray tracing, I'm not able to have path tracing on? (Just asking bc if I turn path tracing on it greys out ray tracing) Or should I turn path tracing on and keep ray tracing greyed out?

issa dare

The mod is demanding, it will tank your fps, especially if you're using the ultra version. This will all depend on your resolution, settings and DLSS though. If you're using path tracing this is to be expected. If you're not using path tracing, your resolution is too high and you need to crank up your DLSS.

BANAN BANAN

Do not use this mod with nova lut or GITS. The older version used nova lut, this one isn't compatible. HD reworked is a texture mod and is compatible. I don't know the issue you're describing but maybe I can help. Are you using the hdr version? If so your monitor should be hdr and hdr should be enabled on your pc and in cyberpunk.

BANAN BANAN

Press right arrow, it will show you all the binds you need.

BANAN BANAN

Hi, is there any way to disable the blur effect in the mod? I think it's too pronounced and detracts from the realism and immersion. Thanks...

Alejandro Alonso

I've installed everything but the game keeps going randomly dark in places and the colour goes all super bright in others - I saw it recommends not to use alongside other LUT modifiers yet a lot of youtube videos say the HD Reworked and Nova LUT have been used also - If I disable these two, it improves slightly but still the same issues occur, just slightly less sporadically. Am I missing something?

Steve Baker

Best thing you can do is use either preset E or D for ray reconstruction (In nvidia app or NVPI) and it might be a placebo effect but im pretty sure sosuines better raindrops helps. Also setting a custom value for dlss super resolution in NVPI above 75 will help keep the puddles from bluring when still. There's no 100% fix for it but these changes are the best you can do rn.

Evan Smith

Is there a reason it drops my fps all the way down to 60 or is just because the mod is so demanding? I’m running a 5090 with an amd ryzen 9 9950x3d

Korey

Hey I'm having a really annoying problem, when I enable either ray tracing, path tracing or ray reconstruction, the puddles just look awful and blurry, and I tried everything with the settings, the puddles worked badly at first then they fixed themselves somehow and I'm back to the start again with them looking awful and no matter what I try, literally nothing seems to be working, can it be a problem in the files or something ? I verified steam files too so I really don't know what to do, I've spend countless hours trying to figure out what's wrong. I would really appreciate any help as I would really like to enjoy the reshade and add some mods too. Here are the broken puddles if you wanna take a look: https://ibb.co/dwHDtcqC

BR3ADY

toggle unlock exposure

The Pesky Gremlin

The cars in the images are extra mods you need to download, I recommend checking out a tutorial. You can also use the "apperance menu mod" to spawn in certain cars easier.

BANAN BANAN

Hello, I have purchased the subscription and installed the DreamPunk 3.4 SDR, HDR & Bodycam Release patch, but I don't know how to make the cars you upload appear.

Jackson Dinarte Monge

yo instale el parche pero no me salen esos carros, q puede ser ?

Jackson Dinarte Monge

You could try the dlss to fsr framegen mod/ghosting fix to help with that. Ultra Plus with the RTPT setting would probably let you be able to use raytracing and a lesser path tracing. That would conflict with NGDs graphics file though.

Evan Smith

You could the bind the bodycam specific shaders to a key to do that

Evan Smith

Looks great! I haven't had an issue with the mod yet and it was easy to set up. It's a bit difficult to get a reasonable fps when playing but I guess dreampunk is mostly for admiring. Here are some images I took: https://imgur.com/a/Q9pEgT1

BANAN BANAN

This is not a problem with dreampunk but with framegen. If your base fps is 20 you shouldn't use framegen. It will work as intended if your base fps is ~60. Lower the quality of the DLSS or lower your settings.

BANAN BANAN

Hello again OmegaCentauri, thank you for the information. Are we talking about 16.999ms? This is a lot more than it should be. Can you send me a picture of the statistics page where all the different shader ms are visible? Would highly appreciate it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

is there any way to have the sdr ultimate and bodycam installed and be able to switch between them?

Jonas Ignacio

Did you try toggling Close Blur? Your weapon should not get blurred with that toggled off.

Asayake

My 3080Ti plus HDR display cant handle the Ray Tracing. Turned off with DP 3.3 and low settings brings FPS up mid 30's to 50's, plus mods. Will attempt 3.4 install again later. Still looks fantastic, as always!

OmegaCentauri

Omega here. PP CPU ms was 698-790, GPU was 16.994 -17.998

OmegaCentauri

impressive work, just joined and can't believe how impressive this looks! just a question, cannot get weapons to get focused, they are blured the main focus is always on cars? or there's a way to focus like the mod does when you are inside the car? thank you!

Uruguay OC

Hello sir, performance should not be worse compared to 3.3 so what you’re describing sounds like a potential bug. I’m interested in troubleshooting this. Can you go into the ReShade statistics tab and report back what Post-Processing ms (line 7 from the top) you’re seeing for the CPU vs GPU here? If nothing is out of order here, you should try manually only removing the .archive file and startup the game to see if that makes any difference. Report back with the results and I’ll see what I can do!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Try using Ultraplus" Mod, it increases the quality of ray/path tracing, and at the same time optimizes it so you get better image with more fps. My 4060 produces 40 frames with full ray tracing + path tracing light bouncing in 2k

nazariy aham

The menu is supposed to open via the End key or Home key, not an arrow key. Try those and see if that works!

Asayake

For the past two or three days, I’ve been trying to tweak the settings after downloading the game through the launcher, where I set everything to ultra. My PC has a 4070 Ti graphics card. To get more FPS without frame generation, I tried adjusting some settings a bit so I wouldn’t have to reinstall the mod. Since I’m averaging 20-40 FPS at 2K. Can you give me advice on how to do it better or what the best solution is in this situation? I mention “without frame generation” because I understand it will cause input lag

Vadym Friedman

Running DP 3.3 Overclock on 6.6 Reshade. No menu though by arrow key. All other arrow features seem to work. FPS 22

OmegaCentauri

I'm running a 4k Acer with a 3080Ti, but my rig just isn't handling new 3.4 sdr or hdr. Same when I turn off some hdr mods that may be taxing my rig. This wasn't so much the case Dream 3.3.HDR or Overclock. Frames drop to 5 and below. Can get frames back to 30 FPS without Dream and regular game setting on quality. Suggestions?

OmegaCentauri

Did you install via manual install or the installer?

Asayake

The game seems greyed out and it seems like my shaders aren't on and not really vibrant what's the problem?

Aiden Fuller

hey, gotta say i absolutly love it! some colors are a bit too saturated in some moments BUT sometimes it so close to photorealism, i just sit there mouth wide open and amazed :D anyway....is there a way to fix the parts where you play as johnny in his memories? it is way too dark in those parts even exposure doesnt help there, alsmost impossible without a flashlight at some point. besides that, IT IS A DREAM!!!!

Lord Boros

Hello Ronin of Rivia, are you using a fresh install? What system specs are you running? Can you send me some screenshots of your in-game settings, ReShade overlay (Home tab) and a couple of screenshots taken in Cloudy weather specifically? Make sure the game is set to the highest resolution possible and set it to DLAA with Path Tracing activated. Sharpening should be at 0.25.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. I've downloaded and installed this and most of the recommended mods (skipped the flashlight for now) and my visual quality isn't remotely close to the videos or screenshots and is little better than vanilla and character models look entirely unchanged and a million miles away from the videos.

Ronin of Rivia

If you'd be willing I'd be down to try to help you on Discord.

Asayake

If you have Discord I'm interested in troubleshooting it with you there. How often does the crashes happen?

Asayake

Do you have a Discord? I would be down to add you there and see if we can get to the bottom of the issue in chat.

Asayake

Hello, I was using the version before last and noticed an issue, uninstalled and reinstalled with the newest version and it's still happening. For some reason, it seems to think that I'm ALWAYS in a menu and thus disables the shaders. Manually turning off the switching works fine, although it seems like it doesn't stick using the checkbox between reboots of the game. I imagine disabling the effect in Reshade would work better for that? I was playing with the depth buffer addon turned off to avoid any crashes with frame gen, but I've also tried with it on and have not seen a difference. It's funny, because I definitely had the issue with luminance collapse. The Johnny prelude was literally too dark to see beyond 5 feet in front of me with the flashlight turned on, but that's all fixed now.

Alexander L. Phelps

Game is crashing in certain areas of the map when free roaming . I disabled the Depth buffer that's mentioned in the troubleshooting and all the other mods i have are just the essentials and the ones mentioned by you (excluding the LOD mod). Any idea how to fix this ? I am using frame generation btw

Ahmad Sabeh

Hi, Fist of all loving your work ! Definately gives CP a whole new touch, jumping in game just to enjoy the amazing graphics ! Having one issue though. Whenever I take a few photos in photo made, I get CTDs. Turning off depth buffer, solves it, but disables the beautiful DoF effect. Any hints on how I can solve this?

Mar

Hello Narmer X, what does your ReShade overlay look like? All shaders should be disabled in the menu and activate automatically in the game. Check if the second to last shader is disabling in the ReShade Home overlay when you in-game or if it is not. Let me know what happens!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

The shaders don't seem to be working, I have done a clean install with the installer and followed all the steps but the black bars, DOF, camera shake are not working, what is going on?

Narmer X

Hello Alfred, are you using HDR? Underwater visuals are quite strange and a bit unexplored in DreamPunk, especially in HDR, but since it affects the story visuals I’ll be taking a look at this. Try disabling frame generation to resolve flickering (usually works) and as for the saturation I’ll look into it for the next update. As a temporary solution you should try tweaking the relative saturation shader in the ReShade overlay. Look for ”Boost Scale” and lower it to your liking!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello The Pesky Gremlin, thank you so much for your feedback and I hope you’re enjoying your weekend. Lovely images as well! I am wondering, are you by any chance using any other mods like traffic mods or anything that may affect your LOD distance? What you’re describing sounds like some kind of memory leak or perhaps save bloat. If you have the time I would be very interested to know what other mods you’re using to ensure this is not a DreamPunk issue with your system!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, the underwater saturation is a bit high, and how can we solve the slight flicker underwater in Judy's final mission Pyramid Song? My saturation setting is 0

Alfred

Hello, I'm having trouble with this weird thing that happens to the glass on the bike. I tried other bikes, and the same thing happened, and there some visual flickers here and there the only thing that stops it is turning off frame gen However, when I turn off frame generation, my frame rate drops to 20 fps. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Sorry about the URL https://x.com/Pika_707/status/1978982814616862984

pika_117

I'd like to start this post by saying this an absolutely amazing Reshade. Everything works as intended. However I've noticed that when opening menus for the map, character, pause, etc it causes a massive FPS drop and gradually increasing micro stutters. Returning to the main menu usually fixes this. I'm on an RTX 5070, DLSS, Frame gen 2x, Path Tracing enabled, Quality Mode, Sharpen at .65, and playing at 1440P . Everything runs smoothly at around 65-75 FPS until I go into a menu. Then drops lower and lower the longer I play, until I exit to the main menu or the game entirely, which seems to reset whatever is going on. Turning off frame gen somewhat resolves this but still get consistent stutters after opening menu . For everyone wondering how he gets that crisp realistic look its setting your FOV to 60-70, playing around with the various weather and time options, toggling the blur options, and the biggest factor is what resolution you play at (you're not going to get the same results he gets unless you're playing with a resolution of 8k but you can still get amazing results at a lower resolution). Here are some photos I've been able to capture with this amazing Reshade. https://imgur.com/a/dreampunk-3-4-zQPd1nj

The Pesky Gremlin

The screen flickering issue usually resolves by disabling Frame Generation just as you mention but it may not be the root cause. Check if you can disable G sync and see if that makes it better even with Frame Generation on - many OLED monitors or high contrast range monitors suffer from this issue. As for the performance, are you using the standard or ultra shaders? While the 5000 series cards perform better, my personal favorite is always going to be the 4090 which was used for most of the videos on the YouTube. So the performance for the 4090 shouldn't be unplayable, the new Ultra shaders will however be heavy. I usually change up the DLSS a lot during my recordings, I never stick to one quality setting. Have you tried changing up the DLSS and what performance differences are you seeing between the different quality settings?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

aye so turns out by default the overlay filter was on either that or it was downloading the shaders in the cyberpunk folder not x64 folder idk but either way hope it helps someone

LOFT visuals

This isn’t working anymore. It was working just a day ago, but after I downloaded some mods, it suddenly stopped. I’ve reinstalled the entire game, but it still doesn’t work. I manually installed and deleted all the mods I downloaded—nothing changed. The menu and ReShade still pop up, but there’s no DOF, no shaders, and no widescreen bars. I don’t know what else to do. I’ve followed the instructions and reinstalled it about ten times, and even disabled real-time protection in Windows Security. Do I need to install the mods beforehand? Should I launch it through Vortex or Steam? I also enabled mods in the menu before this problem started. I tried launching it using both the REDmod launcher and the pre-launcher before this issue began. I’m completely stuck and really need help figuring this out.

LOFT visuals

Hello, I'm using a 4090, I'm using the HDR standard version, and I've turned on path tracing. I found that there was severe screen flickering in dark areas. I looked at the comments and turned off the frame generation technology, which did solve the screen flickering problem, but the game frame rate is also very low. My in-game settings are path tracing, dlss quality mode, and after turning off frame generation, there are only about 30 frames. Is there any solution, or do you have any recommended settings?

佳明 谢

You don't have to uninstall first, you can just install the bodycam preset with the installer!

Asayake

Did you do a manual installation? Try Installing via the installer if you didn't already use the installer and see if that fixes the issues.

Asayake

I installed the HDR version for my OLED TV, but it doesn’t look the same as in the videos. I installed all the mods you recommended. Also, it seems like the weather doesn’t change.

Felipe

Hi! great work :) if i want to switch from the standard preset to the bodycam preset, do i have to uninstall everything and install that from the start? or is that an easy way?

Francesco

Hello BR3ADY, can you send me a picture of what your ReShade overlay looks like (where all the shaders are visible when you press "Home" on your keybard)? There shouldn't be any need to enable or disable shaders manually, it should all be automatic

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello James, loving your positive spirit. Are you sure all shaders are enabled in the ReShade menu? I notice the image quality is different than expected, that might be affecting your HDR experience. Care to send me a picture of your ReShade overlay (when you press "Home")?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello BANAN BANAN, I recommend DLAA if your only goal is visuals, which for most people is the case when trying out DreamPunk. For better stability you should use DLSS and modify the quality of it through the NVIDIA app overlay. Each computer is different and the limits will depend on multiple factors, for Cyberpunk 2077, heat becomes a major issue for most systems. I generally run different quality setups depending on the scenes I'm shooting, some of the most viewed videos on YouTube were shot in Performance mode DLSS for the driving scenes and only DLAA for the showcases where low fps is not noticeable. I recommend you try different settings to see what you're comfortable with. Also remember that the Ultra shaders are a lot heavier compared to the Standard shaders. Hope this gave you some clarity!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Awesome pics James, so happy to see you enjoying DreamPunk! Wishing you an awesome week going ahead!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

It clearly stated in the instructions, the latest version is required.

The Pesky Gremlin

?:?

Gex Dimtri

What version of CyberPunk 2077 is needed?

Gex Dimtri

I have an HDR-ready TV, but I think SDR looks a lot better – more photorealistic. Take a look: https://imgur.com/a/RXt9JPl https://imgur.com/a/mzGFIhr great job NextGen Dream.

james patterson

Hey man, just have two questions, are the graphics supposed to look like urs in the videos right after when I choose Dreampunk profile in reshade, or do I also have to add some effects from reshade to make it look like it. I cannot get it to look like the one in ur videos, I managed to make it look decent by adding some reshade filters and playing with it, but Im not sure if thats the way Im supposed to be doing it.

BR3ADY

Hey, could you please post screenshots that shows ingame visuals?

Asayake

Looks sick!

Asayake

Im proud of my self! https://imgur.com/a/nextgen-dreams-3-6IY1t3z

alvaro rivera

I saw that you recommended to run it with path tracing and DLSS quality, how do you manage to run this in 4k? I have a 5080 and my perfomance absolutely tanks, it gets down to like 30 fps. Do you film with DLSS quality? I'm just wondering what settings you recommend for a 5080 and a 4k monitor.

BANAN BANAN

Hey man, I absolutely love what you've done with this! I'm trying to get it setup on my rig but for the life of me I can't see what the issue is, I've uninstalled & re-installed DP (using the installer), had path tracing on/off ray tracing on/off. could you give me some advice on what I'm missing? I'm getting the menus but nothing really seems to take effect (other than removing the HUD, which AFAIK is part of the games inbuilt hotkeys) To be specific, none of the textures look different from vanilla or the shading. I'm using an Asus PG348Q monitor with aspect ratio of 1440 x 3440, I tried changing the 'Aspect ratio heuristic' to different setting with no success. My game is on GOG and on drive G:\ but the installer did recognise that, GOG overlay disabled. Here's some images of the settings any my HW Info if that helps: https://imguploader.net/uploads/img_68eb95bbe71b84.46455963.jpg https://imguploader.net/uploads/img_68eb95bbe77ef9.37135111.jpg https://imguploader.net/uploads/img_68eb95bbe7c306.49106425.jpg https://imguploader.net/uploads/img_68eb95bbe80095.67662243.jpg Thanks John

John

Hey, just wanted to let you know it's working like a charm! I'm using SDR without Path Tracing. Here are some pics I took, have a look: https://imgur.com/a/sUaDqJN https://imgur.com/a/rULeRo2 https://imgur.com/a/msYYF4l https://imgur.com/a/KSlUNe0

james patterson

Hello xurshin, this is a problem that turns up every now and then, may I ask what your settings are in the ReShade add-on tab? This could be an artifact problem that could be solved by changing up the depth buffer settings

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello goga bob, I've done all I can to minimize the blur that vanilla is struggling with, especially in the Ultra configuration. With that said, there will most likely be a bit of blur, I suggest using just a tiny bit of motion blur to mask it, try Low at least!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Nasir I appreciate you and I feel happy to hear that. The 9060 XT is a card comparable to a NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti in performance and even beats it in 1080p rendering. I would say this is one of the better AMD cards you can buy currently. Just make sure you select the AMD configuration when using the installer as otherwise your game will look horrible or may not even start!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Filippo this file is in the DreamPunk_3.4.2.0_Manual_Install.zip. In the installer you're automatically prompted with installing the contents of this file so you don't need to use it in that case. But yes, for manual installation you can find it in: DreamPunk_3.4.2.0_Manual_Install.zip at the bottom of the post!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello smokeyy, what happens when you press Left Arrow, Up Arrow or Insert on your keyboard? Can you see the different parts of the shaders activate?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Evan, let me group your other question here as well "is there a way to keep the tail lights from turning orange when you get close to them? Or is this just a me issue?". For the question about the PT/RR puddles, I believe the secret is to keep moving slowly, as soon as you stand still or move to quick they turn into a blur. At least this was the case on the old DLSS network. Try changing to the old one in the settings and run without RR and use the Ultra shader install. Try with and without RR just in case. The other question I'm not sure of. Do you have a screen or short vid you can share? Could be a bug

NextGen Dreams (Private)

With my dreampunk 3.4 sdr ultimate on a clean install, my DOF makes the whole screen blurry and disabling far plane DOF in reshade fixes it but disables blur completely.

xurshin

Love your work, Have 9800X3D + 9060 XT, do you recommend, just incase.

Nasir

If I don't use pathtracing and only run this, will I see ANY ai blurs/artifacts? Just making sure. I want to make the game look good but I hate those

goga bob

any other rain mod (nova rain, clear rain, preem rain etc.) will cancel out the dreampunk rain resulting in no rain drops.

Evan Smith

Rain weather dose'nt work with 3.4.2. Works when I uninstall mod, shaders etc.

lowe

where i can find the optional_addon.zip ?

Filippo Jagger Beltramo

Hey so i use sdr ultimate and well in reshade i can see everything is enable but for camera shake dof and black bars they dont seem to load at first sometimes they load out of no where but its very random anyone with that issue or a fix?

smokeyy

yes it works bro my game looks epic i can show some screens https://imgur.com/a/cyberpunk-2077-with-dreampunk-graphics-mod-YsliGsS

Shunon

lol this is probably a stupid question but have you figured out a PT/RR puddles fix? Or at night at least? seems like it needs to be reflecting a light source to not turn into "the blur" Oh and is it an easy file edit to change the rain to falling at an angle (with the wind maybe idk) like vanilla?

Evan Smith

has anybody been able to get their game to look like the videos because im almost 100% sure is not possible. if you do please reply to this so you can help me!

alvaro rivera

Hello Wei Yang, have you tried disabling frame generation? Some systems can have problems with this game graphics feature which can cause the image to flicker. If not, check the Hotkey menu by pressing arrow right and disable Depth of Field to check if that helps resolve the blur you’re experiencing. Let me know how it goes!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

NGD Aspect Ratio - No Transitions [NGDAspectRatio.fx] is in the home of reshade?

Filippo Jagger Beltramo

Hi, After installing the HDR Standard version, the game graphics appear rather blurred and persistently flicker. What might be causing this? I have not installed any mods.

Wei Yang

You can run the installer and choose the HDR preset and follow the instructions given there!

Asayake

Just using the installer should be enough for an update!

Asayake

Lessgoo! I am yet to update my files, If I just need to update them. Can I just run the installer or should I remove them and or replace the files manually like usual? Not sure how to go about it! Awesome work as always mate

Danny Lisha

If I want to upgrade from an SDR version to an HDR version, what should I do?

Felipe

Hello King, it usually depends on Path Tracing using 4K and DLAA. Try out the new update with the installer and ensure you have these settings activated if you want the exact same visuals!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Evan, thank you for the positive feedback and yes, you’ve correctly identified the root cause of creating this installer. It should be much, much simpler to install than before and hopefully it makes it harder to make mistakes. We’ll have to find out. I’d like to again thank you for taking your time to answer many people’s questions in this comment section, you’re a true legend. As for the rain, it is untouched from 3.4.1.2. Do you have any additional mod that could affect the rain? What does it look like for you? Link me a screen!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello FromTheDuat, thank you for the positive spirits and feedback. I’m glad the installer works as it is supposed to. Have a great week sir!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello there Shunon, I appreciate the positive feedback, happy to hear it worked for you. Let me know if you have any additional feedback. I wish you a beautiful week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Yannfaz, thank you so much for the positive feedback, I appreciate the input. Wishing you a fantastic week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Nevermind, I found the settings and managed to get passed

Messere Hawke

I just got back in playing Cyberpunk and updated Dreampunk to the new installer, but I'm getting Windows Smart Screen blocking the installer and I'm not sure how when Smart Screen is off

Messere Hawke

Congrats on the installer lol no more human error install issues to walk people through ;) I did notice one thing between 3.4.1.2 and 3.4.2. Did some rain settings values change? Because I finally got it looking preem at night before using installer with and without exposure. But now it sort of stands out against the background again and you notice the 10m umbrella. Maybe I fucked something up on my end though im not sure

Evan Smith

Fantastic how easy this was to use! Worth the money, thank you so much.

FromTheDuat

Amazing installer bro works flawlessly and my game feels very stable thank you for this

Shunon

You can just use the DreamPunk_3.4.2.0_Installer now, it will install the ReShade files automatically!

Asayake

Preem installer choom!! Simple & easy! 🔥🔥

Yannfaz

I just came back to the game and wanted to update this, What happened to the reshade files, am I still using 3.2 reshade, those are the onces I have.

Bran Mo

SDR dude. Looks the best out of the box.

Christian

Disable "NGD Aspect Ratio - No Transitions [NGDAspectRatio.fx]" in the Home screen of the overlay

James

When I start the game, I get some black bars that cover part of the bottom of the screen — how can I disable that?

Felipe

like from 150 to 120 while using mfg x4? :P

Evan Smith

nexus mods make sure to have vortex manager it makes it much easier. A quick youtube search should do the trick.

Balladeer

After using this mod, my fps dropped by about 30 (always enabled ray tracing and ray reconstruction)

null

i watched the video but my game doesnt look as good as yours is there certain settings i need on

King

Hello again Evan, in 4K I usually tweak the DLSS depending on the scene I'm shooting. When doing high speed content I tend to lower the quality of the DLSS. When shooting NPCs I use DLAA most of the time. I also turn on Frame Generation in some scenes that are particularly heavy. For most content I use DLSS ratios between 0.9 to 0.75. You can tweak the ratios in the Nvidia App or use this mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/7415. I've found that any ratio over 0.7 makes the picture looks much better compared to regular Quality which uses a ratio of around 0.66-0.67. As of the latest update I recommend using the Nvidia App to do this tweaking. If your goal is to minimize ghosting I strongly recommend doing the following: Go to ...Cyberpunk 2077\engine\config\platform\pc - open DreamPunk[GRAPHICS].ini and find the line "[Editor/SHARC] Enable = false" and change it to "[Editor/SHARC] Enable = true". This will give your image less ghosting, make it sharper but will cost some additional performance. However your 5070 should handle SHARC with minimal performance impact. Let me know how this turns out for you!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello again James Patterson, DreamPunk does not modify the visuals of V in any way. Can you send me an image with imgur.com of what this looks like?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

bruh how tf are you managing 8k or even 4k with max pt rr etc and then your reshade on top of that with no ghosting or artifacts? Like wouldn't it be ~30-40fps without framegen on a 5090? lol do you have any tips? I have a 5070 ti vanguard soc overclocked with 350w and been trying 3200x1800, 3820x1600 etc and still trying to get any decent fps above quality dlss is impossible!!!

Evan Smith

I've downloaded the required files, and watched the installation video. Followed everything carefully. I have a few of the "recommended mods" downloaded and using HDR. My graphics are washed out, and darken and lighten when moving the camera around. The main menu is dark with a white hue contrast. I configed my HDR with win11 app settings. The game is unplayable. Did I do something wrong or just go to SDR maybe?

BlackDog1247

So, there's an issue with DreamPunk 3.4.2.1. I followed the video installation, but when I load the game, V's skin and limbs look distorted, and everything seems far away. I have no mods installed besides the core ones, and when I remove DreamPunk, everything goes back to normal. Can you help me with this?

james patterson

Hello Trip Williams III, this type of crash which happen a while after load should be unrelated to DreamPunk - crashes caused by DreamPunk happen right at startup. ReShade frame generation issues can cause random crashes but not after 15-20 seconds - usually that occurs at longer intervals say 20-30 minutes. Is your installation completely fresh and what system specs do you have currently (CPU, RAM, GPU)?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I'm experiencing an in-game crash every time. I'm running through steam with the Shaders, HDR preset 3.4.1.2 and main files. Game starts up like it should. Menus work. But game crashes after about 15-20 seconds of gameplay. If it is a compatibility with Frame Generation,...is it the "Generic Depth" box I'm supposed to uncheck in ReShade (Add On portion) menu? Am I missing something?

Trip Williams III

Hello Biên Nguyễn how can I help you with the optimization? What system specs do you have?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Isaac Clarke, thank you for your input - I'm working on a solution for this. I'm going to provide a version that can open the menu with a normal letter unused in Cyberpunk 2077, will include that in the next hotfix update that will drop before the weekend

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Can you help me optimize the game? Please help me, I beg you

Biên Nguyễn

are you running any mods? and which reshade preset are you using? HDR, SDR or Bodycam? Or the ultra shaders in optional files?

Evan Smith

you can change presets with Nvidia app, NVPI, or DLSS Swapper (althought im not sure if DLSS Swaper only changes super resolution preset, or if theres a way to switch Ray reconstruction preset also)

Evan Smith

NextGen, as stated before...there needs to be a way to change overlay keybind. Again, I can open reshade because in ini. you can change input key overley to any key. For your overlay... I can open it via 'FN >" which acts as right arrow key. However, I cannot hit "end" key or "home" key because I do not have it on keyboard. I am not getting full use of your overlay...please...allow us to change keybind. I know you can change it via MENU but I cannot get into the next part of the overlay as I do not have home or end key

Isaac Clarke

im struggling with this too. theres something he has that we are all missing

alvaro rivera

Hello, I'm new to this and think I did everything correctly. I have an Intel i7 14700k with a 5070ti, 16GB of GPU memory, 32GB of DDR5 5200 RAM. I'm using a 2024 Hisense 4K HD Smart TV (game ready). I'm using the Vortex mod manager and have 581 mods installed. I manually installed your mods, as seen in the video. I'm using the HD Ultimate preset, the main preset, and the shader preset. I don't think I have the in-game settings correct. Can you tell me what settings I should use, and can my system handle your ReShade? Thank you, James.

james patterson

hey bro, check my dm

Nguyen Anh Duc

Hello Reality of graphics, I've listed the most common reasons for Cyberpunk 2077 crashing randomly in the post but I will provide additional information for you here. Random crashes are commonly related to script heavy mods that create feedback loops in the game's spawning system. Usual suspects are traffic mods or pedestrian mods or other mod that directly alters any dynamic system in the game. Some cheat menu mods are also known to cause random crashes. There are also common Cyberpunk 2077 bugs that CDPR have not yet resolved related to save files: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/22857. We also have the ReShade depth buffer issue which can be avoided completely by not using frame generation. Apart from mods, it can also be related to the Nvidia App - if nothing else works, trying uninstalling that and see if it solves the issue

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Alex Nelson, yes, if you can't see a difference, most likely there's some installation issue going on. Did you follow the video guide in the post? If not, do that and it should solve your issue. Most likely one of the files are missing or was placed in the wrong location. The menu can still appear without the main files working properly in a number of instances

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Iver Widerøe, DreamPunk doesn't interact with custom cars in any way. But I'll happily help you with your issue. What seems to be the problem with installing your cars?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello The last JK, I appreciate the positive feedback. And sorry for the delayed response. Wishing you a great week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Evan Smith, sorry for the slow answer. I'm in production phase for the new video as well as a final bug fix update to resolve the remaining issues in 3.4. The line you're describing commonly appears when using the Ultra Shaders with the standard preset. This is very confusing and I should rename the Ultra preset in the next update. When you extract the Ultra Shaders, your preset will be replaced automatically and as long as you use this preset there should not be any line. The line appears because of the difference in the Dynamic Contrast shader between the Ultra and Standard shaders!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

my game is running with the D preset instead of the K preset. Could it be some kind of setting or something related to ReShade?

Felipe Nogueira

I have reinstalled Dream punk about 3 times and reshade like 7 times now it was starting up but crazy slow and crashes but now it crashes as soon as it tries to start something isn't working no matter what ive done i have to be missing something I have dlss 4 I believe an geforce rtx 5070 and 32 gigs of ram and 6 tb ssd what could be the issue i followed the instructions but it won't work right ive reinstalled cyberpunk like 3 times as well it appears to be an issue with reshade but dreampunk is crazy slow by itself and doesn't upscale much by itself from what I've seen so far unless I'm doing it wrong or my system can't handle it which I doubt its pretty strong on graphics and computing I only have a Ryzen 7 but shouldn't that be enough or no? I mean hellblade senua saga and looks like a live action movie on my pc no mods needed and it runs fine I really don't think it's my pc but have no idea please help

Jordan Vaughn

wait are you talking about renodx window not coming up?if so did you put it in cyberpunk2077/bin/x64?

Evan Smith

Hi, I've downloaded the HDR option, installed it with Reshade 6, added RenoDX - got the latest August update off their GitHub and when I press Home I can't get the right hand side panel to open, the panel that allows you to change the shader settings. Could somebody help me get this installed or this menu to show up, please?

Ronin of Rivia

What could be the reason why the game suddenly crashes while playing?

Reality of graphics

Have you tried following along with the steps mentioned under the troubleshooting part of the post? If you have but the issue still remains, can you share your Discord names so I can investigate the issue further?

Asayake

The menus are way too dark for me also, character creator etc too hard to see. i find if you turn off teh menu overlay it fixes it but adds black bars to top and bottom of screen that blocks top and bottom section of screen. If you look at bottom of reshade menu while the menu overlay is selected, you will see Advance Gamma Correction tick that off and it makes the overlay go away and the black bars wont appear. I have not laoded into game out of menus yet, so not sure if will affect anything in game itself but is in menu overlay so assume not?

janks

Hi, my main menu/inventory look washed out even when HDR is on. Am I missing something? Or just cp77 HDR issue? Other than that hdr gameplay is preem!! Love your work!!!

Yannfaz

Hey when using ultra shaders is there a horizontal line 2/3 of the way up that turns off with DynamicContrast for anyone else?

Evan Smith

same here.

Lenny

ive been trying to install it, but when I launch the game the screen is just black and then it crashes.

CamerIde

Is there any internal setting that needs to be toggled to activate the mod? The mod menus appear and give no error messages, but it doesn't seem like it's actually running the better visuals. My average framerate barely changed from vanilla cyberpunk which seems unlikely. All my settings are maxed. It IS 1440p but still I feel like it should look more different than it does. Any ideas as to why?

Alex Nelson

Hi, the pack looks great! However, im having issues dual running it with custom cars. quick tutorial on how to get custom cars + this working? PLEASE <3

Iver Widerøe

Congratulations on the work of NextGen Dreams! The game is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! Even at 1080p I can see the huge difference!

The last JK

Hello sir, are you using frame generation? If you are, try disabling it - it's the most common reason for flickering on some systems. Otherwise, when does the flickering occur?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I cannot publicly share any of my custom modifications of motorcycles or car mods. Send me a private message if you have any requests and I'll get back to you!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

If your installation is done correctly you can open the Mod Menu by pressing the home key to open the Reshade overlay. Opening the Reshade overlay automatically opens the Mod Menu as well with correct installation and then you can rebind things via the hotkey tab in the Mod Menu.

Asayake

Still awaiting response on how to access NGD settings as I dont have an "end key" on my wooting 60HE. I would like to rebind.

Isaac Clarke

my screen keeps flickering and the fix above doesnt show that option to be disabled

Kevin Cordova

I believe 3.3 is the last time you can easily implement alternative rains.

Evan Smith

Can you share the file for the paladin v4 motorcycle you use in your videos with the mirrors?

NoNo

Did you get any error message when the crash happened or did it just flatline with no error message?

Asayake

Hello Enola, what exactly do you mean when you say it works best? I'm very much interested in solving any of your experienced issues. I do not upload old versions except 2.1.1 which I consider a classic. All updates still have to be updated for each game update - which is a problem. The 3.4 update should work better in all regards compared to 3.3, and is visually very similar so if it does not, my top priority is to solve the potential issues you're experiencing, not upload old versions that had other problems

NextGen Dreams (Private)

室内和室外都出现了很多体积雾，画面也异常变得很白是咋回事

Journey2K

Dreampunk 3.3 works best for me. I still have it in my game but if I delete it, it's gone as your files are not archived. Would you ever consider keeping all versions up for download? 2.11 is the only old one available but it's not my fav.

Enola Faye

I used lut switcher and any lut is put on top of dreampunk so it seems to work. I use nova lut supernova.

Enola Faye

Hello, this is a quick question, is the LUT file LUT switcher 2 compatible? im assuming it isnt, in that case, is there any way to make it compatible with LUT swticher? Thanks in advance!

Shadow Demon

Hello, I encountered a crash when installing Dreampunk. Following your documentation, I attempted to restore files and reinstall step by step. Finally, after deleting the red4ext folder, the game launched successfully. I can now use the ReShard and Dreampunk menus within the game. My GPU model is AMD 9070XT, and the GPU driver is the latest 25.9. My CPU model is AMD Ryzen 9 7000X, and my operating system is Windows 11. Should you require any additional information to assist with troubleshooting, I will provide it promptly. I am truly grateful for your help.

Jianfei Pu

If you find the camera shake settings on the reshade menu and check off cinematic mode that should do the trick

Evan Smith

You might have to take advantage of the x2 frame gen. Even with no mods the 5090 has trouble with 4k at max settings. You could try a custom resolution like 3200x1800 which I believe is the same aspect ratio as 3840x2160 (Most 4k monitors resolution). There's also the option to do 3840x1600 which is ultra wide HD which would put black bars above and below on monitor, but I think it looks cool sometimes and it frees up a lot of resources to raise fps by quite a bit on a 5090. You can create custom resolutions on Nvidia control panel.

Evan Smith

First of all, thank you very much for your great work. I have a question: where can I download the car and motorcycle mods since I don't see them in the installation guide?

CharlesOrtegon

Turns out this was an issue with running through Proton on linux. keeping it here in case anybody else ends up having this problem. you need to install d3dcompiler_47 to the cyberpunk game files with the following terminal command: protontricks 1091500 d3dcompiler_47

Alex Nelson

Hello. Is this compatible with other visual rain mods like 'PREEM Rain' or 'Nova Rain'?

얌 얌

Shader Menu Error: [NGDDynamicContrast.fx] failed to compile [NGDDynamicHDR.fx] failed to compile. On hover, both give the same information: "aborting due to not yet implemented feature: unhandled attribute 'fastopt' I have followed your video guide perfectly. Any idea what could be going wrong? Thank you so much. Running with an RX 9070 XT.

Alex Nelson

Would it be possible to have a video of the graphics settings and the resolution settings? I'm unsure whether I should apply the settings on Ultra or use Ray Tracing Override. I have a 5090 9800x3d and 64 of ram but in moments I have a frame drops in 4k. A video would be a great help.

Oriol Solans Hernandez

Thank you GG, I appreciate that. Wishing you a great weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Shunon, thank you so much for the feedback. I'm not 100% sure when the video will release as I've been working on fixing the stability of 3.4. Within the next month at least!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Zachary, can you check in the ReShade Home tab if you the second to last shader in the list is being toggled on and off properly when you open/close game menus?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Diego, generally speaking i don't recommend RenoDx for DreamPunk. If you use it you'll have to calibrate the picture on your own - with that said, it can give good results if you know what you're doing!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Reality of graphics, what error are you getting? Crash to desktop?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Evan, yes this should work for most setups. I originally had this exact setup in the post but it was later discovered to cause conflicts for some people. The setup you're describing is in fact very clean and something I would do myself if I was using any mod organizer tool!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Does adding main files/Shaders and all presets into 1 zip file/mod for vortex work correctly? I did that minus the options.json file which I just leave installed in game folder and it all seems to be working fine. I did it so I could easily switch between 3.4, 3.4 ultra, 3.3, and 2.1.1. and so far so good... I think

Evan Smith

when I pressed end button game gets error

Reality of graphics

Does the Unlock Exposure checkbox in the Mod Menu get checked & unchecked when you press F3? Otherwise you might have something wrong on that end of the mod's installation.

Asayake

I'm using 3.4.1.2 SDR Ultimate Preset and unable to play in dark environments. I can't see a thing even when adjusting gamma. I thought F3 would resolve this, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Am I missing something?

Glenn Jones

those traffic density mods are pretty taxing. see if turning it on vs off makes a difference. I've started using the astonishing setting instead of the traffic density mods and its a decent trade off for much better performance. Plus those crowd mods had a ridiculous ammount of npcs

Evan Smith

정말 최고입니다.

G G

Hello NGD I’m enjoying the new update everything works great. I was wondering when the new video will drop? Looking forward to see what you can create with this update

Shunon

I have a question. Can i use the renodx HDR fix mod with dreampunk? Or should i uninstall that.

Diego Reyes

Hello, I am noticing when i first start up the game each time the brightness in game seems dark. When I select any kind of Gig/mission of any kind everything gets brighter instantly and looks way better. I am currently running in HDR mode.

Zachary Arthur

Hello, I have a 5080 and an i912600k with 32GB of RAM. I'm only having a problem with Cyberpunk. I don't know if you can help me. Sometimes, not all the time, when I start a game, the game stutters and the sound too. Sometimes it doesn't. I've tried a lot of things, removing a lot of mods, but it still happens. I don't have a texture mod. I have a crowd and traffic mod and two LOD mods (draw and vegetation). Thanks.

Clément Dufrene

Hello Moises, the videos are recorded with only DreamPunk and the recommended mods in the post as far as visuals go. If your game does not look like the videos there’s most likely something wrong with the installation or your setup is not pushing the limits in 4K DLAA Path Tracing. Send me some screenshots of your game with the private message function on Patreon using imgur.com or any other web image hosting site so I can help you troubleshoot your game further

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I've already installed everything the guide recommends and was a little disappointed to see it's not like the videos. I wanted to know if there's anything else, a mod, or anything else, to get the videos more accurately. Thanks.

Moises Lobayza

I feel a little confused about camera shake. What I mean is when I turn on camera shake I feel like it's always dynamic camera shake. Idk how to switch and if it's just DEL button I can't see any difference peepoHmm any tips?

Nuskie

You don't need to install ReShade in the current version of DreamPunk, the installation comes with ReShade already integrated.

Asayake

Is the Reshde i should be installing still 6.3.3 or the latest 6.5.1 version?

Leo Chen

I have a little problem that I've never had before, the dreampunk preset always turns off and when I go to the game's pause menu it's quite dull but as soon as I select a mission or click on a blue mission point on the map, the menu comes back bright on the colors. Namely that my Ray tracing activation setting is always grayed out as well as the NVIDIA reflex setting. Do I have to redo an installation? In my mod collection there are only tweak xl and redscript which have not been updated yet apparently

biname jerome

if you use Nvidia app or NVPI set Ray Reconstruction to Preset E. its not perfect but its the best its gonna get at this point in regards to the wax looking puddles. raindrops is another story since you can't overwrite NGDs rain system I don't think

Evan Smith

Thank You for Your amazing work! Cant get enough of new mod! Exceptionally user friendly and easy to control in game! Stellar!

Ivars

hello guys, after a long time and a lot of help i successfully installed the mods but now the mods are working but my screen is flashing gray lines like tearing, maybe because of the SDR? The link for the pic is below, after trying to disable some of the reshade options inside the game, I found the one that causing the problem, it’s called “NGD TriLUT [NGDTriLUT.fx]”, And it’s happening only in dark areas. If its happend here to someone and he knows how to solve it i will be grate. thx a lot This is a link for the picture of what i see: https://we.tl/t-NY3cmvocBG

Ariel Spanov

Hello Evan, I updated DreamPunk as soon as i possibly could - I didn't rename the file version as the update needed didn't really affect anything visually. Happy to hear it worked for you!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, I've updated the post with a step by step crash fix guide that I've used to help my subscribers in private - currently there are no subscribers that have not been able to resolve their crash by going through these steps. Check the "Troubleshooting" section above. Crashes are very common close to new game updates for several reasons and are usually related to incomatibility. Follow the step by step guide and let me know if it fixes your crashing issue.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Bruce Willy, send me a message with an image of what your game looks like and I will help you privately. Use imgur.com to send the picture or any other web image hosting site. Press the "Up Arrow" key on your keyboard to disable the Black Bars!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello adan mendoza, thank you for your detailed description and friendly tone. What you're describing sounds a lot like some sort of preset corruption. Have you tried replaced your preset file with a new one from the post to see if that resolves your issue?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello nour, please send me a message with a screenshot of what your game looks like with any web image hosting platform such as imgur.com and I will help you privately

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello nour, Ultra Plus works without issues with DreamPunk, but generally it's not necessary. DreamPunk already includes similar optimizations. But you're free to try it out!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I’ve been having an issue with the DreamPunk mod. On my very first clean install (with no saves), I got the CET “first time setup” screen (dreampunk splash which is the square on bottom right that says DreamPunk is now succesfully installed. ULTIMATE Press 'END" on your keyboard to open the DreamPunk Mod Menu and "HOME or the ReShade overlay. Ensure that you're using ReShade with ful add-on support or else the mad menu will not work. All shaders exce this overtay are hidden in the game menus. Standard Hotkeys (Configurable in the Mad Menul Arrow Down: Depth of Field Page Down: Close Blur Page Up: Focus Range Mode Arrow Left: Camera Shake Insert: Car Cinematic Mode Delete: Dynamic Camera Shake Arrow Up: Black Bars (Letterbox] F2: Disable/Enable in-game HUD F3: Unlock Exposure (Adaptive Nightvisian) Arrow Right: Disable/Enable this overlay ) and also saw the DreamPunk splash/menu when launching. But after that first launch, I’ve never seen the DreamPunk splash or in-game menu again, even after verifying/repairing files and reinstalling. Here’s what I did: • Installed DreamPunk alongside my existing CET (control+alt is still bound for the normal CET console). • Verified/repair game files after some crashes, and the game runs now. • I tried setting "overlay_key": "VK_INSERT" in the config.json, but pressing Fn+Ins (and other combinations) doesn’t bring up the DreamPunk menu. • I still see DreamPunk files in the root (archive, engine, r6), but the menu just won’t open anymore. It seems like DreamPunk only triggered that first time, and then completely stopped showing up afterwards. Could this be a keybind conflict with CET, or am I missing something to re-enable the DreamPunk overlay? Thanks a lot for the help!

adan mendoza

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adan mendoza

If you're still having this issue please provide this info and I'll see if I can help you: 1. press windows + r key 2. paste %LOCALAPPDATA%\REDEngine\ReportQueue and press OK 3. open the most recently changed folder 4. copy the contents of stacktrace.txt and report.txt and paste here in 2 seperate replies

Asayake

Could you please share these logs: 1. press windows key + r 2. paste %LOCALAPPDATA%\REDEngine\ReportQueue and press OK 3. open the most recently changed folder 4. copy the contents of stacktrace.txt and report.txt and paste here in 2 seperate replies

Asayake

Hello everyone, The majority of the weather works fine but the sunny time its TOO bright and white, i changed every parametre, every weather is really good but Sunny stayed too bright and white

nour

yup that was part of 2.31 update. pathtracing on means that both path and raytracing are being used

Evan Smith

Game does not open anymore after adding the files from the video.

Roberto Denizard

Could you please share which files/folders you delete specifically that make the game work again?

Asayake

I have the same problem, it won't start. It has to do with the reshade. I removed it and the game works.

MAURICIO CASTAÑEIRA

i have the same issue

Balladeer

The game doesnt launch anymore after i add the files

Balladeer

The most practical current workaround for this issue is disabling the HUD(either with the F2 hotkey or via the Mod Menu or with your own hotkey bindings) while you're using DOF. NGDCinematicDOF.fx is a shader so it acts as a post processing effect and as of right now there's no way for it to distinguish the HUD from the rest of the screen.

Asayake

Is it normal that since the update the ray tracing function has been grayed out while path tracing is enabled?

Chrisknight89

i put the hdr ultimate preset but when i put hdr on ingame, the game becomes black and white ....

Fabio Lord

Hello and thanks fot the work ! I just wanted to know these are compatible with ultra Plus best performance ?

nour

That’s correct, DreamPunk contains its own rain that does not depend on Volumetric Fog!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Militated, thank you for the positive feedback. Try Cloudy, Cloudy Morning or Heavy Clouds at Noon or Sunny at Dusk!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Whaaaaaaaat? My mods were all sorts of fucked after 2.31 patch and after re-downloading all of these files and reinstalling them everything is working lol. I went back and forth from 2.3 to 2.31 at least 3 times deleted, r6 cache, all the "fixes" and nothing... but somehow this fixed everything even though I think were still waiting on a core mod to be updated??? Idk NGD a wizard or somethin

Evan Smith

I have a DOF issue. Pressing the arrow down key enables the NGDCinematicDOF.fx, but parts of the screen (HUD elements in particular) are blurred by it and it looks awful. What can I do to fix this? I use DreamPunk_3.4.0_HDR_Ultimate ReShade preset.

Rainer Kroenert

is there not a discord? i followed the new tutorial video exactly and its not looking like anything close to dreampunk. also it keeps trying to set my resolution WAY lower than what im actually running. when i correct it and alt+tab it reverts back and i cant correct unless i relaunch game. i need HELP

Bruce Willy

When i load up the game it freezes instantly.. what do i do?

Gabe

Very pleased so far! Which time/weather combo is typically used for the videos? Thanks!

Militated MLTD

novarain is not compatible with this ;(

Carlos Infante

I would check if you have any folders besides "Codeware" and "NGD_Bridge" at: "Cyberpunk 2077\red4ext\plugins\" for example ArchiveXL or some other additional mod. If you do I'd recommend you install those mods again by downloading their latest version via Nexusmods. Let me know if that helps!

Asayake

I just updated all the my mods because of the CP 2.31 Update. am I the only one know who cant launch the game and gets the crash reporter.exe?

Quegoo

Sounds like you need to install the latest version of ArchiveXL from Nexusmods. Cyberpunk was recently updated which breaks all mods. ArchiveXL is another mod that's not a part of DreamPunk so you likely just forgot to update it while you were updating all your mods. Let me know if that helps!

Asayake

Hi. I'm having an issue with ArchiveXL: address resolver. "Failed to find the address for the hash 544938630 provided by the plugin" apparently due to outdate hash. Path provided is the ArchiveXL.dll file. The only things I did was uninstall the previous version of Dreampunk, install the new latest version and then update the two "Nulled" files from Nexus. I've tried removing them to see if they were the problem but the game still won't start, throwing up the error

Brian Whitcher

It doesnt affect fullscreen, unless you are referring to the letterbox black bars

Avery

should be the 3 folders, main, shaders and preset

Avery

Are you on the latest update of the mod? Cyberpunk recently had an update which breaks all mods but the latest version should work. If you do have the latest version installed, check whether this file exists on your computer: "Cyberpunk 2077\Red4ext\plugins\NGD_Bridge\NGD_Bridge.dll"

Asayake

Does the following file exist for you? "Cyberpunk 2077\Red4ext\plugins\NGD_Bridge\NGD_Bridge.dll" ?

Asayake

Is it a REDscript issue? Like is it mentioning something such as Redscript compilation error? Or what is the error message saying more precisely?

Asayake

guys did you install only the dreampunk 3.4 files or you installed something else?

Ariel Spanov

Everything is working well, how to put screen back to fullscreen though?

Eric

getting a startup error pointing to codeware files after updating all mods, anyone having a similar issue?

Josh Lavender

the moment im extracting the dreampunk files to the cyberpunk folder and start it the game not starting and ist showing me report error crashing

Ariel Spanov

fix, after reinstallation the weather control works again (I had installed the shader corrections zip folder instead of opening it and installing the content 😅) on the other hand for ray tracing and the possibility of being able to put my nvidia relfex in activated + boost like this morning it still does not work and I have done nothing other than update the mods and Dreampunk

biname jerome

I just updated and I can't activate ray tracing with path tracing, it's one or the other, the nvidia relfex is also grayed out and the weather change doesn't work

biname jerome

hello, im trying to install all the recommended mods and then install the dreampunk 3.4.1.2 and launch the game but the game immidiatly crashing, maybe there is somehere that can help me solve this isue? and my pc is very strong rtx 5090 so shouldnt be any problem

Ariel Spanov

Hello Evan, thank for the encouragement, I really appreciate it. This will be a long message so hang tight: For the Cinematic Mode, the bars come down to hide the borders of the image (which are black) as the image rotates based on the shader calculations. It's also a stylistic choice, I wanted it to feel a bit like a cutscene in a story mission. But I've seen this is a requested feature so I have another solution in the works that will allow the borders to be off. Will probably be able to squeeze that into the next update. I did fix the mirrors in blender for the bike, it was the mirrors from a Yamaha bike that I reshaped so they fit. I also had to fix the mirror shading, but it wasn't too much of a hassle. I'll see if I can dig up the file for you! I really appreciate you taking time to write feedback about these issues. Usually when the Mod Menu does not function, this is an indication of that the RED4ext installation didn't go all the way. DreamPunk already includes RED4ext and so it is possible that you may have another conflicting RED4ext install. When something doesn't work, do a full reinstall of DreamPunk and follow the video guide just in case, even if you're a veteran. If it still doesn't work, backup your game folder and try the installation on a fresh install - currently this have solved all reported problems. If that works for you, I would love knowing what mods that might have caused the issue so that I can look into it. I'll be moving to another menu detection system that is ReShade based in the next update, but the RED4ext integration is very useful for fixing many weather bugs in vanilla Cyberpunk 2077. Get back to me and let me know how this evolves!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello! I can't change the weather and time in the Mod menu. I reinstalled the mod several times. What could be the problem? Please help!

Kaito Kai

Also for the camera shake, the cinematic mode it has letter box for it. I can use camera shake normally but when i enable cinematic mode for it, letterbox shows up

Avery

The blur with DOF is super glitchy for some reason

Avery

Yes

Sleepy

My game looks incredibly dark at night and now for some reason I'm unable to control the time of day and weather.

Alecander

Reshade is automatically installed when you drag those 3 folders in the root folder, right? Also, is it supposed to be super bright when you are in the inventory menu? Thanks!

Godd Howard

are there anymods that are compatable that improve the puddles? and raindrops?

ABC15

What up my choom. So Ive noticed a few things. The Menu Filter reshade isn't turning off reshade effects in menus and it has to be turned off for any of the other reshades to show up at all. Also without any other mods loaded I can't get any of the weather, time of the day, exposure, or HUD toggle options to do anything in your custom menu. Is there a way to have cinematic camera shake going without the letter box on? Because the up button doesnt switch it off while cinematic camera shake is on. One more QOL thing I think would be nice is for the astonishing crowd density option to be available in game graphics menu. I built a 100% brand new PC with a 5070 ti soley for this mod lol. I needed that photorealistic lookin FPP motorcycle ridin in my life. So did you model the Dark Bikes of the Futures Arch Paladin to have the rear view mirrors yourself? If so can I get that file perchance ;) One last thing... So I love everything you've done, but I prefer nova rain/themanualenhancers hd rain textures, but when I try to give them priority over your rain texture files, the rain completely dissapears. Is it possible to add the option for other rain mods into your setup? Anywho, You the GOAT. $8 for these reshades is well worth it. F#(% the haters sayin it isnt lol. Edge lut aint got shit on this. Keep it up brother!

Evan Smith

Hello Stoofy, I've sent you a message with additional troubleshooting steps we should try. First we need to confirm this is actually caused by the mod menu - all reported runtime crashes so far have been unrelated to DreamPunk. If anyone else is experiencing anything similar, remember to write me a message so I can get back to you as quick as I can, I'm always on the hunt for bugs

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I've been getting a number of GPU crashes mid game that I've traced to Reshade. Reading the log a ReShade add-on “NGD_ModMenu” is being repeatedly loaded/unloaded several times during device creation, possibly tied to HDR flipping following Alt Tabbing. The crashes occur, however, minutes after Alt Tabbing. Is there a way to mitigate instability from the mod menu?

Stoofy

Hello Ct, thank you for the positive feedback. Try replacing all files with the new ones from the post and see if it resolves your issue. There shouldn't be any issues with the hotkeys. I suspect your issue is related to the shaders not turning off in-game. If it still won't work, can you confirm that the NGDFrameReturn is disabled while you're in-game? I have a new solution for the shader auto toggle that is being posted soon that will resolve these issues permanently

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Kei Sagano, I see that you installed DreamPunk while it was being updated for the new game version, which was stated at the top of the post. It's now been updated. Installing will currently give a warning at startup which is related to the latest RED4ext update for the new game version 2.31. It's unrelated to DreamPunk and the game will function just fine even with this warning

NextGen Dreams (Private)

In the DreamPunk_3.4.1.2_HDR_Ultimate_Preset, the "BypassFrameReturn" setting is set to false by default. So it causes dimmer in menu like i reported with ver.3.4.1

Kei Sagano

First I want to clarify that in the latest update, the auto toggle of the HUD going off when you go in and out of the menu should be resolved. Secondly I just updated the uninstallation for the new addons. Check the new steps and it should return to normal. 1. Remove "DreamPunk_XX/AE/SDR/HDR/.archive" from Cyberpunk 2077\archive\pc\mod 2. Remove "DreamPunk[GRAPHICS].ini" from Cyberpunk 2077\engine\config\platform\pc  3. Remove "NGD_ModMenu.addon" from Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64 4. Remove the "NGD_Bridge" folder from Cyberpunk 2077\red4ext\plugins 5. Remove ReShade by running the ReShade setup, selecting Cyberpunk 2077, DX12 and selecting uninstall on the next step.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, the 3.4 version has brought significant improvements. Thank you so much for providing me with such a great visual experience! However, I have an issue: after installing version 3.4.1.2, pressing the Left Arrow Key (for Camera Shake), Up Arrow Key (for Black Bars), and Down Arrow Key (for Depth of Field) doesn’t trigger any response or change. Everything else works normally. I didn’t have this problem with the previous version, which I think was 3.4.0.4. Could you please tell me what might be the cause and how to fix it? Thank you. My graphics card is the RTX 5090.

Ct

After removing your mod following the instructions, sometimes the entire interface disappears in the game after I go into the menu and back, or when I open the phonebook. How can I fix this? I don’t want to reinstall the game since I have a lot of mods installed.

Никита Ермоленко

As an avid visual nerd, the first thing I did when I bought the game was looking up next-gen graphic overhaul and yours easily came across the search results. Subbed immediately and the guides are so easy to follow!

luciusavette

Overwrite

Sleepy

When I decompress and install the file, it says there is a file with the same name, do I need to overwrite it or keep both files?

미르

Hello! Thanks for your work. I had a quick question: is it your mod that makes the 2D cars in the distance completely disappear? Or is it another mod I installed? Thanks for your reply.

Clément Dufrene

Hello Shunon, I deeply appreciate you taking your time to provide positive feedback, just let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Wishing you a great continuation of this week!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Sleepy, I took some time experimenting with it, will take a look at what settings I was using here. Might take some time to find exactly which one it was (I have multiple presets that I design on the fly when making videos) they are located in one of my external drives with multiple CP2077 installations. Will get back to you as soon as I find it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

https://youtu.be/X9UKt_qtzvc?si=Zb6lcZg7UchKlsOa NextGen, are you able to share your Immersive FPP Bike Cam settings from this video. Please?

Sleepy

Do you have to turn off the hdr ingame? Since it is a sdr preset

Chrisknight89

Holy shit. Just subbed and installed the mod with bodycam POV. This looks incredible

bpatchesnet

just want to say that this looks amazing and everything works fine after following the video guide, thank you for this

Shunon

Hello Emil Iwarson, this sounds like a REDEngine crash, which usually isn't related to ReShade. So this would indicate the mod menu is conflicting with something. Do you have a crash log in ...Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64? If you do, send it to me in the messages section and I will analyze it for you. To rule out the mod menu causing the crash, move the following files to temporary location somewhere not in the game directory: NGD_ModMenu.addon from ...Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64 and NGD_Bridge.dll from ...Cyberpunk 2077\red4ext\plugins\NGD_Bridge - then start up the game and see if that helps. If it does, that would indicate there's something conflicting with the RED4ext integration and I would suggest backing your current Cyberpunk 2077 installation up by copying the installation directory somewhere. Then completely remove the directory (but keep the backup) and uninstall the game through your client. Then you can download a fresh install and try if that works while still having your old mod list as a backup.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Neophyte, when the game crashes in the menu, this is usually related to an overlay conflict with ReShade (most of the time the GOG overlay). What launcher are you using currently? If using GOG, disable the overlay in the game client. It could also be another overlay (except NVIDIAs overlay), for example ASUS overlay or similar. If this doesn't work, try moving the dxgi.dll to a temporary location to see if ReShade is causing the issue. If this doesn't solve your issue, to rule out the mod menu causing the crash, move the following files to temporary location somewhere not in the game directory: NGD_ModMenu.addon from ...Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64 and NGD_Bridge.dll from ...Cyberpunk 2077\red4ext\plugins\NGD_Bridge - then start up the game and see if that helps. If it does, that would indicate there's something conflicting with the RED4ext integration and I would suggest backing your current Cyberpunk 2077 installation up by copying the installation directory somewhere. Then completely remove the directory (but keep the backup) and uninstall the game through your client. Then you can download a fresh install and try if that works while still having your old mod list as a backup.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mr. Clown, what is the blur looking like? Can you send me a screen with imgur.com or any other image hosting site and I will happily take a look at this for you. We can try increasing the blur quality if needed. Send me a message on Patreon and I'll help you privately!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

There will be minimal differences on the visual quality. Their main purpose is to allow for smooth transitions between toggling shaders on and off. So when you activate/deactivate camera shake, it will slowly adapt the screen. And when the letterbox activates it will roll the bar down instead of directly activating. It also allows the use of 5 zones when analyzing and enhancing the contrast of the image, instead of the regular 2. This increases the dynamic range between the diffferent parts of the image

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, try opening the DreamPunk[GRAPHICS].ini in ...Cyberpunk 2077\engine\config\platform\pc and changing [Editor/SHARC] Enable = false to [Editor/SHARC] Enable = true. There's no difference in ghosting between the two versions, but for some setups this settings makes a big difference, so try it out and see if it helps!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Anything I can do about my blur looking fuzzy and not smooth? I am on a ultra wide monitor so not sure if that's the reason?

Mr. Clown

i have installed your mod the same way u said in your video but the game crashes when it opens after few sec i see the mod is working with the nextgen menu but it just crashes i tried updating other mods but nothing worked whats the problem here?

Neophyte

So a bit of an update, interesting enough, the dreampunk is only working with my internal gpu, which if far weaker then my external gpu. So I just make question would be to help determine how to force cyberpunk to only recognize my external gpu.

NiceTech Inc

how to install the "Ultra Shaders"? just copy and paste on the main folder? replace files if ask? Do I need to do anything on ReShade after this? Will there be any image difference? Better yet how will I know if the "Ultra Shaders" are active or not? If they are working or not?

Mike

I've followed every step (read and watched the video) and every time I launch the game (through Epic Games or the Cyberpunk2077.exe file) I get a black screen followed by a "Send crash report" window. I've tried re-installing and doing it all again. I've also tried disabling G-Sync and removing the UserConfig.json with no success. Any ideas what might be wrong?

Emil Iwarson

What happens when you press 'home' ? Does the DreamPunk mod menu open or does just the Reshade overlay open? It sounds like something funky might be going on with your installation, if you haven't already I strongly recommend following along the latest installation guide video and just reinstalling the mod by following along with the video to see if that helps!

Asayake

Which area of the game are you in? Some areas & quests have forced weather states when running the natural weather cycles. If you're not in a specific area but the weather persists across areas, it's probably because the mod locks in the selected weather to override the natural weather cycles, this is to prevent unwanted visual changes that come with the natural weather cycles. Try saving the game after you press Reset Weather and see if that resolves your issue! It's worth to mention that the mod locks the current weather state once you load into game to prevent unwanted changes. So if you save the game with say Sunny selected in the Mod, that will be the weather state of that save. So each time you load that save, the mod will lock the Sunny weather state unless you press Reset Weather as a default mode of operations.

Asayake

I'm not sure why but since 3.4 I've been getting intense ghosting with Dreampunk even when reverting to 3.3 or 2.x. I've done a clean install, reset settings, updated DLSS and drivers, etc. but as soon as I enable any Dreampunk build in Path Tracing I get intense ghosting. I have ample VRAM and GPU bandwidth and it lessens turning PT off, but I have no problem like this with DP disabled. A reshade issue maybe?

Stoofy

Thank you for the positive feedback and positive spirit Ricky Bicky. I appreciate your input. Happy to hear you're satisifed with the current state of DreamPunk, there's much more to come. Wishing you a great week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Lilevitchi, great to hear everything works as intended and that the explanations were useful. I'm working on integrating the DreamPunk overlay into the .addon so that there are small lamps on the right side of each shader in the overlay, showing red for inactive and green for active. In the meantime, for unlock exposure it should be visible at night. It should be brighter at night with it on than without, in dark areas specifically. You can also check the Unlock Exposure checkbox in the mod menu, it's at the bottom of the Weather module!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, First of all, I'd like to say that I am very satisfied with the recent patch and have been thoroughly enjoying the improvements while playing. However, I have one question I'd like to ask. It seems there may be an error with the weather feature within the NGD menu. I am using the "Night City Visuals Nulled" mod, and the weather appears to be stuck on "sunny." When I use the "reset weather" option and continue playing, it reverts to being sunny 24/7 whenever I die or load a previous save. As I prefer to experience natural weather cycles, I wanted to ask if this situation is intended by the developer. If it is not, I was wondering if there might be a way to fix it. Thank you for your hard work and for creating such a great experience.

얌 얌

Installed it and looks great, but one problem is that some keybins will not work like page up page down for blur distance and insert and del. Also when cinematic dof is on in reshade I can't get any blur at all. Mabye is something on my end but yeah :|

-Zod-

Hey NextGen Mods, I did a fresh install of Cyberpunk 2077 from Steam and followed your tutorial video exactly when copying the files. I start copying at the 1:34 timestamp in the video. I also included my PC specs. I ran the Crash Fix, but it didn’t fix the issue the game still crashes at the same spot you’ll see in the recording. The capture has no audio because my screen recorder didn’t pick up my mic. Here’s the Drive link with the recording and specs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11GKoe_HenhZqUsB8919mqroz_qYX6RR2/view?usp=sharing| All of this was done right after the fresh install. If you want specific logs or config files, tell me what to pull and I’ll send them over. Appreciate your time and help.

NiceTech Inc

Why doesn’t pressing the "F3" key to activate "Unlock Exposure" produce the desired effect in many cases? It’s still so dark.

Ct

I figured out what the problem is: if the NGD menu filter is active on reshade none of the shaders will work in the game. But if NGD menu filter is off,the shaders will work and the game looks awesome as it should. The only problem with this is the menu screen looks really bad now.

Mike

Can you please verify that HDR Ultinate present is correct? after updating to 3.4.1.2 , I can not get it to work. I can tell that the shaders are not working as the image looks like shit. I tried re installing everything again but nothing seems to work. I had zero issues with version 3.4.1.1

Mike

Thank you very much for this update. It's super clear. I have a quick question. How do you know if a mod is enabled? For example, Unlock Exposure? For the others, I think you can see it pretty quickly on the screen. Thanks.

Lilevitchi

You've outdone yourself with this one, I'm extremely impressed as always, bravo.

Ricky Bicky

Interesting, I've never seen that happen before. So the fullscreen option is completely greyed out? What resolution are you playing at and what's your monitor?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, it should only activate in the menus, but there was a bug with the shader that caused it not to work properly, try the new update, it should be resolved!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mark, just uploaded an update and a video guide in the installation section of the post. You can check the end of the video for a demonstration of the DOF and other mod menu features. Are you experiencing flickering or is it just a random blur appearing from time to time?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Good Morning, i am new to this particular mod and seem to get full screen blur randomnly sometimes it activates caming out of a car sometimes it activates when going into a new area , other than that it works do you have any idea why that would occur?

Mark R Minett

Hello 👋 NG Frame Return [NGDFrameBuffer. fx] should be on or off? Thank you in advance

Péter Jóföldi

Yeah Idk what happened lol. If I change the name of the persistent folder and just add an s at the end, it lets me put in the .dat file in.

Unlucky Benny

i cant seem to get full screen unless im on 4k, its only giving me the option for boderless and windowed. im trying to play on 1440p.

Jimmy Gilhaeny

There are no required mods for DreamPunk. I’m posting the video guide soon and I’m sure it will help you get the installation right!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yes sir, I have a solution incoming that should solve your VRAM issue. Will post it together with the video guide

NextGen Dreams (Private)

v3.4 has hit my performance massively, noticed my vram is getting maxed out to almost 16gigs(5070ti) and I lost around 10-20fps compared to v3.3. Is there any settings that could help lessen the performance hit from the new update?

OnlyCeilingFans

Is there a list of required mods somewhere? Tried installing multiple times some even on a clean install but everytime I load in the games just black and white, pause menu and map or fine but everytime I back out of them it’s back to black and white

Joshua Collinson

Hello matteusisback, I will take a look at the infamous HDR never reaches black problem today. Have you tried Unlocking the exposure by pressing F3 or checking the alternative in the NGD Mod Menu? This should at least make the darkness more manageable. Try setting Unlock Exposure to on and load a new weather to see if that helps (would love to hear if it does so I know if I should increase the exposure even more in this mode). Will get back to you with a fix for the black never reaching 0!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Lilevitchi, always happy to have you here. Thank you for the feedback. I will provide tooltips for all the hotkeys in the coming update so you can hoover your mouse over them to see an explanation. I will also include a whole walkthrough section in the video guide I’m posting later today that goes over all the features. I’m also going to update the post with explanations of these features as I’ve seen people be confused about it, which I of course understand. For a quick explanation: Car Cinematic mode can only be activated when Screen Shake is activated. It changes the screen shake to another mode that simulates a drone camera following a car. It also forces aspect ratio to activate to hide the screen changes at the bottom. Try to use this in the farthest camera setting when inside a car and drive to see the effect properly. Dynamic Camera Shake is the part of the camera shake that responds to movement. It will increase in intensity as you’re moving versus standing still. Unlock Exposure is a new feature I implemented that will increase the exposure ceiling when inside Dark Environments. It also does this in daylight so days can get darker as the auto exposure is stronger. To test this, activate it at night in a dark street or alike. Hope this was helpful, wishing you a great weekend. Will post the updates later today!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yes sir, I’m posting a video guide later today that will help solve most of the issues people are facing when installing. It will be available at the top of the installation instructions section. Just editing it together right now!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I’m new to Dreampunk. Could you please give me detailed instructions on how to install and apply version 3.4.1.1?

본승 구

Im getting a destination folder access denied when the Persistent folder is being dragged into codeware. Tried about everything I could find online to give me permission to move it there, added exceptions on antivirus, still doesnt let me put it codeware

Unlucky Benny

Thanks for all the work you've put into this, it's pretty incredible 👌 Just one minor issue I've found so far - the training mission is SUPER dark using the HDR preset. Like... this dark: https://ibb.co/KpdJRMS4 At the same time though, the black never seems to go to true 0% luminance like a couple of other people have mentioned. I'm playing on an OLED HDR-10 capable TV so it should all work - lemme know if you want me to try some things to figure it out.

matteusisback

Oh mon youtubeur préféré 😂✌️ moi j'ai galéré pour stabiliser le jeu au dessus des 60 FPS avec un combo 4080S-7800x3d. Me suis rendu compte que les nouveau réglages DLSS de l'App. NVIDIA ont pas l'air opti. J'ai remis tout en " utiliser les paramètres 3D" avec filtrage des textures en haute qualité, mode performance en jeu avec une finesse DLSS a 0.35 et je suis entre 68 et 72 fps mtn, ce qui me convient très bien. Mon matos commence t'il a être trop limité en perf ? 😳

biname jerome

Is it possible to know what each hotkey corresponds to? I don't understand them all. When I press Close Blur or Focus Range Mode, nothing special happens on the screen. I see the options change, but spamming one of them always changes the same thing, so it's not practical to know what the default setting was. Car Cinematic Mode is the same, it activates or deactivates an option, but what does that do? And also, it's not a shame not to know what the default option is if you press it multiple times, you get lost. What does Dynamic Camera Shake do? And unlock exposure? The others are very logical. Thanks.

Lilevitchi

Great, thanks for this new version. I have a little problem, but I sometimes have a flickering or rather a texture problem with a slight black flash that appears on part of the screen. I would like to find out what it is but it's not easy. Any idea? Thanks

Lilevitchi

Hello NarmerX, I deeply appreciate your feedback. It’s very interesting with the black point. I will look into this. Can you confirm you’re using the HDR preset and that your game is set to HDR in the video settings? I was 100% sure the banding issue was fixed but will need to check this on my calibration rig. Do you experience this problem when playing vanilla HDR?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello z, this works as intended. The brightness you’re describing is the same in 3.4 as in 3.3. These are the brightness settings I use when recording the videos. If you believe the brightness is too high, make sure your monitor is in sRGB mode and is not enhancing the brightness (this is very common). If it is, lower the gamma in the game options, as this is what DreamPunk does automatically when you open up menus. Try these solutions and see if that helps you. I will be including a general exposure slider in the coming update so you can set the brightness to any setting you’d like

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello here is the issue I was describing: Basically, it seems like some parts of the mod or bridge don't trigger until opening the phone. Before that everything looks normal but most of the inputs do not work (effects like DOF, camera shake, black bars). After opening the phone, everything looks much more white and more washed out with a bit less color, but all of the effects work like the DOF camera shake black bars, with the inputs toggling the effects working as well. I also couldn't find a way to prevent the sudden opening phone toggle as well, it seems like when opening the phone it forced something to change in the mod. Thank you! https://streamable.com/5zcb6i

z

additional questions: 1. What does the "close blur "do when turned on with key PageDown? I just don't see the specific difference 2. What does the "CarCinematicMod" do when turned on with the Insert button? I got into the car, pressed the button, but nothing happens 3. Can you describe in more detail the functions inside the Camera Shake function, turned on with Arrow Left? Now the character seems drunk, but I would like a very light shaking and not on a constant basis, to get immersion 4. Why, if I messed up some settings, for example in the Camera Shake function and forgot the original values, when I click restore by default, some random values ​​are set, which, for example, in my case led to crazy shaking, and not the one that was originally there. 5. The ReShadePreset.ini file exists, but it is empty, I am writing about this just in case.

Ivan Zubrilin

Hello everybody, first of all, congratulations for developing this amazing mod. Maybe my case is an outlier one and my setup is not recommended at all. But I am having some issues with the game regarding frozen load pages between exiting the game and loading the main menu. This freezing may appear sometimes when I change some game settings in-game, especially regarding RT and upscaling modes. I am currently running the mod on a linux setup with proton. My GPU is an AMD RX 7900 XT. I play at 1440p. And I use FSR4 and FG. FSR4 on RDNA3 chips is a quite experimental thing. But I use this technology without problems when I remove de mod. I tried the AMD config in Optional_Addons.zip. I would gladly appreciate some tips to try increase stability during load pages and overall, if you have any. I can provide more info and logs if you instruct me a bit about how to do it. Best regards

gonzalo_pascual

Does your tip on DLSS override apply to the 3000, 4000 series? And if the video card is 5000, then set 0.75-0.90 to both the frame generator and the super resolution? Or to one of them? And can you please write a specific final list of mods by links that need to be installed, including the machines you use, please-please

Ivan Zubrilin

I want to give my honest opinion about the mod. I have an RTX 5080 and play on an LG G4 TV in HDR mode. For me, the mod looks perfect both during the day and at night, as long as there are plenty of lights. However, I’ve noticed that there’s never complete darkness, which is quite unpleasant on an OLED TV with HDR. On top of that, the image shows flickering and banding in fully dark areas, even after adjusting the black level on the TV, with no way to fix it. If you could somehow achieve a perfect and realistic HDR OLED image—where dark areas are truly black and nights are genuinely dark—it would be literally perfect. Of course, in my opinion, it would also be important to completely remove the vignette effect from the entire game. Other than that, this is by far the best graphic mod for Cyberpunk 2077, and it’s absolutely amazing. Congratulations!

NarmerX

Hi, I’ve been having an issue with the DreamPunk mod. On my very first clean install (with no saves), I got the CET “first time setup” screen (dreampunk splash which is the square on bottom right that says DreamPunk is now succesfully installed. ULTIMATE Press 'END" on your keyboard to open the DreamPunk Mod Menu and "HOME or the ReShade overlay. Ensure that you're using ReShade with ful add-on support or else the mad menu will not work. All shaders exce this overtay are hidden in the game menus. Standard Hotkeys (Configurable in the Mad Menul Arrow Down: Depth of Field Page Down: Close Blur Page Up: Focus Range Mode Arrow Left: Camera Shake Insert: Car Cinematic Mode Delete: Dynamic Camera Shake Arrow Up: Black Bars (Letterbox] F2: Disable/Enable in-game HUD F3: Unlock Exposure (Adaptive Nightvisian) Arrow Right: Disable/Enable this overlay ) and also saw the DreamPunk splash/menu when launching. But after that first launch, I’ve never seen the DreamPunk splash or in-game menu again, even after verifying/repairing files and reinstalling. Here’s what I did: • Installed DreamPunk alongside my existing CET (control+alt is still bound for the normal CET console). • Verified/repair game files after some crashes, and the game runs now. • I tried setting "overlay_key": "VK_INSERT" in the config.json, but pressing Fn+Ins (and other combinations) doesn’t bring up the DreamPunk menu. • I still see DreamPunk files in the root (archive, engine, r6), but the menu just won’t open anymore. It seems like DreamPunk only triggered that first time, and then completely stopped showing up afterwards. Could this be a keybind conflict with CET, or am I missing something to re-enable the DreamPunk overlay? Thanks a lot for the help!

adan mendoza

Hello Jean Franco, I've been trying to recreate this issue but have not been able to recreate it so far. Can you confirm it happens every single time you go to the map? Also, what are your settings in the ReShade addons tab (when you press Home)?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I’ve noticed a bug with the Depth of Field (DOF) feature. When I activate DOF (via the down key) it works fine at first, but after opening and interacting with the map, the DOF breaks. Instead of blurring only the background/foreground, the effect applies to the entire screen, making everything blurry. This also causes a big performance drop — GPU usage and power consumption go down, and the game runs worse. If I disable DOF, everything goes back to normal, but I really like the feature and can’t use it properly anymore. Hope this can be fixed in a future update!

Jean Franco Cueva Charca

I have similar problems... or I only get 55 -60 fps when I turn on MFGx 3. With MFGx4 I get to 65-68 and with FGx2 I get to 35-40, all in dlsss "Performance" mode. I know that MFG with dreampunk generally does not work in general but without Dreampunk I am with MFG x4 on 120 fps.. now when I play with dreampunk without FG, I'm only with dlsss at 24 fps.. although my system is a msi titan laptop with ultra 9 285HX, rtx 5090 and 96gb ram. What makes me "crazy is that people have weaker systems, run much better... I notice or feel that since the performance update, the game has been running a little more smoothly, even if the FPS is not changing for me... whether it's nvidia ad or benchmark cyberpunk

Chrisknight89

I can't stabilize the game beyond 60 fps like the previous versions under reshade and reno dx even by depriving myself of several mods that are important to me, I have to leave the DLSS in auto whereas before in balanced it was possible, even by going for the ultra performance the fps do not move, this version is much more greedy? yet in terms of graphic quality I do not see an extreme difference compared to the previous one. I am on a 4080S and a 7800X3D. the smooth motion with the DLSS is not activatable because it gives me an unplayable latency with the controller. I am a little lost there 😅

biname jerome

Thank you so much for that Ryan, happy to hear some feedback on it. I wanted to introduce some features that would provide better stability for general gameplay. The most important change was the dual focus point system as well as the focus point area functionality. When deciding where to focus, it now samples a large area and does an average of the samples where the closest weighs more. It's a bit like a camera in portrait mode versus a camera in video mode. Anyway, again, thank you for the feedback and wishing you a great week!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello BIRKY, thank you for the positive feedback. As for the frame return, it is used for the sole purpose of not displaying shaders in the menu. The shader does a gamma correction created for SDR to get better visuals inside the menus. It is supposed to turn off in-game. It was just hotfixed to not provide darkness in HDR as this caused menus to become too dark - it was a leftover from the SDR preset. If your image is too bright, I suggest trying to calibrate your image in the game options, it depends a lot on what monitor you're using. If you know the name of it I'd gladly take a further look into it. You may want to adapt the midpoint and experiment with a lower max nits than what your monitor is limited to when running screen based shaders. Hope this cleared things up a bit!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Loving the new shaders and weather states. It looks gorgeous. You've done some amazing work here. The other thing is everything seems to run so much smoother I thought there was something wrong with my overlay as it felt like I had a significant fps boost. One thing I'm a bit confused about is the NGD frame return function. Should that turn off when you exit the main menu? I'm using the hdr preset and when I tick frame return it looks darker which seems like the correct exposure to me but when I exit the menu everything looks bright and frame return doesn't come back on

BIRKY

have to say, obviously really well done with the entire mod in general, but this is the first time i've seen a dof shader executed this well. even in combat or first person driving, it holds up. just wish there was some way for it to ignore the hud but i know thats a different struggle entirely

Ryan Lewis

Hello Adan, try this: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/7905 - just a reminder that it can make your game crash pretty easily so don't go too crazy!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hell, what crowd mod did yu have when maing the Cyberpunk 2077 goes Hyper-Realistic : POV Night Life & Showcase with DreamPunk 2.0 Graphics in 8K video

adan mendoza

Hello Noah, as much as I would have loved this, there's currently no way to integrate the shake under the HUD, this is why I implemented disable HUD hotkey by pressing F2!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Seems to be something going on with the .zip operation, or my brain, happened before today already. Check the new file again!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is there a way to stop the hud shaking while keeping the gameplay moving? If not I think it would be a great feature for the next update. The screen shake is cool, but it would feel more realistic if the hud didnt move with it.

Noah Sheller

DreamPunk_3.4.1.1_HDR_Ultimate_Preset.zip file has nothing on it.

Mike

Happy to hear that Walker, appreciate your input. It was a much needed performance update. How much fps increase did you get on average?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you for the positive feedback Jean, wishing you a great week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Kei, just took a look at this issue, should be fixed in the latest hotfix!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

exelente actualizacion 3.4.1, la anterior en mi caso era injugable por el pesimo rendimiento, gracias

Jean Franco Cueva Charca

Not 100% sure but I just dropped the latest download in the main directory and replaced existing files with the the latest files and everything seems perfect.

BIRKY

After the new update the new performance is much better getting about 120 fps with path+ray tracing all ultra settings with dlss balanced and frame gen on 1440p

Walker Jefferson

Hello, In my current setup, the "NGD Frame Return" option is consistently OFF in the menu screen, while it turns ON during gameplay. I assume this behavior is intentional, but when this option is applied to the menu, the brightness drops significantly. With HDR settings and Paper White set to 500 nits, the menu only becomes barely readable. Could this be due to a misconfiguration on my end? To troubleshoot, I performed a completely clean install of both the base game and my mod environment. I installed only "DreamPunk 3.4.1 HDR Ultimate Preset" and "Night City Visuals Nulled", deleted the UserConfig.json file, and re-applied the HDR settings according to "HDR_Settings_DreamPunk_3.3.0.jpg". I’ve also confirmed that both Reshade and the NGD Mod Menu are functioning correctly. Sample Image at 100nit on Paper White: https://imgur.com/a/j6LQBU1

Kei Sagano

Short question about 3.4.1, can I just copy and paste the files in the correct order main, shader and preset? Or do I have to delete the previous 3.4.0 files first?

Chrisknight89

Hello iPiece OfCake, check the new file, there was an upload error. Just let me know if you need any more assistance!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Maybe I am doing something wrong but the DreamPunk_3.4.1_HDR_Ultimate_Preset.zip file seems to be empty ?

iPiece OfCake

Hello Lifebreather, check the new file, there was an upload error, thank you and let me know if I can help you with anything!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, I am installing everything right at this moment. I downloaded the hdr ultimate preset but there is no file in it. Can you please fix that? Thank you!

Lifebreather

Hello Reality of Graphics, sounds like you may have installed ReShade manually after you installed the files from the post. Only extract the files to your installation directory, do not install ReShade manually afterwards. ReShade is already included and the one included is ReShade with full add-on support!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, is it normal that I am getting this message in Reshade. Some add-ona were not loaded because this build of Reshade has only limited add-on functionality. Whats your solution, I can’t open mod menu

Reality of graphics

Hello z, that's strange. I'm not 100% sure what you're refering to here. Is it possible for you to get a recording of this?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Joshua, try the new update, it should adress this very issue. It should be turned off but there were some problems with the color range that are now fixed. If you experience the game is too bright, lower the gamma in the game options - more manual shader controls are on the way!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Emir, you should be able to install 3.4 easily if you only remove the DreamPunk_3.3.0_Standard.archive from Cyberpunk 2077\archive\pc\mod and then follow the above installation instructions. Let me know if there are any more issues. Wishing you a great week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Jack The Ripper, try the new update, should be completely fixed!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hello, after uninstalling the 3.3 version and uninstalling the reshade, should i run reshade again after installing the newest version?

Emir Skopljak

Hope that the performance version of dreampunk 3.4 will have no visible quality differences. It would be ideal to get to a stable 60 fps with FG X2 and to work properly at some point if MFG X3 or 4

Chrisknight89

Status: Big performance and bug fix update is incoming. Stay tuned! How long to wait ?

Ivan Zubrilin

ive also noticed that when I move the camera, there seems to be a difference in exposure where it constantly gets darker/brighter when moving the camera. doesn't happen when standing still

z

game looks very good, but the HUD disappears after I leave from the settings menu or randomly during gameplay anyway to fix this.

Jack The Ripper

Hello, Should NGD Frame Return be checked on? My game without it looks kinda desaturated but with it on it looks way better. My issue is when I do check it on, it checks off automatically and I have to recheck it again.

Joshua Abrenilla

Hello again Mauricio, did you see the response to your last comment? This big should be fixed in the latest hotfix. Did you replace your old files?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Ross, everything needed to be checked should be checked from the startup. Is everything unchecked for you?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

The mouse moves off the screen and interacts with the desktop of other screens in both windowed and full-screen mode.

MAURICIO CASTAÑEIRA

stupid question but in the reshade do i leave as is or does everything need a checked box. first time using this

Ross Ingersoll

Hello ben, the NGD Frame Return should always return the frame without effects when in menus. Are you getting the opposite effect? So you have effects in the menus and not in the game? EDIT: Try replacing your files with the ones in the post

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Performance was a reason why I was waiting for 3.4. Might just keep waiting on updates if this is a reoccurring theme.

itsbrandon241

Hello! I tested the hotfix, thank you, it works for the HUD and the minimap. However, in ReShade, the parameter ‘NGD Frame Return’ this time gets disabled whenever we go into the menus. Just so you know, I’m playing in HDR with the ‘Ultimate’ setting, and I’ve properly uninstalled ReShade

ben

Everything works fine but is it just me or has this patch a higher impact on GPU ? I'm getting like 10fps less compared to version 3.3 :/

Mace

Thank you for the positive spirit Kai Paul, appreciate you! And hahaha, that’s beautiful to hear. Send me some of those screens when you got time, cheers!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello z, thank you for the feedback. So the hotkeys won’t change even after you press set at the bottom? Just to make sure you pressed set. Otherwise I will look into this, there were a lot of problems with the hotkeys during the testing phase but it was all fixed as far as I was aware. Perhaps not it seems!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello again, thank you for the feedback and nice tone! The weather cycles of Cyberpunk 2077 has always been quite flawed. I’m working on a better custom system for this that will randomize the weathers much more realistically. Right now, use the visuals nulled mods together with DreamPunk if you want the vanilla cycles to work better!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mackenzie, what preset are you using and what monitor? The mod is graded on a professional level monitor to ensure proper range display but I’m always open to calibration feedback

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mauricio, replace your files with the latest in the post, this should be fixed in the latest hotfix unless something else is wrong. Let me know!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello developers, I always appreciate your hard work. I am writing to make a suggestion. I enjoy natural weather changes, but the weather changer in the NGD menu keeps fixing the weather to a single state. Even when I reset the weather using Weathermancer mode, eventually only one type of weather appears. This phenomenon occurs even when I uncheck the NGD menu item in the Reshade menu, so I am wondering if there is a way to fix this.

얌 얌

looks beautiful and most features work, only issue I have is that most of the hotkey bindings don't seem to work for me after changing them.

z

Love the update brother - my screenshots have gone from 20mb, to 25mb, and now 3.4 they're 30mb lmao - 4k res obviously. Cheers for everything. Cant believe how good the game looks.

Kai Paul

my mouse moves out of the screen and onto my second monitor, basically making it impossible to play. How can i fix this?

MAURICIO CASTAÑEIRA

The white balance is not quite right

Mackenzie

Hello again Ben, this bug is now fixed as of hotfix 3.4.0.4. Hopefully everything works for you now!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Reality of Graphics, I'm getting on the video guide tomorrow, will be much shorter this time because of the simplified installation process. If the Mod Menu won't open, it's possible that the extraction went to the wrong place. But I can't rule out anything since the update is now. Should be able to provide a video guide or auto install .bat file tomorrow!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, thank you for your kind words and your honest report. it's interesting that there were such big issues with installing it manually. Are you 100% sure it is fully installed? Do you have the NGD Mod Menu and everything properly working right now? I might update the guide with an extra alternative installation approach if that's the case!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Issue is now resolved in 3.4.0.3!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

"I finally succeeded in applying this version. I've been using the MO2 Mod Manager to apply various mods, but I had always installed Dream Punk manually. With version 3.3, manual installation worked without any issues, but the new 3.4 version just wouldn't apply. I couldn't figure out why, so I tried a fresh install and even deleted other things, but nothing worked. As a last resort, I tried installing it through the MO2 Mod Manager, and it was a huge success. If there's anyone else out there using MO2 who is having trouble with the manual installation, I highly recommend giving this a try. Finally, I'd like to express my gratitude to the developers of Dream Punk. I'm going to have a lot of fun playing the game. Thank you!"

얌 얌

When is the installation video for Dreampunk 3.4 coming? And do you know how to open NGD_Mod_Menu I pressed the “END” button but it didn’t open.

Reality of graphics

Hello NarmerX, do not fiddle with NGD Frame Return as it's just a shader that turns on to hide other shaders in the menu. I suggest you only leave the shader as is in the shader menu. To remove the vignette, use any mod that does it. I'll include a disable in the mod menu in the next smaller update. Here's a vignette remover that works: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/535

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Nikomusume, your rain does not look like DreamPunk rain, it looks like you may have conflicting mods in your .archive folder. Are you aware if there are any mods that you have installed that may conflict?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

For some reason fullscreen is disabled and whenever I try to aim to the right, my mouse moves out of the screen and onto my second monitor, basically making it impossible to play. How can i fix this?

Noah Sheller

Thanks a lot for the great work on this! I just wanted to highlight a bug I’ve encountered with NGD Display and the HUD. When I force the HUD to stay on and then open the in-game settings menu, the HUD switches back to hidden. It’s quite annoying. For reference, I don’t have any other HUD-related mods installed.

ben

Rain is bugged and seems to only show on light sources. Toxic rain sometimes works, but bugs out when switching to a different rain. Is anyone else experiencing this? I've recorded a video to showcase this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IIg7BTKwQmDvff01zMcpvWU79Tpo649L/view?usp=sharing

Nikomusume

Hello, Should I activate the "NGD Frame Return" in ReShade? I've noticed that sharpness and DOF don't work with this option enabled, what would be the correct for HDR? I would also like to remove the vignette when I am crouched and using the scanner, is there an option to remove it like with RenoDX?

NarmerX

yeah, 24 native fps is too low for FG, so I have to adjust graphics

Vlad Mazurkov

looks amazing, but with FG every move comes with artifacts on the edge of cars for example, the more x FG the worse. I've noticed it in other games and it looks like there is nothing I can do with it for now because with x4 FPS goes 68 and it's low for FG.

Vlad Mazurkov

Hello JUN0819, just wanted to thank you for this input here, it was valuable at the time and helped me focus on the right thing. Also wanted to let you know 3.4 is now released!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Silvija, so great to hear it's living up to your expectations. Let me know if you find any bugs and I'll get right on it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Keep being awesome BIRKY, appreciate your positive spirit. Hope you're enjoying this release!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello TheBruce83, thank you so much for the positive feedback and great mod tips. Let me know if you find any bugs. Hope you're enjoying the release!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Kaine, RED4ext and Codeware are MIT licensed libraries that were used to build the Mod Menu, there will be no conflicts!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thanks for the positive feedback Marc, enjoy the release!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Just Amazing 🤩

Marc

I have to uncheck the "Cinematic Depth of field" because the game is completely blurry, is there a setting to reduce it to enjoy it? Otherwise it's incredible, beautiful work

biname jerome

I have codeware and red4ext installed, will there be any conflicts?

Kaine Caim

Is it still recommended to keep fps capped to 30-35?

jj pullen

OMG in this case just go out :)

Silvija Zivic

NGD this is BA.NANAS,,, holy shit , maxed out w/120FOV blazing the highways on the bike ... its real life :). Hot tip, grab yourself Cyanides "Shift" mod. Must have mod for the bike , best camera options + simulates the road bumpiness ;) . Worth the wait for the release , ya crushed it

TheBruce83

Mr NGD you are the best my man. Thankyou so much 🤩😍

BIRKY

Thank you for the good vibes David, enjoy the release!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Does Env Tuner work with Dreampunk? It doesn't seem to work.

Enola Faye

In the reshade installer if you select all reshade settings I think there was a setting called 'pro80 curved levels' you may be able to raise the black levels etc or more simply download the 'simple flashlight' mod on Nexus and adjust settings in the games mods menu

BIRKY

Last time I tried I got a conflict warning from the conflict begone mod saying it wasn't compatible.

BIRKY

Thanks for the updates yesterday but Take your time man. Once it’s ready to go; just drop it and that’s it.

David izrailov

You will be fine without many mods. They are a great addition to the game in some cases but you could just use Environment Textures Overhaul, Weathermancer and the Visuals nulled mods. Obviously download the required mods first to run the texture or environment mods

BIRKY

Is the Preem Optics mod on the Nexus platform compatible with Dreampunk 3.3.0?

Reality of graphics

Ok guys, as you can tell, 3.4 still appears before gta 6, so don't panic 😁

Chrisknight89

The excitement has been building up. I'm looking forward to it!

King 虫

Make sure to sleep!

CalamitousPrime

Imagine getting this worked up over a slight delay to a game mod update

matteusisback

I hope before that

Chrisknight89

Are you planning to release this and the video on the same day( 30th) now ? Is that the reason for the delay?

Jay B

next time say release within this month or don't say anything and just release it. Now this is a disaster.

Filip

Phantom Liberty is TOO DARK, how can i fix it? Tryed many mods to fix, none worked, help!

Eduardo Silveira

worth the wait, have patience guys, NGD is about to shake up CP77 modding again. just wondering, can we expect a Dreampunk 3.4 modlist at some point?

Saqib Nawaz

where 3.4

Cpt.Teemo keva

I have a problem with dof any solution with the ui?

Oriol Solans Hernandez

3.4 PLZ

Mackenzie

Can't wait to see what you've chocked up choomba!

CalamitousPrime

According to the instruction and additional mods, Environment Textures Overhaul mode can be enough I guess as I don't need any other mods except NextGenDreams obviously. Did someone try only one additional mode? I've noticed there might be some issues without Visuals Nulled mods or Weather. I just don't want to play a lot with mods)

Vlad Mazurkov

Or just let him focus on getting it right?

matteusisback

Take as much time as you need, and don't rush. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product!

JUN0819

yea i have 5090 to and this mod take 100fps but looks great so take it

Filip

I have a 5090 and have always played at 5120x1440, with mods and frame rate enabled at 3x or 4x at over 80fps, and never had any issues with previous versions. But this time I tested the latest version of Reshade and its mod, unfortunately, the latest version doesn't go above 7fps, everything is buggy. It only bugs like this when I select the 5120x1440 resolution.

Rodrigo Duarte

update the info regarding release 3.4 what you have there now is no longer valid

Filip

heard about the 3.4. LETTSS GOOOO!!!

Andresd05

Facts

David izrailov

^time to clean your pc

Silvija Zivic

I think I speak for most of us here... We're very excited for 3.4 but please take the time you need. We appreciate your effort and a clean release is far preferred to a hasty release. WE CAN WAIT. Thanks, NGD!

Mogs

guys chill do you want a bug free preeset or not :)

Silvija Zivic

ok not today :(

Filip

I hope today 😶🙈

Chrisknight89

5 hour old comment says ETA 3 to 6 hours. So only less than an hour left until release? :)

Filip

Wooot!!

Gex Dimtri

use this https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/8326 paired with this addon - https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13429?tab=files&file_id=77266

Ryan Lewis

Me too 🙈

Chrisknight89

Any news about the 3.4 release ? Can't wait :D

Karim T.

The blackpoints are way too strong using Dynamic contrast and natural contrast off white every surface, so either accept the off white when its dark, or play in darkness.

Abdulrahman

Hello, First of all, I would like to congratulate you on the work you are doing. I am currently having a problem with the rendering of the Dreampunk mod. My game is not clear at all, I have a lot of ghosting, the textures of the buildings are not pleasant at all, and the NPCs are very poorly detailed. I am playing with an R7 7800X 3D and an RX 7900XTX. Can you help me, please? Thank you for your response.

nicolas girardeau

Hello again!. Umm just wondering because it's Saturday night now umm about the whereabouts of 3.4?, obviously huge work and dedication, just a quick lighthearted where is from me in TAS, AUSTRALIA

Gex Dimtri

So dont use Nova Lut?

Noah Shambley

Hello, Is there any way to remove the vignette when you are crouching or using the scanner?

NarmerX

Hello Gex, for the 3.4 update, use the latest version of Cyberpunk 2077. There will be a new preset and DreamPunk main file to download, including a lot of new shaders. So if you're looking to specifically play 3.4, I would advise you to wait with your installation till 3.4 is released as you will have to uninstall the old version anyway!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Marcello, generally speaking the HDR shader should anchor the blackness to almost pitch black for an OLED, can you confirm that the HDR shader is being used in the ReShade shader overlay? Try disabling it to see if that makes any difference for you, especially at night!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Ricardo, it depends on what you need to solve. Bodycam is a bit trickier to setup because of the additional mods involved generally. Any specific thing that's troubling you?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello BIRKY, I've been working round the clock to get this update on time. I can't wait for you guys to try it out!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Jack The Ripper, is it a flicker that goes from dark to bright? If so, try disabling the Static Detector shader in the ReShade overlay, it's at the top and bottom of the shader order!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Andrew, try disabling the Cinematic Depth of Field shader!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey, thanks for the awesome work, I want to ask: is the raised black floor in the HDR preset of Dreampunk 3.3 intentional? I figure it is, as it seems stylistic and actually looks kind of nice, but on my OLED, I notice that black never gets COMPLETELY black with this reshade. Figured I'd ask to make sure I haven't done something wrong

Marcello Frisina

hey guys and gals, umm what version of cyberpunk is recommended? and also what dreampunk (standard or) is recommended as for tomorrows version being released

Gex Dimtri

I admit that I don't understand, I installed the mod correctly, and I don't have the same rendering at all as in the videos..

Kyle Kymy

Can't seem to enable or get the presets/depth of field working in any instance. Is there a hotkey or installation part I'm missing? Dragged them to the installation folder (showcase), but when I add it in-game, nothing changes.

lilbean-42

appearance of the npc model named "citizen_rich_wa_rich_12"

Samantha Quincy

Guys, do you know who is that red hair girl from the head image on this page? I played the game with every single side quest completed. So, it is most likely mod added NPC, is anyone knows where can I get it? Also, in the video from NextGen Dreams, here, on first seconds: https://youtu.be/etXFdqPu1Wk?si=rEdktuCyhbq24cCz There NPC walking on the camera. How to make such kind of videos putting custom NPC? I suggest, it could be either free camera or even just V going back, but making an NPC going from point A to point B? Is there any mod for it?

Dmitriy Yastrebov

Minha 3090 está sofrendo pra manter uma jogabilidade estável

Lucas Ramos

Yoooo thx for this incredible work! I've met a little problem with the bodycam exp. Does the ini file solve everything or i still need additional mods

Ricardo M.Lu

I'm really looking forward to the update on the 23rd, especially the new weather system. Just a shame I'm going on holiday the same day. Happy and sad at the same time 😁😭

BIRKY

hey im using SDR and experiencing alot of flickering with the lighting. like Lizzies Bar or VIks the textures or wall lighting stars freaking out

Jack The Ripper

First off, thank you for all the work i'm sure you put into this. I'm having a slight issue though. Everything in the background/far away is super fuzzy, and will only load in if I ADS at it. Additionally, if my health bar is on a solid wall, its fine, but the second the top left corner of the screen (it does it to the minimap too when its in the top right) seems to almost blend in and becomes so fuzzy I can't read it.

Andrew Mahaney

Hello kehihemi, thank you for the positive spirit! The black bars are caused by the letterbox shader. Open your DreamPunk overlay by pressing "Arrow Right" on your keyboard and take a look at the hotkeys presented in this overlay. For the letterbox specifically you want to press "Arrow Up" to disable it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Arda Durkut, that's the camera noise effect, you can disable by pressing "Arrow Left" on your keyboard. In 3.4 it will automatically be disabled in menus no matter what version you're using!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Ara Ara, sounds like you may have not gotten the extraction correctly placed from the "DreamPunk_3.3.0_Shaders.zip". This .zip includes the custom DreamPunk shaders necessary. Ensure its contents are extracted into your Cyberpunk 2077 installation directory after you installed the preset!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you for creating such an amazing mod! I followed the instructions exactly as written, and since the DreamPunk overlay displayed correctly, I believe the installation was successful. However, there are large black horizontal lines across the top and bottom of the screen, making the game unplayable. I considered the possibility of a conflict with other mods, so I disabled any potentially conflicting mods and launched the game again, but the issue persisted. If there is a solution, I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know.

kehihemi

My reshade only included OtisFX (CinematicDOF) , quintdof, and standard effects.. Didnt include ambientlight,etc.. I already tried reinstalling shaders and effects many times, even downloaded the same folder and extracted it. Any Fix?

Ara Ara

Any of you have a problem that all game also menu screen is constantly moving like camera movements

Arda Durkut

Hello Amadeus Cho, please go ahead and send me a message in the Patreon messages function including some screenshots of what your game looks like as well as a picture of your ReShade overlay in the Home tab. This way I can help you find out what’s missing from your installation. You can use imgur.com to send the picture!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hey bro my game graphics did not changed after install dreampumnk 3.0 IDK why. I use NOVA lut and other mods. But i uninstall Them with Vortex but still no change on graphics. so please guide me.

Amadeus Cho

Hi there...i was wondering if a 4070 is capable of handling this?....i'm only planning for an upgrade to 5090 at the end of the year... Update: Its ok, i tried and its working well

Liberating Panda

Hello Alec, that sounds interesting. So we only have 16gb to work with? This could be a problem indeed, but most likely that would cause stuttering rather than low FPS. How are the temps looking on your 5090? Also what about the DLSS/DLAA, are you seeing any difference depending on the quality setting used and how big is that difference?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello NarmerX, I believe these should be fine, ReLUX consists of more general fixes for indoor lighting and specific lighting changes, not weathers as a whole. So that should be fine. General Shadow Fixes is a great mod. Improved Distant Shadows and Reflections shouldn't be necessary with the DreamPunk graphics config but feel free to try it out. Most likely there shouldn't be any issues here sir

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I wanted to know if these mods are compatible with Dreampunk, or if there are any graphic mods I shouldn’t use along with Dreampunk. I have these graphic mods installed with Vortex: - ReLUX (Lighting Redux - Accurate Lighting) - General Shadows Fixes - Improved Distant Shadows and Reflections

NarmerX

hey, firstly thanks for this this is awsome! then, anyone else getting really low fps with this? i’m on a 5090 running as egpu over thunderbolt 4 on an alienware x15 R1(internal 3070m is idle around 30%) and 16gb ram. cyberpunk 2.3 + dreampunk 3.3, tried both sdr standard and overclocked presets and i’m stuck around 32 fps on both on average. disabling static detector and dof and activating frame generation pushes me to maybe 50 fps but that’s it. gpu (5090) is at 100% the whole time, ram is like 95% full, so i don’t think it’s the thunderbolt link bottlenecking? maybe the RAM? is this just how heavy dreampunk is even on standard or am i missing something in my setup? any tips to get some more fps without killing the look would help.

Alec Poke

Hello acjbr, yes, I think you're reffering to the dynamic shadow bug that's been happening since the latest game updates. This is because there is an arbitrary limit on dynamic ray traced shadows in the game. So more high quality clothes and NPCs will cause your game to reach this limit and cause shadows to start flickering. I'll be including a fix for this in 3.4 that will solve this permanently. As of right now try this: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/20405

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Ciel, Motion Focus.fx is not part of the DreamPunk shader package. That's an external shader and should not be part of any preset. I suggest you reinstall ReShade and clean up your ReShade shaders folder and watch through the video guide an additional time just to make sure you didn't miss out on any detail!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I followed everything, from guide to texts on the .jpg, but motion focus.fx never load :/ I got this in the log : 15:17:17:042 [14396] | ERROR | Failed to compile 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64\reshade-shaders\Shaders\Motion Focus.fx': C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64\Shader@0x0000012EB5F1CCA0(57,20-93): warning X3570: gradient instruction used in a loop with varying iteration, attempting to unroll the loop C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64\Shader@0x0000012EB5F1CCA0(44,2-27): error X3511: unable to unroll loop, loop does not appear to terminate in a timely manner (29 iterations) or unrolled loop is too large, use the [unroll(n)] attribute to force an exact higher number

Ciel

there is nothing wrong dw the shaders should still work u just cant toggle them on and off as u please but they should still have no problem i get shader compiling issues aswell but it doesnt affect the quality, it happens in alot of graphics mods like when ur modding gta5

jace prime

Hey man, congratulations for the mod, its absolutely stunning!! Im really happy with the performance but im haviing a little issue that i would like to ask about it... There are some strange shadows being rendered around many NPCs bodies, just like some weird lighting bug. I got the recomended mods already installed and some other mods as well, but none graphics mods... I got only skin mods like Panan enhanced body and NPCs enhancements (clothes and body type). and when i disabble all the mods and keep dreampunk activated, i have no issues like this. Any idea of what is causing me this issue?

acjbr

Hey! I keep getting the "There were errors loading some effects" message from reshade once everything is installed correctly. Not using any mods, nvidia 4090 user

Rhinestone Outlaw

Hello Chrisknight, thank you for showing interest, I really appreciate it. I would release an early version if I could but I'm currently working round the clock to make this the best release possible. It will be worth the wait!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Alex Esparza, this usually happens when the external shaders were not installed with the ReShade setup. Double check the ReShade installation part and make sure you selected the preset of choice that you extracted to your desktop!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Emir, thank you for the positive feedback. To disable the weapon blur and the DOF, press "Page Down" and "Arrow Down" on your keyboard. Which of these keys to press depends on the preset of choice!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Love your mod! Is there a way to make the weapons less blurry or to disable blur completely?

Emir Skopljak

not able to see the fisheye effect for bodycam, any help ?? amazing work

Alex Esparza

I can't wait to test the 3.4 version. If you released a "beta" release with a new member formula, I would pay for it immediately 😁

Chrisknight89

Hello Shanarai - yes, this can easily be done by right clicking the bound shaders in the ReShade Home tab. Just press "Home" on your keyboard and right click the shaders with hotkeys, then left click on the binding that just popped up and you can now set a new key! Note that the hotkeys for the shaders can be seen on the right side of the Home tab, so it's easy to see which shaders are bound and not!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hell Cuktevh, are you using Motion Blur? I suggest using Motion Blur at High or at least Low to mask ghosting. Some ghosting can always be expected, especially because DreamPunk uses weathers that rely more on Path Tracing than vanilla = more AI noise suppression = ghosting in certain scenes. Check how your game looks like with DLSS quality set to DLAA without frame generation, usually this gets rid of almost all ghosting

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Jay B, are you running Frame Generation in your current setup? Heavy ReShade shaders usually don't play nice together with Frame Generation. If you want maximum stability with Frame Generation I suggest you disable the NGD Static Scanner .fx shaders at the top and bottom of your ReShade Home screen. I also suggest you disable both the DOF effects as these are very heavy. Frame Generation performance will be better in 3.4

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Vinicius absolutely, try this https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/14292 in combination with this: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2202

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello , Im currently on a 3080 laptop . With nukems mod, im able to get 60-70 constant fps with RT and path tracing on @1080p everything maxed. The problem is when i install dreampunk and reshade , the fps dips to 42-45 max 50. Is this supposed to happen or am i doing something wrong? im using patch 2.3 with the latest dreampunk and reshade . Thnaks

Jay B

Dreampunk3.3 seems to cause DLSS having more artifacts.. I'm running on 4070ti/1440p dlss balance RT path, both CNN and Transformer have more trailing/ghosting

Cuktevh

Hello, how do I disable arrow shortcuts?

Shanarai Claudionei

hey man, could you recommend me some car and bike immersion mods for dream punk?

Vinicius Carvalho

Hello Vlad Mazurkov, yes, the status at the top of the post was updated with new information a week ago!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey, guys. Any news about 3.4?

Vlad Mazurkov

Lo instale perfecto . Pero debo seguir probando porque no veo la gran mejora . Es decir como se ven en los videos y tengo una 5080 y 64 de ram y un razen 7 x3D. Me gustaría más ayuda

Hector Leyva Sánchez

Hello tsuna, dark interiors in story locations can happen because of a couple of different reason. Try disabling the NGD Static Scanner shader at the top and bottom of the ReShade Home tab. If that doesn't work, make sure Visuals Nulled are installed for maximum story compatibility and then try setting your weather manually with Weathermancer. It should be noted that there are a select few story locations in the game that do not work properly with modded LUTs. This is a problem that should be resolved in 3.4

NextGen Dreams (Private)

The reshade makes things kinda dark, any idea what it is? https://postimg.cc/SXjnXPdX

tsuna

You have to push the left arrow key on your keyboard

Hawkridge

Hello, I've just installed this and notice that the game is swaying a bit in the menu screen. I am using RTX 5080 and i7 14th gen if that helps.

Joane Hazelle Silvestre

Hello Mark, your worries are understandable. New updates in Cyberpunk 2077 usually mean a lot of problems for many mods. I can however confirm that most important mods have been updated but you will have to go over your modlist to check. Particularly look at RED4ext, CET, redscript etc. - mods you may have that act as a foundation for your entire modlist. If you’re not updating and wish to install DreamPunk, remove the r6 folder from the DreamPunk_3.3_Standard.zip before extracting it to your game directory!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi ngd. I havent played the game since the new patch. Im worried it will have too many conflicts with the mods. What should i do? I dont mind not updating if thats what it takes.

Mark Almalbis

Hello Chrisknight89, this will not be a problem in 3.4 because of moving away from some of the solutions originally provided in 3.3. What you're describing is a common thing when using Frame Generation with ReShade shaders that perform heavy per frame calculations. I suggest disabling the NGD Static Scanner at the top and bottom of the preset in your ReShade Home tab to reduce this effect if you wish to you use Frame Generation

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Wird mit 3.4 die performance steigen mit MFG ? Denn mit 3.1 erreiche ist 115 fps und mit 3.3 ungefähr 40 fps mit MFG x2, jedoch auf X4 komme ich nicht über 60 fps in der Version 3.3

Chrisknight89

Hello Eryke, try pressing "Arrow Down" and "Page Down" on your keyboard to disable the DOF. The DOF is designed to be used without the HUD for photorealistic freeroaming. I can suggest installing https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2592 with the optional HUD toggle to easily be able to turn off and on your HUD without going to the menu all the time!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is there anyway to stop the blurring of computers and your map?

Eryke Dekezel

Hello Marc, the 3.4.0 update has grown much over the latest month and is now about 4x the size of the previously largest DreamPunk update: 3.0.0. Unfortunately, game update 2.3.0 broke some of the new integrations and there is still additional testing needed to ensure that the update is safe for release. It's important that the update does not corrupt save files or crash the game. Originally meant to release some time now in July, the exact release date is now set to 20/08/2025. During this additional time, the update will be tested on multiple systems and some additional features will added that did not previously make the deadline. In many ways, this is the most important update yet, bridging the ReShade integration with the game engine on a new level. I apologize for the delay, I can assure you that this update will be well worth the wait! - I have updated top of the post with this answer. Go ahead and install 3.3.0 and enjoy while you wait!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

When will 3.4.0 be dropped :) ? Just wanted to install 3.3.0. Should I wait?

Marc

Hello Maurice, the amount of banding depends on how heavy the post processing is in a specific scene. Generally, it shouldn’t be something that is very apparent. However, depending on what preset you’re using in 3.3, the post processing can be very extensive, particularly in dark scenes. Generally this looks fine but in very high contrast areas that also feature soft lighting and shadows, just like your example, color banding can be expected. I suggest you try all of the presets. You can also try disabling the NGD Dynamic Contrast shader for less automated compression in dark scenes. In the next update this will be less apparent but in most heavy ReShade processing, some banding can be expected. Hope this was useful to you, wishing you a great weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

This looks beautiful in daylight and during bright cloudy/sunny days, but I'm finding in darker interiors there can be quite a lot of banding in shadows. Is this to be expected, likely to be fixed, or is it indicative of the installation being wrong? https://ibb.co/NdfD2FDY

Maurice Conchis

Hello Lilevitchi, great to have you here. The exposure you're experiencing sounds like it's a stuck weather state and the Visuals Nulled mods not working. Double check that everything is updated, replace the DreamPunk files with the ones currently downloadable in this post, (they were updated last week on update day) and try to set the weather with Weathermancer after all that. Since the options.json is making your game not work that means it's being used with an older version of the game with a newer options.json, or an old options.json with a new version of the game. This could be caused by either your game not updating properly or maybe you used an old downloaded 3.3 DreamPunk .zip file when installing it. What you're describing is a common problem that is often reported close to new updates. I will be answering support requests later if you've written anything in the messages, just so you know!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you for the positive feedback Ricky Bricky, I can't wait to show it to you guys. I've got a lot of secrets coming with this one!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yes, you can. You can adjust reshade options by hitting the "home" key.

T.

sikuno

Hello, I don't understand, everything was going fine and suddenly I have a problem with 3.3. As soon as I put the Graphics files, my game is overexposed and it's not pleasant. I changed the settings but nothing to do. Everything was fine before though. And also by replacing the option.json the game no longer launches.

Lilevitchi

Can't wait for 3.4, thank you for this amazing mod

Ricky Bicky

Hello Юрий Рузыбаев - yes, this can easily be done by right clicking the bound shaders in the ReShade Home tab. Just press "Home" on your keyboard and right click the shaders with hotkeys, then left click on the binding that just popped up and you can now set a new key! Note that the hotkeys for the shaders can be seen on the right side of the Home tab, so it's easy to see which shaders are bound and not!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is there a way to remove or reassign default dreampunk keybinds?

Юрий Рузыбаев

Hello Cheetos, HDR10PQ is what the custom HDR shaders are built on and generally works the best with Cyberpunk 2077!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Should I use hdr10pq or hdr10scRGB

Cheetos

Hello Jonathan Hernandez, I understand you're having trouble with installing DreamPunk. What you're describing sounds like you may be selecting the wrong file in the ReShade setup or browsing for a file at the wrong stage of the setup. Remember that the preset is located inside "DreamPunk_3.3.0_ReShades.zip" and that you're supposed to drag it to your desktop and select it during the last stage of the ReShade setup where you select which shaders to install. I take it you did watch the installation video guide? If not, do that first. If you're still facing issues, go ahead and write me a message in the private messages section and I will gladly help you there as soon as possible!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

having issues with reshade, so orginally first time i followed all the steps to install dreampunk it worked except the game didnt look very realistic, but I did have the pop up of dreampunk appear and everything else, so I delted evrything and tried to do it again except this time anytime I try to put the dream punk SDR ini in reshade/ open it, resahde says it failed to dowload. ive been having so much trouble dowloading this mod and just need extra help :(

Jonathan Hernandez

Hello Lucas, DreamPunk is not the issue if you’re on 2.3. It’s confirmed to work on the latest update. Mod collections are notorious for breaking at game updates because some authors take much longer than others to update their mods. However, it is possible that you’re facing a classic crash on startup bug described in the troubleshooting section above: ”The dreaded corrupted UserConfig.json bug that have plagued Cyberpunk 2077 over the last months. See this thread: CYBERPUNK CRASHING AT STARTUP. Try removing the UserConfig.json from C:\Users\(your_name)\AppData\Local\CD Projekt Red\Cyberpunk 2077 and starting the game again. Try disabling G-sync and or setting a FPS cap for your game with the Nvidia Experience panel before starting the game.” And see if that works. If it doesn’t then you should try a fresh game install!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hello, i tried re installing dreampunk because i noticed it randomly stopped working, and now my game wont launch on vortex, or on steam, even without mods, ive tried un installing and re installing it multiple times, and nothing has worked. im using the city of dreams mod collection from nexus and it was working perfectly fine until yesterday, please help i dont want to end up having to re install the entire collection and lose my progress :/

lucas Mailloux

Hello Biname Jerome, I have no set release date currently but I am aiming to release it towards the end of July. There are some last things to fix now and additional testing required because of the update. 3.4 will be the most optimized yet, both for performance and visuals, so your 4080 will be able to push good fps if you're using frame generation as well!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, do you have a date for 3.4? I'm still on 3.1. Will 3.4 allow me to stay above 60 FPS with a 4080S-7800X3D combo? With DLSS quality? Thanks for your work anyway.

biname jerome

Hell there Vu Tran Lam, as far as I'm aware FSR3 was officially added to Cyberpunk 2077 in the later half last year. Today they are releasing integrating FSR 3.1 as well as support for FSR 4 - but FSR 4 will arrive at a later date. I suggest you uninstall that mod and rely on the official integration. We'll see how these new technologies interact with the shaders but as far as I know it should not be a problem!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, I've not had this issue reported ever before. If your game is turned completely white, it would point to an external mod conflict. I've seen tonemapping issues before, but this sounds like something else. I have written you a message for troubleshooting

NextGen Dreams (Private)

My game screen turned completely white after using DreamPunk. I followed your tutorial video and I don't know what went wrong. It's so bad that I'm almost blinded.

potato

Hello there ! I tried to use this with the mod Fsr3 for a better performance but it did not seem to work out. When enable the FSR3 mod, the reshade gone, when disable it, the reshade is back on. Is there any solution for this ? Thanks

Vu Tran Lam

Hello Lukas, take a look at the bottom of the post for all the current mod recommendations. These are the only general external mods currently in use in any of the videos. IEL is recommended here. I always recommend the .archive version *but IEL is implemented with .reds and should work without issues*. Cyberpunk 2077 always suffered from some terrible LODs, especially for roads. In fact the blurry roads you're describing is a problem in almost all videos on YouTube, it depends heavily on the location. The problem becomes more visible in higher screen resolutions, and there are no mods to my knowledge that completely solves these without introducing problems. Fixing them introduces crashes and other bugs to the game because of how the game is built. If you don't care about potential crashes you can try this for experimental purposes: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/8440

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi NextGen Dreams, I really appreciate your showcase of DreamPunk 3.3 — your visuals look amazing and inspired me to try it! However, I’ve run into a problem I hope you can help clarify. Even though I’ve installed DreamPunk 3.3, along with ETO (Environment Texture Overhaul), my game still has very smooth, blurry roads and low detail in distant buildings or objects. LODs (Level of Detail) seem the same as vanilla. I noticed that DreamPunk 3.3 doesn’t include any .archive or .reds file that would affect LODs. So I’m wondering: Did you use an extra LOD mod like Improved Environment LODs (IEL) in your video? If yes, which version — .archive or .reds? And how did you install it? Did you modify any material.json, .ini, or engine.ini to make it work with ETO and DreamPunk? It would really help if you could clarify how you got those sharp details — especially for the roads and buildings in the distance. Many users think DreamPunk includes LOD tweaks, but from what I tested, it doesn’t change LODs without extra mods. Thanks again for your content — and if you could share your load order or installation method, I’d be super grateful! Best regards, Lukas

Lukas Paulavicius

Hello Mario, absolutely write me a message, detail your problem, include screenshots of your game and ReShade Home tab and I will get back to you as quick as I can!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Any chance you could troubleshoot me as well?

Mario Liekens

Hello Shunon, thank you for the positive spirits. It’s releasing in just a few weeks but I have no fixed release date as of yet. Testing needs to be extensive. As for GTA VI, we’ll see what the game looks like. I know 100% that I will at least take a good look at it and what shaders could be integrated!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Rey, when your game is bright like you describe the most common cause is that you have a stuck weather state without Visuals Nulled working properly. It’s a vanilla bug that only becomes obvious when you switch weathers and LUTs through modding. Ensure that 1. Visuals Nulled mods are installed as recommended and their requirements and 2. Ensure that Weathermancer is installed so you can set the weather to get rid of the stuck weather state. This will fix the issue

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hey i followed the video guide but my game seems too bright

Rey Narboneta

When is 3.4 coming out bro? Can’t wait. Also are you going to do shaders for GTA VI when it releases?

Shunon

Thank you for the positive feedback and spirit Vlad, appreciate that. I hope you're ready for 3.4. Wishing you a great weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thanks a lot for it guys, really love what you're doing

Vlad Mazurkov

Hello NOXEAM, best way to do that is to simply disable it by pressing Arrow Down on your keyboard and only use it without the UI enabled. There's no way to make the DOF aware of the UI at this moment. But I'm working on an integration that will make ReShade state aware, this can be used to automatically remove DOF when there's any UI element appearing. So in the future it should be possible to play with DOF on no matter what you're doing but for now just disable it when reading dialogue and use it for photorealistic free roaming

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Георгий, thank you for the positive feedback! I appreciate your clothes! The change of DreamPunk is indeed most visible on higher graphics settings because the changes of the Path Tracing is not visible without it. But even without it, all weathers are replaced, the LUT is completely different and the rest of the post processing is based on the custom shaders. I hope you were able to see all of these differences and that nothing is missing!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello nowakowr, that won't be necessary but thank you for the respectful suggestion. I suggest you write me a message and drop som images with imgdrop.io of what your game looks like so I can take a look at what your game looks like. In 9/10 cases any issues are solveable within a couple of message exchanges!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Him just wanted to know how i can make the blur be less present especially when i wanna read text but i can't because of the blur. It's my first time moding Cyberpunk so i have to ask here.

NOXEAM

Gentlemens, I take off my hat, socks, and even my underwear to you (oh my😏). The graphics outside my window are less realistic than this! At first I downloaded it and was like: "so lol, nothing has changed" Until I started changing the ReShade and graphics settings... It was as if I had opened some other game, yes, I couldn't achieve the result as in the screenshots (for technical reasons), but this is already 10 heads above the original graphics, you guys are monsters!)

Георгий Янчук

Hello NextGen!! First off thank you for your work this is revolutionary :) second I had an odd request -- My colors and brightness still seem quite saturated and I can't seem to fix it. Would something like $100 for 30 mins troubleshooting support on a screenshare be something that is doable? I know your time is valuable and would certainly respect that investment with reciprocation. Let me know thank you!

nowakowr

Hello TETSUO, there might be a mod conflict or missing shaders. It is possible this could be the NGD Static Detector and NGD Simple Bypass shader causing darkness or flickering issues as reported by some users. Try disabling them in the ReShade overlay - they are only there for scanning for menus to disable shaders automatically. I've sent you a message for further troubleshooting!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Adrian, please write me a message if you need personal support with the installation. Make sure that your preset of choice is extracted to your desktop properly!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Looks amazing with 5090 when outside but insides and nighttime are way too dark. Anyone has a fix?

TETSUO

hi i downloaded the standar version. i can,t find the .ini file you showed in your video

Adrian Tapia

Hello EJ, that will depend on what your AMD GPU is. Just make sure to use the optional AMD configuration in the ”Optional_Addons.zip”

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Asael Carias, the custom shaders solve most of these issues but there are still some hardcoded story interiors that can get quite dark. The current iteration should make interiors more realistic and manageable versus the old optional exposure addon. Make sure you have the visuals nulled mods and make sure there are no weather or LUT overwrites in your modlist. If everything seems in order, I’d be interested in knowing the locations where you have found this darkness, so if you have the time, send me a message in the messages system and Iet’s troubleshoot!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey is there a way to raise the brightness during night time, it can look pretty dark in some areas of the game. i remember you had an option to do that in the "Optional Addons" folder, but its not there anymore. https://imgur.com/a/Nglpo2Q

asael carias

what should be my settings for amd graphics?

EJ

Hello Zero_Hoots, absolutely, this is easily done by right clicking the shaders that have a hotkey to the right of them in the ReShade overlay (the one you open by pressing "Home" on your keyboard). You can set a new hotkey here by clicking the bar that pops up!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Kenneth, great to hear you solved it, write me a message if you need anything else!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Dan Chan, thank you for the positive feedback! Yes, DreamPunk will work with UltraPlus but DreamPunk already includes its own graphics configuration that is tested and balanced to work with the DreamPunk visuals. So UltraPlus is usually redundant!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

awesome work! works perfectly with the 5090's. does Dreampunk 3.3.0 compatible with the Cyberpunk UltraPlus v6.2.2 ?

Dan Chan

Is there any way to remove or change the arrow keys as hot keys? I keep accidently turning things on and off during npc conversations.

zero_hoots

Hi there, just got your mod, and after setting it up , i noticed there is some ui movement, like head bobbing/camera jerkiness, its a bit jaring, is there anyway to stop that? EDIT 1:15PM : ALL GOOD, I found it... just adjusted the CameraNoise options :)

Kenneth Salmon

Hello Themaelstrommer, thank you so much for the positive feedback. Great to hear everything's working properly. Hope ready for 3.4.0 releasing the coming weeks. Ain't every day you get to impress Royce. Keep being awesome sir and enjoy your week!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, The reshading you have done is something I have been awaiting for 30 years. I was certain sensory feedback will be broken at some stage, however, when I saw your work, as never before, there were moments when the brain did not discern from syntheticity and the reality. That proves REDE is ahead of its era, however, it also emphasizes it was you who cranked up the heat and made the touches that made it alive. Phenomenal effort. Beware. Royce is impressed..

themaelstrommer

Hello John Kelly, so Path Tracing is basically always turned on? Usually the performance impact should be very heavy with Path Tracing on. Did you make sure to install the custom AMD configuration?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mozaic, great to have you back! DreamPunk already includes custom LUTs as well as custom shaders, custom weathers and a custom in-engine graphics configuration. If you want a less saturated experience I recommend turning off the NGD Relative Saturation shader in the ReShade overlay, but I’m not 100% certain everything looks as intended based on your description. Can you send me a message if you haven’t already and include some screenshots of what your game looks like using any image hosting site like imgur.com, so I can take a look your game? There could be something not working or some kind of conflict. I’ll happily take a look at your game!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello REFLEX PROD, that’s probably the most motivating comment I’ve ever received. Thank you for taking the time to write this! Feel free to write me a message if you’d like to discuss content creation in general or if you need any tips, I’ll be happy to help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey, I resubscribed after a year to check out the new updates. I've installed the game and the mod (Overclocked preset) from scratch, carefully following the instructions; Everything works great except for one thing;, your LUT does not seem to be working. I can enable/disable the LUT from the reshade menu and there is no visible effect. Do you have a recommendation for the LUT you use that gives it that grey washed out realistic looking look you have in your screenshots, with the muted colors and so on? I really prefer that over the color-heavy stock colors. (I did also install all the mods in the "Recommended Mods" section and their required mods, and used Cloudy weather and so on.)

Mozaic

I'm here simply to express my gratitude for your work on the custom shaders in version 3.3.0. They look absolutely stunning. I love creating Cyberpunk-themed Shorts for my YouTube channel, and I regularly tag your channel in my posts. It's amazing — about 50% of the people who comment on my videos are convinced that the footage from DreamPunk is some kind of AI render xD. They refuse to believe it's real in-game graphics. I'm telling you this so you understand just how impressive and far-reaching your work has become. Keep up the fantastic work!

REFLEX PROD

Hey red team user here, on a 9070xt. No matter what I turn off or on, path tracing, ray tracing on or off, I get 35 fps.

John Kelly

Hello Next Gen I was wondering how you got your npc's to look so good is that a texture mod?

Ramosity

Hello Lee, it should be available again. It seems to have been a temporary downtime!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

the skin texture mod has been removed，what happened？

Lee

Hello Alex, thank you for the positive feedback overall. For the the DOF, the flickering can be caused by frame generation on some systems but since you've tried turning it off the only way it can flicker is if it's focusing on your gun - this is to automate the process when aiming and generally works. However, it should be noted that only CinematicDOF should blur the weapon. Depending on the preset you're using, this DOF may or may not use auto focus. Try the Overclocked preset if you haven't already and it should not flicker. If it still flickers, write me a message and I'll help you troubleshoot further!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yeah, with tihis addon the game looks just super realistic! rtx 4900+i9 13900, 4k. I though it used to look good, but with this addon that's freaking beast! The only small issue. DOF doesnt work well. The hand with the gun constantly flickeds, blured/focused. I tried plaing with the ADOF and CinematicDOF settings, turned on/off drame gen, recaped to 30 fps... doesnt help. I have to turn it off (

Alex V

Hello Mahmoud, thank you for the positive feedback! The most common reason for overexposure is that the visuals nulled mods are missing or a mod conflict. You could try the "Overclocked" preset if you haven't already as that is not as bright. If you want to, send me a message in the message section and include a screenshot (you can upload a pic to imgur.com or any other web image hosting site) and I will gladly take a look at what your game looks like. This way I can easily tell what may be the problem!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello RaitoONPC, great to hear you've found your setup and thank you for the positive feedback! 3.3 is a game changer for the interior brightness and unintended darkness at night, especially when using the overclocked version. But I can respect you wanting to stick with RenoDX when you've found your perfect setup. In your situation, I would consider copying your Cyberpunk 2077 installation directory (the whole "Cyberpunk 2077" folder) and putting it somewhere else while you try 3.3 on a fresh install of Cyberpunk. Copying the installation directory will safely store your RenoDX preset and all other mods installed. This way you can see if you like the changes or not!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey! I'm still very satisfied with your previous NextGen Dreams preset (3.2). My game is heavily modded, and I managed to make everything work together, it took me a lot of time. The only slight issue I have is the really dark interior areas. Now my question is: is this issue fixed in 3.3? And also, do you think 3.3 is a game-changer compared to 3.2? It took me a lot of time to get the perfect Renox HDR setup. In this 3.3 update, you're mentioning that Renox is not mandatory anymore. I'm scared to lose my perfectly set-up HDR (OLED screen). Do we now get similar results on 3.3? Stay awesome (:

RaitoONPC

hello next gen, this is a great work it looks gorgeous!! i just have a question the sdr version has a little of over exposure that i don t see in your screenshots, did i do something wrong? i followed all the instructions correctly.

mahmoud al saadah

Hello Kyobaru, there are a couple of common culprits. For DreamPunk the most common issue is Frame Generation. It doesn't always play nice with the ReShade part of DreamPunk and so leaving it off is confirmed to solve crashes for many users. However, most of the time, freezing occurs because of another mod that's altering the spawn rate or the scripts in the game. If you are not using a completely fresh install of Cyberpunk 2077, I'd recommend you try that. My favorite way to do this is to simply just move the whole Cyberpunk 2077 installation directory to another location and install the game again through Steam or your preffered client. This way you still have the old mods as a backup and you can see if the issues are resolved on the fresh install. Let me know how it goes and feel free to write me a message in the messages section of Patreon and I will get back to you as quick as I can should you need more help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello there, For some reason my game freezes after 10-15 minutes. I followed your insctruction about in game crashes but it did now resolved the issue. Do you know where it could be coming from ?

Kyobaru

Hello Kyle, thank you for the positive feedback! Texture mods are a great way to increase the fidelity with minimal performance loss. If you’re using 4K there is great benefit to using 4K textures but otherwise additional 2K textures will increase the clarity. You have my favorite texture mod in the bottom of this post!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Anilmemnon, press ”Page Down” on your keyboard to disable this shader. Press ”Right Arrow” to enable the DreamPunk overlay see all the hotkeys available. Wishing you a great week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Anthony, this sounds like a mod conflict or the visuals nulled mods not working. Are you using any other mods right now?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey I have some flickering going on, seems to be indoors mainly, also the darks are extremely dark, sometimes I can't see a thing. Wondering if I can get some help, otherwise, AWESOME graphical mod!

Anthony Diaz

Hi nextgen, thank your for awesome mod. setup was extremely easy for first time mod user like myself. mod runs great however my guns are still blurry is there a setting i need to change for this? thank you

anilmemnon

Very well done! Would there be any benefit to downloading mods that increase the texture resolutions? Would that be beneficial for clarity sake? I know it will effect performance but from a visual perspective will it change anything? Or does the mod you created already do that?

Kyle Schwarz

Hello BIRKY, thank you so much for the positive feedback and spirit! I’m glad you’re enjoying the experience. Wishing you a great week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello there Mark, first of all, thank for the positive feedback! The issue you’re mentioning is an issue that can stem from a multitude of things. It is not directly related to DreamPunk but because of the way that ReShade interacts with the game and the extra load that it creates it can increase the frequency of the issue if it is already there. PC restarts are often related to memory, VRAM or DRAM. Currently there is a known but rare problem that stems from the UserSettings.json not working properly. You can check this reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkgame/comments/1iu1uh7/cyberpunk_crashing_at_startup_reboot_entire_system/ - what I recommend you to do is to install DreamPunk again and try removing the UserSettings.json from C:\Users\(your_name)\AppData\Local\CD Projekt Red\Cyberpunk 2077. Try keeping G-Sync disabled and Frame Generation off. If that doesn’t work, write me a message and I’ll try my best to help you troubleshoot!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi. Pretty new here. In both cyberpunk and using mods. So i followed all instructions and was able to run the game. Beautiful! After a few days though my pc started restarting everytime i played. Tried reinstalling drivers and undervolting but still the same result. So i uninstalled reshade and cyberpunk(totally deleted everything in the cyberpunk folder also) then reinstalled cyberpunk and now i can play again. Sucks to play now though cause the stock graphics just plain suck after experiencing nextgen dreams hehe. Any way around this? Hardware Cpu 9800x3d Gpu 5090 Ram 64gb Psu 1200w

Mark Almalbis

Just like to say a big thank you for fantastic shader kit. I've watched so many video showcases of shaders for CP and people slamming others about having a paywall to get these shaders. I was always looking for other means to get the dreampunk effect but I wouldn't have got there in a million years. As soon as I joined your patreon and installed the files I was blown away 🤯. I've joined others before but just didn't get the desired effect with their shaders and using renodx etc. Your installation pack is more professional and comprehensive and I should have just joined from the get go 😆

BIRKY

Hello Yves Quilliou, press "Page Down" on your keyboard to disable the dashboard blur and the close blur should go away!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mallick, I've written you a message. It sounds like an installation mishap. Let's troubleshoot your game!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

when i have replaced all the files frm standard idk y my game now looks so DARK.. like unusally dark and not good

Mallick

I have a problem with my shaders that make the closest things i see having a blur filter on them how can i remove it ?

Yves Quilliou

Thank you for the positive feedback John, really appreciate it. Wishing you a great weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Dragonspeare, I just uploaded a new video guide for DreamPunk 3.3 that I think can help you answer all of these questions. All the shaders that you described here, the black bars, camera shake and DOF are situational and are supposed to be disabled with the hotkeys displayed in the DreamPunk overlay if they are not needed. It sounds like you might want to disable some of them. Go ahead and watch the video guide and write me a message if there's anything confusing!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

First off, thank you for all the work you put into this mod. I was looking forward to installing my first version, v3.3. I installed & configured everything as per your instructions, except I dropped the main mod zip into Vortex. Is that okay? I'm not sure if the mod's taken effect fully thru this method, or the difference is just from the recommended mods. Just want to make sure I do everything I can to get my game to look as close as your demos. Also, now my weapon is always blurry, as well as, parts of text on signs or the interface, & most objects a couple feet away that I don't look straight at. Lastly, now the menu & interface gets shaky & cuts off its edges. Any way to turn off the blurriness, or extend the range when it does, and also any way to turn off the shakiness and cutting off of the interface?

Dragonspeare

Looks great, your best work yet.

John Ocampo

Hello there, that's interesting, are you 100% certain there are no other mods interacting with the fog? Ultra Plus does interact with the volumetric fog just as an example, but I'm uncertain if this effect could occur. It would have to be certain locations affected if that's the case. How many other mods are you using together with DreamPunk?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Tony Craig, all the external mods recommended for the visuals of DreamPunk are listed in the post. For any personal tips or help with mods, go ahead and write me a message and I'll get back to you

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Loving this mod, it's what brought me back to CP2077. Look forward to playing everyday. Is there a list of car mods that work/are updated for this? I had some trouble installing some from Cars of Night City, I think one of the dependencies was out of date - ended up corrupting some files. So after a fresh install I'm holding off on installing anything that isn't what you've recommended on this post. If you or anyone could list some of the realistic cars/weapons mods that work with this, that would be so great. Keep up the amazing work.

Ron White

can you make a modlist of what mods you use

tony craig

Hello I really enjoy using your mods but I've encountered this problem. https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkgame/comments/1lcvax0/the_volumetric_fog_in_this_game_is_driving_me/ The problem in the second video happens when I install dreampunk and only goes away when I uninstal the mod. Is there a fix for this issue? what could be the cause for it? Edit: It seems to be caused specifically by the 'DreamPunk_3.3.0_Standard.archive'. Removing other compponents does not seem to change or introduce any visual glitches

Ju Hyeong Lee

Hello, how should the gamma be set, I found that it was dark at night after installation and white in the suburbs during the day

lvs

Hi , sorry to bother you , feels like i've done eveything in order , mods are in the folders , but my reshade ''home'' button window is just totally blank with nothing in it , i feel a bit stupid and the game hasent changed at all, much love xoxo

MoRoNiiC

Hello Shaun, I'm just working on new tutorial videos as I write this answer to you. Whatever that creator told you was probably not updated for the custom DreamPunk shaders. I've written you a message, let's troubleshoot your game!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Chaiyanon, what a bombastic introduction with the caps! Framegen ghosting is an issue that Nvidia is constantly working on improving. Compared to 1 year ago, the ghosting is massively improved. I suggest increasing your DLSS quality as high as you can and using as little frame gen as possible, never over 2x unless you're running very high frame rates!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, well done on the 3.3. i no doubt you have put in a lot work. i however feel like I've messed up having possibly stupidly followed a you tube video by a creator. who advised me downloading some other mods then your mod for the graphical mod. but when loading it up it doesn't look right and its poorly explained in his vid but i try to utilize your videos but they've not updated to 3.3 yet and so i feel like i am missing something running a Radeon 7900 xtx with a Ryzen 9 7900 x3d with 64 gb of ram. so I'm fairly certain i can run it. Any help or support would be highly appreciated like i said I'm fairly certain its user error. ha

Shaun Warren

HELLO MY FRIEND DO YOU KNOW HOW TO FIX FrameGen Ghosting?

Chaiyanon Tathong

Hello Kyobaru, are you using any other mods? If you are, try a fresh install, that blue filter sounds like there may be some conflict. Also, may I ask what your system specs are?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yes sir, working on them right now!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Lake Falcher, that’s a common issue when you are missing the DreamPunk shaders. Make sure that step 4. was completed properly. Double check your extraction path!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

For me it says There were errors loading some effects. Hover the cursor over any red entities below to see the related error messages and/or check the log for more details if there are none. when i put the mod preset in reshade menu i also dont see the dream punk menu

Lake Falcher

Looking forward to the updated video guides for version 3.3

John Ocampo

Hello ! I've install the mods and reshades as intended but I feel like the game is not as photorealistic as it could be, like on your videos. I also feel like there is a kind of blue filter on screen. Thanks in advance for your help !

Kyobaru

Hello fettkopf, can you write me a message with a screenshot of what this looks like? Use imgur.com or any other web image hosting site to send the picture!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Ryan, yes this doesn’t look correct. Your video indicates that there is an installation error or mod conflict at play. You’re either using another mod that is interfering with the DreamPunk exposure system or you’re missing the visual nulled mods recommended in the post. Please go ahead and write me a message for further specific help if you need it. If you do, make sure to include some more screenshots of your game and your ReShade overlay!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi there I downloaded standard version with no HDR, with showcase. Just wondering as it's far too dark, how would one adjust brightness, contrast, shadows, exposure, etc.

Ryan Morley

Hey there, when setting up everything I don't get the "Generic Depth" as shown in one of your screenshots, I only get cinematic depth. Is this the way it's supposed to be? Much obliged, cheers

fettkopf

Hello VedVulon, if you wish to change the hotkeys you can do so by right clicking the shaders in the ReShade overlay, which is accessible by pressing ”Home” on your keyboard. You can see which of the custom shaders are bound to what key if you look on the right side of the overlay. Feel free to write me message if you need more help with setup, I’ll be going over all my support requests tonight!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Geoffrey George, DreamPunk 3.3.0 is not meant to be used with RenoDX. It uses a custom dynamic HDR system instead. If you wish to use RenoDX, use DreamPunk 2.1.1 Legacy and use ReShade with full add-on support to make RenoDX show up properly in the overlay!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Snow2Ice, did you check the troubleshooting section? What you’re describing sounds a lot like version mismatch or the UserSettings.json bug. Try removing the UserConfig.json from C:\Users\(your_name)\AppData\Local\CD Projekt Red\Cyberpunk 2077 and starting the game again. If that doesn’t work, it’s a version mismatch and you should make sure that your game is the latest version of Cyberpunk 2077 before installing DreamPunk again. If nothing works, send me a message. I’m going over my support requests tonight!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, I was wondering how to change the key binds from the arrow keys to something else. They interfere with navigating the menus in photo mode. Thanks. I'm very new and still have a lot to configure before I offer any feedback on your work, but I'm eager to get everything set up for easy use.

VedVulon

Hi, great mod but Reno isn't showing when I access the reshade menu on Hdr Overclocked.

Geoffrey George

Hello, my game does not start after following the installation, no error code. can you help me? tysm

Snow2Ice

Hello iRusher - Mobile Gaming, all the hotkeys are displayed to you in the DreamPunk overlay which is enabled by default upon first startup after DreamPunk installation. Pressing "Arrow Right" on your keyboard will enable/disable the overlay. To turn off these specific shaders press "Arrow Left" for the camera shake and "Page Down" for the weapon blur

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Miguel Ribeiro. Yes, that is strange. I recommend you write me a message and include some pictures of what your game looks like (use a web image hosting site to link the pics like imgur.com). I will help you troubleshoot as soon as I can. The truth is that all versions of DreamPunk are always realistic, the newer versions introduce a vast array of new features to the game that help solve a lot of the problems vanilla is troubled by. The same goes for the different presets, none of the presets are inherently more realistic than the other but rather aim for different visual styles of realism. They all maintain the DreamPunk essence. The 2.1.1 Legacy might be more to your taste, it is more simplistic and does less advanced post processing. However, we cannot be sure that your game is looking as intended and so I will await your message!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Herbert, thank you for the positive feedback. Try adjusting the Scene Adaption in the ReShade overlay in the Dynamic Contrast shader, pulling it lower should have the effect you're looking for!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Pineapple, please send me message with a screenshot of how this looks and I will look into it for you. Use any web image hosting site like imgur.com to send the message!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello! my camera in game have a shakes, how i can settings this? And how i can off hand-weapon blur?

iRusher - Mobile Gaming

Hello! Is it strange that I've seen videos from different versions of DreamPunk (some previous to the latest) and looks more realistic than this one? I've installed correctly (and the other recommended mods) the SDR Overclocked reshaded and it has some presets checked there mostly NGD. Do I need to check any other option? (I've got all graphics settings maxed out, I have a 5090)

Miguel Ribeiro

Hello! Congratulations on your work - it's very impressive indeed!I want to tweak some shader settings to my liking. I need your help with dynamic contrast. To put it simply, I want to decrease its effects by about 50% in every scenario (day, night, sunny and rainy weather, etc.). Is there a simple slider that would do the trick?

Herbert West

Hey! I'm having an issue that in the main menu, when i click on continue, the screen goes black with "press {space bar} to continue" at the top right of the screen and when i press space bar, it just goes back to the menu and said something went wrong.

Pineapple

Hello Cullen, that's a Ferrari SF90 Stradale!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Dan Clark, thank you for the positive feedback. I'm looking into making the dynamic midpoint stronger for HDR without ruining the visuals, just like in DreamPunk SDR where the midpoint now is completely dynamic and controlled by the custom shaders. The midpoint in SDR is based on a multitude of factors including, luminance, color of the sky, overall contrast and so on. While HDR introduces some of these mechanisms, it is currently limited to protect the quality of the tonemapping. The goal for the next HDR update is to create a system that can protect the quality of the HDR range but still allow more much dynamics. Anyway, happy to hear you're enjoying the experience and wishing you a great continuation of this week!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello ComptonAB, that's the old video for 2.1 the new ones should be available above it. Thank you for notifying me of this, it seems the old 2.1 video has disappeared. I'm reuploading it and updating the link!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is there a video of the install? I’m new to all of this and the link to the video listed says it does not exist.

ComptonAB

Very much enjoy the 3.3 visuals, major upgrade. I just got a 5090 and am able to get 60FPS with everything running and no frame generation, it’s pretty slick. I do find myself fiddling with the in-game HDR settings for midpoint, which is 1.5 during the day or outside in lit night-shots and 2.7 indoors. It’s great to be able to use HDR and not have to fiddle with RenoDX when lighting changes.

Dan Clark

That’s probably from using depth of field. Turn of depth of field.

Dan Clark

What kinda car is that first ferrari?

Cullen Boyer

Hello. The game blurs out subtitles and other text sometimes depending on where my character is facing. Is there a fix for this?

Mark Almalbis

Hello DJT C, I suggest removing the UserConfig.json from C:\Users\(your_name)\AppData\Local\CD Projekt Red\Cyberpunk 2077 and starting the game again. Refer to the 'Troubleshooting' section in the post if that won't work. Also feel free to write me a message and I'll help you troubleshoot!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello there Sxymlon, can you send me a message with a picture of your ReShade overlay? I'll happily troubleshoot this for you!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello there Addison, that sounds strange. Are you talking about the actual ReShade overlay or the DreamPunk overlay? The DreamPunk overlay will go away by pressing "Arrow Right" on your keyboard. The ReShade overlay should enable/disable per default by pressing "Home" on your keyboard. If it does not, go to your game installation directory: "...Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64" and find the ReShade.ini file (Configuration settings) and open it with notepad. Find "KeyOverlay=36,0,0,0 and change it to something else, for example "KeyOverlay=115,0,0,0" which will set your overlay hotkey to "F4" on your keyboard. Write me a message if it still won't work!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Just keeps crashing. Can't even get to menu. Game starts up and just as it's getting to menu it crashes everytime.

DJT C

Hi, I am having issues with ADOF option in the reshade menu. The autofocus seems not to be working correctly for me, also neither of aspect ratio heuristic options fix that issue.

Sxymlon

When i press windows home the ReShae Overlay doesn't go away.

Addison Apisarn

Hello Carlos Plumey-Perez, replace the old ReShade preset that you were using with a fresh one from the post and install that with the ReShade setup. What usually happens is that the image.fx shader is not installed because it was deactivated before the fresh install. After you did that and also placed the custom shaders in the installation directory again, you should see the overlay popup!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey! I Was wondering if you could help. The first time I downloaded this it worked, and I saw the overlay. However now after deleting everything and starting clean, and remodding, I do not see the overlay at startup anymore. I can press the left arrow key and the camera will shake, however the other keys do nothing. I have an RTX 5080. Can, you help please?

Carlos Plumey-Perez

Hello Drakseon Hu, this is usually the result of a stuck weather state. Have you tried changing it Weathermancer and then resetting the natural weather cycle? This usually does the trick!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Gabriel Tunsäter, are you using SDR or HDR? Also is the game bright in-game or in the menu? If your game is super bright in the game, ensure https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524 and https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874 is installed and then set your weather with Weathermancer to get rid of any potential stuck weather states. Bright in-game visuals are usually the result of this. If it's still bright after this, write me a message and let's troubleshoot this further!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hello, i cant get my shaders to work, when i boot up the game my screen is super bright. What do i do?

Gabriel Tunsäter

Hello Shunon, thank you for the positive feedback. And of course, I appreciate any videos created with DreamPunk, feel free to link your video if you feel like it, I'll happily watch it and give you a comment. Wishing you a great week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello bro I’ve been enjoying 3.3 since release and just wanted to to ask if you are okay with me creating videos using DreamPunk?

Shunon

Hello ZaWarudo, that sounds like you’re missing the custom shaders for the new preset. Redo step number 4. and ensure you’re using the correct ReShade preset and it should work without issues!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

with 3.3 there is an error message for image.fx and I only have ADOF, CinematicDof and letterbox in effects, 3.1 had more effects and was working fine. I reinstalled the game completely in vanilla before trying again and it still doesnt work. any idea? i use de SDR overclock

ZaWarudo

Hey I've been using this for a while and really enjoying it! However, I have two little issues. First, my weather transitions are super fast and it's often immersion breaking. Another thing is that I notice that my cloud speed scales with my character movement; when I move faster, so do my clouds. Do you know of any mods that might be causing this? If not, are there any manual fixes I can do for these?

drakeson hu

I really love the night scenes... I run on a projector and I find disabling bloom is required for surfaces like concrete that can get washed out and bright. I think the bloom was causing my interior glare/haze issue, same with sidewalks. Looks so nice on a motorcycle with DOF.

Dan Clark

Hello Ben Dormer, thank you for the positive feedback, I’m excited it looks like intended. How do you think the nights are working with the new shaders?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Sovereign, thank you for the positive feedback. The shaders and the graphics are intertwined and are continuously being improved and optimised. The fps loss you’re experiencing is always a percent of your current fps. If you’re playing on low fps the loss becomes much smaller and if you’re on high fps it becomes higher. 10 to 15 fps is more than I have seen in most of my tests but it could be related to frame generation, where the loss is usually higher. May I ask you what resolution you’re running and what fps range you’re running at without the DreamPunk shaders activated?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Left arrow key to stop the camera shake, it's part of the mod

Ben dormer

Hello, the graphics of the latest update are incredible, and the custom shaders are awesome as well. However, the HDR reshade presets are all a 10 to 15 fps nuke. RenoDX didn't have any issues regarding performance as far as I'm aware. Is an update planned to improve the shaders? For reference I am playing at 4K DLSS Performance with an RTX 4090.

Sovereign

hi first timer here, forgive me if im barking up the wrong tree, on start up the screen floats around all over the place , its as if its being projected onto the monitor but cant find where its supposed to sit. Ive turned off all other mods and still doing it so just wanted to check if anyone can point me direction of a fix for this please? I would really appreciate it

janks

I think it creates a more cinematically realistic vibe, tricks the brain further into the realism, most people can't hold a camera or even their head completely still, simulates that

Ben dormer

Everything works great as always! Question what's the point of the "camera shake"?

issa dare

3.3 plays great and looks fantastic with HDR overclocked. There is a bit of issue with the color shifting or offsetting based on reflected light, almost like the fog that sometimes needs a weather reset except it goes when you move. It can be seen in the inventory pane by rotating V, or in the apartment on wake up on a sunny morning from the initial camera angle. Great job, this is quite cool!

Dan Clark

Ben dormer

Hello Ante Blažević, thank you for the positive feedback. It's great to hear the HDR mode is working as intended on a projector, thank you for testing it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, amazing work!hdr mode on optoma 35 4k projector looks amazing!

Ante Blažević

Hello ManGoNoMercy, thank you so much for the positive feedback. Here's what to do: Remove "DreamPunk_X.X_FE/AE/SDR/HDR/.archive" from Cyberpunk 2077\archive\pc\mod first. Then follow the installation instructions in the post. Using vortex for your package should be fine and it should not need any updating as far as I am aware. Write me a message if you run into trouble, I will happily assist you further!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Saqib Nawaz. Normal 2X FG usually works very well these days and saw a big improvement with DLSS 4. But the multi frame options are still highly conceptual. The best way to use them is if you can push your original frame rate to somewhere around 80-90. With this base frame rate they usually produce minimal artifacts. But me and many others argue that this then defeats the purpose of MFG. In time, most people in the industry seem certain that the technology will be capable of much better stability than now but for now I recommend sticking to 2X FG or no FG at all

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi，I'm using DreamPunk 3.2,this mod so awesome that make me feel like playing another new game,thx a lot,and I installed the recommend dreampunk mod package from Nexus and only 4K,if I update to version 3.3 and 8K,should I uninstall the whole things？btw,I using Vortex install them will cause any problem ？thx again！

ManGoNoMercy

Hello Justin Madlock, I would suggest you install OC but place all 3 of them in the same location you installed the OC preset from. You can then just hop between them by using the arrows in the ReShade overlay (which you access by pressing "Home" on your keyboard in-game) at the very top next to the name of the preset. The cost is usually about 5% extra between the standard and the other 2!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

What’s the difference in the performance hit between standard, OC, and Showcase HDR? I’ve got a 5080, trying to decide which to use

Justin Madlock

Any opinions on running this with MFG, really enjoy Cyberpunk at 120 fps but the artifacting... any work arounds?

Saqib Nawaz

Hello Nya, thank you for the positive feedback. That would be with the ’Right Arrow’ on your keyboard. If for some reason it does not work press ”Home” and disable ’image.fx’ at the bottom!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi incredible mod how do I get rid of the showcase steampunk big watermark pop up thing

nya

Hello Kevin Legros, yes it works fine with Ultra Plus but I recommend sticking with the custom graphics configuration included in DreamPunk. Ultra Plus is great if you want to have more options for performance!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, compatible with «  Ultra Plus Best Performance and Visuals for Everyone » mod and sosuine mods for quality improvement ? And really good job 👌

Kevin Legros

Hello Avery, thank you for the positive spirits! I haven’t officially announced this yet, but I’ve been working on a universal custom shader kit and custom LUT combination that can be used with any 3D game. Including Starfield. More to be revealed soon!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Need this for starfield to make it look better

Avery

Hello Shunon, thank you for the positive feedback. Did you run into any problems along the way for the HDR version? I'd be curious to know!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Bro I test all versions. All of them look incredible. On my oled monitor the hdr and sdr showcase looks the best. It looks like the start of your videos

Shunon

Hello Jonathan Blanco, that doesn't sound right. Your description does not match any of the results from external testing. Did you make sure to install the regular ReShade version and not the one with full add-on support? And did you succesfully replace the shader files in the installation directory? Please send me a HDR .jxr screenshot of your image in the messages section so I can take a look and help you resolve this issue. You can take a .jxr picture with Nvidia overlay and host it on Google Drive or alike. If anyone else is struggling with the same problem I suggest they do the same. Most likely culprit is RenoDX still being active, a mod mismatch or a an older shader file still being active

NextGen Dreams (Private)

this new version 3.3 looks horrible. i uninstalled the previous version before installing this latest one. im using the non body cam hdr overclock.ini reshade preset. Everything is way too saturated, way too sharp!. hdr looks terrible. forcing me to use renox. i tried the HDR_standard.ini too and it still looks like shit compared to version 3.1!!!!!!!!!!!! it did clean it up a little but nowhere as realistic looking compared to 3.1 the only improvement was the ADOF effect. i am playing in 4k res

Jonathan Blanco

Hello Ej4a, that will depend on the resolution you use. RTX 3000 series should work if you’re using 1440p or below. With 4K I generally recommend a RTX 4080 or above. Specs are about 10-15% heavier compared to vanilla depending on what version you use!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Filip, here’s what to do. Just do a quick removal of the DreamPunk archive file before installing the new version. Remove "DreamPunk_X.X_FE/AE/SDR/HDR/.archive" from Cyberpunk 2077\archive\pc\mod. Then go ahead and follow the instructions for installing 3.3.0 above. In the step where you choose what ReShade preset to use, select the Bodycam version. However, the Bodycam does not work properly with HDR enabled and expects SDR. If you want to use HDR, use one of the HDR presets instead and make sure you enable HDR in windows for your monitor. Otherwise the HDR option will be greyed out. If you want to use Bodycam, make sure HDR is disabled in the windows settings. Good luck and write me a message if you need further help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

What are the recommended specs to run this mod ?

Ej4a

Hello! I am new to modding and cyberpunk. First of all, your mods are great, I really love the graphics and realism in the game. Good job! :) I currently use DreamPunk 3.1.1 HDR, but with these shaders because, for some reason, I have a blurred-out option for HDR, even on my 4 K TV, which I am sure supports HDR. Playing on RTX5080 + Ryzen 9 7950X. Anyways, I would like to update it to 3.3.0 and play with Bodycam, is that possible? I don`t see the installation for Bodycam above. Do I need to download it from a different post? Also, what would be the best way to uninstall the current DreamPunk and install a new one? Images of the mods and shaders: https://postimg.cc/gallery/XBD8Tsy Thanks!

Filip Mihajlović

Hey Xoly Dior, happy to see you here. Try experimenting with these 2 together: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/14292 - https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2202 - send me a message and I'll happily help you with more specifics. Wishing you a great week!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Cheetos, Path Tracing requires you to use DLSS or DLAA, if you're not using this then this is not a requirement no!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hey dream, what camera mod were you using for the bike scenes in your recent video? what is it the dreampunk bodycam mod?

xoly dior

Do I have to play on dlss?

Cheetos

Hello Jrod Booya, usually adding a # in front does the trick, try and see if it works out. The mods you're mentioning should not be a problem, just don't use any LUT mods, like GITS or Nova or any weather mods (except Weathermancer, which is just a weather switcher)!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, do you have all the required mods installed? Double check the required mods and their potential required mods as well!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello lotus exe, this depends on what version you're using. It's usually between 5-10% depending on other components as well!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Kevin Legros, I appreciate the suspense. Unfortunately I have delayed it to 03/06/2025 because of an unfortunate and unsuspected critical HDR bug that appeared in the last testing phase today. I now have a working fix but it needs additional external testing in order to avoid potential problems. This is a very important update and I can assure you it is worth the wait

NextGen Dreams (Private)

how much of a dip in perfromance is there with a 5070

lotus exe

3.3.0 ?

Kevin Legros

About load order from a previous post, In Archive> PC> Mod, the .archive mods closer to the top, when in alphabetical order get loaded 1st right? So "DreamPunk_3.2.0_Overclocked" appears pretty high up because it starts with D. So ETO and HD Reworked load AFTER Dreampunk. and I have skin mods, population, car mods and lots of others. Would it be wise to add a Z in front? ZDreamPunk_3.2.0_Overclocked, To make sure it is loaded last?? Just in case? Or is there no problem there

Jrod Booya

hey man this reshade is great and im enjoying it a lot, i know this problem is unrelated to dreamounk but could you help me out on why weathermancer doesnt work for me? i get this error Ignoring mod which does not contain init.lua! ('C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Cyberpunk2077\bin\x64\plugins\cyber_engine_tweaks\mods\WeatherSwitcher')

Gaming With Callum! H

I have reinstalled double checked I did all the steps including the additional options because I run amd still get errors on loading and the visuals are ass

Matt Gentry

HDR is so much better

Cheetos

For an oled 4k monitor and 5090 rtx, which shader would you recommend using? DreamPunk_3.2.0_SDR_Overclocked or DreamPunk_3.1.1_HDR_RenoDX.ini

hyung jin kim

I have recently fixed my issues and the game looks incredible, even during combat. It looks so good that during the mission in Arasaka tower i stopped just to admire the space, it is probably the most photo realistic game I've ever played (and 150 fps makes it even better) Here are some tips with anyone with errors. 1. Make sure SSAO is on Psycho. It might seem that high is the best option, but Psycho is actually the setting you need. This got rid of any blurry or grainy shadows i was experiencing. 2.For models, be sure to install all patches of the skin material overhaul. If you don't have all installed, npcs are gonna look weird as their bodies are gonna be high res but their faces are gonna be low res.. 3. For DOF, if you dont like it, just disable it in the reshade settings. 4. If none of these work, a fresh reinstall is what helped my game work, by fresh reinstall i mean. 4a) Uninstall game (obviously) and remove all mods from vortex (back them up) 4b) Install game, ONLY install the shaders and the MODS NEEDED FOR THE REQUIREMENTS. Do not install any thing else). 4c) Launch game, apply settings that are listed in the post, make sure everything is max. 4d) Go into the game, everything should look like the photos, not exactly, (depends on monitor), but should look very similar. 4e) Personally, my game was too dark, so go to the optional addons and be sure to extract better auto exposure!. If you have gone through ALL THE STEPS (Including full reinstall) and have not gotten your shaders to work, feel free to message me regarding your issue, i can help trouble shoot.

Patrick Jin

Hello sir, this sounds strange, send me a message in the messages section with an image of the issue (using or some other web hosting site) and let’s troubleshoot!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Nelson Germano, the difference of the main files is mainly in the visual quality of the graphics configuration. As for the ReShade preset for Overclocked, it is using all the custom shaders while the standard and HDR is external and more LUT based. Version 3.3.0 releasing in a couple of days will change this completely. You can use HDR with the Overclocked main file. What monitor are you using?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Sleepwalker9, that depends. What version are you using currently? Have you tried using the hotkeys to disable it completely for dialogues?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Abdullah Sahin, that sounds strange, send me a message if you haven’t already. I’ve been working on version 3.3.0 intensively the last couple of days which may solve your issues when it is released, but send me a message if you haven’t already and we can discuss this

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mario, this window is RenoDX and will only appear when you have ReShade with full add-on support installed. Regular won’t show the menu. Remember it should only be used with HDR

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, it is possible, but quality scales with your rig and what quality is enough to satisfy you is highly subjective. As long as you can play with Ray Tracing it should look good. Optimal visuals are reached by using Path Tracing in 4K

NextGen Dreams (Private)

when I got on the game characters look fuzzy. hard to describe but it looks weird.

Ohhhbehavebaby

Hi ! Can you tell me what's the difference betweeen "standard" and "overclocked" ? I installed the 3.1.1 standard HDR version. Should I use the Overclocked one ?

Nelson Germano

Hi, is there a tune down version of DOF? I really like the effect but sometime it is too aggressive that it is blocking the dialogue/looting text

Sleepwalker9

hello, black color ingame has like purple color outlines and looks really dark in dark areas, I'm using stronger auto exposure but still. can I message you so i can show my problem?

Abdullah Sahin

i installed and all it workdes super well rtx 5070ti. but the second window doesnt appear (the window where i can config the tone, grading, etc) im using the overclocked.

Mario Espinosa

Hello NeilM81, thank you for the positive feedback and awesome spirit! I’m happy to have you here. Hope you’ll enjoy the 3.3.0 update releasing later this week!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

any recs for running this on a 3070ti? so far it seems impossible with my rig

Nemiepies

Hey man, just got my new 5090 and 9950 and yours was the first place I stopped. a lot of videos out there showing ppl how to get this up and running but in all honesty yours is the simplest. This looks eye meltingly good. keep up the good work!

NeilM81

Sorry for the slow reply I missed this comment completely. I always recommend you try SDR first to see what it looks like for you. But that will require you to disable HDR in windows settings temporarily, which usually isn't turned on by default anyway. Since that is an amazing monitor I think you could have great success using HDR with it. The RenoDX version will let you get the most of your high end monitor by careful calibration!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Hyung Jin Kim, I don't recommend using Ultra Plus with DreamPunk unless you're looking for a more customizable experience. It will work fine with it but it's not been officially tested for longer sessions. It may produce unintended crashes or unintended visuals. Remember that DreamPunk contains its own graphics configuration similar to Ultra Plus. Standard's configuration is more lightweight compared to Overclocked!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mohammed Chaara, it could be related to this not being installed: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524 can you confirm if the issue goes away with it?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

DreamPunk is always updated for the latest version of the game, for older versions of CP2077 you will have to remove the r6 folder from the DreamPunk_3.1.1_Standard.zip or DreamPunk_3.2.0_Overclocked.zip (depending on which one you use) before installation. Otherwise the game will not start. If the game starts while you're using an older version and you're getting black screen that indicates you may have extracted files to the wrong location - I've written you a message

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I will try that again. I absolutely had done this. Already. Is this only for the most recent version of the game. I am still on 2.1. I am doing a fresh install of the game as well

Mark Zellinger

Hello Jonathan Blanco, the flickering should resolve when you disable frame generation. Did you successfully use DOF with FG before?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mark Zellinger, that will happen when you’re missing the shaders and textures from step 4. Drag & Drop all the contents of the "DreamPunk_3.2.0_Shaders.zip" to the Cyberpunk 2077 installation folder. This includes all the new custom made NGD shaders

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Remember to also do step 4 which was not a thing when this video guide was released: "Drag & Drop all the contents of the "DreamPunk_3.2.0_Shaders.zip" to the Cyberpunk 2077 installation folder. This includes all the new custom made NGD shaders

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Followed the directions. The LUT on shows a black screen only. Also says errors loading some effects

Mark Zellinger

The game is too bright i cant see anything . I did it multiple times but not working for me

Mohammed Chaara

Hello, I have followed the steps in the video and when I start the game the screen stays black, can you help me?

Roberto Ciorgovean

Im using DreamPunk_3.1.1_HDR_RenoDX.ini and the cinematic DOF keeps flickering on and off. Its so annoying and hurts my eyes. I have everything setup like in the photo you provided. I am using DLSS so i set aspect ratio Heuristic to "Multiples Of Resolution" ive also tried "Similar Aspect Ratio" Nothing seems to solve the issue. This never happened with the previous Dreampunk version. Any advice?

Jonathan Blanco

Hi - would you recommend installing this mod to improve performance? https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/10490

hyung jin kim

Hello Matt, can you send me a message in the messages section? I will gladly help you troubleshoot the issue. I’m about to go over my support requests tonight before pushing for the new shader release!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello NoahS, you don’t need to uncheck anything, you only need to browse and select the preset. Remember you also need the main mod file and the custom shaders from the post if you’re using overclocked or bodycam!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Are we supposed to click "uncheck all" then "check all" in ReShade Setup? You didn't do it in the video guide, but other YouTube guides have done it, so I'm confused.

NoahS

why does mine look nothing like the youtube video lol. graphics are maxed I def have the pov but i have mad ghosting and everything very grainy

Matt Gentry

Hello there Mera, you can use all texture mods but I recommend you sort them properly so that ETO gets priority. DreamPunk should always be applied last to make sure it does not get overwritten but apart from that there are a lot of mods you could potentially use. I have only included the mods that I can recommend for DreamPunk which are used in my videos in general, but there are a lot of alternatives you could explore. All the mods you mention are very good choices and are great additions if you can spare the VRAM!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Mikael Fredriksson, thank you so much for the positive feedback, I appreciate it and I'm happy to hear you're liking it. What monitor are you using? Perhaps I can give even more specific information for your setup!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello there Orlano, that sounds like you're using the regular version of ReShade with RenoDX. Make sure you are installing the ReShade version with full add-on support!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Rovo Sunny, the DLSS sharpness actually depends on what resolution you play on and what DLSS setting you have. DLSS Sharpening at 0.25 is a great sweetspot that gives just enough sharpening to look good on most resolutions while still not bringing out too many sharpening artifacts. On 4K it's possible to go as high as 0.50 sharpening but it depends on your DLSS settings, again, the sharpening till increase visual artifacts from the DLSS if set too high!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey what is the reason for not putting dlss sharpness more than 0.25?

Rovo Sunny

Downloaded the Reno hdr but when I press home I have no way to configure Reno there is no tab for it

Orlando cotto

Installed the 3.2.0 overclocked and renodx. Looks phenomenal! Thanks for this! Will start installing the other mods!

Mikael Fredriksson

Hi! Thanks for making this! Do you recommend any other texture mods besides "Environment Textures Overhaul"? For Example: - HD Reworked Project - Ultra Texture Remaster Repack If you have a "extended recommended mod list" for maximum fidelity for 4090/5090 that would be super appreciated. :)

mera

Hello Enes Akan, I think this error is related to the mod handling in the game, not to any mod in itself. Is it possible for you to send me a picture of the error with any web image hosting site?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I've installed DreamPunk 3.2.0 Overclocked & DreamPunk_3.1.1_HDR_RenoDX.ini, following your detailed instructions. Red4 Conflict Checker shows that there are 26 instances that "DreamPunk_3.2.0Overclocked.archive have lower priority than "DreamPunk_3.1_FE.archive" - mostly related to "weather".envparam. Is this something normal? or did I install something wrong?

hyung jin kim

do i need redmod to use this mod? after installing everything it says mods executabel error after clicking on play. I installed the redmod dlc on gog but after buying it wont show up also i cant enable it in the configurations

Enes Akan

Hello there GALAXYS29100, can you confirm you’re using the Visuals Nulled Mods: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524 and https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874 - if you are, you may be experiencing a common Cyberpunk 2077 bug that locks the vanilla weather states. You can try to set your weather with Weathermancer and see if that resolves the issue. It would be great if you can send me a picture of this darkness in the messages so I can troubleshoot it, I advise anyone experiencing this problem to do the same!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Should i use "Similar aspect ratio" if I play with dlss

Cheetos

Hello, i followed every step multiple times on different installations of the game but can't manage to reproduce the visual effects seen on video. The setup i was trying to use is the overclocked one. These are my components: Cpu - Ryzen 7 7800X3D Gpu - 5070ti Let me know what informations you need to best help me.

cicciodigomma

The dark environments are excessively dark—to the point where I can’t see anything in front of me. This is especially noticeable at the beginning of the Phantom Liberty DLC, in the outside. It seems like something isn’t working as intended. When I’m inside dark buildings, it’s dim but still visible. However, once I go outside and start driving, it’s as if a heavy darkness suddenly switches on, and I can’t see anything at all.

GALAXYS29100

Hey! I have an ASUS PG32UCDM monitor that supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision. Which one would you recommend for the best experience? Also, should I use RenoDX or regular HDR with it? PS: Really awesome work – thanks for all you’re doing!

Bupbi

Hello Andrew, try removing the vignette from the scanner with any of the UI cleaner mods. I can recommend: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/9215

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Page down for dashboard blur

Ben dormer

So i installed the overlock shader, and followed all instructions. However, my guns are blurry, and when I walk up close to anything, it gets blurry. I'm unable to toggle the blur effect off using the down arrow (I remember on older builds I could toggle the blur effect easily). Any ideas?

Dan Zink

Hi, is the game scanner on overclocked preset supposed to look this dark and narrow? Even in the broad daylight afternoon? Think the adaptation setting is a little too aggressive, almost like making it seem every time I press Tab, instead of using the visual scanner, V's gonna blackout. Pic1: https://ibb.co/hRdcpZND, Pic2 (this is inside a lit bar): https://ibb.co/jkpFhTGV

Andrew Lee

Hello can I send you I private message somewhere to ask you something please???thanks

Minas Tsoukalas

Yes disable the say shake using the correct arrow key, instructions should be in the overlay

Ben dormer

Hi NG quick question ive followed the steps in the videos and got everything setup using the overclocked settings but i get a constant swaying in the intro movies, menu and in game with the HUD swaying aswell any setting i should disable for it to stop?

Dr.Sheperd#0004

Hello Sebastian, the answer is yes. However, the Overclocked version includes a high-end graphics configuration including multiple fixes and Path Tracing calibrations that should be more stable and better balanced visually for use with the DreamPunk weather system!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Dexter, your system may have a problem with Frame Generation when it’s paired with ReShade. Try disabling Frame Generation in the game options and see if that resolves the flickering!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Michael, there are 2 ways. First option would be to ensure that DreamPunk gets priority, but it may still be a problem as there might be mods introducing things that DreamPunk interacts with. The best option for someone with such a modlist would be to backup your current modded game and then use a separate install with DreamPunk at the foundation. If it’s a manual modded game, just copy the Cyberpunk 2077 installation directory and place it somewhere safe. Then install the game through your platform again. If you’re using Vortex, just create a new list and use DreamPunk as a foundation. I’ll be answering support requests later today so if you have any problems going forward, write me a message!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

so I have like 1000 mods installed. any way of running this without uninstalling all of them?

Michael Andai

when i enable DOF the background blur constantly flickers. what did I do wrong?

Dexter Dr.

Can I use Ultra Plus with this mod?

sebastian Roman cruz

Hello there sir, this is probably because the custom shaders are missing. Ensure that the DreamPunk_3.1.1_Shaders.zip is extracted properly to the game installation folder and replace when it asks for it. Just so you know, the bodycam is being updated tomorrow, so remember to check in again then!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I set up bodycam mode and i press left arrow (camera shake) button but body cam shake is not working :( Other button (like DOF) is working but body cam camera shake is not working Do you know why? plz help me When I press the home button to view the effects list, I don't see any effects related to the body cam or effects whose shortcuts are set to the left arrow button. Can you tell me what's going on?

주노 이

Hello Ben, the short answer is yes. To clarify the LUT topic: DreamPunk uses multiple steps to achieve its visuals: 1. It starts by replacing all the weathers in the game. 2. Then it uses a custom made LUT to color grade these weathers. 3. It then injects shaders into Cyberpunk 2077 through ReShade and does another LUT pass with another custom LUT. Because of this process, support for the LUT switcher is currently limited. The weathers, the LUT, the shaders and the ReShade preset were crafted together to look a certain way so replacing the LUT will cause the rest of DreamPunk to look strange. I will say however, that I am looking into it.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yes I am looking into it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yes that should be no issue sir!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, you've said not to use with other LUTS does this include the LUT switcher on nexus?

Ben dormer

If the game didn't start that's most likely because you're not running the latest version of the game with DreamPunk. It's either that or you're using GOG with the overlay enabled. Remove options.json from Steam\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077\r6\config\settings\platform\pc and then verify the game files and you should be fine

NextGen Dreams (Private)

run as administrator

Silvija Zivic

Crashes my game repeatedly cancelling membership

Alexander Lombard

pls help i installed it with scr and i did it the right way i even saw the video and did exactly as it said 2 times and double checked everything, then i was confused that the game didnt start, i now uninstalled the mod like it said in the text tutorial and the game still wont start only difference now is that the loading symbol on the cursor only takes about half a second of thinking where it showed the loading symbol for about 6 seconds with the mod

5sc0pe e

Hello Avery, have you disabled the Dashboard blur by pressing Page Down on your keyboard?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Adriano, go with RenoDX version, I think that will look great on your monitor if you spend some time on setting it up!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yes, if you really want to use the main DOF when aiming I recommend creating an offset to the blur by changing the Y coordinates of the focus midpoint in the ReShade overlay. I could create such a preset for you if that sounds tricky you'd like. Just let me know!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

That's interesting, one rare bug that I have encountered in many games with DLSS and when using the ReShade Depth Buffer is that the processing will at times get stuck because of a DLSS resolution error, usually changing the resolution DLAA fixes the problem if that's the case. I'll write you a message later today to check in!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Does the dof work well, but turning on the dof, and aiming the gun blurs the entire screen. I want the aiming person to be seen clearly when aiming, is there a solution?

root0555

Hey NextGen, i have noticed that the Dof dosent work anymore for me, nor the Cinematic DOF or the new one. Do you have any ideas what could be the problem? FG is disabled.

Reuder16633

Do you recommend using hdr or renodx, i have a qd-oled monitor

Adriano

The new DOF won’t focus on the gun before. It used to focus on the guy at times during aiming and if I look directly at the gun

Avery

Yes, there's no problem with that at all, in fact, that's the old way I always recommended before. But doing so was easy to screw up for a lot of people so I went with a more simple approach. Your approach is fine and works great!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello JUN0819, not really, is there any specific thing you're trying to solve?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

3.1.1 In the Overclocked video, are there any LOD mods other than “Improved Environment LODs” that you include?

JUN0819

Weathermancer cloudy weather or one of the rainy ones look best. And daytime. RenoDX version is my fav. Also it's not every area on the map looks as good as others. Try going around Rancho Coronado or Corpo Plaza. I tone down the DOF for playability. Looks pretty darn real to me 👍

Jrod Booya

Question, you say to put the DreamPunk_3.x_ReShades.zip on the desktop, but I have been putting them right in the CP2077 main folder. Then i can switch through the different versions (3.0, 3.1, HDR etc) with the reshade overlay. Is there any issue putting them there? Are they still working right? If they go on the desktop then I assume they have to stay there, so I put them in the game folder cuz I don't want them on my desktop. Thanks

Jrod Booya

Just played the overclocked version a couple of hours bro. Works great, looking forward to trying the bodycam version later!

Shunon

Hello, new mod user here. After installing the dreampunk, can i install the recommend mods from vortex directely?

FENG SHI

I think I'm doing something wrong, I'm trying to get the bodycam setup for 3.1.1 working because I like the "indistinguishable from real life" look, but, I've installed the mod, added the recommended mods, set up reshade, not added any other mods or tweaked any other settings, and my game just kinda looks like a good looking video game still. I do see the overlay when starting the game and reshade is applying effects, it just doesn't really look photorealistic like in your demos, is there something I'm missing?

Matthew Sbar

Hello, will HDR and RenoDX HDR Overclock be added in the future?

S L

to be clear i would like the body cam to be a mod to help me be immersed and focused on what i'm shooting on and not to look like a found footage because it's not pleasant for a playthrough. The dream punk classic doesn't do the job either on that because no fisheye effect and to much changes of focus ; you have to readapt your eyes too oftenly imo. Have a great day anyways

Tristan aram

Hi. Why is the bodycam reshade in sdr but no HDR ? Also, do you think that a very neutral bodycam reshade could exist ? Like no lut, color modification or changing of bluriness except on the weapon (which should stay blurry unlike everything else) + a simple fisheye. That can't be achieved through actual body cam cause it's altering the color gradiance and area of blurriness anyways, even with almost every settings of the reshade unchecked

Tristan aram

Hello John Golden, this file is purely to extend the FOV of the game from 70-100 to 50-120. Removing it will not be a problem for visuals. However, it might be worth noting that I always use FOV 50 for car/bike/NPC showcases and 120 for environment showcases. If you write me a message I can help you fix the FOV yourself for the 2.2 config. Just let me know!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Welcome back Reuder. Would you mind trying out the overclocked version? It was designed to utilize more contrast and to deepen the lower end of the dynamic range, maybe that's more to your liking. I'll write you a message later today when I wake up to check in!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Shunon, OC was just released. Feel free to try it out and report back if you find any bugs!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I had to remove the config file in the r6 folder for it to work with Cyberpunk 2.2, will this cause any issues? What is this config file for?

John Golden

Hey NextGen, decided to come back to Cyberpunk 2077 and thought, i'd try the new Version of Dreampunk. I really like it but it looks really soft for me and lacks of contrast. What do you recommend for the ingame contrast value? Currently have it at 1.0

Reuder16633

Bro is overclocked version releasing this weekend? Can't wait. Can you tell me what the new camera shake shader be like?

Shunon

Hello Gaz, are you using any other mods? There should be a very big difference between vanilla and DreamPunk as all weathers are replaced and it uses a completely different tonemapping including many new more advanced features. There's usually an installation error when no difference is seen. Write me a message and I will help you troubleshoot further!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello yezze, I have written you a message, respond to me there and I will help you troublshoot privately!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, I have done everything as it is explained, but it does not look like this for me. what have I done wrong?

yezze

Hi. I'm struggling to get noticeable differences here. Toggling the LUT makes no discernible difference for me. The bokeh is the only thing that is really noticeable. I am sure I'm doing something wrong! I have the settings maxed out with Path Tracing as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Gaz

The artifacts you are talking about, what do they look like? Are you talking about the current vanilla PT shadow bug? In that case, that's a bug that happens because of the way dynamic materials interact with Path Tracing since the latest game updates. CDPR is aware of the issue and will hopefully will push a fix soon. You can use this mod to get rid of the dynamic moving trees which will solve the most glaring issues: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12252 and you can also disable Ray Reconstruction when Path Tracing to alleviate some of the issues

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Good afternoon, is there any way to fix artifacts at 1080p? If you turn off path tracing and turn on ray tracing, the artifacts disappear, tried also to use virtual super high resolution and did not help(

di5ster

Hello there Asael, thank you for the feedback. Can you confirm the shadow bug you're experiencing is similar to what you can see here: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/15800?tab=description - ? This shadow bug is a vanilla bug that's been around since game version 2.12. Since the latest updates it's now happening on NPCs and anything that moves dynamically such as vegetation/trees in wind when Path Tracing is enabled with Ray Reconstruction. Turning Ray Reconstruction off will make it look better for now until CDPR, me or anyone else in the community can fix it

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello loving this amazing mod. Incredible work. But I notice that trees and large plants have this weird black shadow covering them. Like the shadows are messed up. I just ignore it when playing cuz it goes away for little before coming back, but I’m wondering if there’s a fix. I run the game with Path Tracing + DLSS FG + DLSS Balanced at 4K

asael carias

Hello Adnan, thank you for the kind words. The bodycam version for 3.1 is actually releasing together with the overclocked version this week. The current bodycam mod is based on 2.1 and can be found in that file!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, thank you for this great mod, installed it for the first time with lots of mods, looks like it works without compabillity issues since I followed the not allowed ones like LUT etc. But I can't for the life of it find the bodycam option and how to turn it on or find a download link for it for the 3.1 version of DreamPunk.

Adnan

Hello Little Fish, thank you for the positive words, I deeply appreciate it. I'm interested in the adaptive fog, what preset were you using here when the problem occured? I don't recall using adaptive fog in any of the newer presets for 3.1.0? Did you reinstall ReShade when you installed 2.1.1? The flickering usually appears on when Frame Generation is enabled on some systems and should not be version dependent. So if the flickering is resolved for you now, 3.1.0 should work fine. There are no structural differences between the 2 versions that would cause flickering to occur on one and not on the other. If you have the time, it would be awesome if you could send me a message with any additional details on the process that resolved the flickering for you. Thank you and have a great week!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Brian, thanks for your question. There is no need to download any additional ReShades for DreamPunk 3.1.0, you will only need the texture files for that mod. Let me know if you need any more help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

HI NextGen! New member here. Wondering if we are supposed to download the reshades mods recommended for "Environment Textures Overhaul" I'm guessing no but I want to make sure. Thanks!

Brian Spiess

I tried everything I could to stop the flickering glitch of the CinematicDOF and AdaptiveFog. However I could not solve the issue so I had removed dreampunk 3.1.0 and revert it back to 2.1.1 Now it works fine. I donno what the cause of the problem. but my guess is the new Nvidia graphic driver. I am also very satisfied with Dreampunk 2.1.1 but little curious how it would look like with 3.1.0 if there are no problems at all at first place. Anyway Thank you. and I really liked your mod a lot!

Little Fish

just wanted to follow up, my solution is locking the fps to 30 in nvidia control panel, then using lossless scaling 2x frame gen. for some reason, it looks much better than using the in-game frame gen. low latency too. thanks again for the visuals

xan

had a question, I noticed bad artifacts when using frame gen, mostly noticeable with DOF on the edges of people when walking, I am only on a 5080 so I need the 2x option if I want maxed out everything and 60fps. Still much better than my 2070 but I was curious if you knew a way to make it look better like your videos do?

xan

Hello Levin, it sounds like the preset on your desktop may have been moved. This way the list is always deactivated. The ReShade part of DreamPunk requires the location of the preset to stay the same as it was installed. If in the future you do not want the preset om your desktop, install it from the new location with the ReShade setup again. Hope this helps you sir!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Everything has been working fine up until now. I started the game earlier today and reshade was loading up as usual, however, there are no active settings in the reshade menu any longer when I checked. Disabling and enabling the effects therefore did absolutely nothing. The list is completely deactivated. I then went ahead and did a complete re-install of your mod and reshade, sadly to no avail. Any idea why the reshade settings are gone all of a sudden?

Levin Schröter

Hello Artyom, it is possible. What are you trying to achieve? Best option of you want to avoid DOF in ADS is to move the DOF focus point a few inches above the middle of the screens so that it won’t activate on your gun when it is in ADS!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Photon Ready, Bodycam is available in the DreamPunk_2.1.1_Legacy.zip. Instructions are inside. The bodycam version is currently being updated to 3.1 and is being released in the coming week

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Loving the mod, but having a bit of trouble finding anywhere to download or use the Bodycam portion mentioned. Can't even find a link. Any chance you can help point me in the right direction? I also don't seem to have a Generic Depth effect enabled in Reshade, despite having every other one installed.

Photon Ready

Hello again Billy, this shouldn’t be related to DreamPunk as far as I’m concerned. There are no modules that should interact with the scanner. Would it be possible for you to send me a short video of this so I can take a look at it? Let’s talk in the messages section!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello there! Is it possible to change DOF size while ADS? Maybe there are any settings that can lock max DOF distance or something like that? Thanks!

Artyom Vrublevsky

Hello so I have been using Dream punk a while now. One thing I have noticed though is when u scan and then hack. The colors change and they won't go back unless u scan and hack something else or quit and load game.

Billy 2 Smooth

Hello NotYourZix, RenoDX is always useful for Cyberpunk 2077 because of the high amount of customization options, however, I personally only use the standard HDR with DreamPunk 3.1. It depends on your monitor and how much dynamic range it can display. You're using an OLED monitor and so if its max nits is above 1 000 and it's calibrated it should look fine without RenoDX. But RenoDX is always a good choice. Feel free to write a private message to me if you need me to take a closer look on your game!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Xan, thank you for the positive feedback! FOV can affect performance in vanilla because of culling but DreamPunk is optimized to counter this. This makes it possible for you to use FOV up to 120 without things disappearing in front of you and without only negligible performance impact. I personally enjoy high FOV settings for gameplay & environments, 110-120. For close-up shots i prefer 50-70, especially for car or NPC showcases. Many people feel 90-100 is a great mix between these 2 for a more general setting!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

thanks for this mod it looks incredible and I'm still able to play at my monitors max frame rate of 4k 60hz. I had a question what is the suggested FOV for the cinematic effect? I'm sure it's mostly preference but I'm just curious anyone's opinion. Also, does a higher fov effect performance at all?

xan

Heya! With the 3.1.0, is RenoDX still needed ? I use an OLED monitor aswell and following your note on the HDR settings image, I was wondering if it's still useful or not, not being lazy, just wanna have your pov :D

NotYourZix

Hello there Maxime V. That sounds strange, most likely some installation mishap! I’m releasing a video guide tonight so make sure to check it out and hopefully that will resolve the issues you’re experiencing!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Arthur, I’ve been looking into this. First I’m releasing a video guide tonight and then I’ll see what I can do!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey quick question ! I dunno if you were ever asked this but would it be conceivable to hope for a compatibility patch with LUT Switcher in the future ?

Arthur Lopez

Hello, I was so happy to play again this game but with another visual experience, but so far i could not manage to make it work. So i downloaded the mod on fresh game files and all i could notice was the bloom. Switching off or on any other effects did not change anything except for the daltonian effect. I did follow the install properly, first copy/paste the files to the main game files, download one shader, download and load the shader with the software. I set up everything correctly inside the interface as in the images and finally i also dI isabled the GOG overlay in the settings just to be sure. I also downloaded the mods you suggest. I don't know what to do anymore to make it work.

Maxime V

Hello Jingzhe Wang, thank you for the positive feedback, I appreciate that! The strange brightness you're describing is most likely related to the game force locking specific weather states, have you tried these mods? They usually solve this problem: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874 https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524 If you wish to disable DreamPunk temporarily, the best thing you can do is to set a enable/disable key in for all effects in the ReShade settings and just move the main .archive file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077\archive\pc\mod to a temporary location. There's currently no support to disable the main mod in-game as it completely redesigns the weather system. Feel free to write me a message if you need more help. Have a great weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Absolutely amazing work, it looks incredible. Is there any way to easily toggle the mod on and off while in-game? Without removing the files? As amazing as your mod looks, I think there are still some places where the original looks better (like the parade mission which was one of the most stunning things in the game - with the mod everything is way too bright and the atmosphere doesn't feel right).

Jingzhe Wang

Thank you for the feedback Shunon, new video is dropping in 1-2 weeks. First I need to focus on creating the video guides for all Patreon subscribers

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Been playing 3.1 all night and loving it, the overlay is awesome btw. When is the new video dropping?

Shunon

Thank you so much for the kind words and the video Joseph, I really appreciate that. And you absolutely nailed the visuals. Thanks for making my day, hope you're having a good one!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Your work is so good.. I hope you don't mind, but I posted a brief YouTube video as well with your link attached! A small thank you/appreciation token "=) https://youtu.be/-8cEQg_0Wlc?si=oohR3Hr8C5KSLSoD

Joseph Rinehart

Hello Justin, in-game bloom is disable and replaced with external shader blur. If there is bloom missing in the preset it would suggest that something might have gone wrong with the ReShade installation!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Great video Billy! Loving the gameplay, happy you're enjoying DreamPunk! I hope you continue to do more of these. What's your modlist? I'd be curious to know, because it doesn't exactly look like intended but it still looks pretty good!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

NextGen dreams hope you don't mind but i made a YouTube video showing off my mod list that has dreampunk 3.1 as its base. You get full credit in description and i linked this patreon so others can check it out. My video came out super cool for me. I say that cause my youtube is very ameteur and i just use it to post my cool. Shit your videos are waaay better lol. So here it is hope it makes you smile you are making your community so happy. Thank you so much! https://youtu.be/bkyCt6MDlgQ

Billy 2 Smooth

Was messing around with the reshade settings and noticed that Bloom was disabled. I’m unsure if it is turned off by your settings, or if I accidentally disabled it. Should it be disabled?

Justin Madlock

Hello Muhannad, thank you so much for the feedback! And yes, you are correct! 3.021 was darker at night. It was balanced to be more accessible in 3.1 while still being slightly darker than vanilla. Happy to hear you like both versions!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you for the valuable feedback Joseph, appreciate your support! Wishing you the best week!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Very nice work NGD, but to be honest DreamPunk 3.1 is darker than 3.021 version especially at night maybe that makes it more realistc but 3.0.21 at night time is more beautiful. Both versions are perfect.

muhannad hamada

What is the next Gen graphic if you don't mind me asking?

Joseph Rinehart

3.1 is running amazing, also ty for adding the next Gen graphic!

issa dare

Just switched over to the 3.1! Love the pop up that confirms if I installed correctly as I am new to modding. Very user friendly! Also everything looks amazing as always! Thank you so much for the incredible work!

Joseph Rinehart

Hello Billy 2 Smooth, thank you so much for the feedback, that's such a great way to start the week. Happy to see the mod recommendations are working for you. I'm aiming to adress some of those issues in house with the DreamPunk Toolkit releasing by the end of April. Look for Hyst Bodies on the Nexus and also use this: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13537

NextGen Dreams (Private)

NextGenDreams. Thank you so much for your work. This makes cyberpunk look better than gta6 will . I truly believe that. Thank you for recommending those mods that help dreampunk play better with story missions etc. I did not run them before on 3.0 and it caused issues. Btw what npc overhaul mod do you feature in your vids?

Billy 2 Smooth

Hello Ish Bass, this may look confusing but it was an intentional quality of life design. The optional .archive files are named the same as the regular .archive file to help with easy replacing and to avoid duplicate .archive files, which unfortunately leads to hard to diagnose installation problems. But I'd like to thank you for the bug checking, much appreciate it. I'll try to clarify this with a simple folder name change. EDIT: Renamed the folder to "Stronger Auto Exposure" and edited the guide to clarify it's a modified main file!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey NGD, the Exposure Configuration in optional addons that is supposed to be for AE, is labeled DreamPunk_3.1.0_FE.archive. Is this a typo, or the wrong file?

Ish Bass

Thank you so much for the positive feedback Vyntage, really appreciate it! Wishing you a great Sunday. Enjoy the release!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Big fan of 3.1 already! And an even bigger fan of the Wheel Blur DOF addon in the optional addons, looks awesome. Keep up the good work!

Vyntage

Thank you so much for the feedback Waldo. Yes, you can use that mod with DreamPunk but it's not going to make a big difference in visual quality. I did a lot of experimenting with the Path Tracing settings for Cyberpunk 2077, trying to balance the visual quality versus performance. The configuration already included in DreamPunk is the result of that testing. The biggest problem with most of the Path Tracing mods is that the highest settings just aren't playable even on the NextGen Dreams production rig. But there's nothing wrong with trying it out!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Enjoy the release Ish Bass. Wishing you a great Sunday!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Love this mod/reshade combo. Thanks for all the work that went into this! On a side note (probably because I'm crazy) would adding in a mod like Advanced Path Tracing cause an issue with Dreampunk? Outside of eating more FPS because hoboy, that APT mod definitely looks like it'll eat FPS lol

Waldo Rodriguez

welp. its the 5th! frothing at the mouth

Ish Bass

Thank you for the positive feedback sir, made my day! Wishing you a pleasant weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Weynaey, usually when there’s is such a result the most common reason is installation error or very often a mod overwrite. Would you mind sending me a message in the Patreon message system if you haven’t already? Include a picture of your in-game visuals and a picture of your ReShade overlay!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello! I've installed DreamPunk 2.1.1 SDR along with the two mods you recommended in your instructions (https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874, https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524). Everything worked perfectly, and I immediately noticed the improvement from the reshade. HOWEVER, the visual quality I'm seeing on my monitor significantly differs from what you showcased on YouTube (https://youtu.be/90oVkISQot8 and https://youtu.be/90oVkISQot8). I assume that for the demonstration videos, you used more than just DreamPunk 2.1.1 SDR and the two mods I mentioned. Could you please share your full setup? I really want to achieve exactly the same visuals as in those videos.

Weynaney

Love this mod thank you.

gta5patch

Hello Finnick, DreamPunk should not interact with any shadows this way. Have you tried installing DreamPunk + the Flashlight from a vanilla game install?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Vyntage, that’s awesome to hear, thank you for the feedback. Looking forward to hearing your feedback on 3.1 in a couple of days!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Just wanted to say I'm loving the direction that DP 3.0 is going. Specifically cause I can play the game in clear weather without getting flash-banged anytime I enter direct sunlight. Loving it so far!

Vyntage

do you know how to fix the issue with the flashlight not casting a shadow with your re-shade enabled? i tried asking the mod creator but they couldn't help me. here's the mod i'm talking about: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2913

Finnick

DOF can cause artifacting (I think that's the correct term in this context?) when using FG in tandem. I'm pretty sure it's due to DOF needing a stable FPS to function correctly.

Vyntage

Im using framegen combined with SDR Dreampunk 2.1 and it seems to be working.. why is it not recommended should i still turn it off ?

Nostalgic

Hello Shunon, yes I’m updating HDR and SDR and introducing a bunch of improvements. ETA 1-2 weeks. Video is planned but the update may drop before it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Are you releasing a new video with the new update? Really looking forward to it 3.0 been insane so far. Are you also updating HDR?

Shunon

Yes, I also watched this guide video. I reinstalled the game and performed Dreampunk 3.0 without mod, but I still haven't applied it.

SOON. H.

Hello SOON. H, I can confirm that all files are currently working perfectly fine. Issues like the ones you describe stems either from installation error or mod incompatbility. If you haven't already please watch the video guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e3zzzHXXKuX_hq0SHMNM_0Xsi4jP1C1y/view?usp=drive_link and as always, if you need private help, feel free to write me a message on Patreon and I will get back to you as soon as I can!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

You commented: "The option of one of the 3.0 sdr packages is not working. The noise is also severe when accessing the game. The texture of the character is also output far from real. My graphics card is 5070ti."

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Jason, absolutely, that's your DOF which you can disable/enable with "Arrow Down" on your keyboard!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Would the launcher work? I don't seem to have an exe apart from the launcher, but I can't figure out how to get the launcher selected

Conner Gregory

Everything more than 5 feet away from me is blurry. Any idea what to change to fix that? I'm using the 3.0 AE version, if that makes a difference.

Jason Norman

If your ReShade setup does not include Cyberpunk 2077 you can press browse at the bottom of the ReShade setup and navigate to to the .exe file of the game where it's located in your installation folder. That should work!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Sorry, one more question, I'm trying to uninstall and reinstall so I can compare the two versions again. I'm trying the reshade step, and it's not giving me the option to select Cyberpunk. Any suggestions?

Conner Gregory

That worked! Thank you!!

Conner Gregory

Hello sir, use ”Arrow Up” and ”Arrow Down” to enable/disable Letterbox and DOF. See the ReShade hotkeys in the post for more details! Wishing you a great Sunday!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Any ideas why my the top and bottom parts of my screen are cut off? It looks like the reshades and Mod are working, but I'm missing about 10% of my screen on the top, and 10% on the bottom. Thanks in advance!

Conner Gregory

Hello SOON. H, did you watch the video guide in the post? I take it you’re using HDR? If HDR looks strange, I strongly suggest you try using RenoDX for better customization. For the complete video look: use the SDR preset (this includes a lot more shaders that are not compatible with HDR). The graphics settings are the same as 2.1 but the config under the hood is different and adjusted for better quality. Nothing you need to change there!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Can you show me the setting values for version 3.0 as shown in the 2.1 guide? The setting values for 3.0 shader are only set to LUT.fx, qunit_bloom.fx, and LubaSharpen.fx. Is this correct?

SOON. H.

Hello sir, that sounds wrong. Go over the installation instructions again and reinstall the ReShade preset. There’s no SSRT FIX shader in the preset and there should DOF by default!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, did you use a fresh game install when installing DreamPunk?DreamPunk itself does not cause crashes but crashes can occur with the ReShade client in very specific cases. What system (specs) are you running it on? Are you using GOG or Steam? Crashes are most of the time related to an old Frame Generation with ReShade depth buffer bug that haunts Cyberpunk 2077 or incompatibility with the GOG overlay

NextGen Dreams (Private)

The game crashes a few minutes after launching it, I don't even have time to make the reshade settings.

Mehdi Ouahhaby Temsamani

Hi So it says im missing a shader its called SSRT FIX. Also I notice that cinematic dof is disabled by default on 3.0 hdr is that intentional? oh and I have a noob question. How do i change dof fov while keeping game fov higher?

Billy 2 Smooth

Hello sir, what .ini file? The preset for the ReShades are in ”DreamPunk_3.0.2_ReShades.zip” not in the main mod file!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

im not seeing the ini file in the hdr folder

Perseus Pugh Sr.

Alt Tabbing issue: not really happened before to be honest, pretty sure its path tracing at 4k probably the 4080 isnt liking it, if i pause game its fine so i am assuming it PT. CPU is currently a 7600x, issue with my 7800x3d came up and couldn't afford a new one xd New Body cam Issue: but ye i cant launch bodycam version, i triple checked instal steps watched your guide, double checked everything was uninstalled before attempting, but it fully crashes/restarts my pc when i try to launch the game with bodycam/2.1.1 SDR have tried fresh install and using just recommended mods. sorry for wall of text :3 Edit: Removing r6 file fixed it (body cam), I am on the most up to date version of the game so this was the last step for me to try

ChinSock

Interesting, so you got a reset with alt tabbing? Does this always happen? Sounds like a threading issue, what is your CPU?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

worked fine as long as i dont alt tab then it restarts my pc lol gets around 30 fps with path tracing but capping it at 30 with FG works fine i get a stable 60fps tried loading the bodycam version on my slightly modded version of cyberpunk it did not like that xd i did uninstall and then install 2.1 sdr

ChinSock

Thank you will try this, As long as I get 50 I’m fine xd

ChinSock

Hello Justin, it could be the case that your ReShade is not installed properly, this usually results in a picture that is way too bright. The mods at the bottom are not required they are just recommended so DreamPunk should work without them!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello ChinSock, you should probably be fine on 4K but I can recommend trying the Light graphics preset in the "Optional_Addons.zip" if you need a few extra fps. Fidelity drop will be limited as long as you use Ray Reconstruction!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

yo currently rocking a 4080FE slight u reckon i can handle this at 4k (just joined xd but i norm get around 50fps with dlss balanced with p tracing at 4k in base cp2077) or should i rock 144p?

ChinSock

Just installed AE 3.0 SDR to test out my new 5080, the tutorial mission with Jackie is obnoxiously bright indoors. Is that normal, should I just crank the gamma? Or did I install something wrong? Edit: it appears I did install something wrong, or rather, I stopped reading after the install instructions and didn’t install the required mods at the bottom of the page. Doing that seems to have fixed the issue, although my gamma is still at 1.3 which is much higher than normal

Justin Madlock

currently playin on 1440p max settings without ray tracing and fsr 3 and frame gen and avg 110 fps!

Mors Pax

Great graphics thx so much for creating this mod and reshade! currently rocking a rx 9070 xt and i7 14700k would u say its worth playin with ray tracing and fsr 3?

Mors Pax

Hello sir, try the AE version if you’re looking for a more vanilla darkness level!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

After I install it, during night I couldnt see anything at all.. Try also increase exposure but its somehow off

Ado Passco

Hello sir, use FE for the best visuals and use AE for better control of dark environments. Your choice!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Jason, may I suggest using the Light graphics preset in the optional addons? If you aren’t using this already this will give you some extra fps without sacrificing too much visual fidelity (considering that you’re not using series 5000 the visual loss will be close to unnoticeable). If looking for further NPC mods other than the recommended one at the bottom of the post: check out LxRHyst on the Nexus. Wishing you a great week and don’t hesitate to write me a message if you have further questions!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

this works on a 3080ti - its 30 fps but it works - frame gen helps but id rather just run a clean 30 tbh - also any recommended npc body mods/jiggle mods ? kinda want more natural looking npcs, same with guys too.

Jason Johnstone

what is FE AND AE. im running mods, and id like to make it look as great as possible

ronald washington

No sir, they are not compatible. They change things that makes some of the DreamPunk kit look visually incorrect!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Does this work with Preem Weather or GITS?

Cullen Boyer

Hello Tommy, absolutely, it will work fine on the 4090. That’s a great card!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello JUN819, not it is not required and I do not use it personally in any videos!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

will this still work with 4090

Tommy

Someone else asked about the Ultra Plus mod, but the Ultra Plus mod is not required for DreamPunk 3.0? Do you use the Ultra Plus mod in the video NextGen Dreams is showing?

JUN0819

Hi. I wanted to recommend this mod to my friends, but they believe that it is just another gray filter, like in other reshades. Could you please add more detailed information about the rework of path tracing and graphic settings to the description of the mod? Thank you

Al Er

Hello Huy, use SDR 3.0 Heavy for showcases and the regular version is more adapted for gaming purposes. For the most realistic Depth of Field for close-up showcases I recommend Heavy!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I have a question, which one is more beautiful, SDR 3.0 or SDR 3.0 Heavy?

HUY NGUYEN

You mean the pt 21, what about the other settings?

Fever .

Hello sir, that’s interesting. I’ve never had that type of crash bring reported before. Is DreamPunk the only mod being used? I can suggest removing the DreamPunk[GRAPHICS].ini to rule out any incompatibility problems. The game will still look better than vanilla without this file. If it still crashes it should be related to something else on your system!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Fever, you can use Ultra Plus if you’d like. The PTNext preset is not the best in my opinion, visually. I recommend the second to highest preset if you decide to use it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Does this work well with Ultra Plus mod, if so what settings would you recommend there !

Fever .

ive got 3.0 ae working very good as well as 2.1 but on both no matter what i try my game crashes when i drive at high speeds ive fixed most crashes this is the only one i have left just driving in general i can play through the story for 2 hrs without crashing as long as i dont get in a car edit i know its something with the ray tracing bugging but i can use path tracing on normal game without crashes

Local Gamer

Hello sir, is everything bright or is it just certain areas? It could be because your nits are low for an OLED, you could try lowering the game brightness to compensate in RenoDX. With your nits range, SDR will most likely look the best so I recommend trying that if you keep having problems with HDR (SDR is always used in the videos and is my number 1 choice). Also just to make sure, did you install these for optimal compatibility with weather changes: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874 - https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524 ? Furthermore I've written you a message in the message section where we can talk if you need more help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I am using DreamPunk_3.0.21_AE on a Alienware oled 500 nits max brightness. I've followed your guidelines to install correctly, gfx setting fully maxed with pt and the in game hdr setting have been enabled as well. For some reason the game world is extremely bright. I tired configuring the RenoDX exactly as its shown in your screenshot but no go. Pls help

Shibi

Hello Ricky Bricky, just uploaded a hotfix to adress this. Just replace the files with the new ones and it should be fine!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

For some reason the hair of characters constantly lights up/glows. Other than that everything is working correctly. I'm using max settings with path tracing enabled.

Ricky Bicky

Hello sir, what launcher are we talking about and at what stage does the message display? I've not yet seen any case of DreamPunk not working without the DLC but things can always change when the game releases new updates. Generally speaking having the DLC installed is recommended when modding Cyberpunk 2077 even if it often isn't a hard requirement. Write me a message on Patreon if you need more private help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hello, i need the dlc to use DreamPunk 2.1.1 SDR? the launcher doesnt let me use mods because it says mods executable crashed.

Mak

Hello cookiemonster, great to have you back in the comment section! Usually you have to fiddle a bit with the sharpening on different resolutions. Generally, I enjoy the setting to be in-between 0.10-0.50. I recommend staying away from going over 0.5 with the DLSS sharpening and instead increase the sharpening in ReShade if you desire more texture. DLSS sharpening usually provide a lot of artifacts when it's too high, especially on lower resolutions!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello oniRenku, it is possible to do so. I always stick to manual installation with Cyberpunk 2077 but more and more people are going with the Vortex approach. In the future I may provide a guide targeted more towards using the mod manager approach!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi NextGen it’s me again, as you say,DLSS sharpening should set on 0.25 on 4K.just want to know, If I’m playing on 2K , do you recommend set DLSS sharpening go higher or lower 🤔

cookiemonster

Can you use Nexus/Vortex mod manager for easy installation?

oniRenku

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback. I agree, FE version is more visually appealing than the AE version but that's also part of the design. The AE version has got a primary goal which is to provide better utility for people playing the story. FE version is all about visuals. For the future, I'm looking to do a couple of things. First of all, DreamPunk will keep being developed as usual and additionally I am currently creating a weather suite that will work as Weathermancer but be more accessible and have additional functionality. GTAVI is certainly on the radar but it remains to be seen if there's anything worth improving on it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Tested the latest update just now for a couple of hours. Especially in early mornings and the Cloudy weather it’s the most realistic graphics I’ve ever seen but FE version I think looks better than AE version. I wanted to ask what plans you have for the future and also if you’d like to do something similar for GTAVI?

Shunon

Hello Local Gamer, crashes in Cyberpunk 2077 occur either when using an old game version with mods made for new versions or when using GOG overlay with ReShade. I strongly recommend following the video guide in the post if you’re experiencing issues in case you haven’t already. Furthermore, the questions you need to answer to solve your situation is: 1. Am I using the latest game update? 2. Am I using GOG overlay? 3. Is it possible that another mod is causing an incompatibility? 4. When does the crash occur?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, you are supposed to select that preset at the end of the ReShade setup by pressing Browse at the bottom and then selecting it. If the .ini file does not show, you extracted the wrong .ini file. Make sure that it is extracted from ”DreamPunk_3.0.2_ReShades.zip”

NextGen Dreams (Private)

im on amd im new here but it crashes everytime i load in not just normal crash either crashes my drivers all downloaded manually i tryed disabling one by one and it didnt work its like the base shaders conflict from the shaders exe edit it crashes worse at lower res which i didnt notice im on a 7900xtx with a 7800x3d

Local Gamer

hello for some reason when I try to select on the preset for the reshade setup it doesnt show the ini file i extracted to my desktop

lotus exe

Hello sir, yes, I will be doing that as soon as the next update releases. I try to get video tutorials out for my Patreon subscribers within the first month of a new release!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, is it possible to make a video tutorial for install Dreampunk 3.0 HDR with max graphics settings?

Alexandr

https://imgur.com/a/KiNbNnx thats how it looks on 4k with dream 3.0 reshades as in description and with recomended and required mods sadly i cannot make it look like yours dunno why tho Do you use any other graphic mods i should be aware of ?

Cezary Słomiński

Hey, it looks like you have ReShade DOF enabled in the screenshot. When ReShade can't properly access depth data, the DOF effect appears like this. There's a hotkey assigned for DOF—try toggling it off to see if that fixes the issue.

chrisit

Hello again Clément, and thank you for the feedback. It is correct that the nights in AE will be brighter when compared to the FE version. This is also to be expected as the FE version is more focused on providing realism while the AE version focuses on utility. The AE versions primary goal is to provide better compatibility with the story. The reason why the nights are brighter is because outside the city will be plitch black otherwise. The brighter locations are usually in the City Center. Really interesting with the moon and the stars, I will take a look at that for update 3.0.3!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Looks a bit low contrast, can you send me a message on here with a picture of your Reshade overlay?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yes sir i've checked everything and i have every recomended mod and setting set up https://imgur.com/a/HiUKgeK That's how it looks in game, I will wait for tomorrow to test it on 4k tho

Cezary Słomiński

Hello sir, yes, I recommend using at least 1440p. 4K will look a lot better than 1920. This is because higher resolution helps the AI calculate the lighting much more accurately and leads to less artifacts. So 4K will make a big difference. Just to make sure, did you check the video guide just to make sure you got all the steps right?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, Sorry, it's probably just me, but I noticed another problem, I tried the AE version and I found the nights too bright (well, is that normal?). I now use FE, the nights are much better for me, but I noticed that there is no moon or stars in clear weather, is that normal? In the AE version, I don't have this problem

Clément Dufrene

Sadly whatever i do reinstalled tried other reshades my games doesnt look even half as good and its blurry as hell specialy text as in screen https://imgur.com/a/eUcwhZy I am using 5070TI, but i have 1920x1080 monitor atm, tomorrow i will have my new 4k monitor and i will try it out on it but dunno is it the resolution problem?

Cezary Słomiński

Hello sir, yes, it's less of a problem in 2.1.1 but will not affect the actual game in 3.0.2, just the character creator just as you said. The character creator environment is unaffected by in-game weather which has been adapted to match the exposure range of the 3.0 LUT. On top of this, in the character creator there is a strong light source that makes light skin glow. DreamPunk will boost this light source yet at the same time there is also a very dark background unaffected by the light source. I will take a look at the character creator environment for update 3.0.3!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

When creating a character there is a strong overexposure, in the game itself everything is fine, what to do with it (SDR version)? https://imgur.com/a/RhAJP3z

Al Er

Thanks, it works

Clément Dufrene

It would be to put the ini file in Graphics Configurations for 3.0, can you give me the practical implementation to do it? Thanks

biname jerome

Hello Biname, depends on what part of the Optional_Addons.zip you are using. If you use any ReShade preset it’s always recommended to install it with the ReShade setup. For the rest it’s not necesssary

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, have you checked your ReShade addon tab in the overlay? Usually when the DOF will not work it’s because these settings are not matching the picture in the bottom of post. Take a look there and get back to me!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, I don't understand, no matter the versions, the dof doesn't work. Everything else works, but not autofocus. However it is active in reshade I use dlss4, I have a 5080. Thanks in advance for your help ;)

Clément Dufrene

Good evening, for the optional Zip file we have to reinstall Reshade? Rechercher sur Google

biname jerome

Hello sir, game brightness should usually me the same but can be adjusted based on your preference. Peak Brightness however, should be adjusted to your peak nits!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Disabling the DLSS override setting in the NVIDIA app resolved the issue. Sorry, please ignore this message.

_ cray

Hello, When using Dream Punk 3, enabling frame generation does improve performance, but specifying multi-frame generation (x3, x4) does not seem to change performance. Is this the intended behavior?

_ cray

If my HDR monitor 600 nits, should be my "Game Brightness" set to 700 in RenoDX as in your screenshot ?

Al Er

Hello Egor, did you watch the installation video just to make sure all steps were correct? Send me a message on here and I’ll help you troubleshoot the installation process!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Insane Carlos, I’ll have to go in and comment later today!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, Ive done everything like in the guide, but still doesn't work for me https://imgur.com/a/jeJBATz

Egor Koshchei

Post your reshade settings image and game image.

Ali Paksoy

Hi, I'm using a 3080 and just downloaded the mod using the instructions. When I opened the game, everything is super blurry, even the UI. How can I fix that?

Venculous

This was the result of using your mods with my 5090 😎 https://youtu.be/ZS-6rbY6W2k?si=q9ibo-GAGMLrwv6d

Carlos Infante

Hello Ricky, yes you can switch mid playthrough, just make sure to remove the FE version from the archive folder before you install AE. The difference is that AE allows for more exposure compensation and will therefore work more like an extremely high quality camera rather than the human eye. The human eye cannot quickly adapt to extremely dark environments and so extreme darkness is something that must exist in order to simulate reality. A more realistic approach is to do like in real life, we use a flashlight. I hope this clears things up a bit!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Quick question about AE V.S. FE, what exactly makes AE less realistic? Also can I switch between the two mid-playthrough?

Ricky Bicky

I reinstalled and it still has this error. However, the light settings fixed this error. Would I lose much if I stayed on the light version? It's interesting that literally a day ago everything was fine without the light version

Wonsz Z Nogami

Seems like that did it! It's a shame I'll lose out on some of what makes it look so good but I'm glad we found the culprit

PaulMurphy85

I installed DreamPunk 3.0 FE according to the instructions and everything was ok. Then I wanted to try the AE version, so I only swapped the AE files with the FE files (the whole zip folder). Can I do that? that's when it started happening, and when I put FE back it doesn't help. I'll try to install everything again

Wonsz Z Nogami

Hello sir, this should not be happening, did you replace the graphics configuration with any of the optional ones? If not, try the light version in the Optional_Addons.zip and see if that resolves the hair glow!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, since I installed DreamPunk 3.0 AE, the hair of various characters glows in a strange way. This appears after a few seconds of talking to the characters. Do you know how to solve this? screen: https://tinypic.host/image/Zrzut-ekranu-2025-03-08-174632.3GRnMB

Wonsz Z Nogami

Thank you for the tip Ish Bass, this looks interesting as it may solve one of the most visually problematic things in Cyberpunk 2077. I will keep an eye on it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thought this might be of interest

Ish Bass

Ish Bass

Might be Reshade related, have you tried disabling the Reshade part of DreamPunk to see if that sorts it out?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Sadly that didn't do the trick. I'm not sure if it's related to the interior light glitch you mention in the latest update, because it's way more noticeable inside than out. But I'm using 3.0.2 so I dunno :(

PaulMurphy85

Yes, I recommend you to do so. There are is an uninstallation section in the post that you can follow before installing 3.0!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I have A 4080 Super do i need to uninstall dreampunk 2.1 for the new dreampunk 3.0 to work I use the HDR version

Michael Welch

Hello Al Er, thank you for your questions! 1. I’ve thought of that before but I’ve decided to not work with collections for Cyberpunk 2077 as manual installation is the most straightforward approach for most people. 2. The nulled mods are very simple mods but are essential to avoid location conflicts, they will always be useful unless I decide to do an alternative to them myself!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, great to hear you’re enjoying the experience! Could be related to G-sync on your monitor, I advise you try turning it off to check and then get back to me!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

i'm having two problems: the first one is that V's eyes are very blurry in photomode even after installing the mod "Eyes LOD Fix - No more disappearing eyes". the second issue is that the horizon look very weird and unrealistic, its like as if the volumetric fog in the distance is completely gone even tho i have it set to the maximum, i can see the edge of the map, the way it falls off into the void. i've got a screenshot but not sure how i can show it other than that this reshade is by far the best one i have ever seen edit: through various tests i found what was causing the issue. it was not the reshade but rather the mod "Improved Vegetation LODs" i have disabled all LOD mods now and the game works much better, i recommend everyone else do the same if you encounter issues

Finnick

Absolutely love the way Night City looks now! Unfortunately I'm getting sorta like some white flickering when I'm moving around :( Followed your video installation guide step by step, any idea what could be causing the issue?

PaulMurphy85

1. Can you provide the collection on Vortex so we can just click a button to install everything. 2. With Dreampunk 3.1, do we still need to install Night City Visuals Nulled and Dog Town Visuals Nulled?

Al Er

thx that was simple fix

Wojciech Kaluzny

Turn off cinema mode with the up arrow key

Ali Paksoy

I have problem - when i install Dreampunk and do all by instruction - my vision is cuted - the screen from top and button are not visible - like its forced in 16;9 mode by its not rescaling just cuting so i cant see dialogs and others.

Wojciech Kaluzny

this ini file needsme add to another file?

jinzhishoufu

Hello sir, a graphics configuration is a .ini file that is used by Cyberpunk 2077 to define the fidelity of the graphics in-game. There are many hidden parameters that cannot be controlled in the in-game options that can only be controlled on a low level through the graphics configuration. DreamPunk includes its own graphics configuration designed around enhancing Path Tracing and is activated immediately upon installing DreamPunk!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

what is Graphics Configurations ?

jinzhishoufu

Thank you for the feedback Gavin, great you hear you're enjoying the experience. I can also recommend my personal guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e3zzzHXXKuX_hq0SHMNM_0Xsi4jP1C1y/view?usp=drive_link - while it's for 2.1.1 it's still useful for those looking for help. Just make sure to read the additional notes about it in the post above!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you for the feedback Avery, really appreciate it. Happy to hear you're enjoying the release and I agree, frame generation is finally stable. Wishing you a great week!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Cookiemonster, yes it can work, however not all shaders are compatible with it so it's a bit of a balancing act. I usually recommend having it off but if performance is your main concern it can be toggled on!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Cobblestone, there have been reports of a particular driver from Nvidia causing BSOD with frame generation, have you tried updating your GPU driver? DreamPunk itself cannot cause BSOD because it does not interact with the drivers in your system. If not an outdated GPU driver, based on my experience, I would say that the most likely cause would be a system incompatibility with Reshade itself, either through driver or hardware malfunction. First step after updating your GPU driver, in case it still won't work, should be uninstalling Reshade to see if that helps. Write me a message in case you haven't already, I'd like to see how this progresses!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey man, I'm trying to enjoy this piece of art, but unfortunately i'm getting blue screens after like 20 seconds in main menu. Its most likely not because of the faultiness or underperformance of my components, so that must be some error while installing it. I was trying to install DreamPunk 3.0 FE SDR following those pretty easy steps you left, but to no avail. I've deleted all the mods from vortex, left the turn on mods switch on and experienced a blue screen twice. I also do not have home button on my kb, is there any way to change this bind in config? thanks

cobblestone

Hello NextGen! What do you think of the performance mode in Reshade? Not sure if it will be much different from the original Dreampunk but it helped me improve the fps a lot.

cookiemonster

Loving this so far, for anyone that really has no clue about installing this stuff, even with the steps above lol (like myself) there’s actually a guy on YouTube that helped me heaps - https://youtu.be/hFDtzd6DeeI?si=gJ9WkV8a81cVcGvq

Gavin Blennerhassett

Peak. Love it works with Frame gen now. Can finally use DLAA with widescreen. 3440x1400 with DLAA, getting 50+ fps. Solid. 4090

Avery

Hello there Greg, happy to have you here. I think the reason it won't load is because it's not the Reshade version with full add-on support linked in the 3.0 instructions. Try using this version instead sir: https://reshade.me/downloads/ReShade_Setup_6.4.1_Addon.exe - and I also recommend trying the SDR version when you have the time! Don't hesitate to write me a message on here if you need further assistance!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

That's very strange, I cannot recreate this on any of my systems. If you're in-game with the SDR version of the Reshade, what happens when you disable it completely by setting a activate/deactivate button in the Reshade settings tab?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I'm a long-time Cyberpunk player but new to Graphics mods. Just got a 5090, so have been excited to experiment with Dreampunk 3.X and it mostly looks great. Brights are overexposed with the HDR setting (have a ~3 year-old ASUS pg32uqx MiniLED monitor with 1400 nits max; ie.. not the sort of OLED everyone has today). So I'd like to try RenoDX but it won't load with ReShade 6.4.0.. should I try going back to 6.3.3? I am using multi-frame-gen.

Greg Teather

of course it does. But its only the SDR reshade. this evening ive tried the HDR. ~48 fps base. switch back to SDR: 27 fps base. On HDR with FGx2: ~115 fps SDR FGx4: nearly the same.

Michael Pena

Hello Michael Pena, the main performance impact cannot be from 3.0. Perfomance difference is around 5% between the 2 versions. You can try the light graphics preset from the Optional_Addons.zip to see if that helps (this is essentially the exact same fidelity as 2.1.1). 60 fps Path Tracing without Frame Generation is pretty extreme, like a heavily overclocked RTX 5090. If the light configuration does not work for you I suggest going back to 2.1.1 to actually confirm that your observation is correct. I've personally had problems with the RTX 5090 not activating all VRAM properly causing performance to drop, but a simple computer restart has fixed that problem. Let me know how the situation evolves!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

after installing 3.00 and now 3.01 i have a huge performance impact. Even on a 5080 its hard to play. Wasnt that much in 2.11. For example with 2.11 i had ~60 fps base rt pt... Now with 3.01 its only 27 fps left

Michael Pena

Hello Uncle Sasha, that’s the first half of the installation. Installing a Reshade preset is the second half. The first part will change the graphics but they won’t look proper without Reshade being installed with the correct preset!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

If I drag the contents of DreamPunk_2.1_SDR.zip into the Cyberpunk 2077 folder, does the graphics change? I only installed the first option for SDR 2.1, and the second option still doesn't work. I didn't do anything except transfer the contents of DreamPunk_2.1_SDR.zip, but the graphics changed for me.

Uncle Sasha

Hello Michael, I'd like to add a line from the update notes: "...The coming week version AE will release which will alleviate dark interiors at the cost of some photo-realism...". The FE version is a version that is made to create the most photorealistic free roam experience, which rarely involves dark interiors. The AE version that is releasing in just a couple of days is a version meant to cater towards the story and general gameplay, this version sacrifices some photo-realism for quality of life exposure. In the meantime if you wish to use 3.0.1 FE I can strongly recommend: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2913 as a way to realistically compensate for indoor environments missing proper lighting. Hope this clears things up for you!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I’m loving the work, however I’m having a very hard time with HDR in dark indoor environments. Are way to dark and cannot see anything. Very annoying.

Michael

Hello sir, yes it should work without issues, also keep a lookout for DreamPunk AE releasing in a couple of days that will give you brighter interiors!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is DreamPunk compatible with this mod? https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/9215. I want to use it because using the scanner indoors is too dark. Will this mod break any DreamPunk settings?

Wonsz Z Nogami

Thank you for the feedback Shunon, that’s awesome to hear! Wishing you the best week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

this is insane 3.0 is a big improvement compared to 2.1.1 for me, working great on RTX 4080 i7 looking forward to the next version

Shunon

Hello sir, there shouldn't be any bugs in closed rooms with lighting except the darkness of the FE version - but that's part of the design. What does the visual bug look like? Darkness will be fixed in the upcoming AE version for those that prioritize it. It can also be related to your selected weather. I suggest setting your weather to Sunny while indoor to see if that helps. Otherwise it's most likely something else causing the issue you're experiencing. For example flickering in dark rooms can be related to G-sync in monitors - which is a common problem in many games. I will write you a message and we can discuss the problem further!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is there a Discord server where I can report bugs? In version 3.0, I see a lot of bugs in closed rooms with lighting.

Cheetos

So happy to hear that Josh, really appreciate the feedback and the positive spirit! Wishing you the best week going forward!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, yes, this is a common bug that can happen when replacing weathers in Cyberpunk 2077. Use these fixes as mentioned in the post to solve it: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874 & https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524 - I'll move them higher up in the post as I can see they are easy to miss!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is there any way to fix the brightness in desert areas? In the city everything is fine but as soon as I go to the desert everything becomes so bright that I can barely see anything and I can't even change the weather with the Weathermancer.

NarmerX

Bro you absolutely cooked on this one!! Version 3.0 is stunning. I use HDR version at 4K with RTX 4090 and its a solid 100-105 fps everywhere i go. Nice work!!

Josh Winkelmann

Coo I'ma update! Ty for the swift reply always!

issa dare

Hello Cookiemonster, the SDR Light version is simply a DOF variation of the more heavy one in the official release. The Wheel Blur is a version that is used in the video for blurring the dashboard (and steering wheel) of the car!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Issa Dare, that's great to hear! I just released a patch to adress some minor issues. Next up is the AE edition which will work better for story playthroughs!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Played new version 3.0 for a few hours now with no issues. Also my reshade is working in photo mode and no longer crashing my game after a fresh install! Ty nextgen, preem mod as always!

issa dare

Hello MJ, RTX 4090 .ini from the old 2.1 version might introduce artifacts to hair in the game since the DLSS 4 update. I recommend sticking with the standard one or using the the one version 3.0!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi NextGen!Just wondering what’s the difference between SDR Light and SDR Wheel-Blur in Reshade 3.0？

cookiemonster

Hi! For people who chose to stick with 2.1 version of Dreampunk, is the 4090 ini file needed with the new DLSS 4? Does it increase the quality of the game?

MJ

Nailed it. Thanks for the easy fix! I appreciate your hard work!

Walter D'Alonzo

Hello sir, your problems relate to the black bars and DOF. You can use Arrow Key Up and Arrow Key Down to disable them as detailed in the hotkey section. This will resolve your issue!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I'm running a 5090 with every setting set to max. I installed to a fresh install of cyberpunk, initially with no other mods, then with all of the mods mentioned in this post. The visuals are stunning, when they work. I'm having two main issues - one is that the top and bottom of the screen are cut off, even in the load menu, so I have to blindly click around to find the menu for video settings, and my quick use items during gameplay are cut off. The other issue is that there is extreme, random blurring going on during gameplay. Usually of objects in the distance, which often makes ranged combat nearly impossible, though it will frequently randomly affect objects up close as well, and will even blur text, dialog, and quicktips. These have the effect of making the game very difficult to play. If I could figure out how to get this fixed I think I would absolutely be in love. https://youtu.be/Vhn4Ffr6OKw

Walter D'Alonzo

I'm using 6.4.0, I've uninstalled and reinstalled reshade but still the same error message

akiX

Hi Friend thank you so much lol <3 redownloading

Enola Faye

Hello sir, that's interesting, what version of Reshade are you using?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Great to have you here Reuder, I hope it turns out great for you. Really looking forward to your feedback! Gamma is might need to be set differently from monitor to monitor. I usually stick with 1.00 as long as the darks get to deep in some scenes, but it happens rarely!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello miss*, thanks for notifying me of this. I've uploaded a hotfix, just reinstall DreamPunk 3.0 and it should no longer be a problem!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you looks amazing. I think there is a glowing hair bug. See image of V and npc https://imgur.com/a/eaP5BU7

Enola Faye

Hello again sir! I am having trouble with reshade, for some reason I am getting an error message for effect "Contrast Stretch" which says failed to compile. I've followed install instructions correctly and I'm using Dreampunk 3.0 SDR

akiX

Wow, thanks for updating, the YT video is insane! Very excited to try it out. Just a question, what do you have your gamma set to? I have it at 1.07

Reuder16633

Perfect yes worked ty for the reply. I also saw a mod called "misc settings unlocker" Seems like you can unlock physco settings for various things, I tried running it with your mod and it didn't work so I removed it, but is that something you can do with your mod, unlock all the settings for physco?

issa dare

Bodycam

cookiemonster

Yes Issa Dare, look at these hotkeys to disable/enable shaders at will: - Disable/Enable Black Bars (Letterbox) with "Arrow Up" - Disable/Enable Depth of Field with "Arrow Down"

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Ok I removed dreampunk 3.0 and reverted back to the 2.1 and now my ultrascreen 5120x1440 (With the new one it did not so not sure if that's a bug)

issa dare

Ok so I installed it and the only issue I have 49" ultrawide and the game is on 21:9 with black bars to the side after new update, any clues or? The resultion is set to max and on full screen so not sure what's up

issa dare

Hello Issa Dare, thank you for your support, I hope everything works great for you. Ley me know if there’s anything I can do for you and have a great weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Cookiemonster, thank you so much for the feedback. The fog inside is a problem that is shared by some weathers that rely on the volumetric fog. Try Sunny or Cloudy weather to solve it. I’m working on a more robust fix for this!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Any chance do you crash using newest reshade when u go into photomode? Mines insta-crashes after new reshade otherwise everything runs great

issa dare

UPDATING NOW! Ty so much for all the hard work

issa dare

Damn…3.0 is incredible, except for the weird fog inside, the graphics are breathtaking!

cookiemonster

Hello sir, I’ve seen this happen before. At that time it was related to the location of the preset. I’ve just sat down to try and replicate this problem on my secondary system with no success. It seems to be related to the auto save function and the file path. I’d recommend you fully uninstall Reshade and installing it again. Place the preset on your desktop and install it through the setup as usual. Let me know if it still gives you the error prompt!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, DreamPunk works with UltraPlus as it is implemented with CET but I don’t use it personally as DreamPunk already includes its own graphics configuration. Generally speaking UltraPlus is very taxing to run compared to the visual improvements it gives!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yep, I reinstalled 6.4 and selected the SDR.ini, and it finishes that process successfully. When I'm in the game and try to select/deselect .fx files for that SDR.ini, I get the error. But I don't get errors for the HDR.ini or ReShadePreset.ini.

Andy

You have to use Reshade w Addon Support 6.4.0 to update reshade and effects, and select DreamPunk_3.0_SDR.ini when it is time to select a preset. It works fine for me.

Ish Bass

Does the UltraPlus mod conflict with this mod?

gloop

I've been able to use Version 2.1 without issue. I just switched to Version 3.0, and now ReShade is giving me an error about being unable to save changes to ReShade.ini and DreamPunk_3.0_SDR.ini. I didn't upgrade or make any changes to ReShade - I'm using Version 6.4 w/ Addon Support, and it worked fine for 2.1.

Andy

What is the mod so that the camera moves like this when walking?

TRIKZ

Hello sir, while I cannot officially confirm this I have gotten reports from several of my subscribers before that it works just fine. Feel free to report back if you try it out!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Does anyone here know if Dreampunk works with the Luke Ross VR Cyberpunk mod? Thanks in advance.

Major Straffe

I followed the instructions in your video guide, checked all 4 steps. Unfortunately, I can't understand what I did wrong

Павел Никитин

Hello sir, the by far most common reason why the menu will not open is that the Reshade installation was not succesful. Please ensure that Reshade is installed properly and just in case also make sure that the main DreamPunk files are installed properly!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

for some reason i cant open the reshade menu

Павел Никитин

Hello sir, did you intall these two mods: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874 https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524 - they should solve all exposure issues in the badlands and other locations with forced weather states (they always cause issues with weather related mods)! Make sure you have the required mods that are listed on their pages as well.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

yes if I disable it by pressing down the blur goes away, keep it like that disabled?

issa dare

yes it's the HDR version, I didn't dare touch the Reno DX settings that you recommended. I'll look at that later then, thanks.

biname jerome

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback! What does this blur look like? It could be the DOF looking strange, have you tried disabling it by pressing "Arrow Down" on your keyboard?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, all settings of Reshade can be accessed by pressing "Home" on your keyboard!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, are you using the HDR version of DreamPunk? If so I strongly recommend you take a look at the RenoDX panel. Have you tried increasing the Shadows inside of it to compensate for the darkness?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hi, first of all thanks for your work. in dark corners like the mission at Delamain for example it's much too black, are there adjustments to be made at the level of my OLED panel or even at the level of NVIDIA filters? and if you had some advice on which reshade filters to put that would be great 🙂🙏🏼

biname jerome

How do I access the reshade settings?

TigerGTC

Yes, click cyberpunk and on the next screen you can choose effects, at the bottom you can choose the file

Jordan Graves

amazing mod everything runs great but something my map, and nps subtle in the distance looks blurry is that normal? I have frame gen off and fps capped to 35

issa dare

Hey ! When i download the Reshade App, i can only choose for a application game, ,not a file, so i cant choose "DreamPunk_2.1_SDR" on the ReShade setup.. is it normal ?

Antoine Meser

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback! This has always been a feature I'd like to include but it would require the game to use a static UI as Reshade cannot handle dynamic UI elements. So in the future I expect I will have to make a custom UI that has better support for Reshade!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, it will only affect the FOV limits of the game, feel free to overwrite it if you're using another game version than 2.21!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I appreciate the kind words Neils, wishing you a great weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, Reshade helps this issue as it brings up the darks. Unfortunately not all locations are perfectly adapted to the contrast range of the photorealistic dynamics that DreamPunk brings to the table. The upcoming version 3.0 will solve most of these problems!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey, could you tell me what is the use of options.json in r6 folder? What will be the impact if it is overwritten?

LEMAX

Just wanted to say how much I love this mod. Thank you for making it.

Neil Skufis

I've found turning up my gamma to help.

Neil Skufis

Hello, yesterday I used dreampunk for the first time and I thought it was amazing, but the dark places were VERY dark. I'm using the SDR file, but I didn't install reshade, I was afraid of having performance issues. Would using reshade solve this problem?

Marcelo Augusto

Hello NextGen ! The result is amazing 👌 I have a question, maybe a bit naive. The blur effect for the focus also impact the 2D UI. Is it forecasted to improve it to let the 2D part untouched?

Quentin

Hello cookiemonster, you could use both of those together but there some mods not working properly since the latest update. I'm in production phase right now so I'll have more information soon on this!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi NextGen! How do you think”Not So Good DrawDistance”works with DreamPunk? Or Improve Environment Lod is just good enough?

cookiemonster

It indeed was PQ internal sampling

Ish Bass

Hello MJ, the 4090 configuration will be replaced in the next update as it's not been fully tested for the latest update with DLSS 4. Great to hear you managed to solve your issue!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Reuder, I think this might be related to the latest update, I haven't fully confirmed it on this build yet. Will get back to you as soon as I get more info. Also great to hear the config still works!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello again Ish Bass, I think this one may be related to RenoDX, what does your game look like if you install the regular Reshade? Usually white rendering is related to the sampling, could be related to the "Internal Sampling" option at the bottom of the RenoDX menu! Try changing this option and if it doesn't work, try installing regular Reshade without add-on support to fully disable RenoDX!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

it looks like I fixed the issue. The optional 4090 file was causing problems

MJ

Hey NextGen, im not sure if its a issue with my game but it seems that no LOD mod is working for me, even the one in your mod description. Do you maybe have an idea or is it working fine for you? Btw, i have just found out that the Dreampunk Graphics config file actually fixes the weird metal texture on cars when driving in tunnels.

Reuder16633

Hi NextGen, I'm having a problem where the game's renderer seems to produce a nearly ALL WHITE image. The HUD shows up fine but even in the Character Creator, my character shows as a white Silhouette. Absolutely blinding and unplayable, but Ive gotten your mod working fine in the past. Im following your instructions to a T and I am left confused. Any idea what my issue might be? My buddy who has the same modlist as me (I sent him all my 1000+ mods in an MO2 folder) got it running fine after he bought your pack and installed it over my modlist. I told him to disable all mods associated with LUT or ENV, and he got it running very easily. I am not having such luck, which is funny, since its my modpack he is using lmao!

Ish Bass

Example issue https://imgur.com/a/5Er5xqx

MJ

Thank you, I made it. I have one more question, what the configuration file for the 4090 is in the 'Optional Addons. zip' file?

宇豪 聂

Hey! I am having a weird issue. Sometimes the NPC's and V's hair start getting lights on them and get very bright. Has anyone else experienced this issue before? For me, it only happens with Dreampunk installed.

MJ

Hello sir, when you say regional fogging, what exactly do you mean? If the settings options are affected it could be related to the DOF, have you tried disabling it by pressing ”Arrow Down” on your keyboard?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi，both the DreamPunk 2.1 HDR and SDR versions are showing regional fogging issues, Including the interface of the settings options. What should I do? Thank you.

宇豪 聂

Yes sir!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

"23/01/2025: Performance & Compatibility Update for game version 2.21" these changes have already been implemented into the links above?

Ish Bass

in the desert, nomad mode is very bright

mmmaaarr

Hello sir, absolutely - I have now sent it to you through the messages function here on Patreon. Wishing you a great weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

do you still have the options file for version 2.2?

glory sory7

Hello Sir whenever you have a moment, could you kindly take a look at the message I sent in our private conversation? I would greatly appreciate your time and attention. Thank you in advance for your help

Bruner Tv

Hello Bruner TV, The difference between the 3 versions of the DreamPunk configuration is how strong the noise reduction is and how the Path Tracing is being calculated. Experimental is no longer needed as of DLSS 4 - I will remove this file in DreamPunk 3.0. RTX 4090 version uses additional noise reduction that reduces FPS by about 5 but makes the game look better without Ray Reconstruction - this is also mostly overkill since DLSS 4 released. I've written you a message with further details about your questions. Best wishes to you!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Whats the diffrence bettwen 3 versions of dreampunk normal, experimental and 4090?

Bruner Tv

Awesome, thank you so much for the response! I'll play around a bit more with ACES tone mapping and the hue correction as well as the other recommendations. Much appreciated!

Biff Tannen

Hello Biff Tannen, I’ll do my best to answer your questions: 1. The reason why DreamPunk does not pair well with Nova is DreamPunk changes the LUT. DreamPunk also replaces all weathers in the game is based on its own ENV. You can use the Reshade with Nova but the main part of DreamPunk will not work. 2. It is true that ACES is not working all too well in Cyberpunk 2077, there are several problems regarding highlights and saturation. Overall the ACES Hue Correction works fine, but you will have to see how it works for your monitor. 3. When you adjust the exposure you may have to adjust other settings in Reno as well to compensate. The black floor seems to be a bit strange since the latest update so I try not to fiddle with it too much. Film grain would look much better if added with Reshade, similar to the Bodycam version. HDR is very much a matter of personal preference and very monitor dependent. It’s hard to setup as there are so many variables but when you find your optimal settings the visuals are stunning. Hope I have cleared some of your questions up! Wishing you a great weekend!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, thank you for updating for latest CP! I did finally fix my issues with DOF(oddly on reinstall loading the preset didn't install Cinematic DOF). I have a few questions (hope this is okay). 1. Are there any thoughts about making/modifying Dreampunk to be compatible with Nova City ENV? If not, what specific shaders create this incompatiblity? I was able to get close, recreating DOF, Chromatic Ab etc but not quite. 2. I've watched a number of videos that state that ACES tonemapping still is not implemented well in the game, but ACES Hue Correction is acceptable. Can I run Reno HDR with Reno tonemapping, gamma to "Filmic" and Aces Hue Correction are these compatible with Dreampunk HDR? 3. Exposure generally I adjust between 1.20 and 1.50, I noticed that in the latest screenshots the recommended black floor is 50(I believe this was higher before). Is this a matter of personal preference? Also is this true of film grain? Or would there be detrimental effects to Dreampunk?

Biff Tannen

That's awesome to hear sir, have a great weekend playing Cyberpunk 2077!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

The picture turned out to be gorgeous, respect to the author. My old 4080m gives out 70 fps😆 (but with frame generation, without 40)

Razer 227

I use the SDR version. I double checked the video and the instructions above but I stil don't any way to unbond the key?

Owl

Thank you for the kind words sir, best wishes to you!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

leaving this comment to say you da best !

Knickers33

Hello Owl, are you using the SDR or the HDR? The DOF flickering indicates that you have not disabled Frame Generation. I would recommend you take an extra look at the different sections of the post just to make sure you didn't miss anything, remember that there's also a video guide in case you need it. Contrast, exposure and gamma varies between weather, location and time of day. Make sure that you have: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874 and https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524 for compatibility with locations that have fixed color grading values in vanilla Cyberpunk 2077. Feel free to write me a private message if you need more specific help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I installed the mod according to the instructions, but the game looks a little faded? The contrast is low, as the dark part does not seems dark enough compared to the pics you showed. Also, the graphic is blur and blink... Don't know why https://youtu.be/_OwDNXO2QLI https://youtu.be/wdC6o-1FRvI I use 4090 and r9 7950x, with 64g RAM Edit: Disable cinema DOF and problem solved. No more flickering, no more sudden blur. So now, the problem changed into how can I unbond the arrowup key to cinema dof? I use the key frequently in photomode. I searched the menu but it seems no way to change the bond key?

Owl

thank sir

neriou

Hello boizy, thank you for the feedback. If your game crashes after a few minutes it is either related to the DOF Frame Generation issue or the usual Cyberpunk 2077 memory leaks. The way DreamPunk interacts with the game makes it close to impossible to cause crashes by itself which is why it's almost never reported. However, the latest game update can potentially affect some systems, because of the new DLSS model and foundation for the AI process. You could try to remove "DreamPunk[GRAPHICS].ini" from Cyberpunk 2077\engine\config\platform\pc to see if that resolves your issue. Report back if you do!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey man, I have the same setup as you. How much RAM do you have? I'm experiencing constant crashes with only Dreampunk 2.0 installed.

bozi

Looks amazing, although it causes my game to crash constantly. Whether I play on 1440 (70fps consistant) or 1080 (90fps consistant) the game will crash every 10 minutes or so. Using 2.1.1 RTX 4090 i9-13900k 32gb RAM 6000MHz I did a clean re-install and only had Dreampunk 2.0 active and still crashing. Unfortunate D:

bozi

Thanks for the prompt reply, I will try adjusting the settings as you recommended. Regarding the pixelated fog, I was partially incorrect. I disabled ReShade to test the fog again and noticed I was in fact still getting some pixelation, even with Nvidia AA Transparency. I guess it smoothed it in some places but not all, so I'm not sure ReShade is to blame. I've been using DLSS 4 since it came out, specifically: DLSS Super Resolution, Transformer Model, Balanced, 0.25 Sharpness, DLSS Ray Reconstruction enabled. I look forward to the HDR updates you mentioned. Thanks again!

exteelgolem

Hello sir, thanks for the great description of your problem. The brightness issue you’re describing could most likely be solved by lowering the Game Brightness in RenoDX. I’d recommend trying to lower this and perhaps the highlights a bit - if the shadows are getting too dark. Increase the saturation to make your colors pop more in the RenoDX menu. In the next update releasing in the coming weeks, RenoDX will no longer be needed for HDR and it will work much better with all monitors. In regards to the fog-problem I’l actually not entirely sure as I’ve not seen this being reported before. May I ask what DLSS mode you’re using? What does the fog look like with Ray Reconstruction enabled?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

First, thank you so much for all of the time and effort you've put into this. I've followed the instructions closely and for the most part everything works and looks great. I am having two minor issues: 1) Everything looks a little too bright and washed out, even indoors. 2) My fog smoke is pixelating at the edges. Prior to finding your project and using ReShade, I fixed this by enabling 'Antialiasing - Transparency' in the Nvidia control panel and setting it to 4x Supersampling. Since installing this project and many of the mods, the issue has returned. Here is a screenshot where you can see both issues on display (look at the top of the cloud in front of the concrete): https://imgur.com/a/Bg9FzF1 Hardware and Settings: * GeForce 4090 RTX 24 GB VRAM * i9-13900K * Native and game resolution is 4k * OLED monitor has a max white nits of 1000 and supports HDR. * RenoDX settings are identical to yours except Peak Brightness which is set to 1000 as instructed. * In-game HDR is also configured following instructions (1000 max brightness, 200 paper white, 1.5 tone map, HDR10PQ saturation left at 0) * In-game settings are as recommended: Ray Reconstruction and Frame Gen off, Path Tracing on, FoV 80, all other settings under 'Basic' are off except Motion Blur which is set to low, everything under 'Advanced' is on and set to max Troubleshooting attempted so far: * Turning down Peak Brightness and Exposure in RenoDX. Does help some but then shadows become too dark. Basically the lighting is at extremes. Whites are too bright and blacks are too dark. * Disabling qUINT_bloom.fx and Reloading (oddly not noticing a difference, at least indoors) * Adjusting Game Brightness in RenoDX and/or Gamma in-game. Same issue as above, helps some but then other areas become too dark * No idea where/how in ReShade to attempt to troubleshoot the pixelated fog so all of my troubleshooting has been focused on getting the light to a more 'balanced' state. Sorry for the long post, just wanted to provide enough relevant details so you know I have read and followed your instructions as closely as possible and to best help you help me, if possible. Thanks again for everything!

exteelgolem

Thanks for reply! Will check them by myself!

cookiemonster

Hello Cookiemonster (love your profile pic btw), I recommend you play around with the shaders as you see fit, there are many shaders that are a matter of personal preference. If you tweak something to your liking, feel free to share a picture or even video with me on the messages section on Patreon!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

The .zip is named after the DreamPunk version and not the game version. Just redownload the files you’re looking at called 2.1.1 and you’ll be fine

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is it a zip archive showing 2.11？

neriou

Sorry forgive my eyes, but I haven't found the zip updated to version 2.21 right now

neriou

Hello! Also want to ask about 9 options in the Reshade Home menu can be switch on and off freely? Like:DOF,adaptive fog, bloom etc….Or do u suggest just keep them on default like yours video? Sorry for bad English is not my first language 👀

cookiemonster

Ah, okay just seen it. Updated, looks like it finally works. And no logs errors. Thanks

Lars

Hello Lars, I understand your issue. The nulled mods were updated just a couple of hours ago. Did you get a chance to try these updates yet?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey! I do really like thing that u do! But I have one problem. My System is: i9-13900K 4090 64Gb RAM 6600 MHz I use HDR version with my OLED monitor Everything worked well until the new 2.21 patch. I was trying to find some updates of "nulled" mods, but I didnt find it. Then I found new updates for ArchiveXL mods and red4ext mods, installed them, but its also doesnt work well. Red4ext had some errors in logs files before I updated it, and now it hasnt. But Archive XL has errors with "nulled" mods in logs files, updated as well. But it had no errors before 2.21 patch happened. And now I have super bright and super dark places again -_- Sorry if I didnt explain everything correctly. Maybe you know how to fix it? Thanks!

Lars

Hello sir, both of these settings will work for Cyberpunk 2077. The most important thing in the Add-ons tab is that all checkboxes are checked. I kept the settings to the pre-selected "Similar aspect ratio" in the video guide because it minimizes the risk of human error (since it is primarily targeted towards people new to modding). Turning off frame generation is necessary for the DOF to work properly. If it works for you it's most likely because you're playing without it

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello I managed to run the SDR version and it works, but in the video guide you provide similar aspect ratio, while in the jpg file there is Multiples of resolution, it is about reshade settings. Which one is correct? You say to turn off frame generation, but why? I set it to on and it works fine

mmmaaarr

Thanks a lot!

cookiemonster

Yes, it’s compatible, but it’s not going to make a huge difference with version 2.21. DreamPunk uses its own, more lightweight, graphics configuration. I’d save that fps for stability instead!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

thanks a punch

mohammed

Hello sir, use the hotkey section in the post to better understand how to disable shaders you may not want. For the black bars: ”Disable/Enable Black Bars (Letterbox) with "Arrow Up”

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello i am trying the SDR version but i see black bars on the top and bottom

mohammed

Hello! Just want to ask, can I use Ultra+ Plus from Nexus with this? https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/10490

cookiemonster

So your game is not running? That only happens when the game is not updated to 2.21 or if you're using the old files for 2.2. Make sure your game is updated and then download the files from this post again and put them in the game folder. If your ReShade cannot find your .exe you will have to manually select it by pressing browse on the first page of the setup. This usually happens when you're using another drive for the installation folder of the game. Write me a message on here if you need further assistance

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I need redownload everything idk why

Kyrved

Now i tried to run cyberpunk 1 game is not running 2 steam fix dont work 3 reshade do not found cyberpunk.exe, first step when i try install SDR in reshade

Kyrved

That's interesting, I've never heard of a ReShade setup crash before. It should be related to ReShade itself rather than DreamPunk. In what step does it crash?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

My setup

Kyrved

Hello sir, is the setup crashing? Or do you mean the game? If your game is crashing it's most likely because your game is not in 2.21 or you're using the files posted before the update!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello i'm tryin to install your mod but my reshade crash everytime '-'

Kyrved

Hello sir, download the new files from this post, you’re using the old ones. They will work with 2.21 as proven in the multiple comments below

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, may I ask if 2.21 can be used? I reinstalled 2077 and it still won't open

neriou

Hello sir, thank you for the kind words. No other mods were used other than the ones recommended in this post. This video was recorded before DLSS 4 so it should be possible to get even better fidelity now if you have the right hardware. City Center lighting at night tends to look best when it comes to NPCs, especially in 4K

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey! Nice videos! Are you using any HD texture mods? The NPCs in the one video look spectacular! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90oVkISQot8

Me

Hello sir, did you install the recommended mods at the bottom of the installation instructions? This will keep the forced weather states off from Badlands and Dogtown: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874 and https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, this happens when the ”DreamPunk_2.1.1_SDR.zip” is not extracted to the game folder properly. It’s listed in the ”Known Issues” section of the post

NextGen Dreams (Private)

im using dream punk sdr, outside city view becomes too bright, impossible to see anything, is there a way to quickly reduse brightness of shader for outside city misions?

eich011

For some reason when enabling the shaders, Cube LUT 3D makes my screen blackout. Know the cause of this?

MrSquirrelz

my bad, I was using the old files. I can confirm it works!

Luismi Gómez

Hello sir, update to the latest files by reinstalling the mod, they are confirmed to work with 2.21, they were updated about 12 hours ago!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

My game is not launching after installing this on the 2.21 update

Luismi Gómez

Hello sir, if you go with SDR or HDR depends on your monitor. If you have OLED you can try HDR. Overall I recommend SDR for most people as it works out of the box and is used in all videos!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi sir im new to this, if im only using 4060ti should i just go with SDR? or i can also use HDR? thanks sir

Regi Primakusumah

Thanks it works

솔민 신

Download the new DreamPunk files in the post, reinstall the mod and it will work. I've verified this on multiple systems

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I've already updated it. Just install Dreampunk and the game will run and then shut down. It went well until the update

솔민 신

Hello sir, make sure your game is updated and then download the DreamPunk files again. They were updated recently and so you might have installed the old files. They are now updated for 2.21

NextGen Dreams (Private)

If I only turn on Dreampunk after the update, the game won't run, so if I turn it off, it will run.

솔민 신

Hello xoly dior, update 2.2.1 greatly enhances the NPCs in all lighting because of the much lower noise generated from the new RR. I would recommend using it as of this update. That's at least what I've concluded from my tests!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

what are your thoughts on the new ray reconstruction fixes from the recent update? is it better to turn it on now or do NPCs still look much better with it off? (i can't decide lol)

xoly dior

Hello sir, DreamPunk was just updated for full compatbility with patch 2.21. Follow the below steps to make sure it's working properly: 1. Download & Reinstall DreamPunk to ensure full compatbility with 2.21 - including the ReShade preset. 2. Take a good look in the Add-ons tab, make sure everything matches the picture in the post and then go back to the Home tab and press Reload at the bottom a couple of times. This usually resolves this problem.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I have a very strange issue with DOF. It was working really good until this week where its blurring the entire screen. I've reset all settings to default, reinstalled reshade etc. Also if I try change the focal distance it doesn't make any difference. Any help or suggestions?

_Livinglive

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback and the kind words! I use NVIDIA Experience to record most footage and Premiere Pro for the video slicing. Premiere Pro is a program I can recommend if you're looking to create game videos, it's relatively simple to use. Feel free to send me a message if you need any help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Good evening sir, this is one of the best mods I’ve come across, looks beautiful in game. May I ask what programs you record and edit with for YouTube? I’d love to make a review

Vacant

Hello sir, make sure that the mod pack does not contain any incompatible mod types as described in the Compatibility & Comments section. Mods that modifies Weathers (Weathermancer is fine), LUTs or Graphics Configurations are incompatible. In the case you use such mods, you will have to make sure your preferred mod takes priority!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hi I want to use one of the mod packs, Arc Pack. Is it compatible?

상진 박

Hello Bruner Tv, you can use "Cyberpunk 2077 HD Reworked Project" just make sure "Environment Textures Overhaul" takes priority as it's higher quality. All my recommended graphics mods, which I've confirmed works great with DreamPunk, are listed at the bottom of the post!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

What other mods do u use in videos i mean mods that affect graphic for example do u use Cyberpunk 2077 HD Reworked Project?

Bruner Tv

Hello sir, I would advise you to at the very least use 1440p. Resolution matters a lot in Cyberpunk 2077 as it allows the Path Tracing to more accurately calculate light. Lower resolution = more artifacts. 4k resolution massively helps DLSS to minimize artifacts as higher resolutions means more pixels for the AI to calculate light from. Frame Generation has serious issues with DOF and so I always recommend turning it off. It also makes the screen more blurry but this will not be very apparent on 1080p. Overall, I highly suggest upping your resolution for more detailed lighting and graphics rendering!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, so I'm using the Dreampunk 2.0 SDR with its reshade and I was wondering what else I can do to make it look more realistic. Looking at your videos, everything looks really sharp and there's not really any artifacting but when I'm playing (I'm playing on an RTX 4070TI Super, 1080p all settings max) there's some blurriness and some objects and stuff pop up late. Should I turn off Frame generation?

Totally IkonIk

Hello sir, what version are you using? Try using the arrow keys on your keyboard to disable/enable shaders as it might be causing your performance issues. ”Arrow Left” and ”Arrow Up” are the most likely the ones causing your performance issues. To go back to the standard SDR ReShade, just install it again and you’ll be fine. If you want to remove it completely use the same setup you installed it with to uninstall it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hi, id like to ask how i can return to stock reshade, instead of this and if any files need replacing since we had to put some files in during install. unfortunately im having performance issues.

Sensei

Hello, yes, I’ve turned off frame generation and it all looks the same as the picture. I had to turn off Cinematic DOF to get it to stop.

Philgoodz

Hello sir, have you disabled Frame Generation? Also, did you take a look at the ReShade overlay by pressing the "Home" key on your keyboard? In the add-ons tab of this overlay, make sure your settings look the same as in the picture attached at the bottom of this post!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, I've downloaded the mod and i have DreamPunk_2.1.1 installed. It looks amazing by the way!! but the DOF keeps going in and out even when still. How do I fix this?

Philgoodz

I've written you a message

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, it’s always hard to say, depends on your system. I recommend disabling FG if possible. However if you run the game without DOF pressing the ”Down Arrow” key on your keyboard you should be able to use FG capped or uncapped!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, should that work with FG with the HDR mod and DOF if i cap the fps for a stable fps that my build can handle ?

RonyFleurDePaix

Leaving it like this is fine, perhaps the DOF effect was working properly but you didn't like this effect. It's the blurry effect you usually see in high quality camera shots. If you'd like to have this effect and it doesn't look as intended then steps 1. and 2. can help you get there. If you're unsure, feel free to send me a message with a picture of how it looks and I'll help you navigate the issue!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you! Pressing down worked - just to confirm is it okay to leave things that way or does that just identify the issue and further adjustments labeled in 1 or 2 are needed?

Eric

Hello sir, this sounds like an issue with the DOF. Confirm this by pressing the ”Arrow Down” key on your keyboard to disable the effect. If the DOF is not working as intended it’s most likely related to 1. Frame Generation being activated or 2. Not properly setup settings tab in the ReShade overlay. Make sure you check these two things. The ReShade add-ons tab can be accessed through the overlay by pressing ”Home” on your keyboard!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello - I tried searching before posting. But I followed the video for the SDR installation. Mostly everything looks great but I have very blurry patches that come and go depending on where I pan the camera to. Any suggestions?

Eric

Hello sir, make sure you extracted the "DreamPunk_2.1_HDR.zip" to the game directory and the "DreamPunk_2.1.1_ReShades.zip" to your desktop. Black screen always indicates that you are missing .cube file from the mod itself. In this case ReShade cannot load the proper LUT and the screen will be black!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, make sure you're on the shader selection step. You might be browsing in the first page in which case no preset files will be selectable!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi there, so im on the step of extracting the DreamPunkHDR file to desktop (easy) but when i go to open it with reshade, literally none of my files on my desktop are available, only folders are. So i created a fake folder and placed the ini file in there, and when i open that folder with reshade it says the folders empty. I can go to a regular file explorer and "show hidden files" which shows the ini file but i can't do that with reshade. Any tips?

your death

How do I fix the black screen on start up (HDR version) even when tacking the .ini file from the desktop it gives me a black screen

Fox

Hello sir, you need to take a look in your ReShade overlay in the add-ons tab. Make sure your settings look the same as in the picture provided at the bottom of the post. Also, you can disable DOF by pressing the "Down Arrow" key on your keyboard. If this will not work, let me know and I will help you further privately!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hey! i dont think i can add a picture but the game looks super pixely after downloading sdr. is there any fix for this? also parts of the menu and game become blurry

Parker Denis

Hello sir, the RenoDX menu will only appear if you're using ReShade with full add-on support: https://reshade.me/downloads/ReShade_Setup_6.3.3_Addon.exe - I would also like to add that if your screen is an OLED then HDR will be a great idea. However, if your screen is QLED or any other type of panel, SDR will most likely look better and will still benefit somewhat from your screens extended contrast range

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey there, Loving the mod so far. Had the SDR version installed but have just upgraded to a screen with HDR. So I have installed the HDR mod but the RenoDX menu is not appearing when I click home. I believe I have installed it correctly, any ideas why this might not be showing? Thanks

MysticalFlavour

Are you using the visuals nulled mod as recommended in the installation guide? The overexposure outside the city and in Dogtown is related to these 2 not working properly. The grainy texture you’re mentioning is most likely related to your ReShade add-on tab not being completely correctly setup

NextGen Dreams (Private)

this is what my game looks like as well. followed all the steps but brightness seems off and everything seems grainy

Benny H

Yes, I can see your perspective. This is actually a quite fascinating topic. To give you some insight: I use a top of the line OLED HDR monitor made for professional color calibration to calibrate DreamPunk. I can tell you that SDR in many cases look more realistic simply because the format is so closely tied to what we're used to seeing from real world videos. HDR is an awesome technology but we have to be a little careful to view it as plainly "better" than SDR. While HDR can display a wider range of color and contrast, SDR tends to be closer to how our eyes have adapted to perceive realism in both videos and games. Anyway, I hope you resolve your issue, otherwise again, feel free to write me a message!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thanks, I can confirm the add on's tab is showing correctly and Reno is enabled. I've got a higher end Asus HDR monitor I'd prefer not to use SDR (seems like a downgrade, given running a 4090 an HDR screen) but will give this a try with the results. :)

Biff Tannen

Hello Biff, DreamPunk is not compatible with any LUT or ENV mod as it uses its own LUT. The DOF should work without problem. Troubleshoot by: 1. Check your add-ons tab in the ReShade overlay just to make sure you have set the correct settings there. 2. For the video look, try to install the standard ReShade version and use the regular SDR version of DreamPunk with the Production Preset in the Optional_Addons.zip. This is a much stronger DOF more suited for showcases rather than gameplay. Remember that you can disable the DOF at will by pressing the ”Down Arrow” on your keyboard. If nothing works, send me a picture of what your game looks like as well as a picture of your ReShade overlay using the message function here on Patreon and I will try my best to assist you privately!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

HI there, did DOF get adjusted by any chance with any recent updates? I've done a complete reinstallation of the game, reinstalled Reshade, deployed the HDR ini, Reno and the additional files (with the 4090 graphics preset). When I have cinematic DOF turned on in Reshade I only seem to be getting the effect most pronounced in the menus? Any ideas what might be causing this? Also this is 100 percent not compatible with ENV(Nova City, Preem Weather) correct, but is compatible with LUT(adjust strength and LUT Correction to 0)? I had Nova City installed- I uninstalled it and went back to Weather Switcher and still same issues? I'm on game version 2.2.

Biff Tannen

Both give a distinct look to the game. DreamPunk is focused only on achieving realism while the Photorealistic Reshade goes closer to the original Cyberpunk 2077 vibe. Only use one of them!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is Cyberpunk 2077 Photorealistic ReShade somehow compatible with DreamPunk? If so, is there some point to install both of them?

Maksym Raskin

I am using 4K OLED HDR 55" TV to play, I believe in this situation HDR is a must to see full potential of OLED display :)

Adrian Pawlata

You really had DOF enabled.

Elessandro Gonzaga

I have a video where I show that you can use DOF without having to lock the fps or if even crashing it keeps flickering. My video: https://youtu.be/Mf1uwZJQRUM?si=QD-4aFwfV-vVNk54

Elessandro Gonzaga

Oh, yeah, I don't know what I was thinking! Thank you!

VVaypoint

Hellon Reuder, I almost never use RR unless I’m recording a very specific gameplay scene. It can actually boost the stability of the game to have it on, but overall RR off looks better. I believe DLSS 4 will reduce the RR artifacts a lot due to the faster AI, so soon I might default to using RR!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, did you extract the file from ”DreamPunk_2.1.1_Reshades.zip” to your desktop? Remember that this is not the same .zip as the one you’re using to install the main DreamPunk files

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey NextGen, would you recommend turning on RR all the time? It really enhances the lighting but on the other site it makes everything look a bit oily and it kinda has ghosting.

Reuder16633

Hi, sorry. I'm either unable, or too stupid to select the file in the installation setup of ReShade. Is there any clarification you could provide me?

VVaypoint

Hello sir, regarding bodycam in HDR it’s an interesting idea. However the bodycam version simulates a real life bodycam which never records in HDR but rather limits the color range. HDR is not always the better display format, SDR can look more realistic depending on the situation. In regards to your second question. You’re experiencing darkness issues that mostly relates to DreamPunks very deep blacks. On many monitors in HDR, this can be countered by increasing the exposure or the shadows in RenoDX. You can also lower the LUT Strength in RenoDX as that can help get the contrast right for your monitor. Another alternative you can try is to disable the Cube3D shader in ReShade!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Also - will be there Bodycam but HDR version?

Adrian Pawlata

its been disabled eyes still look black

splatk

Hello sir, that depends, do you have any other mods installed?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

i watched the video for the installation but does anything differ if im using nexus mods to launch the game?

richard ogden

Hi, could you please tell me how to uninstall safely Dreampunk? Hopefully, I don't have to make a clean reinstallation of the game?

Filip

SDR

Jeffrey

Hello sir, this is a problem related to DLSS, Ray Reconstructiom and Frame Generation. DLSS 4 will most likely solve most of these problems and it’s coming out at the end of January!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, are you using SDR or HDR?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello i have a question everything is working good .. for me is just the brightnes of the lamps at night and some brightnes being too high at day Running 1440p Ryzen 9 7950x3d. AMD rx 7900xt Any good settings for AMD setups ?

Jeffrey

Hello can you please tell me how to fix the light and shadow afterimage problem? i did all install right but this still happen

MellowShiba

ok, now I see, you are 100% right, black cars are not caused by Dreampunk. It must be some weird bug, it seems it is not connected to mods at all. Still it doesn't show the intended quality https://imgur.com/scDNANa you can see on the picture it isn't working right?

Filip

Hello sir, this sounds like a Ray Reconstruction bug, have you tried disabling it?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

everything looks good im playing at 1080p but the main issue is during sunny weather most npcs eyes look black from medium distance like 6 feet

splatk

Hello sir, your cars turning black is not related to DreamPunk. I would advise you to check your modlist as it sounds like you might be having serious conflicts causing DreamPunk to not look as intended. Feel free to write me a message should you need to troubleshoot further!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi there. I went for SDR version, followed your tutorial, copied all your steps 100%, but I cannot see the same quality as you showed in your vidoes. FPS dropped singnificantly, the ingame test showed it dropped to avg. 41 FPS (I guess it is because frame generation is off). Anyway it does not show the quality the same as in your videos. Also all cars turned black. Don't know what causes this, dreampunk or another mod. Running RTX4090, i9-14900KF 64 RAM.

Filip

Hello sir, your tests do indeed indicate that the GPU is working overtime to keep up. However the Path Tracing in Cyberpunk 2077 is very CPU bound and some processors with many threads can have a hard time to properly use all of its capacity. I would have expected your CPU to be using more than 25-30%. I believe your best bet is to try to use frame generation with a low fps cap. Setting your fps cap in-game to 29-35 and activating Frame Generation with Balanced DLSS could give a smoother gameplay experience while minimizing the Frame Generation related problems with ReShade. I would also advice you try to use Ray Reconstruction as for some setups this can actually increase the fps with 10-20%

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, you need to uninstall ReShade as well with the setup, otherwise it will always remain!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi! I installed this and it worked perfectly fine, However, I want to remove it so I can install it onto a different system. I’ve reinstalled the entire game and it still seems to be using it? Should this be happening? Is there a proper way to remove it completely?

RealDogGuy

Thank you for your help! I've run some detailed benchmarks with different DLSS settings while keeping Path Tracing on and Ray Reconstruction off. Here are the results: DLSS Quality: 29.51 FPS DLSS Balanced: 36.08 FPS DLSS Performance: 44.21 FPS DLSS Ultra Performance: 64.69 FPS While Ultra Performance gives the best framerates, I notice a significant drop in visual quality that detracts from the mod's beautiful aesthetics. Performance DLSS seems to be the best balance I've found so far, giving me mid-40s FPS while maintaining decent visuals. During the actual benchmark runs, GPU utilization stays consistently high (95-99%), while CPU utilization remains relatively low (around 25-30%, occasionally peaking to 40%). This suggests the workload is primarily GPU-bound, which makes sense given the path tracing. I'm running 96GB of RAM at 6400MHz, and temperatures remain stable throughout testing. Is there anything else you'd recommend I try to optimize performance while maintaining the visual quality your mod is capable of?

Barnett Lobel

Yes it works. Thanks to Barnett and NextGen for the help

Wonsz Z Nogami

Hello sir, let me first say your game looks incredible, wonderfully set up by you. I would like to ask you, what is your CPU load during the gameplay? Your RTX 4090 should be able to push higher - around 45-50 at least I would expect. But it could be related to a CPU bottleneck. Also related to this is the speed of your RAM. It’s also possible that it might be related to the DLSS, I wonder how your FPS responds when you use a lower DLSS setting?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, I will answer your latest comment in this comment thread. Make sure you have installed the visuals nulled mod recommended at the bottom of the installation instructions. This will most likely solve your visual issue. Your FPS issue cannot be fixed unless you switch to the original SDR preset which is much less demanding than the bodycam version!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I'm having an issue with frame rates after installing DreamPunk 2.1.1 SDR. First, I want to say the mod looks absolutely incredible - the visual quality is stunning and I can see the amazing potential. My setup: - RTX 4090 - AMD 7950X3D - 96GB RAM - Playing at 4K resolution Graphics settings: - Everything set to MAX per instructions - Path Tracing enabled - Ray Reconstruction disabled - DLSS settings at recommended 0.25 for 4K Installation steps I followed: 1. Fresh install of Cyberpunk 2. Installed DreamPunk 2.1 SDR files into game directory 3. Installed ReShade 6.3.3 with the DreamPunk_2.1_SDR preset 4. Configured Add-ons tab settings to match the reference picture 5. Not using Frame Generation 6. Recommended mods installed in fresh Vortex profile Issue: I'm experiencing a maximum of around 30 FPS, which seems unusually low for my hardware. I've double-checked that I'm not using Frame Generation and followed all installation steps carefully. With this hardware setup and recommended settings, I would expect better performance. Screenshots: https://tinypic.host/image/benchmark.20Mx1Z https://tinypic.host/image/current-mods.20MTFR (Cybertweaks 1.34.1 enabled, disabled accidently when screenshotting) https://tinypic.host/image/ingame-screenshot.20My7h https://tinypic.host/image/reshade-settings.20Mpgc Could you help me identify what might be limiting my frame rate? Happy to provide any additional information that would help troubleshoot this.

Barnett Lobel

but in the tests fps dropped from 69 to 61. I understand that it is because I turned off DownsamplingSSAA in shaders? Can this be fixed? Previously (before installing DreamPunk) I used reshade without addon for other shaders. I reinstalled cyberpunk before installing DreamPunk

Wonsz Z Nogami

Thanks for the detailed explanation, indeed pressing the right arrow fixed the problem!

Wonsz Z Nogami

Hello sir, looks like you have a faulty preset loaded for the DownsampleSSAA shader. You should be able to press "Right Arrow" on your keyboard to disable this shader. If this does not work: Take a look at your ReShade overlay by pressing "Home" on your keyboard and look for DownsampleSSAA and disable this shader. This amount of downsampling is not intended and could happen if you have stacking ReShade shaders or a faulty ReShade preset being loaded. For example, you might have installed both the SDR preset and the Bodycam preset and then loaded the SDR preset and accidently enabled the DownsamplingSSAA using its preset settings. This can give the unintended look you sent here. Hope this resolves and if not, send me a message and I will help you troubleshoot further!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, I am impressed by the photorealism of your modification and I want to install it (HDR version). I have done all the steps and I can see the difference in gameplay. However, the image is divided into sharp and blurry parts. I made a screenshot: https://tinypic.host/image/Zrzut-ekranu-2025-01-04-140012.20nwXU How can I fix this? best regards

Wonsz Z Nogami

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback! I recommend trying all of the weathers, the sky is not always bright in all weathers. However, DreamPunk uses more contrast in comparison to vanilla and so there are darker darks and brighter brights!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

This mod is great .I think the clear sky is so bright and blue compared to the world view of Night City. I want the sky to be a little dark.

솔민 신

DreamPunk uses its own LUT that I’ve crafted by myself with DaVinci Resolve. There’s no additional LUT if you don’t want to use some of my older work which relies on Nova Classic. I would advise you to make sure DreamPunk gets priority if looking to get the exact look of my videos, also take a look at the optionals and try out the different ReShade presets, Production preset is the one used in my latest video with the rain occlusion fix!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, Thanks for the reply. It's solved, I reinstalled Reshade just after the message to test and the problem was solved. I'm having fun. I'm still trying to get the result of your videos. Which Lut do you use? I installed Lut Switcher so it's handy for testing, I'm on the Nova 2 Pure, but it's not as realistic as your last videos yet youtube.com/watch?v=MwnUlgmIfXM Thanks

Lilevitchi

Hello Lilevitchi, great to have you here. I know you’re comfortable with mods. The issue you’re describing sounds like flickering. DOF flickering is always caused by either Frame Generation or faulty settings in the ReShade add-on menu. I would recommend you to take a look at these 2 if you haven’t already. I’ve yet to see a flickering issue in Cyberpunk 2077 not related to these 2 things. Please feel free to write me a message if the issue will not resolve and I will gladly help you troubleshoot further

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, I followed the tutorial to the letter and I'm pretty comfortable with the mods. I installed everything properly, but when I use the shader, the DOF keeps going back-forward which is not clean. The focus is not correct even when I'm not moving so as soon as I move...

Lilevitchi

Hello sir, I do have plans to make a 2k version that focuses more on shaders rather than resolution. 2k will still look fine but there’s untapped potential

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, your in-game frame generation will effectively double your in-game fps even when it’s capped. However ReShade will still pull the fps down. The result is flickering unless the game is completely stable at 30. Disabling frame generation or making the fps more stable by lowering the in-game settings will fix the flickering. Use the ReShade hotkey ”Down Arrow” to disable the DOF at will - I recommend using it only for photorealistic free roaming!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I have a 2k monitor. Will this still work as intended? Any plans on making a strictly 2k setting?

Kozluv

Hey first of all this looks amazing so thank you for creating this. I believe I've followed all your instructions to the letter, but with the cinematic DOF turned on in reshade, I get a bunch of flickering. Also the DOF effect is on even when I'm in the settings menu and stuff. Do you know what may be causing this? And one additional question, when I have Frame Generation on, and have it capped to 30-35 FPS, my framerate seems to not go above this mark; your instructions seem to indicate that frame generation would effectively make the framerate higher than the cap. Do you have any advice for this? I see most people do not respond once you've replied, I promise I'll follow up! Thank you

Kelly Eads

Thank you very much sir!

Tre

Hello sir, there are some mods you could try. This is one that can be used for more general gameplay: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2675 - also this is great for driving: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2202 - hope this will suffice. Cheers!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

May I ask sir, are you using any first person driving camera mods?

Tre

Hello sir, in regards to the interiors I'm currently working on a version that can solve this issue that will release together with the RTX 5090 next month. In the meantime try opening your ReShade overlay and scroll down to the CubeLUT3D.fx shader. Change the LUT Intensity to 1.0 and change both the Luma and Chroma amount to 0.75-0.5 and see if that helps you!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi. After tweaking some stuff like disabling HDR (I had the screen turning black with it) I am using the SDR option and looks nice. The only issue I see now are the dark interior areas, which makes it really difficult to see anything. I am a bit lost as I don't know which parameters I can change to increase the brightness in those areas, with the HDR I had some things to change but not here. Which settings should I modify? I have a 4090 and my monitor is 400 nits

Alberto Rodríguez

Thank you for the feedback sir, I will try to answer your questions. Just as you say Frame Generation introduces a lot of input lag, this is because there’s no additional feedback from your input as the AI is filling the frames in-between two separate frames. FG causes input lag and a blurry quality because of this, as the AI cannot accurately predict where you are heading. NPC fidelity is and will always be quite strange in Cyberpunk, there are times it will look great and times it looks horrible. NPCs generally look bad in direct lighting weathers such as Sunny weather types unless indoors! In regards to your Upscaling method I would advise you use as little as possible to push your frames to a range that you deem acceptable. It’s highly subjective, more upscaling will give more fps but less detail visually!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback, are you using DreamPunk SDR? In that case the only time you should see SDR in ReShade is during the installation process and at the top of your ReShade overlay where the preset is named!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you, i have the same problem and it work !

Chris Lbn

hi sir should i take nvdia dlss or dlaa. thanks for the reshade its very amazing, and i not see cyberpunk sdr in the reshade settings is it normal ?

Venti

Thanks for making this. It's incredible. I'm using the HDR version at 4K works great for me, messed around with some settings as at first i was getting input lag. I think it was from me leaving frame generation being uncapped initially. (Running on i9 14900k + 4080 Super) Only small problem i'm noticing is the AI walking around and main characters have strange blotchy skin when i first look at them or if they move. I'm assuming this is the NPC fidelity you mentioned above? For the resolution scaling in graphics settings i'm using Intel Xe Super Sampling 1.3 on ultra quality and 0.25 sharpening. Should I buy using that at all?

Tom Lea

Hello sir, most common cause of this is that the game settings HDR (Tab is called Video) is set to HDR10 scRGB and not HDR10 PQ. Can you confirm that your game is set to HDR10 PQ? If it is, please send me a message of how your game looks like with this flickering in the private messages on Patreon! This bug should not be related to DreamPunk but rather to the HDR implementation of RenoDX and ReShade sometimes not working properly with the in-game HDR. There are no other reports of flickering in HDR outside of the scRGB bug

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I'm using the HDR version and it looks great when it works; although once I open & close the map my screen starts flickering black. I've tried messing with settings such as Color Accuracy, DLS, Ray Tracing, Frame Limit and HDR. Disabling HDR, or uninstalling DreamPunk HDR (with Reshade still installed) resolves the issue. If the screen flickers black before I have even opened the map, it is still fixable by changing the Color Accuracy (to medium and back to high). I'm using a 4080S with frame generation off, and the Phantom Liberty DLC installed. I'm not necessarily expecting a quick fix, since this just seems like too much of a buggy mess; but I thought I'd let you know that it is currently unusable for me and possibly others.

Thom Wilbrink

Hello sir, DreamPunk always requires the latest game version. Versions under the current 2.2 update will not launch unless you delete the r6 folder!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey, when copying the DreamPunk_2.1_SDR.zip file to the installation folder the game refuses to boot. After some troubleshooting I've realized that the cause is the options.json file in r6 > config > settings > platform > pc. Is there some sort of setting in the option.json file incompatible with my Cyberpunk game install? I'm running Cyberpunk 2.12 and I have troubleshooted this in both Linux and Windows.

John Golden

Only use one of them sir, I recommend SDR!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, I updated the picture just now, all of these should be left alone!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Apart from the RenoDX settings shown in that screenshot, I also have Scene Grading (that includes Lift, Gamma, Gain, Black Floor, White Fill, White Clip, and Strength), (Blowout and Flare) in Color Grading, and (Global Lift, Global Gain) in Processing. How do I set those settings?

Seductive Toilet Solves Equation Online

I'm first, so should I donwload all sdr and hdr?

KALWIN TOM

Hello sir, are you sure that you selected the preset in the ReShade installer correctly?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, i just installed everything it seems to work fine but i just can't enable DoF for some reason it's not appearing one the Resahde menu. Any idea ? Thanks

Scuderin Tom

Hello Reuder, January is the current release month set for the next DreamPunk update. Just to clarify, the current version is compatible with game update 2.2!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey NextGen, do you maybe already have a idea when the 2.2 update could release? Dont wanna rush you, just curious!

Reuder16633

Yes sir, I updated it yesterday!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi. Will dreampunk 2.0 work on the 2.2 update which just released?

gamers life

is it supposed to show up in the add on tab for the mod? im not even sure if this is the solution to my problem - some scenes during the day are extremely bright

Mihai Fifa

That’s correct sir. When using limited exposure you should just replace the old DreamPunk mod file with the new one, this is the one placed in the game directory. There shouldn’t be any additional ReShade presets for the limited exposure alternative!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, the mod is awesome, quick question, when looking at a black car, the lighting becomes extremely bright, and i saw that limited exposure addon could fix this - i dragged and dropped it in the folder - but it doesnt show up in the dreampunk addons tab - do i need to reinstall the reshade setup? thanks

Mihai Fifa

Got it, seems to work better now. But I still have an issue. In game when aiming, everything is blurry/out of focus, and there are some artefacts. I play in 2K, max settings, with every mods, in SD, no FG, 40 fps.

David Bernard

Hello sir, from what I can tell based on your description it sounds like the mod is not installed properly into the game directory as the black screen indicates the game is not loading the LUT from the game directory. Make sure that the DreamPunk_2.1.1_SDR.zip is extracted properly to the game directory. Also if you want to use the HDR version then do not install SDR vice versa. If you want to use the HDR version then remember that it requires ReShade with full add-on support and RenoDX while SDR requires the standard version. Errors will occur if you use the HDR version and RenoDX without the ReShade with full add-on support. Also remember that the bodycam preset cannot be used with the HDR version

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, I follow every steps, precisely as mentioned, but it does not work. I have some error messages on 'home' from the HDR steps, and the screen is black. Also, from the first part, SDR, I have more lines in add-on. 2 are written with 'reversed' at the end. Can I have some assistance somehow?

David Bernard

And SDR whit input from RenoDX works also fore me!

Just Me

Hello sir, DreamPunk remakes the whole weather system and replaces the LUT as well as the graphics configuration. It also provides a ReShade to amplify the visuals in different ways depending on your choice. SDR is used in all videos and is the one I recommend for most people! HDR is trickier to get right and only looks great on true HDR OLED monitors. However, SDR still looks better for most people even on OLED because it’s the video-look most people are going for

NextGen Dreams (Private)

can i install some weather mods or this mod already improve weather ? and also m using hdr version which is good but hurts the eyes, would sdr version achieve same level of realism closer to hdr or hdr is just better ?

G4M3STRi I M.HAJJi

Quick update... that did it! Running the ReShade Addon made the RenoDX available. Thank you!

Cygnux

I got the reshade 6.3.3 from the link posted in your "Installation > DreamPunk 2.1.1 SDR > Step 2. But now that you mentioned it, I see the ReShade 6.3.3 Addon.exe in the DreamPunk 2.1 HDR > Step 2. I will download the ReShade 6.3.3 Addon and try again.

Cygnux

Hello my great supporter, I have not tried to make the bodycam compatible with HDR because there are so many shaders that inherently don’t work well with HDR. I strongly recommend you try it in SDR but also want to thank you for the feedback. I might include the file in HDR for testing purposes!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey bud, great update! Just wanted to give you a heads up that when trying to use the BodyCam reshade alongside the HDR version of the mod, I was given a "there were errors loading some effects" warning in ReShade, with no red errors; and a black screen. Looking in the reshade.log I found "[mytimestamp] [10600] | ERROR | Source 'DreamPunk_SDR_2.1.1_Bleach.png' for texture 'V__texLUT' was not found in any of the texture search paths!" After a bit of looking around, I found that while both the HDR and SDR mod files contain the .cubes for both HDR and SDR, the DreamPunk_SDR_2.1.1_Bleach.png file was missing from the former. After copying that file from the SDR version of the mod into my reshade textures folder, everything works wonderfully. :)

Latent_Dreamscape

Hello sir, thank you for writing! Did you install the ReShade version with full add-on support? If you didn’t that would explain why RenoDX is not showing up. It’s easy to accidently install the standard version instead of the full add-on version!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi NextGen. Thank you for making these reshades! I am having one issue. I do not see RenoDX settings in the Reshade menu. I downloaded the latest RenoDX mod, used DreamPunk_2.1.1_SDR options/instructions, and ReShade_Setup_6.3.3.exe.

Cygnux

Please...I need your help. Your mod is so breathtaking but this bug kills the whole atmosphere. It's super annoying.

Chrueschman

Thanks for your reply.what do you mean installed correctly? i installed REDext and Archieve XL and then simply drag and drop the mod files into the mod directory. I also changed the loadorder by renaming the mods.

Chrueschman

Hello sir, increasing brightness in HDR can been done mainly through the RenoDX overlay, the best way to fix dark areas specifically is to increase the shadows parameter or tweak the game brightness. Exposure tweaking can be used to change the overall brightness but may lead to over-exposure. So there are several ways to solve this problem and it all comes down to tweaking specific RenoDX parameters, it depends a lot on the HDR display range of your monitor!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Katherine, sorry for the slow answer, it's been a hectic week. What does your game look like when you use preem water/shores? As far as I knew there was not incompatibility between DreamPunk and these mods but it could have been introduced in later updates!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Zizelsberger, the Auto Exposure Limit can be controlled through mod editing in WolvenKit. I have provided a fixed exposure limit in the Optional_Addons.zip that can help you for example drive cars in FPP without the exposure going crazy!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, what you're describing sounds like it could be related to a faulty ReShade. Would you mind sending me a picture in the chat of what you ReShade overlay looks like? This problem could be due to a shader problem

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, what you're describing is a bug that usually happens when the visuals nulled mods are not working properly. Have you double checked that the required mods for visuals nulled are installed properly?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Nevermind I found it

The Multitude

this is strange, after I extracted the DreamPunk_2.1.1_SDR.zip file I cannot find the ini file. Looked through each subfolder and it's not there. Could the file be hidden somehow? I do see a "DreamPunk[GRAPHICS}" file with the type "Confiuration settings". Clicking into this shows that it's an ini file. Is this what you're referring to?

The Multitude

hey...i have a weird bug when driving outside the city near dogtown.the lighting instantly changes and gets brighter.like there is a barrier and when driving trough it, the lighting changes.i installed the "visuals nulled" mods and the limited exposure files, but that did not help. Any idea how to solve this? i dont have any other lighting mods, LUTs etc. installed. thank u.

Chrueschman

Hello there sir, the installation consists of 2 steps so that the mod is working both internally and through ReShade. When reading your comment I suspect you may have gotten the two steps twisted with one another. Start by extracting the "DreamPunk_2.1.1_SDR.zip" to the game installation folder. After this, download the "DreamPunk 2.1.1_ReShades.zip", open it and move the "DreamPunk_2.1_SDR.ini" to your desktop. After you've done this, download the ReShade setup and when you get to the shaders selection screen (the screen where you see the effects you mentioned) you should click "Browse" at the bottom and select the "DreamPunk_2.1_SDR.ini" you extracted to your desktop. This will select all relevant shaders and everything should install properly once you press "Next".

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi NextgenDreams, I'm a first time user of Reshade. I read through the comments and just wanted some clarification on the instructions. 1. When installing Reshade I get a bunch of effects from different creators to install. Should I be checking all the boxes here or just the one you mentioned in the instructions. 2. I also cannot find the actual Reshader you mentioned. I extracted the zip file to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077 folder. I read in a previous comment that you place the zip file on your desktop. So I did this as well. Is there a common reason I wouldn't be able to find the file I need Reshader to point to?

The Multitude

I have neen enjoying the 2.1 release. As noted it's better at night than in the day, but in either I have an issue. EDIT: When the character starts motion the color shift occurs, then it occurs while in motion when ambient light changes. I turned NightCityNulled off and back on to no effect, so it doesn't seem to be that.

Dan Clark

Hello again where to find the Auto exposure Limit?

Christian Zitzelsberger

Is there any way to get compatibility with the preem water mod and the preem shores mod both are by theCyanideX on nexusmods. Their mod has several options for water but there is a tropical paradise blue color that I have absolutely loved since I found it and would like to still use it since I've tried several shaders and so far I like your set up the best and since I just got done building this super nice computer, I'd like to put it to great use :D

Katherine Rebar

Hello NextGen Dreams. Could you please advise how to increase brightness in dark rooms? My monitor is not HDR. I have followed your advice about increasing exposure in RenoDX to 1.5-2.0 but this does not help much. It is almost unplayable in "The Heist" mission, for example. Thank you for any advice.

Vitalii Silvestrov

2.13? Yes!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello there, in the game settings you can find these settings. I'm sorry for the slow replys, I'm in video production right now, new mod update and video release scheduled for 30/11/2024!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

this is exactly what I did, but the problem is not solved, when im installing ReShade 6.3.3 and searching for the DreamPunk_2.1_SDR file after i extracted it from DreamPunk_2.1_ReShades.zip file, the ReShade program simply does not see it

Андрій Вовк

Sorry for being stupid, but how do I turn on DLAA and 4k? I'm not really new to modding but i am to this type of modding lol

Athena, Mother of the Institute

Hello my friend ... this mod works well in 2.3 version the game ? Tks :)

Math Lopes

Thank you. It's not necessarily worse, but it does look a bit more gray. I believe this was from one of your most recent videos on YouTube. However, when I click on "Message Creator." nothing happens. I uploaded the screenshots and shared the link here. I hope you don't mind. The links will remain active for six months and will be automatically deleted afterward. My screenshot is the one with the "screenshot taken" message. https://ibb.co/hZVsKsb https://ibb.co/6D5sQkp

Péter Jóföldi

Sorry for being stupid, but how do I turn on DLAA and 4k? I'm not really new to modding but i am to this type of modding lol

Athena, Mother of the Institute

Hello sir, there are many reasons this can happen. For example: It’s possible something with your setup is wrong or it could simply be a new update that’s been released since then, it depends on what video you’re looking at. Slight color variation from setup to setup can be expected but it should not look worse. I encourage all my subscribers to send any possible bug or problem to me in the private messages so I can go through them. You can use an image hosting site to send them to me there!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I've noticed a slight color difference between my game and your video on YouTube. I'm not sure if I've done something wrong or what might be causing it. Is there a way for me to send you two screenshots—one from your video and one from my game—taken at the exact same spot and roughly the same time of day? I used Weathermancer to set the weather to "Light Cloudy," as I believe it matches the conditions in your video.

Péter Jóföldi

Hello sir, make sure you extracted the preset from the ”DreamPunk_2.1_ReShades.zip” to your desktop and not from the ”DreamPunk_2.1_SDR.zip”. When you get to shader selection screen you should click ”Browse” and select the preset from your desktop that you extracted!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hey! where i can find any video instuctions how to install DreamPunk? i have some problems, i cant find DreamPunk_2.1_SDR file trough ReShade setup, just not showing up

Андрій Вовк

That’s a good choice sir, just remember to reinstall the standard version of ReShade instead of the version with full add-on support when trying the SDR version!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello there, on my monitor the brightness looks proper. But you may want to adjust it to your liking by modifying the Luma strength of the 3D LUT in the ReShade overlay. You are using Frame Generation with Ultra Performance. Both of these will give the picture a big loss of detail. Set the game to 4K and use DLAA without Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction when you’re setting the game up. Then afterwards use the DLSS preset that satisfies your fps demands when you’re happy with the image quality. It all depends on your setup!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I'll be using the SDR for now, until I get my 2nd monitor. Thanks for clearing that up!

Messere Hawke

Hello sir, yes of course, send me a message on here and use an image hosting site to send the picture with link!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, if your monitor is at 400 nits it is not capable of displaying full range HDR. OLED monitors usually range up to 1 000+ nits which gives for a proper display of brightness and contrast. In your case you have to modify RenoDX exposure and brightness downwards to compensate for the range. For monitors under 1 000 nits I personally recommend using SDR, but it’s up to you!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Heya! I'm having trouble setting the brightness, even while playing with the RenoDX HDR settings. Either it's very bright outside, to get some light indoors, or very dark indoors, to get it right outside. My monitor is at 400 nits, so I have my max brightness set at 400 in game. I can't figure out what I might be doing wrong.

Messere Hawke

Hello can i send you a Picture or private e-mail? I wanted to show you something ...

Christian Zitzelsberger

thanks for your reply!

NVNNN

I am using SDR, I also did a clean install

Athena, Mother of the Institute

Are you using SDR or HDR? It’s most likely a calibration issue or a mod priority conflict

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Oh wait, I understand what you mean about the arrow up key that did fix it. Im sorry for troubling you with that issue. The game is still incrediebly bright to the point where night time looks like day time

Athena, Mother of the Institute

Hello Athena, on the sides? Are we talking about the letter bars that can be disabled with the "Arrow Up" key? Are you using HDR or SDR?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Heya, the game is being cut off or something, I have a 3440 x 1440 monitor and the game is being cut off on the sides. The other issue I'm having is that the game is -really- bright

Athena, Mother of the Institute

Hello sir, Nvidia HDR is not the preffered method of HDR for Cyberpunk 2077. I suggest turning it off and using HDRPQ in the game instead. I always recommend the SDR version for most displays because it just looks more like the videos (as they are all recorded in SDR without any HDR). However, feel free to experiment with Nvidia HDR and report back with the results!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, for the HDR. If I use Nvidia RTX HDR, should I have in-game HDR on or off? And which Dreampunk (SDR/HDR) should I use.

Mark

Hi,your videos look amazing, that's how I'm here)) can you please recommend how to setup your or any other mods for RTX 3080 Ti to have a comparable image to yours?

SAMKHALATYAN

I have been playing with OBS recording in HDR (using DOF effect as well). Finally HDR it what gives me best results. Performance is not the best while recording screen tough :D But without recording it doesn't go that bad. Does it look well configured? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0J6wDsOQmY

Loken

Really strange, so you have a Nvidia GPU but there’s no DLSS? What are your options when you change the Upscaler type?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I've sorted it out. I must have missed the instruction to use the reshades.zip file as the source of the .ini.

Renzler

I might just be that stupid, but it seems I can't locate the preset within the 2.1 SDR folder for Reshade. I see the filename you mentioned in the install directions, but mine is a .archive instead of a .ini file. Just wanted to be sure I'm following things correctly. Thanks.

Renzler

Ok. Done it. Looks amazing. What do you recommend HDR or SDR. I have an HDR LG OLED 42". But with HDR it's not possible to record screen. Does it look as good with SDR?

Loken

Hello sir, Frame Generation is disabled from the in-game graphics menu. What part of the installation are you on? Have you been able to install everything correctly? The ReShade settings should be accessible by pressing Home on your keyboard and selecting the Add-ons tab at the top of the screen that pops up!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, I am trying to follow instructions, but can't find the specified option (0x00000176...720 the 1440p one) in Reshade_settings. Not sure if that's because i am running a 4k oled pannel... What options should i choose instead? I cant find the FG option as well to disable. Can you help me please?

Loken

Hello sir, the new update for DLSS is a great option if you’re looking for that extra image sharpness. Performance wise i’m not entirely convinced there is a big difference but visually absolutely - this is because it changes to the best DLSS preset models without the need of using DLSSTweaks!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello. I've seen a few youtube videos showcasing the positive performance impact of newer versions of DLSS (3.8.10 being the latest) if used in Cyberpunk. Do you recommend upgrading? Can it affect DreamPunk negatively in any way? Thanks in advance

NVNNN

Hello sir, what mod are you talking about here? If you're using improved Evironment LODs you can also try to use this: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/11240

NextGen Dreams (Private)

estou tendo problemas com os detalhes de distancia, ja usei varios mods para tentar corrigir isso como o draw Distance Boost,ja desinstalei o jogo e instalei novamente, tambem aumentei alguns parametros de renderizacao de distancia nas pastas do jogo mas nada adiantou.

Leonardo Fernandes de Oliveira

Hello sir, the autofocus is meant to be used for photorealistic free roaming, for driving I recommend disabling it by pressing "Arrow Down" on the keyboard or using a camera mod for cars to move the camera further away from the center midpoint. If you're experiencing random auto focus problems in the game it's most likely related to Frame Generation not being disabled or faulty setup in the ReShade add-ons page!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I have a nvidia 4070 my cpu is a intel core i9 13900kf 32gb de ram and 1tb space.

Kali Linux

I like it, I find the colors less aggressive. I love the blurry effect but the autofocus really doesn't work well I think. What a shame. As soon as you move a little too much in the car or at any moment of action, it goes a little nuts

Dan Manlay

Hello sir, what are your current system specs?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hey bro could you help me when i start the game and i try to select nvidia dlss, it only appears amd FSR settings, like idk why is that happening but could you help me pls thank you.

Kali Linux

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback. It's great to hear that things are looking good. Regarding your brightness issue it tends to be more common when using HDR but it can also happen for some with SDR. Not all interiors are made equal in Cyberpunk 2077. I would like you to send me a picture of how your game looks in the message function using an image hosting site so that I can help you with more specifics!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, I have another question. The rain looks better now, thank you... as I said, the game looks almost too good... but one thing still bothers me. I need a flashlight almost everywhere indoors... but outside it looks great... do you have a solution for the brightness?

Christian Zitzelsberger

Hello Carson, I'm actually working on it right now. Progress towards DreamPunk 2.2 is coming along fine but before I release this version I want to release the Unrecord Mod update to port it from Nova to DreamPunk. To accompany this release I will also release a new video on YouTube. I'm estimating a release within 1-2 weeks, it depends on how fast I can get the video right. In other words it will release relatively soon. Happy to hear you're looking forward to it!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey Next Gen! I was just wondering if you had a timeline for when the untecord re-shade would be ported to Dreampunk. Really looking forward to it!!

Carson Wall

Hello sir, make sure you drag the preset file from the DreamPunk_2.1_ReShades.zip to your desktop. This is the one you want to install with ReShade. The DreamPunk_2.1_SDR.zip are the actual mod files that you should extract to the game directory. With extract I mean opening the .zip and moving the folders to this specific location. Don’t hesitate to write me a message if you need more help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I think I'm doing something wrong I opened the 2.1 SDR zip folder and dragged it to the install folder but the Reshade setup is only finding applications so can't even find the file I need for it. The game opens but there's no change and home key doesn't bring anything up.

Ryan Lowden

Hello sir, try using the optional "Rain Occlusion Fix" in the Optional_Addons.zip at the bottom of the post! Depending on your system you should expect about the same performance as vanilla - 5 to 10 fps. Performance will depend on your resolution and DLSS settings.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello IT is all phenomenal but the Rain Looks awful how can j fix IT?

Christian Zitzelsberger

Awesome news! thank you!

Josh Finan

Hey, i have the same Gpu and also DDR5 Ram. I also played on 1440p and was getting around 55-60 fps on Dlss Quality and FG off. Dreampunk has a minimal to none impact on performance, only if you choose the 4090 Version and if you are playing on lower cards. I also never had any new issues after installing Dreampunk, so everything should run fine if you install it correctly 👍

Reuder16633

Hello! I am going to be installing this but I had a few questions. -What kind of framerate would I be looking at? I have an RTX 4080 Super and 32gb of DDR5 ram. -Will the game run as intended? Plan on doing a fresh playthrough after install. -I will be playing in 1440p (monitor doesn't support 4k) so as long as I follow the recommendations you've listed, all should be well, right? Looks amazing though, bravo. Excited to finally play this game through. (my last rig couldn't run the game right) Thanks!

Josh Finan

Yeah, when you pull up the shader menu using (home) you can scroll down and adjust the shaders there.

Vladinator5

Is there a way to reduce the brightness?

Daniel Ubechu

I never heard of the flat mohawk bug before, great to hear it worked out for you sir!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

nevermind! reinstalling the reshade fixed the issue!

Christopher Watt

Christopher Watt

I appreciate your positive spirits, thank you for the feedback sir. I wish you the best fortunes going ahead!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Dude, fucking awesome work here my man!

Connor Wallace

Thank you for the positive feedback sir, I wish you a great day and week going ahead!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I believe so Reuder, but I’ve heard rainmap was fixed in the latest update. Might not be needed anymore!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

THIS SHIT IS LEGENDARY!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Gee Lambo

Is the faster Rainmap mod compatible with rain occlusion fix and with the Improved Environment LOD mod?

Reuder16633

ahhh I updated the CyberPunk to the newest version and it works thanks!

Sean Oh

Hello sir, there are two main reasons the game can crash on launch in Cyberpunk 2077 modding: 1. Installing a mod for 2.13 on an older game version or 2. ReShade is installed on GOG launcher without disabling overlay. It can also be related to mod incompatibility if you're not using a fresh install. Start by removing the options.json from Cyberpunk 2077\r6\config\settings\platform\pc and verify your files through your launcher to download it again. If that doesn't work, uninstall ReShade with the ReShade setup. I've wrote you a private message and I can help you further there.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

My cyberpunk not running after overwriting DreamPunk_2.1_SDR.zip how can I fix it? I don't want to reinstall cyberpunk all over again :facepalm:

Sean Oh

Hello sir, so sorry for the slow reply but what weather were you using when it was this dark? Would you mind sending me some additional details in the private messages?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello again sir, sorry for the slow reply. Write me a message with a copy of your comment and I will help you there instead as the comments stop notifiying me after I answer once! If you're on GOG, disable the overlay and it will fix the problem. If you're on GOG make sure your game is version 2.13. If none of these two alternatives then I will help you further privately

NextGen Dreams (Private)

yeah it wasn't it was on the last setting and not HDR10 PQ. thank you so mcuh

Luke Shanley

Hello sir, most common cause of this is that the game settings HDR (Tab is called Video) is set to HDR10 scRGB and not HDR10 PQ. Can you confirm that your game is set to HDR10 PQ? If it is, please send me a message of how your game looks like with this square in the private messages on Patreon!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hey there's a black box that keeps flickering in the middle of my screen when the HDR reshade is on. do you know what's happening?

Luke Shanley

Hello sir, this is a vanilla problem that’s mostly fixed in DreamPunk except in extreme cases. In vanilla Cyberpunk all indirect lighting (when you’re in shadows) will cause glass and plastic to become white. I’d suggest you make sure the mod is installed correctly and if you can confirm that then it’s most likely due to the location and Red Engine

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Another problem arises here. Every time at the entrance of a tunnel or in a venue with a strong contrast between light and dark, the glass of the car will be very white, resulting in extremely poor viewing quality. How should I solve it?

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Hello sir, what you’re describing sounds like a faulty ReShade installation. Your problems are related to the wrong file being selected when you get to the preset selection screen (you need to extract the SDR preset from DreamPunk_2.1_ReShades.zip). After this you need to make sure your ReShade are using the same settings as in the provided picture at the bottom. These two steps and disabling Frame Generation will solve your issues. If you need more help, write me a private message and I’ll help you there!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I hope this message finds you well. Cinematic dof in your reshade seems to not be working well. When I apply the effect, nothing is in focus except for an occasional box on the right corner of my screen. Also, when I'm installing the SDR reshade preset, I need to manually select the Cinematic Dof Effect in the install process. Do you know how fix this by any chance? Thank you.

KK

Hello sir, use the SDR version if you wish the game to look exactly like the videos

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi all, followed the instructions perfectly (for HDR) and no matter which optional or recommended mods I install, I just can't get the game to look like the videos and the screenshots. The game overall looks better but it isn't photorealistic. Can someone shoot me a DM?

Ronnie

I take it there's no solution?

rellax mate

I got everything to fully work now. I went with the sdr. Both my monitors are hdr capable but I llove your videos and such and wanted somewhat the same outcome. Everything is fully working now and got it all figured out eventually. Thank you for the reply and everything. Great creator and content honestly no doubt.

Mason Williams

It sounds like you might be using HDR with RenoDX without HDR enabled in windows and in-game. What monitor are you using? Are you sure that it’s HDR capable?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

could someone please direct message me. i need help altogether id say. I think I screwed up or something. My screen is completely white and I cant see anything and then when go to my inventory, my character model of V is all white as well

Mason Williams

similar as sess for me, 4090 i9 14900k, all max and DLAA, all looks great except NPCs and their reflections. all suggested mods are installed with vortex. i use the 2.1 sdr version for my non hdr screen in 1440p

Nick

Thank you sir, I appreciate your nice words and I wish you the best weekend going ahead. Please take care of yourself and enjoy!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Short: Yes ^^

Michael Pena

Merci. Looks much better than 2.0 for me.

Michael Pena

Hi! First of all, great reshade, I really like it. I'm pretty newbie about reshades, so I have one question: What's the difference between SDR and HDR reshade? HDR version works only with HDR monitors?

Rash Nemain

Hi NextGen. Thanks for all you do and the quick support you provide

David Boston

Hello sir, and thank you for the kind words. 2.1 will overwrite everything so just follow the installation guide as if 2.0 wasn’t installed at all!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thanks a ton! I have another one but frankly, feel free to tell me if this is of topic :) my pc struggles playing above 30 FPS with actual settings and I would like to gain performance with minimal visual loss. Where would you start ? I heard off volumetric clouds and fog but I dont really seize how this could bounce with DP. Maybe there are some other things in reshade ? Again, thanks for your work and accurate answers.

Samat Florent

Hi, fantastic work. What about if Version 2.0 is installed. Have i to delete this files first or will 2.1 overwrite them?

Michael Pena

I reinstalled the files and it works great! Thanks so much for this mate 👍

Conor Simpson

Hello sir, this indicates the ReShade isn't installed properly. Send me a message with a picture of how your ReShade overlay looks like and I can assist you further!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello NextGen Dreams, should all the boxes be ticked in the Reshade menu? some wont work for me, mine doesn't really look anything like the screen shorts or videos. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Conor Simpson

I think I may be talking more about "Noise". Do you have the same amount of noise when using HDR and SDR?

Sesshomaruu

Hello sir, you can try lowering the LUT intensity in the ReShade overlay. It’s the Cube3D shader! Press ”Home” on your keyboard and scroll down to it and adjust it to your liking!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir ! I have started the game and applied the settings you gave me, it runs fine, thanks ! Juste a question about brightness : everything is a bit too blank / overexposed to my taste in broad daylight, is there a place where I can tone this a bit down without breaking anything ? I didnt dare to touch anything cause all was perfectly working 😅

Samat Florent

Hello sir, what type of reflections are we talking about here?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

scar 18 4080 laptop

rellax mate

Hello sorry to bother. Anyway I can get clean reflections like on your videos? I have a 4090 Asus Strix and running on the highest settings. Still can't get mine like yours

Sesshomaruu

Hello Xoly Dior, I've written a short guide for you in your messages. Alternate Skin Complexion was used as well as the RTX4090 Graphics Preset and the Production Preset from the Optional Addons!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

when you did the close up character zoom in the beginning of your recent video, where you using the Alternate Skin Complexion mod or any of the optional addons? one more thing, when it comes to NPC's eyes, they turn all black and bug out for me when i play with a fov of 100 or above. do you know how to fix that?

xoly dior

Hello sir, just to clarify, what monitor are you using?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi ran into a problem installing the hdr version. First installed it with frame generation and got a crash at startup with the inscription reshade about incorrect installation, then disabled generation as written in the note, enabled hdr and got the same result but with a different anarchy on the screen and with the same errors, reshade log I do not even have time to open, crashes 3 seconds after startup. With SDR version there are no such problems, but to the way on your screenshots there is still far away. What am I doing wrong?

rellax mate

Hello sir, I use SDR for my videos as YouTube handles SDR videos better. I’d recommend to use the DOF only for photorealistic free roaming without UI. I usually do general gameplay with a high FOV setting at 100-120 which also makes DOF a bit unrealistic!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi there, 2 quick questions. Setup for the SDR version went perfectly. However... 1. Do you use the reshade DOF in normal gameplay? I have DOF effects in my menus and it throws me off a bit. 2. Which version of DREAMPUNK are you using in your videos? The SDR or HDR version? How big is the difference between them? Thanks in advance! 😁

Enrique Mendez

Thank you.

Dieter Messmer

Hello sir! All other boxes should be uncheckded. Just browse to the preset when you get to the shader selection screen, select it and press next!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, for the HDR version shader installation, do I have to check all the boxes or just install the Reshadefile named “DreamPunk_2.0_HDR and let the other boxes unchecked? I am not very familiar with shader installations. Thanks.

Dieter Messmer

That was able to fix it. 5 star tech support.

Jonathan hashimoto

Hello sir! Great to hear it's working. The biggest problem for NPCs is Ray Reconstruction. If your priority is to have good looking NPCs I would advise you to turn it off!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello again. I was able to get it to work and now the game is looking pretty good (chefs kiss). The only downside I see rn is that npc faces kinda look horrible. They tend to be blurry and look to have overall less texture quality. Is there a fix for this that I am not aware of?

Jonathan hashimoto

You should need the DLL from ReShade and have to rename the DLSSTweaks DLL to XInput9_1_0.dll as far as I'm aware. So if you want to make sure just first reinstall ReShade and then rename the DLSSTweaks DLL and move it to the correct folder!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, this happens when the DreamPunk_2.1_SDR.zip or DreamPunk_2.0.2_HDR.zip (depending on your choice) did not extract properly to the game installation folder. It can also happen if you're using the DreamPunk_2.0.2_HDR.zip with the 2.1 SDR ReShade preset!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Having trouble with the cube file not being there and the black screen. Ive tried a fresh install and rerunning the reShade installer several times with no luck.

Kris Todaro

The effects should be enabled by default when you install DreamPunk and the ReShade preset!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, if you use the link below the first one you should download the ReShade version with add-on support! 6.3.1 should also work if you’d prefer that version!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Jonathan hashimoto

Thanks for your answer ! Just to confirm things : I installed dlss tweaks without brain After my install of DP 2.1, did I break it ? It still seems ok in reshade menu. If I broke it, Can I simply copy the .dll from DP back, then rename + copy the one from dlss tweaks or will it break ?

Samat Florent

Thank you for the feedback sir, happy to hear you’re enjoying this fine game once again!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, great to hear it works smoothly and thank you for your question. I believe the RTX 3080 could make use of DLSSTweaks if you’re fine with running the game at around 40-45 fps. Most people tend to feel everything above 35 is playable so I would at least try it. You should try a DLSS scale between 0,75-0,8. If I were you I would also change the model to E. Remember to rename the DLL file like it says on the DLSSTweaks mod page before you extract it to the Cyberpunk 2077 folder or else it will overwrite the ReShade DLL!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, i wanted to ask what effects in the reshade menu u have enabled in your youtube videos? Thanks

Shafin Ghouri

I just wanna say that the game looks amazing. I haven't played Cyberpunk since 2023 until I saw your video a couple weeks ago. Love it, great job!

Dovah164

Thanks for your amazing work ! I just installed DP 2.1 SDR on my rig + optional mods, working fine at 50 FPS with dlss quality on my rtx 3080. My questions are : Can my 3080 make use of DLSSTweaks ? I see in the mod description that it uses a DLSS 3.1.1 preset and I dont think she can handle it. If yes, Could you share some insights / configurations of DLSStweaks in order to get the best quality without DLAA (I need 50 FPS +) ? On addition, do you have general advice on how to setup things with a rtx 30xx ? If this is off topic, dont hesitate to tell me or to redirect me on useful ressources :) Thanks !

Samat Florent

Hello sir, I recommend to press ”Arrow Down” on your keyboard to disable the DOF for general gameplay. The DOF is primarily meant to be used without the UI for photorealistic free roaming. This is simply due to a limitation of the ReShade injection. But I would like to add that I’m working on integrating the ReShade API in the game engine, which will allow me to exclude UI from ReShade DOF

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Not anymore, thank you

Agustín Romero López

The cinematic DOF keeps blurring the text on the screen or during a call or the minimap when I am driving. Is there a fix for this or should i just be disabling DOF via hotkey whenever I need to read, drive with the map, or watch a scene?

virivr

how do i select your reshade on the reshade addons list? cannot seem to find it

Zero Tew

Please let me know if the exposure problem is still there, you can always write me a message to get private help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I had just one out of the two, my bad, did not check Thanks!

Agustín Romero López

Hello sir, just to confirm, are you also using these two mods as described in the post? https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874 https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13524

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I have a problem where the game looks too bright Starting a new run and the first mission with Jackie was blinding white I'm already using the "limited exposure", not sure if there's anything else I can do

Agustín Romero López

darkness when I enter the building not lit with little light

vague 321

Hello sir, it all depends on what your system is capable of, set it as high as you can. You can try DLAA just to see the full visual impact of the mod. If you can spare fps you should try to use https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/7415 to set your DLSS to model E and to a higher scale!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, what brightness issue are we talking about? Darkness or light?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I watched the Gameplay & Showcase of DreamPunk 2.1 on youtube! What is the DLSS setting for this? Is it quality? Or is it balance or performance?

JUN0819

Hello. NextgendreamI just installed the SDR 2.1 version and I see that there is still the same brightness problem. I have everything installed correctly, do you have a solution to tell me?

vague 321

That's great!! I'm looking forward to the update!

Brumaire

It’s my top priority right now. HDR 2.1 is almost ready. Expected release the next few days!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you for the update. Will the HDR version not be updated?

Brumaire

Ofcourse, he will just upload the updated version. You dont have to pay for each new Version.

Reuder16633

hello I bought version 2.02 will I have access to the version for this weekend?

sebastien fritsch

I cant even imagine, how much more realistic it will get!

Reuder16633

Thank you so much your words are very helpful to me.

让我们说中文

Can't wait

Péter Jóföldi

Yes, this Saturday!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I know you are probably very busy right now but are you releasing a YT video with the new 2.10 Update?

Reuder16633

It also really depends on the Weather, lighting and where you are.

Reuder16633

You only have to choose one Version, i would recommend the SDRA version. And you need ofcourse the reshade. I actually managed to get it to look really close to the video, it took me alot of time, tweaking some graphics settings. I would also recommend DLSSTweaks, you can find it on https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/550?tab=files

Reuder16633

Hello, is there a detailed installation video? Because I just started to learn how to add modules, there are many places where I will not install them correctly even if I read the instructions, such as: Do DreamPunk 2.0 SDR and DreamPunk 2.0 HDR need to be installed together? Because I can't be as close to reality as you.

让我们说中文

Hello sir, yes, if you use SDRA!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hello nextdream would it be possible to fix the brightness problem when I find myself doing missions in dark rooms???? for information I followed the installation of reshade 6.2.0 dreampunk 2.0 sdr ini + Dreampunk 2.0 sdr to the letter in the correct location thank you

vague 321

Thank you for your response. I'm currently in the process of reinstalling everything today because I made a mistake yesterday, and simply deleting the mod isn't resolving the issue. Somehow, the visual changes are still present, and I don't like them. Reinstalling both Reshade and your mod didn’t help either. However, it shouldn't take longer than 1-1.5 hours on my system, even with over 300 mods installed. I also hope that CDPR will fix the bugs introduced in the latest patch. I'm seriously considering reverting back to version 2.12a at this point, which would be a shame since I absolutely love your mod.

Péter Jóföldi

did that, and mine still wont start!

Backyard Bobby

same version, and my game wont start either

Backyard Bobby

Hello sir, sorry for the slow reply! DreamPunk can be used with Ultra+ to add additional detail but the performance drop might be too much. I would also look into DLSSTweaks if you're really into maxing out your visuals. As for your other question, yes, I would recommend Dogtown Visuals Nulled if you're planning on playing through Phantom Liberty!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Sir! Works great, thank you! :) I know this mod has some compatibility issues, especially with lighting mods, but I hope you don’t mind me asking—is it in any way compatible with Ultra+? I’ve been using that mod for a while and noticed it adds a bit of color back into the game. It definitely affects your mod, but it’s not a bad change, just makes it a bit less 'realistic.' Also, I noticed you use Night City visuals nulled—are you using Dogtown visuals nulled as well?

Péter Jóföldi

Thank you so much

KK

Great, thank so much!

VMorgan

Yes sir, and thank you for the kind words. Remove DreamPunk_SDR_2.0.archive from Cyberpunk 2077\archive\pc\mod and then just install the SDRA version instead. Everything should then work properly!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

4K makes a big difference depending on if you can actually run 4K on your monitor. DLAA 4K looks very close to real life. Other than that I think these are all good tips and I appreciate your positive spirit!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey guys, so I've been battling with making it look like exactly on the videos 2 days straight no sleep, and I got it. It is doable. You will need a good pc to run it. I suggest a minmum of 3070 RTX - If you run it on something like that ( lower end) make sure you ONLY have the mods to make it look photorealistic ( and like one car ) otherwise you will have incredible lag - If you have something like the 4070 feel free to run additional mods that improve the games playability anf funness. Quick side note: You dont NEED to run the shaders on 4K, I have a 2560x1080 and thats what i run in game, after testing 4K multuple times and it being too laggy with no actual visual difference. Path Tracing does most of the work for you!!!!

Alex

Hi, I installed the Dreampunk SDR and i would like to try out the SDRA now. Do you know what I should do so that there is no problems? thx for the amazing work u put out.

KK

Hello sir! As described in the post: Turn off DOF by pressing the ”Down Arrow” on your keyboard!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Is there a way to make it less blurry? Currently only the center part of the screen is clear. The surrouding area is very blurry. Plz let me know if there is a way!

VMorgan

Hello sir, this is most likely due to the frame generation component of FSR3. It can be disabled in options. It should be called fluid motion frames!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Sir, after purchasing DP 2.0.2 and updating CP with FSR3 I get rather ugly graphics which tear when I move, I am with AMD 7800xt and 7600x, I have 130 FPS in 4K but the graphics are ugly and rough on the edges despite activated vsinc and freesync, before the DP 2.0 and FRS 2.1 update work perfectly

sebastien fritsch

I tried just the SDR version and it works fine but HDR I'm still having some issues

Janak Bhakta

I just updatre renodx now i thing is ok :D thx

Grzegorz Ciekot

No not yet

Janak Bhakta

Hello sir, have you made sure that the game is set to HDR PQ in the options as well? Make sure you update the RenoDX to the latest version!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hi guys i have problem with settings : i dont have Tone Mapper : Reno DRT i have only OPEN DRT and also if i have all settings like in instruction i have white screen to have normal screen i need to change internal sampling in processing section to Vanilla when i set PQ i have white screen help :/ game ver. 2.13 and all other is like you write here

Grzegorz Ciekot

Hello sir, make sure that you have game version 2.13 and also that you've disabled your overlay if you're on GOG. The crash on start are always related to these two things or very rarely a mod or memory conflict!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

have you found a solution for this?

Faas

When I try to use the SDR version the game just crashes when you click Play in the launcher. Any idea why?

Faas

Oh well I had assumed when I load into the game that I would have had to open the menu (Home button) click in the top left corner for preset and set the preset manually. By chance is there a tutorial guide video for this reshade? I would love to know what I did wrong for the reshade to not automatically apply to the game.

Kenan King

This worked holy shit it looks so good. Thanks so much for the help and for the mod really appreciate it. ❤

Dino Nicholls

Overall resolution has a huge impact on the accuracy of Path Tracing and the detail presented in the image. I would say 4K res is mandatory for it to really look clean. DLSSTweaks is great if you have fps to spare. There are alot of nuance to this process as it all depends on what your system can push.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Do you use DlssTweaks? Your gameplay looks so clean, or is it just the 4K res?

Reuder16633

Hello sir, what preset are you trying to load? You shouldn't have to select any preset in-game, it should already be installed and ready to fire when you start up the game!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello. I followed all the steps and applied the files to reshade as well. Once I load the game and try to select the preset, the menu tells me its a invalid preset

Kenan King

Thanks for the help havent been able to try this out yet. But once im back from work and i will update thanks again

Dino Nicholls

I think you have gotten this all wrong sir. The .ini file you need to install is in the DreamPunk_2.0.2_ReShades.zip! The DreamPunk_2.0.2_SDR.zip needs to be extracted to the Cyberpunk 2077 installation folder!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I have followed the the steps for the SDR the only thing i had to do was manually change the DreamPunk_2.0.1_SDR to a ini file as when i extracted the file it would become an archive file. Is there anyway to stop that happening as im pretty sure thats the reason it wont work for me. Edit: Also if it is an archive file it wont appear in the reshade setup phase as my file exploer only shows presets and this file is an archive file.

Dino Nicholls

Hello sir, thank you for the kind words. Do you have a ”Home” button on your keyboard? Maybe you have a small keyboard without this section?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hello NexGen Dreams and thank you for your dreampunk mod which I find super! I am having a problem understanding. After installing dreampunk 2.0.2 and placing the files in the right place, I have to install reshade 6.2.0 when I start my game a gray tab with mark "reshade installed successfully press home to start the tutorial" Where is it what is the home button???

vague 321

2.13

Janak Bhakta

Yes sir, however you might want to use this as well for Phantom Liberty: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12874

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Roger that. I will update the version to 2.13 Thanks for the reply.

Мугецу

Hello sir, this indicates that the ReShade setup did not complete properly. Extract the DreamPunk_2.0.2_ReShades.zip to your desktop and browse and pick the preset during the ReShade setup as you get to the shader selection screen!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

What is your game version sir? If using any other version other than 2.13 the game won’t start until you delete the options.json from the r6 folder!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

What is your game version?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi - Do these mods work exactly the same for phantom liberty?

DJT C

Good afternoon, my game does not start after installing Dreampunk

Мугецу

hi, when i install reshade I could not find dreampunk 2.0, after install all of the addons I run the game and still can not find dreampunk in reshade home page, I download the dreampunk zip file and put all the contents into game folder.

建楠 刘

I'm on steam and I was using the hdr reshade

Janak Bhakta

Are you on GOG?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

on startup

Janak Bhakta

When exactly does the crash occur?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, black screen usually occurs if you did not install the main mod file correctly. Please ensure that you have extracted the contents of either DreamPunk_2.0.2_SDR.zip, DreamPunk_2.0.2_SDRA.zip or DreamPunk_2.0.2_HDR.zip to the Cyberpunk 2077 installation folders.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, i have black screen and i dont understand why i installed all correctly, i have mods. when i made alt tab i see the game but just after, black screen

tntman 423

my game keeps crashing with reshade add ons

Janak Bhakta

I did not install RenoDX since it was only in the instructions for HDR, I am using SDRA. Would RenoDX have a feature to fix my issue in SDRA?

Trinnimac

My bad forgot to bring up the resolution to 4096 it was at 3840. Im not sure if it lets me upload a picture here. But I have a i9 14900kf with RTX 4090 suprim and 64gb ram.

White Zaraki

130 fps? What is your setup and resolution?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback. Just to clarify, you did not install RenoDX correct?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I just got this mod and I love it, looks amazing! I have one problem however, in the character menus only, both male and female V look kind of white-washed out, like the colors all look desaturated and the have a slightly white look to them. I am using SDRA and I do not have any other graphical or visual mods, I believe I installed everything correctly and I have the re-shader and my graphics set to the directed settings. Also I am running the game on my 4k QHD monitor.

Trinnimac

You're very responsive to your members, thats awesome man. Good stuff!!

Leonardo Almeida

I just got this mod and I dont know if I installed wrong, but it looks pretty real to me lol. It could be just in my head since I dont know if I installed correctly and I just came back to the game after a break. But everything is maxed and it does 150 ish fps no pathtracing and with pathtracing 130 ish fps and like I said looks pretty dam real.

White Zaraki

Depends if you use Frame Generation! If yes then that’s probably expected

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Just updated!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Any chance you have an updated screenshot of your settings inside RenoDX for the HDR 2.0? It seems the current version has way more options (and some missing) than the version you provided your settings for in the guide posted here.

Leonardo Almeida

Is it normal that the Reshade Preset has a Performance impact? I have 108 fps in the Benchmark without the Preset and with it 96 fps.

Reuder16633

Hello sir, thank you for the nice words. I don’t currently use the RTX filters but I did base on of my earlier mods on them. I find the RTX Vibrance is a great filter to experiment with! For HDR I prefer to use RenoDX instead - they sort if accomplish the same thing if done correctly!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey i've been following you for a while and really appreciate your work! I was wondering if you use any of the NVIDIA app settings such as RTX Vibrance and RTX HDR? If you do what do you have it set to?

Jeremy Ascencio

Thank you as well for your prompt and thoughtful reply! I'm supporting you quietly through my subscription :D If you're not too busy, I'd love to hear your recommendations for texture mods!

N Galahad

Hi NextGenDreams. So I figured out that it was because I had to download the renodx from April when you uploaded this because I noticed the layout in your picture was different. I hope this helps out other people. And I'm looking forward to your next 2.1 update for better saturation simulation.

Phillip Tran

Decided to update and it's working great, thank you!

Vasko Peqnin

Hello sir, this version only works for 2.13. This is due to the options.json being updated in the r6 folder. If you remove it from your game folder and verify the game integrity in Steam it should download it again and the game will run!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Vasko Peqnin

Hello sir, there’s no conflict with texture mods! In fact I strongly recommend using the ones you like. Also make sure you grab the texture mod I recommended at the bottom of the post! And thank you for the kind words!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

NextGen Dreams, thank you for the amazing mod! I have a question regarding DreamPunk 2.0 SDR. Will it conflict with mods created by other modders that replace in-game textures with high-resolution ones?

N Galahad

1440p will not look as detailed in Path Tracing as 4K, however there should not be any green tint at all. I know that DreamPunk 1.0 had green tint issues in some weathers but in 2.0 all unintented coloration should be fixed. If you would like to send me a picture of how your game looks in the message function it should be easier to troubleshoot!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Okay, I will try and uninstall the old reshade 👍

Phillip Tran

Not sure if 1440p compared to 4k would make a difference?

Phillip Tran

Hello! So I when I tried dreampunk 2.0 I made sure to remove the 1.0 files besides the reshade and in-game I switched to the 2.0 reshade. Everything was still like a green tint even after tweaking the gamma in Renodx and just looked off.

Phillip Tran

Hello sir, just to make sure, have you uninstalled the old DreamPunk and the old ReShade? It’s possible that this is a priority issue.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello NextGenDreams. I love your Dreampunk 1.0. I tried 2.0 and it looks a little green and washed out. I have all your suggested mods and settings and followed the instructions but everything isn't looking as realistic I'd say just washed out. I don't have any other visual mods just vehicle and gun mods. Maybe something to do with reshade or other hidden folders? Anything would help :)

Phillip Tran

Hello sir, the difference between SDR and HDR is that they are made for different monitors. SDR is for your standard monitor. HDR is made specially for OLED or other True HDR monitors. Use the message function if you need more help than provided in the description and I can help you privately!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

what are the 3 installation options and which one do you use in your videos. I think you should make a video for how to get the same results as you do in your videos.

seng

Thank you sir! It's in the works, I had to take 2 days off development because of the situation but I expect it to be 1-2 weeks. I will release a new video in conjunction with the next update!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I'm happy to hear that sir, just write me a message in the message function if you need any more help!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Awesome, cheers! getting the hang of all this now, I'll give it a blast!

Adam Fisher

Absolutely, at the bottom of the post you find the ones I use. For LODs these are: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/4923 and for Textures: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13372 - I also recommend this to solve black trees if you're using Path Tracing: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/12252

NextGen Dreams (Private)

is there any LODs or other graphic packs from nexus that you'd recomend for the 2.0.2 SDR?

Adam Fisher

Welcome back brother! I posted on one of your YT videos yesterday asking what happened to the page. Glad to see your back. Any ETA on the next version of DreamPunk?

Shabib Seddiq

Thank you Jsus plays <3 - they did apologize and the team was very professional overall. It was a bit of a rollercoaster ride but here we are! I'm happy to be back!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Welcome back bro <3 , I hope they apologize for this inconvenience!

Jsus plays

Yes sir, it’s in progress!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Will you make an adaptive exposure version for HDR?

Sabe Top

Thank you for the feedback sir, glad you were able to get everything working!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Now, THIS is what I expected when I bought an RTX4070Ti. Helluva Job!!

David Boston

On the Nexus I can recommend using cars and vehicles from the following authors: https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/ErenN77/mods https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Cornmilf/mods https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/SDH0/mods https://next.nexusmods.com/profile/Okrasha/mods

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello Jsus plays, try this mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/11765 it does exactly what you're looking for!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hey Dream, its kind of an unrelated question, but is there any settings or mod that makes your cars running while youre not inside of them? Im trying to shoot some videos of cars but as soon as I get out of them, they just turn completely off, and there is no smoke effect from the exhaust or lights. Thanks for the answer in advance!

Jsus plays

Hi, thank you a lot for Dreampunk 2.0, i tried HDR, SDR and i'm happy with SDRA. But may you link the cars & bike mods u used for pictures and youtube videos please ?

Naenty

ty, works fine now!

J Wicks

Just updated DreamPunk (2.0.2) to fix this issue!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hello, When installing the mod my game doesnt even open and just does nothing. When i try launching it directly through the files Cyberpunk.exe it also just does nothing.

J Wicks

I tried the new version and it fixes the dark interiors. Badlands no longer looks white. I couldn't load one of my saves but otherwise works great

texanogoober

Hello Xoly Dior, I will answer your questions. The first question: I never use RenoDX for recording SDR, however it could be used for it. If I play with RenoDX installed i set the preset to the most left in the RenoDX which turns the effect off. The second question: Yes, I think it’s only a matter of time that there is an addon available to solve this issue as frame generation is a very useful modern AI based technology. Though FG as a method is still very much experimental and reduces the fidelity of the resolution by about 25% (4K looks closer to 1440P) and also introduces movement noise to games during fast movement! Most likely DLSS will be so good that FG will be reductant for most PCs in the future and DLSS is already fully compatible with ReShade! I hope I answered your questions sir, have a good day!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hi again dream loving the new update just got a quick question bro. do you use RenoDx when you're recording your videos and if so what values do you change it to? i know u record in SDR but im just wondering if you use it for SDR gaming too or is it only supposed to be used just for HDR? also, do you think reshade will ever make the dof blur compatible with frame gen ? its almost hard to play without frame gen because with path tracing on for me its a constant 80fps and with it off it goes down to 30 to 40fps and with the dof blur it just makes everything look that much photorealistic

xoly dior

Have you tried adjusting exposure settings in RenoDX as posted above? "If you experience that the game is too dark in HDR please increase the exposure in RenoDX to 1.5-2.0 depending on your monitor!" Default exposure is 1.0

Shabib Seddiq

I play everything on maximum settings with an RTX 4090, so that's fine. The HDR mode is incredible, especially in sunny mode at 6:30 in the morning. However, in sunny mode, when I go under a bridge or into areas where the light doesn't reach, it looks too dark and grayish at the same time, which is very strange. I have a very expensive, latest-generation 4K OLED TV that supports HDR, so that's not the issue, as it handles high nits perfectly.

Juan Pablo Lopez Perez

This indicates that the ReShade did not install properly! Make sure that you install the preset with the ReShade setup, there’s no other way to install the Shaders correctly!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

hello, i recently downloaded this and tried it out, it looks good, but i think i messed up the install. when adding a preset i added the wrong one. i later then added the preset in DreamPunk_2.0.1_ReShades.zip but i dont see DOF or black cinematic bars you mention.

Erni

Yes, an update for lighting is in the works. I recommend just disabling DOF by pressing "Arrow Down" on your keyboard for general gameplay and only using it for photorealistic free roaming!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi, I tried this mod and it's really cool, but DOF blur's the game's UI making it unplayable while it's enabled. The other issue I had was indoors was too dark during the daytime, any update on solving that issue?

Katie Adams

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback! I always disable DOF when driving by pressing the Down Arrow on my keyboard. There are some ways to implement DOF while driving but I find it not to be stable enough to be used consistently!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

What a fantastic mod. Just fiddled around and it looks absolutely bonkers. Great job! 1 question. When driving, do yoyu turn of cinematicDOF? It seems to blur way too much and it looks weird when driving (But fantastic when on foot).

Dennis Rasmussen

I had that happen to me too just drag the file out of the folder and then it shows up during reshade install

fm_inthehood

Spagett !

well i just installed both and i got 60 - 75 fps set to ultra on a 4080 and its very stable (i only have 2 mods thats maybe why haha)

Attila Nahmani

Thank you for the feedback sir, I'm happy you're satisfied!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Yes sir, this is compatible, however Ultra Plus can be very taxing!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi , i wanted to know if this new version of DreamPunk is compatible with Ultra Plus Path Tracing mod (this 2.0 is amazing btw)

Attila Nahmani

Got it all to work! Looks amazing.. I feel like I am in a movie!

AJ Mascioli

Thanks for the quick reply mate, I did indeed (the second time, not the first one, hehe). I opened the game a second time and now the RenoDX opened by itself when I pressed home. The game does not look quite like in the video but it's not far off, thanks for your help. If you have any suggestions for my setup, I would not mind. For Tone Mapping I don't have RenoDX but RenoDRT.

Marius Diaconu

Hello sir, are you 100% sure you installed the ReShade version with full add-on support? It’s the alternative at the very bottom at ReShade homepage. RenoDX will not load with the standard version

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Heya, I am sorry for the previous comment, I re-installed the game from scratch and I have followed the tutorial better now. The only thing I did not manage to do so far is to set the RenoDX as per your screenshot, I cannot find that menu, I tried installing the mod both with Vortex and copying the .addon64 file into the x64 folder. I do not know how to access that menu. I have a 4090 OC and a Samsung S90D 4k TV, I think it might be a slightly different setup...? When I set my HDR10 scRGB it looks awful, but it looks ok on HDR10 PQ. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I bought my TV so I can play this mod, never used any other mods before. I've downloaded all that you have recommended above except weather. PS: I had to put my ReShade to Match Resolution Exactly, otherwise it looks bad.

Marius Diaconu

Dobrý den, děkuji za možnost tento mód vyzkoušet. Strávil jsem na tom asi 4 hodiny,ale zdá se, že mód běží,jak má....je to fantastické 😉👍 akorát budu muset upgradovat na RTX 4090... teď mám 4080 a musím hrát 1440p + PT...ve 4K mám 30+ fps... potřebuji alespoň 50. Krásná práce a pokračujte dále 👌

David Zienecker

This tip right here made all the diiference. The tone-mapping midpoint was way too high based on the suggested step in the doc. I found the perfect fit at 0.6

Jonas Taras

I recommend installing the recommended mods as these are the ones i personally use in combination with DreamPunk in my videos. Also with your setup I can recommend to tweak your DLSS as well. You can do that by installing this: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/7415 - just make sure you read the instructions carefully!

Elias

I see the potential, but on my 4090 and 4k monitor, my reshade settings do not look the same as yours. There are different resolutions not the same as yours. Not sure what to look for to do it correctly. Thank you for the support and I like the mod so far but the game does not look like yours fully yet. I have not installed the recommended mods so maybe that's why?

Rogue

you do it in the reshade setup itll ask u if u want u browse for a preset

jace prime

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback. This is an interesting solution. I'll see if it can produce results needed for photorealistic tonemapping!

Elias

Awesome!

가람 이

Its in the download folder of dreampunk_reshades i thk

가람 이

There was a mod released today that aims to fix HDR exposure adaptation. Not sure if this could give you an idea of how to fix this issue for your mod, but I thought I'd let you know about it incase you can incorporate the method they use. When using your mod, the darks are too dark and the brights are too bright and I still can't find a good balance because of the way eye adaptation works in Cyberpunk. https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/16391

Hornzby Gaming

hi there, Ive downloaded reshade with full add on support but can not find where to select preset "DreamPunk_2.0_HDR

bringthafunk

Hello sir, use "Arrow Up" and "Arrow Down" to enable/disable Black Bars and DOF respectively

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Hi! Its working real nice and everything looks great and all.... except that my in-game screen is cut on the top/bottom. Could you pls point out any solutions? Thx in advance!

가람 이

This is because the DreamPunk mod is not properly installed. Make sure DreamPunk_2.01_SDR.zip is extracted properly to the installation directory

NextGen Dreams (Private)

#1 ( Unknown interface {94971ECA-2BDB-4769-88CF-3675EA757EBC} in ID3D12Device : : CreateCommandList. ) #2 ( Source "DreamPunk_2. 0_SDR.cube" for texture 'V__texCube3D' was not found in any of the texture search paths ! ) Hi guys, after installing the modpack "City of Dreams (Heavy) by v2", I'm having this issue. Could you please help me ? Because on the modpack's Discord, they don't seem open to help outside of the modpack.

SMIDR

Yeah it's definitely not nearly as bad as vanilla just a but jarring. It does seem to be an eye adaptation related thing from what I can tell

peachboy

I see sir! Well it's already about 75% weaker than in Vanilla which is literally a flash bang but because this HDR version has such deep contrasts it still at times becomes more apparent. I've been experimenting a bit with the actual eye adaption speed for HDR and I find slower looks great visually but it might be bad from a gameplay perspective. I'll take a further look into this for the next update.

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I'm using HDR

peachboy

Are you using SDR or HDR?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

seems i got the game to launch but nothing looks different. im really not sure what im doing wrong. doesnt seem like reshade is doing anything either

brandon woody

everything looks great but the main issue I have is with the auto exposure going between some interior areas it switches quite drastically from light to dark rooms. Is there anyway to fix?

peachboy

Thank you for the feedback sir, it should be compatible with that mod!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Wow, thank you for your work! Amazing visuals. Hopefully this works with hardcore22.

Edg

This means the files you mentioned! "archive", "bin", "engine" and "r6"

NextGen Dreams (Private)

"1. Drag & Drop all the contents of the DreamPunk_2.0_HDR.zip file to the CyberPunk installation folder." does this mean the to drag and drop the files named "archive" "bin" "engine" and "r6" or the contents of those files.

Viro Games

There shouldn’t be a problem, are you on Steam or GOG? When you did the fresh install, did you also manually remove the old mods from the game folder?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

brandon woody

i uninstalled a bunch of mods and reinstalled others including some redscript. No crashes yet. I was hoping around with my accelerated forward and reinforced tendon jumps a lot. i still havent achieved the realism some of your shots can produce. i guess they are specific lighitng and scenarios.

Mark Tse

still crashes after i turned off FG. i did have the max frame at 30-35. No change. i am looking for what might have caused this. how do i check the depth buffer? i opened the panel to look up the depth settings. when i look it up i notice that my imagesharpending add on isn't compiled and my cinematic bars arent alpha displaying and so i see a white screen.

Mark Tse

Hello sir, I’m not sure this is from the DreamPunk Reshade. I can see these lines:” v_dh_uber_rt…” this could be from another shader installed before. Have you used any other ReShade before installing this? It looks like old shaders still being loaded without the required files. You could try uninstalling ReShade and installing it again and see if that solves the issue. Based on your problem description you might also have to delete the ReShade folder manually in Cyberpunk\bin\x64 after the setup uninstall

NextGen Dreams (Private)

My game is having problems loading some of the effects. The following is what I found in the log: v_superdepth3d_texlumn' v_pcgicurrcolortex' v_sstexture' v_noisetex' v_dh_uber_rt_01731_giaccutex' v_dh_uber_rt_01731_ssraccutex' v_texmdaptpassa' All said, "Cannot sample from texture that is also used as render target in the same pass". Know how I can fix this? I don't know how much this helps but my GPU is a Radeon 7900XT and my monitor is a Gigabyte M27Q. Thank you!

Michael Simoneau

Yes sir, If I activate dlss it goes around 25-30 fps, maybe I have to delete some mods. The rest of the specs is 13700k and 32gb ram. Need to double check what I'm doing but I keep update if I get it.

P.R.

You have to disable gog interface ingame. Hope you can enjoy dreampunk!

Diego Gonzalo

If you followed the instructions as you say you should know that you can disable these features by pressing "Arrow Up" and "Arrow Down"

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Err Made mine look like crap... DOF seems to be permanently enabled and it randomly fuzzy on the screen, even in the loading screens and menus I get burring, I'm running a 4080 super. and followed your instructions, I also seem to have two black bars either side of my ultrawide

Rob Howe

Got the game to start, was an issue of having wrong version of ReShade afaik

Sevrahn

Hello sir, your FPS gets low when using DLSS? I never heard of that one before. What are the rest of your specs? I never release any video guides for new releases until the second week. This is just to make sure there are no hotfixes I need to make which could change the whole guide. I’ve already done 4 hotfixes since last Saturday. If you need installation help, you’re free to write me a message on Patreon

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Crashing during gameplay is unrelated to DreamPunk but can be caused by the ReShade depth buffer if you’re using Frame Generation or any similar advanced graphics option. It could also be other mods that are script dependent as mentioned in the post

NextGen Dreams (Private)

That’s strange. What happens if you uninstall ReShade? Will it start then?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you for the reply! I questioned this because I needed to know if it was necessary to follow your renoDX settings to the exact value in order to replicate the look you showcased in youtube, however with your reply, I can try and fiddle with the settings now to make it look the same as in your videos since mine looks jarringly bright. Thank you once again!

Gabriel Abas

My frames goes very low if I use dlss, but in hight quality I can get 55-60fps whit an 4070ti at max settings at 1440p.. did I do something wrong? Also a good step by step video should be made..

P.R.

i keep crashing alot

Mark Tse

I am not :( I have the game through EPIC.

Sevrahn

Hello sir, are you on GOG?

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Can't finish step 3 because "Start The Game" immediately crashes and I get the Cyberpunk has flatlined error.. :(

Sevrahn

I hope you will enjoy the experience, if you need help with anything, feel free to write me a message!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Thank you so much for you feedback sir, I appreciate this! About your question: It's really hard to say. I use a Vesa certified HDR monitor to tonemap and calibrate all the HDR mods and that's pretty much as close as I'll ever come to calibrating HDR for everyone, but since all monitors are so different today and not all of them are HDR calibrated in factory it can be different. If the game looks too bright my recommendation is to lower the peak brightness in RenoDX just a bit lower or the game brightness. Use the Black Bars in the ReShade to see if you can get true blacks at night. Also make sure that the in-game HDR settings in the settings are correct, you can try adjusting the midpoint. I hope you can find the settings that work for your monitor. If you need further assistance please feel free to write me a message!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

I see sir, yes Path Tracing overall will have an effect on the contrast of the game so that could be it. I think that because the monitor is not an OLED display but rather an IPS (if I got the correct information) you might have to change the settings a bit. Most IPS displays struggle with True HDR as they aren't capable of showing complete true blacks. I feel like this is most likely a combination of these 2. Anyway I'm happy you managed to make it look better, if you need any more help then feel free to write me a message!

NextGen Dreams (Private)

Took me a good amount time to set it up 😂 but I’m ready to enjoy the game again

Marz N.

If you need my specific monitor, it's Samsung Odyssey G6 G60SD. Thank you again!

Gabriel Abas

As Always, Amazing mod and amazing work! I only have one question but this is the first time I actually ask in comments. Is it supposed to be really bright during daytime? There's not really any problems performance wise, but I'm wondering if the peak brightness I have for RenoDX is correct? This is because the peak brightness of my monitor is only at 1000 nits so I don't know if the game brightness in the settings of RenoDX should also be 900, same as your settings or if I should lower it? I hope to hear a reply regarding this. Thank you!

Gabriel Abas

Hi! I was able to install everything successfully and was following the instructions. My monitor is LG UltraGear 34GN850 Quad HD 34, an ultra-wide monitor. HOWEVER, I have a 3080ti graphics card, so no path tracing for me. I wonder if that has anything to do with it. Anyway, I did manage to make it look better. And also the differences in brightness are more natural now. It seems the tone-mapping midpoint works best for me at around 0.7 or 0.8.

Raz Koller

The game is not in the list, but if I try to select via Browse, the DreamPunk[GRAPHICS].ini file is not reflected in the file folder, although it is actually there https://i.ibb.co/vm7DMQg/image-2024-08-23-17-39-46.png

Роман

Hello mr Koller, what monitor are you using currently and have you been able to install everything without any trouble? If you’re using HDR were you able to install RenoDX and able to find all the in-game HDR settings?

Elias

If anyone else experiences this please comment and it’ll be easier to track this issue down!

Elias

Ah, wait. This could be due to my HDR settings. I think I got it a bit better now.

Raz Koller

Hi! It's a cool mod! Thanks for your work! But I find that sometimes going into places makes everything really bright. Outside areas would be normally lit, like it's late afternoon, but then I go into a building and everything become bright white. Other than that it would be also nice to get a little more colours back. I feel saturation right now is extremely low, or maybe it's the tone, I don't know. But the world seem to be mainly yellow, brown and bright green....

Raz Koller

done everything and the actual mod itself isnt working. this is my first time modding cyberpunk so im realy confused

Viro Games

any1 else experiencing the constant weather changes? happens like 20 times when driving over the map... sometimes speedswitches from sunny to cloudy an back to sunny in like 2 seconds :o locking the weather with weathermancer would prob fix it but i kinda like the ingame weatherchanges to just happen cause of immersiveness

Nik Bley

When DOF activated it s always blurry at least on the bottom of my screen .This is on my add-ons setting (couldnt figure how to send a picture), I checked the all box you did maybe it s normal we have not the same but mine are changing constetnly in game and when i check a box (the ones at the left of 0x000...) it affect the blurienss. Generic Depth Auteur: crosire Description: Automatic depth buffer detection that works in the majority of games. Multiples of resolution (for Aspect ratio heuristics Filter by depth buffer format Copy depth buffer before clear operations Copy depth buffer during frame to prevent artifacts 0x000001f738309040 | 4096x4096 | D16 | 848 draw calls (84 indirect) ==> 3467208 vertices | 0x000001f747cf59f0 | 3840x2160 | D32S8 | 1 draw calls (0 indirect) ==> 3 vertices | 0x000001f747cfad70 | 2227x1253 | D32 | 3641 draw calls (53 indirect) ==> 8876980 vertices | 0x000001f747d1f120 | 2227x1253 | D32 | 409 draw calls (0 indirect) ==> 132477 vertices | 0x000001f747d263e0 | 2227x1253 | D32 | 280 draw calls (0 indirect) ==> 697233 vertices | Reversed 0x000001f747d5da80 | 2227x1253 | D32 | 1 draw calls (0 indirect) ==> 0 vertices | Reversed 0x000001f734990d50 | 2048x2048 | D16 | 159 draw calls (0 indirect) ==> 198084 vertices | 0x000001f743867d60 | 2048x2048 | D16 | 62 draw calls (0 indirect) ==> 103227 vertices | 0x000001f4de8f80c0 | 1024x1024 | D16 | 1 draw calls (0 indirect) ==> 1998 vertices | 0x000001f747d64490 | 1024x1024 | D32 | 67 draw calls (0 indirect) ==> 143298 vertices | 0x000001f747ce4c90 | 256x144 | D32 | 0 draw calls (0 indirect) ==> 0 vertices | Reversed

Youcef Yousfi

Hello Athena, all the required DreamPunk files are at the bottom of this post, please follow the instructions above and download the files you need, if you need anything else, please let me know or write me a message!

Elias

I don't see anything in the reshader downloader that has DreamPunk in it. What were the other mods that you showcased in your latest youtube video

Athena, Mother of the Institute

What is your setup sir? GPU, CPU? Also what is your monitor? I think the biggest culprit should be your DLSS. If you'd really like to see the exact fidelity that I put out in the video you need to push the absolute highest DLSS possible. You can use for example https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/7415 to achieve this. Using for example quality 0.8-1.0 the game will not be playable for most people because Path Tracing in CP2077 is strangely incredibly CPU bound, I cannot emphasize this enough. Nevertheless I strongly recommend playing at the highest possible setting for DLSS if your goal is to prioritize the visuals ahead of fps. It makes a huge difference in the fidelity that you see on your screen. I'd also like to add that the video is recorded in SDR so whatever you watched might look different from what you see in-game. HDR is not always better, it depends on your setup.

Elias

Hi, so I installed everything and it looks good, I followed all instructions and I'm sure it is working, but it doesn't look anywhere near as good as the video or photos. I have a few thoughts as to why, can you please advise? 1) I have my DLSS Supersampling set to Balance. Could the huge gap in graphics be just this alone? What is ideal setting? 2) I am running 4k and you are running 8k 3) On the Reshader, other than the Reno settings and those settings under Add-on, is there anything else I should be doing on the in-game menu?

Ian White

Well sir, I think that depends on how much FPS you can sacrifice, try 0.8-1.0 with Model C and see how low FPS you can handle. Game looks crazy on 1.0 but it's hardly playable without FG even with RTX 4090!

Elias

Cool bro, what quality do you recommend with rtx4090?

texanogoober

In some scenes it's possible to set the DLSS a bit higher but it's not always usable as the fps will go too low, for general gameplay I wouldn't advise it, but on a top tier rig it's definitely a great mod to try

Elias

With my rtx4090 bro it looks sometimes real life, good work. Do you also use this https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/7415

texanogoober

Yes Cyberpunk should be in that list. Only .ini files are usable from the ReShade browse, this is the preset file you should use and the one you extracted from the DreamPunk_2.0.1_ReShades.zip!

Elias

"2. Install ReShade from https://reshade.me/ and during the setup select the preset included in the DreamPunk_2.0_ReShade.zip file named "DreamPunk_2.0_SDR"" What exactly do you mean by Setup? When I start reshade, it opens a window with a list of installed games. CyberPunk is not in this list (should it be there?). How exactly should it be selected, via “Browse...” in reshade? Firstly, there are many different files with the name “DreamPunk_2.0_HDR”, and secondly these files are simply not visible when trying to open them. Sorry for my misunderstanding :)

Роман

Do you think I should use HDR for an Alienware AW3423DWF? It's a QD-OLED

Richard

Yeah so open reshade setup, Select Cyberpunk 2077 from list immediately like - you add the dreampunk reshade.ini file later in this setup process. The instructions are a little unclear if you have never used ReShade before.

notreya

Remember to remove the HDR version of DreamPunk from your installation folder -> Cyberpunk 2077\archive\pc\mod and to reinstall the standard version of ReShade instead before installing the SDR version as per the instructions above!

Elias

Thanks!

King Rat

Okay, and when you say extracted I take it you mean the files inside the .zip? If so that's correct. Are you using any other mods currently? And also where did you extract the DreamPunk_2.0.1_ReShades.zip?

Elias

I extracted The dreampunk 2.0.1 sdr into the cyberpunk2077 directory manually

sam basham

Hello sir, what folders did you extract the .zip files to?

Elias

Hi, i followed the install instruction. However, nothing seems to have changed in game bar the Reshade working?

sam basham

For this monitor I highly suggest you use the SDR version instead. The HDR capabilites of the Odyssey G5 is way below True HDR such as in an OLED monitor as it is not capable of displaying pure Blacks and Whites. This means that the contrast from RenoDX will not work properly, possibly resulting in faulty exposure and tonemapping. I know this because I've had this screen myself. SDR will always look as intended and looks overall better on this monitor.

Elias

I can confirm that updating the DLSS model can improve stability in some cases!

Elias

Hello sir, your question relates to the installation of ReShade specifically correct? If so, just make sure that you select the file that you extracted once you get to the Shaders part of the ReShade setup, there will be a browse button at the bottom where you'll have to select the .ini you extracted. Remember to only use the version that correlates with your monitor type. Do not use SDR if you're using a HDR monitor and playing in HDR vice versa. I hope every other part of the installation process went smoothly and I appreciate you reaching out to ask for help. Please write me a private message on Patreon should there be any more problems!

Elias

Samsung Odessy G5

King Rat

Hi, I followed the instructions exactly but Dreampunk 2.0 isn't showing up in the ReShade installer as an option, and also not in game when I hit the Home button. I think your instructions are missing a step, for example what to do with the Dreampunk Reshade 2.0.1 file after download (I put the unzipped config files into my Cyberpunk install folder and on desktop, then ran Reshade installer with addons and still your mod doesn't show up).

Ian White

My game is heavily modded and this caused my game to crash frequently when closing a menu while using ray reconstruction. However, I updated the DLSS file in Cyberpunk to 3.7.0 and used DLSS tweaks to use the E preset, now my game is much more stable and performs much better. Hopefully this can help anyone experiencing a similar issue.

Hornzby Gaming

What is your monitor sir?

Elias

Try to extract the ReShade from the .zip to for example your desktop first. Then go ahead and install it with ReShade. Also make sure you moved the contents of the DreamPunk_2.0.1_HDR.zip to the installation folder and not just the DreamPunk_2.0.1_Reshades.zip!

Elias

What tutorial video? There is no tutorial video for this release yet sir

Elias

Yes, this is what I'm trying to solve right now, the interiors lights need to be amplified during daytime!

Elias

I see, so if you disable it by pressing "Arrow Down" on your keyboard, all of the problems go away?

Elias

Everything on your tutorial video!

Alex Crapet

Hello sir, does it get blurry as in the whole screen is just blurry? What does your ReShade settings look like? Please send me a picture in the messages function here on Patreon and I’ll try to assist you!

Elias

thanks, got RenoDX to work, but the actual mod is not working, i put the contents of the ZIP file into CP 2077's installation folder but it simply does not work, the preset on reshade is called "DreamPunk_2.0.1_HDR.ini", this file is located in the /Downloads/DreamPunk_2.0.1_ReShades.ZIP path I cant change it to anything in the games installation folder. What did i screw up?

Viro Games

Amazing mod, amazing work for real it s stunning, i got a problem tho , i have to play without DOF cause it get blurry , i have desactivated frame genration etc but it doesnt work ,maybe its the reshade setting since i haven t the same as you on the .jpg but i cant change it , i dont know

Youcef Yousfi

Just switched to it. Btw --- idk if thats clear already but the darkness-issue in interiors only seems to be present at daytime. I dont even think its just the interiors tho - During the day, some or all shady areas are much less illuminated

Jannik

Sorry for the slow reply sir, do not install any other LUT or weather mods. I'm working on a version of the Bodycam mod right now for DreamPunk 2.0.1. If you want to push your GPU I highly recommend trying out this mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/7415 with it you can change the quality of the DLSS. I'd set the Quality DLSS to 0.9 and the Model to C, the game will be a bit laggy but you will see the difference, especially if you're playing in 4K!

Elias

Sorry for the really slow reply Lilevitchi, I will write you a message in the morning on Patreon!

Elias

Try Model C btw - it's the best one

Elias

yea ok the imagie quality is from another world compared to how it looked before. Thanks!

Jannik

It's not even feasible to run it on my rig. But you know, it might be very much playable when the RTX 5090 drops, I'll definitely have to make a new graphics config by then!

Elias

interesting mod, i'll try it out c:

Jannik

Totally agree - especially since i dont even get 60 fps with a 4070. with pt20 fast 90 :P

Jannik

Thanks for the screens sir! In my experience the benefits from PTNext are overshadowed by the performance hit. The visuals will look very nice in some places but others it's the other way around. In my experience it's better to use any extra performance for DLSSTweaks and force the DLSS to run at a higher resolution as the higher resolution also means more accurate and less noisy Path Tracing https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/7415

Elias

i made some comparison screenshots with dreampunk installed - with and without ultra pt (PTNext Extreme). It obviously needs much more performance when enabled, but it gives a good amount of extra detail. Idk I hope the following screenshots can help you in any way. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zoX-sDeMpYGZk9eSVKr60gv51-fs3NRt/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/18uZvKuu6dxLS8AlZST4lW3DvFvyqDYqf/view?usp=sharing PS: Dreampunk looks sick af :) - especially w/ HDR enabled.

Jannik

Hello sir, Ultra Plus should work fine but it’s not needed as DreamPunk got its own Graphics Configuration made specifically for it!

Elias

Is it compatible with Ultra Plus better PT? Seems to run as it should with DP2 in my 2 minutes of testing, but im curious if it might break the lightning at some point

Jannik

Thank you for the feedback sir, I wish you a good day!

Elias

Hello sir, what parts of the installation have you performed?

Elias

i love it

Federico Sorgi

Hello guys, i need help, i can't even interact i have no keys option when i start the game

Alex Crapet

Send me a message and I will try to help you with the details!

Elias

What weather and location did you use in the car showcase from the video? I just cant seem to get that weather

Reuder16633

The RenoDX mod should be placed in the installation folder of Cyberpunk 2077. You should move the ”bin” file from the RenoDX download here. Same folder where you placed the contents from DreamPunk_2.0.1_HDR.zip. Also make sure you have the ReShade version with full add-on compatibility and not just the standard version as otherwise RenoDX won't load.

Elias

where should i put the renodx file after downloading it? i downloaded it and ran the game but my HDR was the same and nothing came up in my reshade settings.

Viro Games

Ok i found the HDR settings, but my game is super super bright

King Rat

Did you install RenoDX properly and ReShade? If so, it should appear when you press "Home" on your keyboard. Try moving the ReShade overlay in case it might have appeared behind the main window.

Elias

hello i did install alternative full add on support but i cant find the HDR settings.

King Rat

Yes sir, right click the CinematicDOF shader in the ReShade overlay and you will be prompted to bind another key there. You can also do the same for the other keybind which is for the Black Bars (called Letterbox in ReShade)!

Elias

Works like a charm dude that's awesome! Thanks! Just a last thing, i'm using directionnal key to move so that change the settings all the time is it possible to change the bind key?

Samuel Pasteur-Fosse

Thank you! i missed that.

Михаил Габеркорн

Hello sir, is this because of the DOF perhaps? Have you tried disabling it by pressing arrow down on your keyboard?

Elias

I have done all the settings but part of my screen is blurry, the blurry part changes when I move. What did I do wrong?

Михаил Габеркорн

Thank for the feedback sir, yes, there are things I'm working on currently, in particular interior lighting. Is there anything you'd like to see?

Elias

great work on this, looks amazing, do you have plans for more updates?

legday_king

i have dlss on quality maybe i have to tweak some settings, thanks for the reply doe

Stefan Radisavljevic

Interesting, I’ve got limited experience with the 7800x3d but it should handle it fine. It’s known that the performance of Path Traced CP2077 is CPU bound currently but I’d be expecting 60-70 fps with FG on depending on the DLSS settings

Elias

7800x3d, 48gb ddr5 7200mts ram, and the game is on samsung 990pro 2tb

Stefan Radisavljevic

What are the rest of your specs?

Elias

i have a 4090 and get around 50fps with FG on, is this normal?

Stefan Radisavljevic

I'll wait until you fix this issue, and maybe I'll give it a second chance. For now, I'll focus on a good game, though I'm tempted to use a flashlight in those dark areas 😜.

niezgi

While the dark interiors can be problematic, it should still be playable, otherwise I believe that there might be something wrong with the installation. The issue is already described as a known issue in the post. Amplified interior lighting is on the way. Because of how realistic Path Tracing is there's no way to compensate for this without lighting or eye adaption, eye adaption making other scenes very overexposed and not photorealistic as a consequence. You can use a flashlight mod to explore unlit interiors https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2913 or if you're on HDR you can increase the Shadows in RenoDX to compensate!

Elias

The mod looks really cool, but it's not suitable for playing due to the very dark lighting inside buildings and uneven lighting overall. However, it's great for promoting content on YouTube and for taking screenshots.

niezgi

Ah okay :) you adapt the DOF according to the captures. Yes if you can share me the mod for the speed of motorcycles and cars if you have. It's incredible. I will test by modifying the DOF and FOV. I think the result of your video is an accumulation of parameters to achieve this result. You give the keys but we have to adapt on our side. I know it's work, but for example for shooting cars it would be interesting to have a video that shows each parameter and mod activated to have the same result. This gives an idea of ​​how to adapt Reshade. Thanks a lot

Lilevitchi

Yeah, unfortunately. The "set" function works very well, but when I press "reset" it becomes cloudy and never changes. Im kinda desperate at this point.

Mattia Grignani

Hello sir, this can happen when modding weathers in Cyberpunk 2077! Have you tried the Weathermancer mod mentioned in the recommended mods? If you set the weather with it - it should override any current weather state!

Elias

Hi! The mod looks fantastic, but my game Is stuck in cloudy weather. I tried to change the time, change save file, create a new game but nothing solves the problem. I even tried the Blade Runner easter egg method but it doesn't work either. Any idea?

Mattia Grignani

This is probably what's happening yes. I will write you a message on here and we can get to the bottom of this!

Elias

ok i've reinstalled the game and resetup shaders. Ive got the lut and shaders to work just fine. but it feels like graphics are the same, just a color grade. i feel as the mod isnt actually on. where is the actual dreampunk SR file supposed to live? ive added it to the main directly folder as well as ive copied all the contents within sr folder and added into the replica spots within main directory. where do i put sr file? reshade works, graphics mod not

matt

I appreciate the feedback sir!

Elias

Hello Lilevitchi! Speed mods, I do a lot of custom modding for specific purposes. Do you need the one for the bike? I could share it with you! For good driving FOV, try this mod, it's my personal favorite: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2202 I'd go with a FOV of 90-95 and then you'll have to tweak the values for each car, comes really handy if you're trying to record something! The DOF varies from scene to scene in the video, the one in the preset is a tweaked DOF for general gameplay. For close up DOF for portraits I'd make it even stronger!

Elias

Happy to hear the visuals are okay but sad about the FPS. How many FPS are you seeing right now?

Elias

ok so I fixed the cube lut. have to take the .lut file and move it into the textures folder of the native game folder. -- now i loaded the game - i clicked on the DOF toggle and my game crashed. i deleted reshade and the game still is crashing/wont open. how can i fix this?

matt

I installed this mod and it really change perception of the game. Real problem i have is path tracing on my RTX 4060TI 8GB. Any recomended settings to achive good FPS with path tracing?

Strigan

Is it possible to have a list of all your mods? I can't achieve the same result so some mods are missing. For example I can't drive as fast as you, what are speed mods? What fov do you use with? The blur is much too strong for me, do you have the same settings? THANKS

Lilevitchi

This update looks amazing for me! Thank you bro

Xavi94

Thanks! Is there also a way to verify that the mod has installed correctly?

Oscar Gratton

Oh, perfect, good to know! For the DreamPunk 2.0 should I install any other mods such as HD Rework, Nova LUT or anything else? I just want to actually push my GPU rather than do what I have been doing and just playing base games on a 4080 LOL

Aerevyr Aerysian

Bodycam carries it’s own installation guide. Follow that instead right now. I’m actually working on updating the Bodycam mod for DP 2.0!

Elias

Intel 13900K & a 4070Ti - All settings are correct but NPCs still look rather blurry, not as high fidelity as yours.

Gordon O'Callaghan

Can I use the BodyCam mod along with this? I assume I should use the Reshade .ini included in the BodyCam files rather than this ones Reshade if I do?

Aerevyr Aerysian

Hello sir, I spawned in the cars and drove them there! I also changed the weather to light clouds with Weathermancer and set the time to morning hours 06-09!

Elias

How did you set up these scene for the photos on this page?

Oscar Gratton

Hello sir, sorry for the late reply. This is because you need ReShade with full add-on support. The alternative at the bottom of the reshade.me site!

Elias

I used the SDR version - YouTube is more suited for it! I updated the mod description with another mod that might help with this issue!

Elias

You’re not supposed to select it in the ReShade installation. The cube will be located in the game folder automatically if you installed the mod properly (not just the ReShade). May I ask what platform you’re on? Steam or GOG?

Elias

Move the RenoDX file to the Cyberpunk 2077 installation folder. Make sure you have the ReShade with full add-on support and not just the standard version. It’s the bottom alternative on the ReShade site!

Elias

Everything is running good it’s just the renodx I don’t know how to install it

ali ahmet ebrahim mehmet

The resahde is only allowing me to select ini files so I cant select the DreamPunk.cube file in my game directory, am i doing somthing wrong?

scott leslie

So happy to hear it worked sir!

Elias

Screen whitening bug and stutters have been improved in 2.0.1! The frame rate is much higher and the visuals are great!

JUN0819

Hello sir, this indicates that you may have only installed the ReShade and not the mod itself. Make sure that extraction was correct and go over the installation process once again. I can help you in the messages section should it still not work!

Elias

Did you extract the DreamPunk 2.0.1 file properly to your game directory? The new ReShade relies on a custom LUT that needs the mod properly installed. Make sure that the ReShade has a proper Texture directory and that DreamPunk_2.0_SDR.cube is placed inside of it. The file should be inside your game installation directory: ”Cyberpunk2077\bin\x64\reshade-shaders\Textures\DreamPunk_2.0_SDR.cube”

Elias

Thanks for the information sir, I will take a look into this, I’m working on the HDR exposure right now. As a temporary fix you can increase the ”Shadows” parameter in RenoDx and the dark scenes should be easier to navigate at the expense of contrast!

Elias

Hello sir, did you disable frame generation? Also, have you tried to disable DOF completely by pressing ”Arrow Down” on your keyboard? Some people like this better!

Elias

The game looks pretty insane with this mod and everything cranked up but I wonder if there's a way to play with the DOF settings? It seems a bit random where the blur will show up sometimes but I do like it overall.

Brannon Emery

nice upgrade, really looks much better on HDR. As you noted the interior scenes in daylight hours are VERY dark, unless you go to a cyberdock. When you get out of the chair suddenly interior lighting is correct and outside is bright. Maybe this can help debug?

Dan Clark

when toggling on cube 3d lut - the screen goes black. have to turn off to see screen. why could this be? all other options work in the preset besides cube 3d lut

matt

Nothing Changes in terms of Graphic when using the SDR version, have it set as preset in ReShade and adjusted all Settings according to the provided Images, Log gives no errors

W3rw

Ah, there we go! Thank you kindly!

Jared Hole

Just wait a few minutes, sometimes Patreons servers will glitch out, it's happened to me many times!

Elias

Is it just me, or are none of the setting photos links working?

Jared Hole

Disable the Depth of Field by pressing arrow down and then go to the ReShade overlay by pressing Home on your keyboard. Make sure your settings in the Add-Ons tab there match the picture above and then press reload or restart the game.

Elias

The location is right as you enter the badlands, on the main road. Specifically, the time was 7AM - Rainy weather. Right after meeting with Maiko and you and judy are departing. https://streamable.com/8ey4jz here is a video. Best of luck in your development! I'm usually a bit skeptical but this definitely has potential to rival GITS. Another question - how does this play will specific mods like weather? I imagine its incompatible with specific env and LUTS like NOVA and GITS, but just curious.

Jay Can

Current files are the newest version!

Elias

For me NPCs look great as long as I keep Ray Reconstruction off. What GPU are you using?

Elias

Just updated the mod to solve this issue!

Elias

got that fixed, screen is blurry. read through all of the comments to see if someone had the same proble, saw a discussion about depth of field, messed with that but didnt work. when i go to the settings its blurry as well. almost like i need glasses lol.

tmasterlegends

May I ask what version you used in the video? HDR or SDR?

Reuder16633

That’s interesting. I’ll take a second look at the NPCs in the HDR version to see if this might be a color grading issue

Elias

Yea. Pretty much went through all kinds of combinations. Went back to Nova LUT 2 - Pure with Ultra+ RT+PT preset again. My NPCs look best with this setup. Everytime I turn PT on things just don't look crisp anymore. Sure could be down to the GPU, but I'd rather it rendered crisp at low frames than not. Probably going to play around with it again here or there, but since the game looks pretty great already this is just for fun to play around with.

N3

Like Luvboy said, you need the ReShades folder as well, just go over the instructions one more time so you didn’t miss anything.

Elias

Make sure that ReShade installed properly for Cyberpunk 2077. Pressing the ”Home” key on your keyboard is the standard key for the ReShade overlay!

Elias

Hello sir, that’s interesting, where is this location? I can easily fix it if I know where this is. Would you mind sending me a picture?

Elias

you need to download Dreampunk_2.0_Reshades (hotfix 3).zip then select the ini SDR or HDR

Luvboy

Looks great, however like many of these types of mods, a typical problem still remains. Super over-exposed badlands. Blinding white where you can't see much at all. Using SDR.

Jay Can

how do you extract an archive? I extracted the zip folder, still shows the file as a .archive

tmasterlegends

you need to select the .ini file inside the archive so you will likely need to extract the archive first.

The Dude

Hello, sir/ma'am. I am unbale to open the reshade menu by pressing the "home" key, May i have your guidance regarding this issue? It is correctly installed.

Deepak Varanasi

Confused about the reshade portion. browsed to try and find the DreamPunk_2.0_SDR preset during the installation portion and its .archive so it wont let me select it

tmasterlegends

Thank you, sincerely. I hope you have an excellent day ahead and pardon any other queries i might have.

Deepak Varanasi

Yes, if you uninstall the ReShade with the same setup that you installed ReShade with it will be completely gone from Cyberpunk 2077!

Elias

Thank you very much, sir/ma'am! May i ask if this would also undo changes from ReShade 6.2.0? Once again, thank you for your prom[t and patient response (i am new to this!).

Deepak Varanasi

Hello sir, in order to remove all files included: 1. Remove DreamPunk_2.0_SDR.archive from Cyberpunk 2077\archive\pc\mod - 2. Remove DreamPunk[GRAPHICS].ini from Cyberpunk 2077\engine\config\platform\pc - 3. Uninstall the ReShade with the ReShade setup!

Elias

Just in case (please do pardon me incase you have already answered this, sir/ma'am), may i know of the uninstallation process to undo everything that this mod does, to return to the state pre-mod (NOT vanilla, since i already have other mods installed before this one? May i asl o know if i could keep most of your settings and the colour schematic of the game, i.e., have your mod without affecting the colour grading of the game?

Deepak Varanasi

Yeah i have that disabled. I mostly use cyberpunk to make photos but i have noticed that hdr is making the faces look less detailed.

Reuder16633

Hello sir, have you tried disabling ray reconstruction? Also ensure your FOV is 70 if you’re looking to see the detail of the NPCs

Elias

Hey, how did you manage to get the npcs looks so good in your newest YT video?

Reuder16633

Update: Still same issues with SDR, I swapped to HDR however RenoDX is greyed out in the Reshade setup for addon installs even though the files are in the folder, going into Reshade doesn't have a RenoDX tab. Must be missing something here. Currently though without RenoDX same issues with HDR as I was having with SDR

Ver

Fluid Motion is off as well, and yes I have tried to reload ReShade. Going to attempt a full reinstall of everything including the game.

Ver

Getting a lot of stuttering even on balanced DLSS. Got a 4090 and a 14900k with 64gb 6000mhz ram.

Scott Montoya

Did you try to reload the ReShade with button at the bottom of the ReShade shader screen. AMD has got its own Frame Generation called Fluid Motion Frames, make sure that’s disabled as well

Elias

Running the SDR version for AMD GPU - ReShade settings are correct, but entire game is just blurry. FG is disabled. Should I be switching over to HDR? Are there different settings for AMD?

Ver

Yes it’s needed. Try now, I was just updating it!

Elias

Changing the settings fixed the issue. :) Although it is currently crippling my ROG Stix 4090 XD. No FG and I'm pulling 40FPS

Jay Cornholio

Thanks! I am having difficulties downloading the reshade preset for some reason, is that an absolute requirements if I don't care about DoF?

LC9

Have you tried disabling Frame Generation and made sure all settings are the same as in the picture from ReShade above?

Elias

The Depth of Field is glitching like crazy.

Jay Cornholio

Make sure you have Ray Reconstruction disabled if your main goal is to make NPCs look good!

Elias

Hello sir, use this https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/2202

Elias

Can anyone share screenshots of how it looks with NPCs?

LC9

Can I ask you if you are using any kind of FOV mod for the bike scene in your latest video? I cant seem to change the on-bike FOV even tho I slide it up to 120 on an ultrawide screen.

Jsus plays

This problem did not appear for me or any of my testers. I've updated the ReShade to not include black bars. Download the new version and install it again. You might have to uninstall the old one!

Elias

Did you try disabling the Ray Reconstruction as mentioned in the post?

Elias

I had no problem with SDR at first, but after uninstalling and re-installing it, I got a white screen. It seems to be caused by the effect of arrow up.

JUN0819

i have about 600 hours on the game and thanks to you im going to add another 100 hours lmao

Knickers33

Is it me or version 1.2 was looking better? For me this one is too bright and colors are kind of washed out.

Duke

i have the same problem

Joni Nykänen

Really not sure why, but I just can't get this to look good. I'm on an RTX 4070 Super. I'm not looking for many frames, mostly it's for screenshots. But it just doesn't look good. Specially NPCs just look dull and flat. Doesn't even come close to your screenshots with cars and environments either. How can I make sure it runs as intended?

N3

Hello Monsieur! It will depend a bit on your monitor but I usually stick with 1. Lowering it might be beneficial sometimes. Try 0.95 if 1 looks wrong!

Elias

Hello sir, I’m happy to hear you’re back to try the new version, and you’re correct. I’ve done everything possible to solve exposure problems. I’m working right now on a performance friendly version, it should be ready the coming week. This version is heavy, I’m aware of that!

Elias

hi monsieur i was wondering how much of the gamma we should setting it to? SDR version

Laurent Y Neuvi FR

How do you get that immersive camera movement while the camera itself seems still in your videos? Looks way better than vanilla headbob. I have a 3090 and Im definitely chugging a little with this mod. A lighter version that my card could handle would be amazing. I tried 1.1.2 months ago and it was AMAZING but I uninstalled because of the auto exposure issues, which it seems like you've improved on!! Thanks for the mod.

Ish Bass

Hello sir, did you try to disable frame generation just to check if that helps? You can also try setting the cap lower at around 25-30 and see if that helps stability. Otherwise, have you tried disabling it and running the game with FOV 120? This usually looks very photorealistic

Elias

Hi there! I'm a new subscriber and could really use your help. When I activate DOF, everything becomes extremely blurry, almost as if the effect is overly exaggerated. Is there a way to tone it down? In your video, the DOF effect looks spot-on, but when I use it, I can barely see anything beyond 5 meters. Also, do you use DOF while driving, or is this effect primarily meant for exploring Night City on foot? I've capped my framerate at 35 FPS. All the basic in-game effects are off except for Motion Blur. My graphics settings are on Ultra with Path Tracing, resolution at 4096 x 2160, and DLSS with Frame Generation set to performance. I'm running this on a 4080. It seems like the DOF effect is way too strong for me.

RaitoONPC

Hello sir, HDR is for people with True HDR display such as an OLED or other certified monitors. SDR can be used with any display!

Elias

Do you use DLSS on your 4090 and if so what are your settings. Tho i only use DLAA

Destiny

ig he also means the previous reshade

Destiny

kind of a dumb question, but why is there a SDR and HDR version? why would you not want to use the HDR version? do you need something specific to make it run?

eskrelli

When you say uninstall do you mean just delete the old 1.12 files in the "archive" "bin" and "engine" folder then move the new 2.0 ones in?

Sebastian Ferlin

You should uninstall the old version and then just do a new installation so that there are no mismatching!

Elias

If i already had 1.12 of your presahde, do i need to uninstall anything or can i just drag and drop the 2.0 update into the CP77 game folder?

Sebastian Ferlin

it runs it easy just need optimal settings

_aaccindustries_

A 3060 can absolutely not run this mod bro. You need a 4080 at the VERY least

Sebastian Ferlin

Yes it should be no problem if using DLSs but 1440p will not look as photorealistic as 4K!

Elias

Hello sir, did you try to disable it completely or remove Frame Generation? FG and DOF is only stable if the frames never go up or down so you might have to set the cap even lower for you specific setup. You can tweak it by pressing Home and scrolling down to the CinematicDOF parameters below!

Elias

Hey! New subscriber here. Is it out yet? Just subscribed so don't know if this is it :)

Luka M

Are there any DOF options i can regulate to make the DOF less strong? DOF is all over the place for me, even with FPS caped at 30

Hndrk

4080 super on 1440p will survive?

Destiny

Do you have a screen shot of setting my rtx3060 can run this mod on smoothly? Pathtracing kills it completely

_aaccindustries_

Hello sir, you can use HD reworked but I recommend this one over it: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13372

Elias

Mod update is coming this Saturday, I will attach an extra guide to the post. Video guide will be updated as soon as possible after release!

Elias

can we get an updated video some of this stuff is archived

Alex Flores

also noticed in one of your cyberpunk videos you reccomend hd reowkred- is this still the case? any other mods?

sjd business

I run it with everything maxed + PT/RT on with no issues.

Latent_Dreamscape

Hey guys, i have a question, the mod states that it has custom ultra graphics configuration designed for Ray Tracing & Path Tracing. I have installed the mod on my already modded game with no issues, i just removed old weather mods and LUT, but i am a bit confused. I play on a 4090, and i have my graphics maxed, do i need to remove somehow my graphic settings and use the mods settings or i can keep using my maxed settings, my game runs 100-120 fps at 3840x1600 with DLSS balanced and path tracing with ray reconstuction.

Dimitris Karapavlos

Everybody's system is a little bit different. Assuming you followed the guide(s) included in the zip *to a T*, you shouldn't be having any issues. Also, be sure you try the different reshade profiles included - as well as having your HDR settings (if you play with HDR on) done properly, monitor is calibrated properly, etc. Even still, in some areas where it's quite bright and sunny you may notice it looks oversaturated, in which case you need to do a little tweaking until you find what looks good to you. You can also try downgrading to one of the previous versions of the mod - some people, myself included, think 1.0 looked more 'real' - YMMV.

Latent_Dreamscape

Got a quick question after installing the mod and starting the game I have everything on max settings with ray tracing and path tracing do I need to run it at 4 k or can I keep the resolution at 1080p

SeyTann

why does my game looks just ultra saturated (i used a fresh game)

Destiny

Wow this is amazing still works my game runs even better and looks better how's that possible

Andres C

it runs fairly awesome, ray tracing enable and ultra setts plays at a solid 60-70, with mods, im on ryzen 7 7700x 6800xt

Andres Delgado

Do remember that it is also depending on your pc hardware. He seems to play on higher resolutions as well as the in-game graphic settings to be fully maxed out with Ray Tracing and Path Tracing enabled as well as DLSS. Unfortunately for me I cannot achieve even 60 FPS while playing with these settings as my pc hardware isn't top of the line like the RTX 4090.

Ponsity

yoo @NEXTGEN, could you guide me through some stuff ?/ lmfao, I just can't get my game to look like this ://

Andres Delgado

Thank you for the feedback sir!

Elias

Very real mod for the game, but I think the sky color on a sunny day not deep blue enough.

YUANKAI LIU

my game keeps crashing on start up'

Drew Trembley

would this work with the Unrecord mod ?

Jonnecy Smith

Hello I have installed and re installed twice following the install video and everything seems to be right except when i enter the game it appears to be vanilla graphics still so im not sure what im missing?

Ryan Johns

havving file perm issue when trying to load the DOF presets

Jaxon A

May we have the gray version of the Ninja bike? or is it a commission?

Mark

Hello again! To get DLSS 3.7 working properly make sure you place the nvngx_dlss.dll from: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-dlss-dll/ in your installation path in: bin\x64. Make sure you unblock the nvngx_dlss.dll by right clicking it, clicking on properties and clicking on unblock at the bottom. You can setup your DLSS further with DLSS tweaks: Setting the quality preset to 0.8 or higher and using the new model E is a great way to increase the fidelity of the game. Remember that the closer you get to 1.0 the less you need Ray Reconstruction so I recommend trying different numbers here to see what looks the best to you!

Elias

hello im new to this pack. thos lod and texture mods asks for more mods to instal like script plus scripts and native ui and so on,do i need to download those mods as well? or only the texture and lod mods you recommended

Arthur Amelin

hey dream just wanna quickly ask how did you set up dlss 3.7 and have it working properly? did you use dlss swapper? or just dlss tweaks?

xoly dior

Hello sir, thanks for the feedback! I'm refering to frame generation! Depending on your card this option may or may not be available. Turning it off or settings a low FPS cap will ensure the DOF does not flicker all the time!

Elias

Looks great, amazing! When I first tried DreamPunk it looked great but still not the same as in your videos but after I enabled HDR, used texture mods and tinkering with the settings it looks the same and amazing! I see in the ReShade_Settings that you mention to disable FG to make DOF work properly but I don't know what setting you are refering to.

Lost Hawk

Hi, that's the issue. I installed the one you suggested, or tried, but only one option shows. I'll double/triple check tonight.

Dan Clark

Any in particular you're looking for? For textures I prefer: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13372 and then to help with LOD: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/4923 - I can also recommend trying out: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/7415 for changing the DLSS model to C!

Elias

Hello sir, your problem indicates that the mod did not install properly as DreamPunk does have a big impact on the overall look of the game. For help with installation related issues I kindly ask you to write a message to me right here on Patreon, detailing your problems, so that I can help you personally. I've had many problems in the comments where people share bogus help that just ends up making people confused. So please go ahead and send me details and pictures of how your game looks and I can get to the bottom of it!

Elias

Are you running a completely clean install? The mod does not directly change things that causes crashes other than the DOF incompatibility with uncapped Frame Generation. It could also be a GOG issue if you're running the game from that platform with the overlay as it has an incompatibility with the ReShade injection if the overlay is enabled. In that case you can disable it from the GOG client!

Elias

Yes sir, please send me a picture of this in the message function if you can! I collect all feedback I get and adress as many problems as possible in every update!

Elias

Hello sir, when you open the overlay in the game, at the top there should be a bar displaying the preset you're currently using. If you extracted all the presets to the game folder and have installed the one I mentioned in the setup guide you should be able to change these from here by clicking on the bar and scrolling down!

Elias

Thank you for the feedback sir, I'll take a look at the puddles. It's very possible for me to increase this!

Elias

Great! I hope that in the next version update, the size and number of puddles on the ground during rainy days can be increased. The current puddles are a little too few

Bears

For anyone else with HDR that ends up too bright these changes in Denox did it for me... Game brightness 277, Exposure 0.91, HIghlights 26. Looks brilliant!

Dan Clark

Installed and working great, but it was quite overexposed with the new HDR Denox settings. Also, DOF isn't installing for me, whatever DOF I select is being ignored and I'm only getting Cinematic as an option, which is way overdoing it, even with HUD off. Ideas on what's up with DOF installation?

Dan Clark

(4090) I'm having a thing where the screen fades a bit between dark and light as I make slight turns. And in the areas where it goes dark, it corrects when i draw a weapon. I have a short screen capture of it if you'd like to see. Nonetheless, insane mod. I used 1.0 as well. Also: I'm running SDR as I stream and Twitch doesn't play well with HDR.

Yolo Slides

If you mean vehicles that aren't in the game, there are TONS on nexus

Yolo Slides

it doesn't work, it keeps crashing after 4sec. I have a RTX4090 I9 13900k and 64gb ram ddr5

Nadir Anncoud

Hey Dream, looks like my comment has either been surpressed or deleted. I replied to a comment that also seems to be missing now, that the mod doesn't seem to change much on a clean install with max settings, and doesnt look like your video. I wanted to know what other mods you are using on top of this to get the effect. Currently running a 4080 super with a ryzen 7950x and 64gb of 6400mhz ram, so don't think my build is the issue.

Jason Todd

Hey Dream, could you please tell me the list of the mods you were using in your latest video ? (except the car mods that you showed in the description)

Jsus plays

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback. It was great that you pointed this out. I took a quick look at the .ini and made a small correction to the attached file. If you replace the files with the ones attached the reflection should now be gone as intended

Elias

"- Based on community feedback I've removed the reflection of V as it was headless and broken." - I'm still seeing V's head broken in the reflections. Had the same problem with Dreampunk 1.0 and now 1.1. Other than that, everything looks awesome specially in HDR as I've followed your HDR recommendations.

Ahein

Thank you, just tried this and helped a lot.

Seductive Toilet Solves Equation Online

Any projects in the works to bring in preem vehicles to the game maybe bikes??

Alfredo Hernandez

Depends a bit on your monitor - the best way for Cyberpunk overall is to set the peak nits just a tad bit lower than your monitors max in RenoDX. Generally speaking, it’s better to follow your eyes than the monitors peak nits. Sunny weathers in HDR will need a special setup with very light eye adaption to solve most of the overexposure!

Elias

Is there any way to reduce the overexposure in HDR as of now?

Seductive Toilet Solves Equation Online

okay thank you! and one more question for the changelog for Update 1.1 it says it removes the reflection of V but for me he's still there. is that a problem on my end or am i just missing something?

xoly dior

Hello sir, I read your comments. I would like to ask you to write me a message and send me pictures of your in-game problem and I’ll get back to you as quickly as possible!

Elias

Hello sir, happy to hear you’re liking DreamPunk! Gamma for SDR is at 1 for me but it depends on the monitor and the calibration of it. I recommend somehwere between 0.95-1.05!

Elias

So also first on patreon. But I have a stupid question. Does disabled mods work the same as non installed mods?

JamLamb

love the mod! can i ask what you set your in game gamma to?

xoly dior

Yes, I strongly recommend Weathermancer!

Elias

Is it compatible with Weathermancer?

Arda Gurcuoglu

Thank you, everything went well.

ジョンロック

Hello sir, this is because you did not install ReShade with full addon support. You can download it from here: https://reshade.me/downloads/ReShade_Setup_6.1.1_Addon.exe or follow the link that is provided from the RenoDX mod page!

Elias

The Reshade add-on at the URL cannot be used. https ://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13912?.The Reshade menu screen will display “limited add-on functionality.”

ジョンロック

Can you tell me your in-game graphic setting?

VanGuard

Hello sir, this is a problem with RenoDX that happens when the LUT correction at the bottom of the configuration window is at 100. I suggest lowering it to 95. I will update the included picture!

Elias

Following the guide, the reshader window I was presented with did not look like yours, and I was not able to achieve Depth of Field. I suggest people to just go to nexusmods and install mods from there for free - there is nothing special about this collection of mods here.

Glib Shpychka

Not sure if it was the 1.1 update from this mod, or some incompatibility with other texture mods I'm using, but after updating to 1.1 - V in the menus, as well as NPCs during a phone call are very whitened.

David

Thanks for the response! I did some digging and this mod basically just does what your mod already does, so it's not really necessary - it was AMM that added the ability to toggle V's head, tho it then just renders full stop, not just in reflections - so there's clipping of hair and sometimes eyes (really freaky lol) during gameplay. I managed to find the line in the config file of DreamPunk to toggle V's reflection off completely which I think will suit me better than having him render headless

J1SKYE

Hello sir, thank you for the feedback. I have not tried this mod myself. Feel free to go ahead and do so and report back to me if it works!

Elias

To add to this, I've just noticed that V's head does render in reflections in photomode - maybe this could be somehow implemented?

J1SKYE

Individual settings will depend on your monitor. For me, I used the utility and set white to D65, contrast and shadows most of the way up, highlights at about 30%, and then peak and game brightnesss around 2100 and 275. That worked well with my monitor, I think saturation was around 40. My projector is calibrated and on a screen with 1.0 gain, so YMWV with a display. Ignore the in-game HDR settings except to set the UI illumination. Oh yeah, I think I had set the processing to "after".

Dan Clark

Awesome, can't wait (but will because I have to lol); Thank-you! :)

Latent_Dreamscape

Hi, just wanted to say firstly the mod is absolutely outstanding - I've only just upgraded to an RTX4070ti and was blown away by the vanilla game with path tracing already, but this took it to the next level, I've never seen or played anything with quality like this - it's jaw dropping! The only minor issue I have is that where V reflects off of surfaces, they will render headless - I've seen this is just a limitation of the game, I've found a mod that adds the option of rendering V with a head (tho not perfect, definitely would add to the immersion) - I'm assuming it would be incompatible with DreamPunk tho? This is the mod for reference - https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/5046 Or if this is incompatible, do you have any plans on implementing V's head rendering in path tracing, or an option to switch V reflecting completely? I feel like I'd rather just not have V reflecting off of stuff than have them reflect headless. Apart from this - which tbh isn't even the mods fault - it's been absolutely flawless for me!

J1SKYE

1.1 is in the works, release is planned this weekend!

Elias

Just curious if there will be a new version soon?

Latent_Dreamscape

Did like u said, and i just want to know, how much game brightness where, i now peak is my maximum nits oled, but de game, i dont know the value

abaddon1911

So, I'm on a moderate setup with 3060ti 8gb, 32gb ram, i9 12900k, 5 terabytes ssd, hdd, m.2 memory altogether. Should I even attempt to try this mod? I can play cyberpunk on ultra settings vanilla.

Blerd Static

So is Dreampunk meant to replace all your previous mods as a kind of all-in-one? Can I use this with the bodycam mod or are they not compatible?

StoryFirstDM

Try to use this utility mod for better in-game HDR calibration: https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/13912

Elias

Thanks, got it.