Rage 2 - Reshade Preset v1.0 - Remaster . Filmic . Fancylight | (RT & Non-RT)

Remaster, Filmic and Fancylight presets are available for the Rage 2. Each one of them has Raytracing (RT) and Non-Raytracing (Non-RT) versions.

Read the "README!" files in the downloaded archives.

Preset Showcase: https://youtu.be/tbgNh2Gk550

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RT Presets are little bit heavy in terms of performance because of the RTGI shader. You can get more FPS with some tweaking - see the last picture above

Quick guide: --------------------------------------------------------------------

01. Download Reshade: https://reshade.me/ and run downloaded file

02. Select the game in the list (RAGE2.exe)

03. Choose the proper rendering API (For this game select Vulkan)

04. Select and download all effect (shader) packages

05. For Presets Non-RT you can skip this step. But for Presets RT you should get mcflypg's RTGI shader (5$ tier): https://www.patreon.com/mcflypg/

06. Download my Reshade Preset(s) archive(s), extract it and put extracted files (.ini file and the reshade-shaders folder) into the game folder where the .exe file is located (Overwrite if asks)

07. Check in-game Reshade interface. You should see these shaders below as active in this order:

If the shader has the (Opt.) sign next to it, that shader is optional for a specific preset. You can disable them from Reshade GUI. These, however, are well-balanced and I recommend keeping them enabled.

For Rage 2_Preset RT Remaster_v1.0:

• LUT@LUT.fx,
• ArtisticVignette@ArtisticVignette.fx,
• qUINT_opticalflow@qUINT_of.fx,
• RTGlobalIllumination@qUINT_rtgi.fx,
• PPFXBloom@PPFX_Bloom.fx,
• Blooming_HDR@BloomingHDR.fx,
• prod80_01B_RT_Correct_Color@PD80_01B_RT_Correct_Color.fx,
• Deband@Deband.fx,
• Clarity@Clarity.fx,
• AMD FidelityFX ContrastAdaptiveSharpening@CAS.fx

For Rage 2_Preset RT Filmic_v1.0:

• LUT@LUT.fx,
• ArtisticVignette@ArtisticVignette.fx,
• Blooming_HDR@BloomingHDR.fx,
• AmbientLight@AmbientLight.fx,
• prod80_04_ColorGradient@PD80_04_Color_Gradients.fx,
• FlexibleCA@FlexibleCA.fx, (Opt.) - Chromatic Aberration
• ADOF@qUINT_dof.fx, (Opt.) - Depth of Field
• Deband@Deband.fx,
• GaussianBlurCS@GaussianBlurCS.fx,
• AMD FidelityFX ContrastAdaptiveSharpening@CAS.fx,
• qUINT_opticalflow@qUINT_of.fx,
• RTGlobalIllumination@qUINT_rtgi.fx

For Rage 2_Preset RT Fancylight_v1.0:

• LUT@LUT.fx,
• qUINT_opticalflow@qUINT_of.fx,
• RTGlobalIllumination@qUINT_rtgi.fx,
• Blooming_HDR@BloomingHDR.fx,
• prod80_02_Bloom@PD80_02_Bloom.fx,
• AmbientLight@AmbientLight.fx,
• FlexibleCA@FlexibleCA.fx, (Opt.) - Chromatic Aberration
• Deband@Deband.fx,
• Clarity@Clarity.fx,
• AMD FidelityFX ContrastAdaptiveSharpening@CAS.fx

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For Rage 2_Preset Non-RT (Remaster, Filmic and Fancylight) you should see the same shaders as active except these two shaders:

• qUINT_opticalflow@qUINT_of.fx,
• RTGlobalIllumination@qUINT_rtgi.fx

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If the Quick Guide does not answer all your questions you can watch step-by-step video tutorials on how to install Reshade and set up the in-game overlay, Also how to install RTGI shader and configure Depth Buffer properly here:

Reshade Installation and Setup Guide

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Important: Preset was tweaked and tested in Non-HDR game/monitor mode. It may not look decent in HDR mode. So make sure the HDR mode is deactivated in your in-game Display/Graphics settings. Also disable HDR for your Monitor, or set HDR level to low and try to tweak preset using extra shaders like: LevelsPlus, PD80_03_Levels or curves by yourself.

I plan to release HDR presets separately in the future if the project runs well with your support.

Note: Some shaders may give a very subtle effect in some areas. However, they have a significant impact on other environments. So don't turn off any shaders if you want the preset to work as it should. I'll always let you know if there are optional shaders in my presets. So you can turn them off.

The same image looks different on different screens. You might need some tweaking for your monitor's brightness/gamma/contrast if Reshade differs from the showcase.

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If you have a question write down or DM me :)