SweetFX and ReShade

[longiron]

It appears that these shader extensions (SweetFX and ReShade) might be compatible with Open Rails. I was wondering if anyone has tried. Thanks

[=FI=Ghost]

I've been thinking about that as well. I sure will be following this thread.

[advut]

Yes, I use sweetfx with ORTS. See this https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showth...11#post1929511

[longiron]

Do you find any visual advantages? And is there a significant frame rate hit? Would you mind posting some screen shots?
Thanks in advance.

[qballbandit]

Chris, very glad you started this thread. I was thinking of doing the same yesterday, but ran out of time.
Advut was nice enough to send me his .cfg file (OR test 1), but I am not sure I have it all set up correctly. I tried to mirror in OR by simply copying the SweetFX files from my Flightim's (FS9/FS2004) main directory and didn't see anything different in OR.
Also, I am not sure if I need to rename Advut's file to something specific, and to place it where???
If Advut, or anyone, would be kind enough to explain the install locations for files, and all - that would be fantastic.

[advut]

To people who experience difficulty setting up sweetfx for ORTS, you must use monogame version and must select direct 3d 10+ in sweetfx setup screen. Selecting d3d 9 won't work. Please read the instructions at the Czech site that I linked in the post of the other thread. Everything is detailed very clearly at that Czech site. BTW, renaming preset isn't required, you just load it from the reshade menu.

[conductorchris]

I believe there has also been discussion of this topic at Elvas tower.

Screenshots I've seen so far look cool, but a little intense and washed out. Interesting but not compelling enough to pull me into fiddling with it. Besides, Chris, I've got to be working on that B&O set!

Christopher

[qballbandit]

If it can enable me to use monogame, and regain use of AA, that would be the main reason for me to give it a go. Massive improvement in FPS in Monogame, I just couldn't get the AA working. Always able to tweak settings in the Sweetfx files, so could possibly get the over-saturated, or washed out look taken care of.
I know it worked wonders for my flightsim.

How does one go about getting the Czech site translated to English?

[scottb613]

Hi Folks,

How do we get Monogame ? or is that just the latest version of OR ?

Also - can we bring the procedure over here or put together a FAQ - so we don't have to go bouncing around the globe to figure out how to do it ? I'm sure many would benefit - also - if someone creates a good profile it would be helpful if they were willing to share that as well - the custom profiles make all the difference in the world...

I've used both SweetFX and Reshade extensively in Flight Simulator - although these days modifying the in game shaders seems to be in vogue... Out of the two post processing shaders - ReShade had better results... SweetFX would always make the whites glow way too much...

Thanks...

Regards,
Scott

[advut]

How does one go about getting the Czech site translated to English?

With Google Chrome obviously, it has automatic translation built-in.

[lineman]

Monogame is at ET in the open rails threads. just search for it.

[hminky]

Tried the ReShade and like the effect of the ambient light shader:





Looks less toy like.

Drop below 60fps vertical sync to 58fps with this system:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i7-7700k-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-240gb-solid-state-drive-1tb-hard-drive-black-gray/6030300.p?skuId=6030300

Harold

[conductorchris]

Harold, you owe it to yourself to get one of the new open rails sky domes that Claus has made. That will improve your look greatly.
Christopher

[hminky]

Harold, you owe it to yourself to get one of the new open rails sky domes that Claus has made. That will improve your look greatly.
Christopher

Don't think I have ever really looked at the sky in a train game, the sky is blue with clouds.

The difference with a new skydome and the old doesn't bother me:



Harold

[cn bala]

I thought that this software will works with older version of Windows operating system not Windows 10 but I could be wrong. The reason why is that hminky used ReShade for his gaming desktop with Windows 10. Will ReShade works with Windows 10 or not?

John