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Blagnarok

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FF7 Good ReShade Preset (7H 2.0 compatible)
« on: 2020-04-11 08:32:02 »
Hi all,

I have created a really nice Final Fantasy VII ReShade preset to run alongside 7H 2.0 and your favorite graphics mods.  This preset is sourced from McIndus' FF8 ReShade preset found here https://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=18415.0 using his Mega settings option with a couple changes.  Namely, I lowered the intensity of the ColorMatrix shader and removed the Vignette shader.  This makes the games colors look a lot less saturated and very nice, and makes everything look a little better and sharper in my opinion, including the movies.  The best part is it removes the oversaturation inherent in the game's graphics, while still maintaining the integrity of the colors and scenes.  These changes also are an improvement in FF8, and you can use this preset for either game.

Comparison screens:
Field - http://www.framecompare.com/image-compare/screenshotcomparison/7DDGLNNX
Battle - http://www.framecompare.com/image-compare/screenshotcomparison/9JJEFNNU
Snow - http://www.framecompare.com/image-compare/screenshotcomparison/7DDGWNNX
World - http://www.framecompare.com/image-compare/screenshotcomparison/7DDGGNNX

To install:
1. Download the newest version of ReShade from their website https://reshade.me/ and run the program from anywhere (I just run it from my Downloads folder.)  Click the big button to select a game, click Browse, and navigate to the FF7_en.exe program in your game folder.  (7H 2.0 causes multiple copies of FF7_en to show up in my list, so I have to navigate to the file manually to be sure I select the right one.)  Make sure you have OpenGL selected when you apply ReShade.  It will give you an option of what shader compilations you want to download, just leave the default top two selected.

2. Download my preset file and place it in your game folder: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_uGked0qRbJR-McdEsACZ35upytrV57T

3. Run FF7 as you normally would.  Press the "Home" button to bring up the ReShade menu.  (You might need to hit numlock first in order to hit "Home.")  At the very top, click on the field to select your preset and navigate to the ReShadeFF7_Blagnarok.ini you placed in your game folder.  This will automatically select the shaders and the settings you need.  Hit the "Reload" bar at the bottom to load the shaders.  From now on, they will load automatically whenever you start the game.

4. At the top of the ReShade menu, go to the Settings tab and set your Spacebar as your "Effect Toggle Key" (or any other key combination you prefer.)  This will allow you to easily toggle all the ReShade shaders simply by pressing your spacebar so you can easily compare how much better the game looks anytime you want.

Troubleshooting: 
If the shaders look bad, you might have to turn off the post-processing for 7H 2.0 under the game driver settings.  Personally, I keep it turned on and run ReShade alongside AMD -SmartBloomHDR, but either way looks good to me.
If the shaders slow your game down, you can download and use the following preset for lower shader settings which still look great:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Vls8qsgCiD4C8r9inDeUivSuxhjCvith
If you decide you want to uninstall ReShade, just run ReShade install program again from anywhere (again, I just leave it in my Downloads folder) and navigate to FF7_en.exe, and this time it will give you the uninstall option.
To get your game looking exactly like my screenshots, follow my mod installation tutorial here http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=19567.new#new


Hope you find these settings improve your game experience.

Cheers,
Blagnarok
« Last Edit: 2020-04-12 01:39:06 by Blagnarok »

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Re: FF7 Good ReShade Preset (7H 2.0 compatible)
« Reply #1 on: 2020-04-11 18:53:38 »
Thanks! I was searching for a good preset from a while, and this one looks great! I'll use it for my game. Just a tip for who use this, on Settings/Game Driver/Rendering disable Post Processing option for not use 7h prebuild shaders that could conflict with your preset. Sorry for my bad english and thanks again ;)

Blagnarok

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Re: FF7 Good ReShade Preset (7H 2.0 compatible)
« Reply #2 on: 2020-04-12 00:35:41 »
Thanks! I was searching for a good preset from a while, and this one looks great! I'll use it for my game. Just a tip for who use this, on Settings/Game Driver/Rendering disable Post Processing option for not use 7h prebuild shaders that could conflict with your preset. Sorry for my bad english and thanks again ;)

Glad you like it!  Thanks for the helpful tip!  I added a little blurb about that in the troubleshooting section.
« Last Edit: 2020-04-12 00:56:08 by Blagnarok »