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About this mod
A vibrant, over-the-top shader preset for those of us who like our fantasy a little less muddy-green. NEW: REDUX edition. A less over-the-top shader preset that applies some depth of field and color correction.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
Inky's Vibrant Fantasy Preset
MOD OVERVIEW
This is a ReShade with SweetFX preset designed to give Dragon Age: Origins a brighter and more diverse color palette. In my current playthrough I'm going for a very over-the-top fantasy aesthetic, and updating the lighting to match that just made sense. This preset sharpens, saturates, applies bloom, and applies a subtle purple tint to counteract the game's original yellow-green tones. The look of this preset was inspired by fantasy artwork and paintings, animation, and games with bright color palettes, like Mass Effect.
NEW: REDUX edition! A few folks requested it, so I've created an alternate version of this preset that applies the same DOF, sharpening, and color-correction without the absurd saturation and strong blue-purple tones of the original. It also has better menus. REDUX edition is still quite colorful to look at, but this is achieved through color-correction as opposed to saturation enhancement.
MOD REQUIREMENTS
This mod requires ReShade with SweetFX for Dragon Age Origins by Carinth01 as well as ReShade 3.4.0 by Crosire.
MOD INSTALLATION
WARNINGS AND TROUBLESHOOTING
MOD CREDIT
Carinth01 - ReShade with SweetFX for Dragon Age Origins, without this mod this preset would literally not exist, so head over there and support Carinth!
Crosire - ReShade
MOD OVERVIEW
This is a ReShade with SweetFX preset designed to give Dragon Age: Origins a brighter and more diverse color palette. In my current playthrough I'm going for a very over-the-top fantasy aesthetic, and updating the lighting to match that just made sense. This preset sharpens, saturates, applies bloom, and applies a subtle purple tint to counteract the game's original yellow-green tones. The look of this preset was inspired by fantasy artwork and paintings, animation, and games with bright color palettes, like Mass Effect.
NEW: REDUX edition! A few folks requested it, so I've created an alternate version of this preset that applies the same DOF, sharpening, and color-correction without the absurd saturation and strong blue-purple tones of the original. It also has better menus. REDUX edition is still quite colorful to look at, but this is achieved through color-correction as opposed to saturation enhancement.
MOD REQUIREMENTS
This mod requires ReShade with SweetFX for Dragon Age Origins by Carinth01 as well as ReShade 3.4.0 by Crosire.
MOD INSTALLATION
- Install Reshade with SweetFX according to the instructions in its description.
- Update ReShade to 3.4.0 (NOT newer). These instructions are also in the description.
- Download this file.
- Place the inkypreset.ini or inkypreset-redux.ini in your install folder (ex. mine is D:\OriginLibrary\Dragon Age\bin_ship)
- Load the game.
- If needed, open ReShade menu and find the preset in the drop-down box.
WARNINGS AND TROUBLESHOOTING
- If this mod isn't working, go back and make sure you have installed ReShade with SweetFX correctly and updated ReShade to 3.4.0.
- This preset will probably not work well with older/less powerful computers. I have not had a problem with it so far, but I have a fancy gaming PC. I could see an older computer or a laptop possibly having lag or crashes around Denerim with this preset. If this happens to you, let me know. I'm thinking about making a "Lite" version of this preset that could run on older machines.
- This shader preset will apply to everything in the game: Menus, pre-rendered cutscenes, etc. I recommend you use this mod with a mod that removes the opening dragon graphics when you first load the game, because the original version of this preset makes them eye-searing. Because of this, you may experience some strangeness around cutscenes or find the menus hard to read. I am working on this, the preset is a work in progress! If you have these issues, please post in the comments section.
This preset is designed to be heavily saturated and vibrant, and not all that realistic unless you happen to live in a Pixar film. It's not for everybody. Let me know if you would be interested in a more realistic, desaturated preset that still applies the same color-correction.UPDATE: I have created a WIP of a slightly more realistic version of my preset. It uses the same color-correction, but doesn't amp up the saturation like the original. Check it out if you're interested! It is listed as the "Redux" edition.
MOD CREDIT
Carinth01 - ReShade with SweetFX for Dragon Age Origins, without this mod this preset would literally not exist, so head over there and support Carinth!
Crosire - ReShade