Garry's Mod Realism Reshade addon

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This aims to give Garry's Mod a dark but beautiful & realistic vibe similar to games like Escape From Tarkov and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Anomaly

GAMEPLAY:

IMPORTANT:
1. THIS CAN GET YOU BANNED ON PUBLIC DEDICATED SERVERS LIKE DARKRP, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK ON THESE SERVERS, YOU CAN STILL PLAY SANDBOX WITH FRIENDS JUST FINE!

2. THIS MAY NOT WORK IF YOUR GMOD IS PIRATED, THE GAME IS ONLY 10$ JUST BUY IT!

3. IF YOU WANT TO ADJUST THE COLORS OF THE PREST (SATURATION, BRIGHTNESS, ETC) OPEN THE SPAWNMENU IN-GAME (Q BY DEFAULT) AND GO TO POST PROCESSING, SHADERS, COLOR MODIFICATION
AND TURN THIS ON. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS, AS WELL AS COLORFULNESS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE RESHADE!

I have made a video tutorial for your conveience, however, written directions are below!

REQUIREMENTS:
A computer with Windows 7 SP1, 8.1 or 10 and .NET Framework 4.5 or higher installed is required.
GeForce GTX 770 2GB (1080p)
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB (1440p)
Ryzen 5 1500 / Intel i5 7600
12GB RAM

DIRECTIONS:

WARNING! DO NOT INSTALL WITH THE GAME OPEN!

INSTALLING RESHADE SHADERS:
1 - Run "ReShade_Setup_4.9.1.exe" in the file. (Just select RUN if it asks you to extract anything)

2 - Select "Click here to manage a game and it's Installation"

3 - In the list, find and select your Garry's Mod.exe (Usually hl2.exe: It will have the Garry's Mod logo beside it.)
(IMPORTANT) if you are using the 64 bit Chromium branch use "gmod.exe" Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\bin\win64\gmod.exe

4 - Select Direct3D 9 if it asks what rendering API it uses

5 - Select ALL the effect packs, then click "OK"

6 - Click "OK" when it shows you each effect pack's effects, make sure all of these effects are checked, sometimes it doesn't check them all on it's own.

7 - Once done with step 6, ReShade should be installed on your Garry's Mod!

SETTING UP RESHADE IN GARRY'S MOD:
1 - This ReShade comes with 2 presets. To use them, copy and paste "DBS Reshade.ini" and "DBS Reshade (Light).ini" to ":\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\bin\win64"

2 - By default, it is the HOME button, or "HOME" on your keyboard (above the arrow keys) to open the menu. Press "HOME" to open it.

(IMPORTANT) if the HOME key does not work, MAKE SURE you installed the Reshade properly (selecting right .exe, selecting the right API, etc) If it does still not work, or you do not have the key, open a virtual keyboard and press it there.

3 - Once open, click the drop-down menu towards the top of the Reshade menu, find and select "DBS Reshade.ini" or "DBS Reshade (Light).ini" to select and use the preset you want.

4 - After that, click on D3D9 at the top left of the Reshade menu. Enable Copy Depth Buffer, this allows effects like MXAO, PPFX SSDO, and RTGI to function in-game. (REQUIRED FOR SSDO TO WORK!)

5 - Go into your Garry's Mod in-game graphics settings (Main menu - Options - Video - Advanced) Click the drop-down menu under "Antialiasing Mode". Click "None" (REQUIRED FOR SSDO TO WORK!)

6 - After that, Reshade should now be fully functional and effective in your game! If you have any questions join my Discord :)
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FAQ:
When I press home my Reshade won't open? Make sure it's installed properly, use a virtual keyboard if needed.

How do I uninstall Reshade? Run the Reshade.exe again, select your hl2/gmod.exe, and uninstall.

My reshade looks different than your's and I followed everything? In all of my YT videos I adjust coloring, and sometimes the preset itself to be more "fitting". The Screenshots on the moddb page are with 100% unadjusted colors.

Where do I get the RTGI effect? You need to pay for it, look up "Pascal Glitcher" for more info.

I can't find my hl2/gmod.exe? Make sure you are looking in the right file path & drive.

Why is my game so bright? Enable HDR.

Why am I having this visual bug? Some effects in Reshade are very buggy, this is to be expected.

Why is my performance not as good as the screenshots? Some maps run worse than others. I also use the win64 branch, which boosts FPS. A large mod list will also affect FPS.

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