Improves your graphics, saves your framerate, balance the light and shadows, keep nights dark and spooky. A batch script to automatically backup and patch your user.ltx file for optimized graphics and lightnings using Enhanced Shaders and Color Gradings and Agressor ReShade Weather. Includes its own dynamic time–based tonemapping script.
[1.1.0] Optimized Graphics Patcher
QUICK DESCRIPTION
This addon is a small batch script that you have to execute (double click) once to automatically backup and patch your user.ltx file for optimized graphics and lightnings parameters.
INSTALLATION
1. Install Enhanced Shaders and Color Gradings ( Moddb.com) using the following parameters in Mod Organizer 2
2. Install the Agressor Reshade Weather folder Moddb.com
OPTIONAL: Install the Glossy Surfaces and Water SSR addon Moddb.com . You can delete combine.h file to only keep the Water SSR and save some frames :)
3. Extract the archive of Grok's Optimized Graphics Patcher to the Anomaly directory (where you can see bin, appdata, gamedata folders etc). If it asks for dynamic tonemap script replacement, accept.
4. Double-click "grok's_optimized_graphics_patcher.bat"
5. Your appdata/user.ltx is now patched and the unpatched version has been backed-up in the appdata folder with the date and time appended to the filename.
6. When launching the game, click on the "Delete Shader Cache" box (you need this only once).
TWEAKINGS
Depending on your screen calibration, you might want to adjust the following commands (press ² or ` above the Tab key on your keyboard while in-game to adjust the parameters) :
r__gamma
r__saturation
r2_sun_lumscale_hemi
After you found proper parameters, you can edit the values of these commands in the "grok's_optimized_graphics_patcher.bat" file using a text editor like Notepad++. That way the good parameters for your screen will be applied the time you execute the bat file.
If you have a low end computer, open the bat file with Notepad++ and check the "::Frame Eaters" parameters. You can reduce their values (remove Anti Aliasing, increasing LOD bias etc). Double click the bat file to apply the changes.
RESULTS
You'll now have nice graphics with a good framerate and with balanced lightnings for all locations as well as dark nights and not so dark rain weather during the day.
Great addon!
there is an issue with bloom, when looking sky everythings gone darker and looking down everythings get brighter. and its flickering. how to disable or edit this issue?
This is a result of Dynamic Time-based Tonemap.
You can disable it, apply the patcher again after this.
I will contact the time based tone mapping author to modify the code to have better results. This is a result of the "lowlum" value. Set it to 0.4 while in game and you will see that it will fix your issue.
During the day the brightness might be a bit low without the time based dynamic Tonemap. Increase the "gray" parameter as well and the r__brightness.
you can actually mitigate this issue a lot by changing the tonemap_adaptation value from 10 to 1, which keeps the "eyesight adjusting to light" effect but makes it a lot less sudden. The dynamic tonemap script sets this to 10 by default, so make sure to edit that script if you find a value you like.
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It's now mitigated with my own version of the dynamic Tonemap script included in the addon archive.
I got an issue when I execute the .bat file:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>powershell -Command "(cp appdata/user.ltx appdata/user.ltx.$(get-date -f HH-mm-ss_dd-MM-yyyy))"
cp : No se encuentra la ruta de acceso 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\appdata\user.ltx' porque no existe.
En línea: 1 Carácter: 2
+ (cp appdata/user.ltx appdata/user.ltx.$(get-date -f HH-mm-ss_dd-MM-yy ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\appdata\user.ltx:String) [Copy-Item], ItemNotFoundE
xception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CopyItemCommand
WHY IS THIS THING LOOKING FOR DE USER.LTX ON MY WINDOWS FOLDER. IT DOESEN'T MAKES SENSE
Hey Grok, can you describe what exactly your addon do. Does it improve performance?
I cannot say that it will increase performance at it depends on your current graphics parameters.
It provides balanced graphics parameters for nice graphics, good framerate, and nice lightning.
Most people reported much better performances.
does it affect fps at all?
It depends on your current settings. These are reasonable high end parameters. If you have a low end computer check the tweaking part of the addon description.
Nice Work Grokitach 10/10
For some reason, my game looks completely black except for the sky.
Is there something I did wrong?
Here's a picture: I.imgur.com
Edit: nvm I'm just an idiot that didn't install a compatibility patch.
Look at the reply to the second post by the author.
I'm having the same issue and I don't know what compatibility patch you're referring to...
got same issue, did you resolve this problem?
EDIT: Ok, looks like it's in some way incompatible with Glossy Surfaces SSR
Can this pathcher be made to run without aggressor weather and with Michikos Weather?
Yes. But I'm not sure about the in game shadows and lightning balance since I only tested it with Agressor weather.
Also, Michiko weather breaks the stealth addon. So I rather recommend you to try the Agressor weathers.
I didn't knew Michiko's broke Stealth mod! Thanks Grokitach.
I would rather have Stealth than Michiko's.
Stealth has a patch for Michiko's Weather; I'm assuming this comment was from before that was available?
(Or does the patch not work & I haven't realized it?)
Is there a way to remove the effects of this patcher, it made everything way too dark so i put back my backup gamedata and user file and now my screen is completely white in game, thanks
Clear shader cache most likely.
Reverting to your old config should work 100% if you also disable the addons you installed alongside the patcher. Clear shader cache after that.
Ahoj! May this be used to full effect with the non-PBR version of Enhanced Shaders ?
I think so
Can this mod be used with Mod Organizer? I tried setting it up according to instructions, but ran patcher script in the MO VFS (otherwise it doesn't do anything). The result is a mostly black render in game. I suspect the changes from the patcher have not been reflected in the files, but I wouldn't know how to confirm.
Dont use MO2 for this.
Hi, I've done everything as described, but now I "lost" all textures. everything is white... how can I fix this? or undo the changes? just restore the user.ltx? how do I do it, from the launcher menu?
I fixed it. It was a load order issue in MO2 (winter mod).
cheers
Hey, So I've decided that I don't really want this addon because it still causes FPS Drops for me even after all the steps so once I've deleted all of the mods and the shaders and the folders they're supposed to be in and deleted the "Groks Optimized Graphics Patch(er)" (This Addon) I am still experiencing the 5-10 FPS Drops as I was not before I installed the Addon. Is there anything else I have to remove or have I not removed the Addon Correctly Specifically the "Groks Optimized Graphics" Addon. Again (This Addon). If I'm just confused then how am I supposed to 'Manually" Remove this Addon Completely so I don't experience these FPS Drops as I dont want the Addon and I have no graphical differences or effects but am suffering a performance loss still. (PLEASE HELP)..
i like very much how this looks thanks
So no matter what I do, (reinstalling this mod, uninstalling this mod along with the ones I installed and just tinkering with everything settings and mods) i have a very dark game and a really short radius fog that follows me everywhere. I literally cannot see doors anymore. I tried deleting shader caches at least tens of times, individually disabling mods to see what's causing that. I've even launched vanilla Anomaly and it's the same result. Tweaking with hemi and gamma doesn't seem to affect much... Any help would be appreciated.
edit: problem seems to go away in directx9 i still want to play in dx11
like other people have said, this mod COMPLETELY ****** my game, its VERY dark regardless of the time of day and headlamps have somehow become almost ineffective after installation.
same as lilcheeky, seems that this mod broke our directx11... very sad my cheeki breeki is immeasurable and my game is ruined.
i fixed the goddamn thing by chance. disabled glossy surfaces ssr and installed its compatibility patch for enhanced shaders instead. i put the compatibility patch's priority over the enhanced shader mod and voila its fixed now. although i have ****** fps now, i am a happy breeker.
Which skyboxes can be installed with this mod? Is there something better than vanilla suitable for the current cubemap?
The sky is too bright, sometimes it has a completely white color, clouds are impossible to distinguish. Sky Bloom Fix does not help to solve the problem.
Hi, how do i properly delete that combine.h file in Glossy SSR to only keep water? I only have combine_1.ps in mod, where do i find the combine.h?
It Works with dx8?
Hello friend, will this work for me?
I'm using
"Cinematic VFX" Particle Effects Addon (3.7) Moddb.com
Michiko's Weather Revamp (3.0) Moddb.com and
Screen Space Shaders [ Update 11.3 ] [ 1.5.2 - 1.5.1 ] Moddb.com
I left out Enhanced Shaders and Color Gradings because my game turns almost entirely black, the sun is barely visible, and yes, i deleted the previous shader files before launching the game with this ES enabled
Hi folks,
Is installing the Agressor Reshade mandatory for this mod to work?
Thanks!
нет только custom weather с него нужен
hey my dude i really like this mod can you make a version that works with anomaly 1.5.2 ? cuz when i run this it ***** up my game if i tinker with my render setting after i use this
Does this work on 1.5.2?
Yes, it work fine
can we skip agressor? its weather values are just too much, each file easily has 25+ values for tree amplitude at different times of day and they are overexaggerated, tree amplitude intensity even at 0.1 ruins the immersion with trees moving like they're balloons filled with air
Thank you for your great addon, all the performance texture packs had failed me, yet in the most depressing time I found your's mod. It increases my FPS from 13-14 to 21-22, which truly gives me hope. Thank you Grokitach.
Btw how to reduce/disable grass? I'm using "No grass and LOD" but after enabling your addon they appear again.
P/S: nvm, I found it
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do you have to use this mod with the shaders?
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