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Blush - SummerrPlays ReShade Preset
🕑 Added 2021-06-12 11:23:22 +0000 UTCExclusive collaboration! A custom SIMS 4 RESHADE PRESET built for SummerrPlays, brought to you by Simp4Sims. Follow SummerrPlays on YouTube and Instagram!
The brief were clear - “bright and pink” but the end result was not that easy. After many iterations I’m proud to finally announce Blush, a brand new ReShade preset built using version 4.9.1.
This preset will give your game a touch of pink (hence the name Blush) as well as making everything a bit brighter. Using some interesting shaders from creators like CorgiFX and Prod80 I was able to achieve some very unique tonal and colour balance.
By targeting dark and bright areas separately I was able to enhance shading, even out colours, remove the weird green fog that The Sims 4 has and then finally add a touch of pink to the end result. And with 3 separate AntiAliasing and Debanding shaders your game will look smoother than it ever has before! All this with minimal effect on the UI!
Bundled with Amoebae's Full Bloom MultiLUT, very special thank you to them for letting me include it, you have the ability to completely switch up the look of a scene for some moods and vibes in screen shots/recordings! Check out Amoebae's Tumblr !
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS (The GIF will repeat every minute or so, it shows how to install ReShade, how to move the relevant files to the right places and how to use the MultiLUT shader!
Downloading and installing ReShade
- Download ReShade 4.9.1
- To install, right click the icon and click [Run As Administrator]
- In the window choose [Click here to choose game and manage it's ReShade installation]
- In the next window choose [Browse]
- Then navigate to your Bin folder and choose TS4_x64.exe
- On the next window choose Direct3D 9
- On the next window just click [OK] and then [OK] again
- Once all the default shaders are installed you can click the window
Installing the Blush Preset
- Download the .zip attached to this post
- Blush - SummerrPlays.ini needs to go into your Bin folder
- All the files from the Shaders folder needs to go into Bin > reside-shaders > Shaders
- Repeat for the single file in the Textures folder Bin > reside-shaders > Textures
ReShade GUI in Sims 4
- Start up The Sims 4
- Let the load screens finish and then push the "Home" button on your keyboard to open the ReShade GUI
- Progress through the guided tutorial in the interface
- Edit the Preprocessor Definitions and change RESHADE_DEPTH_INPUT_IS_REVERSED to be 0 (this is not required for this preset but is often required by others)
- Finish the tutorial and at the top left of the UI use the left/right arrow to select "Blush - SummerrPlays"
- The screen may flash black for a moment and then the preset will be active
- Press "Home" again close the GUI
Using the MultiLUT for Moods/Vibes
- This is simple, below the list of active shaders you can will see a dropdown that is currently listed as "Neutral" select one of these to essentially replicate Instagram filters.
- You can tweak the 2 sliders below this dropdown to fine tune the effect
Comments
I quite like the 'SimplyMonica' Simplicity preset too, for something simple that just gives the game a bit more 'pop', but 'Blush' is just... *chefs kiss*. No worries about becoming a patron, I have used pretty much all your advice/resources at some point so I thought it was about time.
Simp4Sims
Oh that’s so good to hear! I’m glad you like the preset. I will release more at some point 🤓 just too much to do and not enough time to do it all 😅 thanks for becoming a Patron I appreciate the support!
I've installed and uninstalled reshade more times than I can count. I love the idea of it, and vanilla lighting leaves me wanting, but I've never found a preset that really hit the spot. I even tried and failed to make my own. This one though - perfect. Exactly what I am looking for. It looks amazing.
