8 minutes ago
by
SAIQB
Draco's Requital
Preset description:
This preset “Draco’s Requital” is centered around the CRT effect, with scan-lines to improve uniformity of sprites and backgrounds in both Shadow over Mystara & Tower of Doom; yet there is more to this preset than just CRT. It has better color, also color has been corrected in some stages to have better realism & depth; light and dark sources have been brought out more, dungeons and caves result in increased ambiance, so do outdoor areas with shadows such as forests. Last but not least there is a glass like effect given to the preset to increase immersion, its more noticeable if the screen is part or nearly all black. I am not saying it is the same experience to playing in an arcade, but its more than likely close as one can get while playing at home, unless one owns this game’s original arcade cabinet, ha; it also begs the question when developers put this game package together, why were more practical options not available to visually simulate an arcade experience? At least they tried with some options available, sill they come off as tepid at best; none of the game’s filter options were used when constructing “Draco’s Requital”. I go further to say I do not recommend using them with this preset. Likewise the preset was built around the “Normal” view. I estimate it will work with other views the game offers, just extending that information on the off chance it it does not. Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara arrived in 1993 and 1996, the point of the time reference being the resolution of TV then was usually 480p (4:3 aspect ratio). I made this preset around 720p, not too much higher than 480p. 720p I found was the best higher resolution without resulting in the ratio of sprites becoming skewed and to a degree fairly deformed. It is a thing to remember when playing older games. The suggested resolution setting is not a prerequisite, just personally what I found best playing, to each their own. Shadow over Mystara & Tower of Doom are still a blast to play, just as much when I first played them in the early to mid nineties. To others who like this game, its genre, or the Dungeons & Dragons series, I hope one gets enjoyment of this preset, if not, that’s fine too. Take care.
Peace out & Farewell.
Effects=AdaptiveFog.fx,ColorMatrix.fx,CRT.fx,LiftGammaGain.fx,Vibrance.fx
Techniques=AdaptiveFog,ColorMatrix,AdvancedCRT,LiftGammaGain,Vibrance
TechniqueSorting=LeiFx_Tech,AdaptiveFog,AdaptiveSharpen,AmbientLight,ASCII,BloomAndLensFlares,Border,Cartoon,Chromakey,CA,Clarity,ColorMatrix,Colourfulness,AdvancedCRT,Curves,Daltonize,Deband,KNearestNeighbors,NonLocalMeans,DepthHaze,DisplayDepth,RingDOF,MagicDOF,GP65CJ042DOF,MatsoDOF,MartyMcFlyDOF,DPX,EGAfilter,Emphasize,HDR,MotionBlur,FilmGrain,FilmGrain2,FilmicAnamorphSharpen,FilmicPass,Mode1,Mode2,Mode3,FXAA,GaussianBlur,GlitchB,HighPassSharp,HQ4X,Levels,LiftGammaGain,LightDoF_AutoFocus,LightDoF_Far,LightDoF_Near,LumaSharpen,LUT,MagicBloom,Monochrome,MultiLUT,MXAO,Nightvision,Nostalgia,PerfectPerspective,ChromaticAberration,ReflectiveBumpmapping,Tint,SMAA,SurfaceBlur,Technicolor,Technicolor2,TiltShift,Tonemap,UIMask_Top,UIMask_Bottom,Vibrance,Vignette
[CRT.fx]
Resolution=3.818000
Curvature=4294967295
Brightness=2.200000
Gamma=2.800000
MonitorGamma=1.800000
ScanlineIntensity=2
CornerSize=0.001000
ScanlineGaussian=0
CurvatureRadius=0.860000
ViewerDistance=1.680000
Angle=0.000000,-0.168000
Overscan=1.020000
Oversample=4294967295
[Bloom.fx]
bGodrayEnable=0
iBloomMixmode=2
fBloomSaturation=0.800000
fBloomThreshold=0.800000
fBloomAmount=0.800000
fLensdirtSaturation=2.000000
fBloomTint=0.700000,0.800000,1.000000
fLensdirtIntensity=0.400000
bLensdirtEnable=0
fFlareLuminance=0.095000
iLensdirtMixmode=1
fLensdirtTint=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000
bLenzEnable=0
bAnamFlareEnable=0
fAnamFlareCurve=1.200000
fAnamFlareThreshold=0.900000
fAnamFlareWideness=2.400000
fAnamFlareAmount=14.500000
fAnamFlareColor=0.012000,0.313000,0.588000
fLenzIntensity=1.000000
fLenzThreshold=0.800000
bChapFlareEnable=0
fChapFlareTreshold=0.900000
iChapFlareCount=15
fChapFlareDispersal=0.250000
fChapFlareSize=0.450000
fFlareIntensity=2.070000
fChapFlareCA=0.000000,0.010000,0.020000
fChapFlareIntensity=100.000000
fGodrayDecay=0.990000
fGodrayExposure=1.000000
fGodrayWeight=1.250000
fGodrayDensity=1.000000
iGodraySamples=128
fGodrayThreshold=0.900000
fFlareBlur=200.000000
fFlareTint=0.137000,0.216000,1.000000
[Denoise.fx]
LerpCoefficeint=0.800000
NoiseLevel=0.150000
WeightThreshold=0.030000
CounterThreshold=0.050000
GaussianSigma=50.000000
[PerfectPerspective.fx]
Color=0.027000,0.027000,0.027000,0.902000
FOV=90
Borders=1
Vertical=0.618000
Type=0
Zooming=1.000000
[3DFX.fx]
DITHERAMOUNT=0.030000
DITHERBIAS=12
LEIFX_PIXELWIDTH=22.000002
LEIFX_LINES=1.060000
GAMMA_LEVEL=1.075000
[Sepia.fx]
Tint=0.000001,0.000001,0.000001
Strength=0.000000
[Cartoon.fx]
Power=0.595000
EdgeSlope=2.932000
[ColorMatrix.fx]
ColorMatrix_Red=0.740000,0.090000,0.070000
ColorMatrix_Green=0.163000,0.667000,0.060000
ColorMatrix_Blue=0.010000,0.110000,0.860000
Strength=0.333000
[Curves.fx]
Mode=1
Formula=1
Contrast=0.135000
[SurfaceBlur.fx]
BlurRadius=1
BlurOffset=1.000000
DebugMode=0
BlurEdge=0.500000
BlurStrength=1.000000
[AmbientLight.fx]
alDebug=0
alAdaptBaseMult=0.480000
alInt=10.150000
AL_DirtTex=0
AL_Adaptive=1
alThreshold=15.000000
AL_Adaptation=1
alAdapt=3.440000
AL_Dirt=1
alAdaptBaseBlackLvL=3
alLensThresh=0.500000
AL_Vibrance=0
alDirtInt=1.000000
alDirtOVInt=1.000000
AL_Lens=0
alLensInt=2.000000
[Colourfulness.fx]
colourfulness=0.032000
lim_luma=0.500000
[Vibrance.fx]
Vibrance=0.250000
VibranceRGBBalance=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000
[HighPassSharpen.fx]
HighPassSharpRadius=1
HighPassSharpOffset=1.000000
HighPassViewBlendIfMask=0
HighPassBlendMode=1
HighPassBlendIfDark=0
HighPassBlendIfLight=255
HighPassSharpStrength=0.400000
HighPassDarkIntensity=1.000000
HighPassLightIntensity=1.000000
HighPassViewSharpMask=0
[Technicolor.fx]
Power=4.000000
RGBNegativeAmount=0.880000,0.880000,0.880000
Strength=0.400000
[Vignette.fx]
Type=0
Ratio=1.000000
Center=0.500000,0.500000
Radius=2.000000
Amount=-1.000000
Slope=2
[DPX.fx]
Strength=0.050000
RGB_Curve=4.250000,4.750000,4.500000
RGB_C=0.440000,0.409000,0.432000
Contrast=0.500000
Saturation=4.000000
Colorfulness=1.750000
[Technicolor2.fx]
ColorStrength=0.656492,0.857843,0.235486
Saturation=1.110000
Brightness=0.610000
Strength=0.330000
[SMAA.fx]
EdgeDetectionType=1
EdgeDetectionThreshold=0.100000
MaxSearchSteps=98
MaxSearchStepsDiagonal=16
CornerRounding=0
DebugOutput=0
[MagicBloom.fx]
fBloom_Intensity=1.000000
f2Adapt_Clip=0.000000,1.000000
fBloom_Threshold=2.000000
fDirt_Intensity=0.000000
fExposure=0.500000
fAdapt_Speed=0.100000
fAdapt_Sensitivity=1.000000
iAdapt_Precision=1076677837
iDebug=0
[FakeMotionBlur.fx]
mbRecall=0.400000
mbSoftness=1.000000
[FilmGrain.fx]
Intensity=0.500000
Variance=0.400000
Mean=0.500000
SignalToNoiseRatio=6
[ReflectiveBumpMapping.fx]
fRBM_BlurWidthPixels=100.000000
iRBM_SampleCount=32
fRBM_LowerThreshold=0.100000
fRBM_ReliefHeight=0.300000
fRBM_ColorMask_Orange=1.000000
fRBM_FresnelReflectance=0.300000
fRBM_FresnelMult=0.500000
fRBM_UpperThreshold=0.200000
fRBM_ColorMask_Red=1.000000
fRBM_ColorMask_Yellow=1.000000
fRBM_ColorMask_Green=1.000000
fRBM_ColorMask_Cyan=1.000000
fRBM_ColorMask_Blue=1.000000
fRBM_ColorMask_Magenta=1.000000
[Prism.fx]
Aberration=6
SampleCount=8
Curve=1.000000
Automatic=1
[Monochrome.fx]
Coefficients=0.210000,0.720000,0.070000
ColorSaturation=0.980000
[Levels.fx]
BlackPoint=16
WhitePoint=235
HighlightClipping=0
[LUT.fx]
fLUT_AmountChroma=1.000000
fLUT_AmountLuma=1.000000
[FakeHDR.fx]
HDRPower=1.300000
radius1=0.793000
radius2=0.870000
[Chromakey.fx]
Threshold=0.100000
Pass=0
Color=0
CustomColor=1.000000,0.000000,0.000000
[AdaptiveFog.fx]
FogColor=1.000000,0.999990,0.999990
FogCurve=1.750000
MaxFogFactor=0.456000
FogStart=0.000000
BloomPower=1.000000
BloomThreshold=20.000000
BloomWidth=0.010000
[ASCII.fx]
Ascii_font_g=255
Ascii_spacing=0.000000
Ascii_back_g=0
Ascii_font=1
Ascii_font_b=255
Ascii_font_r=255
Ascii_back_b=0
Ascii_back_r=0
Ascii_swap_colors=0
Ascii_invert_brightness=0
Ascii_dithering_temporal=0
Ascii_font_color_mode=1
[Daltonize.fx]
Type=0
[FineSharp.fx]
sstr=2.000000
cstr=0.900000
xstr=0.190000
pstr=1.272000
xrep=0.250000
lstr=1.490000
[Deband.fx]
Threshold=0.004000
Range=16.000000
Iterations=1
Grain=0.006000
[FilmicPass.fx]
Linearization=0.500000
Strength=0.850000
Contrast=1.000000
Fade=0.400000
Bleach=0.000000
BaseGamma=1.000000
Saturation=-0.150000
GreenCurve=1.000000
RedCurve=1.000000
BlueCurve=1.000000
BaseCurve=1.500000
EffectGammaB=1.000000
EffectGamma=0.650000
EffectGammaR=1.000000
EffectGammaG=1.000000
LumCoeff=0.212656,0.715158,0.072186
[LiftGammaGain.fx]
RGB_Lift=0.925000,0.925000,0.925000
RGB_Gamma=0.950000,0.950000,0.950000
RGB_Gain=0.975000,0.975000,0.975000
[TiltShift.fx]
Line=0
BlurMultiplier=6.000000
Axis=0
Offset=0.050000
BlurCurve=1.000000
[Tonemap.fx]
Gamma=1.000000
Bleach=0.000000
Defog=0.000000
Exposure=0.000000
Saturation=0.000000
FogColor=0.000000,0.000000,1.000000
[LumaSharpen.fx]
sharp_strength=0.650000
pattern=1
sharp_clamp=0.035000
offset_bias=1.000000
show_sharpen=0
[LightDoF.fx]
fLightDoF_Width=5.000000
fLightDoF_Amount=10.000000
f2LightDoF_CA=0.000000,1.000000
f2Bokeh_AutoFocusCenter=0.500000,0.500000
bLightDoF_UseCA=0
bLightDoF_AutoFocus=1
fLightDoF_AutoFocusSpeed=0.100000
bLightDoF_UseMouseFocus=0
fLightDoF_ManualFocus=0.000000
[MXAO.fx]
MXAO_GLOBAL_SAMPLE_QUALITY_PRESET=2
MXAO_FADE_DEPTH_END=0.400000
MXAO_SAMPLE_RADIUS=2.500000
MXAO_DEBUG_VIEW_ENABLE=0
MXAO_SAMPLE_NORMAL_BIAS=0.200000
MXAO_GLOBAL_RENDER_SCALE=1.000000
MXAO_FADE_DEPTH_START=0.050000
MXAO_SSAO_AMOUNT=1.000000
MXAO_BLEND_TYPE=0
[Clarity.fx]
ClarityRadius=3
ClarityBlendMode=2
ClarityOffset=2.000000
ClarityDarkIntensity=0.400000
ClarityBlendIfDark=50
ClarityBlendIfLight=205
ClarityViewMask=0
ClarityViewBlendIfMask=0
ClarityStrength=0.400000
ClarityLightIntensity=0.000000
[ChromaticAberration.fx]
Shift=-1.100000,-1.900000
Strength=0.250000
[Border.fx]
border_width=0.000000,1.000000
border_ratio=2.350000
border_color=0.700000,0.000000,0.000000
[AdaptiveSharpen.fx]
D_compr_low=0.250000
L_compr_low=0.167000
curve_height=1.000000
curveslope=0.500000
D_overshoot=0.009000
L_overshoot=0.003000
D_compr_high=0.500000
scale_cs=0.056000
L_compr_high=0.334000
scale_lim=0.100000
pm_p=0.700000
[HQ4X.fx]
s=1.500000
k=-1.100000
mx=1.000000
max_w=0.750000
min_w=0.030000
lum_add=0.330000
[Glitch.fx]
Amount=1.000000
bUseUV=0
[GaussianBlur.fx]
GaussianBlurRadius=1
GaussianBlurOffset=1.000000
GaussianBlurStrength=0.300000
[FXAA.fx]
Subpix=0.250000
EdgeThreshold=0.125000
EdgeThresholdMin=0.000000
[FilmicAnamorphSharpen.fx]
Strength=1.000000
Preview=0
Coefficient=0
Offset=1
Clamp=1.000000
Contrast=128
[DOF.fx]
DOF_AUTOFOCUS=1
fADOF_ShapeCurvatureAmount=0.300000
DOF_FARBLURCURVE=2.000000
DOF_MOUSEDRIVEN_AF=0
fGPDOFBiasCurve=2.000000
fRingDOFBias=0.000000
DOF_FOCUSPOINT=0.500000,0.500000
DOF_INFINITEFOCUS=1.000000
DOF_MANUALFOCUSDEPTH=0.020000
DOF_FOCUSSAMPLES=6
bADOF_ShapeApertureEnable=0
DOF_NEARBLURCURVE=1.600000
DOF_FOCUSRADIUS=0.050000
bGPDOFPolygonalBokeh=1
fGPDOFBrightnessMultiplier=2.000000
DOF_BLURRADIUS=15.000000
iRingDOFSamples=6
iRingDOFRings=4
fADOF_ShapeDiffusionAmount=0.100000
fRingDOFThreshold=0.700000
fGPDOFBrightnessThreshold=0.500000
fRingDOFGain=27.000000
fRingDOFFringe=0.500000
iMagicDOFBlurQuality=8
bADOF_ImageChromaEnable=0
fMagicDOFColorCurve=4.000000
iGPDOFQuality=6
bMatsoDOFChromaEnable=1
fADOF_SmootheningAmount=1.000000
iGPDOFPolygonCount=5
fADOF_ShapeChromaAmount=0.125000
fGPDOFBias=10.000000
fGPDOFChromaAmount=0.150000
fMatsoDOFChromaPow=1.400000
fMatsoDOFBokehCurve=8.000000
iMatsoDOFBokehQuality=2
fMatsoDOFBokehAngle=0.000000
fADOF_ImageChromaCurve=1.000000
iADOF_ShapeQuality=17
fADOF_ShapeRotation=0.000000
bADOF_ShapeDistortEnable=0
bADOF_RotAnimationEnable=0
fADOF_RotAnimationSpeed=2.000000
bADOF_ShapeCurvatureEnable=0
iADOF_ShapeChromaMode=3
iADOF_ImageChromaHues=5
fADOF_ShapeApertureAmount=0.010000
fADOF_ShapeWeightAmount=1.000000
bADOF_ShapeAnamorphEnable=0
fADOF_ShapeAnamorphRatio=0.200000
fADOF_ShapeDistortAmount=0.200000
fADOF_ShapeWeightCurve=4.000000
bADOF_ShapeChromaEnable=0
bADOF_ShapeDiffusionEnable=0
bADOF_ShapeWeightEnable=0
fADOF_BokehCurve=4.000000
fADOF_ImageChromaAmount=3.000000
[Emphasize.fx]
ManualFocusDepth=0.026000
FocusRangeDepth=0.010000
FocusEdgeDepth=0.050000
BlendColor=0.000000,0.000000,0.000000
EffectFactor=0.900000
BlendFactor=0.000000
[DepthHaze.fx]
EffectStrength=0.900000
FogStart=0.200000
FogColor=0.800000,0.800000,0.800000
FogFactor=0.200000
