Cinematic Ultimate Picture Quality (Hidden Beyond Extreme Graphics Settings) - Non-Reshade

Unlock hidden cinematic graphics presets with better values ​​than the Extreme preset! Better shadows, better LOD, better textures, all-round improved image quality! Can be customized like normal settings in the graphics menu. See description for details! Not Reshade! According to reviews, it can also fix the lag problem!

Ultimate movie-level image quality (hidden graphics settings beyond the extreme)

🎬 **Unlock the hidden peak of picture quality! ** This mod reveals for you the hidden **movie-level graphics presets** in "Hogwarts Legacy", whose values ​​completely surpass the "extreme" option that comes with the game! Bringing more delicate shadows, farther viewing distance (LOD), and clearer textures, comprehensively improving your visual experience!

✨ **Best of all**, you can customize these cinematic options just like normal settings in the game's graphics menu!

⚠️ **IMPORTANT NOTE**: This is not a Reshade filter, but directly modifies the underlying graphics settings of the game. Many users reported that it can even **fix game lag**!

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🎮 How it works

• 🔄 Mod **replaces the "extreme" gear** for each graphics setting. Therefore, you can just turn any option to "extreme" in the game and it will automatically use movie-level values.
• *Example: Want cinematic shades? Just set the shadow quality to "Extreme". *
• 🛠️ **Worried about performance? Don't be afraid! ** In order to allow more players to enjoy the improvement, the module has also adjusted other gears:
• **High** settings = original extreme values
• **Medium** settings = original high value
• **Low** setting = original value
• 🎛️ All settings can still be adjusted freely in the graphics menu!

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📊 Performance reference

Tested in the "Forgotten Forest" scenario (author's configuration: Ryzen 3600x + RTX 3060 Ti):

• 🎯 **Original game, all extreme**: Approx. **87 FPS**
• 🎬 **Using this module (extreme movie quality, no vignetting)**: about **63 FPS**

Considering that this is the effect of maxing out all the image quality options, and keeping other settings as they are and adjustable, this frame rate is quite good!

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📥 Installation Guide

Option 1: Install the .pak file

• 📁 Navigate to the game directory: `\Phoenix\Content\Paks`
• *(Optional)* Create a new folder named `~mods` within this folder.
• 📥 Download the mod and place its contents into the `Paks` folder or the `~mods` folder.

Option 2: Install the Scalability.ini file

• 📁 Locate: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor`
• *(Don’t know the path? Refer to PCGamingWiki)*
• 🔄 Replace your original file with the `Scalability.ini` file provided by the module.
• 🔒 **Key Step**: Before launching the game, be sure to set the file attribute to **Read Only**, otherwise the game will overwrite it.
• *Right click on the file -> Properties -> Check "Read Only". *
• ✏️ If you need to edit the file, please cancel read-only first, and then set it back to read-only after editing. See the Unreal Engine Scalability Reference documentation.

Option three: Install the Engine.ini file

• 📁 Locate: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Hogwarts Legacy\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor`
• 🔄 Replace your original file with the `Engine.ini` file provided by the module.

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💡 Important instructions and customization

• ⚖️ **Choose one**: Please choose to install **.pak file** or **Scalability.ini file**. Currently Scalability.ini works fine, but there is a small risk that the game does not read all parameters correctly.
• 🧩 **Engine.ini customization**: If your `Engine.ini` has been modified, please open the module's `Engine.ini` and copy and paste the contents into your own file.
• *For example, to disable depth of field, copy the line `r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0` and paste it into your file under the `[SystemSettings]` section. *
• Each line in the file is accompanied by a comment describing its function. You can use it as needed. If you don’t need the function, just delete the correspon …