Dark academic inspired ReShade preset
A rich and soft preset designed to soften the game world without making drastic changes. Specially made for turning on ray tracing and HDR modes.
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A rich and soft preset designed to soften the game world without making drastic changes. Specially made for turning on ray tracing and HDR modes.
Dark Academia Inspired ReShade
✨ A rich and soft ReShade preset for Hogwarts Legacy, designed to soften the game world without making drastic changes. Specially made for turning on **Ray Tracing** and **HDR** modes.
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🎨 Creative inspiration
I never really liked the visuals of the original Hogwarts Legacy. After spending over 170 hours in the game, I needed something more than what my previous preset, A New Beginning, could provide.
I love how this new preset turned out, and while I may still be fine-tuning it, I'm happy enough to share it with you all. As the preset name suggests, it's inspired by the **Dark Academic** style, but ultimately built for the **Autumn** part of the game. I haven't tested it in summer, winter or spring scenarios yet, but as my game progresses into the next season I will update accordingly or add new presets here if needed.
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⚙️ Usage suggestions and settings
- **Highly recommended for use**: Ascendio III module. In my opinion, the overall look and feel of the game world is much better when it is turned on.
- **HDR Adjustment**: Please be sure to enter the HDR adjuster in the game settings and adjust it to the intensity you want. I usually keep it fairly far to the left.
- **ReShade Version**: When downloading Reshade, please make sure to use the **Full Add-on Support Version** as the other version is for online play and will limit your actions.
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💡 Personalization & Disclaimer
As always, you're welcome to privately adjust this preset to your liking. Due to differences in HDR adjustments and screen color profiles, I cannot guarantee it will look exactly the same on your screen.
I always recommend following Techless on Youtube as he posts for free the best ICC color profiles he has created for each screen he reviews.
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🎮 **Enjoy this visual experience that adds a touch of softness and depth to autumn at Hogwarts! **
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
- Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.
Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.