Ultimate image quality and performance optimization module (not Reshade)

This MOD adds graphical special effects such as global illumination and ray-traced shadows, and will achieve "visual effects higher than plot animation" for the entire game.

Mod English name: Ultra Plus Ultimate Visual and Performance Mod (not a Reshade)

Original address:

Original author: sammilucia

About mod

Mods add global illumination, ray tracing, and better textures to the entire game. Fixed texture loading, blur, disabling Chroma DLL, and increased view distance and LOD. Works even on low-end computers.

detailed:

• Fixed all performance issues:

Fixed broken LOD definitions in Hogshad and elsewhere

Reduce memory usage

Improve stability

Texture stream processor redesigned to fix stuttering/interruptions

Fix slow texture loading

Completely disable Chroma SDK plugins (DLLs)

You can play games even on low-end PCs!

• Significantly improve the visual effects of the game:

Forcing the entire game's visuals to be higher than the cut scenes

Fix noisy ray traced reflections

Enable global illumination (RTGI or SSGI)

Enable ray tracing water (optional)

Enable ray traced shadows for the entire map

Improved screen space reflections

Remove tan appearance (optional)

Adjust contrast/faded appearance

fix blur

Enable TAA Gen5 (widely used in DLSS)

Improved sky and clouds above cut scenes

Improve lighting cast from sky to ground

Enable ray tracing integration for particle FX (Insane only)

Manually adjust all in-game graphics settings (see instructions below)

Note 1: Does not work with Ascendio (you won't need it)

Real machine demonstration

YouTube video:

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Quick instructions

• Copy the pak file to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\\~mods, if the ~mods folder does not exist, please create it
• Make sure to delete any old Engine.ini and Ultra+ pak files (if you use the pak-only version, the game will automatically create a new Engine.ini)
• Configure the texture pool size by changing the in-game Graphics Settings > Texture Quality:

For 4GB VRAM - use Low (2000MB)

For 6GB VRAM - use Medium (3000MB)

For 8-10GB VRAM - use High (4000MB)

For 12GB+ VRAM - use Ultra (6000MB)

Note 1: Ultra+ reduces graphics memory to enable larger texture pools, other recommendations for pool sizes do not apply

Note 2: Texture quality settings have little impact on Ultra+ appearance

• For 4K resolution, set Graphics > Post Processing to "Ultra" in the game

For 1600p or lower resolution, set this to "High"

• Calibrate your brightness in the first graphics page in the game 1 > About two thirds down > Image Calibration.

Detailed instructions for use

If you want the best performance, here are the complete steps (worth a try).

• Install the game on an SSD if possible. I think the original game had too many drawing issues - namely, textures were constantly loading and redrawn on the screen. I can't fix this, so I need a hard drive with fast read speeds.
• Run the game at least once.
• (Required) Copy zzzUltraPlus_xxxx.pak to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\\~mods (create the folder if it does not exist).
• Set the PoolSize by changing Graphics Settings > Texture Quality. Do not set PoolSize manually. Since version v5.4 you can change it in-game (which is the only thing texture quality really does). This way you can experiment and find the settings that work best for you. It's usually best to set this to less than half the VRAM - more isn't necessarily better, and this mod is completely different from regular Engine.ini.
• (Required) About 2/3 of the way down the first graphics settings page, click Image Calibration and follow the instructions. If the game is too dark for you, return to this page and fine-tune it.
• (Recommended) Disable control flow protection in Windows. Click Start > Type Exploit Protection > Click Program Settings > Click Add program to customize > Add by program name > Type HogwartsLegacy.exe > Scroll down to …