Beyond Limits 3D version

A simple Reshade shader pack for RDR2 DX12. This simple mod will push your gaming graphics beyond the limits, even on low to medium graphics settings! It also supports 3D stereoscopic mode, allowing you to enjoy the beautiful RDR2 world on a giant 3D OLED TV!

RDR2 Beyond Ultra 3D

🎮 **A simple Reshade preset and shader pack for Red Dead Redemption 2! **

This preset can take your gaming graphics **beyond the limit** and achieve stunning visual effects even at medium and low quality settings! It does not use complex and heavy shaders (such as AO, HDR, ambient light, etc.), but uses simple shaders to accurately imitate!

✨ Main functions

• **Night scene dark part rebalancing**: Optimize the light and dark contrast of night scenes to make details clearer.
• **3D Stereo Mode** (press F11 to activate): supports top and bottom formats, optimized for passive 3D TVs (such as LG Cinema 3D series).
• **Image detail enhancement**: Improve the overall texture of the picture by combining lighting, contrast and simple sharpening.
• **Mid-Range PC Optimized Shading**: Significant improvement in picture quality even at medium and low quality settings. It is recommended to start with the **"Quality Preset Level"** 5/20 level in the in-game graphics settings and gradually adjust it until you find the **best balance point** between image quality and performance.

📥 Download version selection

This graphics module provides 3 versions:

• **Beyond the Limit Version** (complete shader, supports 3D stereoscopic, higher image details):

• **Simple Real Version (Lightweight Version)**:

• **Vulkan API version**:

*Note: This version **does not include** 3D stereo mode (related shaders will still crash under the Vulkan API). *

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📜 Update log

**Updated November 30, 2019:**

Simple real version Reshade for RDR2 3D V1.7

Restored the ultra-realistic lighting and colors that appeared in the V1.0 version.

Added a color saturation adjustment slider in the Reshade UI (press the END key) (if you feel that the default color is too strong, you can slide it in the negative direction).

Removed unnecessary detail shaders that caused over-sharpening of images.

**Updated December 1, 2019:**

New version V1.71 has been added:

Slightly corrected default values.

Added **Shadow Level** adjustment slider in Reshade UI (sliding to negative values ​​makes it lighter, sliding to positive values ​​makes it darker).

**Updated December 16, 2019:**

New version V1.75 has been added:

Based on the new version of Reshade 4.5, supporting **Vulkan API** (special thanks to Crosire and Thalixte!).

There is no 3D stereoscopic mode in this version.

Added distant field depth effect (can be adjusted or disabled through Reshade UI).

Please see this page for detailed installation instructions:

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🖼️ Effect preview

**Quick Video Preview:**

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⚠️ Things to know before installation

• Please make sure your RDR2 is running in **DirectX 12 mode** (Vulkan mode has not been tested as the Epic Games Launcher refuses to run with the Reshade batch file).
• If you have installed an older version of Reshade, please **clean/move/backup** the previous Reshade files (such as `dxgi.dll` and its related files and folders).
• **DO NOT** use this mod while playing online!

📂 How to install

• After cleaning the old version of Reshade, extract the files to the same folder where the game executable (`RDR2.exe`) is located.

⌨️ Shortcut key description

• **INSERT key**: Switch the effect on/off (on by default).
• **PAUSE key**: Switch between real-time left and right comparison (the left side is the original version and the right side is the mod effect).
• **END key**: Opens the Reshade UI overlay menu/editor.
• **F11 key**: activates 3D stereoscopic mode - top and bottom format, optimized for LG 3D Cinema screens (thanks to Jose Negrete for the great shader!)

*Note: This feature is only available in the "Beyond the Limits" version, not included in the " …