Redemption Vulkan version simple real quality Reshade preset

A simple Reshade shader package for the RDR2 Vulkan API! This simple mod will take your game beyond the "ultra" preset, even on low-medium settings!

Simple Realistic Reshade for RDR2 (Vulkan Edition)

🎨 **A simple Reshade preset and shader pack designed for the Vulkan version of Red Dead Redemption! **

This preset will allow your game graphics to **go beyond the visual effects** of the "Ultra High" preset, even with **low-medium quality settings** selected in-game! It doesn't use heavy or complex shaders (such as ambient occlusion, HDR, ambient light, etc.); just simple shaders for **realistic simulation**!

✨ Feature Highlights

• **Extreme Simulation**: Designed to simulate visual effects beyond the game's native "ultra" settings.
• **Lightweight and efficient**: No heavy post-processing effects are used, which has less impact on performance.
• **Vulkan Exclusive**: Specifically built for the RDR2 version using the Vulkan graphics API.
• **Easy to switch**: Built-in shortcut keys to facilitate real-time comparison and switch effects.

⚠️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION

**DO NOT** use this mod while playing online!

• Support **Vulkan API**, based on the new version of Reshade 4.5.1 (Special thanks to **Crosire** and **Thalixte**!)
• There is no 3D stereo mode in this version of Vulkan.
• For the **DirectX 12 API** version or the lite version, please check out the author's previous page:

📥 How to install (please read carefully!)

• **Preparation**: Make sure RDR2 is running using the Vulkan API. Also, make sure you are not running RDR2, Rockstar Launcher, or Rockstar Social with administrator privileges.
• **Clean Old Files**: Before installation, please clean or remove all previous Reshade files (dxgi.dll, reshade.ini, reshade-shaders folder, and old versions of this mod) from your game folder.
• **Install Reshade**: From the Reshade official website (**Reshade 4.5.1** (or newer version).
• **Key step**: In the welcome window of the Reshade installer, **do not select any game**, just click **"Enable/disable Reshade Vulkan global settings (affects all Vulkan games)"**.

• **Enable global settings**: Check **"Enable Reshade Vulkan global settings (affects all Vulkan games)"** (This is very important, otherwise RDR2 may not run through the launcher).

• **Installation Complete**: After enabling Reshade Vulkan global settings, click the **X** icon in the upper right corner to close the Reshade installer.
• **Show system folder**: Open Windows File Explorer, enter "Folder Options", select **"Show hidden files, folders, and drives"** to display the system folder (**C:\ProgramData**).

• **Place module files**: Unzip the downloaded "Simple Realistic" compressed package to the folder: **C:\ProgramData\ReShade**, as shown in the figure below:

• **Take a deep breath and run the game**! Hope everything goes well! :)
• **Enjoy the game**! :)

⌨️ Shortcut key description

• **INSERT key**: Switch all effects on/off (on by default)
• **PAUSE key**: switch real-time left and right comparison (left side = original version; right side = use module)
• **END key**: Open the Reshade UI overlay menu/editor

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Hope you like this mod!

Have a happy holiday! :)

Cheers,

Chris Rubino