Reshade VR Enhancer Mod (VREM)

[Xerno]

12 minutes ago, lefuneste01 said:

did you get the option in reshade addon when you press "home" key ? Did you ensure your graphics settings are compliant with the ones of the first post ?

Yes I manage to get the effects to work all except reducing haze

[lefuneste01]

2 hours ago, Xerno said:

Yes I manage to get the effects to work all except reducing haze

So it should be a graphic settings...

[Xerno]

18 minutes ago, lefuneste01 said:

So it should be a graphic settings...

Thank you. 

These settings break haze reduction. 

Flat shadows blur

SSS

SSAO

Volumetric Lights

[DerBayer]

Hello,

 

do the NVG settings also work in 2D or are they only for VR?  I don´t get them to work (2D).

Thank you.

[lefuneste01]

6 hours ago, DerBayer said:

Hello,

 

do the NVG settings also work in 2D or are they only for VR?  I don´t get them to work (2D).

Thank you.

NVG settings are only working in VR, different shaders are used for 2D...

[lefuneste01]

2025/05/15 for DCS version 2.9.15.9599.1   => version 9.0

• rework to try to make the mod less sensitive to DCS settings : all MSAA are handled, haze control should work for any option.
  • But you need now to specify in GUI which MSAA option you are using (if you are).
• SMAA modified technique removed, as they are not wroking in all cases

Thanks for testing and reporting which options are still breaking some mod features...

Feature like color, sharpen, deband... may still be sensitive, as they are relying on a PS shader, but at the opposite I hope Reshade technique usage will be more robust.

[GPatricks]

39 minutes ago, lefuneste01 said:

2025/05/15 for DCS version 2.9.15.9599.1   => version 9.0

• rework to try to make the mod less sensitive to DCS settings : all MSAA are handled, haze control should work for any option.
  • But you need now to specify in GUI which MSAA option you are using (if you are).
• SMAA modified technique removed, as they are not working in all cases

Thanks for testing and reporting which options are still breaking some mod features...

Feature like color, sharpen, deband... may still be sensitive, as they are relying on a PS shader, but at the opposite I hope Reshade technique usage will be more robust.

Thank you @lefuneste01, I got the file from DCS link but in checking the GitHub link it pointed to 8.0... 

[lefuneste01]

7 hours ago, GPatricks said:

Thank you @lefuneste01, I got the file from DCS link but in checking the GitHub link it pointed to 8.0... 

I forgot updating the github part. Thanks for the notice.

[lefuneste01]

10 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

I forgot updating the github part. Thanks for the notice.

Fixed, github link OK in first post.

[lefuneste01]

2025/05/18 for DCS version 2.9.15.9599.1   => version 9.1

• label masking working with upscaling (downsampling) option (DLSS, FSR, NIS).

By the way, the resolution computed by the game can be really low with these options. You win fps but you loose details...

[lefuneste01]

I released the version 9.2. I had to introduce down/supersampling factor management in GUI, as automatic detection is creating issue with Openkneeboard. It's a bit painful, you had to use the mask display, but it is needed only for label masking and "native" mod features for color change, deband,...

[GPatricks]

On 5/23/2025 at 10:00 AM, lefuneste01 said:

I released the version 9.2. I had to introduce down/supersampling factor management in GUI, as automatic detection is creating issue with Openkneeboard. It's a bit painful, you had to use the mask display, but it is needed only for label masking and "native" mod features for color change, deband,...

Quick question before I blow everything up, is there any issue with the new ReShade 6.5 (released 5/30) and VREM?

[lefuneste01]

5 hours ago, GPatricks said:

Quick question before I blow everything up, is there any issue with the new ReShade 6.5 (released 5/30) and VREM?

I did not tested yet but I'll say it should work.

[GPatricks]

13 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

I did not tested yet but I'll say it should work.

It gives an error as apparently ReShade is trying to run ~6 things (shown unchecked in red when you start). I go on and deselect the other 2 add-ons, select VREM and haze control, but don't believe its working. I may drop your .lua in to see if some setting is causing it, but I don't see anything yet.

[lefuneste01]

5 hours ago, GPatricks said:

It gives an error as apparently ReShade is trying to run ~6 things (shown unchecked in red when you start). I go on and deselect the other 2 add-ons, select VREM and haze control, but don't believe its working. I may drop your .lua in to see if some setting is causing it, but I don't see anything yet.

These should be the reshade techniques not finding some preprocessing variable the mod should create at first launch. Can you try to activate one technique not in red ? Anyway all features except technique should work.

Edited June 5 by lefuneste01

[GPatricks]

1 hour ago, lefuneste01 said:

These should be the reshade techniques not finding some preprocessing variable the mod should create at first launch. Can you try to activate one technique not in red ? Anyway all features except technique should work.

Will do that and let you know. all I use is the Haze reduction\elimination, can't stand the haze in DCS...

 

EDIT: I dropped your "options.lua" in and started. While in 2D, all standard ReShade options not in red (when ticked) worked. This is what the initial screen looks like. As your options file (at least I HOPE it's your file!) was set to No HMD and wrong screen (I am 2560x1440) resolution I needed to reset and go back in.. I tried it as-is (running DLAA with no DLSS upscaling) and the VREM haze slider does not seem to have any effect..  

 

Edited June 5 by GPatricks

[lefuneste01]

I tried with last reshade version last version of the mod and reset of reshade configuration files.

Same error on reshade technique, haze working as it should (in 2D with DLAA).

In order to get rid of the red technique :

• go into cockpit in 2D
• set the option "Activate reshade Techniques in VR" into "Reshade Techniques in VR displays"
• activate any tehcnique that is not red in the list you shared above => it should launch recompliation and fix all techniques in red
• unset the option "Activate reshade Techniques in VR" into "Reshade Techniques in VR displays"

The error will no more occures.

It does not explain why haze control is not working on your machine, as it is working on mine with the technique error.

[GPatricks]

20 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

I tried with last reshade version last version of the mod and reset of reshade configuration files.

Same error on reshade technique, haze working as it should (in 2D with DLAA).

In order to get rid of the red technique :

• go into cockpit in 2D
• set the option "Activate reshade Techniques in VR" into "Reshade Techniques in VR displays"
• activate any tehcnique that is not red in the list you shared above => it should launch recompliation and fix all techniques in red
• unset the option "Activate reshade Techniques in VR" into "Reshade Techniques in VR displays"

The error will no more occures.

It does not explain why haze control is not working on your machine, as it is working on mine with the technique error.

 

Your reset procedure fixed all the "Red" commands, thank you.

Would it be ok for you to post your current options.lua so I can be sure I don't have something running that shouldn't be? I can use Winmerge for a quick comparison. I am using DLAA\DLSS (k) in Quality mode. Also, the "Save mod settings" selection does not seem to save the "Activate Haze" tick of the Misc: Haze section, is that normal?

Thought it might be the "Volumetric lights" setting, but still NG on the haze slider with it set to off..

Edited June 6 by GPatricks

[lefuneste01]

5 hours ago, GPatricks said:

Would it be ok for you to post your current options.lua so I can be sure I don't have something running that shouldn't be? I can use Winmerge for a quick comparison. I am using DLAA\DLSS (k) in Quality mode. Also, the "Save mod settings" selection does not seem to save the "Activate Haze" tick of the Misc: Haze section, is that normal?

Thought it might be the "Volumetric lights" setting, but still NG on the haze slider with it set to off..

That's strange. I set DLAA+DLSS+volumetric and Haze is still working. The "activate Haze..." is saved whatever I de activate or re activate it...

options.lua

[GPatricks]

13 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

That's strange. I set DLAA+DLSS+volumetric and Haze is still working. The "activate Haze..." is saved whatever I de activate or re activate it...

options.lua 16.07 kB · 4 downloads

 

Put your options.lua in place after adjusting to 2560x1440 (upscaling was off, so I left it), tried a couple ReShade options in the 2D menu, they worked fine, unchecked the other two Add-ons, set VREM to run, Activated Haze, slider has no effect. Also tried ticking the two other Add-ons, restarted, still no Haze effect and I still need to Activate it each time..

.

Edited June 7 by GPatricks

[lefuneste01]

Just to be sure. Can you try with my options.lua without changong any settings in dcs ?

[lefuneste01]

14 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

Just to be sure. Can you try with my options.lua without changong any settings in dcs ?

And also : do you use the dcs.ece in bin or bin-mt folder ? I did my check with bin-mt.

[GPatricks]

3 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

Just to be sure. Can you try with my options.lua without changong any settings in dcs ?

And also : do you use the dcs.ece in bin or bin-mt folder ? I did my check with bin-mt.

Only setting I changed was the screen resolution. I will drop your options file in w\o change and see what happens. I normally use the dcs.exe in \bin but also installed ReShade 6.5 to the \bin-mt folder (along with VREM) and did try using the \bin-mt\dcs.exe, unfortunately same results.

Edit: Put your file in untouched, same results. I'm at a loss... Nothing is ticked in the main ReShade window, and I have left the two other Add-ons ticked in the Add-On tab... Only thing I can think to try is complete removal of ReShade and VREM, re-download fresh and re-install.

 

Edited June 8 by GPatricks

[lefuneste01]

bin and bin-mt are two different installs of both reshade and VREM. You need to check the verson of reshade in both and update reshade in both if needed. At the opposite the mod is installed in both if you are doing install process as expected. But settings of VREM and reshade are different for bin and bin-mt, as they are stored in .ini file in the same folder than used dcs.exe.

[GPatricks]

2 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

bin and bin-mt are two different installs of both reshade and VREM. You need to check the verson of reshade in both and update reshade in both if needed. At the opposite the mod is installed in both if you are doing install process as expected. But settings of VREM and reshade are different for bin and bin-mt, as they are stored in .ini file in the same folder than used dcs.exe.

Yes, I have installed ReShade 6.5 to both the \bin folder and the \bin-mt folder.

I have also installed VREM 9.2 to both the \bin and  the \bin-mt folder. ReShade shows as 6.5 when loaded, VREM as 9.2 (show in pic posted earlier)..

There is a "ReShade.ini" and a "ReShadePreset.ini" in both the \bin and \bin-mt folders, along with "reshade DCS VREM.addon64" and "ReShade.log" files, and two folders, "reshade-shaders" and "shaderreplace".. The ini files were updated (both \bin and \bin-mt) when I last ran each dcs.exe..

 

Edit: Downloaded both ReShade 6.5 add-ons and VREM 9.2 again, removed VREM, uninstalled ReShade on both \bin and \bin-mt, reinstalled everything fresh. Only change was no red errors in ReShade this time. All ReShade options have effect (in 2D), VREM Haze slider has no effect..

Edited June 8 by GPatricks