Reshade VR Enhancer Mod (VREM)

[lefuneste01]

3 hours ago, GPatricks said:

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..

That's strange...If you are using my option.lua in a standard DCS install you should have the haze control working.

Can you please do next testings with the bin-mt version, as this is the one I used. It should not chage anything, but as things are not going as expected with your config... 

Are using other mods ?

Can you know save the settings for VREM ?

Do you have a NVIDIA or a ATI graphic card ?

Can you try with one of the previous VREM version for which it was working, you can find them here : https://github.com/lefufu/DCS-world-reshade-VREM/releases

[GPatricks]

2 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

That's strange...If you are using my option.lua in a standard DCS install you should have the haze control working.

Can you please do next testings with the bin-mt version, as this is the one I used. It should not chage anything, but as things are not going as expected with your config... 

Are using other mods ?

Can you know save the settings for VREM ?

Do you have a NVIDIA or a ATI graphic card ?

Can you try with one of the previous VREM version for which it was working, you can find them here : https://github.com/lefufu/DCS-world-reshade-VREM/releases

Just added a shortcut to the \bin-mt\dcs.exe, will run that going forward.

I use no other mods in DCS, just checked my DCS JSGME to double check. I also ran a complete clean and repair to it recently (which removed all ReShade and VREM files) before I reinstalled 6.5 and 9.2.

The settings for VREM do not save, i'm wondering if DCS being located in C:\Program files (Read-only)has any bearing on that? Removing the "Read-Only" attribute from the \bin folders seems to work but it reappears as "Read-only" when I check again.

Nvidia RTX 4090 running latest drivers (576.66 - hotfix to .52).

I will try earlier VREMS, should I also try an earlier ReShade?

Thank you for the help, it is much appreciated!

EDIT: Removed VREM 9.2, installed VREM 9.0, running out of \bin-mt, and the Haze slider has no effect. Also tried MSAA 2x, no good.. I'm thinking a fresh\clean DCS install, outside of C:\Program Files (directly on "C:\"), and see what happens. Going to take a bit, even at 120MB/s...215203.4 MByte DL.. followed by another 152909.0!! . 

 

Edited June 8 by GPatricks

[GPatricks]

Fresh install of DCS, using the \bin-mt dcs.exe, fresh install of ReShade 6.5, fresh install of VREM 9.2, all settings confirmed, and Haze slider has 0 effect. 

[lefuneste01]

12 hours ago, GPatricks said:

Fresh install of DCS, using the \bin-mt dcs.exe, fresh install of ReShade 6.5, fresh install of VREM 9.2, all settings confirmed, and Haze slider has 0 effect. 

Can you save VREM settings now ?

Could you try with this release : https://github.com/lefufu/DCS-world-reshade-VREM/releases/tag/8.0 ?

Edited June 9 by lefuneste01

[GPatricks]

2 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

Can you save VREM settings now ?

Could you try with this release : https://github.com/lefufu/DCS-world-reshade-VREM/releases/tag/8.0 ?

9.2 did not save the settings.

Ok, I removed VREM 9.2 in \bin-mt. Installed VREM 8.0 in \bin-mt. The Activate Haze setting was already ticked and it WORKS! Reset resolution and Visibility distance, restarted DCS, Activate Haze was saved (ticked) and it works perfectly! I use DLAA\DLSS "k" (Quality), does 8.0 work with MSAA at 4x?

I guess the big question is why doesn't VREM 9.0\9.2 work for me? Happy to stick with 8.0 for now!

Thank you for sticking with this! 

Edited June 9 by GPatricks

[lefuneste01]

1 hour ago, GPatricks said:

9.2 did not save the settings.

Ok, I removed VREM 9.2 in \bin-mt. Installed VREM 8.0 in \bin-mt. The Activate Haze setting was already ticked and it WORKS! Reset resolution and Visibility distance, restarted DCS, Activate Haze was saved (ticked) and it works perfectly! I use DLAA\DLSS "k" (Quality), does 8.0 work with MSAA at 4x?

I guess the big question is why doesn't VREM 9.0\9.2 work for me? Happy to stick with 8.0 for now!

Thank you for sticking with this! 

The 8.0 is not working with MSAA4x, only MSAA2x.

There are 2 questions : 

1) Why you can't save your settings

2) Why haze control is not working for you in 9.2

In 8.0 VREM is replacing the PS shader, in 9.x VREM is changing the constant buffer value dedicated to haze factor. For that I use the VS shader, associated to the previous PS shader. the VS should change less often than the PS and more settings are supported. It is likelly there will be a change in DCS that will broke the 8.0 and I'll not revert the VREM to the old method. So we need to understand your problem. What I suggest: you stick with the 8.0 on version you are playing (bin or bin-mt), but we still iterate wiht the 9.2 on the version you're not using. 

Wiht the 9.2, could you please setup the "debug messages in log/..." in "debug option", restart game, go in cokcpit and press "capture frame", quit game and send here the reshade.log file ?

[GPatricks]

31 minutes ago, lefuneste01 said:

The 8.0 is not working with MSAA4x, only MSAA2x.

There are 2 questions : 

1) Why you can't save your settings

2) Why haze control is not working for you in 9.2

In 8.0 VREM is replacing the PS shader, in 9.x VREM is changing the constant buffer value dedicated to haze factor. For that I use the VS shader, associated to the previous PS shader. the VS should change less often than the PS and more settings are supported. It is likelly there will be a change in DCS that will broke the 8.0 and I'll not revert the VREM to the old method. So we need to understand your problem. What I suggest: you stick with the 8.0 on version you are playing (bin or bin-mt), but we still iterate wiht the 9.2 on the version you're not using. 

Wiht the 9.2, could you please setup the "debug messages in log/..." in "debug option", restart game, go in cokcpit and press "capture frame", quit game and send here the reshade.log file ?

 

New install of 6.5 and 9.2 into \bin. This time the ReShade top options were in red again, but fixed that per your procedure. Ticked Activate Haze and Save. Set the Debug option, quit, went back in and "Activate Haze" was saved but still no function. Entered cockpit, went out and hit Capture Frame. The file is attached, good luck!

 

ReShade.log

Edited June 9 by GPatricks

[lefuneste01]

5 hours ago, GPatricks said:

 

New install of 6.5 and 9.2 into \bin. This time the ReShade top options were in red again, but fixed that per your procedure. Ticked Activate Haze and Save. Set the Debug option, quit, went back in and "Activate Haze" was saved but still no function. Entered cockpit, went out and hit Capture Frame. The file is attached, good luck!

Thanks, I think I'm seeing the problem. It is linked on the option selected or not in VREM and I reproduced it. I'll fix it ASAP.

By the way, I forgot I setup the option "Initialize preprocessor variable to get rid of the technique in red... 

[GPatricks]

6 minutes ago, lefuneste01 said:

Thanks, I think I'm seeing the problem. It is linked on the option selected or not in VREM and I reproduced it. I'll fix it ASAP.

By the way, I forgot I setup the option "Initialize preprocessor variable to get rid of the technique in red... 

The red options at a fresh start is a 30 second fix, once and done. Glad I could help you find the glitch! 

[lefuneste01]

Coudl you check with the 9.3 release ? : https://github.com/lefufu/DCS-world-reshade-VREM/releases/download/9.3/ReshadeDCS_VREM_v9.3.zip

If OK I'll update the first post.

[GPatricks]

1 hour ago, lefuneste01 said:

Coudl you check with the 9.3 release ? : https://github.com/lefufu/DCS-world-reshade-VREM/releases/download/9.3/ReshadeDCS_VREM_v9.3.zip

If OK I'll update the first post.

 

9.3 works great!! Thank you again for all the hard work and your persistence! 

[lefuneste01]

2025/06/10 for DCS version 2.9.16.10973.1   => version 9.3

• fix for haze control not working when selected alone.

Edited June 10 by lefuneste01

[SleepinTiger]

I would like to ask if its normal when using haze control, that left and right eye pictures are different? Its most noticeable in horizon and left eye is clearly more bright than right. It kinda feels like I'm crosseyed. I used to use haze control without issues, but it's not the same anymore.

[lefuneste01]

2 hours ago, SleepinTiger said:

I would like to ask if its normal when using haze control, that left and right eye pictures are different? Its most noticeable in horizon and left eye is clearly more bright than right. It kinda feels like I'm crosseyed. I used to use haze control without issues, but it's not the same anymore.

I did not noticed it, but by playing with settings I can reproduce. I'll try to fix it.

[SleepinTiger]

And by all means your VREM is nice anyway. Keep up the good work. I'm keeping haze now about 0.6 and it is playable. But if I go lower distortion ruins the experience.

[lefuneste01]

12 hours ago, SleepinTiger said:

And by all means your VREM is nice anyway. Keep up the good work. I'm keeping haze now about 0.6 and it is playable. But if I go lower distortion ruins the experience.

I had a quick look and identifying the root cause seems not so obvious...In the meantime use the https://github.com/lefufu/DCS-world-reshade-VREM/releases/tag/8.0 

[GPatricks]

1 hour ago, lefuneste01 said:

I had a quick look and identifying the root cause seems not so obvious...In the meantime use the https://github.com/lefufu/DCS-world-reshade-VREM/releases/tag/8.0 

I hadn't noticed it in 9.3 as I was just testing to see it the slider had effect. Yes, anything below ~50% causes distortions (different right\left visuals, darkened sky, etc), and I was getting a square\shaded box in the center of the view at times. Will revert to version 8 for now..

[lefuneste01]

Hello, I do not have access to my home PC having VR, but I compiled a new version of VREM and tested it in 2D using a laptop. I'm not sure it would fix the problem, as things seems OK in the logs. My hope is there is a sync issue making the first render not taking into account the CB change, so I injected the CB sooner. 

Could someone  try it in VR and see if it is solving the haze issue for the 9.3 ? Just install the 9.3 and replace the "reshade DCS VREM.addon64" by this one: https://www.mediafire.com/file/aqth08mii29q8c8/reshade_DCS_VREM.addon64/file, and test if haze reduction factor < 0.5 is now available for all eyes/quad views...

Edited yesterday at 03:55 PM by lefuneste01

[GPatricks]

10 minutes ago, lefuneste01 said:

Hello, I do not have access to my home PC having VR, but I compiled a new version of VREM and tested it in 2D using a laptop. I'm not sure it would fix the problem, as things seems OK in the logs. My hope is there is a sync issue making the first render not taking into account the CB change, so I injected the CB sooner. 

Could someone  try it in VR and see if it is solving the haze issue for the 9.3 ? Just install the 9.3 and replace the "reshade DCS VREM.addon64" by this one: https://www.mediafire.com/file/aqth08mii29q8c8/reshade_DCS_VREM.addon64/file, and test if haze reduction factor < 0.5 is now available for all eyes/quad views...

No go, you still get different views from each eye. Most noticeable with 0 haze, but always there...

[lefuneste01]

4 hours ago, GPatricks said:

No go, you still get different views from each eye. Most noticeable with 0 haze, but always there...

Arrgh. So I do not understand the issue...could you do a capture frame once in cockpit with this version and haze factor to zero, then post reshade.log here  ?

Edited yesterday at 08:22 PM by lefuneste01

[GPatricks]

11 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

Arrgh. So I do not understand the issue...could you do a capture frame once in cockpit with this version and haze factor to zero, then post reshade.log here  ?

Reshade.log attached! This is using MSAA 2x (to be compatible with 8.0) because I did not like the ghosting with DLAA\DLSS even with the K preset..

 

ReShade.log

Edited 13 hours ago by GPatricks

[lefuneste01]

Hello,

I fear something went wrong in your install as I can read in the log:
10:04:33:237 [23456] | INFO  | Loading add-on from 'C:\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\reshade DCS VREM.addon64' ...
10:04:43:273 [23456] | ERROR | Failed to register add-on, because another one with the same name ("DCS VREM") was already registered!
10:04:43:274 [23456] | ERROR | Failed to load add-on from 'C:\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\reshade DCS VREM.addon64' with error code 1114!
 

Moreover, it seems the "9.3" vanilla is still used as the CB is pushed a lot of time, it should'nt be with the 9.4. Could you please ensure deleting the "reshade DCS VREM.addon64" in bin directory before replacing it by this one : https://www.mediafire.com/file/nc5t98yvozenjkh/reshade_DCS_VREM.addon64/file

You should see "9.4b" as the mod version in reshade menu.

[GPatricks]

4 hours ago, lefuneste01 said:

Hello,

I fear something went wrong in your install as I can read in the log:
10:04:33:237 [23456] | INFO  | Loading add-on from 'C:\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\reshade DCS VREM.addon64' ...
10:04:43:273 [23456] | ERROR | Failed to register add-on, because another one with the same name ("DCS VREM") was already registered!
10:04:43:274 [23456] | ERROR | Failed to load add-on from 'C:\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\reshade DCS VREM.addon64' with error code 1114!
 

Moreover, it seems the "9.3" vanilla is still used as the CB is pushed a lot of time, it should'nt be with the 9.4. Could you please ensure deleting the "reshade DCS VREM.addon64" in bin directory before replacing it by this one : https://www.mediafire.com/file/nc5t98yvozenjkh/reshade_DCS_VREM.addon64/file

You should see "9.4b" as the mod version in reshade menu.

Ok, sorry about that.. What happened was I renamed the "reshade DCS VREM.addon64" file to "orig-reshade DCS VREM.addon64" (to avoid it being loaded) and that is the file that got loaded. Deleted it and it now shows 9.4b. Getting closer, as both eyes see the same effects now, but anything under ~70% haze gives a version (gets better as you raise haze) of the pic below of 0% haze.. 

 

Edit: Best of luck with this @lefuneste01, i'm leaving for a week in Italy so won't be able to look at it until I return. Thanks again for all the hard work!

 

ReShade.log

Edited 4 hours ago by GPatricks

[lefuneste01]

8 hours ago, GPatricks said:

Ok, sorry about that.. What happened was I renamed the "reshade DCS VREM.addon64" file to "orig-reshade DCS VREM.addon64" (to avoid it being loaded) and that is the file that got loaded. Deleted it and it now shows 9.4b. Getting closer, as both eyes see the same effects now, but anything under ~70% haze gives a version (gets better as you raise haze) of the pic below of 0% haze.. 

 

Edit: Best of luck with this @lefuneste01, i'm leaving for a week in Italy so won't be able to look at it until I return. Thanks again for all the hard work!

 

ReShade.log 346.96 kB · 0 downloads

Thanks for the update. As both eye rendering are same now, I should be able to dig the differences remaining, by using 2D.

Edited 12 minutes ago by lefuneste01