R2:TW GEM - Graphic Enhancement Mod (obsolate)

[=Vastator=]

W8.1 x64, GTX 850M. First beta worked like a charm.

1)Configured the game to use in game AA and windowed mode.
2)Copied the file you posted, including the new dxgi.dll
3)Start the game, it crashed during loading screen

GEMFX.log

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

[13:42:55] Welcome - GEMFX is preparing for 32bit application
[13:42:55] Running on Win8.1 or higher...adjusting algorithms
[13:42:55] Hooking SwapChain found at 'C:\Windows\system32\dxgi.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking Device found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] GEMFX successfully hooked onto 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II\rome2.exe'
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Feature Level: 00009300
[13:42:55] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[13:42:55] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Feature Level: 00009300
[13:42:55] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[13:42:55] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Feature Level: 00009300
[13:42:55] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[13:42:55] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[13:42:55] Feature Level: 00009100
[13:42:55] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[13:42:55] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[13:42:55] next frame/cycle
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI PixelShader found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI RenderTarget found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] bgPS: 0
[13:42:55] next frame/cycle
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI PixelShader found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI RenderTarget found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] bgPS: 0
[13:42:55] next frame/cycle
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI PixelShader found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI RenderTarget found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] bgPS: 0

[Ganossa]

W8.1 x64, GTX 850M. First beta worked like a charm.

1)Configured the game to use in game AA and windowed mode.
2)Copied the file you posted, including the new dxgi.dll
3)Start the game, it crashed during loading screen

GEMFX.log

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

[13:42:55] Welcome - GEMFX is preparing for 32bit application
[13:42:55] Running on Win8.1 or higher...adjusting algorithms
[13:42:55] Hooking SwapChain found at 'C:\Windows\system32\dxgi.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking Device found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] GEMFX successfully hooked onto 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II\rome2.exe'
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Feature Level: 00009300
[13:42:55] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[13:42:55] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Feature Level: 00009300
[13:42:55] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[13:42:55] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Init Factory-1 hook
[13:42:55] Factory-1 hook successful
[13:42:55] Feature Level: 00009300
[13:42:55] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[13:42:55] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[13:42:55] Feature Level: 00009100
[13:42:55] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[13:42:55] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[13:42:55] next frame/cycle
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI PixelShader found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI RenderTarget found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] bgPS: 0
[13:42:55] next frame/cycle
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI PixelShader found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI RenderTarget found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] bgPS: 0
[13:42:55] next frame/cycle
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI PixelShader found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI RenderTarget found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[13:42:55] bgPS: 0

But the loading screen was showing?? Does the log always look the same and did you try to reduce shader level to 4.1 before running with GEMFX?

[=Vastator=]

But the loading screen was showing?? Does the log always look the same and did you try to reduce shader level to 4.1 before running with GEMFX?

Yes, the loading screen appears, but soon after comes the Windows message "The application has stopped working...".
Tested with shader on 4.1 and 5. Same result (and the log seems also the same).

[Hawkins]

I followed the instructions and tested on BM. It seems to work for me - UI is vanilla while rest is completely blurred. Performance seems bad for me dunno if it is supposed to be bad or not - but just saying (I probably will reduce blur anyway in final version so my performance and picture will be like old GEM versions hopefully). When I activate menu there is something showing up at the top of my screen like "GEM Reload" etc. but can't do anything except for scrolling through these words with arrow keys.

If someone tells me how to upload GEMFX.log here and do it into spoiler I probably gonna do it. ^^

[ziodaddy888]

Yes, the loading screen appears, but soon after comes the Windows message "The application has stopped working...".
Tested with shader on 4.1 and 5. Same result (and the log seems also the same).

yep.. happen to me too .. app crash

[Ganossa]

Yes, the loading screen appears, but soon after comes the Windows message "The application has stopped working...".
Tested with shader on 4.1 and 5. Same result (and the log seems also the same).

I found one bug and will search on.

I followed the instructions and tested on BM. It seems to work for me - UI is vanilla while rest is completely blurred. Performance seems bad for me dunno if it is supposed to be bad or not - but just saying (I probably will reduce blur anyway in final version so my performance and picture will be like old GEM versions hopefully). When I activate menu there is something showing up at the top of my screen like "GEM Reload" etc. but can't do anything except for scrolling through these words with arrow keys.

If someone tells me how to upload GEMFX.log here and do it into spoiler I probably gonna do it. ^^

Which GPU do you use? What shader version can you select in the game menu?

[Hawkins]

I am using Shader Model 5 and GTX 770 Phantom 2GB.

[Ganossa]

I am using Shader Model 5 and GTX 770 Phantom 2GB.

Can you post your log content?
BTW: Use the Configurator to change settings. This version is not to play anyway cause it produces alot of log content.

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I posted a new dxgi.zip file in the posts on top.

EDIT:: Fullscreen should also work for testing now. (at least on win8.1 GEMFX finds the correct function for that; dx10 in my tests of course)

[Hawkins]

Can you post your log content?

As I wrote in my post above:
"If someone tells me how to upload GEMFX.log here and do it into spoiler I probably gonna do it. ^^"

[Ganossa]

As I wrote in my post above:
"If someone tells me how to upload GEMFX.log here and do it into spoiler I probably gonna do it. ^^"

Use the advanced option when writing a comment => "Go Advanced"

[Hawkins]

Use the advanced option when writing a comment => "Go Advanced"

I know "Go Advanced" but what option to upload GEMFX.log and how do I put it into spoiler.

[Ganossa]

I know "Go Advanced" but what option to upload GEMFX.log and how do I put it into spoiler.

You can add an attachment there to your comment which would be the GEMFX.log file

By the way, do you have Windows 8 x64 or which OS?

[katana_samurai]

On Windows 7 Ulti. x64 with GTX 670 SLI and Shader Model 5....[FIELDSET2][/FIELDSET2]


[16:37:16] Welcome - GEMFX is preparing for 32bit application
[16:37:16] Running on Win7 or Win8.0...adjusting algorithms
[16:37:16] Hooking Swapchain and Device found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[16:37:16] GEMFX successfully hooked onto 'F:\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II\rome2.exe'
[16:37:16] Init Factory-1 hook
[16:37:16] Factory-1 hook successful
[16:37:16] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[16:37:16] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[16:37:16] Init Factory-1 hook
[16:37:16] Factory-1 hook successful
[16:37:16] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[16:37:16] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[16:37:16] Init Factory-1 hook
[16:37:16] Factory-1 hook successful
[16:37:16] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[16:37:16] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[16:37:17] Available Feature Level: 0000B000
[16:37:17] 1080p detected
[16:37:17] Full-Screen mode detected
[16:37:17] Preparing FXAA...
[16:37:17] ByteWidth: 528; Allowed is: 4096
[16:37:17] 2xFXAA On
[16:37:17] Thank you for testing GEMFX, it works!!
[16:37:17] Hooking GUI found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[16:37:17] Hooking GUI found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[16:37:17] Hooking GUI found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[16:39:00] GEMFX successfully un-hooked from 'F:\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II\rome2.exe'

[Ganossa]

On Windows 7 Ulti. x64 with GTX 670 SLI and Shader Model 5....[FIELDSET2][/FIELDSET2]


[16:37:16] Welcome - GEMFX is preparing for 32bit application
[16:37:16] Running on Win7 or Win8.0...adjusting algorithms
[16:37:16] Hooking Swapchain and Device found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[16:37:16] GEMFX successfully hooked onto 'F:\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II\rome2.exe'
[16:37:16] Init Factory-1 hook
[16:37:16] Factory-1 hook successful
[16:37:16] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[16:37:16] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[16:37:16] Init Factory-1 hook
[16:37:16] Factory-1 hook successful
[16:37:16] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[16:37:16] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[16:37:16] Init Factory-1 hook
[16:37:16] Factory-1 hook successful
[16:37:16] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[16:37:16] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[16:37:17] Available Feature Level: 0000B000
[16:37:17] 1080p detected
[16:37:17] Full-Screen mode detected
[16:37:17] Preparing FXAA...
[16:37:17] ByteWidth: 528; Allowed is: 4096
[16:37:17] 2xFXAA On
[16:37:17] Thank you for testing GEMFX, it works!!
[16:37:17] Hooking GUI found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[16:37:17] Hooking GUI found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[16:37:17] Hooking GUI found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[16:39:00] GEMFX successfully un-hooked from 'F:\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II\rome2.exe'

you need to replace the dxgi.dll from the original zip file with the one I uploaded in the dxgi.zip file.

[Hawkins]

You can add an attachment there to your comment which would be the GEMFX.log file

By the way, do you have Windows 8 x64 or which OS?

I am using Windows 7 x64.


[17:11:26] Welcome - GEMFX is preparing for 32bit application
[17:11:26] Running on Win7 or Win8.0...adjusting algorithms
[17:11:26] Hooking Swapchain and Device found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[17:11:26] GEMFX successfully hooked onto 'C:\Recovery\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II\rome2.exe'
[17:11:26] Init Factory-1 hook
[17:11:26] Factory-1 hook successful
[17:11:26] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[17:11:26] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[17:11:26] Init Factory-1 hook
[17:11:26] Factory-1 hook successful
[17:11:26] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[17:11:26] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[17:11:27] Init Factory-1 hook
[17:11:27] Factory-1 hook successful
[17:11:27] Init Factory-1 hook
[17:11:27] Factory-1 hook successful
[17:11:27] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[17:11:27] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[17:11:27] Enabled Multi-Thread Device
[17:11:27] Hooked onto Device and SwapChain successfully
[17:11:27] next frame/cycle
[17:11:27] Hooking GUI PixelShader found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[17:11:27] Hooking GUI RenderTarget found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[17:11:27] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[17:11:27] next frame/cycle
[17:11:27] Hooking GUI PixelShader found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[17:11:27] Hooking GUI RenderTarget found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[17:11:27] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[17:11:27] RenderTargetHooked @ e5fbc
[17:11:27] PixelShaderHooked @ fe2f5
[17:11:27] next frame/cycle
[17:11:27] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[17:11:27] next frame/cycle
[17:11:27] Hooking GUI Draw found at 'C:\Windows\system32\d3d11.dll'
[17:11:27] bgPS: 264694316
[17:11:27] drawHooked @ b3677
[17:11:27] Identified AA pID feature: 29
[17:11:27] next frame/cycle
[17:11:27] bgPS: 264694316
[17:11:27] Current pID feature: 29
[17:11:27] next frame/cycle

[...]

[17:13:47] bgPS: 371304172
[17:13:47] next frame/cycle
[17:13:49] GEMFX successfully un-hooked from 'C:\Recovery\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II\rome2.exe'

[Ganossa]

@Hawkins, thanks! Do you get a line in the [...] that says "Thank you for testing GEMFX, it works!!"

EDIT:: Thanks to Vastator's help I am working on a fix right now for the Win8.1 users with dx11 cards.
EDIT2:: I updated the dxgi.zip (in the first post of this page) file so please try the new one.

[mikea4]

it works!!!

I don't know if you needed me to post this or not, since it works, but here is my GEMFX.log file, I had to rename it to a .txt file in order for it to attach.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

GEMFX.txt

+rep

[Hawkins]

@Hawkins, thanks! Do you get a line in the [...] that says "Thank you for testing GEMFX, it works!!"

Ah sorry I missed that line but the rest of "[...]" is just repeating data.

1:37] bgPS: 295376236
[17:11:37] bgPS: 295384940
[17:11:37] bgPS: 367856940
[17:11:37] Current pID feature: 29
[17:11:37] bgPS: 367857324
[17:11:37] bgPS: 367857324
[17:11:37] bgPS: 367857324
[17:11:37] bgPS: 371304172
[17:11:37] Current pID feature: 29
[17:11:37] next frame/cycle
[17:11:37] AAShader found @: 371304172
[17:11:37] next frame/cycle
[17:11:37] Available Feature Level: 0000B000
[17:11:37] 1080p detected
[17:11:37] Window mode detected
[17:11:37] Preparing FXAA...
[17:11:37] ByteWidth: 528; Allowed is: 4096
[17:11:37] 2xFXAA On
[17:11:37] Thank you for testing GEMFX, it works!!
[17:11:37] next frame/cycle

[Ganossa]

it works!!!

I don't know if you needed me to post this or not, since it works, but here is my GEMFX.log file, I had to rename it to a .txt file in order for it to attach.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

GEMFX.txt

+rep

Ah sorry I missed that line but the rest of "[...]" is just repeating data.

1:37] bgPS: 295376236
[17:11:37] bgPS: 295384940
[17:11:37] bgPS: 367856940
[17:11:37] Current pID feature: 29
[17:11:37] bgPS: 367857324
[17:11:37] bgPS: 367857324
[17:11:37] bgPS: 367857324
[17:11:37] bgPS: 371304172
[17:11:37] Current pID feature: 29
[17:11:37] next frame/cycle
[17:11:37] AAShader found @: 371304172
[17:11:37] next frame/cycle
[17:11:37] Available Feature Level: 0000B000
[17:11:37] 1080p detected
[17:11:37] Window mode detected
[17:11:37] Preparing FXAA...
[17:11:37] ByteWidth: 528; Allowed is: 4096
[17:11:37] 2xFXAA On
[17:11:37] Thank you for testing GEMFX, it works!!
[17:11:37] next frame/cycle

Ok, I will prepare a beta version then that produces more less log content so you have not so much disk I/O and better performance. Please continue giving feedback as I described in the beta test post. Sample pictures are also always welcome.

[The Gravemind]

Mine tells me it works but I crash before I load into every map.

Mine tells me it works but I crash before I load into every map.

Sorry for double post: Running GTX 660ti with Windows 7, In-Game AA on