Sharpen-SweetFX Mod

[HorseArcher]

Here is a simple little mod for those who don't mind using SweetFX. I got tired of looking at the murky-fuzzy graphics (especially on the campaign map) so I modded my own sweetFX files to compensate.
I use the downsampling method most of the time (Not in these screenshots, these are 1080HD resolution), but not even that can remove the out-of-focus look of vanilla R2TW.


Installation:
Drop everything from this zip folder into Rome 2 folder, where the Rome.exe is. (default location is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War Rome II)


I think the pictures can tell more, than I can what I did here.

Split screenies (leftside vanilla/right side SweetFx)

Campaign Map: (left side is vanilla, right side is sharpened)

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Battle Map:

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New Download place (TWCenter link)

Download

[STELLover]

Does this decrease performance??

[sergbox1]

не работает

[sergbox1]

ставлю на чистый рим 2 при запуске скидывает

[_TiGeR]

Unfortunately, this inaction.
The extracted folder sweetFX no effect in the game.
The extracted all the files to a folder with the game turns off the game immediately after starting 1-3 seconds can not even see the game screen.
SweetFX.config sees the game only if all the files are extracted directly to the folder with the game, unfortunately, and so the game is immediately off.
For screenshots colors are very nice but, AA used in the SMAA does not work well and antialiasing are ugly.


Good work but still does not work and requires further amendments optimization.

[Emperor Domitianus]

I like the pics and the effect but this mod doesn't work for me.

[HorseArcher]

I like the pics and the effect but this mod doesn't work for me.

I have to double check the files I packed in. watch for an update very shortly! It's also possible, that the virus scanner won't let people unzip dll files.

[HorseArcher]

Fixed the Download, try it now!

[_TiGeR]

Is that a new improved version? which does not turn off the game.

[Emperor Domitianus]

The sweet config program does not start.

However I have directly dropped everything inside di folder and now the difference is clearly visible.
So you should only correct the config program as it works for the rest.

[Trang]

correct me if i am wrong but i am running win 7 pro x64 and there is no dx11 for 64bit ONLY 32bit so these plugs for sweetFX will not work and crash the game...thats why i deleted my sweet fx configs from Rome2 and Shogun Gold and play with the aztec pack as is from Toon and i can see effects. perhaps if I ran the graphics option to extreme, then i ill see better efects

[Trang]

update: i got this to work on my win 76 pro x64. does not crash the game..at least for now

[noobgamerartist]

possible to upload to mediafire this site dl rate is slow
my download here cant be completed its weird my dl rate is like 3kpbs and suddenly it stops downloading ... thou i have fast internet connection

[Emperor Domitianus]

The mod works but it forces me to use Shader 3 and not 5. Also vegetation Alpha is off and cannot switch it on. Any help?

[Emperor Domitianus]

I have grabbed the sweetfx tool along with the raedonpro one and now I can apply sweetfx effects without being forced to go on shader 3.
It seems it's better to do it yourself.

[Emperor Domitianus]

After some experiments I have concluded that the problem reside in the sweetfx itself.
Pratically do not work propely on win8/win8.1 in dx11 and shaders 5.0
Also to try to activate them a third party tool, raedon pro, is needed and it works 50% of times with scarce results on visual improvements.
It seems instead that the sweetfx works better on Win7 and in DX9.
Pratically it's a waste of time and resurce until the creators are able to make a new one that works propely in DX11 and under the new Windwos.

[Emperor Domitianus]

These are some examples achied with sweetfx+eFX with shaders 5 and FXAA enabled via both the sweetfx and the Nvidia panel :









what you think?



P.S. I decide to avoid mods like GEM since I don't trust them too much and preferred to it myself.

[chio3846]

These are some examples achied with sweetfx+eFX with shaders 5 and FXAA enabled via both the sweetfx and the Nvidia panel :

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what you think?



P.S. I decide to avoid mods like GEM since I don't trust them too much and preferred to it myself.

Nice, maybe you can share how and the file if you don't mind, and congratulations..

[Emperor Domitianus]

Nice, maybe you can share how and the file if you don't mind, and congratulations..

Yes why not.
I will upload asap. :-)

[Emperor Domitianus]

I don't see the category for Rome II files for uploading.