NFS Heat (UNITE 3.5) - Reshade Preset v1.0 - Daytime & Night-time

Need For Speed Heat presets: Night-time ("Prograde" . "Ubercinema" . "Nightcity") and Daytime ("Redux" . "Filmic"). Night-time presets are Non-Raytracing (Non-RT) presets. And Daytime presets are Raytracing (RT) presets.

Read the "README!" files in the downloaded archives.

Preset Showcase: https://youtu.be/kiI19SygJKE 

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These presets were made for UNITE HEAT 3.5 mod. (Not for the vanilla game)

1. Frosty Mod Manager https://frostytoolsuite.com/downloads.html

You will need Frosty Mod Manager to activate mods below.

2. UNITE HEAT 3.5 https://bit.ly/3Oba74u

Go to the link above and download all three files: UNITE Heat 3.5 Online Pack, UNITE Heat 3.5 Standard Pack, UNITE Heat 3.5 Story Pack.

In the same google drive link, go to Addons/VISUALS/Overcast folder and download "Overcast - Storm" file.

Mods must be applied in this order: (see the next to last screenshot above)

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For detailed information, Step-By-Step tutorials and help go to UNITE official Discord page: https://discord.gg/3F6vEyp

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RT Presets are little bit heavy in terms of performance because of the RTGI shader. You can get more FPS with some tweaking - see the last picture above

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Quick guide (How to install Reshade/preset):

01. Download Reshade: https://reshade.me/ and run downloaded file

02. Select the game in the list (NeedForSpeedHeat.exe)

03. Choose the proper rendering API (For this game select DirectX 10/11/12)

04. Select and download all effect (shader) packages

05. For Presets Non-RT you can skip this step. But for Presets RT you should get mcflypg's RTGI shader (5$ tier): https://www.patreon.com/mcflypg/

06. Download my Reshade Preset(s) archive(s), extract it and put extracted files (.ini file and the reshade-shaders folder) into the game folder where the .exe file is located (Overwrite if asks)

07. Check in-game Reshade interface. You should see these shaders below as active in this order:

If the shader has the (Opt.) sign next to it, that shader is optional for a specific preset. You can disable them from Reshade GUI. These, however, are well-balanced and I recommend keeping them enabled for better visuals.

For NFS Heat_(NIGHT) Preset Prograde_v1.0:

• LUT@LUT.fx,
• prod80_01B_RT_Correct_Color@PD80_01B_RT_Correct_Color.fx,
• prod80_02_Bloom@PD80_02_Bloom.fx,
• Blooming_HDR@BloomingHDR.fx,
• Deband@Deband.fx,
• FXAA@FXAA.fx, (Opt.) - Anti-aliasing Less jaggies)
• Clarity@Clarity.fx,
• AMD FidelityFX ContrastAdaptiveSharpening@CAS.fx,
• ArtisticVignette@ArtisticVignette.fx

For NFS Heat_(NIGHT) Preset Nightcity_v1.0:

• LUT@LUT.fx,
• Blooming_HDR@BloomingHDR.fx,
• AmbientLight@AmbientLight.fx,
• prod80_02_Bloom@PD80_02_Bloom.fx,
• FlexibleCA@FlexibleCA.fx, (Opt.) - Chromatic Aberration
• Deband@Deband.fx,
• FXAA@FXAA.fx, (Opt.) - Anti-aliasing (Less jaggies)
• Clarity@Clarity.fx,
• AMD FidelityFX ContrastAdaptiveSharpening@CAS.fx

For NFS Heat_(NIGHT) Preset Ubercinema_v1.0:

• LUT@LUT.fx,
• Blooming_HDR@BloomingHDR.fx,
• AmbientLight@AmbientLight.fx,
• prod80_04_ColorGradient@PD80_04_Color_Gradients.fx,
• prod80_06_ChromaticAberration@PD80_06_Chromatic_Aberration.fx, (Opt.)
• ADOF@qUINT_dof.fx, (Opt.) - Depth of Field
• Deband@Deband.fx,
• FXAA@FXAA.fx, (Opt.) - Anti-aliasing (Less jaggies)
• GaussianBlurCS@GaussianBlurCS.fx,
• AMD FidelityFX ContrastAdaptiveSharpening@CAS.fx

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For NFS Heat_(DAY) Preset RT Redux_v1.0:

• Unsharp@Unsharp.fx,
• LUT@LUT.fx,
• Blooming_HDR@BloomingHDR.fx,
• qUINT_opticalflow@qUINT_of.fx,
• RTGlobalIllumination@qUINT_rtgi.fx,
• prod80_01B_RT_Correct_Color@PD80_01B_RT_Correct_Color.fx,
• AmbientLight@AmbientLight.fx,
• FXAA@FXAA.fx, (Opt.) - Anti-aliasing (Less jaggies)
• Clarity@Clarity.fx,
• LumaSharpen@LumaSharpen.fx

For NFS Heat_(DAY) Preset RT Filmic_v1.0:

• LUT@LUT.fx,
• Blooming_HDR@BloomingHDR.fx,
• AmbientLight@AmbientLight.fx,
• prod80_06_ChromaticAberration@PD80_06_Chromatic_Aberration.fx, (Opt.)
• FXAA@FXAA.fx, (Opt.) - Anti-aliasing (Less jaggies)
• ADOF@qUINT_dof.fx, (Opt.) - Depth of Field
• Deband@Deband.fx,
• GaussianBlurCS@GaussianBlurCS.fx,
• AMD FidelityFX ContrastAdaptiveSharpening@CAS.fx,
• qUINT_opticalflow@qUINT_of.fx,
• RTGlobalIllumination@qUINT_rtgi.fx

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If the Quick Guide does not answer all your questions you can watch step-by-step video tutorials on how to install Reshade and set up the in-game overlay, Also how to install RTGI shader and configure Depth Buffer properly here:

Reshade Installation and Setup Guide

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Important: Preset was tweaked and tested in Non-HDR game/monitor mode. It may not look decent in HDR mode. So make sure the HDR mode is deactivated in your in-game Display/Graphics settings. Also disable HDR for your Monitor, or set HDR level to low and try to tweak preset using extra shaders like: LevelsPlus, PD80_03_Levels or curves by yourself.

I plan to release HDR presets separately in the future if the project runs well with your support.

Note: Some shaders may give a very subtle effect in some areas. However, they have a significant impact on other environments. So don't turn off any shaders if you want the preset to work as it should. I'll always let you know if there are optional shaders in my presets. So you can turn them off.

The same image looks different on different screens. You might need some tweaking for your monitor's brightness/gamma/contrast if Reshade differs from the showcase.

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If you have a question write down or DM me :)