After many hours in vanilla GD I could not stand the default bright visuals anymore.

Firstly: With the help of Grim Internals 
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/tool-grim-internals/38773
we can fix the day cycle. In use here is the Time of day with 24 o´clock.




Next step: Using the Reshade preset GrimShape.ini.
Reshade is not the optimal solution (UI visuals are changing too), but there is no other manual solution for us.

Google drive prepared with the Reshade preset GrimShape.ini + ReShade version 4.7:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n6QHZ-V4G8ATBx-tQgYYqjlKfy2FfR8S

Install if necessary: NET Framework 4.8
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net48-web-installer

Install: ReShade 4.7
https://reshade.me/
Run setup tool, follow instructions & select a game:
search for Grim Dawn.exe:

Grim Dawn 64bit
\Grim Dawn\x64\Grim Dawn.exe
with Direct3D10 /11/12

Grim Dawn 32bit
\Grim Dawn\Grim Dawn.exe
with Direct3D10 /11/12

Instructions for ReShade version 4.7
In use are the legacy standard effects.

Select effect packages to install:
- Standard effect is already switched on
- Legacy standard effects (only select this when using old presents) on
- Everything else off!
- Ok.

- select legacy standard effects: all on!
- Ok.

Before you close the setup tool,
switch on "Skip tutorial" and "Performance Mode".
Then everything should start automatically.

Install GrimShape.ini:
- Insert the Grimshape.ini into the program folder:

Grim Dawn 64bit
\Grim Dawn\x64\

Grim Dawn 32bit
\Grim Dawn\

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Last step: Move the Fullscreen Gamma slider to your liking



Recommendation: Camera default view key binding for more enjoyment of the game details. In the past I was playing only with max zoom out and missed lots of the details. Depending on the action, change the zoom level.

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How To uninstall ReShade:
Start ReShade_Setup_4.7.0.exe
with Direct3D10 / 11/12 >>> Update or Uninstall

restart and reinstall

or manually uninstall ReShade:

delete in \Grim Dawn\...
- reshade shaders
- DefaultPreset.ini
- dxgi.dll
- dxgi.log
- ReShade.ini

at Direct3D9
- d3d9.dll
- d3d9.log

reinstall

Little controller optimization for two more keys:

In case you are using only the primary weapon remap the key for one more quickbar slot or in my case I have changed the left thumbstick for the default camera (I am using quite a lot the camera rotation with the right stick).


The 2nd: I have never used the default LT mapping with my chars.
LT - left trigger remapped to quickbar slot 08.

Recently I am using these values plus the windows core switcher tool below (i5 4670k @4.7, 1080ti, ssd, Win10 pro 64) for bit more smoothness - disable the same values in GD.

Game:
Full Screen mode
Vsync off
Triple Buffering off
Deferred Rendering enabled
Disable item tooltips

GPU:
Physics directed to GPU
Force VSync
Threaded Optimisation Off
Power Management Mode Adaptive

Changes through Nvidia Profile Inspector:



Tool - windows core switcher:
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/tool-core-switcher-force-gd-to-use-all-cores-equally/100875#J3


More input:

https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=700083557

All mods in use:

Grim Internals | item auto-pickup, onscreen infos, day/night manipulation,...
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/tool-grim-internals/38773

Combomod | action-pack!!! More ways to play the original story lines + stash mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/grimdawn/mods/129
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/combomod-testversion/110817

Rainbow Filter | item Highlighting
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/tool-rainbow-filter-item-highlighting/42765

Grim UI
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/rel-grim-ui/86207

Reign of Terror:
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/mod-reign-of-terror/35347

Reign of Terror Wiki:
https://www.reignofterrorgd.com/


More mods:

https://forums.crateentertainment.com/c/grimdawn/modding-projects

https://www.nexusmods.com/grimdawn/mods/


Extra:

Afanasenkov26’s build collection:
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/afanasenkov26s-build-collection/93034

https://grimdawn.fandom.com/wiki/Grim_Dawn_Wiki

Thanks a lot to the devs, creators, designer, modders,.... & coders!!! You are awesome!!! :D



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Happy gaming @ll! :-) Peace, LOVE & Harmony. Over and out. ;D