August 2, 20232 yr Do you guys have any recommended settings that are somewhat realistic. using 5.4 P3d legacy mode with envtex asca and envshade thanks michael
August 2, 20232 yr One that comes to mind pretty quickly is aircraft shadows. Lightens up that dark cockpit real quick.
August 2, 20232 yr Author 1 hour ago, newtie said: One that comes to mind pretty quickly is aircraft shadows. Lightens up that dark cockpit real quick. Thank you
August 2, 20232 yr The main reason I prefer RDShade over Envplus is that you can download presets made and uploaded to a website by other users. I am still learning how to adjust all the settings and what they do but in the mean time I downloaded a few awesome looking presets that I can apply without having to know how to adjust anything.
August 3, 20232 yr Author 14 minutes ago, Kalnon said: The main reason I prefer RDShade over Envplus is that you can download presets made and uploaded to a website by other users. I am still learning how to adjust all the settings and what they do but in the mean time I downloaded a few awesome looking presets that I can apply without having to know how to adjust anything. Interesting I may have to try RDshade do I need to run reshade also? what presets do you recommend ? thanks mike
August 3, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, mikeymike said: Interesting I may have to try RDshade do I need to run reshade also? what presets do you recommend ? thanks mike What you do is after you download and install RDShade, open it up, then I strongly recommend you save the current default settings as a default preset so you can always revert back. Then, on the first page of the RDShade app, you will see a button named "Download presets" in the lower left of the app page, click that button and it will open your browser to the website. You will have to create a free account but then you can just download any preset file that looks interesting to you. You open the preset file in RDShade, make sure to apply, then open your sim and fly away. I like to switch between different presets but the one's I probably like the best are called "PilotJeff_Realistic_Preset" (for a more realistic look) and "EA Ultimate Preset 1.3" (gives a much brighter, bolder and more vivid look to everything). There are others that are very good too, it's all about personal taste but I'm positive that you will find one or more that you like. Edited August 3, 20232 yr by Kalnon
August 3, 20232 yr Author 1 hour ago, Kalnon said: What you do is after you download and install RDShade, open it up, then I strongly recommend you save the current default settings as a default preset so you can always revert back. Then, on the first page of the RDShade app, you will see a button named "Download presets" in the lower left of the app page, click that button and it will open your browser to the website. You will have to create a free account but then you can just download any preset file that looks interesting to you. You open the preset file in RDShade, make sure to apply, then open your sim and fly away. I like to switch between different presets but the one's I probably like the best are called "PilotJeff_Realistic_Preset" (for a more realistic look) and "EA Ultimate Preset 1.3" (gives a much brighter, bolder and more vivid look to everything). There are others that are very good too, it's all about personal taste but I'm positive that you will find one or more that you like. Thank you ! much appreciated, I will definitely take a look into it. mike
August 4, 20232 yr Author On 8/3/2023 at 2:29 PM, Kalnon said: What you do is after you download and install RDShade, open it up, then I strongly recommend you save the current default settings as a default preset so you can always revert back. Then, on the first page of the RDShade app, you will see a button named "Download presets" in the lower left of the app page, click that button and it will open your browser to the website. You will have to create a free account but then you can just download any preset file that looks interesting to you. You open the preset file in RDShade, make sure to apply, then open your sim and fly away. I like to switch between different presets but the one's I probably like the best are called "PilotJeff_Realistic_Preset" (for a more realistic look) and "EA Ultimate Preset 1.3" (gives a much brighter, bolder and more vivid look to everything). There are others that are very good too, it's all about personal taste but I'm positive that you will find one or more that you like. Thank you for this. I did purchase the RDSHADE and I am using. The natural preset by sim flyer it looks amazing. with regards to HDR option when installing preset does the hdr need to be on in P3d? thanks mike
August 4, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, mikeymike said: Thank you for this. I did purchase the RDSHADE and I am using. The natural preset by sim flyer it looks amazing. with regards to HDR option when installing preset does the hdr need to be on in P3d? thanks mike No it does not. HDR is only needed if you have an HDR capable monitor, if not, then you don't need to enable it. When RDShade asks if you want it enabled and you don't want to, just click no.
August 4, 20232 yr Author 15 hours ago, Kalnon said: No it does not. HDR is only needed if you have an HDR capable monitor, if not, then you don't need to enable it. When RDShade asks if you want it enabled and you don't want to, just click no. Thank you
August 5, 20232 yr RD Shade tip : While adjusting settings I discovered that the tweak for ‘cockpit brightness’ works great - but its the lower numbers that increase the brightness, not higher. I applied a 0.8 to this tweak and both FS Labs & PMDG cockpits just popped. If that was in the manual, I probably missed it. But being able to apply & preview shader mods while in the Sim (without having to restart it to see the effects) is what sold me on this tool. I’m using Envtex, ASP3D, ASCA & RD Shade on P3D 5.4. Excellent results & I’m just getting started. rgds, JB 9800x3d, ASUS TUF x870, 64GB G.Skill DDR5, MSI Ventus 4080, HP Reverb G2 VR, FlyVirtual.net, Private Pilot SEL rating, subLogic FlightSim 1983 & every release since
August 6, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, joby33y said: RD Shade tip : While adjusting settings I discovered that the tweak for ‘cockpit brightness’ works great - but its the lower numbers that increase the brightness, not higher. I applied a 0.8 to this tweak and both FS Labs & PMDG cockpits just popped. If that was in the manual, I probably missed it. But being able to apply & preview shader mods while in the Sim (without having to restart it to see the effects) is what sold me on this tool. I’m using Envtex, ASP3D, ASCA & RD Shade on P3D 5.4. Excellent results & I’m just getting started. Yes that setting helps a lot. The main reason I got a reshade too at all is because P3Dv5 looks absolutely terrible by default, especially the cockpits. By default, the cockpits are so dark that I have an extremely hard time seeing the instrument panel gauges, switches, knobs, etc. RDShade was the very first add-on I ever purchased when I first installed P3Dv5 because I couldn't stand the default look.
August 6, 20232 yr Author 20 hours ago, joby33y said: RD Shade tip : While adjusting settings I discovered that the tweak for ‘cockpit brightness’ works great - but its the lower numbers that increase the brightness, not higher. I applied a 0.8 to this tweak and both FS Labs & PMDG cockpits just popped. If that was in the manual, I probably missed it. But being able to apply & preview shader mods while in the Sim (without having to restart it to see the effects) is what sold me on this tool. I’m using Envtex, ASP3D, ASCA & RD Shade on P3D 5.4. Excellent results & I’m just getting started. Yes I am having great results with ASCA ENVTEX and RDSHADE Using the natural preset by sim flyer and tweaking a few of the settings in the preset. and 🤩 amazing m. very pleased. I was solely flying In msfs but case back to P3d 5.4 as I missed my 787 and 777 and wow performance is amazing with my 7950x3d and 3080ti mike
August 7, 20232 yr 23 hours ago, mikeymike said: Yes I am having great results with ASCA ENVTEX and RDSHADE Using the natural preset by sim flyer and tweaking a few of the settings in the preset. and 🤩 amazing m. very pleased. I was solely flying In msfs but case back to P3d 5.4 as I missed my 787 and 777 and wow performance is amazing with my 7950x3d and 3080ti mike I'm so glad you are enjoying RDShade and you found a preset you like to start you out with. Without a reshade tool I would probably never use P3Dv5. Performance has been much improved with the v5.4 update. I used to have that dreaded microstuttering issue that so many P3Dv5 users complained of in the past and I could never find a way to get rid of it but since I updated to P3Dv5.4 it runs as smooth as butter now. Finally, I can actually enjoy the sim without any extremely annoying performance problems 😀
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