Rshade 6.71   works on my 1st copy which is Xp 12.4 0 b3   

my 2nd  copy became dark when i tried to install the new beta with reshade 6.5 installed

my 3rd copy is  new default only  if i try reshade 6.71 on it and it darkens what do i delete to rid the reshade?

  

2 hours ago, XMAN said:

 Rshade 6.71   works on my 1st copy which is Xp 12.4 0 b3   

my 2nd  copy became dark when i tried to install the new beta with reshade 6.5 installed

my 3rd copy is  new default only  if i try reshade 6.71 on it and it darkens what do i delete to rid the reshade?

  

I have reshade 6.7.1 working on three computers with X-Plane 12.4.1.b1. Matter of fact, I just finished a run from Columbus (KCMH) to LaGuardia (KLGA) to check out reshade and my latest night lighting edits.  

As far as reshade is concerned, my thinking is... "if it ain't broke don't fix it". That's why I'm still on 6.7.1 and will be on that version until it breaks.
 

 

Edited March 13Mar 13 by Mike_CFII_MEL

2 hours ago, XMAN said:

 Rshade 6.71   works on my 1st copy which is Xp 12.4 0 b3   

my 2nd  copy became dark when i tried to install the new beta with reshade 6.5 installed

my 3rd copy is  new default only  if i try reshade 6.71 on it and it darkens what do i delete to rid the reshade?

  

If you get a dark screen with the new setup, remove the shader cache.

So i installed reshade on the 12 4 1 b1 fresh default copy and i see the reshade-shaders  folders are there but during Xplane startup nothing happens , i dont get the reshade startup notification line nor does the home key do anything , XPlane works though,,,did you say there was a box i could check?  i dont know where it is

Edited March 13Mar 13 by XMAN

20 minutes ago, XMAN said:

So i installed reshade on the 12 4 1 b1 fresh default copy and i see the reshade-shaders  folders are there but during Xplane startup nothing happens , i dont get the reshade startup notification line nor does the home key do anything , XPlane works though,,,did you say there was a box i could check?  i dont know where it is

I believe its a comand line

5 hours ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

100% correct! One good thing, if they file an issue reshade can easily be found to be in use via log files and dumps.

And they will be ignored fir wasting everyones time.

32 minutes ago, XMAN said:

So i installed reshade on the 12 4 1 b1 fresh default copy and i see the reshade-shaders  folders are there but during Xplane startup nothing happens , i dont get the reshade startup notification line nor does the home key do anything , XPlane works though,,,did you say there was a box i could check?  i dont know where it is

You need to create a shortcut and add the --allow_reshade extension.

In my opinion, there is one further aspect to using reshade:

It is an acquired taste. 

If the effect that you get with reshade was so much more realistic or better, Laminar would have adjusted their art-controls to be like that a long time ago. The majority of users do not want the reshade look and are fine with the way X-Plane looks (except for maybe the haze thing).

The reshade crowd falls into two groups, one is the "tinkerer" that can never be happy with anything "default".
The other is the "postcard world guy", who wants his X-Plane to look "nicer than the real world, more vibrant, shining,...". 

In my opinion this is like using (too much) sugar. Yes, everything is sweeter with it, but its bad for you and if you are not used to it, you won´t miss it. 

I mean sure, whatever floats your boat, but once people start having problems with X-Plane that frustrates them (see this thread) or become a burden to Laminar´s support...it evolves into more than "everyone can use what he wants, right?".

Edited March 14Mar 14 by Litjan

3 hours ago, Litjan said:

In my opinion, there is one further aspect to using reshade:

It is an acquired taste. 

If the effect that you get with reshade was so much more realistic or better, Laminar would have adjusted their art-controls to be like that a long time ago. The majority of users do not want the reshade look and are fine with the way X-Plane looks (except for maybe the haze thing).

The reshade crowd falls into two groups, one is the "tinkerer" that can never be happy with anything "default".
The other is the "postcard world guy", who wants his X-Plane to look "nicer than the real world, more vibrant, shining,...". 

In my opinion this is like using (too much) sugar. Yes, everything is sweeter with it, but its bad for you and if you are not used to it, you won´t miss it. 

I mean sure, whatever floats your boat, but once people start having problems with X-Plane that frustrates them (see this thread) or become a burden to Laminar´s support...it evolves into more than "everyone can use what he wants, right?".

I really hope LR do not modify the haze...I find it incredibly realistic and true to life. The unlimited visibility of the other sim is unrealistic in many weather situations. 

14 hours ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

You need to create a shortcut and add the --allow_reshade extension.

...and it is super sweet of you to let poor XMAN know how he can circumvent the protection that Laminar instated to protect users like him from himself... because that might eventually lead to them taking the --allow_reshade away for everyone.

So be carefuly with giving a scalpel to a kindergarten kid who has trouble cutting out the cardboard dinosaur with the plastic scissors that are safe to use, figuratively speaking. He will cut off his fingers and then someone will make scalpels illegal. It has happened to SAM already, so don´t say this will never happen 😅.

 

9 hours ago, Litjan said:

In my opinion, there is one further aspect to using reshade:

It is an acquired taste. 

If the effect that you get with reshade was so much more realistic or better, Laminar would have adjusted their art-controls to be like that a long time ago. The majority of users do not want the reshade look and are fine with the way X-Plane looks (except for maybe the haze thing).

Hi,

Night flight in X-Plane 12 looks nothing like real life! You have three colors at night in XP12 with golden/yellow being predominate with white being next. Think I'll make a video with XP12 default lighting in the center and my lights with reshade on the sides. With 18,000+ downloads, there are MANY that prefer non default lighting with reshade!

Edited March 14Mar 14 by Mike_CFII_MEL

7 hours ago, Litjan said:

...and it is super sweet of you to let poor XMAN know how he can circumvent the protection that Laminar instated to protect users like him from himself... because that might eventually lead to them taking the --allow_reshade away for everyone.

So be carefuly with giving a scalpel to a kindergarten kid who has trouble cutting out the cardboard dinosaur with the plastic scissors that are safe to use, figuratively speaking. He will cut off his fingers and then someone will make scalpels illegal. It has happened to SAM already, so don´t say this will never happen 😅.

 

If L/R wanted reshade gone it would be gone! No one would be able to use it, not even with a hook! Instead they see the potential and created a disclaimer for those of us that don't want three colors during night flight! Night flight is just about the same as 2024 in default, take reshade away and I'll leave xp12 in a heartbeat!

A simple search of " how to use reshade with xplane 12 " and the instructions are given. So the scalpel is already out there.

Edited March 14Mar 14 by Mike_CFII_MEL

3 hours ago, Mike_CFII_MEL said:

If L/R wanted reshade gone it would be gone!

I assure you that this is not an accurate statement 😄.

It is like saying: "If this guy didn´t love his job, he would quit!"

Hi Everybody,

It's been awhile since I gave X-Plane 12 default lighting a fair shake, so I decided to give them another run. I have X-Plane 12 default lighting in the left computer/monitor without reshade, my sodium (orange/yellow) night lighting edits with reshade in the center computer/monitor and my led (whitish) lights with reshade in the right computer/monitor.

I'm in California starting the run at 10,000' and descent down to 1,000' during this test.

I still prefer my Sodium lighting edits with reshade.

 

 

14 hours ago, Falconjet112 said:

I really hope LR do not modify the haze...I find it incredibly realistic and true to life. The unlimited visibility of the other sim is unrealistic in many weather situations. 

IMHO it’s generally too hazy. I’ve lived/live in areas that regularly experience “severe clear” weather and that is never accurately reflected in the sim.