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Fallout 4 best graphics mods. ULG - Ultra-low graphics for weak PCs

ULG ( Ultra low graphics) (BETA)


This modification is designed to improve performance on older/lower PCs and most laptops. You shouldn't notice any major changes compared to low graphics settings, however shadow quality and quantity have been reduced, as have grasses, fewer cells to load, reduced draw distance, removed AA and AO, multithreading...etc. .d. On average, I got a 5 FPS boost compared to low settings.
Requirements:

Why isn't it as good as Skyrim ULG?

Many settings Fallout graphics 4 seems to be hardcoded, meaning we can't change them. For example, shadows cannot be completely disabled, nor can grass, even if all the parameters that control them are disabled. For instance, bAllowDrawGrass=0, bAllowCreateGrass=0... etc. Textures also can't be "skipped" like they could in Skyrim.

In any case, don't expect when you start the game that you will find yourself in a Runescape game like you did with skyrim mod ULG. This is a small optimization, which, however, can give quite a noticeable increase in FPS.
Installation:

A.) Make sure you have Java installed

B.) Choose how to run the program with the console (ULGF4 + Console.bat), or without it (ULGF4.jar). **one

C.) Install (or uninstall) and you're done! **2 **3

D) Edit Fallout4.ini and change Lang from "en" to "ru"

**1: If you run ULGF4.jar and nothing happens, open it via ULGF4 + Console.bat
and the program will show you error messages so you can deal with the problem.

**2: DO NOT OPEN OPTIONS FROM THE LAUNCHER. Even if you just click on "Options" in the launcher, the settings made by the mod will be reset. If it is installed, do not go into the settings.

**3: If the installation freezes for some reason, try resetting the graphics settings in the launcher and restarting the program.

We already talked about how to improve the performance of the new Bethesda Games Studios project, and now it's time to talk about improving the graphics with ENB effects and ReShade.

For those who do not understand what these graphic frameworks are, let's make a small remark. ENB and ReShade are actually shader sets that allow you to implement many high-tech effects in the game, such as Depth of Field, Bloom, and others. Conventionally, all shaders presented in each preset can be divided into two types - corrective original post-processing and, in fact, new effects.

This material will highlight the most popular and high-quality presets that can be used in Fallout 4 to improve the graphic component. You can also find links to the relevant pages of the NexusMods repository where you can quickly download them, as well as get comprehensive information from the creators of these mods.

In the course of the modification, we will need frameworks. In order not to insert a large number of links in the main text, we present them below:

Before we get started, it's worth noting that each preset puts a certain strain on the computer, because in addition to rendering the game's image, your graphics card and processor also get an additional load in the form of a bunch of shaders. The more effects, the more complex they are, the more your system is loaded. However, some effect configurations are in a sense "forgiving" and do not require first-class components, we will also touch on them in this article.

VOGUE ENB

IN this moment this shader pack is the most popular among gamers. According to the description, it aims to make graphics Fallout 4 more realistic and atmospheric. In order to achieve this, the author uses a large number of effects from different kits:

  • Color correction (ENB);
  • Depth of field (ENB);
  • Lighting effects (ENB);
  • Light glare (ENB);
  • Glow (ENB);
  • Anti-aliasing SMAA (ReShade);
  • Sharpening (ReShade);

Please note that when using VOGUE ENB, you are using its built-in SMAA, so you need to turn off the original anti-aliasing in the game settings and driver settings, otherwise you will experience extremely high system resource consumption. This is true for all presets that add their own anti-aliasing.

According to the assurances of the developer, while working on the preset, he tried to minimize the consumption of computer resources. However, there are many effects here, and tests show that, in general, resource intensity can be assessed as average. The mod loads the processor and the video card approximately equally.

VOGUE ENB is available in three configurations, which mainly differ in color correction methods. The screenshot shows basic version(STANDARD), which has moderately muted colors, but is generally similar to the default color scheme used in the game. The author offers two alternative schemes, one of which makes the game as gloomy and faded as possible (DEAD version), and the second, on the contrary, brings more vibrant, bright colors (VIVID version).

Installation instructions:

  • mod and unpack to the main directory of the game (where the Fallout4.exe executable file is located);
  • Download the archive with the latest ENB set (0.289 at the time of this writing), unpack two files from it (d3d11.dll and d3dcompiler_46e.dll) into the same folder;
  • Download the archive from latest version ReShade and SweetFX and extract the ReShade64.dll file from it to the same folder;
  • Configure enblocal.ini in accordance with your configuration of RAM and video memory (we mentioned this in detail in the past);
Now the mod is installed, you can load the save and admire the updated picture. To turn ReShade effects on and off, use the Scroll Lock key. You can also manually adjust the effects by pressing the Shift+Enter key combination. All changes are immediately visible on the screen, and to save them at the very top there is a button "Apply Changes".

Xtreme CinemaX with LFX

As you might have guessed from the title, this mod aims to overhaul the graphics of the game without any discounts on resource consumption. So we do not recommend installation for those who do not have a top-end video card for fabulous money in the system unit.

But everyone else will surely appreciate this preset, as it is perhaps one of the most beautiful presented at the moment. The author proudly calls it cinematic for a reason, because it really looks great both on video and on screenshots.

  • Download the archive with the latest ENB set, unpack two files from it (d3d11.dll and d3dcompiler_46e.dll) into the same folder;
  • LFX component (version 0.4 at the time of writing) and install using Nexus mod manager, which we also wrote about in the last article;
  • Place LFX at the very bottom of the NMM load list (Plugins tab);
  • the main archive with the main Xtreme CinemaX mod, and unpack its contents into the game folder.
Since this graphic modification primarily loads the video card, we highly recommend using ENBoost, detailed information about which you can in the last article. It not only describes how this useful tool works, but also provides descriptions of its customizable options with a sample design.

However, practice shows that not everyone will be comfortable playing with such graphics. It looks, of course, great, but it is not only distracting and rather “blurry”, but in general it is more suitable for creating screenshots and videos, and not for permanent use. If so, we have warned you.

realshade

A much more mundane preset in every sense, the author of which did not try to surpass the previous candidate in the number of “heavy” effects used. Instead, he presented to the attention of the players a simple, but at the same time quite beautiful combination of ENB and ReShade. Below is a list of graphics tools that come with RealShade:

  • Color correction (ENB);
  • Depth of field (ENB is used for close objects, and ReShade slightly blurs the distant environment);
  • SMAA smoothing (ReShade).

That is, no light glare, and other excesses, only the most useful and necessary in order to make a picture Fallout 4 is more juicy and give it depth with Depth of Field. Thanks to the judicious use of a limited number of effects, the author managed to reduce the requirements for computer resources to a minimum.

During the tests, this was only confirmed: a decrease in the frame rate is observed only in urban areas and is 4-5 fps. At the same time, the graphics are very different from those that are in the game by default.

Installation instructions:

  • Download the archive with the latest version of ReShade and SweetFX unzip to the same folder;
    Rename the file ReShade64.dll to dxgi.dll;
  • Delete the Reshade32.dll file;
  • archive with the mod and unzip it into the game folder (overwrite matching files).
If you do not have the most powerful computer, then we recommend installing this particular mod.

Light ENB with DOF

If you do not want to change the color palette of the original and play without anti-aliasing, then you will surely like this mod. In fact, it uses only the depth of field and slightly adjusts the contrast and brightness, keeping resource consumption to a minimum.

This is also backed up by tests that show almost no effect on framerate. Of course, apart from DoF, there is nothing here, but often people put ENB solely because of it.

Installation is pretty easy too:

  • Download the archive with the latest ENB set, unzip the files from the "Wrapper version" folder to the directory where the game is installed;
  • archive with the mod and unzip it into the same folder.

Nostalgia Preset

Just an amazing combination of ENB and ReShade, which changes the visuals of the game so that it becomes like stills from the movie "Sin City" (Sin City). Those who have watched this film at least once will surely remember its unusual black and white picture interspersed with individual colors. It was she who inspired the author when he decided to completely drown out all colors except red.

The rest of the effects that were used in the Nostalgia Preset also confirm the desire to create a cinematic image in which graininess and peculiar contrast can be clearly seen.

Of course, not everyone will seriously play with such a visual range, but if you like to just walk around and take screenshots with or without, in order to later post them somewhere or make a collage, then you should take a closer look at this preset.

However, the red filter is one of two options. The standard version of Nostalgie Preset offers the user only a black and white palette.

Installation instructions:

  • Download the archive with the latest version of ReShade and SweetFX unzip to the game folder;
  • Delete the ReShade32.dll file;
  • Rename the file ReShade64.dll to dxgi.dll;
  • Download the archive with the latest ENB set, unzip the files d3d11.dll and d3dcompiler_46e.dll from the "Wrapper version" folder to the directory where the game is installed;
  • one of the versions of the mod and unzip it into the game folder with file replacement.
That's it, the mod is installed! By the way, it is quite demanding on hardware, as it includes a large number of effects, full list which we will not present for reasons of brevity. In general, the load can be assessed as medium.

So, it's time to take stock. We reviewed five different shader presets, among which were both powerful and voluminous, as well as relatively light and affordable for owners of not the most powerful systems. Thus, we briefly describe all the considered configurations:

  • VOGUE ENB- a lot of effects and a nice picture that does not distract from the game, the requirements are above average;
  • Xtreme CinemaX with LFX- a heavyweight that will surely squeeze all the juice out of your car, but at the same time will give out incomparable graphics;
  • RealShade ENB- the golden mean in our list, which includes only everything you need: color correction, depth of field and high-quality anti-aliasing;
  • Light ENB with DOF- an option for those who do not have any powerful processor, no top graphics card, but wants to play with the Depth of Field effect;
  • Nostalgia Preset- a semi-joking effects kit that will make Fallout 4 as a black and white game also includes a version recreating the style of the movie Sin City.
Of course, these are not all mods that allow the game to use shaders. There are many others that you can check out for yourself at the link. The principle of installation is always about the same, but anyway, we advise you to carefully read the descriptions so as not to inadvertently make a mistake and not ruin your evening by spending it searching for an error. Although sometimes this cannot be avoided, but everything comes with experience.

On this optimistic note, the modding rubric Fallout 4 says goodbye to you until next Tuesday. Write in the comments what mods you would like to see in the next article. And of course we are waiting for your screenshots in the comments!

We already talked about how to improve the performance of the new Bethesda Games Studios project, and now it's time to talk about improving the graphics with ENB effects and ReShade.

For those who do not understand what these graphic frameworks are, let's make a small remark. ENB and ReShade are actually shader sets that allow you to implement many high-tech effects in the game, such as Depth of Field, Bloom, and others. Conventionally, all shaders presented in each preset can be divided into two types - corrective original post-processing and, in fact, new effects.

This material will highlight the most popular and high-quality presets that can be used in Fallout 4 to improve the graphic component. You can also find links to the relevant pages of the NexusMods repository where you can quickly download them, as well as get comprehensive information from the creators of these mods.

In the course of the modification, we will need frameworks. In order not to insert a large number of links in the main text, we present them below:

Before we get started, it's worth noting that each preset puts a certain strain on the computer, because in addition to rendering the game's image, your graphics card and processor also get an additional load in the form of a bunch of shaders. The more effects, the more complex they are, the more your system is loaded. However, some effect configurations are in a sense "forgiving" and do not require first-class components, we will also touch on them in this article.

VOGUE ENB

At the moment, this shader pack is the most popular among players. According to the description, it aims to make graphics Fallout 4 more realistic and atmospheric. In order to achieve this, the author uses a large number of effects from different kits:

  • Color correction (ENB);
  • Depth of field (ENB);
  • Lighting effects (ENB);
  • Light glare (ENB);
  • Glow (ENB);
  • Anti-aliasing SMAA (ReShade);
  • Sharpening (ReShade);

Please note that when using VOGUE ENB, you are using its built-in SMAA, so you need to turn off the original anti-aliasing in the game settings and driver settings, otherwise you will experience extremely high system resource consumption. This is true for all presets that add their own anti-aliasing.

According to the assurances of the developer, while working on the preset, he tried to minimize the consumption of computer resources. However, there are many effects here, and tests show that, in general, resource intensity can be assessed as average. The mod loads the processor and the video card approximately equally.

VOGUE ENB is available in three configurations, which mainly differ in color correction methods. The screenshot shows the basic version (STANDARD), which has moderately muted colors, but is generally similar to the default color scheme used in the game. The author offers two alternative schemes, one of which makes the game as gloomy and faded as possible (DEAD version), and the second, on the contrary, brings more vibrant, bright colors (VIVID version).

Installation instructions:

  • mod and unpack to the main directory of the game (where the Fallout4.exe executable file is located);
  • Download the archive with the latest ENB set (0.289 at the time of this writing), unpack two files from it (d3d11.dll and d3dcompiler_46e.dll) into the same folder;
  • Download the archive with the latest version of ReShade and SweetFX and extract the ReShade64.dll file from it to the same folder;
  • Configure enblocal.ini in accordance with your configuration of RAM and video memory (we mentioned this in detail in the past);
Now the mod is installed, you can load the save and admire the updated picture. To turn ReShade effects on and off, use the Scroll Lock key. You can also manually adjust the effects by pressing the Shift+Enter key combination. All changes are immediately visible on the screen, and to save them at the very top there is a button "Apply Changes".

Xtreme CinemaX with LFX

As you might have guessed from the title, this mod aims to overhaul the graphics of the game without any discounts on resource consumption. So we do not recommend installation for those who do not have a top-end video card for fabulous money in the system unit.

But everyone else will surely appreciate this preset, as it is perhaps one of the most beautiful presented at the moment. The author proudly calls it cinematic for a reason, because it really looks great both on video and on screenshots.

  • Download the archive with the latest ENB set, unpack two files from it (d3d11.dll and d3dcompiler_46e.dll) into the same folder;
  • the LFX component (at the time of this writing it has version 0.4) and install using the Nexus Mod Manager, which we also wrote about in the last article;
  • Place LFX at the very bottom of the NMM load list (Plugins tab);
  • the main archive with the main Xtreme CinemaX mod, and unpack its contents into the game folder.
Since this graphic modification primarily loads the video card, we highly recommend using ENBoost, detailed information about which you can see in the last article. It not only describes how this useful tool works, but also provides descriptions of its customizable options with a sample design.

However, practice shows that not everyone will be comfortable playing with such graphics. It looks, of course, great, but it is not only distracting and rather “blurry”, but in general it is more suitable for creating screenshots and videos, and not for permanent use. If so, we have warned you.

realshade

A much more mundane preset in every sense, the author of which did not try to surpass the previous candidate in the number of “heavy” effects used. Instead, he presented to the attention of the players a simple, but at the same time quite beautiful combination of ENB and ReShade. Below is a list of graphics tools that come with RealShade:

  • Color correction (ENB);
  • Depth of field (ENB is used for close objects, and ReShade slightly blurs the distant environment);
  • SMAA smoothing (ReShade).

That is, no light glare, and other excesses, only the most useful and necessary in order to make a picture Fallout 4 more juicy and give it depth with Depth of Field. Thanks to the judicious use of a limited number of effects, the author managed to reduce the requirements for computer resources to a minimum.

During the tests, this was only confirmed: a decrease in the frame rate is observed only in urban areas and is 4-5 fps. At the same time, the graphics are very different from those that are in the game by default.

Installation instructions:

  • Download the archive with the latest version of ReShade and SweetFX unzip to the same folder;
    Rename the file ReShade64.dll to dxgi.dll;
  • Delete the Reshade32.dll file;
  • archive with the mod and unzip it into the game folder (overwrite matching files).
If you do not have the most powerful computer, then we recommend installing this particular mod.

Light ENB with DOF

If you do not want to change the color palette of the original and play without anti-aliasing, then you will surely like this mod. In fact, it uses only the depth of field and slightly adjusts the contrast and brightness, keeping resource consumption to a minimum.

This is also backed up by tests that show almost no effect on framerate. Of course, apart from DoF, there is nothing here, but often people put ENB solely because of it.

Installation is pretty easy too:

  • Download the archive with the latest ENB set, unzip the files from the "Wrapper version" folder to the directory where the game is installed;
  • archive with the mod and unzip it into the same folder.

Nostalgia Preset

Just an amazing combination of ENB and ReShade, which changes the visuals of the game so that it becomes like stills from the movie "Sin City" (Sin City). Those who have watched this film at least once will surely remember its unusual black and white picture interspersed with individual colors. It was she who inspired the author when he decided to completely drown out all colors except red.

The rest of the effects that were used in the Nostalgia Preset also confirm the desire to create a cinematic image in which graininess and peculiar contrast can be clearly seen.

Of course, not everyone will seriously play with such a visual range, but if you like to just walk around and take screenshots with or without, in order to later post them somewhere or make a collage, then you should take a closer look at this preset.

However, the red filter is one of two options. The standard version of Nostalgie Preset offers the user only a black and white palette.

Installation instructions:

  • Download the archive with the latest version of ReShade and SweetFX unzip to the game folder;
  • Delete the ReShade32.dll file;
  • Rename the file ReShade64.dll to dxgi.dll;
  • Download the archive with the latest ENB set, unzip the files d3d11.dll and d3dcompiler_46e.dll from the "Wrapper version" folder to the directory where the game is installed;
  • one of the versions of the mod and unzip it into the game folder with file replacement.
That's it, the mod is installed! By the way, it is quite demanding on hardware, as it includes a large number of effects, the full list of which we will not give for reasons of brevity. In general, the load can be assessed as medium.

So, it's time to take stock. We reviewed five different shader presets, among which were both powerful and voluminous, as well as relatively light and affordable for owners of not the most powerful systems. Thus, we briefly describe all the considered configurations:

  • VOGUE ENB- a lot of effects and a nice picture that does not distract from the game, the requirements are above average;
  • Xtreme CinemaX with LFX- a heavyweight that will surely squeeze all the juice out of your car, but at the same time will give out incomparable graphics;
  • RealShade ENB- the golden mean in our list, which includes only everything you need: color correction, depth of field and high-quality anti-aliasing;
  • Light ENB with DOF- an option for those who do not have a powerful processor or a top-end video card, but want to play with the Depth of Field effect;
  • Nostalgia Preset- a semi-joking effects kit that will make Fallout 4 black and white game, also includes a version recreating the style of the movie Sin City.
Of course, these are not all mods that allow the game to use shaders. There are many others that you can check out for yourself at the link. The principle of installation is always about the same, but anyway, we advise you to carefully read the descriptions so as not to inadvertently make a mistake and not ruin your evening by spending it searching for an error. Although sometimes this cannot be avoided, but everything comes with experience.

On this optimistic note, the modding rubric Fallout 4 says goodbye to you until next Tuesday. Write in the comments what mods you would like to see in the next article. And of course we are waiting for your screenshots in the comments!