But you can use those modified graphic filters for StarCraft 2 too. Here are screenshots of darker SC2 with hardcore brightness/desaturation and without sharpeness.
1) Modify mod options as you want, turn on/off sharpeness and change level of darkeness/desaturation. 2) Click green DOWNLOAD button 3) Extract all files into StarCraft II/Support folder 4) From extracted files copy file, called d3d9.dll and put his copy to latest patch folder. I mean, Versions/Base####, where # - latest game build. Currently (04.22.2012) it's 21029. 5) In game you can switch, like in Diablo 3, darker and standart graphic modes, with Pause Break button
Any graphics card driver allows to adjust all those settings anyways.. gamma, color, saturation.. but i guess it's nice to have a "push a button" solution
That looks pretty cool tbh, but I think it'd hurt the competitive aspect of SC2, as it can already be difficult to tell your units apart from your opponents in mirror matchups without the stronger colors mod.
On April 22 2012 07:31 biomech wrote: Any graphics card driver allows to adjust all those settings anyways.. gamma, color, saturation.. but i guess it's nice to have a "push a button" solution
Yes, but thos options are for everything, that you can see, including desktop, internet browser, other games or programms, etc. This one is only for sc2 and diablo 3, and probably for Skyrim (better to contact with mod author, he's working on that)
I can't say I would mind if SC2 looked darker the whole time, but I'd not personally bother with this; I like SC2 as it is.
You can switch two modes in game. Also with that mod, you can increase ingame brightness and stay with same brightness, as you had before, but with desaturated colors.
On April 22 2012 07:33 ClysmiC wrote: That looks pretty cool tbh, but I think it'd hurt the competitive aspect of SC2, as it can already be difficult to tell your units apart from your opponents in mirror matchups without the stronger colors mod.
That looks pretty cool tbh, but I think it'd hurt the competitive aspect of SC2, as it can already be difficult to tell your units apart from your opponents in mirror matchups without the stronger colors mod.
This is same customization, like game hotkeys or game brightness. Combining with ingame brightness changing, you can get nice results.
Dark looks cool, but I already have weird settings to make things easier to see. Could be good for observers and casts, but not something I would consider while playing.
Those shots are borderline black and white. Really? The game is barely all that bright and colorful hence there is a stronger team color mod that brightens it up.
Dont think it looks good for diablo 3 even, it just ruins the colours...both diablo and starcraft 2 are very dark games, that filter doesn't do anything beside ruining the natural looking colours. It's kinda like the people that use the retarded instagram filters because they think it makes their photos look more professional, when in reality it just messes up the colours of their photos..
What this game needs isn't darker colors, but brighter ones. I'm not talking about rainbows and ponies here, but as a spectator friendly game, it should aim to be as easy as possible for everyone to always see what units belong to who, and thus what exactly is going on. Thats why there are mods out there that makes colors brighter instead of darker.
Diablo 3 on the other hand is borderline singleplayer, and certain people might want the experience to be as dark and gritty as possible. I see nothing wrong with that. But I don't think it will work for sc2.
edit: Also, yes. While Blizzard probably wont mind, I think this breaks their EULA. Please put a warning in the OP.
I think the game looks good as is, but this would be fun to try sometime! On the other hand, I cannot FUCKING STAND that stupid team color mod. It is the most ugly loathsome looking thing, and there is a special place in hell reserved for the casters who don't turn it off before streaming tournaments.
I love my sc2 all bright and shit, I actually veto maps that look dark and ugly. I'll play any vibrant map even if it's imbalanced as hell against me. So I guess this change isn't for me but thanks for giving the community options!
It looks pretty good but I am playing on lowest graphics because it helps me spotting invis units better. I actually think darker looks much better since it makes the game feel more serious
Of all the problems with sc2, one of its finer points is it's looks. The graphics engine is perfect, the effects are awesome and each race has really distinct art. I personally wouldn't want to change it, but it's nice to see people care enough to do this stuff.
SC2's problem is less the colors and more the art style. Same with D3. Both have far too cartoony a look considering how seriously they take themselves.
I think this mod is a great idea for dulling the over-bright HDR/Bloom effects.
I aksed a while ago if there was a tool to turn down the bloom /HDR, looks like this mod will achieve a simialr thing but will also darken the rest of the map.
if you have a nice monitor you can just change your gamma and other settings to get the same desired result. I suppose if you don't want every application effected this would be ideal. But I feel like if someone wants this they want everything to look more like that, and then gamma and other monitor settings would be ideal IN MY OPINION.
Everyone loves things to be "darker" these days. It's almost as bad as the blue/orange tinting in movies - it's like a freaking epidemic.
You know, you could play the "darker" version of SC2 for a month or so and someone could come along with a mod that made it just a little darker and people would think that thing was more gritty and cool looking too. Hell, you could even go and play the dark SC2 for a long time, and then someone could say "Hey, check out this mod where I blow out the colours" and you'd think "Wow, awesome, it's so bright and vibrant" while you were actually playing the original SC2 colour scheme. The "new" thing is always "cool" to some - even if it's shit.
I mean, it's fine if you wanna switch it up but I certainly don't think it's an improvement on the art of the game.
The problem with Diablo 3 and SC2 is the art style, not the contrast. This filter is like modern medicine, it removes the symptoms but the problem is still there.
Agree with most of you, but you can increase ingame brightness, and finally you will have only DESATURATED ingame colors, but brightness will stay same.
On April 22 2012 08:28 Azuroz wrote: Dont think it looks good for diablo 3 even, it just ruins the colours...both diablo and starcraft 2 are very dark games, that filter doesn't do anything beside ruining the natural looking colours. It's kinda like the people that use the retarded instagram filters because they think it makes their photos look more professional, when in reality it just messes up the colours of their photos..
Yep, exactly my thought. But oh well, if people really think it looks better, their problem.
As far as making specifically Starcraft 2 darker, that's just stupid in my opinion. There are so many maps that are so dark already, that this filter would actually cause issues with visibility.
On April 22 2012 18:09 CatNzHat wrote: I prefer the effect of the gamma option that's already available in the game, this effect looks just plain bad to me.
There are not only darker, but also desaturation and other options.
I don't really see the point, but then again I play on low just because the eye candy annoys me anyways, so I guess if you care about graphics this is kinda cool. I prefer it to be brighter just to ensure that I can see everything.
Cant you just make the colour darker in the options menu?
There are not only darker, but also desaturation, anti-aliasing, bloom, and other graphic filters.
My favourite is color desaturation, that makes game more realistic and great. Here are more screenshots with 30% increased gamma brightness (in game options), but with that mod. No sharpeness, but with color desaturation.
hm i did exactly what the instructions said, but i get an error when i try to start sc2 with the mod installed, any ideas?
Update your DirectX please. And how many files you put in Support folder? Have you put d3d9.dll to latest Base21029 folder?
Cant you just make the colour darker in the options menu?
It applies everything, including game menu, loading screens, etc. It's not a game mod really, it's more like direct-x filters editing.
This mod makes D3 go from a an ugly, banal, boring cartoon into something that actually looks cool and at least slightly feels like Diablo. I guess I should try it out for SC2 too since I only ever play team games anymore anyway. Thanks for the tip.
Honestly I don't like it. SC2 is plenty dark, and Diablo 3 is dark enough as well. The thing about D3 is that when you look at screenshots it looks too bright, but when you're actually playing it and watching it in motion and can clearly see the fog and other atmospheric effects the game is definitely dark and gritty enough. At least on high settings?
There are not only darker, but also desaturation, anti-aliasing, bloom, and other graphic filters.
My favourite is color desaturation, that makes game more realistic and great. Here are more screenshots with 30% increased gamma brightness (in game options), but with that mod. No sharpeness, but with color desaturation.
Whoa whoa whoa. Someone needs a reality check. Real Isn't Brown. The real world actually has some pretty vibrant colors in it.
Honestly I don't like it. SC2 is plenty dark, and Diablo 3 is dark enough as well. The thing about D3 is that when you look at screenshots it looks too bright, but when you're actually playing it and watching it in motion and can clearly see the fog and other atmospheric effects the game is definitely dark and gritty enough. At least on high settings?
yes, but you can revert dark brightness by increasing it ingame options.
Whoa whoa whoa. Someone needs a reality check. Real Isn't Brown. The real world actually has some pretty vibrant colors in it.
I mean less colored, like Red Alert 3, and a bit more serious with a bit more realistic colors.
Honestly I don't like it. SC2 is plenty dark, and Diablo 3 is dark enough as well. The thing about D3 is that when you look at screenshots it looks too bright, but when you're actually playing it and watching it in motion and can clearly see the fog and other atmospheric effects the game is definitely dark and gritty enough. At least on high settings?
yes, but you can revert dark brightness by increasing it ingame options.
There are not only darker, but also desaturation, anti-aliasing, bloom, and other graphic filters.
My favourite is color desaturation, that makes game more realistic and great. Here are more screenshots with 30% increased gamma brightness (in game options), but with that mod. No sharpeness, but with color desaturation.
Whoa whoa whoa. Someone needs a reality check. Real Isn't Brown. The real world actually has some pretty vibrant colors in it.
Lol funny example, I can garantuee you that the author edited that first pic on his computer to increase its saturation... so much that it actually does look a bit unrealistic, unlike your 3rd example (2nd not working)
There are not only darker, but also desaturation, anti-aliasing, bloom, and other graphic filters.
My favourite is color desaturation, that makes game more realistic and great. Here are more screenshots with 30% increased gamma brightness (in game options), but with that mod. No sharpeness, but with color desaturation.
Whoa whoa whoa. Someone needs a reality check. Real Isn't Brown. The real world actually has some pretty vibrant colors in it.
Lol funny example, I can garantuee you that the author edited that first pic on his computer to increase its saturation... so much that it actually does look a bit unrealistic, unlike your 3rd example (2nd not working)
I thought that aswell, but the sunrise/set looks pretty consistant with what i see here and honestly, i've never personally been to the jungle so i can't comment on how vibrant the vegetation is there. Definitly does look altered though. Last two photos aren't so compeling on how vibrant colors are at all.
its an interesting mod, and I'd love for a full mod to be done to make sc2 look less cartoony and colourful, but this just looks like a desaturator and dsnt look so good in my opinion
looks pretty cool! will give it a try For those people it doesn't look good - it's a matter of preference. Hell some people even installed dark protoss mod which doesn't give any advantage at all to the game but it looks pretty bad ass.
As for me, I really like to experiment with bunch of things such as colors and mods just to make the game look more fresh and genuine.
why would anyone want to do this? the only thing that i might consider would be more colorful backgrounds(yellowish), lots of backgrounds have a blue hue and this is horrible considering that a player can spawn as blue. It makes stuff harder to see for the eyes and therefore you get tired faster.
You did a good job, and maybe in the future people will find more of a need for a darker game, but as of now, other than aesthetics, its pretty difficult to really know what happens in a battle with all the TERRIBLE TERRIBLE DAMAGE, going on already .
Good for people that hate colours i guess. The sharpness is actually nice. The desaturation is not, as someone posted, real life is actually really colourful.
On April 23 2012 09:50 windsupernova wrote: Yeah just what gaming needs more brown fake grimdark games
The effect doesn't even make it brown nor fake, it sharpens it up and desaturates it very slightly and on the more extreme settings darkens things a bit. There's no brown added, just less vibrancy in the colours. the colours are still the same. Please at least take a look at the pictures before judging
On April 23 2012 11:56 FiWiFaKi wrote: Makes the game feel more manly to me, but like others have said, more difficult to see things that are happening.
Increase ingame brightness with this mod installed?
On April 23 2012 09:50 windsupernova wrote: Yeah just what gaming needs more brown fake grimdark games
The effect doesn't even make it brown nor fake, it sharpens it up and desaturates it very slightly and on the more extreme settings darkens things a bit. There's no brown added, just less vibrancy in the colours. the colours are still the same. Please at least take a look at the pictures before judging
Color desaturation essentially mutes colors into brownish shades. Look at the grassland picture. The grass clearly becomes more brownish. The last picture in the series is basically just different shades of dirt.
I installed it and it worked fine, but when I tried starting sc2 the next day, it crashed on startup and did that error reporting thing. Any suggestions?
edit: Okay, more info: I ran the repair.exe, it said everything's fine. Then I rebooted and started SC2 before anything else, and it worked. I tested it a couple of times now, if I reboot and start SC2 before anything else, it works, but if I open some progs and stuff first, then SC2 can't run anymore. I guess this is kinda vague, but do you know what's up, by any chance?
edit2: Never mind, I found the problem, it crashes when xfire is running. This didn't happen before so kinda strange, but whatever I'll just play sc2 without it on.
On May 01 2012 08:35 GameR[GG] wrote: I think SC2 is dark enough as it is, but that's just my opinion. Nice mod though; I'm sure some people will enjoy it.
There are not only darker, but also desaturation. You can revert brightness by changing it ingame options
Hey, 1 more thing I just noticed. After pausing and unpausing the game, the dark filter just went off, lol.
Had same issue too. You can rebind ingame pause to other hotkey
On May 01 2012 08:35 GameR[GG] wrote: I think SC2 is dark enough as it is, but that's just my opinion. Nice mod though; I'm sure some people will enjoy it.
There are not only darker, but also desaturation. You can revert brightness by changing it ingame options
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