IMPORTANT:
Cineshade will no longer be worked on as an active project. I knew this even before I started, but the moment came sooner than expected. As you may know, Noptic Reshade makes spectacular and accurate presets for places around the world. They have just dropped their Noptic Global preset and the others which are far superior to my preset, this is why I have decided to do this. I will still update this preset, though it will not be worked on as an active project.

Noptic Reshade Discord: https://discord.gg/MuAab3aWGS

CineShade V1.0 Preview Trailer: https://youtu.be/6bi2DqyXBDs

The screenshots were captured on an ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15-GA503
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
  • RAM: 32GB DDR5
The graphics settings used in the screenshots in MSFS can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lKY8w8dSG7s9_yVcSQSwWO2uUolq2Uup/view?usp=sharing
Required Files:
  • A working copy of MSFS (of course)
  • ReShade
  • The addon (for obvious reasons)
Installation:
  • Download ReShade from https://reshade.me
  • Run the Installer
  • Use DX10/11/12
  • Select msfs2020.exe
  • Install all the effects
  • Download this addon
  • Drag the "CineShade 1.0.ini" into your main MSFS directory NOT THE COMMUNITY FOLDER! The folder path for Steam users is this: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\MicrosoftFlightSimulator
  • Run Flight Sim
  • Press Home key and select CineShade 1.0 as the preset
  • Enjoy!
Limitations:
  • No RGTI/Ray Tracing support
  • Not tested with Microsoft Store version
  • Shouldn't work with VR
  • Needs higher-end hardware for high frame rates, recommend enabling performance mode in ReShade for this preset.
Description:

This is my first ReShade preset for MSFS so expect this to be constantly updated. This preset is not supposed to make the colors in the sim look more true to life, it is going for the more cinematic look since Noptic already make great shaders that are true to life. This preset is NOT tested with the Microsoft Store version, and shouldn't work for VR. Leave any feedback you have and I'll try to make them come true in the next version of this preset. When the preset is updated, the older versions will still be available in my discord server: https://discord.gg/JWqfCNRb6J You will also be able to download new and experimental presets on the server and give feedback to me in real-time.

Changelog:

V1.0-

  • Preset created