reshade, PC gamers' beloved tool for visually enhancing new and old games alike, recently hit a major milestone with the release of version 6. This update brings a plethora of new features, bug fixes, and updates. various improvements, aimed at offering an even more immersive and personalized visual experience.
New features
La version 6 of Reshade introduces several features intended to expand the possibilities for customizing visual effects in games and graphics applications. Among the most notable additions are:
- Extended localization : Reshade now offers translations in multiple languages, including Bulgarian, English, French, German, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. This feature makes the tool more accessible to an international audience.
- OpenXR support : With this release, Reshade now supports OpenXR, providing increased compatibility with the latest virtual and augmented reality technologies.
- Support for resolving MSAA depth buffers : Reshade now provides the ability to resolve MSAA depth buffers in Direct3D 9, 12, OpenGL and Vulkan environments, when supported by the driver. This allows for better integration of visual effects in games that use MSAA for rendering.
- Support for cubed LUT files : Users can now use cubed LUT files as a texture source, opening the door to a wider variety of visual effects.
- API for manually managing Reshade effect instances : An API has been added to allow users to manually manage Reshade effect instances when graphical hooks are disabled. This opens up new possibilities for integrating Reshade with other tools and applications.
Add-on improvements and bug fixes
Besides the new features, Reshade 6 also brings significant improvements to existing add-ons and fixes a number of bugs. Here are some of the most notable improvements and fixes:
- Add-on improvements : Reshade 6 introduces several APIs for add-ons, including barrier synchronization, color space, ray tracing, and mesh shaders. These APIs provide add-on developers with new possibilities to extend the functionality of Reshade.
- Fix crashes and rendering issues : Version 6 fixes several crashes and rendering issues, such as crashes in Direct3D 11 multi-threaded games, issues creating multisampled assets in OpenGL, depth buffer detection errors, and video playback issues in Unity games, to name a few.
- Miscellaneous updates : Reshade 6 also brings miscellaneous updates, such as library update imgui, support for formats 32-bit texture, and improving resource management in environments Vulkan.
With a vibrant community and ongoing support, Reshade remains at the forefront of innovation in real-time graphics enhancement. The tool remains free and available for download directly from the Reshade.me website.