• INTRODUCTION •
NaturalVision is the result of greatly utilizing ReShade and ENB, in combination with the VisualV mod.
It has taken a few months to create and I've scrapped the project numerous times, only to start over.
The style that NaturalVision exhibits is reminiscent of what a modern iCEnhancer would look like, at least to me.
It's far from perfection but I think it's about as good as it gets, considering what was used to create it.
Getting the colors and lighting just right took up most of my time. Luckily, there was no need to modify any timecyc files because VisualV exists and looks really great.
We have tons of ReShade and ENB presets all over the internet, but barely any of them are balanced.
The reason I created NaturalVision is because I couldn't find the natural "realistic" graphics mod that I wanted.
While NaturalVision is not completely realistic due to a few restrictions, it's a work-in-progress.
I'm happy to be able to create and release something that I think people will enjoy.
I've never been a fan of keeping mods out of reach from the GTA community.
In fact, I don't think highly of anyone that endorses a "Private ENB" and refuses to release it publicly.
Everyone should share their creations with the community and work together in order to improve their work.
Now, let's move on to the installation phase.
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• IMPORTANT •
Make sure to backup your game files because VisualV does not work with GTA Online.
I personally use two different game folders for Singleplayer and Multiplayer.
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• INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS •
(If you have OpenIV and VisualV installed, then skip to Step 5)
• 1. Download OpenIV from https://www.gta5-mods.com/tools/openiv
• 2. Set it up properly for GTAV and install any .asi plugins it asks you to.
• 3. Download VisualV from: https://www.gta5-mods.com/misc/visualv
• 4. After you extract VisualV, you only want to browse to the "installation via modPackage" folder and run the VisualV.oiv file. You must open this file with OpenIV as it has the .oiv extension. Make sure you install it within the game folder and NOT the mods folder. The entire process is very easy and straightforward.
• 5. Browse to the ENB/ReShade preset folder and choose between the Ultra, Normal or Performance versions of the preset. Click inside the folder you chose and copy all of the files and folders from inside of it. Next, paste these files and folders into your root GTAV directory.
• 6. Download the following .dll files and place them in your root GTAV directory.
Download link: https://goo.gl/1kp6aS
The results should look something like this:
http://i.imgur.com/rMbDSRI.png
NOTE #1: Make sure you do a CLEAN INSTALL of this mod. That means if you have another ReShade or ENB preset you are using, get rid of it before installing this. Do not install this over your old stuff.
• 7. The last step is to run the game. Make sure that you get some text that says "ENBSeries" in the top left corner of the game when you first start it up. This is to confirm that you have ENB working properly. The text will only appear for a few seconds.
NOTE #2: Once you're playing, you will need to adjust the in-game brightness to match the NaturalVision lighting. Here is how mine looks: http://i.imgur.com/f8hS5zs.jpg
• 8. The Rockstar logo needs to be visible but not too bright. Keep adjusting the slider until you find it looking the way you want.
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• RECOMMENDED MODS •
Your game won't look like mine until you grab a few extra mods that are sure to
enhance your GTAV experience. Here is what I recommend:
https://www.gta5-mods.com/misc/l-a-roads-8ae63c30-de64-4f16-8f3d-40c9e6d16212
https://www.gta5-mods.com/misc/l-a-roads-patch
https://www.gta5-mods.com/maps/real-freeway-signs
advancedblur.asi from the VisualV 'optional' folder
https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/2015-lamborghini-aventador-liberty-walk-hq-animated-engine-livery-tunable-autospoiler-nfs2015
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• DEPTH OF FIELD •
NaturalVision does come with it's own DoF settings that you can enable from the config files.
Simply browse to ReShadePresetsDefault and open up 'Shaders_by_MartyMcFly.cfg'
Browse to Line 67 and change '#define USE_DEPTHOFFIELD 0 //[DOF] //-' from 0 to 1, then save the file.
Next time you boot up the game, Depth of Field will be enabled.
You can toggle it On and Off with the F3 Key.
To create a bigger blur effect, go back to 'Shaders_by_MartyMcFly.cfg' and change Line 80
from #define DOF_BLURRADIUS 2.800 to a greater number. You can experiment with this setting
until you get the desired effect.
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