PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is undoubtedly one of the hottest games of this year, having managed to beat the likes of some hugely popular titles like Counter Strike: Global Offensive and DOTA 2 in terms of number of simultaneous players on Steam. The numbers are growing rapidly despite multiple server-side issues and the game recently hit a peak player count of 2 million. If you’re one of them, you’ll probably always be hungry to see “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” on your screen. Honestly, it’s pretty tough to be one of the 99 people fighting and trying to survive in the epic battle-royale match. We want to make it easy for you and that’s why we recommend using this third party app called ReShade. This software essentially adds a lot of life to the game, and thanks to the improved sharpness, it’s also easier to spot enemies, especially if they’re prone to grass. Do you want to try? Without further ado, let’s take a look at how to set up ReShade in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds:
Set ReShade in PUBG
note: I installed the latest version of ReShade (3.0.8) on my computer running Windows 10. The software will not ban your account as the developer of the game, Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene has already stated that it is perfectly fine to use. ReShade on Twitter.
First of all, you need to download third-party software to your system. To do this, simply go to the official. Web site and click the download button. Once complete, follow these steps to install and tweak ReShade for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds:
- run exe file and click on “Choose game” To select PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
- Now a file browser will open that allows you to find the directory of the game’s exe file. By default, it is located at: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\PUBG\TslGame\Binaries\Win64 Unless you changed the Steam Library folder. Now, choose “TslGame” and click “Open”.
- You will now have the option to choose the rendering API in ReShade. To choose “Direct3D 10+”.
- The software will now ask you if you want to download a collection of standard effects from GitHub. click “Yes”. You will have to wait a few seconds for the download to complete.
- This is pretty much the most important step because here you will be choosing the effects of ReShade to use in the game. We recommend enabling four effects for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Clarity, Colour, LumaSharpen and Vibrance. Just check the boxes for these options and leave everything else unchecked. When done, just click “OK”.
- The window will now show that you have successfully installed ReShade on TslGame (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds).
- Next, you need to run PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and when you enter the game lobby, “Shift + F2” keys To open the ReShade in-game interface. To continue with the configuration, simply click on it. “Go on”.
- Here you will have a new ReShade profile. Simply click “+” Select the icon indicated by a yellow mark in the screenshot and enter your preferred name for it.
- This is the last step that will show you all the effects you checked during installation. Here, simply check all the boxes To activate the four effects while in-game. When you’re done, click “Go on”.
That’s it for the whole process as you have successfully installed ReShade. Now you will notice that colors are more vibrant and textures are slightly sharper to noticeably improve visibility, allowing you to spot enemies faster than ever before. Using “Shift + F2” With the keys you can easily enable or disable ReShade at any point in the game in case you want to check the real difference.
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Improve Colors and Visibility in PUBG with ReShade
By default, the game’s colors don’t really pop, and the sharpness isn’t all that great. Fortunately, the lighting effects in ReShade manage to noticeably resolve this issue by making colors much more vibrant and textures sharper, so players can easily spot enemies. In fact, it’s also slightly easier to spot enemies prone to grass or bushes, which is absolutely crucial and gives you a slight edge in getting that “Winning Chicken Meal”. Ready to try ReShade before your next match in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? Let us know what you think of this third-party software by leaving your valuable feedback in the comments section below.
