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Visual Paradise 2.7.2

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Information:
This mod restores various graphics elements from the PS3 and X360 version of the game

Main Changes:
- Weathers
- Lens flare, lightning, light pollution, clouds, various timecycle modifiers and other miscellaneous visual settings (including the original lens distortion and chromatic aberration values of various timecycle modifiers)
- Textures of the bokeh, damage effect (upscaled), flares (animorphic, artefact, chromatic, corona) and water foam (upscaled)
- Original Snapmatic filters
- Restored the unique "Cloudy" and "Stormy" cloudhats models

Optionals:
- Disable Fog Volumes: this optional removes the fog volumes around the map. Note: this optional isn't required if the "Shader" quality is set to "Normal"
- Disable HUD Blur & Reduce Film Grain: this optional removes the DoF/blur from the character, radio and weapon wheels and during the character switch scene and reduces the film grain (only for the character switch scene)
- Disable Lens Artefacts: this optional removes the blue lens artefacts that are enabled when the "PostFX" quality set to "Very High" and "Ultra"
- Disable NGCoronas & Small Rain Puddles: this optional disables an additional layer of the corona texture emitted from light sources and changes the scale of the rain puddles
- Original Sniper Rifle & Telescope Filters: this optional changes the "Sniper" and "telescope" timecycle modifiers with the ones from PS3/X360

Requirements (Legacy):
- CodeWalker or OpenIV
- RageOpenV or OpenIV.asi (included with OpenIV)
- OIV Package Installer

Requirements (Enhanced):
- CodeWalker. Note: download the latest version from the Discord server
- RageOpenV or OpenRPF
- OIV Package Installer

Installation (Legacy):
- Install the Main Files.oiv package with the OIV package installer
- Disable NGCoronas & Small Rain Puddles (optional): import visualsettings.dat in mods\update\update.rpf\common\data
- Original Sniper Rifle & Telescope Filters (optional): import timecycle_mods_1.xml in mods\update\update.rpf\common\data

Installation (Enhanced):
- Install the Main Files.oiv package with the OIV package installer
- Disable NGCoronas & Small Rain Puddles (optional): import visualsettings.dat in mods\update\update.rpf\common\data
- Original Sniper Rifle & Telescope Filters (optional): import timecycle_mods_1.xml in mods\update\update.rpf\common\data

Installation (Legacy & Enhanced Optionals):
- Disable Fog Volumes: import vfxfogvolumeinfo.ymt in mods\update\update.rpf\x64\data\effects
- Disable HUD Blur & Reduce Film Grain: import timecycle_mods_4.xml in mods\update\update.rpf\common\data\timecycle
- Disable Lens Artefacts: import lensartefacts.ymt in mods\update\update.rpf\x64\data\effects

Special Thanks:
- alloc8or for the Visual Settings + Timecycle Reloader
- dexyfex for CodeWalker
- Skylumz for Sollumz
- The OpenIV Team for OpenIV
- DK22Pac for the WFT/XFT to DFF converter
- Parik for DragonFF
- Stryfaar for helping during development
- safari4831 for the OIV Package Installer
- Tervel1337 for changing the lens distortion and chromatic aberration values of some timecycle modifiers

Changelog:
v2.7.2

- Added the improved caustic, cloudnoise and vehicles 2D shadow textures from Bugstar Fixes
- Fixed shadows flickering with TAA enabled and potentially other issues (such as black lines during the character switch) caused by the "graphics.ytd" (Enhanced)

Legacy:
- Updated the "Main Files" OIV package

Enhanced:
- Updated the "Main Files" OIV package
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First Uploaded: September 15, 2018
Last Updated: September 09, 2026
Last Downloaded: 34 minutes ago

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September 09, 2026

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