Kccitystar Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 You probably read this wondering, OK, what's a photomod? A photomod is a group of files that you move into your MLB2K12 directory that will adjust various settings, force some effects and modify all visual aspects of the game. I saw a few photomods around the net that included the ENB series, some are a combination of the FXAA tool and ENB series, and others included just the FXAA Tool. The update I'm using is called the "SweetFX Shader Suite", a universal image improvement and tweaking mod that works with almost any DirectX game. It merges 3 mods - InjectSMAA, FXAATool and LumaSharpen into one, and it allows all of the effects to be used with combination with each other. I wanted to upload this photomod update but I am looking to test it out on several high-end computers so I can tweak it enough to release. I'll upload the file itself in this post for you guys to try out and post some screenshots. If you are using any of the Photomods featured here at MVPMods, make sure you clear them from your MLB2K12 directory before installing this update as it will not play nice with other photomods. Included in the .RAR below are several files that will adjust the visuals of the game to a more realistic, HD tone, similar to the MLB:The Show series on PS3. I managed to adjust the bloom, sharpening, gamma values and anti-aliasing detail across all aspects of MLB2K12. White/Bright colored jerseys now look bright during day/night games, skin has a much more realistic tone, and the game overall looks like an actual TV broadcast. As this mod is a bit of a work in progress (for example, I have to really tweak the bloom effects) and 100% free, expect future updates. As you should know, using photomods may cause your game to take a performance hit. To remedy this, make sure you turn the MSAA settings to "Off" in the Advanced Video Settings menu in the Options. Also, adjust your Anti-Aliasing settings outside of the game using the nVidia display tool if you use an nVidia graphics card, or Catalyst Control Center if you have an ATI graphics card. Here's some screens to sell you on this tweak: That said, let's get this show on the road. Install this by extracting all files to your MLB2K12 directory. Your MLB 2K12 directory can be either in: C:\Program Files\2K Sports\Major League Baseball 2K12 OR C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\mlb 2k12 Start the game up, and you can use the PAUSE key on the keyboard to toggle the effects ON/OFF. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisjames71 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Can we just cut out the formalities and officially grant you the title of 2K Sports Graphics God? Man, good work and thank you for this. :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 I'll take a look at adjusting the bloom later today since it's giving me fits during night games. Since I did the lighting tweak across all stadiums, whites look extremely ridiculously bright :| I hope some people try it out though, it looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niharjhatn Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Dude it looks absolutely fantastic. Slight performance hit but not too bad. I plugged it into my 60" and it looks gorgeous. Honestly, even comparing side by side with the show, the almost blunted facial features and the at times stupid (compared to say nba 2k) cloth graphics really makes the mod shine. Tremendous work as usual. As I've said before, I've logged so many hours in the game almost solely due to the work put in by the community, so yeah, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 It's been released, enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wudl83 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Unbelievable what this modding community has done with 2k12. Fantastic work kccitystar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Unbelievable what this modding community has done with 2k12. Fantastic work kccitystar! Consistent quality work is the name of the game, my friend. I'd rather spend months trying to get something right before releasing it If I could just try and get this to work on low-end PCs without the performance hit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 OK so I made some tweaks with the FXAA Tool for those of you who want to use that instead of the SMAA version I had uploaded. Test these out if you want, but make sure you delete the following files if you have the SweetFX ("Kccitystar's TruHD Photomod") photomod installed before copying over all the files in the archive uploaded below to your MLB2K12 folder: d3d9.dll d3d9.fx dxgi.dll dxgi.fx injector.ini SweetFX_preset.txt SweetFX_settings.txt Give these a try and report back with some impressions, my friends!FXAA_Tool.rar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 will this work on all modes of the game or just in the current season i'm in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 will this work on all modes of the game or just in the current season i'm in It works on the .EXE itself, period, so yeah, it'll work across everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 i installed this, made my game run too slow. went to uninstall and now i cant even start the game. please tell me how to get the game back the way it was before i tried using this mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 i installed this, made my game run too slow. went to uninstall and now i cant even start the game. please tell me how to get the game back the way it was before i tried using this mod Which one did you install, the FXAA mod or the SMAA mod? To UNINSTALL the SMAA version of the photomod, delete ONLY the following files from your MLB 2K12 directory: d3d9.dll d3d9.fx dxgi.dll dxgi.fx injector.ini SweetFX_preset.txt SweetFX_settings.txt SweetFX folder To UNINSTALL the FXAA version of the photomod, delete ONLY the following files from your MLB2K12 directory: shader.fx d3d9.dll dxgi.dll FXAA_Tool.exe shader.hlsl injFX_Shaders folder Your game should work as normal when all of the files listed above (depending on which photomod you used) are deleted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nstagtr Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Made some adjustments to the bloom, if you could try them out and let me know what ya think, would be appreciated. BTW.....GREAT mod makes the game alot better to play i know i don't say alot but the work by the modders here is simply outstanding.NstagtrFX_settings.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 Made some adjustments to the bloom, if you could try them out and let me know what ya think, would be appreciated. BTW.....GREAT mod makes the game alot better to play i know i don't say alot but the work by the modders here is simply outstanding. Awesome job. Fantastic. I'll add this in a future update. While I don't have the power to run this mod at a full 60FPS, I know many people who benefit from it. I will most likely drop the FXAA version of the mod or leave that to MissionMaximus and keep the SMAA one, not sure ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoernIII Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 my game stop with the start screen. i install and i delete fhe files folowing the instruction. don´t know what i can do. i think i need the original .dll i have overwrite this. or... i must delet the complete game and reinstall this :sorry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood70 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Look in the support forum, there's a fix posted there that will help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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