EXTANT is a set of nine ReShade presets designed for use in diffused lighting situations within FFXIV. This pack was inspired by all sorts of surviving media forms, from film photography to lithography.

While each preset varies, all EXTANT presets seek to prioritize preservation of detail while emphasing the way light can play in an image. They’re all intended to be used in diffused light, read: overcast/cloudy, facing away from a light source, using a moderate amount of gpose studio light/relight bulbs. These will get blown out in bright, direct light such as clear/fair skies daytime or full blast studio lighting.

These have also been tested in low-light settings, and work with the addition of gpose lights/relight bulbs. If you want something for your darkest moments though, try my other pack designed specifically for low-light: IMMORTAL.

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REQUIREMENTS:

• ReShade 5.9.1+! I do not guarantee any sort of compatibility with GShade.
  
• METEOR suite from MartysMods, free on GitHub.
  
• Every preset in this pack requires the iMMERSE Pro suite by MartysMods($5 on their Patreon), every preset requires the free iMMERSE Main Suite available on GitHub, and some require the regular RTGI suite(same tier). I have provided all other free shaders(.fx and .fxh files) and textures(.png files) in the download. I did not make non-iMMERSE versions because I feel it fully changes the overall visual effect in some cases, and there are plenty of beautiful shaders utilizing free shader suites/MXAO already out there!

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THE PRESETS:
EMPIRE: a clear preset with crisp neutrals and rich reds, that softens the rest of the spectrum. Inspired by alizarin permanent + cadmium red oil paint. Originally created in Garlemald.

EUNOIA: an intensely saturated preset with amplified warm tones, a soft blur, and colorful grain. Inspired by Wong Kar-Wai’s In The Mood For Love, Kodak Vision film, and Lomography Color Tiger film.

EUNOIA INTENSE: a stronger, more stylized variant of EUNOIA, with more value contrast and a strong, stylized bokeh depth of field.

HALCYON: a soft preset that makes pinks, reds, and blues center-stage against mellowed yellows and greens. Inspired by French Rococo oil paintings. Originally made in Empyreum.

LIMBO: a high-contrast black & white preset with grain and a distorted vignette effect. Inspired by b&w movies, and DPR IAN’s MITO in the videos for Limbo + Don’t Go Insane(MITO ver.).

LOUCHE: an atmospheric green-blue preset, with a sheer fog that transforms architecture into silhouettes. Named after the cloudiness of sugar and water in a glass of absinthe.

OPAL: a color-injecting preset with green, blue, & purple tones, a peachy-orange bloom, and rainbow flares. Inspired by the hues of an opal in sunlight, and LomoChrome Purple film.

REPRISE: a preset featuring colored grain and chromatic aberration depth of field. Created to celebrate the mix of analog textures and digital artifacts.

SWANSONG: a milky-hued yet crystal-clear preset that lightens everything in a wash of light gray with fine edges. Comes with a flare and no-flare variant. No-flare variant inspired by print lithography. Flare-variant inspired by ruined film light leaks.

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TIPS:

• Each preset has ReVeil Top + ReVeil Bottom as options in the list, turned off. Turn them on if you need for adjusting in the gpose interface, but ALWAYS turn them OFF before taking your picture. Things like ReVeil and KeepUI can make nasty unwanted outlines and textures on backgrounds and hair.
• Each preset has Vertical previewer turned off as an option in the list, use it in combination with a 90 degree rotation to nail vertical compositions without the crick in your neck.
• Do not use the “Move Active to Top” function in ReShade. If the shaders get out of order in the list, it will change the visual effect of the preset.
• Always try adjusting the “Manual Brightness” and “Character Lighting” settings in small doses before going in with additional studio lights or ReLight globes.
• Make sure to deactivate “Depth of Field” in the ingame GPose interface.
• If you encounter Depth of Field “flickering”, try switching from auto focus(untick box) to manual focus(and adjust the manual depth slider) in the advanced section at the bottom of the effects list.
• If the presets look brown and dim, you haven’t properly installed your textures. Old Gshade users may find their MultiLUT defaulting to sepia instead of the correct Cool Light. Make sure you have the provided textures installed, and then reload the preset.

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KNOWN ISSUES:

• The current build of iMMERSE Pro is not FFXIV compatible without smooth normals. If you’re acquiring the suite for the first time, please download an older build(not the one released on 12/2023)
  
• If you are a subscriber to Pascal Gilcher/MartysMods and have the METEOR suite beta version from the Ultimate tier, there’s a current bug where the intensity sliders are not reading correctly. I recommend reverting to those fully released on GitHub to fix this issue.
  
• With the nice level of light reflect I’ve put in RTGI, if you have any visible backfaces they will reflect lime green. Try to pose to minimize backfaces showing, or desaturate it in post.

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TOS:

• Re-distribute or modify the presets as you see fit, but do not claim them as your own or try to profit off of them. Do not re-distribute paid iMMERSE Pro shaders.
• Do not use my presets for any depictions of SA, bestiality, pedophilia, racism, homophobia, lala lewding, or any other prejudiced or non-consensual content.

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