[Released] GFX Suite (Graphics Utility | Skybox Manager | More)

[vocal ginkgo]

A mod that aims to change various parts of the graphics pipeline in the game as well as give players more control over not only the final look but all sorts of settings.

It's my first mod, so if there are any issues please let me know ^^.
I am pretty sure you will run into issues when using other graphic mods at the same time (I haven't tried this theory out yet).

The mod has some very opinionated defaults and is definitely more tailored towards higher end PCs, but you are free to change anything around to your preference. I'm also very open to any sort of suggestion.

By default you can toggle the window with the = (equal) key which can be changed in the control settings.

Full Post and Feature List: https://www.beamng.com/threads/gfx-suite-graphics-utility-skybox-manager-more.100512/

Latest Release: https://github.com/ToniMacaroni/GfxSuite/releases/latest

[desert vine]

Finally a graphics mod 😭

[granite ginkgo]

wishing I had a GPU rn

[vocal ginkgo]

[Released] GFX Suite (Graphics Utility | Skybox Manager | More)

[tight vault]

Yippie!

[random mortar]

looks like horizon 2 in a good way

[somber chasm]

Reshade needed?

[vocal ginkgo]

No external mods like Reshade are needed. The provided screenshots are made entirely with the mod as well.

[fervent condor]

Underrated work. Keep it up, would love to see more effects and presets too.
Lots of fuss around having rain based/wet maps, maybe some work in this area if there isn't already?

Also, when installing the mod, I know it prompts you to delete the shader temp - maybe in the popup an option/way to open the path to that location or even do it auto if the user selects to..

[vocal ginkgo]

Thanks! Since I'm kinda new here I didn't know at first if this kind of mod would be appreciated in this community. Glad it does have it's use ^^.
I played around with some dynamic effects for the terrain before. I could be looking into it more and put it on my todo list.

[fervent condor]

Tis true, most care about getting the latest cars, but visual improvements are certainly appreciated by many..

[vocal ginkgo]

Would definitely be a good ux improvement. I will add it in the next release.

[fervent condor]

Only thing I do notice is with SSAO values

The higher screen space AO value the more I see this odd quaility effects on lighter coloured objects with more reflectivity

[vocal ginkgo]

The "grains" you see should be bigger with the "High SSAO Samples" ticked off (and smaller with the box ticked on). Although even with "High SSAO Samples" on the effect can be strong if your SSAO radius is set quite high. If the effect is too strong, keep the SSAO radius around 1.5 (the game's default).

[fervent condor]

Yea I think this was using the Cimema preset and I did notice the grains are improved when that sample rate is high

[vocal ginkgo]

Technically having the samples high is always preferred. But the vegetation far away tends to look better with low samples as it hides the flat leave cards on trees and makes the grass look "lusher".

In turn it doesn't handle smaller details on near objects well (like the car)

[shut notch]

Not to be rude but where did you get the MK2 gt 40

[fervent condor]

https://discord.com/channels/710082165253079061/1288326122106519624

[wooden prairie]

reshade makes the game look worse 99% of the time

[vocal ginkgo]

Sorry, should've included the links to the cars.
GT40 MK2 (as Beckstation mentioned): #1288326122106519624 message.
Lamborghini is from ModLand, I will update this when I find the specific link.
Other two pics are from this pack: #1183570068148334603 message.

[vocal ginkgo]

Reshade is an incredible project. The issue comes from the fact it can only edit the final output image, so it will draw over everything (including the UI). Reshade also doesn't have access to the hdr values (so it can only work with the low dynamic range) as well as any game specific information like the sun direction.

[fervent condor]

That's a true reason why this mod is a great gem compared to Reshade.

Are you currently working on anything or do you have plans for some features you want to introduce or perhaps cannot yet due to some limitations?

[vocal ginkgo]

I've added adaptive sharpen, some quick buttons for supersampled screenshots and fixes. I'll probably add the popup thing you mentioned and release a new version.
As for future plans I still want to add more things that would be impossible with reshade like foliage SSS and contact shadows. I've been putting these on hold for now, since some shader uniforms that I need aren't coming through (and since they are bound on the C++ side it's a lot of trial and error). Adding some more look dev controls for the sky box is also on my list.

[rugged vortex]

is it supposed to break bloom?

[vocal ginkgo]

break bloom in what way? If the effect is too strong or too subtle, you can configure it under the bloom section in the main settings tab.
Keep in mind the mod comes with it's own tonemapper, some of the game's options might not work.

[rugged vortex]

sorry i wasnt specific. i meant regarding, the lights of cars

the emission isnt as strong to where it blooms anymore

[tired mountain]

thisll kill my 4090 and im all for it

[vocal ginkgo]

That's strange for me bloom works across any car and shipped profile. Can you try to revert the settings from within the profile tab. Do you also have any other graphics mod installed that might interfere with bloom?

Or do you have any mod installed that modifies the lights?

[onyx scroll]

this mod literally humbled my computer 😭

[dusky scarab]

Yello, does this mod have a direct affect on performance with AI on

My specs are i7 13650HX and a RTX 4060 8gb

Could someone please check? Thanks

[vocal ginkgo]

Depending on what options you change the mod can affect performance. Your specs should be enough for the default. If not you can try lower the shadow quality and/or turn "high ssao samples" off.

[fervent condor]

I have a pretty good PC but I still did races with Ai and it was just as fine as usual

[dusky scarab]

Aight, thank you 🙂

[pearl quiver]

@vocal ginkgo can you make just skybox Manager version

[onyx scroll]

I would love to see other people's presets in the future

[vocal ginkgo]

I can keep that in the back of my mind, although I wanted to invest less time implementing user interface stuff and sharing features, but more graphic effects (at least for now).

[vocal ginkgo]

GFX Suite v1.2.0 Released

Changelog:

• Added supersampled screenshot feature to the interface.
• Added adaptive sharpen.
• Added global toggle for the mod.
• Ability to explore the temp folder on new mod version.
• Fixed fog being overwritten when using some environment options.
• Increased max values for lod and foliage density.

Download: https://github.com/ToniMacaroni/GfxSuite/releases/latest

[vocal ginkgo]

GFX Suite v1.3.0 Released

Changelog:

• Added skybox converter to in-game menu.
• Improved tonemapper.
• The color and brightness of custom skyboxes can now be changed.
• Added optional opacity mask for adaptive sharpening (to keep foliage soft and help with aliasing).
• Added settings for cloud coverage and sky color modification (for vanilla sky).
• Added reflection and color settings for ocean water.
• Added "Photorealism", "Photorealism Overcast", "Photorealism Afternoon" profiles.
• Fixed some settings being overwritten when exiting the big map.

The "Photorealism" presets aren't meant to exactly be "eye candy" but rather result in natural colors.

Download: https://github.com/ToniMacaroni/GfxSuite/releases/latest

[vocal ginkgo]

A little showcase / tutorial on how to convert and use a custom skybox:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qANJIJwouoU

[lean shoal]

absolutely amazing work, the quality on those screenshots is unbelievable

[vocal ginkgo]

glad you like the project ❤️

[light sluice]

how to install this

[lean shoal]

download the mod zip, then put it in the mods folder

[short cave]

@vocal ginkgo holy shit, this is wild. i'm gonna have to take a look at what you're doing here 👁️

is there any chance you'd allow for me to use this in carp?

[vocal ginkgo]

Thanks I appreciate it ❤️ . Not quite sure what you mean by use it. Taking inspiration or snippets from the code, absolutely. It's open source under the MIT license. Or do you mean taking over the whole project? 😅

[short cave]

carp is a beammp server, and the zip files are sent over the wire to connecting clients, which technically counts as redistribution; i just want to know if it's ok to let users download that from carp instead of from the repo

[vocal ginkgo]

Ah I see. Yeah sure. Maybe I'll just add an about page in the future which links to the og post.

[jaunty badger]

um... what did I do.. and how do I fix?

[vocal ginkgo]

might be the tint setting

set it to white

[jaunty badger]

is already. I installed the updated version and it randomly did this. Im not sure what I did.

[vocal ginkgo]

have you deleted the %localappdata%/BeamNG.drive/latest/temp/shaders folder before starting the game?

[lean shoal]

try setting to one of the profiles, it'll reset things

[jaunty badger]

Ahhh ok, thank you that fixed it. random dump of some rain photos I took awhile back.

[vocal ginkgo]

Very nice. I might look into some rain effects at some point.

[craggy halo]

ooo

[vocal ginkgo]

⭐ directional contact shadowing ⭐

[fervent condor]

beautiful

[onyx scroll]

nicee 🔥

[honest sand]

Used this mod to make this

This mod always works amazing work

[misty ocean]

Is there a way i can not put this in the mod folder?

[cunning lintel]

how do I get the blur and stuff?

[pearl quiver]

is that photorealistic mode?

[short cave]

This is huge

Is there a toggle on/off button/public function for the whole mod?

[lean shoal]

new update to be released soon?

[jaunty badger]

If you're asking about the motion blur, this should help. I've always done it this exact way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTqKSr62ktE

[honest sand]

Yes

[pearl quiver]

how do you enable photorealistic mod

[honest sand]

Click profiles

and there’s a list

Scroll down and you will find photo realism

[jaunty badger]

I really am enjoying this mod a lot. :)

[teal storm]

weird bug where things in reflections are pink/purple and blue, other than that the mod looks great.

[vocal ginkgo]

in the profile tab there should be an enable all effects toggle. This doesn't really completely disable the mod, but reverts almost all changes it makes.

[vocal ginkgo]

Yeah I would say some time this week

[vocal ginkgo]

Oh that looks nice. I appreciate the screenshots.

[vocal ginkgo]

Interesting, I definitely have to look into this. Have you tried turning off "ca" and "adaptive sharpening"?

[short cave]

i did try that, it only seemed to enable more effects, not disable the ones that were active 😞

[vocal ginkgo]

That's weird. Can you send a screenshot from the italy map (Citta Vecchia spawn point) after you toggle the checkbox?

[pallid grotto]

Really nice mod for pictures, but for normal gameplay still need polishing 😇

[vocal ginkgo]

performance wise? I'm all ears for suggestions.

[queen flicker]

very very good mod

[honest sand]

this used to be a want now its a need for my screenshots

[pallid grotto]

Some performance issues, yes, but mainly pink spots appear on the map(fences etc.), MSAA/FXAA make certain elements, like the gauge cluster, look blurry, and sometimes the shadows appear like cheese (a solid shadow with lots of small circles)

[vocal ginkgo]

SMAA and FXAA combined will definitely make the image blurry, that's why it's not an option in the vanilla game. Adaptive sharpen is there to counter this a bit but can indeed lead to artifacts. Blobs in the shadow are usually caused by AO (see this #1292527375028064276 message)

[misty ocean]

What are those lights

[granite ginkgo]

ugly

[honest sand]

it’s a modern d-series

Not just lights

But I’ll forward you to the message in dms

[misty ocean]

Is that a pack or something

[cunning plume]

Is there a way increase fps? After installing i lose about half of my frames. Is this normal?

[vocal ginkgo]

The default profile is tweaked for high fidelity and can cost quite a lot of performance on lower end systems. I'm probably going to add a performance friendly profile in the future. For now try reverting the settings (in the profies tab). Otherwise lower settings like shadow quality and turn off high ssao samples in the main tab.

[honest sand]

Kinda sent in dms

[misty ocean]

Didn't get anything lol

[honest sand]

Oh look in message requests

[honest sand]

https://discord.com/channels/710082165253079061/1201543502102794382

There ^

[misty ocean]

Thx

[barren imp]

im trying to upload some custom skyboxes but they arent showing up ingame? ive refreshed the converter UI many times and relaunched but nothing is happening

any help?

[vocal ginkgo]

you put the files into 0.33/screenshots/gfxSuite/skies when it should be 0.33/settings/gfxSuite/skies

[barren imp]

ah my bad then

thats the folder that the converter sent me to lol

[vocal ginkgo]

oh you are right, my bad

[misty ocean]

1. Does this still work in 0.35
2. Is there a place for community made presets?

[narrow hatch]

Something I didn't know I needed

[drowsy seal]

id say make emergency lights brighter

[woeful lotus]

@vocal ginkgo any cfg preset?