1. First note:
   
   THIS MOD ISN'T APPROVED BY ADMINS TEAM
   THIS MOD DOESN'T MAKE ANY ADVANTAGE INGAME, SO IT WOULD BE OKAY
   (I'm trying to make this approved, currently it works on our server without problems.)
   
   
2. Introduce:
   
   SweetFX is a modification to change 3D effects in game.
   It can be used by almost any game that support DirectX. Most notable GTA Series
   
   And I've found a good config for freelancer, which SHARPEN the universe and make it more DEEP and MIGHTY.
   So I combine everything you need into a pack.
   Work best with Swag Pack.
   
   Here is some screenshot comparisons. The half left is original, the half right is with mod.
   (Right click on image -> Open image in new tab for better resolution)
   
   
   
   
   Screenshots

   
   
   
   
   My computer specs (for reference)

   Laptop Dell Latitude E6230
   Chipset: Intel core i5 3320M
   RAM: 8 GB
   Storage: 128 GB SSD
   Graphics card: Intel HD Graphics 4000
   
   
3. Before start:
   
   - Backup your EXE folder.
   - Install Swag pack (recommend) without copying EXE folder.
   - If Swag pack is installed, open EXE folder and delete these files:
   
   Code:

   enbseries.ini
d3d8.dll
d3d9.dll
enbconvertor.ini
d3dx9_40.dll
d3dx9_26.dll
   
   
   
4. Installation:
   
   *QUICK INSTALL:
   - Download SweetFX_FL.zip
   ***Chrome flags this file as not commonly download, just press up arrow button and choose Keep.
   - Extract to your Freelancer folder.
   - Start the game.
   
   
   *STEP BY STEP installation (for geeks and devs/admins):
   
   Spoiler

   - Visit https://sfx.thelazy.net/downloads/ and download SweetFX 1.4 (quick link)
   - Visit http://enbdev.com/convertor_dx8_dx9_v0018.htm and download ENB Converter v0018. (This makes FL use DX9 functions)(quick link)
   - Visit https://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/2040/ and press Download Preset. A config file will be downloaded.(quick link)
   
   - Extract the content of all 3 files above to EXE folder.
   
   - Open SweetFX_preset.txt, change
   

   Code:

   #include "SweetFX_settings.txt"

   to
   

   Code:

   #include "SweetFX_Settings_Freelancer_Realistic Space.txt"

   and save the file.
   
   - Then start the game and profit!
   
   
5. Extra config:
   
   The default config is good for the most. But if you want to see some special effects, read a quick explanation below.
   
   
   Spoiler

   Open file SweetFX_Settings_Freelancer_Realistic Space.txt and change these values:
   
   "#define USE_SEPIA 0" to 1: Add orange/ yellow shade to color and bring you to Renaissance age.
   "#define USE_VIGNETTE 0" to 1: Make small black space around screen, see the world through a scope.
   "#define USE_MONOCHROME 0" to 1 : Make the world grey out. Suitable for who RP as a ghost and nostalgia camera man.
   "#define USE_BLOOM 1" to 0: disable extra light from objects, reduce resource hunger.
   "#define USE_ADVANCED_CRT 0" to 1: try it . I was nearly dropped out of chair because of laughing hard.
   "#define USE_SPLITSCREEN 0" to 1: make screenshots like I did.
   
   The rest values are for hardcore geeks and designers.
   
   
6. Troubleshooting:
   
   - If you exprience lagging and fps drop, do these things:
   
   Lagging

   - Open SweetFX_Settings_Freelancer_Realistic Space.txt
   - Change "#define USE_BLOOM 1" to "#define USE_BLOOM 0"
   - Change "#define COLOR_EDGE_DETECTION 1" to "#define COLOR_EDGE_DETECTION 0"
   
   
7. Appreciate to:
   
   SweetFX and ENBseries team for barebone mod.
   Drogean for Freelancer config file.
   @Xenon and creators of Swag pack.
   Discovery Mod Devs/ Admins and this great community.
   

(11-24-2016, 05:48 AM)diamond1 Wrote: Quick question: How much of the new details in this mod extends to? As in, Is it only a certain selection of systems, or is it everything?

(11-24-2016, 11:04 AM)eigos Wrote: Tested just now on my second FL install. Beamed myself to various systems, saw how it looks.

It is, essentially, a very small (~1mb) DLL pack that makes the game render more darkly and with increased contrast. It looks good, because space needs to be generally more dark anyways. There aren't any new textures or things of that sort, so it keeps the vanilla feel and adds a little more realism in terms of brightness levels.

If the admins approve it, then I would put it in my regular Disco installation to use in the server as well. Thumbs up for the uploader!

Also, I am still waiting on THIS to release: http://www.flnu.net/downloads/fl0109.jpg
HERE is also a video for it: http://www.flnu.net/downloads/fl1509.mp4

Excellent work there, thanks for this great addition to discovery gaming community.
also thanks for the appreciation at the bottom