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[5.0.2] Reshade removes dynamic shadows from Borderlands 2
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3 months 4 days ago - 3 months 4 days ago #1 by fiend
[5.0.2] Reshade removes dynamic shadows from Borderlands 2 was created by fiend
For some odd reason, installing Reshade on Borderlands 2 completely removes the dynamic shadows for the game, resulting in a mostly fullbright experience.
This happens simply with Reshade being installed, effects are disabled in the second screenshot for consistency so its easier to tell the difference.
Vanilla:
Reshade Enabled:
This seems to be an issue with DX9 specifically, as running the game under DXVK does not have this issue.
I unfortunately do not have any older versions on my PC to test, but I do not remember this happening on older versions, so a good place to start testing would probably be 4.9.1, in case it is a new issue with 5.0
This happens simply with Reshade being installed, effects are disabled in the second screenshot for consistency so its easier to tell the difference.
Vanilla:

Reshade Enabled:
This seems to be an issue with DX9 specifically, as running the game under DXVK does not have this issue.
I unfortunately do not have any older versions on my PC to test, but I do not remember this happening on older versions, so a good place to start testing would probably be 4.9.1, in case it is a new issue with 5.0
Last edit: 3 months 4 days ago by fiend. Reason: for some reason my previous edit removed the second half of the post
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2 months 3 weeks ago #2 by amoebae
Replied by amoebae on topic [5.0.2] Reshade removes dynamic shadows from Borderlands 2
5.0 does the same in The Sims 4. 4.9.1 and earlier works fine. Don't know if they can fix it, or if they want to.
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1 month 3 weeks ago #3 by crosire
Replied by crosire on topic [5.0.2] Reshade removes dynamic shadows from Borderlands 2
Fixed in github.com/crosire/reshade/commit/816229...c92a68c7053e187eb8c3. Borderlands 2 was using a non-standard hack for shadow rendering that ReShade didn't account for (since it is non-standard).
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