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    Shock Force 2 Unofficial Screenshot And Video Thread

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 2

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    17 hours ago, Howler said:

    Start with Multi-LUT. Select any one of the dozen or so LUTs it provides. Play with the Chroma and Luma until you notice how each effects your scene. As @Zveroboy posted, it's easy to fix. Curves, for example, adds contrast and if you chose, via it's controls, to effect Luma  it willl be 'darker' than if you opt for Chroma.

    The attached preset relies on ReShade 4.0.2 and does AA, mid-tone color transformation, sharpen and contrast at very little FPS cost. What it does is illustrate is how bad the 'default' settings are. Take the time to play with the sliders. I tend towards minimal FPS cost and sharpen/contrast to help middle-aged eyes. I can also play with it always on. The attached preset assumes you have in-game AA OFF and in-game Shaders  ON.

    When I feel like taking screen shots, I load another preset more tuned to the 'sexier' grabs others have posted.

    Try altering the settings of Multi-LUT until you see the differences this single effect has on your scene. Build from there as you like. In CMBN, I have a six different presets providing cartoon, night, photo real, etc..

    You don't need to go this extreme but you should at least - tune your selection to meet your need.

    CMSF2.ini

    Thanks a lot for the in-depth answer! That preset is just what I'm looking for. So far I play with it just as it is, but I'm planning to do some tweaking. You are not wrong when it comes to the vanilla settings. It really doesn't take much to make this game pop! 

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    Best bang for buck expansion?

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 2

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    Hi guys

    I hope you are all well during the holidays! ☺️

    I am a 'newcommer' to the CM series and war gaming in general. I have been a gamer all my life, and love strategy games and especially tactical oriented games. I have played both, BN, FB, BS, FI and now I have taken the jump into what has to be the most interesting of all the Combat Mission settings imo, Shock Force. 

    Even though I own a lot of the CM games, I don't have a lot of experience with them. I don't believe I have much more than 100 hours total, and I am definitely not a veteran or pro yet. I do however feel that I have surpassed that initial learning bump and have come to grasp with a lot of the games deep mechanics (c2 network mechanics still elude me somehow). 

    The reason I haven't played every campaign to completetion in all of the titles yet, is that I quickly loose focus during the major battles of especially some of the ww2 titles. So far the scope of the vanilla shock force 2 campaign is right up my ally. I'm having a blast! I love the setting and the asymmetrical warfare and small to medium sized battles. 

    So here is my question. Of the three expansion packs, which one would you recommend? Which one has the most value for money and the most interesting campaigns and scenarios? 

     

    Thanks in advance! ☺️👍

     

     

     

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