PC Photo Mode - Increase Screen Resolution (Automated Toggle) 2.0.0

A Mod for Stellar Blade
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Photo Mode - Increase Screen Resolution (Automated Toggle)
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I noticed that the hair quality particularly in photo mode was a bit on the low side. I didn't want to bother manually modifying this every time I enter photo mode so I made this mod to automatically do so. This mod also offers the ability to customize Depth of Field when in photo mode, particularly useful when you have it disabled in-game since photo mode forcefully enables it.

(The thumbnail is exaggerated as it's 33% vs 200% but it's a tiny image so hey)

Installation

Extract the archive and copy the contents to the game directory (Right click in Steam -> Manage -> Browse local files). The package includes a DLL from Ultimate-ASI-Loader.

Detection

This mod detects when you hide the HUD in photo mode, when hidden, it will update the screen percentage to whatever you have defined in the configuration file. There is also an option in the INI file to disable the HUD detection which will require you to use the keyboard shortcuts instead.

I also added a detection for game pause, it's not perfect because the selfie mode does not pause but it works for now.

Current default keybinds:
  • F5 = Photo mode setting (200% by default)
  • F6 = Default setting (100% by default)
  • F7 = Low quality setting (32%)
EDIT THE INI FILE!
The screen percentage variable will override the quality of your upscaler. Ensure that the default screen percentage is accurate and that your hardware can handle the photo mode screen percentage (test this ingame).

You may also notice a delay of 2 seconds when switching to default, that is because the game has issues clearing resources when swapping to a higher screen res, so this is a work-around I found. I personally haven't encountered them anymore but it's always possible you may, use the keybinds if that happens to you.

Depth of Field

With version 2.0 there is now the option to customize the Depth of Field setting so it works well even in cinematics where DOF is forcefully enabled. This particularly helps when DOF is set to OFF ingame (see screenshots), the DOF effect is way too severe when using higher screen resolutions.

Linux / Steam Deck

If you're on Linux use the following launch arguments:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8=n,b" %command%
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  1. 2.0.0

    Improved photo mode detection (including selfie mode). Added depth of field options. Revamped...

LimiitBreak

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what settings exactly do you change in INI? I've re-read this instructions for the better part of 20 mins and cant figure out exactly what lines you want me to change.w
 

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what settings exactly do you change in INI? I've re-read this instructions for the better part of 20 mins and cant figure out exactly what lines you want me to change.w
That is primarily there for the default screen percentage, if you use an upscaler it will override your upscaler to 100% aka Native AA. I updated the description. Also just released a new version with some more customization options.
 

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That is primarily there for the default screen percentage, if you use an upscaler it will override your upscaler to 100% aka Native AA. I updated the description. Also just released a new version with some more customization options.
Thank you for clarifying that! Love this implementation!
 
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