A lightweight visual overhaul focused on natural lighting, realistic atmosphere, and restrained color grading for a more grounded presentation.
Natural Light Reworked – WIP Visual Overhaul
NLR is a work-in-progress visual overhaul that fully reshapes the game’s artistic look while not looking too conspicuous and focused on realism. Prioritizing performance while delivering a striking visual upgrade, this mod brings:
Boosted GI intensity for more natural illumination.
Carried lanterns now cast warm, orange light.
Darker, more immersive nights.
Removal of artificial lights around peds (and player) for a grounded feel.
Various graphics improvements.
RECOMMENDED GRAPHICS SETTINGS
I recommend turning up the GI, lighting, and far volumetric resolution to ultra, also turn on the unlocked volumetric raymarch option. USE TAA + FXAA, FSR, OR DLSS 4.5
DLSS 4 and/or below causes significant artifacts in dark areas especially during nighttime.
COMPARISONS WITH VANILLA
| Sunny | Misty | Fog | Clouds | Drizzle | Rain | Overcast | Overcast Dark | Thunder | Thunderstorm & Hurricane | High Pressure | Shower | Hail | Sleet | Snow Clearing | Snow Light | Snow | Blizzard | Ground Blizzard | Whiteout | Sandstorm |
INSTALLATION
Simply extract the mod inside lml folder.
RECOMMENDED MOD
Graphical issues fixes (place in order before this mod so that visualsettings are not overridden)
Disable Heat Haze
Credits:
rzzzblend
Downloads
| Name | Format | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLR-1.22.zip | ZIP | 456.63 KB | Simply drag the NLR folder to your lml directory and replace all to update from the previous version. |
| Upscaled-Milky-Way-Texture-1-0.zip | ZIP | 14.58 MB | Put the \"replace\" folder inside your lml directory. Milky Way Panorama (ESO0932a) – Image by ESO/S. Brunier, licensed under CC BY 4.0 |
To start download click the filename. To open archive files use one of these programs: WinRAR, 7-Zip, WinZip. Some mod archives may need to be extracted before the mods will work.
