ReShade Presets and Tutorials for The Sims 4 - updated 2020-12-16

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1	CREATOR	TUTORIAL	URL	NOTES
2		ReShade Troubleshooting FAQ @ ReShade Forum	https://reshade.me/forum/troubleshooting/5227-easy-troubleshooting-never-deal-troubles-again	All your common issues are listed and explained here
3		Last Official Shaders for 3.4.1	https://github.com/crosire/reshade-shaders/tree/5c19074740821fb2bcc2340a66495ac1ac059c85
4	amoebae	Basic ReShade FAQ: What Is ReShade?	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/184156733034/hi-i-have-a-question-bc-ive-never-used-reshade
5	amoebae	Common Issues and Their Solutions	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/171488811124/reshade-common-issues-and-their-solutions	Link to ReShade forum topic.
6	amoebae	Do I Need To Turn Off Post-Processing? (No!)	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/171071258049/did-i-imagine-it-or-did-you-write-a-tutorial-for	Explaining what you do and don't need to do for ReShade to work, dispelling the post-processing myth.
7	amoebae	DoF Manual Focus Explained	https://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/186817113049/how-do-you-get-manual-dof-to-work-ive-been
8	amoebae	DoF Overview	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/171103032049/hi-i-have-a-little-issue-so-i-will-love-to	Answering an ask about how to achieve distance blur.
9	amoebae	Example MXAO Settings - Balanced	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/175577288509/mxao-settings	Based on ReShade 3.4 but can be adapted for other versions.
10	amoebae	Example MXAO Settings - Dramatic	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/180957893079/this-was-flagged-as-explicit-so-ive-deleted-and	Based on ReShade 3.4 but can be adapted for other versions.
11	amoebae	Experimenting with Effects	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/171042459274/would-you-ever-post-tutorials-on-how-to-achieve	Answering an ask about how to achieve certain effects.
12	amoebae	Extra ReShade Installation Tips	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/156357597229/gabreux-sb-its-very-simple-that-i-can	As a companion to gabreux's installation guide.
13	amoebae	Fixing the Depth Buffer in ReShade 3.1.1	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/171024145454/fixing-the-depth-buffer-tutorial	For anyone experiencing problems with depth effects like MXAO and DoF, this may help: ReShade 3.1.1 reverses the depth buffer by default, meaning dof etc won't work as intended. This tutorial shows you how to change it back to normal - not needed for the newest versions of ReShade
14	amoebae	From Photoshop to ReShade	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/147019125139/from-photoshop-to-reshade	How to create a LUT so you can use your favourite Photoshop edits directly in ReShade.
15	amoebae	General ReShade Troubleshooting Checklist	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/148884043549/reshade-troubleshooting	Got problems? Start here. Covers troubleshooting steps you should check when first encountering problems.
16	amoebae	General Shader Tutorial	http://bsn.boards.net/post/593855	Covers the most common shaders and how to use them, from 2.0, some shaders have different names now but the principle is the same
17	amoebae	How to Uninstall ReShade	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/184205125174/reshade-help
18	amoebae	How to Use Multiple MXAO Shaders Together	https://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/184738855054/usingmultiplemxaoshaderstutorial	Explains how to edit shader files so multiples of the same shader can be used alongside one another without conflicts.
19	amoebae	How to Use Multiple MXAO Shaders Together: UPDATED FOR 4.x	https://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/637572271695904768/hi-im-also-having-mxao-issues-so-i-have-both	Explains how to edit shader files so MXAO.fx and qUINT_MXAO.fx can be used together. Can also be used to use multiples of any shader, with a little work.
20	amoebae	How to Use Old Versions of ReShade AND the Correct Shaders	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/180655882504/tutorial-old-reshade
21	amoebae	How to Use SRWE for High Quality Screenshots	http://bsn.boards.net/post/552340	Not ReShade, but for high resolution screenshots (can be used with ReShade). Written for Mass Effect Andromeda but applicable to TS4.
22	amoebae	ReShade Manual Installation Master Post	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/171489929934/manual-reshade-installation-tutorials	Covering: downloading & installing shaders manually; extracting dll files manually; avoiding the 'Failed' message when downloading shaders automatically.
23	amoebae	Solution for conflicts between ReShade 3.x and 4.x shaders	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/180555224319/reshade-shader-problems-read-this	ReShade 4.x changed how shader values are edited in the GUI. Tutorial helps you edit them so they will work with 3.x ReShade binaries.
24	amoebae	Stylised Background using MagicDoF Tutorial	https://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/185567831129/jazzy	Creates an offset background for weird and wonderful shots.
25	amoebae	Using qUINT SSR	http://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/178711061969/usingssr	Overview of the SSR shader, along with example settings
26	amoebae	Why Shader Order Matters	https://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/637678943454085120/hey-i-was-wondering-if-you-could-tell-me-whats-up	Answered tumblr ask about shader order of depth-based effects (MXAO, etc), SMAA, alpha layers, and why shader order is important more generally.
27	BigEx20	ReShade Version Repository	https://www.mediafire.com/folder/8ar1jhh1809cl/ReShade_Repository#8ar1jhh1809cl	Link to almost every previous ReShade version (binary only, doesn't include shaders)
28	gabreux	How to Install ReShade 3.0 Onwards	https://gvbe-sb.tumblr.com/post/156049821342/its-very-simple-that-i-can-guarantee-they-have	Step-by-step process to installing ReShade 3.0 and 3.1. (You do NOT need to disable post-processing, though - this is a myth!)
29	harrie	Installation and Uninstallation Video Tutorial	https://youtu.be/XcGRWo2kqds	Covers installing and uninstalling ReShade 3.0 (same process for 3.1). Some confusion over what certain shaders do and whether/why edge smoothing and/or post-processing should be turned on or off but if you have queries about any of that you can ask me (pictureamoebae)
30	mellindi	Beginners Guide to Installing Reshade	https://mellindi.com/2020/08/15/beginners-guide-to-reshade-in-sims-4/	Uses ReShade 4.7, very comprehensive
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