IV Released iCEnhancer 3.0 Natural by DayL

[DayL]

iCEnhancer 3.0 Natural by DayL

 

 

 

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Description:
This mod aims to make GTA IV more natural, less dark and more vibrant. My inspiration was the never released iCEnhancer C by icelaglace. I spent about 300-400 hours to create and update this mod. This mod was developed for GTA IV patch 1.0.4.0 and later 1.0.7.0/1.0.8.0/EFLC support were added. If you want the best visuals I strongly recommend to use patch 1.0.4.0 version. The 1.0.7.0/1.0.8.0/EFLC version does not look same as good as the 1.0.4.0 version because of ENB limitation on newer patches. A lot of thanks to BisonSales, Orangebrains and icelaglace who helped me with some issues I had. Also thanks to icelaglace again for his original iCEnhancer 3.0 graphic mod. Without his mod this modified iCEnhancer 3.0 version wouldn't be possible obviously. Also big thanks to donnits who helped me to make iCEnhancer 3.0 Natural compatible with Patch 7&8 and EFLC.

 

I'm not the creator/original author of the iCEnhancer series. This is just a custom preset for iCEnhancer 3.0 and not a new version of iCEnhancer. icelaglace is the original author of the iCEnhancer graphics mod series.

 

 

About 1.0.7.0/1.0.8.0 and EFLC version:
The 1.0.7.0/1.0.8.0/EFLC version does not look same as good as the 1.0.4.0 version because of ENB limitation on newer patches. It is also not same as polished and beautiful like the 1.0.4.0 version but it works fine which was my only goal here so please don't complain when your game doesn't look same as good as on my shown screenshots. Foggy and lighting weathers are both very different in visuals compared to the 1.0.4.0 version but other weathers should look almost identical or at least identical enough for my taste. I still strongly recommend to use the 1.0.4.0 version if you want the best visuals. This mod was originally made for patch 4 and you will only have the best and full visual experience on this patch.

 

Known issues with 1.0.7.0/1.0.8.0 and EFLC:
-Certain weather/time presets are looking different compared to the patch 1.0.4.0 (Patch 4) version.
-Fog isn't same as impressive compared to the 1.0.4.0 version
-Foggy and lighting weathers are both negatively different in visuals compared to the 1.0.4.0 (Patch 4) version of this mod.
-For whatever reason Johnny Klebitz (Player character) in TLAD is really dark from 12am until 14am but only at cloudy weather
-Sky noise texture artefacts are noticeable at certain weather/time presets

 

Update changes:

Spoiler

(August 2019) 1.0:
-First mod release

(August 2019) 1.0.1:
-Updated "Readme.txt" file
-More recommended mods added
-Disabled Rays by default if not using Project 2DFX
-Added enbseries.ini with enabled Rays which is needed for Project 2DFX

(September 2019) 1.0.5:
-Improved sky colors for extra sunny and sunny weather
-Improved Clouds for sunny and sunny windy weather
-Added more distance fog for extra sunny, sunny and cloudy weather
-Added more optionals (They are really worth to check out!)
-Added ingame screenshots for all optinals
-Added more recommended mods

(September 2019) 1.1:
-Completely new sunny windy weather for all daytimes (6am-7pm)
-Improved 7pm sun and sky colors for extrasunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers
-Improved 7-9am sky colors for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers
-Improved 12am and 6pm sky colors for extra sunny and sunny weathers
-Improved lighting strength and colors for extra sunny and sunny weathers for all daytimes (6am-7pm)
-Slightly improved clouds for sunny weather
-Added better burnt out vehicle texture for "HD Vehicle Textures" inside optionals folder

 

(December 2019) 1.2:
-Less saturated and more natural sky colors for sunny and extra sunny weather
-Improved 7am, 9am, 6pm, 7pm top sky and azimuth colors for sunny, extra sunny and sunny windy weather
-Fog added at 6am for sunny, extra sunny and sunny windy weather
-Slightly fog added at 8pm, 9pm and all night times for sunny, extra sunny, sunny windy and cloudy weather
-Foggy weather got reduced fog and more fog saturation for better athmosphere at midday
-Tweaked fog settings for thunder weather
-Slightly more distance fog added for sunny, extra sunny, sunny windy, and cloudy weather
-Slightly reduced direct color lighting for 7pm and 7am sunny, extra sunny and sunny windy weather
-Reduced far distance gamma for 7pm and 7am sunny, extra sunny and sunny windy weather
-Reduced vehicle glass reflections for more naturalism
-Slightly improved vehicle reflections for taxis and modern vehicles

(December 2019) 1.2 (Hotfix):
-Replaced "Doge" meme moon texture from Icelaglace with a better high resolution moon texture. (I didn't noticed it until now lol)
-Disabled lightsprite rays by default again from enbseries.ini for users who don't use Project 2DFX. Lightsprite rays are only required to make Project 2DFX work with ENB.

(January 2020) 1.3:
-New drizzle weather with slightly rain and a bit sunlight that cast soft and natural shadows
-Reduced top sky saturation at daytime for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Adjusted sky brightness at 7am and 8am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Improved sky colors at 9am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Improved sky colors at 7pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Slightly reduced sky brightness at night for all weathers
-Removed shadows from moonlighting to fix vehicle shadow issues at night (other lights will still cast shadows at night)
-Darker clouds at 7am, 7pm and 8pm for sunny and sunny windy weather
-Improved sun at 7pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Improved distance fog color for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Improved ambient colors at 6am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Reduced reflections for Algonquins Middle Park entrance and arpartment
-More improvements (I can't remember all lol)

 

(February 2020) 1.35:
-Reduced bottom sky color height at 9am, 12am and 6pm for extra sunny and sunny weather
-Improved bottom sky colors at 7am for extra sunny, sunnny windy and sunny weather
-Improved ambient colors at 6am and 12am for extra sunny, sunny windy and sunny weather
-Improved sky colors at 6am for extra sunny, sunny windy and sunny weather
-Improved ambient colors at 6pm and 7pm for cloudy weather
-Slightly reduced lighting strenght and lighting saturation at 7pm for extra sunny, sunny windy and sunny weather
-Slightly cloud improvements 6am and 7am for sunny and sunny windy
-Reduced lighting saturation at 7am
-Reduced adaptation brightness
-Slightly more tree ambient amount
-Small AO changes
-Brighter street lights at night
-Brighter vehicle lights at night
-Optinal commandline added for graphic memory issues and more
-Other minor changes

(March 2020) 1.35 (Hotfix):
-Tweaked color power
-AO settings restored to default iCE 3.0 to fix dark models and interior AO
-Skylighting ambient changes

(April 2020) 1.4:
-Improved sky settings inside enbseries.ini
-Reduced chrome reflection intensity on vehicles
-Tweaked vehicle specular, vehicle glass specular and wheel specular intensity
-Slightly reduced direct lighting at night
-Tweaked skylightning ambient settings
-Improved sky settings at 6am,7am,9am,12am and 7pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Adjusted direct color intensity at 12am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Reduced CloudsEdgeIntensity to make clouds more "fluffy"
-Many other small improvements have been made

(June 2020) 1.45:
-Reduced adaptation for less horizon brightness and sky saturation in shadowed areas
-Reduced direct lighting at daytime for extra sunny and sunny
-Reduced vegetation reflections
-Small ambient brightness and color changes for several times and weathers
-Fog color changes at 6am, 7am, 9am, 6pm, 7pm and 8pm for foggy weather

 

(June 2020) 1.5:
-Decreased midday top sky color for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-More contrast added for better image depth
-Slightly more bloom added for better sun effects
-Smaller ambient changes to fit new contrast tweaks
-Areas without lights at night are brighter now
-Tweaked top sky color at 6am, 7pm and 8pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Increased global reflections for sunrise, night and sunset times for several weathers for better vehicle reflections
-Tweaked sky horizon colors and brightness at 7pm for extra sunny, sunny, sunny windy and drizzle weather
-More clouds and less direct lighting intensity for sunny windy weather
-Tweaked clouds at 6am, 7am, 7pm and 8pm for sunny and sunny windy weather
-Changed water color at cloudy, rainy and drizzle weather to a more greenish tone for more realism
-Added clean water option in "Optionals" if you don't like new water changes
-Compatibility added to patch 1.0.7.0/1.0.8.0 and EFLC (Big thanks to donnits)
-Many more smaller improvements

 

(August 2020) 1.6:
-Slightly tweaked midday top sky color for extra sunny and sunny weather
-Increased direct lighting intensity for midday and 6pm for extra sunny and sunny weather
-Tweaked top sky color at 8pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Less blue top sky color at 9am, 10am and 11am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Improved sky and horizon colors at 7am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-More colorful direct lighting color at 7am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Slightly more colorful direct lighting color at 6pm for extra sunny and sunny weather
-Slightly increased global reflection at 7am
-Improved tree settings inside enbseries.ini
-Increased building light intensity at night
-Overhauled ambient colors at night (from 9pm-5am) for all weathers
-Improved street light colors at night (from 9pm-5am)
-Small fog changes for rainy weather
-Improved moon settings
-Improved sun settings for all sunny weathers
-Many more smaller improvements
-Removed clean water optional

(August 2020) 1.6 Hotfix:
-Improved vehicle reflections for patch 7/8 and EFLC

(October 2020) 1.7:
-Improved clouds at 6am, 7am, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm for sunny and sunny windy weather
-Improved sky and azimuth colors at 7am, 9am and 7pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Slightly more blueish top sky color at 12am for extra sunny and sunny weather
-Improved sky settings inside enbseries.ini
-Improved sun colors at 7am, 6pm, 7pm and 8pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Slightly increased building lights for more light pollution at night
-Slightly reduced vehicle front light intensity
-Improved fog colors at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm and 9pm for foggy and lightning weather
-Slightly increased bloom
-Improved Taxi and Police vehicle reflections + added carcols.dat for better colors/brightness
-Improved transition between 5am and 6am extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weather
-Ambient color changes at 7pm and 8pm for cloudy, drizzle, rainy and lightning weather
-Slightly increased ambient color intensity at midnight for almost all weathers
-Improved sky color at 9pm and 10pm for rainy, drizzle and lightning weather
-Improved night sky colors for all weathers
-More small improvements

 

(February 2021) 1.8:
-Improved distance fog at midday for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers (Patch 4 only)
-Improved direct lighting color at 7am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers
-Increased ambient color multiplier for brighter shadows at all day times for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers
-Fixed black characters in cutscenes issue
-Improved AO settings
-New corona lightsprite texture added
-Other small improvements

 

(March 2021) 1.8 Hotfix:
-Improved direct lighting color at 7am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers
-Improved Readme with new helpful informations for troubleshooting
-Removed Taxi and Police vehicle color change optional because it's not necessary anymore
-ZolikaPatch link added to Recommended Mods folder

 

(July 2021) 1.9:

-Improved fog for patch 7/8/EFLC/CompleteEdition (Image isn't too clean anymore. Improves distance visual quality a lot)
-Improved vehicle reflections to make vehicles more shiny and reflections less blurry
-Improved direct lighting color and brightness at midday and 7pm for extra sunny and sunny weathers (Patch 4 only)
-Improved fog colors at 9pm, 10pm, midnight and 5am for foggy, rainy, drizzle and lighting weathers (Patch 4 only)
-Slightly darker top fog color to make image cleaner at midday for extra sunny and sunny weathers (Patch 4 only)
-Slightly decreased bloom intensity (Patch 4 only)
-Increased fog distance at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, midnight and 5am for foggy weather (Patch 4 only)
-Tweaked sky color/brightness at 9pm, 10pm, midnight, 5am and 6am for all weathers
-Tweaked sun color at 5am for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers
-Improved ambient colors at 9pm, 10pm, midnight and 5am for all weathers
-Slightly tweaked top sky and horizon sky colors at midday and 6pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers
-Tweaked ambient multiplier (Shadow brightness) at 9am and 6pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers
-Full compatibility with RevIVe vegetation (They were shiny at certain time/weather presets with old settings)
-Slightly improved direct lighting color at 7am for extra sunny and sunny weathers
-Slightly increased fog distance at midday for extra sunny and sunny weathers
-Liberty City Textures Volume 1 added to recommended mods folder
-Default patch 1.0.7.0, 1.0.8.0 and latest version (Complete Edition) shaders added to optionals folder
-DXVK config files added for DXVK compatibility
-More small improvements and fixes

 

(April 2022) Final Version:

-Different performance configs (low, medium, high) added to optionals folder
-Different Lightsprite options with Project 2DFX configs added to optionals folder
-Disable Lens Flare optional added to optionals folder
-Simple Reshade preset optional added to optionals folder for improved AO and clarity
-Vertical Borders Effect added to optionals folder
-Older versions of iCEnhancer 3.0 Natural added to optionals folder
-Improved cloud color and brightness settings for sunny, sunny windy and cloudy weathers
-Improved water color, brigntess and reflection settings for certain weather/time presets
-Improved horizon sky color and brightness settings at 7am, midday, 6pm and 7pm for extra sunny, sunny and sunny windy weathers
-Improved top sky color and brightness settings at 6am, 7am, 9am, midday, 6pm and 7pm for extra sunny, sunny, sunny windy, cloudy, rainy and lighthing weathers
-Improved ambient color and brightness settings at 6am, 7am, 9am, midday, 6pm and 7pm for extra sunny, sunny, sunny windy, cloudy, rainy and lighthing weathers
-Improved default lightsprite (corona light texture) color
-Improved moon settings inside ENB config
-Improved default lightsprite texture
-Tweaked AO, street lights, vehicle reflections and other settings inside ENB config
-Slightly brighter and improved night sky colors from 10pm until 5am for all weathers
-Reduced fog by increasing the fog start distance for certain weather/time presets (Patch 4 only)
-Fixed too dark nights from 10pm until 5am which occured at certain weather presets (Patch 7/8/EFLC only)
-Fixed an issue where clouds flash very bright for less then a second when the time was changing from 20:59 to 21:00
-Many more improvements, fixes and changes (I forgot a lot of them because update developement took almost a year)

 

Contact:
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Edited April 30 by DayL

[AshGamer007]

Damn. Some of the screenshot looks like actual pics of NYC

[Dock]

jfc thats amazing! Well done

[[Ambient]]

nvm

Edited September 15, 2019 by TheerT

[cp1dell]

Looks great!

 

Speaking of @BisonSales does anyone know what ever happened to his Autumn vegetation pack? Still unfinished I assume.

[AshGamer007]

Hey will you ever make it compatible with ELFC?

[DayL]

4 hours ago, AshGamer007 said:

Hey will you ever make it compatible with ELFC?

I don't have any plans to do it for EFLC/1.0.7.0/1.0.8.0 because I would need to start all over again. I've edited the enbseries.ini, icenhancer_config.txt and the timecycle files from the default iCEnhancer 3.0 modification. The timecycle files and the enbseries.ini from iCEnhancer 3.0 for patch 1.0.7.0/EFLC are working completely different so I would need to start from the beginning and speculate how to get everything done to make it look exactly like my version for patch 1.0.4.0 patch. Also iCEnhancer 3.0 isn't perfect for the latest patches/EFLC because you have noisy and pixelated clouds at sunrise/sunset. Also shadow disappearing is possible sometimes. Performance is also more weak and it doesn't look as good as the 1.0.4.0 version. Just compare iCEnhancer 3.0 gameplay on patch 1.0.7.0/ELFC with the iCEnhancer 3.0 1.0.4.0 patch version on Youtube.

[PacketOverload_x64bit]

Looking great DayL 

 

[ClaudeTheMan]

supreme sh*t, bro

[ZHC]

Please，How to change The depth of field strength ？ 

[DayL]

8 hours ago, ZHC said:

Please，How to change The depth of field strength ？ 

I don't know it anymore. I'll ask Icelaglace.

[ZHC]

OK Thanks i only want to change depth of focus 。Thanks your ENB Very beautiful 。sorry my English bad

[DayL]

On 1/30/2020 at 4:52 PM, ZHC said:

OK Thanks i only want to change depth of focus 。Thanks your ENB Very beautiful 。sorry my English bad

First you have to open the "icenhancer_config.txt" inside of your GTA IV main folder. After that change "#define MANUAL_DOF_FOCUS 0" and "#define DEPTHOFFIELD 0" both to 1 instead of 0 so "#define MANUAL_DOF_FOCUS 1 #define DEPTHOFFIELD 1". Ingame you have to hold 1 (not on numpad) and press page up/down to decrease/increase the DOF effect. If you use the simple native trainer I recommend to disable keys in options on page one. Otherwise you'll spawn a random attacking driver. 

Edited February 5, 2020 by DayL

[ZHC]

Thanks，I would like to have more options for the effect of DOF

[DayL]

23 minutes ago, ZHC said:

Thanks，I would like to have more options for the effect of DOF

No problem. These are the only DOF options. I don't know how to edit DOF shaders inside ENB so I can't do anything. I'm also not interested in changing DOF stuff in iCE 3.0 because it's already perfect how it is in my opinion.

[Clara]

continuing the discussion from the screenshots thread

 

The screenshot from gtainside:

But in my game is dark

  

1 hour ago, DayL said:

Make sure to wait a few seconds when you change time/weather. The adaptation and colors need a few seconds until they look like they should be. You can edit the light settings inside the [LIGHT2] section.

I not using a mod to change the time or weather. Is a save game at night time. I edited the values from all [LIGHT] sections but none of them increased the buildings lights.
The config that the user ''DKT70'' sent didn't fix the problem.

 

You are using other mods to improve the nightlights? on gtainside comments you said one year ago that you are using ''an unfinished mod from BisonSales which makes static lights at night more dynamic''. That's why my game don't look the same as yours?

My game don't have any other mods, is the version 1.0.4.0 and the settings are set on ultra.

 

Even with that problem, this is the best graphic mod for the game, so I'll keep using it.

[PacketOverload_x64bit]

Looks like your installation could be using the default timecycle. Did you put in xliveless? When xliveless isn't installed I think the game uses a default timecycle encoded into one of the exe's. Put the xliveless in, copy the mods timecycle to the pc/data folder and overwrite whatever one is there now.
 

Edited September 6, 2020 by PacketOverload_x64bit

[Clara]

xlive.dll is already at game folder. I reinstalled the game and the enb, still the same.

[DayL]

I've reinstalled the 1.0.4.0 version of my mod on a fresh vanilla 1.0.4.0 copy and here's the result:

 

9pm (also used on the GTAinside screenshot):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10pm:

 

12pm:

 

Your's again for comparison:

 

I'm not sure why your game looks so different compared to the original. Maybe your backup copy is broken or it's something with the shaders folder. Try to install the original 1.0.4.0 shaders from the optionals folder. 

[Clara]

8 hours ago, DayL said:

Try to install the original 1.0.4.0 shaders from the optionals folder. 

Didn't worked.

 

Upgraded to 1.0.7.0 and it works.

For some unknown reason the 1.0.4.0 didn't worked as it should, at least for me. Day and night looks way better on 1.0.7.0 now.

Maybe you'd better leave a notice about it in case other person has the same problem.

[DayL]

14 hours ago, Clara said:

Didn't worked.

 

Upgraded to 1.0.7.0 and it works.

For some unknown reason the 1.0.4.0 didn't worked as it should, at least for me. Day and night looks way better on 1.0.7.0 now.

Maybe you'd better leave a notice about it in case other person has the same problem.

You did something wrong or something's wrong with your original backup installation because it worked perfectly fine for me on a fresh 1.0.4.0 installation. Seems like you're the only person having this issue on patch 4 version. Otherwise you wouldn't be the only person who's noticing this. Sorry that it didn't worked for you and that I can't help you but at least you got the 1.0.7.0 version working.

 

By looking at this screenshot again I noticed that it doesn't look like ENB at all. Maybe ENB was not loaded at all. Did you got the enbseries logo at game startup on 1.0.4.0?

Edited September 7, 2020 by DayL

[Internet Rob]

Decided to do a quick daytime comparison of each version, right as you enter freemode. First image is 1.0.7.0 and the second 1.0.4.0. 

 

 

Same deal again, first 1.0.7.0 and second 1.0.4.0.

 

I definitely prefer 1.0.4.0, especially the lighting, but they aren't all that different (at least during this time of day + weather). Thanks @DayL for making this very compatible with patch 1.0.7.0 as well, glad I can play some multiplayer with this mod. 

[DayL]

@Rob_ Thank you Rob for the little comparison! I'm really glad you like it  

[Internet Rob]

1 hour ago, DayL said:

@Rob_ Thank you Rob for the little comparison! I'm really glad you like it  

I really do, mate, no problem! 

[NikoBellic5497]

Hey, friend! Downloaded it and most of the recommended stuff on 1.0.4.0 and it looks amazing! I think the shading of the character cutscene models could be better though, especially on the opening cutscene.

[DayL]

45 minutes ago, NikoBellic5497 said:

Hey, friend! Downloaded it and most of the recommended stuff on 1.0.4.0 and it looks amazing! I think the shading of the character cutscene models could be better though, especially on the opening cutscene.

Thank you very much! It's a lot of work to tweak cutscenes because you have to tweak every interior's data lines with a lot of different values inside of some .dat files. Most ENB users don't care at all about cutscenes so gladly icelaglace (Creator of original iCEnhancer) made cutscenes decent enough. The cutscenes are definitely watchable without overbrightness, blur, no shadows or other very noticeable issues like that.

[NikoBellic5497]

Ah, good point. I also noticed a shading problem on the door in the South Bohan safehouse. I hope there's a fix for that.

[koboltzz]

I really like your enbseries version. But I have a bug and I don't know why. I have no siren light on the police cars. When I press Shift+F12 (enb is off), the siren light is there again.

Clean install 1.0.4.0 + only your enbseries. So must be because of this

 

Edit:

The solution is simple, DayL, you either forgot to add enbspritelight.png to your mod or change the following in the settings:

 

[LIGHTSPRITE]
UseExternalTexture=false
Intensity=1.0

 

Without that change no siren lights, so you may consider to implement that fix in 1.8

Edited December 25, 2020 by koboltzz

[DayL]

On 12/25/2020 at 9:37 PM, koboltzz said:

I really like your enbseries version. But I have a bug and I don't know why. I have no siren light on the police cars. When I press Shift+F12 (enb is off), the siren light is there again.

Clean install 1.0.4.0 + only your enbseries. So must be because of this

 

Edit:

The solution is simple, DayL, you either forgot to add enbspritelight.png to your mod or change the following in the settings:

 

[LIGHTSPRITE]
UseExternalTexture=false
Intensity=1.0

 

Without that change no siren lights, so you may consider to implement that fix in 1.8

First of all thank you for your comment and for your effort. I have to say that I don't have this issue and also the lightsprite texture is for a static corona (not covid lol) lens effect. It haves nothing to do with sirens but I'll still check your enbseries.ini changes to see if they do anything on my side.

[koboltzz]

On 12/26/2020 at 9:43 PM, DayL said:

First of all thank you for your comment and for your effort. I have to say that I don't have this issue and also the lightsprite texture is for a static corona (not covid lol) lens effect. It haves nothing to do with sirens but I'll still check your enbseries.ini changes to see if they do anything on my side.

Steal a police car and activate the siren. Shift+F12, so enb off, light rotates visibly, turn your enb on again, then it is transparent, because your enb refers to an external texture which is not there.
And that the LIGHTSPRITE intensity has to be set to 1.0 to have visible siren light, icelaglace already confirmed on facebook.