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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · Oct 21

UNDERSTANDING RESHADE

I get a lot of questions about using ReShade, whether it's about errors, installation problems, or just for hints and tips. I put together a comprehensive guide to help you understand ReShade, including a troubleshooting section: www.patreon.com/posts/unders...

A banner image for a tutorial guide that says 'UNDERSTANDING RESHADE a guide by amoebae'

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 8h

Took an hour for all my mods to load the first time today 😅 and now after many many months away from the game I can’t remember how to do anything. Looking forward to bumbling my way through again though.

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 12h

I haven’t played it for ages so I don’t know. I’ve been watching a few videos recently and they seem to be having a good time with it

amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 12h

I don't like modding games, she said.

I'll only download the essentials, she said.

#citiesskylines2

screenshot from paradox mods showing my subscriptions for cities skylines 2 stands at 108 mods

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 1d

This may or may not have something to do with me watching a bunch of Cities Skylines 2 videos and thinking about how all my mods are hideously out of date

amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 1d

I would play a lot more games if I could get someone to mod them for me

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly slipped over on acorns the other week there have been so many!

amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 1d

I would play a lot more games if I could get someone to mod them for me

amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going to abuse the hell out of this happy accident

amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 2d

no i meant to do that, yes, absolutely

screenshot from assassin's creed shadows that looks like a double exposure, caused by forgetting I had a camera path set up, and accidentally triggering it when rendering a screenshot with a depth of field add on.

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Marty's Mods @martysmods.bsky.social · 2d

So you've just got our latest iMMERSE Ultimate update, and you want to know how to use our #ReShade addon ReGrade+

We have a video tutorial for that! 👇

#VirtualPhotography #MartysMods

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Xl...

Color Grading Oblivion Remastered with ReGrade+

YouTube video by Marty's Mods

www.youtube.com

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Mike Laidlaw @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social · 2d

Steam sale is winding down! Eternal Strands is still on sale until it's over at 65% off. Romance, adventure, magically launching broken landscape at massive creatures, and one (1) overly complicated sock sorting system all included!

store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...

Save 65% on Eternal Strands on Steam

A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.

store.steampowered.com

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Flosshilde @susanjordan.bsky.social · 2d

BBC News - Feline fans on the prowl in Brighton cat tour - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Feline fans on the prowl in Brighton cat tour

Twenty-five cat owners volunteered their homes as pitstops as 200 visitors took part.

www.bbc.co.uk

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 2d

3D scene resolution is in the game settings, the depth reversal is in the reshade menu

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 3d

Another must read: 🔥
“[Masses] are being harmed, more slowly, in more subtle ways... [Disabled people & people with Long COVID] have been harmed first and worst, but we are warning you that COVID is dangerous because our bodies are made of flesh and blood - hearts and brains- just like yours.”

Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 3d

Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

When Will the Lion Concern Himself

Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days

www.thegauntlet.news

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 3d

It’s kind of cliche but I still like it.

I’m going to demand royalties from shkegulka for clearly inspiring the Indika shots 😉

amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks haha! I used to do tons more weird screenshot stuff, I kind of got into a boring rut. I'm trying to fix that.

amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 3d

idk, I just think it's neat

A face of a Sim poking through a blurred veil

A character in a space suit jumping in the air with a stylised abstract red shaped background

the bottom half of a face against a bright background

My fave sim, Violet, as a disembodied head against a blurred background

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 3d

Edge smoothing: off
3D Scene Resolution: high
Global preprocessor definitions - reshade_depth_input_is_reversed: 0

Those are the three main usual culprits.

amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 3d

In case you’re wondering why I like faces on blank backgrounds. Well, me too, I’m wondering that as well. These are over a decade old.

Painting of the bottom half of a face on a bright background

painting of a face on a blue background, and there is a dark red stripe passing across the eyes

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! I prefer my more recent one (I just posted it). I'm trying to recapture my more experimental side. I used to be a lot more daring lol

amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 4d

Naoe

#acshadows

A virtual photography screenshot from Assassin's Creed Shadows showing a stylised black and white portrait of Naoe. All that is visible is her face and some of her hair. The rest is obscured on a mid-grey background. She is looking into the camera with a resolute look.

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 4d

Assassin's Creed Shadows - Naoe

Trying out the new monochrome option in ReGrade+ by #MartysMods

before/after for funsies: imgsli.com/NDIwMDgz

A #virtualphotography screenshot from Assassin's Creed Shadows showing a close portrait of Naoe. The image is in black and white and has a melancholic, calm feel.

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FRAMED @framedsc.com · 4d

This week in the HALL OF FRAMED

Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 27th September 2025 - 3rd October 🎃 2025

framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...

A teaser-style banner image with the text THIS WEEK IN THE HALL OF FRAMED in bold white, against a background of video game screenshots arranged in a grid

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 5d

And yeah, cc creating has become kind of professionalised in the sims over recent years. And like, the quality can be really excellent (you're up there, with a handful of other really proficient creators), but then there's this expectation to continue to provide an almost corporate service.

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amoebae @amoebae.bsky.social · 5d

So cc makers end up being part of the success of the game itself, and that pressure to keep delivering isn't healthy, not when the game's own failures are a constant drag on motivation and good will.

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