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So i'm using the new Reshade client that Aesahetr mentioned above and i thought i'd share my no nonsense way of making Ryzom prettier without going over the top.

First disable FXAA in the Ryzom game settings (I keep Anisotropic filtering and Bloom turned on in the game settings), then download Reshade here and install it anywhere:
http://reshade.me/

Start the 'Mediator' executable in the ReShade folder

Add the Ryzom client executable on the 'Setup' page of Mediator (It's in your Ryzom root folder wherever Ryzom is installed on your compyter)

Go to the 'Pipeline' tab in Mediator and check the following filters:

Lumasharpen - SweetFX
SMAA - SweetFX
Ambient Light - GemFX

Theese alone makes the game look much better. Lumasharpen makes all textures look fantastic, SMAA removes jagged edges pretty much completely and the Ambient light filter makes distant objects blend in much better with the background sky as well as making light sources nicer.

I personally i also use theese for nicer colouring:

Vibrance - SweetFX
Curves - SweetFX

All these combined doesn't affect my framerate at all if they do, the bare minimum I'd recommend is Lumasharpen and SMAA.

I use all effects at their default settings so once they are selected, go back to the 'Setup' tab in Mediator and click the following:

First click the orange 'Apply' button in the top right corner.
Then click 'Update' in the preset section on the bottom half of the window.
Finally click the orange 'Permanent push to application' buttom in the bottom of the window.
After this you can close the Mediator program and never start it again, the effects will be applied automatically every time you start Ryzom.

The settings can be changed on the fly with the game running if you need to turn on and off filters or want to try different things.

I tried this 'tutorial' but it doesn't seem to work for me.
whatever setting I try, nothing changes in-game :/
any ideas what might cause this?

Found the problem, I had not yet 'forced' Ryzom to use Direct 3D, when I did that and made Mediator use Direct 3D 9 it worked ^^
ty for the help to make Ryzom look even better :D

true, I like it better without the ambient lighting, but I don't really need the extra effect. the only down-side seems to be that when I leave my Ryzom screen (I use 3 monitors) that Ryzom gets minimised so can't keep an eye on my char at those moments, there doesn't happen to be a fix for that?

Glad to see people using ReShade with Ryzom !

@Dhenji : I have posted a translation of your guide with the last version of ReShade in the french section, it might help somme people over there !

Of course, I'll edit it/remove it if you want me to. I didn't ask for permission :)