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Ninja Gaiden 2 Black - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a bad HDR implementation as even if it does offer some in-game HDR controls (not in nits values) the picture will always result washed out and wrong compared to SDR.Set the in-game sliders like the image above to make it as best as it can, but I recommend disabling in-game HDR entirelyand use AutoHDR or RTX HDR on PCif you have it and then adjust regular brightness in this way instead:BONUS:Disable Chromatic Aberration, Grain/Anti-Flicker Filterto i...

LEGO Horizon Adventures - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a good HDR implementation as even if it doesn't support system level calibration it still provides an in-game Peak HDR Luminance control (in nits value) along with additional sliders.Factory black levels are a bit raised tho but luckily can be fixed with game settings.If you have an LG OLEDand:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set HDR Peak Luminance sliderto: 4.000 (nits)> you're using HGIG:Set HDR Peak Luminance sliderto...

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Path of Exile 2 - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has an only decent HDR implementation as while there are no black levels issues and it can reach up to 2.000 nits on average there is no in-game Peak HDR Luminance control but only an overall gamma slider along with an UI luminance slider.For this reason Dynamic Tone Mappingis recommended but if you have an LG G3/G4 or any other 1.500+ nits TV, HGIG should also be fine or even preferrable.In all case leave the Scene Brightness sliderto its Default/0.0po...

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Xboxand PS5 HDR Calibration settings but not PC ones.The game has a good HDR implementation as it correctly leverages Xbox HDR Calibration while it offers an in-game Peak HDR Luminance slider (in nits) on PC which can go up to 10.000 nits along with other HDR controls while also providing good black levels.The only problem on PC is that the value you put in-game for Peak HDR Luminance doesn't correspond exactly to the actual in-game Peak HDR Luminance (you need to aim higher to match what you want during actual gamep...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox or PCHDR Calibration app settings.The game has a fairly good but confusing HDR implementation as it can actually reach 4.000 nits (in a cumbersome way) with many different in-game HDR settings...which can be improved from default.CALIBRATION RE-DONE AND SETTINGS UPDATED!First of all in order to activate HDRyou should use Exclusive Fullscreen Mode(and not Borderless) on PC otherwise you can't enabled it. On Console should be activated automaticallyOnce HDR is activated, leave Contrast to 75%. This alone wi...

Flight Simulator 2024 - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Xboxand PC HDR Calibration appsettings.The game has a good HDR implementation as it correctly applies system-level HDR calibration and can go up to 10.000 nits.No other HDR or video sliders are available/needed in-game.Enjoy! :)-P

AMD AM5 - BIOS + "X3D" CPUs & RAM: Optimized

If you bought a brand new AMD AM5Motherboard along with an AMD 7800X3D or 7950X3Dor the newest 9800X3D, congratulations! You have the best architecture and CPU for gaming in the world right now!That said, like for all things, the "stock" experience with those Motherboards and CPU configurations can be noticeably improved with faster boot times, increased performance and consistency, all while consuming less power and being more silent.All of this by tweaking your BIOSso I will try to guide you at best for optimizing it the most :)DISCLA...

Monster Hunter Wilds - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The HDR implementation is just ok as even if the game offers many different in-game HDR contols, including Peak HDR Luminance (but not in nits value), the picture quality is still a bit off compared to SDR so additional adjustments are needed.First of all be sure to have 120hz Output enabled(if your TV supports it) in order to leverage Performance Mode and VRR, then keep HDR Output to "Automatically Enable"and click "Adjust Screen Brightness (HDR)&#3...

Dragon Age: The Veilguard - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Xboxand PlaystationHDR Calibration appsettings, but strangely not PC ones.The game has a good HDR implementation as it correctly reads/applies system level HDR Calibration settings to the game automatically on consoles, but strangely that's not the case on PC. Luckily the game provides an in-game Peak HDR Luminance slider (in nits value) on PC which can go up to 10.000 nits, along with additional picture controls.ON PC:If you have an LG OLEDand:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set HDR Peak ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox, Playstationand PC HDR Calibration appsettings.Like the latest entries, the game has a very good HDR implementation as it will actually read and apply the system HDR Calibration app settings directly to the in-game HDR sliders as soon as you open the game, with a measured Peak HDR Luminance up to 10.000 nits.That said the game on first opening may still ask you to review/confirm those automatically entered settings for both Black Point and Peak HDR Luminance sliders.If you want to be sure the values you see there ar...

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game after patches has a fairly good HDR implementation as it now reaches 10.000 nits Peak HDR Luminance in some occasions but still with just a generic "Brightness" slider in-game which will only affect the exposure of the picture.By default the HDR rendition is too dark compared to SDR (with only the highlights having high luminance) so I recommend increasing the "Brightness (HDR)" slider to 100 (Max)Then I recommend using HGIGin order to h...

PC Gaming: Ultimate Anti-Stutter Guide (incl. Unreal Engine Universal Tweaks)

One of the most annoying but also most difficult things to eradicate from the PC Gaming Experience is Stutteringor more specifically when "Frametime" or "Framepacing" during gaming gets often interrupted by sudden "spikes" during the rendering flow which may automatically results in bad input response, sudden camera movements, VRR flicker and so a really bad experience overall if those "spikes" are frequent.While more powerful hardware will for sure help in alleviating the issue by "brute forcing" it, oft...

Until Dawn (2024) - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a fairly good HDR implementation as it offers an in-game Peak HDR Luminance slider (not in nits) which can go up to 2.000 nits. Min luminance is also adjustable and when set to 0 black levels are perfect (no black level raise).If you have an LG OLEDand:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set HDR Max Luminance sliderto: 100 (Max; which will be around 2.000 nits)> you're using HGIG:Set HDR Max Luminance sliderto: 50(which will be...

Silent Hill 2 Remake - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a fairly good HDR implementations as it offer many in-game HDR controls including a Peak HDR Luminance slider which on paper can go up to 5.000 nits (but I've not found anything actually exceeding 2.000 nits in-game)Unfortunately, by default black levels are bit raised, probably as a "creative intent" and there is no way to completely fix them by adjusting in-game settings.That said, with the following changes you can still have a much better ...

Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC: The best official Windows version for Gaming [Download/Install/Activation Guide]

If you're tired seeing Windows, which is still the main/most complete OS for gaming, getting more and more bloated with ads, telemetry, useless consumer/gimmick focused, AI-riddled, features or borderline spyware, version after version...but at the same time you don't trust Windows "custom-ISOs" made by semi-unknown third parties (like Tiny11, Optimum, Atlas and others), there is a solution for you, and it's called: Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC.Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC(Long-Term Servicing Channel) is a special editio...

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a good HDR implementation with a Peak HDR Luminance slider (not in nits) which can go up to 5.000 nits and a Paper White slider, while also having perfect black levels.If you have an LG OLEDand:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set Max Brightness (HDR) sliderto: +8 Clicks (from Middle/Default, which is around 4.000 nits);Leave Brightness (HDR) sliderto: Middle/Default> you're using HGIG:Set Max Brightness (HDR) sliderto...

New World: Aeternum - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox, Playstationand PC HDR Calibration appsettings.The game has a very good HDR implementations as it correctly applies system-level HDR calibration and looks very good with no black level raise or any other problem.Additionally italso provides in-game brightness, contrast and performance controls.Leave Brightnessand Contrastsliders to their Default, middle position as they already represent a balanced PQ.BONUS:If you have a VRR display: use the "Uncapped" FPS option coupled with "Quality" graphics ModeI...

Control - Ultimate Edition (PC Native HDR Mod) - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY PC HDR Calibration appsettings(after Mod)Control is still one of the best and innovative games released in recent years but unfortunately from Day 1 to current, fully updated, "Ultimate Edition" was always Native SDR only + the color grading and "creator intent" decided by Remedy for the game included raised blacks, exacerbated by "AutoHDR" on both Xbox and PC (which will raise them even more), which is a shame considering the vast amount of contrast (e.g. dark corridors opposed to super bright ne...

Astro Bot - HDR Optimized Settings

The game DOES USE/APPLY Playstation HDR Calibration app settings.The HDR implementation of this game could be better as, even if it does support/apply system level calibration correctly and still has true blacks in loading screens, the "creator intent" during gameplay is having a "washed out" look with noticeably elevated black levels with no working in-game settings to fix it...The only HDR setting the game provides lets you change the HDR type from "Default" to "Bright" and vice versa.Use "Bright"in ord...

Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller - Optimized Settings

After many requests, I decided to share my personal Optimized Settings for Xbox Elite Series 2Wireless Controllerwhich, even if it starts to show its age compared to more modern, disruptive alternatives like Flydigi APEX 4, it still represents one of the best and loved wireless controllers in the market.First of all:1. Tight your Sticks' sensitivity to Medium levelUse the included tool to do it for both stickers. Start from most left position and just rotate them to the right until they do a first clickin a middle position.This will provide...

Hunt: Showdown - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.Many of you asked me to analyze the HDR in this game but only after August 2024 update the game got a big engine upgrade which now also includes a native (fairly good) HDR10 implementation.The game actually provides in-game Peak HDR Luminance control in nits value along with additional HDR sliders as:ContrastExposureAuto(which when enabled should use system-level settings, but currently it doesn't)Peak(which doesn't exactly corresponds to in-game nits so...

Star Wars Outlaws - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game on paper has a good HDR implementation as it offers in-game Peak HDR Luminance controls (in nits value) which can go up to 10.000 nits, along with additional picture controls.But there are issues when actually configuring/playing it, so it could be better...First of all: the game suffers from slightly elevated black levelswhich can not be fixed by adjusting in-game settings so you can decide to just live with it or to further lower the FTDA setting on y...

Black Myth: Wukong - (Auto/RTX) HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.Currently the game has no native HDR implementation and relies on AutoHDR or RTX HDR on PC (for a live SDR-to-HDR conversion) but due to its popularity I still decided to provide some optimizations for the best visual and performance rendition on both consoles and PC.First of all, even in SDR the game suffers from elevated black levels with its default in-game Brightness settings (of 50) so the first thing to do is to adjust that slider for your TV:On a calibrat...

Important News & Announcements

First of all I would like to Thank Youfor your continuous and vital support on this project over the years.I started sharing calibrated settings of my old LG 2017 B7 OLED to help others on both Reddit and ResetErabut over the years a non-stop conversation with both communities along with my growing passion for those TVs and HDR gaming in general led me to personally analyze and provide Optimized Settings also for over 230 HDR games as oftoday(bought & tested one by one)Not only that, but thanks to your precious support I was also able to buy al...

The First Descendant - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has an average HDR implementation as it doesn't provide any Peak HDR Luminance control with a fixed peak of around 1.000 nits with a rendition which can look really good in some scenes and very washed out (with severe black level raise) in other scenes so the provided in-game sliders cannot adjust the latter without ruining the first.Leave both "Screen Brightness" and "Screen Contrast" sliders to their Default/Middle/5value for the ...

Still Wakes the Deep - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox, Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a good HDR implementation as, even if it's not leveraging the system HDR Calibration, it actually offers an in-game Peak HDR Luminance slider in nits values which can go up to 10.000 nits along with an additional HDR UI Luminance slider.If you have an LG OLEDand:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set HDR Content Brightness sliderto: 4.000(nits)Set HDR UI Brightnessto: 200nits> you're using HGIG:Set HDR Content Bright...

XDefiant - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox/Playstation or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a good HDR implementation as it offers different in-game HDR controls including a Peak HDR Luminance slider (which can go up to 3.000 nits).Some adjustments are needed for Brightness/Contrast to look good tho.First of all select HDR10as HDR type:If you have an LG OLEDand:> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:Set HDR Peak Brightness sliderto: 3.000(nits; Max)Set HDR Brightness for UI Elements sliderto: 200(nits)> you're using...

Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga - HDR Optimized Settings

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox or PC HDR Calibration app settings.The game has a good HDR implementation as, even if it doesn't offer a precise in-game HDR slider in nits value, actual peak HDR luminance seems around 2.000 nits.For this reason Dynamic Tone Mapping is recommended.What the game lets you adjust is the HDR Brightnesswith 3 options:Dark: Which is way too mutedDefault: Which can be on the dim side except if you use DTM on pre-2023 LG OLEDs where it looks OKBright: Which is the one I recommend for most users as it's more ...

Fallout 4: True Next-Gen Overhaul

With patch 1.10.980, Bethesda finally updated Fallout 4 and all its DLCs with the long awaited "Next-Gen Upgrade"...but the reality was much more disappointing than expectations.Except higher framerate on the current-gen consoles and a slightly FPS bump on the PC version, literally nothingelse was actually "upgraded" like most people where hoping for.Some things actually got worse, like AutoHDR support now completely dropped both on consoles and PC...So, following the stellar hype that the Fallout TV Show left on me, I ended up ...