Night City Visual Calibration & HDR Reshade Suite

Live Optical Simulation Rainy Night Alley

SHADER RENDER: 60 FPS CyberHDR Cinematic PEAK: 1250 NITS

Visibility Score 92%

Shadow Detail High

Color Vibrancy Vivid Neon

Dynamic Range Distribution (Shadow / Mid / Specular) 38% / 48% / 14%

TUNING ADVICE & ANALYSIS

Raise gamma slightly to 1.15 and enable subtle bloom to preserve dark atmosphere without losing shadow detail.

Calibration & Shader Controls Real-time Sync

ReShade HDR Tone Mapping Profile Cinematic Curve

Engine Gamma Correction (Midtone Lift) 1.15

Scene Contrast Multiplier 1.08

Black Level Lift / Crush Guard 0.12

Neon Bloom Diffusion 1.20

Global Exposure Offset (EV) +0.10

ReShade HDR Tone Mapping Pass

Simulate wide-gamut dynamic range expansion

Wet Surface Specular Reflections

Asphalt puddles and neon light bounce simulation

Pro-tip for Reddit community: In Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.1+, crushed shadows in alleyways are caused by low internal gamma combined with high monitor black levels. Raising gamma to 1.15 avoids crushing shadows into pitch-black while keeping deep contrast.