Little Nightmares II - Improved Graphics and 60 FPS Mod Switch

Little Nightmares II Mods - Improved Graphics/60FPS
Little Nightmares II Mods - Improved Graphics/60FPS
General
Author	mattyxarope, ecl0674
Type	Game Hacks
Version	2021
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2021/02/11
Links
	GFX/60FPS - Texture Download
	Website

Improved graphics and 60 FPS mods for Little Nightmares II (Version 1.2).

The original mod was made by ecl0674, and the 60 FPS + grain/chromatic aberration versions were added by mattyxarope.

Installation

There are 4 mods presented:

30FPS / Graphics mods (2 mods):
- One with the film grain effect/chromatic aberration enabled.
- One with those effects disabled.
60FPS mods (2 mods):
- One with the film grain effect/chromatic aberration enabled.
- One with those effects disabled.
Texture replacement mod (1 mod):
- Replaces the textures from the Switch version with the superior PC textures.
- Link for this mod.

To install, unpack the 010097100EDD6000 folder from the archive and put it to the SD card:

They are compatible with version 1.2 of the game.

Changes made by the Mods:

Slightly sharpened image [Portable / Dock].
Min. dynamic threshold Resolution *50% [Portable / Dock].
Max. dynamic threshold resolution increased from 66% to 100% [Portable / Dock].
Game Viewport increased from 92% to 94% [Portable / Dock] (It turns out that we have a max. dynamic resolution 94% and min. 44%, Render resolution: 720p *portable, 1080p *dock).
Decreased Depth Bias of dynamic shadows from light sources [Portable / Dock] (Now the shadow from the character from the light source will start from the boots, not from the knees).
Increased the ratio of object pixels to shadow texels [Portable / Dock] (This makes the shadows clearer).
Increased resolution of dynamic shadows [Portable / Dock].
Improved the quality of volumetric fog [Portable / Dock].
Enabled depth of field [Portable / Dock].
Disabled chromatic aberration [Portable / Dock].
Disabled image grain [Portable / Dock].
Filtering textures changed from linear to anisotropic 4x [Portable / Dock].

Recommended OC settings with sys-clk:

Portable Mode - Overclock to at least 460 GPU / 1600 RAM , the higher the overclocking, the higher the resolution.
Docked Mode - +/- 614 GPU / 1600 RAM is sufficient for maximum resolution...was not tested in the docking station (overclock to maximum?).

Changes made by the Mods:

Frame limit increased from 30 to 60 [Portable / Dock].
Slightly sharpened image [Portable / Dock].
Min. dynamic threshold Resolution *50% [Portable / Dock].
Max. dynamic threshold resolution increased from 66% to 100% [Portable / Dock].
Game Viewport reduced from 92% to 84% [Portable / Dock] (It turns out that we have a max. dynamic resolution 84% and min. 34% There is not enough power for a higher resolution, so it makes no sense to set it higher. This is a plus, TAA anti-aliasing will "crumble" less Render resolution: 720p *portable, 1080p *dock).
Reduced Depth Bias of dynamic shadows from light sources [Portable / Dock] (Now the shadow from the character under the light source will start from the boots, and not from the knees).
Slightly increased the ratio of object pixels to shadow texels [Portable / Dock] (This makes the shadows clearer).
Slightly reduced the draw distance of dynamic shadows [Portable / Dock].
Slightly reduced bloom quality [Portable / Dock].
Disabled chromatic aberration [Portable / Dock].
Disabled graininess [Portable / Dock].
Changed texture filtering from linear to anisotropic 4x [Portable / Dock].

Recommended OC settings with sys-clk:

Changes made by the Mods:

Replaced all (or almost all) textures of objects, decals, particles, effects and characters.
Improved quality of baked shadows.
Textures are taken from the PC version of the game.

Recommended OC settings with sys-clk:

None needed per se, but the resolution will be lowered greatly if you use textures and no overclock.
So it's best to use the overclocking settings of the 30/60fps mods (depending on if you dock or not) if you use this, even if you don't use those other mods.

30 FPS / 60 FPS + Graphic Mods for 1.4 - Updated by ecl0674. List of changes (2022/03/20):

Game Viewport increased to 100.
Reconfigured TAA anti-aliasing. The picture is sharper, the character does not "crumble" in motion at low resolution.
Reduced some texture filtering from anisotropic to linear. (To improve performance.)
Increased bloom quality. (30fps mod only.)
Increased quality of SSR reflections. (30fps mod only.)
Reduced number of particles. (To improve performance in some scenes.)
Lots of other small tweaks to improve performance.

Before (with overclock 786/1600)

After (with overclock 786/1600)

Before (with overclock)

After (with overclock)

30fps mod w/o post-processing effects + overclock:

Texture Mod:

2021/02/14

2021/02/10

Slightly reduced the sharpness of the image.
- Game FOV reduced from 100 to 94 (The character became a little less "crumbly" in motion at low resolution).
The quality of vegetation was reduced to the original (Better performance / resolution in the forest).
The quality of the volumetric fog was improved even more.
All screenshots updated.
Added mod option without disabling film grain and chromatic aberration.
Added mod option at 60FPS.