ReShade Preset (TS3) — Spotlight Polish 🍸
After a lot of tweaking, testing, and late-night gameplay, I’m finally ready to share my newest ReShade preset: Spotlight Polish — created in collaboration with my friend J!
This preset is inspired by The Sims 3: Late Night Expansion Pack aesthetic — clean, glossy visuals with a subtle cinematic finish. It’s designed to enhance clarity, contrast, and lighting definition while keeping the game’s original colors looking natural and polished.
Spotlight Polish comes in two versions:
Original (Heavy) Version — perfect for screenshots, portraits, and dramatic lighting.
LITE (Light) Version — gameplay‑friendly, smoother performance, and less intense effects.
Important: This preset was created for and tested using ReShade 5.5.2, with full add-on support. Using a different version may result in visual differences or missing effects.
This preset uses the MXAO 4.0.2 shader. Make sure to place this shader manually in your reshade‑shaders/Shaders folder.
Also, this preset is compatible with GShade, and most likely works with other Sims titles as well — though results may vary.
Lastly, do not forget to turn 'Edge Smoothing' off!
Hot Keys:
F8 - ADOF [qUINT_dof.fx] F9 - CinematicDOF [CinematicDOF.fx]
Used Shaders:
FXAA, SMAA, MXAO (not included in LITE version), MXAO 4.0.2 (not included in LITE version), prod80_03_Shadows_Midtones_Highlights, LiftGammaGain, FilmicPass, Colourfulness, Levels, prod80_04_ContrastBrightnessSaturation, Vibrance, ADOF, CinematicDOF, LumaSharpen, DELC_Sharpen, AMD FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening, Clarity, AdaptiveSharpen, Monocular_Cues, CA, and DPX
TOU:
Do NOT reupload this preset anywhere
Do NOT claim as your own
Do NOT paywall or include in paid content
Do NOT redistribute modified versions without permission
You're welcome to tweak the preset for your own personal use, but please do not share edited versions publicly.
New to ReShade? If this is your first time using it, I highly recommend following my installation guide before downloading.
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If you use this preset, feel free to tag me — I’d love to see your screenshots!
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