I’m considering running SweetFx for bf4 (only play mp) and wondering if you can get banned? I’m talking about automatic cheat detection of course. While it isn’t a cheat, the automatic programs to detect cheats are obviously not working very good, considering the amount of actual cheaters that still plague this game on pretty much every server.
What i’m wondering is can you get falsely banned for using it?
For those of you who don’t know what Sweetfx is "SweetFX Shader Suite (or just SweetFX) is a collection of post-processing shader effects for your games. " it’s basically enhances colors etc and makes the game look better.
No, you won’t get banned for using SweetFX (with either EFX, or ReShade). The only thing you have to do is be sure to download it from a reputable source.
There are trolls all over who claim that it will get you banned, but it’s simply not true. There was an incident a few years ago in BF3 where SweetFX users were getting banned by PunkBuster. It turns out that these people downloaded a bad copy that included some type of cheat that was bundled SweetFX files.
So, as long as you’ve downloaded a legit copy of SweetFX then you have absolutely nothing to worry about. I guarantee people will see this thread and claim that you’ll be punished for using it. It happens every time these threads pop up.
SweetFX does not change BF4 game files. It operates using DirectX. It doesn’t change settings in BF4 files, it changes settings in DirectX and creates an “overlay” on top of the BF4 video output. It’s the equivalent of adjusting your monitors video settings.
I’m enjoying SweetFX 2.0 (ReShade). I haven’t looked into it much, but I think the new version is a bit for versatile than older versions. As for presets, I’m looking to try something new, but I’ve been using this one for about a year now and really like the look of it with my monitor at least (ASUS PG278Q TN Panel).
At least for me, I can’t get sweetfx to work with GeForce Experience…don’t know if it’s b/c I’m using the beta version of GE and not the regular version
Ah ok, yeah I just rolled back from the beta earlier. I was having problems with shadowplay, so I went back to the latest official release. Didn’t get a chance to try a SweetFX enabled game before I rolled back, so I wouldn’t have noticed any issues with it.
I use that too. I boost mine up to about 90%. It sounds high and would be on most monitors, but on my ROG Swift it’s perfect for the TN panel. Really brightens the colors up nicely. Still, SweetFX on top of that can’t be beat when you use the right preset. Anything that gets rid of that awful brown tint.
.. just a quick heads up to make sure your monitor is properly calibrated and on standard mode… not another mode as it will change the presets colour range etc. Some friends installed it and said the colours were too strong which made me scratch my head a little. Long story short, after checking their monitors… they weren’t on standard settings…gamma, brightness, contrast were all off too. Once adjusted, looked great. I’ve compared it on smartphone, big screen here and on other monitors and it looks good/balanced. Hope you like it. Natural V2.0 is the updated preset. I’m still using the eFX version 1.5. Will go reshade if I ever decide to downgrade to win 10! jk
I have never heard of anyone being kicked or banned because of SweetFX. And considering how many players use it, you would hear about it a lot if it wasn’t allowed. So it’s allowed. And it makes the game look awesome compared to the dull, blurry vanilla looks. It’s quite incredible how much of a difference you can do with something that 1) is free 2) takes about one minute to install.
jk