Reshade
ReShade is a really handy little application that allows you to apply a border (and other things!) over a game.
This is especially usefull for Sinden owners when you are trying to apply a border to a Fullscreen Exclusive game that will not allow you to overlay the border.
Download
Download Reshade from the official ReShade website
Setup Guide
First of all you need to download reshade from the below above.
It does not require any extraction or installation and will just run from the download location.
Next you need to apply reshade to the game file of your choosing, Different games require it to be applied to different files and using different API's.
Below is a list of many common ones games.
To apply reshade to your chosen file load up reshade by double clicking the reshade app.
You will get a pop up with a button that says "click here to select a game and manage its reshade installation", Click that button.
Next you will get a file browser pop up, Select the file you are applying reshade to from the list or press browse and navigate to it if you cant see it.
Once you have selected the file press the "Use selected application" button.
Now reshade will ask which API to use, again this will vary by the game. Select the correct API and it will jump to the next screen.
On the Effects Packages page Select "Standard Effects" and "SweetFX by Ceejay" packs then press "Ok"
It will now ask you which standard effects you want to install, you can install all or none its your choice, once done press "Ok"
Now it will ask which of the Sweet FX effects you want to install, again they are all optional EXCEPT the "Border.fx" pack this MUST be selected.
Once done press "Ok" to finish the installation.
You can now exit the reshade setup program.
Now you need to load the Game you have just applied reshade to.
When you load it you should see a reshade marquee across the top of the screen with a message.
Now you need to press the "Home" key on your keyboard to load the reshade menu.
Once the menu pops up press the "Continue" Button, Then press it again to get to the main setup screen.
You should now see a list of the packs you have chosen to install, Select the "Border.fx" pack by enabling the tick in the box next to it.
Press the "Continue" button again.
You will now see some settings at the bottom of the screen.
Click the little black square next to "Border Colour" and change it to white.
Next change the border size to your desired size by clicking the little arrow buttons next to where it says "Size"
Once you are happy click the "Finish" button.
The press the "Home" key to close the reshade menu.
If you ever need to adjust the settings just press Home and adjust to suit.
Supported Game/Emulator APIs:
This list is not exhaustive but has been confirmed working by community members.
Try another API if the one listed below does not work for you.
Emulators
- CXBX-Reloaded (Virtua Cop 3) - Direct3D 9 (cxbx.exe)
- Demul - Direct3D 9/10/11 (demul.exe)
- Dolphin Emulator - Match Dolphin's Graphics Backend (dolphin.exe)
- Duckstation - Match Duckstation's Display Settings Renderer (duckstation-qt-x64-ReleaseLTCG.exe)
- ePSXe - OpenGL (ePSXe.exe)
- Flycast - Match Flycast's Graphics API (flycast.exe)
- MAME - Match MAME's Video Mode (mame.exe)
- Mednafen - OpenGL (mednafen.exe)
- RPCS3 - Match RPCS3's GPU Renderer (rpcs3.exe)
- Singe 2.0 - Direct3D 9 (Singe-v2.00-Windows-x86_64.exe)
- Yuzu Emulator - OpenGL (yuzu.exe)
Games
- Aliens Armageddon - OpenGL (BudgieLoader.exe located in Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 folder)
- Aliens Extermination - OpenGL (aliens.exe or aliens deshaped.exe)
- America's Army - OpenGL (BudgieLoader.exe located in Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 folder)
- BangBang PewPew - Direct3D 10/11/12 (Bang Bang Pew Pew.exe)
- Banzai Escape - OpenGL (BanzaiEscape.exe)
- Big Buck Hunter Arcade - OpenGL (Buck.exe)
- Big Buck Hunter Pro - OpenGL (BudgieLoader.exe located in Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 folder)
- BioCrisis - Direct3D 10/11/12 (BioCrisis.exe)
- BioCrisis: Return 2 the Lab - Direct3D 10/11/12 or DirectX 10/11/12 (BioCrisis 2.exe)
- Block King Ball Shooter - Direct3D 9 (game.exe)
- Blue Estate - Direct3D 9 (BEGame.exe)
- Corpse Killer: 25th Anniversary Edition - Direct3D 10/11/12 (Corpse Killer - 25th Anniversary Edition.exe)
- Death Live - Direct3D 10/11/12 (DeathLive.exe)
- Dream Raiders - OpenGL (game.exe)
- Epoch - Direct3D 9 (UDK.exe)
- Far Cry: Paradise Lost - Direct3D 9 (FarCry_r.exe)
- Friction - Direct3D 9 (Friction.exe)
- Gaia Attack 4 - Direct3D 9 (game.exe)
- Haunted Museum - Direct3D 9 (game.exe)
- Haunted Mansion 2: Fright Fear Land - Direct3D 9 (game.exe)
- Heavy Fire: Afghanistan - Direct3D 9 (HeavyFire3_final.exe)
- The House of the Dead III (PC) - Direct3D 9 with d3d8to9 Injector (hod3pc.exe)
- The House of the Dead 4 - OpenGL (BudgieLoader.exe located in the TeknoParrot folder)
- The House of the Dead 4 Special, The - OpenGL (BudgieLoader.exe located in the TeknoParrot folder)
- The House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn - Direct3D 10/11/12 (Hodzero-Win64-Shipping.exe)
- The House of the Dead: Remake - Direct3D 10/11/12 (The House of the Dead Remake.exe)
- Let's Go Island - Direct3D 9 (LGI.exe)
- Let's Go Jungle - OpenGL (BudgieLoader.exe located in the TeknoParrot folder)
- Lighthouse of the Dead - Direct3D 10/11/12 (Lighthouse of the Dead.exe)
- Luigi's Mansion - Direct3D 10/11/12 with Xenos dll Injector (VACUUM.exe)
- Mad Bullets - OpenGL (Launcher.exe)
- Major Mayhem - OpenGL (MajorMayhem.exe)
- Missile Command: Recharged - Direct3D 10/11/12 (Missile Command Recharged.exe)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SOZ - Direct3D 9 (game.exe)
- Music GunGun! 2 - Direct3D 9 (game.exe)
- Operation Ghost - OpenGL (gs2.exe) -- Rename OpenGL.dll to dxgi.dll if Reshade is not working
- Prohibition 1930 - OpenGL (wrapgame.exe)
- Rambo - OpenGL (BudgieLoader.exe located in the TeknoParrot folder)
- Rabbids Hollywood Arcade - Direct3D 10/11/12 (Game.exe)
- Reload - Direct3D 9 (reload.exe)
- Sega Golden Gun - OpenGL (RingGunR_RingWide.exe)
- Silent Hill: The Arcade - Direct3D 9 (KSHG_no_cursor.exe)
- Terminator Salvation - OpenGL (BudgieLoader.exe located in Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 folder)
- Time Crisis 5 - Direct3D 9 (TimeCrisisGame-Win64-Shipping.exe)
- Toy Story Mania! - OpenGL (tsmania.exe)
- Transformers: Human Alliance - OpenGL (TR_Gun_R_Ring_dumped.exe)
- Typing/House Of The Dead Overkill - Direct3D 9/10/11 (HOTD -safemode.exe)
- Virtual Soldiers - Direct3D 10/11/12 (Virtual Soldiers.exe)
- Wild West Shootout - OpenGL (CowBoy.exe)
- Zombie Desperation - Direct3D 10/11/12 (ZombieDesperation.exe)
- Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX - OpenGL (Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX.exe)