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SweetFX with Dota 2

By ak

Improve your graphics with SweetFX !

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Install

Download the mod:
http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/sweetfx_shader_suite_download.html
Once Downloaded, open zip and move everything to SteamApps\common\dota 2 beta\ folder.
so you should have your SweetFX folder and a bunch of files from downloaded zip in \dota 2 beta\ folder.
now put d3d9.dll and injector.ini from downloaded zip file in
\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\bin\ folder aswell

Now you need to download custom settings designed just for dota. ''Preset''
Important to download it and dont skip it !
Download it here:
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/1092/
It's a .txt file, once downloaded it, rename it to SweetFX_settings and replace with the one in \dota 2 beta\

I recommend having maximum settings in dota 2, and moonbeam weather effect.
Does not affect your FPS.
VAC safe

That's it !

Video of SweetFX in action : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do7jDCFd_jI

Hope you enjoy.
Special thanks to /u/zhuoyang for posting this on reddit.

91 Comments

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Zoshi 8 May, 2023 @ 12:47pm

This is the new method https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1748151639&searchtext=improve+graphics

ak [author] 15 Jan, 2017 @ 1:33pm

This guide is outdated and i dont know if it works with dota 7.0

GankAlpaca 27 Dec, 2016 @ 4:33am

is this work in patch 7.00?

Caught you in 4k 15 Sep, 2015 @ 4:09am

this thing is conflicting with opengl support and each time you crash there will be a dota2_2015_****_****_accessviolation file

TIME 9 Sep, 2015 @ 11:35pm

awesome tool, but could you please tell me how can I use SweetFX in dota2 reborn version?

ak [author] 17 Aug, 2015 @ 9:35am

Gazer, try finding other Dota 2 presets, im sure there are others

Gazer 17 Aug, 2015 @ 9:19am

I'm using Windows10 64bit and it still works, try and redo all the steps?
The one thing about this preset is that it makes the color tone darker, which is really annoying

Nooberilio 9 Aug, 2015 @ 2:15pm

Couldn't make it work. I'm using a Windows 10 64bit and whenever i try to run Dota 2 after the instructions, i get a black screen only. Anyone knows a solution?

Awknd 4 Aug, 2015 @ 2:08pm

Working just great! (Win 10 64-bit)
Guys you just need to follow those steps at "Install"

05.08.2015

пивная милфа 17 Jul, 2015 @ 8:19am

And sth else! What files must I have in downloaded zip?
In this zip I have only folder "SweetFX 1_5-23364-1-5-[ Guru3D.com ]".
In folder "SweetFX 1_5-23364-1-5-[ Guru3D.com ]" I have files:
- folder "SweetFX"
- d3d9.fx
- dxgi.fx
- Game_compability.txt
- injector.ini
- log.txt
- Making shaders.txt
- shaders.fx
- SweetFX readme.txt
- SweetFX_compatibility_settings.txt
- SweetFX_preset.txt
- SweetFX_settings.txt

Is the list of files correct? I dont understand why I dont have the d3d9.dll?
Help me pls!

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