Black Myth: Ukun was a highly anticipated game since its first release 4 years ago, but no one knew the game would take the video game industry by storm upon release; break many records and be loved by video game enthusiasts all over the world, Black Myth: Ukun breaks records.
Powered by the Unreal Engine, the game excels in the visual department as it takes players on an immersive journey full of fantasy elements. Dynamic lighting, detailed shadows and attention to detail in the environment enhance the gaming experience, making every scene truly immersive.
The modding community Black Myth: Ukun is relatively new, but the game has a wide range of mods that make changes to the game in different segments. From making changes to the gameplay to adding new features or tinkering with the game's settings, players can use any of these mods to change the game to their liking.
Among the wide range of mods available, many graphics mods go beyond simply changing the visuals — they enhance and optimize them based on the player's preferences. Here is a list of mods that players should explore if they want to customize the look of the game to suit their own style.
10 Simple realistic for Black Myth Wukong
A subtle but noticeable improvement
Simple realistic for Black Myth: Ukun this is a simple custom shader mod that makes the game look a little more crisp than the base game. The mod provides decent lighting and shading improvements, making the game look a bit brighter.
The mod also enhances details with post-processing effects and improves global lighting, making the game brighter without losing performance. Players can customize various settings with this mod, making it user-friendly.
However, the mod has a catch that it may not work well with other mods, so players are advised to clear all previous repaint files and configurations before installing this mod to enjoy the game.
9 Volume fog is better
Enjoy the misty environment
Black Myth: Ukun focuses on fantasy elements, and this is clearly reflected in the atmosphere of the game. Volumetric fog encourages light to pass through a scene containing fog, and this rendering feature is used in areas where there is also dust, particles, smoke, or steam.
The Better Volumetric Fog mod is a mod that focuses on this feature that enhances the fog effects in the game. It makes hazy areas hazy, increasing the visual beauty. The mod improves the fog effect and adds depth and clarity to it, making the game world more exciting and realistic.
The mod, however, is not very well made for low-end computers as it increases the cost of performance a bit, but if you can afford to use it, the mod is worth it to improve the overall atmosphere of the game.
8 Better shadow adjustment
Rearrangement of shadows
Virtual Shadow Maps is a new shadow rendering method in UE5 used to provide consistent, high-resolution shadows in games, and it's the same method used in this listed mod to improve shadow quality over the base game.
By replacing the shadows with a more detailed and clean version, this mod makes a noticeable change to the game. However, there is a catch to this mod, as this setting is only needed if players are not using ray tracing in-game.
Relatives
Black Myth Wukong: Best Relics, Ranking
Relics are special items in Black Myth: Wukong that provide significant buffs, and the best ones greatly improve the Doom's combat abilities.
The mod also reduces performance a bit, but this can be changed by lowering the quality a notch. Using this mod in the game is a quick procedure as it only requires dragging the file to the desired folder, and it is the perfect solution for players who want to improve the shadows in the game without using ray tracing.
7 Journey to the West (ReShade)
Get rid of the washed-out look
The mod is designed to get rid of the washed-out look of the game and bring out sharper details Black Myth: Ukun. The hue change preset can enhance the beauty of the game by enhancing the vibrancy and clarity of the game.
Journey to the West (ReShade) is also a lightweight mod, meaning players don't have to worry about game performance, making this mod easily accessible for a wider range of PCs.
6 Improved Wukong visuals
Improve Visual Delite
Enhanced Wukong Visuals is a mod that focuses on improving the game's graphics by turning off and on various post-processing effects. Effects such as fog, bloom, depth of field, and glare can make the game's visuals dull, and by disabling these effects, the mod achieves a more detailed and clean optical experience.
The mod also has an epic preset, which is designed specifically for powerful systems, as it can seriously affect the performance of the game. The preset increases draw distance, shadow resolution, and environmental detail to create a world Black Myth: Ukun look more realistic, bright and clear.
5 Downgraded Wukong Visuals
Graphics a step back, performance boost
This mod on the list does the exact opposite of most of the mods on the list as it intentionally degrades the graphics. Working in contrast to the Enhanced Wukong Visuals mod, this mod prioritizes performance over visuals and can be very useful for players with low-level PCs.
The mod has the ability to increase the FPS by almost 50 frames, if the player is willing to sacrifice to some extent the beauty of the game. Comes with 3 presets, players can choose one according to their system to see which one works best, and if players add additional files from the Enhanced Wukong Visuals mod, they can use fog to hide the flaws caused by this mod .
4 Simple HDR mode
The Monkey King is coming to HDR
Simply put, HDR technology can improve the brightness and color of content, and Simple HDR Mode does exactly the same thing by forcing the game to enter HDR mode.
By making colors brighter and shadows sharper, this mod opens up new opportunities for players to improve the game's visual appeal. The mod is more specifically intended for players who have a setup using an HDR-compatible monitor.
Darker areas of the game get more detail thanks to the mod, which in turn makes the surroundings richer. Its pretty easy to install and get rid of the mod. So players can check it out anytime they want to see if it suits their taste or not.
3 BMWK – SPF Redux
Productivity is critical
Another graphics mod designed with low-end systems in mind, BMWK – SPF Redux provides a reliable solution for poor game performance without compromising the game's visual quality. The mod offers more than just graphical enhancements as it reduces screen load times.
It also optimizes CPU and GPU usage, allowing the game to use the full potential of modern components. The mod comes as a boon for players with weak PCs as it optimizes memory allocation, improves the efficiency of streaming assets, and tweaks multi-core rendering to provide a host of benefits that result in faster loading screens, stable gameplay, and higher FPS without compromising the appearance of the game.
2 Bright shade
Bright and clear colors
Players looking for a mod to make the game more vibrant and colorful will find their answer in Vibrant Reshade – Black Myth: Ukun mod. The mod adds color vibrancy and improves definition, making the world of Wukong feel more active.
The Vanilla game softens the color to some extent, and the mod changes it, making the greenery more lush and bright. The improved lighting of this mod helps to balance the contrast between lighter and darker areas. Vibrant Reshade removes the hazy hue from the game, making the game more vibrant. If players don't mind the sharp and bright visuals that come with this mod, then Vibrant Reshade is worth checking out when looking for graphics mods for Black Myth: Ukun.
1 Correct the shade and exposure
Getting rid of the ugly shade
Players looking for a way to get rid of the faded look of the game without affecting the game's performance can use the Fix Tint and Exposure mod. The mod removes the tint in the game, which reduces the sharpness and spoils the color palette of the game.
While giving more natural colors, this mod has a small issue, but nothing major that can't be fixed. The mod reduces the game's brightness, making darker areas too dark, but by fine-tuning the settings and increasing the brightness, players can find a sweet spot where the game looks bright and crisp.
