Lower shadow map mod is designed to bring you the balance between good fps and good visual quality. This mod will improve your game performance while also reducing your input lag.

Change log & additional downloads:
Version 4.3 (Current, Compatible with Patch 97)
Regular Version 4.3 Download is available at the bottom of this page.
Version 4.3 Download (No Anti-Aliasing)
Note, the download also includes previous and no AA versions.
*Lowers the shadow map from 8192 to 1024
*Removes Chromatic Aberration
*Reduces blooming and lens flare effects.
*Reduces other post processing effects
*Lowered number of particle instances from 50 to 10
*Disabled debug related rendering
*In the world scene, disabled "fog_processor" and "hdr_post_processor" (which lowers the amount of fog and disables HDR)
*Shadow size scales with in-game "Shadow Quality" setting
*Disabled SSAO
*Lowered Fog density to 50%

Version 4.2 (Compatible with Patch 96)
Regular Version 4.2 Download is available at the bottom of this page.
Version 4.2 Download (No Anti-Aliasing)
Note, the download also includes previous and no AA versions.
*Lowers the shadow map from 8192 to 1024
*Removes Chromatic Aberration
*Reduces blooming and lens flare effects.
*Reduces other post processing effects
*Lowered number of particle instances from 50 to 10
*Disabled debug related rendering
*In the world scene, disabled "fog_processor" and "hdr_post_processor" (which lowers the amount of fog and disables HDR)
*Shadow size scales with in-game "Shadow Quality" setting
*Disabled SSAO

Version 4.1 (Compatible with Patch 68)
Version 4.1 Download
Version 4.1 Download (No Anti-Aliasing)
Note, the download also includes previous and no AA versions.
*Lowers the shadow map from 8192 to 1024
*Removes Chromatic Aberration
*Reduces blooming and lens flare effects.
*Reduces other post processing effects
*Lowered number of particle instances from 50 to 10
*Disabled debug related rendering
*In the world scene, disabled "fog_processor" and "hdr_post_processor" (which lowers the amount of fog and disables HDR)
*Shadow size scales with in-game "Shadow Quality" setting

Version 4 (Compatible with Patch 67)
Version 4 Download
Version 4 Download (No Anti-Aliasing)
*Lowers the shadow map from 4096 to 1024
*Removes Chromatic Aberration
*Reduces blooming and lens flare effects.
*Reduces other post processing effects
*Lowered number of particle instances from 50 to 10
*Disabled debug related rendering
*In the world scene, disabled "fog_processor" and "hdr_post_processor" (which lowers the amount of fog and disables HDR)

Version 3
Version 3 Download
Version 3 Download (No Anti-Aliasing)
*Lowers the shadow map from 4096 to 1024
*Removes Chromatic Aberration
*Reduces blooming and lens flare effects.
*Reduces other post processing effects

Version 2
Version 2 Download
*Lowers the shadow map from 4096 to 1024
*Removes Chromatic Aberration
*Reduces blooming and lens flare effects.

Version 1
Version 1 Download
*Lowers the shadow map from 4096 to 1024

Comparisons
Main menu

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Safehouse spawn
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Safehouse outside back
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Safehouse out front
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Safehouse basement
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Safehouse weapons and mask storage
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Shadow Quality Comparison
Very High

Vanilla

Modded

High
Vanilla

Modded

Medium
Vanilla

Modded

Low
Vanilla

Modded

Very Low
Vanilla

Modded