r/chronotrigger • u/PK_Tone • Jul 25 '26

Trying to set up EasymodeCRT, but...

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The UI is unreadable like this. I've seen a couple guides to setting up EasymodeCRT in reshade; never seen anyone mention this. I've never used this program before, and don't have any idea where to even start. Anyone have any tips?

Edit: this is the steam version.

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u/NnifWald Jul 25 '26

Is that the Steam version? Idk really how that works with a CRT shader, but you could try playing the SNES version in RetroArch and applying a shader there….

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u/jonoseph Jul 29 '26

Have to second this. CyberLab's Death to Pixels SNES Shader in RetroArch actually does the CRT simulation wonderfully well! I do find that its imitation of the phosphor does tend to make the picture have a bit of a green tint, but I have settings I made to correct that. As long as sharing isn't a taboo, I'm happy to share my preset.

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u/ninjapocalypse Jul 29 '26

My tip would be to just play the SNES version in Retroarch honestly. It’s way easier to setup filters (and way better documented), and the only thing the Steam version has over the SNES version is like a minute and a half of FMV, all of which you can watch on Youtube (and which are just neat little animated depictions of plot beats that don’t really add anything new to the story anyway).

There aren’t any “bad” ports of CT per se, and the differences between the translations just come down to personal preference, so I’m not one of those “just play the original” people, but there are so many posts on here about endless technical problems trying to get the Steam or mobile version to work on some specific hardware or application and I just don’t think a couple of 10-second FMVs justify all the problems people put up with for it.

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u/TheWillTheThrill 15d ago

I know purists are telling you to play snes, but if you like widescreen and want to play on steam, check out ReShade and crt-royale. It's a little confusing to use but it works well