If Windows Defender blocks dxgi.dll, try this to update Windows Defender database:
Extract files
Right click "defender_update.bat" and click "Run as administrator"
More information: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/defenderupdates
I already reported false positive to Microsoft but it shows nothing detected so you might have old database. You can also report false positive yourself by using https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission this link
About
This mod provides improved lighting by using ingame weather system and lighting data.
Compared to v1 extreme changes avoided to avoid incorrect results with different weather states and mods. I might make a custom weather system later in the future to achive something similar to v1.
Dynamic snow will be added after changing particles, sounds etc. It would be weird otherwise.
Vehicle reflections, water and night lighting (streetlights, headlights etc) handled by default game rendering system to avoid incompatibility with mods and game updates in the future.
Currently there are no quality settings, everything at maximum or optimal settings.
There are some game settings forced by the mod. Including highest quality setting for vegetation.
If you use medium or high mirror setting, lighting and TAA will be applied to mirrors. To improve the performance you can use lower settings.
Puddles created by using specular data from the game. It is not random, random looks unrealistic. Some regions doesn't have puddles, flat high quality roads like in Germany or most ATS roads. Some game textures make the whole road puddle so to avoid that normal map flatness reduced to 50% for puddles.
You can use weather mods to get better lighting.
If resolution scaling in game settings higher than 100%, set it 100% for higher performance.
License key tutorial: https://youtu.be/abfOoW42BSE
Download : https://snowymoon.io
Report and track bugs/issues: https://support.snowymoon.io
Updates
07/11/2025 - v2.0.35.7 - Fixed shaking sky for game version 1.57
06/11/2025 - v2.0.35.6 - Added game version 1.57 support
02/11/2025 - v2.0.35.5 - Fixed menu crash issue happening for some people, it should be fixed after first crash, just restart the game
14/10/2025 - v2.0.35.4 - Fixed interior lighting being dark/bright (if you try it please leave feedback)
04/10/2025 - v2.0.35.2 - Added Colors/Tonemap > Night Exposure
03/10/2025 - v2.0.35 - Fixed anti aliasing issues started with v2.0.31
03/10/2025 - v2.0.34 - Hotfix for memory leak
03/10/2025 - v2.0.33 - Hotfix for VR/Multimonitor
03/10/2025 - v2.0.31
Fixed dark mirrors.
Fixed chrome issues for ATS.
Added Colors/Tonemap settings for Method D (Default Lighting).
Rendering/Lighting > Default Mirrors added.
Rendering/Lighting > Default Rain added.
Objects > Surface > Albedo Saturation added.
Objects > Roads > Default Normals added.
Objects > Roads > Normals Intensity added.
Objects > Vegetation > Leaves Thickness added.
Objects > Vegetation > Grass Thickness added.
27/09/2025 - v2.0.30 - Fixed sunlight changing colors/flickering randomly
25/09/2025 - v2.0.29 - Fixed some crash issues and shadows being darker compared to older versions
24/09/2025 - v2.0.28 - Fixed sunlight changing colors/flickering randomly
24/09/2025 - v2.0.27
Added NVIDIA Smooth Motion support.
Fixed menu not showing up and some crash issues.
Fixed black rain reflections and dry roads.
Fixed sunlight issue started after v2.0.23.
11/09/2025 - v2.0.25 - Some changes (auto updater removed) to reduce false detections by antiviruses
10/09/2025 - v2.0.23 - Fixed crash issues at night, in tunnels/underground etc.
03/09/2025 - v2.0.22 - Added Global & SSAO Quality settings (Medium Quality is default). Fixed chrome materials. Added SSAO Intensity & Screen Space Shadows Enable/Disable options. To get better performance you can try to use Quality Medium.
Quality High : Full Resolution - Details High SSAO with Screen S. Shadows Enabled.
Quality Medium : Half Resolution - Details High SSAO with Screen S. Shadows Enabled.
Quality Low : Half Resolution - Details Low SSAO with Screen S. Shadows Disabled.
Currently quality settings only change SSAO/SSS settings.
01/09/2025 - v2.0.21 - Added new payment method (single payment for 6 months license key). If you cannot use Patreon, you can use new payment method. License keys provided by new payment method only can be used with v2.0.21 or higher versions. You will see a license key after payment also you will get same license key via email. Use it as your license key. These license keys are not possible change, so result of leaking/sharing license key will be disabling the license key, please be careful.
30/08/2025 - v2.0.20 - (Not available on website yet) Added game version 1.56 support. Fixed dark mirrors, invisible nametags/camera debug and some roads being mirror in the rain. Added auto update system, if you press "Yes" when you get "Version 2.X.Y released, do you want to close the game and update?" message it is going to close the game and update dxgi.dll - dinput8.dll. If you press "No" it is not going to ask again until new version available.
27/08/2025 - v2.0.17.2 - Added Color Temperature to Colors/Tonemap settings.
27/08/2025 - v2.0.17.1 - Added video tutorial.
25/08/2025 - v2.0.17 - Added test license system for paid version.
You need to enter license key once when you start the game then you don't need to do it again.
If you didn't subscribe to Patreon you need to subscribe to minimum Tier 1 (1 USD/Month).
You can get license key from website https://snowymoon.io > "Login" > Login with your Patreon account > "Get Your License Key" > "Copy".
Older versions are going to be disabled soon.
For now it is free for Belarus/China/Russia/Ukraine, when more payment methods added its going to change. If you are from one of these countries you can just download and use it, it's not going to ask license key (VPNs are going to be banned).
Also did some small adjustments.
19/08/2025 - v2.0.16 - Fixed some issues started to happen with v2.0.15 update.
19/08/2025 - v2.0.15 - Fixed some mirror rendering issues. Added "Lighting Method C" and "Lighting Method D (Default Lighting)". Small adjustments for Lighting Method A and B.
Lighting Method C : Something between Lighting Method A - Default Lighting. Brightness/Shadows similar to default lighting and also it preserves surface colors better. Balanced better to avoid anything looking extreme.
Lighting Method D (Default Lighting) : Default lighting with default tonemap. But cabin rendered with PBR not default lighting. Has foliage/rain etc improvements like other lighting methods.
12/08/2025 - v2.0.14 - Black colors adjustments for "Lighting Method B".
12/08/2025 - v2.0.13 - Fixed rain reflection issue happening with v2.0.12.
12/08/2025 - v2.0.12 - Fixed chrome materials. Added "Lighting Method B" as default lighting method for high contrast lighting with higher range of colors, you can switch to old method by changing to "Lighting Method A". (I'm still sick so I might not able to answer your questions/problems)
08/08/2025 - v2.0.11 - Fixed lighting and shadows issues. Fixed mirrors. Increased sky color impact for skylighting (ex. if sky is blue shadows are going to look bluer).
07/08/2025 - v2.0.10 - Fixed multimonitor
06/08/2025 - v2.0.9 - Fixed lighting issues (bright/dark/flashing etc) including mods (JBX, PNG etc). If you think contrast is too low with any mod you use, please use "Colors/Tonemap > Pre-Contrast" setting to increase it.
06/08/2025 - v2.0.8 - Fixed tonemap/anti aliasing not working issue. That might also fix JBX and multimonitor, if you try please leave feedback
06/08/2025 - v2.0.6 - Fixed lighting issues, shadow issues etc. Added more information to new frame log system.
05/08/2025 - v2.0.4 - Fixed a lot of problems including game version 1.53 issues, multimonitor, sunshaft color, flickering (TAA not applied), incorrect auto exposure (JBX3 should work fine now, I'm not sure, I don't have it) and some other issues.
Added Rendering / Lighting > Interior Lighting setting to change interior lighting amount.
Added Colors / Tonemap > Dynamic, Pre-Exposure, Pre-Contrast. Use Dynamic for enable/disable dynamic contrast when weather is overcast. Use Pre-Exposure, Pre-Contrast for better brightness and contrast adjustment, they will help you to have nice color adjustments without getting anything extreme.
04/08/2025 - v2.0.3 - Fixed interior lighting flashing with modded trucks. This happens when truck doesn't have interior reflection data like default trucks have. When the truck doesn't have interior reflection data it is going to use outside lighting for interior. For more accurate result truck mods should have interior reflection data.
02/08/2025 - v2.0.2 - Fixed bright/dark interior lighting issue, if you try please leave feedback
01/08/2025 - v2.0.1 - Fixed colors being bright/dull issue. You can use "Colors / Tonemap > Exposure" to increase brightness. Interior being black/white issue will be fixed with next update
Performance Tips
Set resolution scaling from game settings to 100%. This mod provides better anti aliasing compared to default SMAA/TAA, you don't need resolution scaling higher than 100%. Every other game you play has 100% resolution scaling. 100% scaling = native resolution (if you are playing 1080p then its 1080p, if its 4k its 4k). If you have performance to afford then you can increase for sharper image.
You can lower resolution of mirrors. If you have mirror quality medium or high then you will have new lighting applied to mirrors and a custom TAA pass applied to mirrors. You can set mirror quality to low but you will lose the lighting and TAA for mirrors.
Quality settings for SSAO will be added later. It's the main reason performance impact is higher.
Graphics Tips
If interior looks weirdly dark/bright, please reset game config.
If interior looks too dark/bright, adjust Rendering / Lighting > Interior Lighting setting.
If game looks dull with mods like JBX, increase "Colors/Tonemap > Pre-Contrast".
Use Dynamic for enable/disable dynamic contrast when weather is overcast. Use Pre-Exposure, Pre-Contrast for better brightness and contrast adjustment, they will help you to have nice color adjustments without getting anything extreme.
If game looks too bright/dark, you can change Colors/Tonemap > Pre-Exposure setting.
If game looks high/low contrast, you can change Colors/Tonemap > Pre-Contrast setting.
If shadows look too dark, you can increase Colors/Tonemap > Shadow setting.
If blacks are not black enough, you can lower Colors/Tonemap > Blacks setting.
If monitor resolution is high enough for the size of monitor and you want sharper lighting, you can set Rendering/Lighting > SSAO setting to SSAO Sharp. If it looks noisy on your screen you can set back to SSAO Soft.
TAA/DLAA/DLSS Tips
Use Temporal Anti Aliasing/Clarity for minimal performance impact.
Use Temporal Anti Aliasing Clarity for sharpest result.
Sharpen Edges is for sharpening edges of objects, sharpness is for sharpening whole screen. You can use Sharpen Edges to see objects easier while keeping the overall sharpening low.
If you have RTX Gpu, you can use DLAA/DLSS.
Use DLAA for 100% and higher resolution scaling.
Use DLSS for resolution scaling lower than 100%. Set resolution scaling to 25% for DLSS Performance, 25-50% for DLSS Balanced and 50% for DLSS Quality settings. This will help you get better performance but game is going to be rendered at lower resolution than your monitor's resolution.
Possible Crash/Not Working/Black Screen Reasons and Fixes
If you have antivirus/windows antivirus, turn off antivirus/windows antivirus or whitelist mod .dll files. Redownload .dll files and put them again
If you are using ReShade, use version 6.4 or older versions. 6.5 and newer versions are not supported.
Always start the game with DirectX 11.
For VR (only WMR) use OpenXR without OpenXR Toolkit. Instead use "OpenXR Tools for Windows Mixed Reality" from Windows Store and enable OpenXR from SteamVR (SteamVR Settings > OpenXR > Set OpenXR as Runtime).
Disable Windows HDR
Disable route advisor mods
Disable RTX from NVIDIA app and settings you have enabled later
Reset your game config.cfg (go to documents -> ETS2/ATS folder -> delete config.cfg -> restart game)
If you cannot see the menu, go to "bin\win_x64" folder -> right click eurotrucks2.exe/amtrucks.exe -> properties -> compatibility -> https://snowymoon.io/img/ets2_settings.jpg change it like this -> click OK.
It depends on your monitor settings, weather mod you are using and the way you like but my settings
Anti Aliasing / Motion Blur
Temporal Anti Aliasing Clarity with Sharpness 2, Sharpen Edges 5
Motion Blur Enabled with Intensity 3
Rendering / Lighting
SSAO Sharp & Noisy (it feels a little bit noisy at night but helps to provide sharper lighting)
Interior Lighting 1.35
Colors / Tonemap
Pre-Exposure 0.50
Pre-Contrast 0.13
Vibrance 0.40
Monitor set to sRGB color mode to provide natural colors/brightness. Resolution 4k. Default weather with no mods.
Roadmap
Fix all the problems
Improve performance
Maybe some custom weather system and new foliage, idk
Supported
All mods, you can use any mod you want
VR, Multimonitor
Not Supported
HDR (disable it if its enabled)
Route advisor mods
Supported Game Versions
ETS2 1.53, 1.54, 1.55, 1.56
ATS 1.53, 1.54, 1.55, 1.56
Installation (Video will be added later with full release)
Go to ETS2/ATS folder
Go to "bin\win_x64" folder (check this part : https://youtu.be/BlKPus1xcSk?t=33 )
Copy & paste "dxgi.dll" and "dinput8.dll" files (optional: "nvngx_dlss.dll" for DLSS if you have RTX gpu)
Start game with DirectX 11
Press "END" or "CTRL+P" key to open menu ingame
If you want to use with ReShade (ReShade is not required to use Lighting Improvements) :
IMPORTANT: 6.5 and newer versions are not supported
You can also use this method with any other mod/plugin uses dxgi.dll.
Create a folder named "reshade" in "bin\win_x64\" folder.
Put all ReShade (or any other mod/plugin) files to "bin\win_x64\reshade\" folder or select "bin\win_x64\reshade\" folder from ReShade installer.
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