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Matrix-Style No Mercy Color Correction

This is a color correction for No Mercy that adds in a much more green and yellow hue to the campaign.

Let me preface this by saying that I already have a fairly pleasing color correction for No Mercy, so I wanted to do something a little different for this one, which I admit will probably not be for everybody. However, No Mercy is an interesting campaign because it's one of the only campaigns where green is a naturally-fitting color with it (anything strong in red is completely out of place and there are already several blue color corrections). I wanted to make a color correction that was doused in this sickly green extremely similar to the Matrix sections in The Matrix. Green is used in that film to convey the artificiality of the program--a literal manifestation of the phosphorus green of early computers and the "coding" seen throughout the film--and also as a way to convey to the audience the sickness one gets while in the Matrix, urging the need to get out to the calmer blues of the "real world." For both purposes, The Matrix used its green filter to depict a gothic neo-noir industrial setting not too dissimilar from the setting of No Mercy's apartments, trip on the road, through the sewer, and in a hospital. Green is also often used in hospital scenes to make the redness of blood stand out more. Nevertheless, this green might be too strong for most people to enjoy playing. Regardless, I wanted to release it because I feel that while the outdoor areas might not have turned out particularly strong, I did like how the indoor areas came out rather foreboding and confining.

This will only affect No Mercy. It may unintentionally affect some custom campaigns that use No Mercy's color correction. I can't help that. This was also tested with and designed for the default skybox. It may not look good with custom skyboxes.

Please let me know what you think below, and if you like this, please consider checking out my other color corrections.