Piss Filter Removal

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NFS Underground 2 – Piss Filter Removal (Archie Shader Loader)

Piss Filter Removal is a shader mod for Need for Speed: Underground 2 that removes the strong yellow/green tint and brings the game closer to the more neutral, cooler look of Need for Speed: Underground 1.

Instead of using ReShade, this mod works by replacing the game’s shader through Archie Shader Loader. The overall result is a more balanced image, less “muddy” lighting, and noticeably more vibrant blues while still preserving the original UG2 atmosphere.

The shader is decompiled and easy to edit, with a clear settings section at the top of the file, so you can quickly adjust the strength and tone without digging through complicated code.

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Comments

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RKBDI (February 27, 2026 @ 22:25)

@donnie its kinda possible since its just effects
they are still in the game and its like in 4 locations but they made it smaller and not really visible. go out of bounds really far and you can see it for yourself

RKBDI (February 27, 2026 @ 22:09)

@CovRETA37 mix of ug2net with "[NFSU2] New HD Textures Pack " port to texwizard from Discord group

CovRETA37 (February 23, 2026 @ 05:46)

what texture world did you use?

donnie (February 21, 2026 @ 18:17)

Good work! As one commenter mentioned, it indeed looks more like ps2 demo, although I suspect they only relied on the colored fog. I wish someone would finally find a way to bring it back somehow from the demo :(

Kvarkmeister (February 18, 2026 @ 12:58)

thanks, i fumbled the readme on this one xd