Simple color correction ReShade presets will cost virtually zero performance loss (0–2 FPS drop).

You can also find mods that replace the pixelated HUD and menu icons with clean, high-resolution assets. 3. Lighting and Shadow Fixes

Run the installer and browse to your MK9 executable ( MK9Game.exe ), usually found in: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\MortalKombat_KompleteEdition\Binaries\Win32\ Select as the rendering API.

Download a specific MK9 ReShade preset and drop it into the folder.

Locate your game's asset folder: ...\Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition\DiscContent\PC\Asset .

Download your chosen MK9 ReShade preset from a community site like Nexus Mods.