diff --git a/src/games/unrealengine/common.hlsl b/src/games/unrealengine/common.hlsl
index 342f7560..f9cfa8ce 100644
--- a/src/games/unrealengine/common.hlsl
+++ b/src/games/unrealengine/common.hlsl
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ float3 PostToneMapScale(float3 color) {
     color = renodx::color::srgb::EncodeSafe(color);
   }
 
-  // bg-sRGB should be clamped between -0.53f and 1.68f
-  // https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-r/opb/rep/R-REP-BT.2380-2-2018-PDF-E.pdf
-  // Just clamp negative or else peak is limited
-  color = max(-0.53f, color);
-
   return color;
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +106,8 @@ float3 RenoDRTSmoothClamp(float3 untonemapped) {
   renodrt_config.hue_correction_strength = 0.f;
   renodrt_config.working_color_space = 0u;
 
+  // renodrt_config.tone_map_method = renodx::tonemap::renodrt::config::tone_map_method::REINHARD;
+
   return renodx::tonemap::renodrt::BT709(untonemapped, renodrt_config);
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +131,7 @@ float3 ToneMap(float3 bt709) {
   config.reno_drt_saturation = 1.05f;
   config.reno_drt_dechroma = 0;
   config.reno_drt_blowout = injectedData.colorGradeBlowout;
-  config.reno_drt_flare = 0.10f * injectedData.colorGradeFlare;
+  config.reno_drt_flare = 0.10f * pow(injectedData.colorGradeFlare, 10.f);
   config.reno_drt_working_color_space = 2u;
   config.reno_drt_per_channel = injectedData.toneMapPerChannel != 0;
 
diff --git a/src/mods/swapchain.hpp b/src/mods/swapchain.hpp
index 9e418119..60428c8b 100644
--- a/src/mods/swapchain.hpp
+++ b/src/mods/swapchain.hpp
@@ -952,8 +952,6 @@ static void OnInitResource(
     return;
   }
 
-  if (initial_data != nullptr) return;
-
   auto& private_data = device->get_private_data<DeviceData>();
   const std::unique_lock lock(private_data.mutex);
 
@@ -972,6 +970,7 @@ static void OnInitResource(
       return;
   }
 
+  bool changed = false;
   std::stringstream s;
   s << "mods::swapchain::OnInitResource(tracking ";
   s << reinterpret_cast<void*>(resource.handle);
@@ -979,8 +978,10 @@ static void OnInitResource(
   s << ", state: " << std::hex << static_cast<uint32_t>(initial_state) << std::dec;
   s << ", width: " << desc.texture.width;
   s << ", height: " << desc.texture.height;
+  s << ", initial_data: " << (initial_data == nullptr ? "false" : "true");
   s << ", format: " << desc.texture.format;
   if (private_data.applied_target != nullptr) {
+    changed = true;
     if (private_data.applied_target->resource_tag != -1) {
       renodx::utils::resource::SetResourceTag(device, resource, private_data.applied_target->resource_tag);
     }
@@ -1073,6 +1074,7 @@ static void OnInitResource(
         reshade::log::message(reshade::log::level::debug, s.str().c_str());
       }
     }
+    changed = true;
     s << ", flagged: true";
   } else {
     // Nothing to do
@@ -1082,12 +1084,16 @@ static void OnInitResource(
   s << ")";
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_LEVEL_1
-  reshade::log::message(
-      desc.texture.format == reshade::api::format::unknown
-          ? reshade::log::level::warning
-          : reshade::log::level::info,
-      s.str().c_str());
+  changed = true;
 #endif
+
+  if (changed) {
+    reshade::log::message(
+        desc.texture.format == reshade::api::format::unknown
+            ? reshade::log::level::warning
+            : reshade::log::level::info,
+        s.str().c_str());
+  }
 }
 
 static void OnDestroyResource(reshade::api::device* device, reshade::api::resource resource) {