About this mod
Reduces stuttering. Improves performance. Improves loading times. Makes Unreal Engine effects less artifacty. Reduces ghosting. Improves image clarity. Improves the quality of all upscaling/anti-aliasing methods.
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- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
Every mod I make is free & always will be but I use tools that costs
money to create my mods, which means I lose money to deliver this
content. Please donate if you wish to help me out.


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Preview
Benchmark vs Other Mods
Average FPS
1. Optimization Essentials: 62fps (Ultra Quality)
2. Anti-Stutter Mod and Massive FPS Boost: 61fps (Base)
3. STK2 - SPF: 60fps
4. Stalker Optimizer: 60fps
5. Ultimate Engine Tweaks: 59fps
5. Optimized Tweaks S.2: 59fps (Base)
6. Default: 56fps
1% Lows FPS
1. Optimization Essentials: 46fps (Ultra Quality)
1. STK2 - SPF: 46fps
2. Anti-Stutter Mod and Massive FPS Boost: 45fps (Base)
2. Stalker Optimizer: 45fps
2. Default: 45fps
3. Ultimate Engine Tweaks: 43fps
4. Optimized Tweaks S.2: 42fps (Base)
Conclusion
Avoid Ultimate Engine Tweaks & Optimized Tweaks S.2, since they provide less consistent frametimes than the base game. Stalker Optimizer & Anti-Stutter Mod has the same lows as the base game but better averages which isn't really great either but at least it doesn't hurt. Only Optimization Essentials & STK2 actually improve the base games performance in every regard, so I recommend one of ours.
Note: Most Stutter mods are only for stuttering, and most performance mod only for FPS. My mod doubles as both. If you're just using the Ultra Quality preset (what I used for the benchmark) then that's just the stuttering fixes, using the other presets can significantly increase performance as well on top of the smoother frametimes.
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What Does This Mod Do?
- Makes Unreal Engines effects artifacty
- Reduces ghosting
- Improves image clarity
- Improves the quality of all upscaling/anti-aliasing methods
- Reduces stuttering
- Improves performance
- Improves loading & boot times
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Installation
1. Download the mod & unzip it, then select the preset you want
2. Put the ini files found inside your selected preset where your games ini's files are located & overwrite if it asks you to (if you added other commands from different mods you'll need to add them manually by copying & pasting the commands in)
3. Launch the game and enjoy, but don't change anti-aliasing options because it could overwrite some of the mods parameters
Note: This command "D3D12.PSO.DriverOptimizedDiskCache=1" was removed from the mod because some users experienced a "Out of video
memory" crash on startup. However this command does reduce stuttering, so I recommend adding it to the mod yourself under [SystemSettings] and if it doesn't crash when compiling shaders keep it. "r.OneFrameThreadLag=0" was also removed because it decreased input latency but at the cost of FPS & frametime stability, but you can add it if you want max latency reduction.
Recommendations: I recommend most users use Ultra Quality - Balanced, while those on much weaker devices use Performance and those super desperate use Potato Graphics.
ini Location
%localappdata%\Stalker2\Saved\Config\Windows
%localappdata%\Stalker2\Saved\Config\WinGDK
/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1623730/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Stalker2/Saved/Config/Windows
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Tips
Optimized Settings
Optimized Quality Settings
Texture Quality: Highest VRAM Can Handle
Hair: High
Object Details: High
Effects Quality: High
Materials: High
Post-Processing: High or Low (Low disables some post-processing which you may prefer. Subjective)
Anti-Aliasing: Medium
Motion Blur Quality: High
Motion Blur Strength: 45, 35, 25, 20, or 0 (Subjective. These are my presets)
Depth of Field: High of Low (Low disables it. Subjective)
Light Shafts: On
Shading Quality: Epic
Global Illumination: Epic
Reflections: High
Shadow Quality: Epic
Cloud Quality: Epic
Fog: High
Sky: Medium
Foliage: Epic
Environment Draw Distance: Far
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Optimized Balanced Settings
Optimized Quality Settings As Base
Object Details: Medium
Effects Quality: Medium
Light Shafts: Off
Shading Quality: Medium
Global Illumination: Medium
Reflections: Low
Shadow Quality: Medium
Foliage: Medium
Environment Draw Distance: Near
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Optimized Low Settings
Optimized Balanced Settings As Base
Object Details: Low
Effects Quality: Low
Foliage: Low
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FAQ
Q: Does this work with achievements?
A: Yes
Q: What is your socials or other mods?