S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl S2 Essentials - Stutter and Performance Fix Mod v1.9

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.

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

Installation:

1. Download the mod & unzip it, then select the preset you want
2. Put the "Engine.ini" file found inside your selected preset where your Engine.ini location is located at & overwrite (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 and if it doesn't crash when compiling shaders keep it.

Recommendations: I recommend most users use Ultra Quality - Balanced, while those on much weaker devices use Performance and those super desperate use Potato Graphics.

Engine.ini Location

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Stalker2\Saved\Config\Windows
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Stalker2\Saved\Config\WinGDK

FAQ

Q: Does this work with achievements?
A: Yes