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:

Download the mod & unzip it, then select the preset you want
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)
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