Special K
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About this mod Machine translation
It’s a gaming tool. I don’t know what it’s used for, but it can be used in all games.
Installation method:
Just put the downloaded file into the game directory
How to use:
Press Ctrl+Shift+Backspace in the game to open the main menu in the game
It has come to my attention that the game loads input icons synchronously any time it sees input on keyboard/mouse or gamepad.
This means if you are using a gamepad generally but you hit a button on your keyboard -- hitch. If you use keyboard/mouse but hit the analog stick -- hitch.
My own mod framework (Special K) is capable of working around this by preventing the game from seeing input events on devices of your choosing.
nstall
Extract to FFXV's install directory, done.
Uninstall
Delete dxgi.dll, the Version and logs subdirectories (these are all part of Special K, not the game)
Thread Rescheduling Details < 0.9.9.8 >
This (final?) update includes options that fix thread scheduling on the most important (least important, actually) threads.
Having these scheduled incorrectly is responsible for:
Increased load times (as is SteamAPI, as is anti-debug..... Square-Enix hates us)
Audio stutter
Physics twitching
The thread priorities for VSYNC Emulation Thread and SwapChain Flip Thread are set way too high by Square Enix and are making it impossible to distribute a workload across your CPUs. This is known as starvation. You simply have things the game needs to be doing with the CPU that it cannot because Square Enix has too many threads running at a ridiculous priority level that is not generally useful for rendering.
Lower those thread priorities to Highest or Above Normal. I would suggest everyone do this, I even do it and I have plenty of CPU cores.
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
- Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.
Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.