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  1. Darkzehl
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    GTX1060 user here with maximum graphics settings.
    So I test it and here is the result (with TSUKI Reshade and no mods):
    Before
    launch time : 7,95s
    loading screen: 30,91s
    After
    launch time : 07,54s
    loading screen : 20,24s
    (average after 10 launch)

    So yes, it's really worth it !
    1. SCARaw
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      Thank you for trying my mod! 
      and for this tests :)
  2. PoxNaVse
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    Is there something similar for AMD?
    1. SCARaw
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      i tried, but best i can offer is this:

      https://kenshi-modding.fandom.com/wiki/Kenshi_Modding_Wiki:SCAR%27S_Performance_Optimization_Guide
      https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/950
      https://www.nexusmods.com/kenshi/mods/1216
      Edit: i found small leak about AMD performance update for OpenGL
      https://twitter.com/ayxerious/status/1534905703160225792
      hope its real and it will benefit kenshi 
  3. liszka666
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    This guy .... :+  :*   Quality, as always Scar. AMAZING
  4. Adrieath
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    well after 5 driver reinstall i fixed problem where "kenshi' used by another profile (i just modifyed wrong line in .nip file xD) but after 3 more attempts installing clean drivers nvidia control panel just closes when i try to add kenshi.exe and by now i give up haha. great mod i guess, maybe next time when ill be triggered by eternal loading in swamp location i will finally figure out how to install this corrrectly, but not for now xD
    1. SCARaw
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      Hey
      i just wanted to say its not your fault
      i relay on rather problematic functions that as nvidia drivers moves on are less reliable to use

      i would say, when you get new patience and strength to do it:

      • Clean install the drivers
      • Go to nvidia control panel, find kenshi exe and set it to use Nvidia GPU or anything basic like this
      • download the mod - primal version and take it outside the ZIP
      • go to folder inside instead of trying to import
      • launch the tool and get kenshi profile opened as is
      • redo all the changes you can find in images inside darkmode inspector
      • Save and go back to nvidia control panel to see if you can see some of the changes
      • if you do it means both tool and your drivers are perfectly synchronized and mod should work

    2. Adrieath
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      i tried different things that i havent do before for like 1h but in the end it workerd! thanks for guiding and mod, ur mods are the best thanks dude :)
    3. PolarisRavenclaw
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      Would u mind to tell me how u made it? I tried the latest inspector but it still didn't work.
  5. gargovich
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    I got a basic ass 1050Ti, but I haven't been able to import profile. So I saw your screenshots and manually edit profile settings one-by-one. 

    Would that be alright? Are there any additional changes to be made?
    1. SCARaw
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      inside kenshi there is CFG file
      i also made MOAR performance mods that are easier to install
  6. ahaoaahahae13
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    it daznt do noffin. sux.
  7. oakneed
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    problem, i am trying to change the "kenshi.cfg" file to the settings provided in description but i cannot find the cfg file in my game folder?
    1. SCARaw
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      Kenshi.cfg is Configuration file, you should have it if you launch the game at least once
    2. RRT281
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      hey same issue here, and i had just opened the game before trying the mod out
    3. SCARaw
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      From my perspective you either use some specific Copy
      or are doing it on purpose
      game literally can't launch without CFG file, it will either be downloaded with legal copy or generated with kenshi.exe
  8. ARANTUR46
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    What do i do if all my mod races isnt working with this mod
    1. ARANTUR46
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      its just disabled.....
      mod is perfect thx
  9. Fancias911
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    I tried deleting all of the old profiles and I'm still getting an error when I try to save the new one. Not sure what the issue is. 
    1. SCARaw
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      i think its driver mismatch
      try reinstalling clean or updating drivers? and try again
      tool don't see all the profiles or your gpu didnt let it change the currently used one
  10. Whalejesus
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    After installing i started getting a weird resolution problem, where the game displays with black bars on the sides and everything is mushed together so to say.
    I'm running dual monitor setup with different resolutions, one 1920x1080 and the other 3840x2160
    1. SCARaw
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      ohh no, multiple screen setup require a bit of work around in nvidia control panel, but game should return to normal once you set
      either in tool or in the panel to use aplication with multiple screens
    2. Whalejesus
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      Turns out it was an issue with the game itself, not your mod, fixed it by switching to borderless thanks for the quick reply and sorry for bothering!
    3. Whalejesus
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      Turns out i was wrong again, the mod is also causing the problem, without the mod borderless works fine, but with the game treats my 1080p screen as a 4k screen and takes up only 1/4th of the screen
    4. SCARaw
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      As i said before but now with more details:

      • enter the darkmode inspector
      • Scroll to custom
      • find Single display/performance mode
      • switch it to multiple screens or something until you get the setting that makes everything click for you
      • you will lose a bit of performance but its worth the quality you can get and comfort to play with your monitors

  11. Hello. I did everything according to the installation instructions. However, I always get an error when loading a profile, exactly the same as you have with the spoiler. However, it still pops up, then when I did the same thing when loading the launcher, I do not get a notification that the invidia profile has been changed. I can not understand whether the mod works in my game? Can you tell me how I could check this to find out for sure whether the profile I loaded works? My video card is nvidia gtx 1650
    1. And also, I'll ask the author of the mod. Will all the optimization mods from you work correctly? I already use "Particle System Override (PSO)" "Kenshi Performance Fix"  and I'm also thinking of trying Vulkan
    2. SCARaw
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      generally speaking you can "feel" if the mod worked
      you can take a stopwatch or any widget timer and use it to meassure the load time, but since you  have shrodinger installation it might be tough

      imo do this:

      • reinstall GPU driver - select clean installation
      • once you restart PC twice (clean installation take double restart)
      • take the timer and load the game - game should load faster than before you did anything since i bet your drivers ware running for quite some time and refresher might help them
      • try your best again to install the mod (you can fail, its not big deal, attempt counts as doing something
      • take the timer again and compare
      next just run around the map a bit
      if pauses during runs are gone or shorter, you most likely made it

      as for quality or "functionality" of my mods
      they fucking work - you already use PSO and Performance fix, both have noticeable impact on the game themselves which you can even check in kenshi.info.log
      i take a lot of pride in developing mods as good as they can be (or i can make them be at the time)i always take some tests to ensure there will not be unforseen error i could spot during said tests
      and i always push updates when i can improve the mod, even if i have to strike the previous file with large download counter

      • all my mods works together and i kind of use them together
      • i don't use merry xmas kenshi outside of december, but mod can be installed and deleted whenever, you just have to remake hats xD
    3. Thank you very much for answering comments under your mods and quite promptly. Thank you for these wonderful mods that have seen the light. It helps to live and play more or less normally in Kenshi while waiting for Kenshi 2, since Chris did not take on the correction of the first part. Your performance mods have really become part of the game and I am sure they have influenced the community for the better (in that players do not abandon the game because of eternal loading :D)
    4. SCARaw
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      i just love the game
      i also been thru a lot of hoops during development of this mod and i understand the troubles around installation,
      im not the best at guiding completely new people as well as i wish i could,
      so i often assume person got basic nexus done, either from other game or from easier to install mods...but regardless im trying my best
      thank you and have fun playing
  12. Niralthur
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    Tried to follow the guide.
    I have kenshi (lowercase) and Kenshi (uppercase K) in darkmode inspector.
    I delete kenshi_64.exe from kenshi (lowercase), proceed to do everything else in installation manual, import profile etc.
    launch game, no popups, no errors, ok.
    Game launches, all good.
    Decide to check nvidia control panel, just in case.
    open it - no kenshi.
    click "add", find kenshi_64.exe, try to add it - it just closes (it probably crashes?)

    I hope I didn't just break my GPU
    1. SCARaw
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      it didn't
      its just compatibility issue
      usually restart PC fixes it, if not you can reinstall driver and do it again xD it will click in place eventually
    2. Niralthur
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      That's what I did - reinstalled drivers, fresh install. Then manually set everything as in screenshots you put in problem solving. for both "Kenshi" and "kenshi", just in case. Now in nvidia control panel I notice some things changed (the ones it shows me at least), so I assumed I did everything right.
      Kenshi launches, GPU works, loading times between zones are short, I suppose it's all good, thanks for the mod.
    3. xxguzzoxx
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      How do you reinstall drivers. pc nub here. i think i got everything in place but my control panel crashes after tryin to add kenshi to it.
    4. SCARaw
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      this might be hard, but i will try to guide you thru it:
      https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/

      This is official website for Nvidia, but it might be hard to navigate
      Basically:
      you need to know specific model and series of your GPU
      Models:

      • Quadro
      • Geforce
      • RTX
      • GTX
      Series:

      • funky numbers making your GPU sound and cost even more like sports cars
      • you can also get TI at the end for similar effect

      Personally i would suggest google: Nvidia Drivers Model Serries and look for google result on Nvidia.com - it will very likely link right driver
      but if you feel good enough you can use website directly