Metro Exodus Qols Mod

How to install:
Close the game.
Put the DINPUT8.dll file from the archive in ...Steam\steamapps\common\Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition folder. (don't rename DINPUT8.dll)
Launch the game as you would normally, and you will see a mod button in the game' main menu (bottom right)


How to uninstall:
close the game.
delete DINPUT8.dll


Mod Features:
Check the screenshots of the mod ui to see all the features settings.


Steam Overlay:
The mod will unfortunatley disable Steam Overlay shortcut, however you can enable a Steam Overlay Button that will show next to the Mod Settings button. To enable it go in the Misc. section of the mod settings.


ChangeLog:

17/3/25: 1.7
Adjusted the Y position of the mod settings button (KAIBZ MOD SETTINGS) so it prevents the issue of the blue bar bug at the bottom of the screen for some users.
Added a X and Y setting in the MISC section to change the position of the KAIBZ MOD SETTINGS button in case the default position creates issues for some users.

14/9/24: 1.6
Added a more precise FOV setting in the mod menu
Added system to make sure the mod will rememberthe user's FOV is it's set beyon 75 in the mod options
Fixed a bug that would spawn big rocks on the roadin Caspian Level
Improved code to make the mod start faster.

27/5/24:  1.5
Added an option to add a Steam Overlay Button next to the Mod Settings Button (go in the Misc.
Added an option to unbind the mousewheel or to rebind it to an action
Added an optional custom mini hud that will show the selected throwable when using dedicated throwable key shortcuts.
Added more visual feedback through text color for the fast forward feature
Added a slider to change the alpha level of the hud in Ranger Difficulty
Fixed a static address that could have prevented some people from launching the mod before
Scaled the mod settings and custom throwable fonts so that they are consistent with different screen resolutions.

2/4/24:   1.4 - Added an option custom map zoom level for the map.

1/4/24:   1.33 - Fixed a bug that prevented the use of the throwables shortcuts keys.

1/4/24:   1.32 - Fixed a bug that prevented some user from launching the mod.

28/3/24: 1.3 - Fixed another bug related to infinite loading screen when the
game tries to load the next level of the game while the fast forward was
active.

28/3/24: 1.2 - Fixed a bug where user would press the quick load button while the fast forward is active resulting in an infinite
loading screen.

27/3/24: 1.1 - Fixed a bug related that prevented most user from launching the mod. - Made the Fast Forward auto stop if a
save is triggered.

23/3/24: 1.0 - Initial Release.



How to fix Windows auto deleting the mod:

• Windows might auto delete the mod, because the mod is named like a windows dll (for ex Dinput8, Xinput1_3....) but the mod's file name is very important so that the mod loads automatically when you launch the game, so if that happens to you, you can try this:
  

• First update your archive explorer (winrar, 7zip...) and try again, :
  

• if it still doesn't work, go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Virus & Threat Protection.
  

• Under Virus & threat protection settings, click on "Manage settings."
  

•  Scroll down to "Exclusions" and click on "Add or remove exclusions."
  

• Click on "Add an exclusion" and choose "Folder" and select the folder where the mod should be installed. Then download the mod again and extract it in that folder and you should be good to go.
  



TroubleShootings:

• Make sure the meet the requirements for this mod. (Steam, Direct12, Enhanced Edition, fully updated)
• The GoG game version is not supported as i don't own it, the mod might work but, the mod menus/UI will/may not be rendered which will make it very hard to use the mod, even if you should still be able to use F2/F1 to fast foward/reset cutscenes. If you own this version and want to help make the mod compatible let me know.
• If the mod gets deleted automatically check the section above.
• Once again, make sure you have installed MetroExodus Enhanced Edition and not not just MetroExodus.
• If you sometimes have issues clicking on the "Kaibz Mod Settings" button, try to alt tab out of the game and then just click on the game in the task bar to bring it back up. You may have to do this a few times until you can finally click the button. It's a known issue, very hard to fix, but you will not want to go in the mod menu every time you launch the game anyway.
• If you have any issue with the mod UI try disabling any other UI like Discord, After burner, RTSS, Steam UI, Nvidia/Amd UI...That way you will know for sure if they are related to your issue, or not.
• credit to sonycool: If you're using Windows 11 and do not see the mod button, disable fullscreen optimization in the game shortcut.
• If you see a blue bar at the bottom of the screen while in game, make sure you are using a version of the mod that is not older than 1.70. If you still see the blue bar go the MISC section of the mod and try to adjust the Y offset of mod button until you don't see the blue bar anymore. Thanks to Hazelberry for the bug report and testing.
• The first time you launch the game the mod will create a MetroExodusQolsMod folder in the same folder as the game and this is where the modSettings.json will be.
• The mod will also generate a MetroExodusQolsMod_Log.txt file in the same folder as the game and will log is something goes wrong. There will be more or less text in that file depending if you use the release or debug version of the mod.
  

• If you hear a error message or if you don't know why the mod is not working check the log file i mentioned in "How to install" section of this file, it might give you info about what went wrong.
• There should also be a debug version of the mod available on the download page of the mod which will a LOT more debug information in log file.
• Still in the debug version, you can also, get the log from the game console in the log file, to do that go in the Misc Section and enable log console to file.
• If you still haven't managed to make the mod work, and it seems it's related to the mod UI, you can try to go in your game folder, there should be a MetroExodusQolsMod and inside it a modSettings.json, open this file with a text editor and set the line:  "m_isUseImgui": true, to "m_isUseImgui": false,  You will not have a mod settings UI but at least you should be able to change the settings before launching the game. In that case, to know what value to enter for the keys to bind make sure to find the DECIMAL value of the virtual key code you want to bind to any of the actions: https://cherrytree.at/misc/vk.htm
• If you have manually modified the .json file, and you think you can set it back to default, or you have changed it or it got corrupted, close the game, delete the .json file and it will be regenerated at its default state the next time the game is launched
• If all fails and depending on your machine you might need to install  Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable (vc_redist x64)
• You can also read the posts as some user may have reported issues which might be the same as yours, and fixes may have been suggested there.
  

Requirements:

• This mod requires the fully updated Steam Enhanced Edition DX12 version of the game to work. It also work with the DLC.
• Update 24/8/24: For linux users, user remayns reports the mod is working fine with GEProton9-11.
  

Source:
Source code for this mod, like all my other mods should be released soon after a bit of refactoring


Anti Virus False Positive:

• As this mod uses a proxy dll, different libraries/hooks, it may trigger a false positive in some
  anti virus. Iam in the process of releasing the source code of all my projects (starting with Wolfenstein New Colossus Qol mod) so you can either not use the mod for the moment, reverse it or wait for the binaries releases