Achievements Enabler

A short video guide covering the installation process and showcasing some of S2AE's optional features. The video was created on game version 2. 0. 4 and S2AE version 2. 1. 0, so some details may differ in future versions.

Невеликий відеогайд зі встановлення та демонстрації деяких опціональних можливостей S2AE. Відео було створене на версії гри 2. 0. 4 та S2AE 2. 1. 0, тому в майбутніх версіях деякі деталі можуть відрізнятися.

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ENGLISH

S2AE has always been, is, and always will be, first and foremost, an Achievement Enabler. I will NEVER move away from that philosophy, and S2AE will NEVER be distributed with unrelated features enabled by default.

In the default configuration distributed with the mod, the overlay renderer and every optional gameplay/QoL feature are disabled. Their installers are not called: their signatures are not scanned, their hooks are not created, and their runtime code does not run.

Fully bypasses the achievement block for regular ~Mods and Workshop/mod.io content while keeping the game's own progress and storefront synchronization. Version 2. 1 also adds save recovery, inventory sorting, adjustable carry weight and day length, movement and interface QoL, a native in-game console, and individual screen-effect intensity controls. The optional in-game overlay is disabled by default; see Installation below if you want to use it.

Most of the extra options were made for myself in the first place: I don't want to install a hundred separate mods, replace blueprints, or repack game files just to change a couple of tiny things. So I put the useful small stuff in one place and implemented it at runtime wherever possible. It is easier to switch on and off, easier to test after an update, and much less likely to fight with mods that replace game assets. Use what you need and ignore the rest.

Every feature checks that the game parts it needs are actually available. If an update changes something, the affected feature should show as unavailable instead of blindly using outdated data and crashing the game.

Installation

• []Extract winmm.dll and S2AE.cfg from the archive.[/]

  []If another mod already uses winmm.dll, simply rename the S2AE DLL to version.dll, winhttp.dll, dwmapi.dll, wininet.dll, or uiautomationcore.dll. Xbox/Game Pass also supports dbghelp.dll. Install only one S2AE DLL.[/]

  []Existing users may keep their current S2AE.cfg or merge the new options instead of overwriting customized settings.[/]

  []Steam/GOG: place both files in Stalker2\Binaries\Win64, next to the shipping executable.[/]

  []Xbox/Game Pass: place both files in Content\Stalker2\Binaries\WinGDK.[/]

  []If Windows shows an Unblock checkbox in the DLL properties, enable it and apply the change.[/]

  []Launch the game. A successful startup creates S2AE.log beside the DLL.[/]

  Linux / Steam Proton

  These steps were clarified by Linux users, but I currently have no suitable Linux setup to verify them personally.

  1. Place both winmm.dll and S2AE.cfg