FAR (Fix Automata Resolution)

[Kaldaien]

Special K[wiki.special-k.info] features NieR: Automata specific tweaks and features (collectively known as FAR) created by Kaldaien with contributions from various individuals. For years these tweaks were essential to fix various issues the Steam version of the game suffered from, and many of these features and fixes made their way into the game officially following an update to the game released by Square Enix on July 15, 2021.

With the current state of the game Special K is no longer as essential though it still features improvements to the latest version of the game that some may find beneficial:

• Enables much faster loading times.
  
• Can improve the frame pacing of the game and eliminate micro stuttering.
  
• Decrease the global illumination below that of the lowest setting of the game for a major performance improvement.
  
• As well as various other minor fixes and features that improves the overall rendering pipeline and latency, such as Nvidia Reflex integration.

For updated information please see the Special K wiki:

https://wiki.special-k.info/SpecialK/Custom/FAR

Uninstall outdated versions of FAR

The legacy version of FAR (v 0.7.0.23) is not compatible with the new updated Steam version, and the game will fail to launch if left in the game folder. The files related to FAR needs to be removed manually from the game folder, so please remove them from the game folder. This is most easily done by removing any and all files that is not shown in the below image.

• This is how a fully cleaned out folder looks like after the game has been launched once:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2559265741

• If the game has not been launched yet another executable along with some batch files will also exist in the folder.
  
  
• Only GOTY owners have the Wallpaper folder.
  
  
• Validating game files or uninstalling/reinstalling the game through Steam will not remove third-party files, such as FAR, from the game folder.

These are the files and folders related to older versions of FAR:

Name	Type	Comment
dinput8	Files	Remove any file with dinput8 in its name. These are the main components of FAR.
FAR.ini	File	Holds NieR: Automata tweaks config.
d3d11_shaders.ini	File	Holds outdated shader config for the outdated custom ReShade of FAR.
Version	Folder	Holds non-functioning auto-updater version data.
logs	Folder	Holds FAR diagnostics logs.
ReShade	File/Folder	Any file or folder with ReShade in its name is related to FAR's outdated custom version of ReShade.

[Aemony]

引用自 DrDaxxy：

I should note that we still have no idea what exactly the Global Illumination Quality setting does. If the developers wanted to turn down the performance impact, they'd likely change something else though.

True. But trying to explain that just muddies the water for end-users. It's far easier to just explain the setting out of the perceived effect it has on the game world, than try to explain the intricacies of the setting/hack itself.

[Diabolicus]

Kaldaien you have after 40-50 minutes increase VRAM for no reason?

[The One]

引用自 Yaz：

Kaldaien you have after 40-50 minutes increase VRAM for no reason?

Yaz, you keep asking this but I don't think anyone has ever heard of that issue. Is this reproducable? Have you booted the game up multiple times, played for a while, and noticed a huge ram spike at exactly the same play time? Are you always in the same area when it happens?

[Diabolicus]

引用自 AYBABTU BC：

引用自 Yaz：

Kaldaien you have after 40-50 minutes increase VRAM for no reason?

Yaz, you keep asking this but I don't think anyone has ever heard of that issue. Is this reproducable? Have you booted the game up multiple times, played for a while, and noticed a huge ram spike at exactly the same play time? Are you always in the same area when it happens?

No the RAM go fine only the VRAM increase for no reason, no in the same area.

[★REM★]

Hey Kal little problem here, i formatted my pc today, reinstalled Nier and now when i try to install SKIM64 i get the error "dxgi.dll is either not designed to ru n on Windows or i contains an error, error status 0xc00012f"
(Using a fresh SKIM downloaded from the link on top of this thread)

Any help is appreciated

[Aemony]

引用自 ⇒ Rem ⇐：

Hey Kal little problem here, i formatted my pc today, reinstalled Nier and now when i try to install SKIM64 i get the error "dxgi.dll is either not designed to ru n on Windows or i contains an error, error status 0xc00012f"
(Using a fresh SKIM downloaded from the link on top of this thread)

Any help is appreciated

The automatic installer currently doesn't work since GitHub have for unknown reasons disabled the Special K repository[github.com] which it relies on. Please follow the FAR: Manual Installation chapter of the below guide instead:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196

[★REM★]

引用自 Aemony：

引用自 ⇒ Rem ⇐：

Hey Kal little problem here, i formatted my pc today, reinstalled Nier and now when i try to install SKIM64 i get the error "dxgi.dll is either not designed to ru n on Windows or i contains an error, error status 0xc00012f"
(Using a fresh SKIM downloaded from the link on top of this thread)

Any help is appreciated

The automatic installer currently doesn't work since GitHub have for unknown reasons disabled the Special K repository[github.com] which it relies on. Please follow the FAR: Manual Installation chapter of the below guide instead:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196

Oh ok it make sense, i didnt realized the GitHub Issue was affecting the auto installer, thanks for the heads up

[★REM★]

Thanks Aemony, like a charm with manual installation.
Can i assume, im exempt of the alt-tab bug if i go borderless window with FAR?

[😎Macula😎]

引用自 Aemony：

引用自 ⇒ Rem ⇐：

Hey Kal little problem here, i formatted my pc today, reinstalled Nier and now when i try to install SKIM64 i get the error "dxgi.dll is either not designed to ru n on Windows or i contains an error, error status 0xc00012f"
(Using a fresh SKIM downloaded from the link on top of this thread)

Any help is appreciated

The automatic installer currently doesn't work since GitHub have for unknown reasons disabled the Special K repository[github.com] which it relies on. Please follow the FAR: Manual Installation chapter of the below guide instead:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196

Despite the unknown reasons we can prob guess some jackass mass reported it.

Now we have to wait till Kal hears reply from GitHub why before even getting it back up and running.

At very least we can still manually install FAR if nothing else.

EDIT:

A bit off-topic does anyone know good recommendation for external sound card or something like that?

[★REM★]

引用自 Macula：

Despite the unknown reasons we can prob guess some jackass mass reported it.

Now we have to wait till Kal hears reply from GitHub why before even getting it back up and running.

At very least we can still manually install FAR if nothing else.

Probably the same people that spammed with useless and racist words the Special K main page.
While the auto-installer is nice, i dont mind to use the manual one, thanks god we have Kal that look like a calm and nice person. If it was me, i probably will have removed all my work from steam and just used it for myself.

[😎Macula😎]

引用自 ⇒ Rem ⇐：

引用自 Macula：

Despite the unknown reasons we can prob guess some jackass mass reported it.

Now we have to wait till Kal hears reply from GitHub why before even getting it back up and running.

At very least we can still manually install FAR if nothing else.

Probably the same people that spammed with useless and racist words the Special K main page.
While the auto-installer is nice, i dont mind to use the manual one, thanks god we have Kal that look like a calm and nice person. If it was me, i probably will have removed all my work from steam and just used it for myself.

Actually he wasn't calm at that time. Slow actions from moderator and ban on him sure didn't helped.

There was even one guy (legit owner of game even) who made thread spreading that his mod is malware (while Kal was banned). I wouldn't even be suprised that he was one of people who reported given how many times he treaten that he gonne send emails reporting him. Guy knows jack shit about anything but gets trigger over even small things and over exaggerate.

He demanded that he removes part of code that checks if you legit or not, but thing is that same thing also checks if changes were made like game update. If were not for that game would crashed on that game update instead just disabling features not compatible with new update.

[Aemony]

引用自 ⇒ Rem ⇐：

Thanks Aemony, like a charm with manual installation.
Can i assume, im exempt of the alt-tab bug if i go borderless window with FAR?

Possibly? I'm not sure as I aren't fully in the know regarding what actually triggers the bug. I know that I've had the ALT+Tab bug on occasions when I played in windowed mode, but that was quite some time ago and I dunno if FAR solves it or not.

引用自 Macula：

引用自 Aemony：

The automatic installer currently doesn't work since GitHub have for unknown reasons disabled the Special K repository[github.com] which it relies on. Please follow the FAR: Manual Installation chapter of the below guide instead:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196

Despite the unknown reasons we can prob guess some jackass mass reported it.

Now we have to wait till Kal hears reply from GitHub why before even getting it back up and running.

At very least we can still manually install FAR if nothing else.

EDIT:

A bit off-topic does anyone know good recommendation for external sound card or something like that?

Yeah, I copy/pasted that section from my guide, where I sorta don't want to start drama which is why it's quite neutral and doesn't lay the blame on anyone yet. We can guess, but as long as we await further information that's fine by me.

A big one? ASUS Xonar U7, though ASUS lack of support is ridiculous. I'm using Win 8.1 drivers on Win 10 since the actual Win 10 drivers are gimped and broken.

A small one? Dunno. I have ASUS Xonar U3 myself and it works with the generic Microsoft drivers, and fits in my pocket, but otherwise I really hate everything about it.

[ProfessorFrog]

I've tried the latest version and the HUD transparency option doesn't seem to work. Neither do the hotkeys i've set for locking camera orientation and origin. I've reverted back to the old update so this is just a heads up.

Also I'd like to ask do you know how to find the values for the camera height. I've tried searching for the camera values that FAR shows but I can't find any of them.
Normally the camera focus point is on the player character's head, and i'd like it to be around waist height because the character will be more in view.

ALready posted this in the guide section but was told to post it here.

[😎Macula😎]

引用自 Aemony：

引用自 ⇒ Rem ⇐：

*snip*

Yeah, I copy/pasted that section from my guide, where I sorta don't want to start drama which is why it's quite neutral and doesn't lay the blame on anyone yet. We can guess, but as long as we await further information that's fine by me.

A big one? ASUS Xonar U7, though ASUS lack of support is ridiculous. I'm using Win 8.1 drivers on Win 10 since the actual Win 10 drivers are gimped and broken.

A small one? Dunno. I have ASUS Xonar U3 myself and it works with the generic Microsoft drivers, and fits in my pocket, but otherwise I really hate everything about it.

Hmm, does Xonar U7 has sound suppresion for background noise like fans by any chance?

[Kaldaien]

引用自 Frog：

I've tried the latest version and the HUD transparency option doesn't seem to work. Neither do the hotkeys i've set for locking camera orientation and origin. I've reverted back to the old update so this is just a heads up.

Also I'd like to ask do you know how to find the values for the camera height. I've tried searching for the camera values that FAR shows but I can't find any of them.
Normally the camera focus point is on the player character's head, and i'd like it to be around waist height because the character will be more in view.

ALready posted this in the guide section but was told to post it here.

What version of the software are you using? It sounds like you are triggering the safe-guard against the 4/28 patch, instead of crashing the game it just detects that those memory addresses aren't valid and prevents you from writing stuff to them. Completely malicious if you would believe pirates, lol.

0.5.6.5 (I think) was the first version that corrected all of the memory addresses. I did some groundwork to detect those addresses dynamically if the game is patched again in the future, but didn't have a chance to finish it before stupid pirates ruined everything :-\