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FAR (Fix (NieR) Automata Resolution) -- Required by HD Texture Pack.
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ReShade -- Optional
I have not tested stabilities of them yet. If you want to try things written below, do it at YOUR OWN RISK.
- I'm using a 144Hz monitor, so I want to unlock FPS by FAR.
- I want to use HD Texture Pack for better graphics, which requires FAR.
- OS: Arch Linux
- Kernel: Linux 5.5.2-11-tkg-pds (fsync enabled)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700
- RAM: 16GB
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- Driver: NVIDIA 440.59
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Install
protontricks
to system wide (use later).- For Arch Linux, it can install from AUR.
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Install tkg-version of proton into Steam. I used
Pronton-tkg 5.1.r9.gc26be86c
. See Tk-Glitch's PKGBUILD repo for details.proton-tkg.cfg
are attached on this gist. -
Set NieR:Automata to use proton-tkg on Stream client.
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Launch NieR:Automata.
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If this is the first time to run NieR:Automata, Steam will automatically run Windows DirectX setup and install it to the default prefix of this game.
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Otherwise, Steam will update the default prefix of this game for your proton-tkg.
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Check NieR:Automata runs correctly.
Game directory for NieR:Automata is ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/NieRAutomata/
by default.
Run protontricks -s NieR
and check that NieR:Automata's steam app ID is 524220
.
I tried latest version of FAR (0.7.0.23), but it was not stable and had a performance issue. Here, I use version 0.7.0.14, which is better in performance, though have a problem on GUI menu (might have a workaround).
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Configure NieR:Automata as
windowed mode
,1600x900
resolution, andVSYNC
toOFF
, then close the game. I'm not sure, but these setting was worked ok anyway. DisablingVSYNC
is mandatory to uncap FPS. -
Download FAR 0.7.0.14 (FAR_0_7_0_14.7z) from https://github.com/Kaldaien/FAR/releases and extract it.
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Copy all extracted files/folders into the game directory (
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/NieRAutomata/
). -
Install
vcrun2015
anddinput8
by protontricks.-
Run
protontricks 524220 vcrun2015 dinput8
and installvcrun2015
anddinput8
. -
Run
protontricks 524220 winecfg
and openwinecfg
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Check windows version is set to
Windows 10
. -
Go to Library tab, then set
dinput8
toNative then Builtin
.
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Run NieR:Automata. You will see FAR's OSD (if not seen, press
Ctrl
+Shift
+O
), but probably fail to open GUI menu (pressCtrl
+Shift
+Backspace
, then game crashes). -
Close the game. You'll see
FAR.ini
anddinput8.ini
are generated in the game directory. -
Edit
FAR.ini
anddinput8.ini
. These settings uncap FPS limit in game and fix GUI menu crash (maybe).-
Open
FAR.ini
by your favorite text editor, and editUncapFPS=false
toUncapFPS=true
. -
Open
dinput8.ini
and edit as below:-
LogLevel
inSpecialK.System
section to2
to see logs on OSD. -
TargetFPS
inRender.FrameRate
section to larger value than 60. Or set to 0 to disable FPS limitter. -
Silent
inSteam.Log
section totrue
. (workaround for fixing GUI crash, maybe)
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Run game again. Then in the SquareEnix logo scene you'll see FPS on OSD is higher than 60. And logs on top of the OSD will say
uncapped
. If you missed to see it in the logo scene (it's quite short), continue and load the save data. In the game (not menu), you'll also see uncapped FPS. If log is not shown on the OSD, disable and enable OSD again by pressingCtrl
+Shift
+O
twice. -
Maybe you can now open GUI menu by pressing
Ctrl
+Shift
+Backspace
without game crashing. Tweak FAR as you like there. Do not forget to turn off debug logging (in compatibility/debug section, set log level to 0), which has performance cost.
- When moving mouse, the game stutters a bit.
Rename or remove dinput8.dll
in the game directory.
Same as Windows, no linux specific.
FAR is required to use this pack. If you still not installed FAR, install it first.
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Download HD Texture Pack from (NexusMods)[https://www.nexusmods.com/nierautomata/mods/5]. You need to create account and sign-in to this site.
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Extract the downloaded file and move
FAR_Res
folder to the NieR:Automata game directory (~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/NieRAutomata/
). -
Run game. You will see improved graphics.
Rename or remove FAR_Res
folder in the game directory.
I used GShade, so in this section I write mainly about GShade, but the procedure will be almost same for ReShade. For ReShade on Linux, this guild would be helpful but little a bit different from my case.
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Close NieR:Automata if it's running.
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Download and extract GShade/ReShade.
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For GShade, go to https://gposers.com/gshade/ and click
ZIP FILE
button. Then simply extract the downloaded file. -
For ReShade, go to https://reshade.me/ and click
Download ReShade *.*.*
button.- This link will downlaod
.exe
version, but you can simply unzip it byunzip
command.
- This link will downlaod
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Manually install GShade/ReShade to NieR:Automata game directory.
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For GSahde, copy all files/folders other than
d3d9.dll
into the game directory. -
For ReShade, copy
ReShade64.json
andReShade64.dll
to the game directory, then renameReShade64.dll
tod3d11.dll
.
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Install
d3dcompiler_47
by protontricks.-
Run
protontricks 524220 d3dcompiler_47
. This command installsd3dcompiler_47.dll
for the wine prefix. -
Run
protontricks 524220 winecfg
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Set Windows version to
Windows 10
. -
Go to Library tab, then set
d3dcompiler_47
toNative
, press OK.
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Run NieR:Automata and press
Shift
+F2
(orHome
key for ReShade). If successfully installed, GShade or ReShade menu will be shown on the game. Tweak it as you like.
- I tested GShade 2.1.0 (including ReShade 4.5.3 updates) and ReShade 4.5.3, both had an issue on moving mouse. When mouse cursor is moved, the game is stuck for a couple of seconds. This issue is also shown in FFXIV (stand alone version) on my environment.
Rename or remove d3d11.dll
file in the game directory.
Special K works too, but for me, far and special k doesn't change FPS. Mods that made for FAR also works with latest Special K