FAR

Fix (NieR) Automata Resolution

PSA: Incompatibility with the latest versions of the game!

This is the original version of FAR, developed back in 2017 for the original Steam version of the game. Since then the Steam version have being extensively updated in 2021, with the game releasing on the Microsoft Store as well. The versions listed here is not compatible with those updated copies of the game, and requires an original 2017 version of the game to function.

• If you want to use FAR with an updated copy of the game, please see the official Special K wiki for instructions on how to install an updated copy of FAR for those versions.

• If you want to downgrade your Steam copy to the 2017 version, you can do so by following the downgrade instructions provided by the LodMod creator over on Nexus.

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What follows below is the original readme file for the 2017 version of FAR:

• Latest stable release
• All releases

For help and/or questions, please post in the FAR thread over on the Steam discussion boards.

For more instructions and guides on how to use FAR, see this Tweak Guide over on the Steam guides for NieR:Automata.

Main Features

• Fixes native fullscreen resolution
• Allows adjusting Global Illumination for a performance boost.
• Allows adjusting the resolution of Bloom and Ambient Occlusion effects to the current framebuffer resolution.
• Includes a freecam look.
• Includes a framerate unlocker.

Framerate Unlocker

The framerate unlocker is known to break cutscenes and scripting in the game. Use at your own risk!

Steps to enable the framerate unlocker:

1. Disable V-Sync in-game
2. Disable the built-in frame limiter of FAR (set it to 0)
3. Enable Remove 60 FPS Cap
4. (optional) Edit RefreshRate=-1 in dxgi.ini to override the default 60 Hz refresh rate of the game.

Keybindings

Basics

Keybinding	Function
Ctrl + Shift + O	Toggle On Screen Display (OSD)
Keyboard: Ctrl + Shift + Backspace Gamepad: Back/Select + Start	Toggle Config Menu
Hold Ctrl + Shift while launching the game	Opens the Injection Compatibility Options

Framerate Unlocker

Keybinding	Function
Ctrl + Shift + .	Toggle 60 FPS cap

Camera and HUD

Keybindings can be changed in the control panel of FAR. Some non-English keyboard users might need to rebind the keys before they work.

Keybinding	Function
Numpad 5	Turn on/off freelook (will disable XInput movement control)
Numpad /	Lock Camera Origin
Ctrl + Shift + F11	Lock Camera Focus
Numpad -	HUD Free Screenshots

Config Menu

Keybinding	Function
Keyboard: Caps Lock Gamepad: Hold Back/Select for 0.5 seconds	Toggle Exclusive Input Mode (game vs. config menu)
Keyboard: ↑/↓/←/→ Gamepad: D-pad	Cycle Through UI Items
Keyboard: Enter Gamepad: A/×	Activate Selected Item
Keyboard: Ctrl + Shift + Backspace Gamepad: B/○	Exit Config Menu
Exclusive Keyboard Mode: Ctrl + Alt + ↑/↓/←/→ Gamepad: X/□ + Left Analog Stick	Move the Control Panel

On-Screen Display (OSD)

Color and scale config is stored in Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Global\osd.ini

Keybinding	Function
Ctrl + Shift + O	Toggle On Screen Display (OSD)
Ctrl + Shift + +/-	Resize OSD
Ctrl + Shift + F	Toggle Framerate Counter
Ctrl + Shift + T	Toggle Clock / Version
Ctrl + Shift + G	Toggle GPU Monitor
Ctrl + Shift + C	Toggle CPU Monitor
Ctrl + Shift + M	Toggle Memory Monitor
Ctrl + Shift + I	Toggle I/O Monitor
Ctrl + Shift + D	Toggle Disk Monitor
Ctrl + Shift + P	Toggle Page File Monitor
Ctrl + Shift + R	Toggle D3D11 Shader Analytics

Advanced

Keybinding	Function	Usage
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Command Console	See documentation for commands

Credits

• DrDaxxy for fullscreen resolution fix and global illumination tweak.
• Durante for ambient occlusion and bloom resolution tweak.
• Francesco149 for framerate unlocker.
• IDK31 and Smithfield for freecam look.
• GitHub contributors

Source Code for Special K

The source code for Special K is hosted over at https://github.com/SpecialKO/SpecialK