The FPS Boost mod adjusts various game settings to optimize performance, including:

Texture scaling: Reduces VRAM usage without compromising much visual quality.
Shading tweaks: Improves rendering efficiency for a smoother experience.
LOD adjustments: Enhances performance by optimizing level-of-detail settings.

Navigate to your STALKER 2 configuration folder, typically located at:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\STALKER2\Saved\Config\Windows

Tip: You can quickly access the folder by pressing Win + R, typing the above path, and hitting Enter.

• Check if there’s already an Engine.ini file in the folder.
  
• If it exists, open it with a text editor like Notepad.
  
• If it doesn’t exist, create a new file:
  
• Right-click in the folder and select New > Text Document.
  
• Rename the file to Engine.ini (make sure it isn’t Engine.ini.txt).

• Open Engine.ini in your text editor.
  
• Paste the following content exactly as shown:

[SystemSettings]
csv.BlockOnCaptureEnd=0
csv.trackWaitsGT=0
csv.trackWaitsRT=0
InGamePerformanceTracking.HistorySize=0
Slate.bAllowThrottling=0
fx.Niagara.DebugDraw.Enabled=0
r.EyeAdaptation.ExponentialTransitionDistance=2
r.InstanceCulling.OcclusionCull=1
r.Nanite.Streaming.MaxPageInstallsPerFrame=20
r.Refraction.OffsetQuality=1
r.VRS.Enable=1
r.ViewDistanceScale=1.65
foliage.LODDistanceScale=1.5
r.Shadow.FilterMethod=0
r.Nanite.AllowWPODistanceDisable=0
r.HLOD.ForceDisableCastDynamicShadow=1
r.Water.SingleLayer.DistanceFieldShadow=0
r.SkylightIntensityMultiplier=3
r.Color.Min=0.005
r.Color.Mid=0.45
r.Color.Max=1.15
r.Lumen.DiffuseIndirect.SSAO=0
r.Shadow.Virtual.Enable=0
D3D12.AdjustTexturePoolSizeBasedOnBudget=1
d3d12.AllowPoolAllocateIndirectArgBuffers=1
D3D12.InsertOuterOcclusionQuery=1
D3D12.MaxCommandsPerCommandList=20000
r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=0.2
r.BloomQuality=0
r.GTSyncType=1
gc.FlushStreamingOnGC=1
gc.NumRetriesBeforeForcingGC=5
gc.IncrementalBeginDestroyEnabled=0
gc.SizeOfPermanentObjectPool=10000
r.Nanite.AutoShaderCulling=1
r.Nanite.DisocclusionHack=1
r.Nanite.ProgrammableRaster.Shadows=0
r.Nanite.Streaming.Imposters=1
r.Shadow.NaniteLODBias=8
r.Shadow.NaniteUseHZB=0
r.Shadow.Virtual.NonNaniteVSM=0
r.FastVRam.ShadowPerObject=1
r.FastVRam.ShadowPointLight=1
r.OptimizedWPO=1
r.RayTracing.AllowPipeline=0
r.Shadow.CacheWPOPrimitives=1
r.Streaming.AllowParallelStreamingRenderAssets=1
TaskGraph.TaskPriorities.GatherShadowPrimitives=hhh
TaskGraph.ForkedProcessMaxWorkerThreads=4
TaskGraph.NumForegroundWorkers=4
TaskGraph.TaskPriorities.AsyncEndOfFrameGameTasks=hhh
TaskGraph.TaskPriorities.AsyncTraceTask=hhh
TaskGraph.TaskPriorities.ParticleAsyncTask=hhh
TaskGraph.UseDynamicPrioritization=1
r.HFShadowQuality=1
r.HLOD.MaximumLevel=1
r.LightCulling.Quality=1
r.LightFunctionQuality=0
r.LocalExposure=0
r.LODFadeTime=0.1
r.volumetricfog=0
r.fog=1
r.Lumen.ScreenProbeGather.ScreenTraces.HZBTraversal.SkipFoliageHits=1
r.Lumen.ScreenProbeGather.TwoSidedFoliageBackfaceDiffuse=0
r.Lumen.ScreenProbeGather.DownsampleFactor=25
r.Lumen.ScreenProbeGather.MaxRoughnessToEvaluateRoughSpecular=0
r.VolumetricCloud.LocalLights.ShadowSampleCount=0
r.VolumetricCloud.Shadow.ViewRaySampleMaxCount=3
r.VolumetricCloud.EnableDistantSkyLightSampling=1
r.HairStrands.Enable=0
r.AllowPointLightCubemapShadows=0
r.FreeSkeletalMeshBuffers=0
r.SkeletalMesh.MinLodQualityLevel=1
r.Lumen.Reflections.MaxRoughnessToTrace=0
fg.CullDistanceScale.Trees=0.75
fg.CullDistanceScale.Bushes=0.001
r.ForceRenderLandscapeToCSM=0
r.ForceRenderHISMsToCSM=0
r.SkeletalMesh.ShadowProxy.Enable=0
p.Cloth.MaxAmountClothSimulation=5a
r.Emitter.FastPoolEnable=1
fx.SkipVectorVMBackendOptimizations=0
r.Decal.StencilSizeThreshold=0
r.DistanceFields.ParallelUpdate=1
r.DistanceFieldShadowing=0 ;set to 1 if you want shadows in the distance
r.FastBlurThreshold=5

For further optimization, consider tweaking in-game graphics settings:

• Lower resolution to 1080p or below if on a low-end GPU.
  
• Set shadow quality and post-processing effects to low or medium.
  
• Turn off motion blur and depth of field for a sharper experience.

Some users have reported the following:

• Slight visual degradation in specific areas.
  
• Minor compatibility issues with other mods. Ensure this mod loads first.

Comment if you have other issues.