Special K 24.10.22 (Hotfix) | Portable

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22 October 2024, 12:22

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Lovingly referred to as the Swiss Army Knife of PC gaming, Special K does a bit of everything. It is best known for fixing and enhancing graphics, its many detailed performance analysis and correction mods, and a constantly growing palette of tools that solve various issues affecting PC games.

Features

Advanced FPS limiter to achieve better frame pacing in games
Improved latency and performance in borderless window mode for Direct3D 11 games
HDR screenshots using JPEG-XR or AVIF, with configurable compression quality
HDR retrofit for OpenGL, Vulkan, Direct3D 11 and 12 titles
Override DirectStorage settings in games that use it
Override DLSS settings such as resolution scale, preset, sharpening, exposure and load alternate DLL versions
Add/Override NVIDIA Reflex in D3D11/12/OpenGL games
Override the display mode, force borderless window, fullscreen exclusive, refresh rate, vertical sync, and such
Assign audio devices to display devices so that moving a game onto a different display will change audio output
Enable games to continue running if keyboard focus belongs to a different application
XInput emulation for PlayStation controllers in games that only support XInput
Disable keyboard/mouse/gamepad input devices in games to workaround faulty input behavior
Play a sound effect and/or trigger screenshots when a Steam achievement unlocks
And much more!

Game-specific tweaks and optimizations