How to Skip Shader Compilation and Splash Logos on PC

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  • How to disable the shader compilation process in Stalker 2
  • How to skip Stalker 2 logo intro videos

Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl it takes a lot of time to start up due to startup logs and the shader compilation process. Compiling shaders is an important process that helps pre-build the game's shader cache, which smooths out the gaming experience. However, this process usually happens once in other games — every time you start the game Stalker 2.



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Because players have already finished compiling the Shader once on first launch Stalker 2it is possible to skip the startup process every time you start the game. In addition, you can also skip splash screens with various logos to speed up the boot process. In other words, this guide will help you get started Stalker 2 faster on your PC.


How to disable the shader compilation process in Stalker 2

Shader compilation process for Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyltakes about one minute and 30 seconds to complete on PC. In short, it takes a long time to get to the main menu of the game. Here's how you can disable the Shader compilation process at the start Stalker 2.


  1. Press WIN + G to open the Run window, type “AppData” and press Enter.
  2. Go to Local > Stalker2 > Saved > Config.
  3. For Steam users, go inside Windows folder. For users playing through Xbox Game Pass, go to WinGDK directories respectively.
  4. Here, create a new text file and rename it to “Engine.ini”
  5. Open the file, paste the following lines and close the file after saving.

r.PSOWarmup.WarmupMaterials=0

Now try to run Stalker 2and will run faster by skipping the Shader compilation process. Although you can get into the game faster now, we recommend it re-enable the process after installing the GPU driver update or title update.

You can do this by removing lines from the Engine.ini file or by changing the WarmupMaterials value to 1.

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How to skip Stalker 2 logo intro videos

Produce Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl run even faster, you can too disable splash logo videos so the game will go directly to the main menu instead of having to view them each time. Here's how to disable logo intro videos Stalker 2.

  1. Go to this GitHub repository and download the Steam or Xbox version of the config file depending on your game client.
  2. After the download is complete, extract its files and put the “Stalker 2” folder in the installation directory for Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl. You can browse the directory by going to Steam and right-clicking on it Stalker 2hover over Manage and select “Browse local files” option.
  3. After inserting the files, launch the game.


You'll normally get a health warning when you start the game, but then the game cuts to a short black screen and lets you go straight to the main menu. Using this mod will also enable/fix the following features in Stalker 2.

  • Enable the developer console.
  • Turn off mouse anti-aliasing and fix X/Y sensitivity mismatch.
  • Adjust the FOV of the view model.
  • Disable pillar/letterboxing in cutscenes.
  • Fix vert-FOV when playing on an ultra-wide display.

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