VULKAN API for STALKER 2

[DisBisNisTis]

Kinda frustrating that it needs DirectX12 12_0.

DirectX12 11_0 isn't supported so maybe if anyone could implement VULKAN into this, please! It would be very helpful.

[WahnsinnVT]

If you want to try Stalker 2 with Vulkan~

Download DXVK from it's GitHub page (dxvk-*.*.*.tar.gz), and extract the following:

* d3d9.dll
* d3d10.dll
* d3d11.dll
* dxgi.dll

Copy those files to the game’s installation directory with the main executable (steamapps\common\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Stalker2\Binaries\Win64)

Make a Vulkan profile by creating a new text file (e.g., stalker2_vk.ini) in that same directory and add the following lines:

[VK]
Device = <your_gpu_name> (e.g., NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070)
Adapter = 0

Replace <your_gpu_name> with your actual GPU name.


Create a shortcut to the game’s executable (steamapps\common\S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl\Stalker2\Binaries\Win64\Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe) and add the following command-line argument:

-vulkan


If Stalker 2 launches successfully, you should see a Vulkan initialization message in the console or log files.