Launching the Tweaker & Updating the game

Now, after setting exceptions in our antivirus software, we will need to check the integrity of the game files itself. While you may or may not need to do this if you've downloaded using the Tweaker, it's a good habit to do so just in case something went wrong during the download process.

To do this, click on the button labeled Troubleshooting and then click on New Method.

Once it has finished file checking, it will then move on to the updater. The Tweaker will now download the files it needs to update your game. The speed of this is determined by your CPU speed.

Once it has been completed, you may now play the game as is by clicking on "Start PSO2". However, there are more features that the PSO2 Tweaker that you can enable and install. If you wish to configure your graphics settings, click here to jump to the Graphics Configuration section of this guide.

Tweaker Plugins & Features

The PSO2 Tweaker offers extra add-on plugins that enhance the overall gaming experience for PSO2.

To access these plugins, click on the button labeled "Plugin Settings" on the tweaker.

You will now be greeted by the Plugin Menu. A checked box means that the selected plugin has been enabled and an unchecked box means the plugin is disabled.

Here is an overview of each plugin:

After selecting which plugins you wish to be enabled, click on the "Save" button to save your settings and close the menu. Clicking on the Plugin Check button will check for updates on all plugins.

Graphics Configuration

To configure the graphic settings for PSO2, click on the button labelled "PSO2 Settings".

Unlike other games, PSO2 has different preset graphics options that enable and disable certain settings. These settings do not allow you to customize them completely, except for the post-processing settings that you can enable from within the game itself.

Below are the following overview of the different settings that can be configured in the PSO2 Settings menu:

Video Settings

Play videos on lobby screens

Displays whether the in-game video ads in the lobbies play video or not.

Disable DirectX 9EX features

Uncheck to disable advanced DirectX 9 features.

Enable Coffee Brewing

See here for demonstration.

Game Resolution

Window Mode

Select whether you want Fullscreen, Virtual Fullscreen (Borderless Window), or Windowed mode.

Game Resolution

Select your preferred game resolution. Virtual Fullscreen ignores this and goes for the maximum supported resolution based on the primary screen set configured by Windows.

Max Framerate

Set your preferred max framerate as supported by your screen. You can even choose unlimited which functions the same as vsync disabled.

Text Size

This changes the scaling of the UI in-game. It's recommended that you don't touch this unless you have a smaller screen resolution lower than 1280x720. The higher the UI resolution, the smaller the UI will be. A custom setting can be selected if you manually edited the configuration file. (user.pso2)

Simple Render Setting

PSO2 uses different setting presets to display different graphic configurations. To play on low settings, with everything disabled, slide the slider down to 1. Maximum settings can be set by sliding the setting to 6, while medium settings can be achieved by selecting setting 3.

Shader Quality

Setting enables the quality of your shaders. Simple shaders disables all post processing effects, Standard is the default setting, while High Resolution displays all post processing effects. Standard and High Quality shaders also allow for them to be toggled on/off in-game. Simple disables this ability.

Texture Resolution

Selecting your texture quality determines how your in-game textures look. Compressed is good for very low end machines, Standard is the default, and High Resolution allows for a very near HD feel.

Audio Settings

BGM Volume

This slider lets you set the desired volume of the in-game music and concerts.

SE Volume

This slider lets you set the desired volume of the general sound effects.

Voice Volume

This slider lets you set the desired volume of the voices your character and other characters in-game.

Movie Volume

This slider lets you set the desired volume of the video ads in-game.

Once you have configured your desired settings, click on "Save Changes" to exit this menu.