Check the Local (game-specific) section of the wiki page linked at the top.
Hi, Iâm not sure what to do. I download the thing from the âDownloadâ button and put it into the Dragon Quest 11 Game/Binaries/Win64 folder but when I press Ctrl+Shift+Backspace nothing happens.
In that case you probably have SpecialK64.dll in that folder which for a local install would need to be renamed to DXGI.dll
Alternatively these go to a separate folder and you use the program to globally inject the program to anything that is started.
The readme or setup .txt file goes over it better than I can explain.
Thanks, I can open it up now 
. Sorry for this but when I look at the mod page it says to insert it into the inject folder. I was wondering what that meant?
does the specialK window need to be open for this to work once you set it to work at startup? if so, could we have an option to minimize the window to the taskbar?
SKIF is not needed for injection at startup
OK. I need help. I know this works, but now it is not .I dont remember which files i had to rename to do this or that. Trying to get reshade working. M3migoto already installed.
How does one get this to work for Epic Store Games??
Iâve extracted the zip to Documents/My Mods/SpecialK, started the global injector service, but nothing pops up.
Only SteamApps are whitelisted by default, you have to add non-Steam games to the whitelist patterns on the injection config tab. You can use the pattern âEpic Games\\â
Okay, I have been trying that and hasnât worked yet. Let me know which is the correct pathway link for the appâŚ
âEpic Games\Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishmentsâ
âEpic Games\Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishments\â
Do I need to put âC:\â to start it off?
For some reason it only shows one of the \ marks, not sure why, but just know I meant to put two \ in all my examples above.
Easiest is to either:
- Simply write âEpic Gamesâ in the whitelist (ignore the slashes entirely).
- Simply write the executable name of the specific game.
Or just install Special K locally for that single game (check the wiki).
I tried both of us, but nothing happens with either.
So I guess it wonât install for me
Have you tried installing Special K locally?
And for what game is this regarding?
Yea Iâve tried locally. Iâm trying it on both Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment, and Metal Gear Solid V Phantom Pain.
Hello,
I have issues with SKIF.exe. Actually, the process starts but its window remains desperately minimizedâŚ
This is with the latest Special K package extracted here:
C:\Users\[user]\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK
I have tried:
- Previous versions of SKIF as linked to here (0.6.9.x) but those crash with a BEX64 error.
- Local install in the game folder, renaming SpecialK64.dll to d3d9.dll. No error, but Ctrl+⧠Shift+â Backspace doesnât do anything in game.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS: This is to remove the white border / canvas in Valkyria Chronicles 4, as explained here: Steam Community :: Guide :: White Border Removal (SpecialK)
Valkyria Chronicles 4 is a DirectX 11 game, meaning you need to use dxgi.dll or d3d11.dll instead of d3d9.dll
Also, what OS are you using? Special K and SKIF doesnât support Windows 7.
Many thanks for the clear reply.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 is a DirectX 11 game, meaning you need to use
dxgi.dllord3d11.dllinstead ofd3d9.dll
Ah OK thanks, tried with dxgi and it crashed, but didnât think of trying d3d11.
Also, what OS are you using? Special K and SKIF doesnât support Windows 7.
Welp, still using Win 7 (I knowâŚ). Is there an older version of SKIF that would still work on that unsupported OS ?
For Special K, it seems to be working with Tales of Zestiria under Win 7 (been running it with no issues: 60 fps, resampled textures etc.); so perhaps itâs only SKIF that doesnât like Win 7 ?
I sadly cannot say â we havenât really tracked Windows 7 support since⌠well⌠forever, really. It was something that Kal bothered with back in 2017-2019 or thereabout, but eventually somewhere along the line Special K started to not work on Windows 7 despite Microsoftâs compatibility testing tool saying everything was fine and dandy, and as none of us immediately involved in the project ran Windows 7, it just moved further out of mind.
With the release of SKIF (or possibly shortly before), Windows 7 support was officially dropped since SKIF used presentation models only really properly available on Windows 8 and newer. And as even Microsoft have dropped support for Windows 7, thereâs really no reason to bother supporting the OS any longer.
Older versions of Special K can still work on Windows 7, but we make no guarantee regarding newer versions. If a semi-new version of Special K actually works on Windows 7, itâs more of a happy coincidence than actually intended and Win7 users should be aware that said support can break in any update to SK.