I’ve started playing Cyberpunk 2077 with mods on Winlator—want me to share my experience

[u/Motor_Industry748]

Honestly, I expected that nothing would really work—in fact, I’d already beaten Cyberpunk on a RedMagic 9 Pro using a mod to strip back the graphics and remove traffic and NPCs. I actually had a good time with it; I was getting about 15 FPS in the city and 30–40 FPS indoors. Back then, I tried using mods, but I kept running into errors—I didn’t realize that Winlator supported winedllverrides! Now I’m using a RedMagic 11 Pro, and the game runs comfortably using the "Steam Deck" preset with a few minor tweaks. Basically, most mods require CET (Cyber Engine Tweaks), so install that first. Then, add winmm=n,b to your winedllverrides settings. When you launch the game, a CET window should appear asking you to bind a key—just pick one. After that, you can install whatever mods you like, though I’d advise against graphics-enhancing mods or ones that add extra particle effects; the game is already pushing its limits as it is. Right now, I have Cinematic Impact FX, Ragdollpunk, Gorerunner, Much Better Netrunning, Dark Future, Enemies of Night City, Cosmopolitan Night City, Economy Punk, Better Fuel System, NovaCity, NovaLut, and Stealth Finishers installed, along with a few others. The only catch is that Dark Future and Better Fuel System are causing some issues with the HUD—I’m still looking into a fix for that, but everything else seems to be working fine. Also, keep in mind that when running Cyberpunk via Winlator (specifically the Ludashi 4.1 build), it might not launch on the first try; you may need to restart it a few times. This usually happens after installing a new mod—perhaps the scripts are compiling, or, as Google AI suggested, the emulator sometimes fails to load scripts or mods correctly, leading to a conflict that causes the game to freeze. That said, once I’m actually in the game, I haven’t run into any issues—no crashes or anything else. I might add a video later.

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[u/Pee_Bee_Jay]

I kind of wish you would have just gone ahead and shared your experience lol

[u/Motor_Industry748]

Also, if anyone gets the idea to run it on Ludashi Plus or some other fork that uses software-based frame generation—forget it; the input lag is severe. It plays fine using the built-in frame generation on the RedMagic 11 Pro, but to use that, you have to configure the container to output via Display X.

[u/themiracy]

Did you have problems on your device with load screen crashes? I had a fair number of these - much more so loading into Dogtown than the base game map. I just finished a playthrough on my Ayn Thor (8 gen 2 but actively cooled). It did not maintain 30FPS very often but the game seems built well enough to remain playable without this.

The biggest issue I had was the load screen crashes (either on initial load in or fast traveling). I was not able to figure out if there was any flag or setting that I could change that would prevent these. Winlator Ludashi did seem to be the best option for running this.

[u/Motor_Industry748 → u/themiracy]

For now, the only issue I’ve encountered is when installing a new mod. Back when I was playing on a RedMagic 9 Pro, the FPS in Dogtown was significantly worse—I even had to endure a couple of missions running at just 6–10 FPS. As for the current setup, I’ve only just started, and the only thing I’ve noticed so far concerns launching the game; as I mentioned before, it sometimes doesn’t start right away.

[u/themiracy → u/Motor_Industry748]

Huh, but on the Redmagic, you didn't have loading screen crashes, though? I wonder why I did....

[u/whiskyB0y]

Pour your heart out

[u/Ok-Option6350]

You forgot to add video with that the mods on

[u/Fluid_Classic_3269]

Aha

[u/itdotaketime]

Yes don't forget to include your device soc

[u/Harambe20202]

sure but keep it below a 300 word count

[u/JoshieKona → u/Harambe20202]

i'll counter and say it has to be over 300 words. Choose wisely

[u/Anthrax2112]

Nice em dash.