Special K v 25.4.9.2

• Disable Cloth Physics Fix for users who do not have SK's framerate limiter
  enabled in Assassin's Creed Shadows (...why?!).
• Do not send Escape key-up message when alt-tabbing into a game.
• Do not run stuck keys fix unless "Continue Rendering" mode is enabled or
  user opts-in to "Fix Stuck Keys" feature.

Full Changelog: SK_25_4_9...SK_25_4_9_2

Special K v 25.4.9

• Updated Assassin's Creed Shadows Plug-In for 1.0.2 patch.

• Added cloth physics fix and blackbar removal to Assassin's Creed Shadows.

• Added warning when launching Nixxes games that use DLSS Frame Generation.

• Compatibility updates for RTSS, Unity Engine and Rise of Ronin (Steam).

• Disable floating-point exceptions on the render thread for all games, since
  it will cause crashes in CryEngine games and some others.

• Eliminate potential floating-point division by zero (which is normally safe),
  in SK::Framerate::Stats::calcPercentile (...) for the reason above.

• Allow games to see WM_DEVICECHANGE w/ DBT_DEVNODES_CHANGED as the type
  initially before blocking subsequent messages, since they come in floods.

• Reduce HID controller connected notifications by only reporting the first
  time that data is read or written using said HID controller.

• Added error message if trying to use local injection in a game that uses
  a launcher, and stop initialization as early as possible if using global.

• Integrate GetColorSpace1 (...) for DXGI SwapChains using the undocumented
  { 8C803E30-9E41-4DDF-B206-46F28E90E405 } interface.

Full Changelog: SK_25_4_1_1...SK_25_4_9

Special K v 25.4.1.1

• Added JPEGNotQuality setting (defaults to 96) for JPEG screenshots imported
  to Steam, refer to Global\osd.ini -- does not apply to thumbnails.
  • Compression 'Quality' of JPEG: 0=Oh No!, 100=Still crap...
• Block WM_DEVICECHANGE messages for DBT_DEVNODES_CHANGED because it is
  unnecessary and kills performance in many Steam Input games.
• Removed Denuvo for free-tier users; Patreon subscribers still get the
  awesome performance and stability benefits of Denuvo.

Full Changelog: SK_25_4_1...SK_25_4_1_1

Special K v 25.4.1

• Added Denuvo to older DLSS games for improved Streamline thread-safety.

Full Changelog: SK_25_3_31_3...SK_25_4_1

Special K v 25.3.31.2

• Add fix for systems with not enough HANDLES open to require extra memory
  allocation when enumerating open HID devices.

Full Changelog: SK_25_3_31_1...SK_25_3_31_2

Special K v 25.3.31.3

• Restructure hook initialization procedure during startup to get render APIs
  initialized earlier and separate input API initialization that should not
  be done from DllMain.

• Added nvngx_update.exe hung process termination back to injection service.

• Remove multiple calls to slDLSSGSetOptions (...) during one frame in
  Assassin's Creed Shadows.

• Fixed AC Shadows flagging sl::PreferenceFlags::eAllowOTA without flagging
  sl::PreferenceFlags::eLoadDownloadedPlugins, which causes DLLs to update,
  but the updated DLLs never to load (i.e. why DLSS/Reflex doesn't work).

  • This fix may require local injection if render hook initialization is
    too slow; it cannot be fixed if delayed injection is used.

Full Changelog: SK_25_3_31_2...SK_25_3_31_3

Special K v 25.3.31.1

• Simplified control panel options in Assassin's Creed Shadows.
• Reduced NVAPI HW sensor monitoring and VRR status check overhead on recent
  NVIDIA drivers.
• Options to override RGB colors on DualSense controllers now apply (in USB) in
  games using SONY's native API.
• Fixed occasional double keyboard input processing (SK hotkeys) when using
  ReShade 6.4.0+.
• Improved Unity Engine texture cache compatibility in versions > 2021.
• Terminate hung nvngx_update.exe processes at game exit, rather than when
  the global injection service starts/stops.
• Added delay to ExitProcess (...) hook to ensure that SK saves its DLL cfg
  in Assassin's Creed Shadows before the game crashes during its exit code.

Full Changelog: SK_25_3_27...SK_25_3_31_1

Special K v 25.3.27

• Fixed Assassin's Creed Shadows capped framerate occasionally being restored
  when it was not supposed to be, following the new memory scanning change.
• Adjusted DLL shutdown procedure to flush INI files before anything else, since
  some games terminate in the middle of unloading SK's DLL.
• Simplified Assassin's Creed Shadows initialization code
• Terminate hung nvngx_update.exe instances when launching games, because it
  can prevent proper launch/exit if the game infinitely waits for a broken
  DLSS over-the-air-update.
• Added INI option to disable keyboard IME services in a game, in order to
  fix Assassin's Creed deadlocking when combinations of Alt+Shift are used.

Full Changelog: SK_25_3_26...SK_25_3_27

Special K v 25.3.26

• Updated Assassin's Creed Shadows framerate fix to work with the latest patch
  • Memory scanning to prevent future patch issues is a work in progress...

Full Changelog: SK_25_3_25_2...SK_25_3_26

Special K v 25.3.25.2

• Added new "Fully Unlocked" mode to Assassin's Creed Shadows, that patches
  a few extra pieces of code in a way that the setting cannot be turned
  off without restarting the game.

  • In exchange for having to restart the game to switch modes, performance
    is better than the basic unlock setting.

• Turned the "FMV Playing" indicator into an option (disabled by default now).

Full Changelog: SK_25_3_25...SK_25_3_25_2