TUNING THE RIG#

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This page documents config changes made to mods in the collection, so everyone can see what's changed and why — rather than settings quietly shifting between revisions with no record of it.

What this page is

A running log of tuning changes made to the collection's mod configs. Not every change here may be live in the current revision yet — check the Changelog for what's actually shipped.

Every "Before" value here is taken from a genuinely untouched, default install — not reconstructed from memory — so this table can be trusted as an accurate diff, not just an approximation.

Want to see what changed between PE Config Mod releases, not just current vs. stock? See Version History.

Setting changes#

FilterSaves

Setting	Before	After
`rememberLifepath`	Off	On

FlashbackFixer

Reduces flashback intensity to 70% (down from 100%) while playing another character, in a scripted vehicle, or as a vehicle passenger.

Setting	Before	After
`ReductionMultiplier_PlayingOtherCharacter`	`1`	`0.7`
`ReductionMultiplier_ScriptedVehicle`	`1`	`0.7`
`ReductionMultiplier_InVehicle`	`1`	`0.7`

Minimap Widgets

Setting	Before	After
`Circle` (minimap style)	On	Off
`KILLS` (kill counter widget)	On	Off

NovaOptics

Setting	Before	After
`enable` (color grading)	Off	On
`autoMode`	Off	On

Shift

Driving camera/immersion mod. Several immersion features turned on, steering sensitivity halved, FOV raised, and the corner-lookahead angle brought in from a wide 80° to a tighter ~40°.

Setting	Before	After
`aggressiveRidingMode`	Off	On
`cornerLookAheadMode`	Off	On
`cornerLookAheadYaw`	`80°`	`~40°` (`0.698` rad)
`dynamicSteeringSensitivityMode`	Off	On
`firstEquipCameraEnabled`	Off	On
`immersiveCameraEnabled`	Off	On
`immersiveCameraFOVChange`	`0`	`10`
`responsiveDrivingMode`	Off	On
`speedAffectsCameraShake`	Off	On
`speedAffectsFOV`	Off	On
`steeringSensitivity`	`100`	`50`
`cameraFOV` / `baseFOV`	`50.5°`	`67.7°`

AutoDriveEnhanced

Setting	Before	After
`drivingAI`	`Vanilla`	`ModdedNormal`

DarkFuture

Need decay slowed down across the board, carry weight penalty halved, and fast travel disabled.

Setting	Before	After
`energyLossRatePct`	`100%`	`70%`
`hydrationLossRatePct`	`100%`	`70%`
`nutritionLossRatePct`	`100%`	`70%`
`reducedCarryWeight`	`Full`	`Half`
`basicNeedsAdvancedSettings`	Off	On
`hideFastTravelMarkers`	On	Off
`fastTravelSettingV2`	`Disabled`	`Enabled`

EasierCounterAttackSettings

Setting	Before	After
`easierCounterAttackTime`	`0.6s`	`0.4s` (tighter counter window)

InformativeHealthbar

Turns off the extra HUD trackers for a cleaner display:

Armor, carry weight, lifepath, money, street cred
DarkFuture energy, hydration, nerve, and nutrition

Setting	Before	After
`debuffStyle`	`IconsOnly`	`FullColor`

KdspDeepScanSettings

Setting	Before	After
`enableDiverseRelationships`	Off	On

NightCityTrafficOverhaul

Across-the-board traffic speed and acceleration buffs.

Vehicle class	Max speed (before → after)	Acceleration (before → after)
Normal vehicles	`31 → 70`	`1.0 → 1.25`
SUVs	`31 → 70`	`1.0 → 1.25`
Sport vehicles	`41 → 100`	`1.0 → 1.5`
Sport bikes	`41 → 100`	`1.0 → 1.5`
Mini vehicles	`26 → 50`	`1.0 → 1.05`
Trucks	`28 → 60`	`1.0 → 1.1`

Also: trafficHijackDifficulty VANILLA → MEDIUM.

ResponsiveVModSettings

Setting	Before	After
`vehHitReactionFrequency`	`Balanced`	`MostlyResigned`

VendorPreview

Setting	Before	After
`enableDangerZoneChecker`	Off	On

ChallengingBreachMinigame

Setting	Before	After
`startImmediately`	Off	On

DamageScaling

NPC damage scaling preset switched from the mod's default to a balanced curve — damage taken from NPCs drops off at higher difficulty tiers instead of staying flat.

Setting	Before	After
`npcPreset`	`Default`	`RMK_Balanced`
`npcDamageScaling` (per tier)	`1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1`	`1, 1, 0.85, 0.72, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4`

SimpleXPMultiplier

XP gain reduced across the board to slow down leveling.

Setting	Before	After
`Level`	`1.0×`	`0.6×`
`StreetCred`	`1.0×`	`0.3×`
`CoolSkill` / `IntelligenceSkill` / `ReflexesSkill` / `StrengthSkill` / `TechnicalAbilitySkill`	`1.0×`	`0.6×`

FakeLightsNoMore

Already shipped with dashboard ad lights disabled (disableAdsLights: On) — as of the 1.7 config update, two more light types are disabled alongside it.

Setting	Before	After
`disableLightChannels`	Off	On
`disablePortalLights`	Off	On

GeneralShadowsFixes

Player shadows remain disabled. Ray-traced shadows now enabled, and the dynamic shadow instance budget reverted from a tuned Medium back to Vanilla.

Setting	Before	After
`rtMode`	Off	On
`dynInstBudget`	`Medium`	`Vanilla`

RTLightingFixes

Previously shipped fully default — path tracing mode is now enabled.

Setting	Before	After
`ptMode`	Off	On

TF_Config

Tactical flashlight/gadget battery now drains and recharges much faster.

Setting	Before	After
`batteryDurationNormal`	`600s`	`30s`
`batteryDurationTac`	`60s`	`10s`
`batteryRechargeTime`	`1200s`	`60s`
`batteryFullChargeNotification`	On	Off

NightCityAllies

Two settings that didn't exist in this mod's config before now appear, already tuned:

Setting	Before	After
`mercSpawnLimit`	(new setting)	`6`
`useDefaultRecords`	(new setting)	Off

New mods (no baseline to compare against)#

These were added to the collection alongside the settings above — since they weren't previously part of it, there's no "vanilla" state to diff against, just the values they ship with:

PayToGo — Night City Railroad fast-travel pricing tuned (district rate and inflation scaling both raised from their low placeholder values).
True Night Vision — new cybernetic night-vision overlay. Keybinds: P to toggle, H for heat-vision mode. Ships with its own extensive custom color-grading preset.