Dead Island 2 - Game Mod - Optimax - Performance v.1.6 - Download

Optimax - Performance is a mod for Dead Island 2, created by Hybred. If you end up enjoying this project please consider supporting it’s creator through Patreon, Ko-Fi or Cash App.

Description:

Improves performance. Boosts FPS. Reduces input latency. Reduces stutter. Reduces visual artifacts & ghosting. Improves the quality of all upscaling/anti-aliasing methods.

Dislcaimer from author !: Dead Island 2 on my PC crashes on boot. So I'm unable to properly QA test this mod like I am most games. Their has been an unfortunate amount of bugs with this mod due to this issue, which means the following; 1) you will probably encounter a lot of issues using this mod until its stable & 2) I need assistance testing & fixing these bugs. Join my discord if you wish to help out faster

Performance Uplift

Ultra Quality: 6.8%

Performance: 13.6%

Ultra Performance: 63.2%

Low Spec Gaming: 77%

Recommendations

VRAM

10GB+: Ultra/Epic

8GB: High

6GB: Medium

4GB: Low

People on APUs (PC Handhelds) should not go above medium texture quality regardless of VRAM, due to higher anisotropic filtering values lowering FPS

How to install:

1. Download the mod & unzip it, then select the preset you want

2. Put the ini files found inside your selected preset where your games ini's files are located & overwrite if it asks you to (if you added other commands from different mods you'll need to add them manually by copying & pasting the commands in)

3. Make sure the mod files are set to read only, then launch the game & enjoy

ini Locations

Steam & Epic: %localappdata%\DeadIsland\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor

Xbox: %localappdata%\DeadIsland\Saved\Config\WinGDK

SteamOS: Home/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/934700/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/DeadIsland/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor/

• Last update: Monday, September 8, 2025
• Genre: Action
• File size: 123.7 KB