How to Mod Cyberpunk 2077 Correctly: The Final Cut Install + Performance Guide (2026)

CYBERPUNK: THE FINAL CUT — Full Install Walkthrough
4,215-mod overhaul for Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.31, ~174GB. Covers typical NVIDIA RTX 40/50-series on Windows 11 / Steam. AMD / i9 / X3D users have extras — see Nexus page.
═══ COLLECTIONS ═══
📦 Final Cut (Regular, 4,215 mods, ~174GB):
https://www.nexusmods.com/games/cyberpunk2077/collections/5lpf5a
📦 Final Cut (Diet, lighter for weaker hardware):
https://www.nexusmods.com/games/cyberpunk2077/collections/8lgjym
💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/NTsNpqmZx
═══ TIMESTAMPS ═══
00:00 Intro
00:19 Prerequisites (Phantom Liberty, Patch 2.31, Vortex)
00:44 Vortex version (2.0.1 or 1.16.9 — NOT 2.0.0)
01:28 Steam clean install + verify integrity
02:02 Delete CChromaEditorLibrary64.dll
02:31 Disable Fullscreen Optimizations + Compatibility shims
02:50 Disable all overlays
03:13 Vortex extension 0.12.1+
04:16 Vortex Interface settings
04:39 REDmod conversion OFF, Fallback installer ON
05:05 Vortex columns
05:47 Mod staging folder
06:20 Disable "Install while downloading" (~20× faster)
07:23 Resume vs re-Add the collection
07:58 Add Collection
08:18 99% stuck handling
09:08 Additional Files (OneDrive — REQUIRED)
10:20 AMD users: skip to External Utilities
10:51 NVIDIA App config (BEFORE first launch)
11:21 RTX 40-series config
11:42 RTX 50-series Dynamic MFG
12:04 The 3 FPS Rule
12:20 DLSS Override presets
12:38 Pagefile (25GB)
13:37 NSG Optimization Tool
16:01 Cyberpunk Priority Tool
16:41 X3D / i9-13900K-14900K users: see description
17:04 Vortex Purge + Deploy
17:40 One-time RedLauncher init
20:31 Launch via Vortex Play or direct .exe
21:11 XAudio API (main menu only)
22:34 Watchdog 360
23:25 Video / Graphics / Gameplay settings
26:11 Cache Cleanup Workflow
28:51 Closing

═══ WINDOWS RUN COMMANDS (copy-paste) ═══
Press WIN+R, paste, Enter. CTRL+A, DELETE. Don't delete the folders themselves, only their contents.
— NVIDIA cache clear —
%localappdata%\D3DSCache
%localappdata%\NVIDIA\DXCache
%localappdata%\NVIDIA\GLCache
%localappdata%\NVIDIA\ComputeCache
%programdata%\NVIDIA (find NGX folder, delete contents)

— AMD cache clear —
Open AMD Adrenalin → Gaming → Graphics → "Reset Shader Cache". Then:
%localappdata%\D3DSCache
%localappdata%\AMD\DxCache
%localappdata%\AMD\GLCache
%localappdata%\AMD\VkCache (may not exist — skip if missing)
— Then for both: manually clear [Steam folder]\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077\r6\cache

— Pagefile setup —

WIN+R: sysdm.cpl
Advanced → Performance Settings → Advanced → Virtual Memory Change → uncheck auto-manage → select game drive → Custom Size → Initial 25000, Max 25000 → Set → OK → restart.

═══ DOWNLOADS ═══
📥 Vortex (2.0.1 or newer, OR 1.16.9 — NOT 2.0.0):
https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/1
📥 Cyberpunk 2077 Vortex Extension (0.12.1+):
https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/196
📥 Additional Files (REQUIRED .7z):
https://1drv.ms/u/c/74ad70eb06e7b86f/IQCdHAOjPx7eTZw3J0fiw2L8AfFsxXbkpKXhAUwMT93Rc4g?e=Nve699
Extract into your Cyberpunk 2077 root folder, example:
Y:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077
📥 NSG Optimization Tool:
https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/25351
📥 Cyberpunk Priority Tool:
https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/26521
📥 Pulover's Macro Creator (optional — AFK install):
https://github.com/Pulover/PuloversMacroCreator/releases/tag/v5.4.1

═══ HARDWARE-SPECIFIC (see Nexus page) ═══
▸ AMD GPU users — FSR + DLSS Swapper setup per Radeon gen
▸ AMD X3D (7800X3D / 7950X3D / 9800X3D / 9950X3D) — Process Lasso for CCD pinning:
https://bitsum.com/download-process-lasso/
▸ Intel i9-13900K / 14900K — Intel XTU undervolt (use v7.14 for these CPUs; v10.0 is for newer Core Ultra Series 2):
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/17881/intel-extreme-tuning-utility-intel-xtu.html

═══ WHEN SHIT GOES WRONG ═══
Open the collection page, scroll to STABILITY & PERFORMANCE GUIDE, Ctrl-F your problem. Or paste the whole description into Claude/Gemini, tell it your hardware, have it walk you through it. Or hit the Discord.

═══ ═══
Pulover's tutorial by oddbeingchaff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeIKLk54zUc

Tip jar (only after it works): https://ko-fi.com/dorkasaurus_rex
📻🌆🎯 Welcome to Night City. Have fun, chooms.

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