# Installation

## Summary

This page tells you how to install Cyber Engine Tweaks - or you can check the [#video-guide](#video-guide "mention").

## 🔒 Prerequisites

1. Make sure Cyberpunk 2077 is updated to the latest version
2. Make sure you installed the latest [Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe)
3. Make sure you run the game in **Windowed Borderless** 
4. Ensure all apps overlays are disabled as the console may not open: Steam, Discord, GOG, Geforce Experience, Windows 10 Game Bar, Rivatuner, Fraps, Afterburner etc...

## 📋 Installation

1. **Download** the latest [cet\_x\_xx\_x.zip](https://github.com/maximegmd/CyberEngineTweaks/releases/latest) file. *(Do not download the source code)*
   * *If using Windows, you should right click on the zip file, and check under Properties for a security notice saying "This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer" - if that security notice is present, click the checkbox to unblock the contents of the zip file.*
2. You can now either 
   * **Unzip** the download directly into your [Cyberpunk 2077 game directory](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]\
     or
   * **Unzip** to anywhere on your desktop. After unzipping the file, you will see a bin folder.
     * **Drag** the bin folder to your [Cyberpunk 2077 game directory](#user-content-fn-2)[^2]
3. If installed properly, the Cyber Engine Tweaks files will be in the [`<cyberpunk install path>`](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]`/bin/x64` folder. As follow:

```
Cyberpunk 2077/
├─ bin/
│  ├─ x64/
│  │  ├─ global.ini
│  │  ├─ LICENSE
│  │  ├─ version.dll
│  │  ├─ plugins/
│  │  │  ├─ cyber_engine_tweaks.asi
│  │  │  ├─ cyber_engine_tweaks/
│  │  │  │  ├─ fonts/
│  │  │  │  ├─ scripts/
│  │  │  │  ├─ tweakdb/
│  │  │  │  ├─ ThirdParty_LICENSES
```

## 🎮 Launch the Game

When you first start the game, a window will appear prompting you to choose a keybind to bring up the [**Overlay**](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyber-engine-tweaks/console/usage). Pick any key and save it. It will open with that key from now on.

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* **(Optional)** To check that everything works you can look at the logs in `<cyberpunk install path>/bin/x64/plugins/cyber_engine_tweaks/cyber_engine_tweaks.log`
* **(Optional)** When installing through Nexus Vortex, make sure to use hardlink deployment.

## 📺 Video Guide

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKxkKDA2isk>" %}

## What's next?

{% content-ref url="installing/troubleshooting" %}
[troubleshooting](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyber-engine-tweaks/getting-started/installing/troubleshooting)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="installing/linux-proton" %}
[linux-proton](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyber-engine-tweaks/getting-started/installing/linux-proton)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="how-do-i" %}
[how-do-i](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyber-engine-tweaks/getting-started/how-do-i)
{% endcontent-ref %}

[^1]: The directory where the game is installed.

    Usually: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Cyberpunk 2077

[^2]: usually called 'Cyberpunk 2077', the directory where the game is installed. Example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077C