Aska Performance Booster

A BepInEx 6 IL2CPP plugin that gives +11 to +24 extra FPS by disabling expensive HDRP rendering features that Aska's settings menu does not expose. Up to 69% FPS improvement at Ultra quality.

Every optimization is confirmed working with real benchmark data. Nothing speculative.

Ultra quality: 35 FPS to 59 FPS (+69%)

Without Mod -- 35 FPS	With Mod -- 59 FPS

High quality: 47 FPS to 59 FPS (+26%)

Without Mod -- 47 FPS	With Mod -- 59 FPS

Full Benchmarks

Same scene, same location, same time of day. All screenshots captured with MSI Afterburner overlay.

Quality	DLSS	VSync	Without Mod	With Mod	Gain
Ultra	Off	ON	35 FPS	59 FPS	+69%
Ultra	Balanced	ON	35 FPS	54 FPS	+54%
High	Off	ON	47 FPS	59 FPS	+26%
High	Quality	OFF	57 FPS	68 FPS	+19%
Medium	Off	OFF	80 FPS	92 FPS	+15%
Medium	Off	ON	60 FPS (79% GPU)	60 FPS (66% GPU)	13% less GPU

What This Mod Does

1. HDRP Pipeline Support Flags (primary optimization) -- disables SSAO, volumetrics, volumetric clouds, subsurface scattering, decals, and lens flares at the pipeline level
2. Frame rate uncap -- removes Aska's hard-coded 60 FPS cap
3. Small shadow caster disable -- disables shadows on 831+ small objects per session
4. SRP Batcher force-on -- Aska ships with it off; we turn it on

Installation

With r2modman (recommended)

1. Install r2modman
2. Select Aska as your game
3. Search for AskaPerformanceBooster and install

Manual

1. Install BepInEx 6 IL2CPP (BE #755+) for Aska
2. Copy AskaPerformanceBooster.dll into BepInEx/plugins/ inside your Aska game folder
3. Launch the game

Presets

The mod works immediately with the Moderate preset (default). No configuration needed.

Preset	What It Does
Vanilla	Nothing -- stock game
Moderate (default)	Pipeline flags + uncap + shadow casters + SRP Batcher
Custom	Your manually edited config values

Configuration

Config file: BepInEx/config/com.community.askaperformancebooster.cfg

[0. Preset]
Preset = Moderate
DebugLogging = false

[1. Pipeline]
PipelineDisableSSAO = false           # Moderate = true
PipelineDisableVolumetrics = false     # Moderate = true
PipelineDisableVolumetricClouds = false # Moderate = true
PipelineDisableSubsurfaceScattering = false # Moderate = true
PipelineDisableDecals = false          # Moderate = true
PipelineDisableSSR = false             # Always false (artifact)
PipelineDisableDistortion = false      # Always false (artifact)
PipelineDisableSSRTransparent = false  # Always false (artifact)
PipelineDisableScreenSpaceLensFlare = false # Moderate = true
PipelineDisableDataDrivenLensFlare = false  # Moderate = true

[2. Shadows]
DisableSmallShadowCasters = true
SmallShadowCasterThreshold = 1.0

[3. Draw Calls]
ForceSRPBatcher = true

[4. Frame Rate]
TargetFrameRate = -1

[5. Misc]
ReapplyIntervalSeconds = 10

Compatibility

• Client-side only -- does not affect network state in co-op
• Works in singleplayer and multiplayer
• Compatible with other BepInEx IL2CPP mods
• Never touches cameras, player transforms, or input

Troubleshooting

• Plugin not loading: Ensure BepInEx 6 IL2CPP (not BepInEx 5)
• Settings not taking effect: Enable DebugLogging = true, check BepInEx/LogOutput.log
• Want stock visuals: Set preset to Vanilla or delete the config file