Configurable Dodge Mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

Hold a movement key and press your dodge button (default Left Alt), or double-tap your dodge keys, and Skif dodges left / right / back relative to the camera. Each dodge costs stamina. Every key and force value is configurable.

Demo

How key detection works

The mod reads the configured keys directly from the game's own input system (PlayerController:IsInputKeyDown), about every 10 ms. Presses are edge-detected and the double-tap timing runs in Lua. Nothing external runs: no helper process, no console window, no named pipe.

This works for any key the engine knows: letters, digits, F1-F12, arrows, numpad, modifiers (Left Alt / Ctrl / Shift) and mouse buttons. F13-F24 have no engine key and cannot be used.

Energy drink interaction

Vanilla energy drinks briefly stop stamina drain after drinking. The mod notices the drink through the game's own energetic-overuse value - the stat system reads it, and the mod listens to that read (a sharp rise means a drink was just consumed; nothing is polled). Dodges during the same short window are free, matching the game's behaviour. Default window: 4.5 s. Set EnergyDrinkEffect=0 to ignore it.

Install

Full package (UE4SS not installed)

1. Copy the contents of the zip into Stalker2\Binaries\Win64\ - the folder containing Stalker2-Win64-Shipping.exe.
2. Launch the game. Done - the package includes a UE4SS runtime with the update 2.x compatibility fix.

Mod-only package (UE4SS already installed)

1. Copy the ConfigurableDodgeMod folder into Stalker2\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\.
2. Add ConfigurableDodgeMod : 1 to ue4ss\Mods\mods.txt.
3. Launch the game.

Default controls: hold A/D/S and press Left Alt to dodge.

Use

• Hold a movement key and press the dodge button. A/D/S dodge left / right / back; forward-only movement does nothing.
• In double-tap mode, double-tap the configured keys (Z / C / S by default).
• 15 stamina per dodge (vanilla jump). Low stamina and open menus/dialogs block dodges.
• Right after an energy drink, dodges are free for the same short window in which the game itself stops stamina drain (see below).

Configure

Run Setup.bat in the mod folder:

• choose button or double-tap mode
• press a key to bind it - any key works, including Left Alt/Ctrl/Shift and mouse buttons; it is stored as name plus hex (e.g. 0x58 ; X)
• set forces and stamina cost, toggle the energy drink interaction and its free-dodge window, or press 3 to reset everything to defaults

Or edit ConfigurableDodgeMod.ini directly:

Key	Meaning	Default
Modality	button or doubletap	button
ButtonKey	dodge button (name, VK hex or mouse button)	Left Alt
DoubleTapLeft/Right/Back	double-tap keys	Z / C / S
DoubleTapWindow	max seconds between taps	0.155
SideHorizontal/SideVertical	side dodge force (cm/s)	650 / 500
BackHorizontal/BackVertical	back dodge force (cm/s)	900 / 200
StaminaCost	stamina per dodge	15
EnergyDrinkEffect	free dodges during the drink's no-drain window (1 / 0)	1
EnergyDrinkFreeSeconds	length of that window (seconds)	4.5
EnergyDrinkOveruseJump	overuse rise that registers a drink (advanced)	50

Changes apply live within ~2 seconds - no restart.

Requirements

Dependency	Version
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl	update 2.0+
UE4SS	experimental v3.0.1-1028-gd7e7826d
RE-UE4SS Compatibility Fix (Nexus 2341)	v1.2 - included in the _full package

Credits

• Dodge concept: rbwadle (Nexus 1243) - the original pak mod cannot load on update 2.0
• UE4SS (RE-UE4SS, MIT) and the community compatibility fix (Nexus 2341)