/SK-AltInjector

Tiny alternative companion injector for Special K, allowing delayed injection into games without the need for global injection.

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SK-TinyInjector

Work in progress alternative companion injector for Special K, where injection is performed either through a global hotkey (Alt+X, if enabled) or a list of windows in the traybar icon menu.

Requires the global injector of Special K installed.

Instructions

  1. Use the ClickOnce install package to install the application.

  2. After the installation, SK-TinyInjector should automatically start and its features be accessible through its tray icon (the pokeball 😃).

Instructions - OLD

  1. Ensure that global injection of Special K and SKIM (Special K Install Manager) is installed, but not enabled nor running.

  2. Download and extract this tool from the Releases section.

  3. Launch SK-TinyInjector.exe

  4. Right click on its tray icon (the pokeball 😃) and enable the desired settings:

    • Keyboard shortcut (Alt+X) - Allows the use of Alt+X to inject Special K's DLL files into the focus/active window.
    • Whitelist automatically - Automatically adds the focused/active window to Special K's whitelist.ini file before loading the DLL files into the process.

  5. Use Alt+X to automatically inject SK into the active window.

Limited functionality

Note that as Special K is delay injected into the target process, certain features might not be available (e.g. flip model presentation etc). It is recommended to install a wrapper DLL to enable such functionality. A wrapper DLL can be installed through one of the following ways:

  • Inject Special K by clicking Ctrl+Shift+Alt+X when the game have focus, which will trigger Special K's compatibility menu to open where an option to install a wrapper DLL is available.
  • Use the option in Special K's in-game control panel, File -> Install Wrapper DLL for this game.

Whitelist automatically

By default Special K is only configured to fully initialize itself into Steam games. To allow it to also initalize in non-Steam games, right click on the SK-TinyInjector tray icon and select Settings > Whitelist automatically. Now SK-TinyInjector will automatically update the whitelist.ini file to include the active/focused process when performing an injeciton.

  • Another option is to select Edit whitelist.ini and manually specify a part of the path to the game(s) Special K will be manually loaded into.
    • For example specify "Games" on its own on a line to allow injection into all games that are installed in a location that containes "Games" somewhere within it.
    • Similarly, specify "WindowsApps" to allow injection into UWP/Microsoft Store based titles.
    • Note that support for UWP based games is minimal at the moment.
    • Note that if Whitelist automatically is enabled, a restart of SK-TinyInjector is necessary for the tool to properly take into account manual edits of the whitelist file.

Tips and tricks

  • Special K's compatibility menu is still accessible if holding down Ctrl+Shift when clicking on a window in the list, or when clicking Alt+X (so Ctrl+Shift+Alt+X) to inject into the active window. This menu will either allow you to re-configure what API Special K will use, or act as a shortcut to install wrapper DLLs or reset the config for the injected game.

  • Special K have been confirmed working (although with reduced functionality) for both Void Bastards and Prey on the Microsoft Store when injected in this capacity. A lot of other UWP based titles will not work.

Future ideas and/or plans

  • Better handling of the window list in general (more informative, possibly better filtered, etc).

Credits

  • Special K for doing the heavy lifting here. This tiny companion piece is basic as hell when compared to the versatility of Special K that makes this companion piece possible.

  • Kudos to Nefarius and their Injector which showed me this was possible.

  • Pokeball icon from Roundicons.com.