KF2 Quick Upgrades: Desktop Icon, Chat Binds, Graphics Settings

This short guide collects three small tweaks for Killing Floor 2: a better desktop shortcut, a chat key bind and a set of graphics options for more FPS.

Upgrade the desktop icon

The Steam shortcut icon can look pixelated. A crisper one comes from the game itself.

1. Open the folder where Killing Floor 2 is installed.
2. Go to SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\killingfloor2\Binaries\Win64.
3. Drag the KFGame application to your desktop.
4. Delete the old pixelated shortcut and rename the new one.

The old Steam shortcut (left) and the sharper KF2 icon (right).

Upgrade key bindings

You can bind a key to a chat message.

1. Go to Documents\My Games\KillingFloor2\KFGame\Config.
2. Open KFInput.ini.
3. Scroll to the bottom to the Bindings lines and read how one is built.
4. To make L say "Thank you Medic <3", add this line to the list:

Bindings=(Name="L",Command="say Thank you Medic <3",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

5. Save the file and launch the game.

For more advanced binds see custom text binds and tossing dosh.

Upgrade FPS

The guide shows a set of Advanced graphics settings. Copy them, press Apply and restart the game.

Graphics options used by the author at 1920x1080.

From the screenshot:

• Basic: 16:9, 1920x1080, Graphics Quality Custom, Vertical Sync Off, Fullscreen, Variable Framerate unchecked.
• Advanced: Environment Detail, Character Detail, FX and Texture Resolution High; Texture Filtering 4x Anisotropic; Shadow Quality Low; Realtime Reflections, Anti-Aliasing, Bloom and Motion Blur Off; Ambient Occlusion SSAO; Depth of Field SAT DOF; Volumetric Lighting FX, Lens Flares and Light Shafts On.

Lower settings further if you still need frames; see also KF2 FPS guide with -dx10.