STIXSWORLD INJECTION CHAIN
v1.8.0 Get the Mod
01 Before You Begin ▸ Game folder 02 Install UE4SS ▸ dwmapi.dll → UE4SS.dll 03 Install the Overhaul ▸ Mods / mods.txt 04 Configure ▸ config.lua 05 Verify & Fix ▸ main.lua live
01 Before You Begin

Find Your Win64 Folder

Everything in this guide lands in one folder: the game's Win64 directory. Nail down where that is on your machine and the rest is just drag-and-drop.

NOTE
You only need three things

A legitimate copy of HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed, a few minutes, and the ability to unzip files. No coding, no build tools, no account linking. If you can extract a .zip and drop a folder, you can run this.

  1. Checklist · Stage 00Own a real copy of the game

    This overhaul attaches to the game's own AI classes, so you need the actual game installed — on Steam (the common case), Epic, or anywhere else. The screenshots throughout this guide are a Steam install on a secondary drive, but the folder layout is identical everywhere.

    CAUTION
    Online & anti-cheat

    Treat this as a single-player / private co-op enhancement. Injecting a loader into any session you do not host can look like tampering. Use it where you control the lobby.

  2. Checklist · Stage 01Open the game's install folder

    On Steam, the fastest route is straight from your library:

    • Right-click HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed in your Steam library.
    • Choose Manage → Browse local files.
    • A file window opens at the game's root folder.

    That root folder sits inside your Steam library, on whichever drive you installed to. On the reference machine that's a 4 TB SSD mounted as F::

    Game root (yours may use a different drive letter)
    F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\HYPERCHARGE Unboxed\

  3. Checklist · Stage 02Drill down to Binaries\Win64

    From the game root, the real executable lives a few folders deep. Follow this path:

    HYPERCHARGE Unboxed/
└─ Unboxed/
   └─ Binaries/
      └─ Win64/  ← this is where everything goes
         └─ Unboxed-Win64-Shipping.exe  the game

    The full target folder, in one line:

    Your destination for the whole install
    F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\HYPERCHARGE Unboxed\Unboxed\Binaries\Win64\
    PRO MOVE
    Bookmark this window

    Pin the Win64 folder to Quick Access. You will come back to it for UE4SS, for the mod, and any time you want to tail the log. Keeping it one click away saves a lot of clicking.

  4. Checklist · Stage 03Confirm the executable name

    Inside Win64 you should see Unboxed-Win64-Shipping.exe. That is the file UE4SS hooks into. If you see it, you are in the right place — this is the directory the loader and the mod both target.

    NOTE
    A clean folder looks sparse

    On a fresh, unmodded install this folder holds little more than the .exe and a couple of game DLLs. After Chapter 02 it will gain the UE4SS files; after Chapter 03 it will gain a Mods folder. That growth is exactly what you want to see.

  5. Checklist · Stage 04Clear the runway

    Two quick housekeeping moves prevent the most common first-launch headaches:

    • Fully close the game before installing anything. Files in Win64 can be locked while it runs.
    • Whitelist the folder in your antivirus. UE4SS works by injecting a DLL, which some scanners flag on sight. Adding an exclusion for the Win64 folder stops it from quietly quarantining dwmapi.dll mid-install.
    CAUTION
    If the game needs admin rights

    Some setups require running the game as administrator. If yours does, you may also need to launch Steam as administrator so the injected loader has matching permissions. Try the normal launch first — only reach for this if UE4SS refuses to load later.

Runway clear?

You know where Win64 is, you can see Unboxed-Win64-Shipping.exe, the game is closed, and your antivirus won't fight you. That's the whole prerequisite. Next up: dropping UE4SS into that folder so the game loads it on launch.