Instructions
Xernel setup guide for Aion 2
Xernel • Aion 2
Launching XERNEL for Aion 2: download the launcher with your key, disable Windows protection, turn on the GPU overlay, run the launcher as administrator, enter your key and select the game.
Instructions
Download the launcher with your key, disable Windows protection, turn on the GPU overlay, run the launcher as administrator, enter your key and select the game. The menu is shown and hidden with the Delete key.
Downloading the launcher
1. Close the game before running the program.
2. Go to https://xernel.cc/ru/launcher/download, paste your key and click "Download launcher".
3. Save the .exe to a separate folder, for example C:\XERNEL\. If the file didn't download, check your browser downloads and click "Download" again.
2. Go to https://xernel.cc/ru/launcher/download, paste your key and click "Download launcher".
3. Save the .exe to a separate folder, for example C:\XERNEL\. If the file didn't download, check your browser downloads and click "Download" again.
System setup
1. Disable your antivirus: Windows Security → Virus & threat protection → Manage settings → turn off "Real-time protection". Disable a third-party antivirus in its own settings: closing its window or tray icon is not enough.
2. Disable system protections (required). Open cmd as administrator and run: reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity" /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f, then reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Config" /v VulnerableDriverBlocklistEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f, then reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard" /v EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f.
3. Restart your PC.
4. Turn on the overlay. NVIDIA: in NVIDIA App, turn on "NVIDIA Overlay" and check the Alt+Z shortcut. AMD: in AMD Radeon Software, turn on "In-Game Overlay".
2. Disable system protections (required). Open cmd as administrator and run: reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity" /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f, then reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Config" /v VulnerableDriverBlocklistEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f, then reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard" /v EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f.
3. Restart your PC.
4. Turn on the overlay. NVIDIA: in NVIDIA App, turn on "NVIDIA Overlay" and check the Alt+Z shortcut. AMD: in AMD Radeon Software, turn on "In-Game Overlay".
Running the program
1. Run the launcher as administrator. If a region choice appears, select a server and click "CONTINUE".
2. In the login window, enter your key and click "INITIALIZE".
3. Select the game and click "LAUNCH".
4. If the launcher asks about loading the driver on the first launch after a restart, click "YES". Click "NO" only if the driver has already been loaded in this session. If you clicked "YES" several times, restart your PC, click "YES" at the first prompt and "NO" for the rest of that session.
2. In the login window, enter your key and click "INITIALIZE".
3. Select the game and click "LAUNCH".
4. If the launcher asks about loading the driver on the first launch after a restart, click "YES". Click "NO" only if the driver has already been loaded in this session. If you clicked "YES" several times, restart your PC, click "YES" at the first prompt and "NO" for the rest of that session.
Launching the game
1. Arena Breakout: Infinite: wait for the first beep and press this key once: Delete (starts initialization). Launch the game and wait for the main menu: the program menu will then appear. Delete hides and shows the menu.
2. SCUM: after running the program, press this key once: Delete (initialization), launch SCUM and wait for the main menu; the menu will then appear. Delete hides and shows the menu. If the menu isn't visible in fullscreen mode, select "borderless windowed".
3. AION 2: after running the program, launch the game, enter the game world, wait for it to fully load and only then press Delete. If the game crashes, repeat the whole sequence from the very beginning.
2. SCUM: after running the program, press this key once: Delete (initialization), launch SCUM and wait for the main menu; the menu will then appear. Delete hides and shows the menu. If the menu isn't visible in fullscreen mode, select "borderless windowed".
3. AION 2: after running the program, launch the game, enter the game world, wait for it to fully load and only then press Delete. If the game crashes, repeat the whole sequence from the very beginning.
Common errors
The launcher won't download — check your downloads and connection, disable your VPN, try another browser and check your antivirus log.
Key not accepted — copy the whole key, without spaces, and check that your subscription is still active.
Antivirus deletes the launcher — disable protection, add the folder to the exclusions and download the launcher again.
Authorization hangs / [connect] FAILED — check your internet, disable your VPN, choose a different region (Settings → Change server), try a different network, for example a mobile hotspot.
[auth] FAILED after "Launch" — close and reopen the launcher, then try once more.
The launcher closes by itself — when updating, it restarts, and after "Successfully completed" it closes automatically.
[launch] FAILED to spawn process — check your antivirus log, restart your PC and run the launcher as administrator.
The launcher won't open — check the process in Task Manager and your antivirus, restart your PC and run a fresh copy as administrator.
Driver won't load: 0xC0000603 — Windows blocked the driver. Check the command with VulnerableDriverBlocklistEnable and restart your PC.
0xC0000022 / 0xC000009A — blocked by an antivirus or anti-cheat: close your games, disable your antivirus and restart your PC.
0xC0000043 / 0xC0000035, \Device\Nal is already in use, Driver preload step failed — restart your PC and try launching again.
The game won't start — launch the game through its own launcher, update the game and verify the integrity of its files.
The menu doesn't appear — check the overlay, repeat the launch steps and press Delete.
Black screen — turn off "Optimizations for windowed games" (Display settings → Graphics → Change default graphics settings), turn on the overlay you need and turn off the others, close OBS and Bandicam, try borderless windowed mode, update your graphics driver.
Low FPS — close unneeded programs and screen recording, lower the graphics settings, update your graphics driver.
Unstable operation — turn off optimizations for windowed games, Windows Game Mode and HDR; in NVIDIA App, turn off frame generation and smooth motion; restart your PC.
Key not accepted — copy the whole key, without spaces, and check that your subscription is still active.
Antivirus deletes the launcher — disable protection, add the folder to the exclusions and download the launcher again.
Authorization hangs / [connect] FAILED — check your internet, disable your VPN, choose a different region (Settings → Change server), try a different network, for example a mobile hotspot.
[auth] FAILED after "Launch" — close and reopen the launcher, then try once more.
The launcher closes by itself — when updating, it restarts, and after "Successfully completed" it closes automatically.
[launch] FAILED to spawn process — check your antivirus log, restart your PC and run the launcher as administrator.
The launcher won't open — check the process in Task Manager and your antivirus, restart your PC and run a fresh copy as administrator.
Driver won't load: 0xC0000603 — Windows blocked the driver. Check the command with VulnerableDriverBlocklistEnable and restart your PC.
0xC0000022 / 0xC000009A — blocked by an antivirus or anti-cheat: close your games, disable your antivirus and restart your PC.
0xC0000043 / 0xC0000035, \Device\Nal is already in use, Driver preload step failed — restart your PC and try launching again.
The game won't start — launch the game through its own launcher, update the game and verify the integrity of its files.
The menu doesn't appear — check the overlay, repeat the launch steps and press Delete.
Black screen — turn off "Optimizations for windowed games" (Display settings → Graphics → Change default graphics settings), turn on the overlay you need and turn off the others, close OBS and Bandicam, try borderless windowed mode, update your graphics driver.
Low FPS — close unneeded programs and screen recording, lower the graphics settings, update your graphics driver.
Unstable operation — turn off optimizations for windowed games, Windows Game Mode and HDR; in NVIDIA App, turn off frame generation and smooth motion; restart your PC.