FAQ on the IDKR Client for Krunker: A Stable, Secure, and Open Source Client with Advanced Customization
Q: What is the IDKR Client?
A: It’s a Krunker client, just like MTZ or CClient, or the Official Krunker Client. There are a ton of Krunker clients out there, and they are all quite similar - allowing you to play Krunker with improved performance by storing game assets locally, plus allowing you to take fuller advantage of the CPU and GPU. I’m not claiming that IDKR is the best client, but I use it as my main client since it has given me the least amount of issues compared to others. I also like how it doesn’t change the game’s original style too much.
Q: Why use the IDKR Client?
A: Again, there is going to be a lot of shared features among the different clients but I like the fact that it’s very lightweight, launches/runs nearly instantly. It has good performance, and doesn’t try to do anything too fancy. Yes, it may be lacking some features versus other clients such as a login manager, but sometimes simple is best. It tends to work very well with the NVIDIA Control Panel, delivers consistent performance across updates, and more. I’m no expert on the security aspect, but that is a feature touted by IDKR as well.
You can also use Chrome Dev Tools in IDKR (Cntrl+Shift+I) to debug CSS!
Note: you can’t set up permanent CSS-overrides this way, but you can make changes and see the results in real-time. If you’re editing CSS, the best workflow would be to open up dev tools while in IDKR, make changes, and then right click on the file you were editing in dev tools and save it over the original file.
Q: Who created the IDKR Client?
A: IDKR is made by Mixaz017, a Japanese developer who also created the now deprecated “Custom Krunker Client.”
Q: What’s the website for IDKR Client?
A: The official website is: https://github.com/Mixaz017/idkr . For those not familiar with github, it’s basically a site that lets you organize and share your code projects. It also helps with software versioning (for example, pushing out updates).
Q: How do you download and install the IDKR Krunker Client?
A: The easy way (which is what 99% of users should do) is head over to this page: https://github.com/Mixaz017/idkr/releases . Most people (assuming you’re on Windows) should download the file ending in: “-setup-win.exe”. Then, you simply install the exe as you would a normal program.
The other way to install IDKR is for advanced users only. You pull the repository from github onto your local PC, and then compile it on your PC to create an actual .exe . The reasons to do this are 1) you are helping to collaborate on a github project or 2) You want the latest “commits” (updates) to the project without waiting for the developer to release a new “pre-built” release.
Since IDKR is a very stable client, you should just stick with using pre-built releases unless you have an interest in coding.
Q: Why isn’t the resource swapper working for me?
A: With the IDKR client, you get to specify the location of where your resource swapper folder is! Make sure to point to the folder of your preference (for example, you might use the same folder as the swapper of the Official Client). Otherwise, the default resource swapper location is: C:\Users\[username]\Documents\idkr\swap
Q: What is the Advanced Resource Swapper mode?
A: It is basically expanded assets for more customization, but also has a different folder/subfolder structure:
