diff --git a/CringeLauncher/Launcher.cs b/CringeLauncher/Launcher.cs
index ac94204..a84472e 100644
--- a/CringeLauncher/Launcher.cs
+++ b/CringeLauncher/Launcher.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public class Launcher : IDisposable
 
     public void Initialize(string[] args)
     {
+        //environment variable for viktor's plugins
+        Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("SE_PLUGIN_DISABLE_METHOD_VERIFICATION", "True");
+
         // early init for plugin loader
         ProtoBuf.Meta.RuntimeTypeModel.Create(true);
         _harmony.PatchAll(typeof(Launcher).Assembly);