Barely. The original PowerTools executables were built for old Windows versions and are flagged by modern antivirus as hacks (which, technically, they are). However, the modding community has revived some of its features through Juiced Patch and GotR (Gentlemen of the Row) . If you want that old-school cheat freedom, check out SR2 Sandbox+ – it’s the spiritual successor.
Powertools is a community-developed mod, created by Rafael Rivera, Mike Watson (IdolNinja), and Thomas Jepp (Minimaul). It's a small but powerful DLL file that intercepts the game's system calls to give you control over key parameters. saints row 2 powertools
Fortunately, Powertools is fully compatible with GotR. In fact, many versions of the Gentlemen of the Row installer automatically include Powertools in the optional tools folder to streamline your setup process. Troubleshooting Common Issues Game Crashes on Launch Barely
: Powertools allows players to manually adjust the internal game speed (typically via a If you want that old-school cheat freedom, check
: It can display player coordinates and debug_print logs for advanced users.
Initially, speedruns that used mods like Powertools were not accepted on leaderboards. Moderation rules stated that "submitting SR2 runs that make use of mods has been, and is not allowed. That also includes Powertools (mod that allows to change the game speed, in case your CPU is too fast)".
Setting it up is relatively straightforward, but requires a tiny bit of "under the hood" work: Download and Extract