Open ManiaModManager.exe and go to the Config tab. Here are the "Better" settings to tweak:
Create a mods folder next to the executable. Inside, each mod has its own folder. sonic mania plus decomp better
Example:
mods/
my-mod/
scripts/
sprites/
data/
mod.json
“I switched from Steam to the decomp for speedrunning. Immediately shaved 0.3s off my Green Hill Zone time due to lower input lag. Never going back.”
— BlazeHedgehog, Sonic speedrunner (Twitter) Open ManiaModManager
“My mod that adds Mighty and Ray as full characters with unique campaigns took 2 weeks on decomp. On official mod loader, it would have required engine hacks that didn’t exist.”
— RubberDucky, Mania modder (Discord) Create a mods folder next to the executable