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Engines

Unity

  • Most flags apply to any games/programs using Unity engine 1)
  • -nolog is generally safe
  • :!: Forcing D3D12 or Vulkan is expected to crash most applications that don't explicitly support it
-nolog

Steam

Minimal Resources

  • Launches steam.exe with having only a single steamwebhelper.exe process, and a minor RAM reduction
  • Last tested: 2024/08/13
-silent -nocrashmonitor -cef-single-process -cef-disable-breakpad

Big Picture

  • Add to desktop Steam shortcut as Steam.exe -fulldesktopres -silent
  • -fulldesktopres allows Big Picture mode to use the full desktop resolution, specifically anything above 1080p
  • -silent starts Steam up silently without any log-in prompts, and starts it in the system tray
-fulldesktopres -silent

Autostart

%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

SKIPINTRO DEBUGSPEEDS

American Truck Simulator

-nointro

Oculus

  • :!: -oculus requires the oculus Beta branch
  • :!: Don't use with ALVR or Virtual Desktop
-oculus -nointro

Beat Saber

  • :!: This is required to use native Oculus mode for Beat Saber on Steam
  • :!: Don't use with ALVR or Virtual Desktop
-vrmode oculus -nolog

Blade & Sorcery

  • :!: Don't use with ALVR or Virtual Desktop
-vrmode Oculus -nolog

Dota 2

-autoconfig
-dx11 -novid -useforcedmparms -noforcemaccel -noforcemspd -nogammaramp -nomicsettings

Guild Wars

-lodfull -dsound -email x -password x -character "x"
WINEDLLOVERRIDES='dsound=n'

Guild Wars 2

-autologin
-provider Portal -autologin
-image

Jagex Launcher

  • Disables hardware-acceleration and forces a single browser process
  • Only affects Jagex Launcher itself and not any RuneScape clients launched through it
--disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer --single-process

Half-Life: Alyx

  • 2x MSAA
  • Vulkan
  • Spectator window disabled
-console -vulkan -vconsole +vr_msaa 2 +vr_fidelity_level_auto 0 +vr_fidelity_level 3 -nowindow
+volume_fog_disable 1

Pavlov VR

  • :!: Don't use with ALVR or Virtual Desktop
-OculusNative

Project CARS 3

Non-Steam

Battle.net

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