games:windows:notes:game_launch_flags
Table of Contents
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 singlesteamwebhelper.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 theoculus
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
-dsound
is for DSOAL-GW1
-lodfull -dsound -email x -password x -character "x"
WINEDLLOVERRIDES='dsound=n'
Guild Wars 2
-provider Portal
is for the Steam version to allow using ArenaNet email/pass log-in
-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
-nocrowds
Non-Steam
Battle.net
1)
such as DJMAX RESPECT V and Zenith: The Last City
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