From f03e1de71d5257ab17347f97bf8235a49a23d836 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:09:48 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Runtime config suggestion for specific game options Updated README to reflect specific-game environment variable modification alongside the existing global option available through `user_settings.py`. --- README.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 312591bc..c181200b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -170,8 +170,11 @@ Runtime Config Options Proton can be tuned at runtime to help certain games run. The Steam client sets some options for known games using the STEAM_COMPAT_CONFIG variable. You can override these options using the environment variables described below. -The best way to set these environment overrides is by renaming +The best way to set these environment overrides for all games is by renaming "user_settings.sample.py" to "user_settings.py" and modifying it appropriately. +If you want to set a specific game to a different setting than the defaults, +use the `Set Launch Options` under the games `Properties`. You can launch the +game as you would make it `YOUR_VARIABLE=1 %command%` [(source)](https://superuser.com/questions/954041/how-to-set-an-environment-variable-for-an-specific-game-on-steam-for-linux#980437). To enable an option, set the variable to a non-0 value. To disable an option, set the variable to 0. To use Steam's default configuration, do From 5192e41bfe35b0b59f9019a8f56aee12e1eeb0a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tcarrio Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 23:52:14 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Updated to mention PROTON_ variables specifically --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c181200b..c7735473 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ some options for known games using the STEAM_COMPAT_CONFIG variable. You can override these options using the environment variables described below. The best way to set these environment overrides for all games is by renaming "user_settings.sample.py" to "user_settings.py" and modifying it appropriately. -If you want to set a specific game to a different setting than the defaults, +If you want to set different `PROTON_` variables than the "user_settings.py" for a specific game, use the `Set Launch Options` under the games `Properties`. You can launch the -game as you would make it `YOUR_VARIABLE=1 %command%` [(source)](https://superuser.com/questions/954041/how-to-set-an-environment-variable-for-an-specific-game-on-steam-for-linux#980437). +game as you would with `PROTON_VARIABLE=1 %command%` [(source)](https://superuser.com/questions/954041/how-to-set-an-environment-variable-for-an-specific-game-on-steam-for-linux#980437). To enable an option, set the variable to a non-0 value. To disable an option, set the variable to 0. To use Steam's default configuration, do