Valorant

Vanguard

Denied

Deck: Not ratedOnline blocked · Vanguard

Denied. The developer has declined or blocks Linux support. Launching this game online may get you banned.

Setup & launch options

No working launch option exists. Forcing the anti-cheat to load under Proton is not recommended and can lead to account bans.

General guidance only. Per-game launch options aren't part of the upstream dataset, so follow the community notes for game-specific steps.

GameMode

gamemoderun %command%

Feral GameMode: requests performance tuning while the game runs. Needs the gamemode package installed.

MangoHud overlay

mangohud %command%

FPS and performance overlay. Needs MangoHud installed.

Write Proton log

PROTON_LOG=1 %command%

Dumps a debug log to steam-<appid>.log in your home folder (or PROTON_LOG_DIR).

Pick extras, then paste the result into Steam: right-click the game → Properties → Launch Options. Need more? Open the full builder.

Enable GameMode gamemoderunFeral GameMode: requests performance tuning while the game runs. Needs the gamemode package installed.
Enable MangoHud overlay mangohudFPS and performance overlay. Needs MangoHud installed.
Write Proton log PROTON_LOG=1Dumps a debug log to steam-<appid>.log in your home folder (or PROTON_LOG_DIR).
Disable esync PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1Do not use eventfd-based in-process synchronization primitives. Troubleshooting only.

%command%

%command% is replaced by the game's normal start command, so this adds nothing. Tick an option above to extend it.

Jan 26, 2024
Vanguard developer claims Linux has "too much attack surface".
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