Anachronox
13 community-verified launch options for Anachronox on Steam ↗.
DeveloperIon Storm
PublisherSquare Enix
Released2013-10-17
Engineid Tech 2
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-popupwindowCopyRun in a borderless window (Unity games)- Effect
- Creates the window as a dialog with no frame. Not supported on macOS.
DisplaySafe -
-force-openglCopyForce the legacy OpenGL renderer (Unity games, legacy builds)- Effect
- Windows only. Selects Unity's LEGACY OpenGL backend, not the core profile — use -force-glcore for that. Builds made with newer Unity versions may not carry the legacy backend at all, in which case this has no effect.
DisplaySafe -
-force-d3d11CopyForce the Direct3D 11 renderer (Unity games)- Effect
- Windows only.
DisplaySafe -
-force-d3d12CopyForce the Direct3D 12 renderer (Unity games)- Effect
- Windows only.
DisplaySafe -
-force-vulkanCopyForce the Vulkan renderer (Unity games)- Effect
- Useful where the default backend crashes or performs badly; ignored if the build has no Vulkan path.
DisplaySafe -
-force-low-power-deviceCopyUse the low-power GPU (Unity games, macOS)- Effect
- macOS only. Picks the integrated GPU over the discrete one, trading performance for battery life.
Safe -
gamemoderun %command%CopyRun the game under Feral GameMode (Linux)- Effect
- Applies temporary host optimisations (CPU governor, I/O and process priority) for the game's lifetime, then restores them on exit. GameMode runs the game, so %command% is what it runs.
Proton-DeckSafe -
mangohud %command%CopyShow the MangoHud performance overlay (Linux)- Effect
- Draws FPS, frame timing and CPU/GPU load over Vulkan and OpenGL games. MangoHud runs the game, so %command% is what it runs.
Proton-DeckSafe -
+set r_fullscreenCopyStart fullscreen or windowed (id Tech games)- Effect
- Takes 0 for windowed or 1 for full screen. Declared CVAR_ARCHIVE, so the value persists into later launches.
- Example
+set r_fullscreen 0
Experimental -
+set r_customwidthCopySet a custom horizontal resolution- Effect
- Overrides the width used when r_mode is -1. Without r_mode -1 the engine uses a preset mode and this value is ignored.
- Example
+set r_mode -1 +set r_customwidth 1920 +set r_customheight 1080
Experimental -
+set r_customheightCopySet a custom vertical resolution- Effect
- Overrides the height used when r_mode is -1. Without r_mode -1 the engine uses a preset mode and this value is ignored.
- Example
+set r_mode -1 +set r_customwidth 1920 +set r_customheight 1080
Experimental -
+set com_skipIntroVideoCopySkip the intro videos (id Tech 5 and later)- Effect
- Suppresses the startup videos on id Tech 5 and later (RAGE, DOOM 2016, DOOM 3 BFG). It does NOT exist in the earlier engines — on Quake III Arena, Wolfenstein 3D or the original DOOM it is simply ignored. id's own source spells it com_skipIntroVideos, plural.
- Example
+set com_skipIntroVideos 1
Experimental -
+set r_swapIntervalCopyControl vertical sync (id Tech games)- Effect
- Sets the OpenGL buffer-swap interval: 0 leaves VSync off, 1 syncs to the display refresh. Declared CVAR_ARCHIVE, so it persists.
- Example
+set r_swapInterval 1
Experimental
How to apply a launch option on Steam
- Open Steam and go to your Library.
- Right-click the game and choose Properties.
- On the General tab, find the Launch Options field.
- Type or paste the option (e.g.
-windowed) into the field. To use several at once, separate them with spaces (e.g.-windowed -novid). - Close Properties. Steam saves automatically, and the option applies next time you launch the game.
To remove one, reopen the same field and delete the text. Options are game-specific; an option that helps one game may do nothing (or misbehave) in another.
Worth knowing: a launch option can break a game's rendering, reset local settings, or trip anti-cheat in multiplayer. Read the description first, add one at a time, and treat anything rated above Safe as a deliberate experiment.