diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 312591bc..c7735473 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 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 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