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Pretty Important Announcement

In the patch from today there was a change to citadel_main_english.txt stating "Unable to enter matchmaking while any party member has changes to ConVars in Gameinfo.gi or is running Tools-Mode." At present moment it seems to be bugged or improperly implemented, as I have been able to load into matches with custom convars applied.

That aside it is possible that in the future valve will properly implement this, thus restricting the usage of convars ingame. Until that happens (and after it happens) I will still be working on this project.

Until then you should consider writing a forum post going "heyyyyyy I'm scared I won't be able to play this game at ~+60fps if cvars are properly disabled" as it is the most direct way to provide feedback to the developers

tldr:

They're probably going to restrict cvars in the future

Right now you can still use the config just fine

You should write a forum post to let them know about how this proposition effects you

Base Instructions

To install the performance config replace the gameinfo.gi in steamapps/common/deadlock/game/citadel with the one downloaded from this repository. There is a video tutorial for installation avalible here

Table

Here is a list of each config provided in this repository.

Config File	Purpose
Optimizationlock default	Performance oriented with the intent of not making the game ugly.
kaizuchaneru's minimum spec	This config prioritizes fps above all else and dramatically reduces graphical quality. Recommended for bad computers
Piggy's gameinfo.gi	Base optimizations but is here for if you want to use his config
Base_convars.txt	All of the convars used in optimizationlock's defaults in case you want to add them manually.
cvarlist.md	Every single convar in the game's code. Not a proper config but instead a reference.

To manually add convars you need to open up gameinfo.gi, ctrl+f convars and paste the commands after the { When adding convars manually make sure to not remove rate { or place them in its bracket, as it will cause the game to not launch

Convars {
//you want your convars to begin on this line-


// And end on this one.
rate {

FAQ

• "How do I find a value in the config"
  Press ctrl+f in your text editor and type in the string you want.
• "How do I restore a value to default"
  Comment it out.
• "What does commenting mean"
  to comment a line put // at the front of the line. It will make it not executed by the config.
• "Why are my characters dark in the portraits on the end screen and shop"
  r_directlighting set it to true.
• "Why are buildings popping in and out"
  r_farz or r_maxtapents comment them out.
• "How do I change my fov"
  citadel_camera_hero_fov Comment this out or lower the value.
• "The config broke this patch"
  the gameinfo.gi gets overwritten every major update. You need to manually replace it again.
• "I can't see trooper healthbars and boxes past a certain distance"
  r_size_cull_threshold "0.7" comment this out.
• "I can't see players past a certain distance"
  sv_pvs_max_distance comment it out
• "Can't see the Doorman ult indicator"
  Set cl_ragdoll_limit to "-1"
• "There's holes in victor and paige at certain angles/sinners lights are little triangles"
  Comment out sc_screen_size_lod_scale_override or increase the value.

Mod Support

Every variation of the config included in this repository has mod support added. For those who wish to remove or add it back in, remove Game citadel/addons From the searchpaths bracket.

Credits

Major thanks to all of these individuals from the bottom of my heart. They are all lovely.

• Sqooky: Manager of the GitHub
• Dacoder_: Responsible for ver. 1.3.2 and documentation
• Brullee: Removed fake cvars, redundant commands, added cvarlist.md, and reformatted config
• Kaizuchaneru: While not directly invovled in the deveopment, they tested most cvars
• Artemon121: Made the Citadel cvar unhider, which helped Abdalla fetch cvars and test in-game
• Jaden: Nice guy and helped both test and support various newcomers
• Piggy: Let me mirror his config
• Maihdenless: Started the original OptimisationLock & its Discord (You can find Artemon121's cvar unhider here)

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Please also consider checking out this repository for optimization options external to the game.