Performance issues with EA App's in-game overlay

[username-generic]

Hello,

The EA App features an in-game overlay that is well-known for causing noticeable performance issues during gameplay (which I can vouch for being the case on Linux), the option of which is enabled by default, and masked whilst the game is running. To disable the overlay, a user can:

• run the EA App manually from a Wine/Proton preset and disable the setting manually (tedious)
• set user.igoenabled=0 within a configuration file located at <path to a Steam library>/steamapps/compatdata/1237970/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Electronic Arts/EA Desktop/user_<user id>.ini on Steam + Linux installations (poor discoverability)

Trade-offs:

• disabling EA App's in-game overlay also disables Steam's overlay, apparently

Possible solutions:

• add an option that would let a user automatically disable the in-game overlay with FlightCore
• update docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md with steps to resolve this issue manually update README.md with a link to the Northstar-specific troubleshooting document

If no interest is shared for the first proposed solution, I can create a PR that would implement the second.

[username-generic]

Please nobody download the zip file @nowowomo just shared. The archive contains an executable binary. This is most likely malware.

[ASillyNeko]

Please nobody download the zip file @nowowomo just shared. The archive contains an executable binary. This is most likely malware.

It is https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/64a0ee53f229e53e2c2ead0be82b558c4f5fcaa7e9c6633243120da727f50bad?nocache=1

[Alystrasz]

I have a personal preference for the first option you mentioned, even though it would disable Steam overlay as well.
(I keep opening it by mistake when I'm running in-game and trying to open the scoreboard at the same time 🤡)

[username-generic]

Just FYI, Steam lets you rebind its in-game overlay shortcut from its settings. I have mine set to Shift+F12 for that exact reason. Nonetheless, an implementation of that first option would likely be complex, but preferable.