Can end users add V-Sync / FPS lock to Unity games?

Getting Started
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Recently I’ve been using the “fps_max 30” Launch Option on Steam so I can play some of the older Unity games I own that formerly caused coil whine and 100% fan usage (ex. “Coast Guard”, “Enforcer: Police Crime Action”), but I’ve noticed this doesn’t seem to work on many newer titles using the engine.

Is this Launch Option no longer supported in newer versions of Unity? Is there anything I as an end user can do to these games to force an FPS cap or V-Sync, as many continue to not offer a toggle for either?

Note I don’t care about the stuttering 30 fps causes, I just want to enjoy my games in relative quiet with sensible amounts of noise from my PC :smile:

2

If you’re speaking from a player’s perspective, I only have 1 idea if the option isn’t available in the game. Maybe your graphics card can override a game?

3

You can always force vsync in the driver. If you have an nvidia card you can force vsync for any game in the nvidia control panel. This should work regardless of engine, launch options, etc.

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I also would like to know how to do this. My AMD GPU runs flat out on a newer unity game and nothing in the driver control panel will lock frames.