[VALORANT] Introduce yourself — where are you joining from?

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1. NINightshard

   NightshardModOriginal post

   @nightshard · 4 Apr 2026, 23:30

   #1

   Finally worked this out, so here is the write-up I wish I had found. Rolling back to the previous version made the problem disappear entirely.

   Once it clicked, it felt obvious, but getting there took far longer than it should have. Happy to be told I am overthinking it.

2. DBDeniz B.

   Deniz B.

   @deniz_b29 · 7 Apr 2026, 21:11

   #2

   Quick correction to the above: if it only happens in one mode, that narrows it down considerably.

3. GHGhosthawk

   Ghosthawk

   @ghosthawk · 9 Apr 2026, 16:41

   #3

   Quick correction to the above: the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

4. DPDamian Piszczek

   Damian PiszczekAdmin

   @damianpiszczek · 13 Apr 2026, 18:10

   #4

   Same boat here. nine times out of ten it is a driver or a background process, not the thing you suspect.

   Let us know which part worked.

5. VIViperzen

   Viperzen

   @viperzen · 15 Apr 2026, 08:56

   #5

   Only partly related, but give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.

6. CICinderlynx

   Cinderlynx

   @cinderlynx81 · 16 Apr 2026, 21:11

   #6

   Quick correction to the above: check whether an overlay is running before blaming the game itself.

7. NINightshard

   NightshardMod

   @nightshard · 19 Apr 2026, 00:13

   #7

   Slightly different take — if it only happens in one mode, that narrows it down considerably.

8. MTMarco T.

   Marco T.

   @marco_t5 · 22 Apr 2026, 11:09

   #8

   Slightly different take — measure before and after, otherwise you are just guessing whether it helped.

   Others may have a cleaner method.

9. ASAstralnyx

   Astralnyx

   @astralnyx99 · 23 Apr 2026, 12:12

   #9

   Depends on your setup, but broadly the defaults are conservative on purpose, so there is usually headroom to gain.

   Others may have a cleaner method.

10. IFIris F.

    Iris F.

    @iris_f21 · 27 Apr 2026, 15:33

    #10

    The usual fix here is verify the files before anything else; it catches more problems than people expect.

11. ECEchobyte

    Echobyte

    @echobyte · 27 Apr 2026, 23:19

    #11

    Agreed on most of this, except this changed for me after the last patch, so older threads may steer you wrong.

12. GHGhosthawk

    Ghosthawk

    @ghosthawk · 28 Apr 2026, 00:20

    #12

    Quick correction to the above: the trick is to change one thing at a time and actually note the result before touching anything else.

13. DRDriftspark

    Driftspark

    @driftspark44 · 1 May 2026, 14:08

    #13

    Agreed on most of this, except check whether an overlay is running before blaming the game itself.

    Worth a shot before anything drastic.

14. IFIvan F.

    Ivan F.

    @ivan_f · 4 May 2026, 16:26

    #14

    Slightly different take — measure before and after, otherwise you are just guessing whether it helped.

15. SESam E.

    Sam E.

    @sam_e · 5 May 2026, 20:57

    #15

    For what it is worth, the difference is real but small enough that you may not notice it while playing.

16. SISilentstein

    Silentstein

    @silentstein · 10 May 2026, 14:08

    #16

    Only partly related, but worth testing on a second account to rule out something profile-specific.

    Report back once you have tried it.

17. DPDamian Piszczek

    Damian PiszczekAdmin

    @damianpiszczek · 12 May 2026, 00:43

    #17

    For what it is worth, it is almost always a setting rather than hardware, so try the free fixes before spending anything.

18. JZJonas Z.

    Jonas Z.

    @jonas_z16 · 16 May 2026, 12:20

    #18

    In my testing, check whether an overlay is running before blaming the game itself.

    Others may have a cleaner method.

19. DPDamian Piszczek

    Damian PiszczekAdmin

    @damianpiszczek · 19 May 2026, 13:41

    #19

    This is the bit people miss — the community guide covers this better than I can, but the summary is to prioritise the basics first.

20. SESam E.

    Sam E.

    @sam_e · 20 May 2026, 01:37

    #20

    Depends on your setup, but broadly that behaviour is intentional, even though it is poorly explained in-game.