You can use VALORANT’s built-in performance graphs under Settings > Video > Stats to help figure this out. If that doesn’t help, a good next step is to determine whether you are GPU-bound or CPU-bound.First, try closing any other applications that are currently running and may be competing with VALORANT for resources.The cause for low client framerate varies from machine to machine. The game will appear disjointed and hop from frame to frame. Warning: You will start to see occasional dropped frames.Ĭritical: You will start to see a severe reduction of framerate. This indicates that your game framerate is reduced.
See details and troubleshooting tips for specific instability indicators below: This data can help to identify if there is a specific problem with your network connection or game client performance. However, if you’re seeing the instability indicators frequently or for long durations, there are a few ways to continue to diagnose the root causes.įor detailed diagnostic information, you can turn on performance stat or graph displays ( Settings > Video > Stats). It’s generally safe to ignore indicators that appear temporarily and go away very quickly. The exact numbers for these thresholds may vary per-region or patch. Generally the warning thresholds indicate a point at which the gameplay may start to degrade and critical thresholds represent a gamestate that is likely approaching unplayable. WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN INSTABILITY INDICATORS APPEAR?Īn indicator has two thresholds: warning and critical. You can find the setting in Settings > General > Other - Instability Indicators. These will show up on your top right corner to help diagnose potential issues with your network connection or hardware that is degrading your VALORANT experience.
Instability indicators are what we call the set of visual icons displayed in-game to help you and others understand the condition of your network and game.
We’ve collected the minds of the VALORANT Gameplay Technology team here to help define what the little instability indicators are, why they are important, and how to troubleshoot. Or, you’re curious how VALORANT tells players if something is going wrong mid-game. You’re probably here because you’ve noticed some instability icons in your game and you want them to go away. Heyo, so in order to fix this, you'll have to do an uninstall of VALORANT and Riot Vanguard.Hey everyone.
The game client will reinstall Vanguard for youĪfter the game and Vanguard have been uninstalled and then reinstalled, the missing dependencies error will disappear. You may need to restart your computer afterward Follow the prompts to remove Valorant.Return to the Settings dialog box, click on Valorant, then click Uninstall.Follow the prompts to complete the uninstall procedure.In the Settings dialog box, click on Riot Vanguard, then click Uninstall.
The message saying “We couldn’t install a required dependency” indicates a problem with Riot Vanguard, Valorant’s anti-cheat system.