diff --git a/data_from_portwine/proton b/data_from_portwine/proton
index f07ab995..88623d1c 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/proton
+++ b/data_from_portwine/proton
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ import tarfile
 
 from filelock import FileLock
 
+#To enable debug logging, copy "user_settings.sample.py" to "user_settings.py"
+#and edit it if needed.
 
 CURRENT_PREFIX_VERSION="5.6-GE-2"
-ld_path_var = "LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
 
 PFX="Proton: "
+ld_path_var = "LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
 
 def nonzero(s):
     return len(s) > 0 and s != "0"
@@ -97,8 +99,10 @@ class Proton:
         self.fonts_dir = self.path("dist/share/fonts/")
         self.version_file = self.path("version")
         self.default_pfx_dir = self.path("dist/share/default_pfx/")
+        self.user_settings_file = self.path("user_settings.py")
         self.wine_bin = self.bin_dir + "wine"
         self.wineserver_bin = self.bin_dir + "wineserver"
+        self.gamemoderun = "gamemoderun"
         self.dist_lock = FileLock(self.path("dist.lock"), timeout=-1)
 
     def path(self, d):
@@ -288,15 +292,6 @@ class CompatData:
 
             #create font files symlinks
             self.create_fonts_symlinks()
-            
-             #copy openvr files into place
-            dst = self.prefix_dir + "/drive_c/vrclient/bin/"
-            makedirs(dst)
-            try_copy(g_proton.lib_dir + "wine/fakedlls/vrclient.dll", dst)
-            try_copy(g_proton.lib64_dir + "wine/fakedlls/vrclient_x64.dll", dst)
-
-            try_copy(g_proton.lib_dir + "wine/dxvk/openvr_api_dxvk.dll", self.prefix_dir + "/drive_c/windows/syswow64/")
-            try_copy(g_proton.lib64_dir + "wine/dxvk/openvr_api_dxvk.dll", self.prefix_dir + "/drive_c/windows/system32/")
 
             if "wined3d" in g_session.compat_config:
                 dxvkfiles = ["dxvk_config"]
@@ -306,7 +301,7 @@ class CompatData:
                 wined3dfiles = []
 
             #if the user asked for dxvk's dxgi (dxgi=n), then copy it into place
-            if "WINEDLLOVERRIDES" in os.environ and "dxgi=n" in os.environ["WINEDLLOVERRIDES"]:
+            if "PW_DXGI_FOR_VKD3D" in os.environ and nonzero(os.environ["PW_DXGI_FOR_VKD3D"]):
                 dxvkfiles.append("dxgi")
             else:
                 wined3dfiles.append("dxgi")
@@ -337,7 +332,9 @@ class Session:
         self.log_file = None
         self.env = dict(os.environ)
         self.dlloverrides = {
-                "steam.exe": "b" #always use our special built-in steam.exe
+#                "vrclient.dll":"" 
+#                "vrclient_x64.dll":"" 
+                "openvr_api_dxvk": "" 
         }
 
         self.compat_config = set()
@@ -371,7 +368,7 @@ class Session:
             self.env.pop("LC_ALL", "")
 
         self.env.pop("WINEARCH", "")
-        
+
         if ld_path_var in os.environ:
             self.env[ld_path_var] = g_proton.lib64_dir + ":" + g_proton.lib_dir + ":" + os.environ[ld_path_var]
         else:
@@ -379,6 +376,9 @@ class Session:
 
         self.env["WINEDLLPATH"] = g_proton.lib64_dir + "/wine:" + g_proton.lib_dir + "/wine"
 
+        self.env["GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0"] = g_proton.lib64_dir + "gstreamer-1.0" + ":" + g_proton.lib_dir + "gstreamer-1.0"
+        self.env["WINE_GST_REGISTRY_DIR"] = g_compatdata.path("gstreamer-1.0/")
+
         if "PATH" in os.environ:
             self.env["PATH"] = g_proton.bin_dir + ":" + os.environ["PATH"]
         else:
@@ -396,6 +396,29 @@ class Session:
     def init_session(self):
         self.env["WINEPREFIX"] = g_compatdata.prefix_dir
 
+        #load environment overrides
+        if os.path.exists(g_proton.user_settings_file):
+            try:
+                import user_settings
+                for key, value in user_settings.user_settings.items():
+                    self.env.setdefault(key, value)
+            except:
+                log("************************************************")
+                log("THERE IS AN ERROR IN YOUR user_settings.py FILE:")
+                log("%s" % sys.exc_info()[1])
+                log("************************************************")
+
+        if "PORTWINE_LOG" in os.environ and nonzero(os.environ["PORTWINE_LOG"]):
+            self.env.setdefault("WINEDEBUG", "+timestamp,+pid,+tid,+seh,+debugstr,+loaddll,+mscoree")
+            self.env.setdefault("DXVK_LOG_LEVEL", "info")
+            self.env.setdefault("VKD3D_DEBUG", "warn")
+            self.env.setdefault("WINE_MONO_TRACE", "E:System.NotImplementedException")
+
+        #for performance, logging is disabled by default; override with user_settings.py
+        self.env.setdefault("WINEDEBUG", "-all")
+        self.env.setdefault("DXVK_LOG_LEVEL", "none")
+        self.env.setdefault("VKD3D_DEBUG", "none")
+
         #default wine-mono override for FNA games
         self.env.setdefault("WINE_MONO_OVERRIDES", "Microsoft.Xna.Framework.*,Gac=n")
 
@@ -414,7 +437,7 @@ class Session:
         self.check_environment("PROTON_USE_SECCOMP", "seccomp")
 
         if not "noesync" in self.compat_config:
-            self.env["WINEESYNC"] = "1"
+            self.env["WINEESYNC"] = "1" 
 
         if not "nofsync" in self.compat_config:
             self.env["WINEFSYNC"] = "1"
@@ -430,7 +453,7 @@ class Session:
 
         if "forcelgadd" in self.compat_config:
             self.env["WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE"] = "1"
-
+            
         g_compatdata.setup_prefix()
 
         if "nod3d11" in self.compat_config:
@@ -453,34 +476,22 @@ class Session:
                 s = s + ";" + dll + "=" + setting
             else:
                 s = dll + "=" + setting
+                
         if "WINEDLLOVERRIDES" in os.environ:
             self.env["WINEDLLOVERRIDES"] = os.environ["WINEDLLOVERRIDES"] + ";" + s
         else:
             self.env["WINEDLLOVERRIDES"] = s
 
-    def dump_dbg_env(self, f):
-        f.write("PATH=\"" + self.env["PATH"] + "\" \\\n")
-        f.write("\tTERM=\"xterm\" \\\n") #XXX
-        f.write("\tWINEDLLPATH=\"" + self.env["WINEDLLPATH"] + "\" \\\n")
-        f.write("\t" + ld_path_var + "=\"" + self.env[ld_path_var] + "\" \\\n")
-        f.write("\tWINEPREFIX=\"" + self.env["WINEPREFIX"] + "\" \\\n")
-        if "WINEESYNC" in self.env:
-            f.write("\tWINEESYNC=\"" + self.env["WINEESYNC"] + "\" \\\n")
-        if "WINEFSYNC" in self.env:
-            f.write("\tWINEFSYNC=\"" + self.env["WINEFSYNC"] + "\" \\\n")
-        if "WINEDLLOVERRIDES" in self.env:
-            f.write("\tWINEDLLOVERRIDES=\"" + self.env["WINEDLLOVERRIDES"] + "\" \\\n")
-        if "WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE" in self.env:
-            f.write("\tWINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE=\"" + self.env["WINE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE"] + "\" \\\n")
-
-
     def run_proc(self, args, local_env=None):
         if local_env is None:
             local_env = self.env
-        subprocess.call(args, env=local_env, stderr=self.log_file, stdout=self.log_file)
+        subprocess.call(args, env=local_env)
 
     def run(self):
-        self.run_proc([g_proton.wine_bin] + sys.argv[2:] + self.cmdlineappend)
+        if "PW_GAMEMODERUN" in os.environ and nonzero(os.environ["PW_GAMEMODERUN"]):
+            self.run_proc([g_proton.gamemoderun] + [g_proton.wine_bin] + sys.argv[2:] + sys.argv[3:])
+        else:
+            self.run_proc([g_proton.wine_bin] + sys.argv[2:] + sys.argv[3:])
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if not "STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH" in os.environ:
@@ -495,7 +506,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     g_session.init_wine()
 
-#    g_proton.make_default_prefix()
+    g_proton.make_default_prefix()
 
     g_session.init_session()
 
@@ -503,6 +514,19 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if sys.argv[1] == "run":
         #start target app
         g_session.run()
+    elif sys.argv[1] == "waitforexitandrun":
+        #wait for wineserver to shut down
+        g_session.run_proc([g_proton.wineserver_bin, "-w"])
+        #then run
+        g_session.run()
+    elif sys.argv[1] == "getcompatpath":
+        #linux -> windows path
+        path = subprocess.check_output([g_proton.wine_bin, "winepath", "-w", sys.argv[2]], env=g_session.env, stderr=g_session.log_file)
+        sys.stdout.buffer.write(path)
+    elif sys.argv[1] == "getnativepath":
+        #windows -> linux path
+        path = subprocess.check_output([g_proton.wine_bin, "winepath", sys.argv[2]], env=g_session.env, stderr=g_session.log_file)
+        sys.stdout.buffer.write(path)
     else:
         log("Need a verb.")
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/debug b/data_from_portwine/scripts/debug
index ea31320c..b5729530 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/debug
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/debug
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ echo "Version WINE in the Port" >> "${PORT_WINE_PATH}/${portname}.log"
 echo "-------------------------------------------" >> "${PORT_WINE_PATH}/${portname}.log"
 echo "log WINE" >> "${PORT_WINE_PATH}/${portname}.log"
 
+export PORTWINE_LOG=1
 export WINEDEBUG="fixme-all"
 export DXVK_LOG_LEVEL="info"
 export VK_LOADER_DEBUG="warn"
diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/runlib b/data_from_portwine/scripts/runlib
index 06386a2f..37ce4a21 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/runlib
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/runlib
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ fi
 read "var_dxvk_on" < "${config_path}/dxvk_on"
 export "var_dxvk_on"
 ########################################################################
-WINEDIR="${PORT_WINE_PATH}"/data/dist
-WINELIB="${PORT_WINE_PATH}"/data/libs
+export WINEDIR="${PORT_WINE_PATH}"/data/dist
+export WINELIB="${PORT_WINE_PATH}"/data/libs
 export PROTONRUN="${PORT_WINE_PATH}/data/proton"
 export WINEARCH=win64
 export WINELOADER="${WINEDIR}/bin/wine"
@@ -66,8 +66,16 @@ export WINEPREFIX="${PORT_WINE_PATH}/data/pfx"
 export PATH="${WINEDIR}/bin:${PATH}"
 export WINESTART="C:\\windows\\command\\start.exe"
 export STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="${PORT_WINE_PATH}/data/"
-#export OS_BASED="$(cat /etc/os-release | grep ID_LIKE | cut -d '=' -f2)"
-if [ -d "${WINELIB}" ]; then   #&& [ "${OS_BASED}" != "arch" ]
+########################################################################
+export DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH="${PATH_TO_GAME}"
+export DXVK_STATE_CACHE=1
+
+export urlg="http://portwine-linux.ru/donate"
+########################################################################
+START_PORTWINE ()
+{
+sh "${link}"/port_update 
+if [ -d "${WINELIB}" ]; then 
     host_lib_paths=
     /sbin/ldconfig -XNv | grep "/"  | cut -d: -f1 1> "${config_path}"/default_lib_paths
     while read lib_path_prefix; do
@@ -84,21 +92,8 @@ if [ -d "${WINELIB}" ]; then   #&& [ "${OS_BASED}" != "arch" ]
 else
     echo "runtime libs is disabled"
 fi
-export GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0="${WINEDIR}/lib64/lib/gstreamer-1.0/:${WINEDIR}/lib/lib/gstreamer-1.0/"
-export WINE_GST_REGISTRY_DIR="${PORT_WINE_PATH}/data/gstreamer-1.0/"
-########################################################################
-export DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH="${PATH_TO_GAME}"
-export DXVK_STATE_CACHE=1
 
-export urlg="http://portwine-linux.ru/donate"
-########################################################################
-START_PORTWINE ()
-{
-sh "${link}"/port_update 
-export DXVK_LOG_LEVEL="none"
-export VKD3D_DEBUG="none"
-export PROTON_NO_FSYNC=0
-export optirun_on=""
+export optirun_on=
 if [ -x "`which nvidia-settings 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
     if [ -x "`which primusrun 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
         export optirun_on="primusrun"
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ if [ -x "`which nvidia-settings 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
     fi
     export __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1
     export __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia
-    export __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=1
+#    export __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=1
     export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_PATH="${PATH_TO_GAME}" 
     export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE=1
     export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_SIZE=1000000000
@@ -124,12 +119,12 @@ if [ -x "`which nvidia-settings 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
     echo "runtime libs is disabled"
 else
     export DRI_PRIME=1
-    export vblank_mode=1
+#    export vblank_mode=1
     export mesa_glthread=true
 #    export RADV_DEBUG=nocache,nomemorycache
     local AMD_ATI="$(lspci | grep AMD/ATI)" 
     if [ ! -z "${AMD_ATI}" ]; then
-        export DXVK_CONFIG_FILE="${PORT_WINE_PATH}/data/dxvk_amd.conf"
+#        export DXVK_CONFIG_FILE="${PORT_WINE_PATH}/data/dxvk_amd.conf"
         if [ "${PORTWINE_ACO}" -eq "1" ]; then
             export RADV_PERFTEST=aco
             echo "ACO is enabled"
@@ -143,7 +138,7 @@ if [ "${var_dxvk_on}" -eq "1" ]; then
 elif [ "${var_dxvk_on}" -eq "2" ]; then
     export DXVK_HUD="fps,devinfo,version"
 fi
-export def_pfx="${PORT_WINE_PATH}data/dist/share/default_pfx/"
+export def_pfx="${PORT_WINE_PATH}/data/dist/share/default_pfx/"
 if [ ! -d "${def_pfx}" ]; then
 	"${PROTONRUN}" "run" | pwzen
 fi
@@ -160,12 +155,13 @@ if [ $(pgrep xneur)>'0' ]; then
 	export int_xneur=1
 fi 
 if [ -x "`which "gamemoderun" 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
-    if [ ! -z "${LD_PRELOAD}" ]; then
-        export LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgamemodeauto.so.0:${LD_PRELOAD}"
-    else
-        export LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgamemodeauto.so.0"
-    fi
+    sleep 1
+    systemctl --user enable gamemoded.service 
+    systemctl --user restart gamemoded.service
+    export PW_GAMEMODERUN=1
+    echo "Gamemod will be launched."
 else
+    export PW_GAMEMODERUN=0
     echo "Gamemod not installed!"
 fi
 ADD_IN_START_PORTWINE
@@ -193,7 +189,7 @@ fi
 ########################################################################
 STOP_PORTWINE ()
 {
-WAIT_WINESERVER
+#WAIT_WINESERVER
 ADD_IN_STOP_PORTWINE
 if [ "$int_xneur" -eq "1"  ]; then
 	xneur &
diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/start b/data_from_portwine/scripts/start
index 81b89e2c..0d25ceb3 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/start
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/start
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 "${WINESERVER}" -k
 START_PORTWINE
 if [ ! -z ${optirun_on} ]; then
-    ${optirun_on} "${PROTONRUN}" "run" "${gamestart}" ${launch_parameters} &>/dev/null & KILL9_WINEDEVICE 
+    ${optirun_on} "${PROTONRUN}" "run" "${gamestart}" ${launch_parameters}
 else
-    "${PROTONRUN}" "run" "${gamestart}" ${launch_parameters} &>/dev/null & KILL9_WINEDEVICE 
+   "${PROTONRUN}" "run" "${gamestart}" ${launch_parameters} 
 fi
 STOP_PORTWINE
diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/vars b/data_from_portwine/scripts/vars
index c8eb2d5e..47371d5a 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/vars
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/vars
@@ -17,21 +17,21 @@ export WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winemenubuilder.exe=d"
 export WINEDEBUG="-all"
 export kill_winedevice=0
 export kill_explorer=0
-export PORTWINE_ACO=0
+export PORTWINE_ACO=1
 ########################################################################
 ADD_IN_START_PORTWINE ()
 {
 if [ "${var_dxvk_on}" -eq "0" ]
 then        ###OPENGL###
     export PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1
-    export PROTON_USE_VKD3D=0
-    export PROTON_NO_D9VK=1
+    export PW_DXGI_FOR_VKD3D=0
+    export PROTON_NO_D9VK=0
     export PROTON_NO_D3D11=0
     export PROTON_NO_D3D10=0
     export PROTON_OLD_GL_STRING=0
 else        ###DXVK###
     export PROTON_USE_WINED3D=0
-    export PROTON_USE_VKD3D=0
+    export PW_DXGI_FOR_VKD3D=1
     export PROTON_NO_D9VK=0
     export PROTON_NO_D3D11=0
     export PROTON_NO_D3D10=0
diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/winecmd b/data_from_portwine/scripts/winecmd
index 15ca5ac9..0c6937ec 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/winecmd
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/winecmd
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 START_PORTWINE
 if [ ! -z ${optirun_on} ]
 then
-    ${optirun_on} "${PROTONRUN}" "run" "cmd" >&2
+    "/usr/bin/xterm" -e '"${optirun_on}" "${PROTONRUN}" "run" "cmd"'
 else
-    "${PROTONRUN}" "run" "cmd" >&2
+    "/usr/bin/xterm" -e '"${PROTONRUN}" "run" "cmd"'
 fi
 STOP_PORTWINE