GameMode on by default causing other issues.

[ZenDeuo]

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./diagnose
rm: cannot remove 'diagnose.result': No such file or directory

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[===diagnose===] git remote get-url origin
https://github.com/end-4/dots-hyprland
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[===diagnose===] git rev-parse HEAD
f5b2b7548d9490657af6040727df07660738cf24
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[===diagnose===] git status
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.

nothing to commit, working tree clean
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[===diagnose===] git submodule status --recursive
 e31ec4cb4ebf6a46b267f5c42eabf6874916fa16 dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/shapes (heads/main)
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[===diagnose===] _check_distro_id
distro ID: ultramarine
distro ID_LIKE: fedora
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[===diagnose===] cat os-release
cat: os-release: No such file or directory
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[===diagnose===] declare -p XDG_CACHE_HOME
./diagnose: line 36: declare: XDG_CACHE_HOME: not found
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[===diagnose===] declare -p XDG_CONFIG_HOME
./diagnose: line 36: declare: XDG_CONFIG_HOME: not found
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[===diagnose===] declare -p XDG_DATA_HOME
./diagnose: line 36: declare: XDG_DATA_HOME: not found
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[===diagnose===] declare -p XDG_STATE_HOME
./diagnose: line 36: declare: XDG_STATE_HOME: not found
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[===diagnose===] declare -p ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV
declare -x ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV="/home/deuo/.local/state/quickshell/.venv"
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[===diagnose===] ls -l /home/deuo/.local/state/quickshell/.venv
total 12
-rw-r--r--. 1 deuo deuo  43 May 29 05:24 CACHEDIR.TAG
drwxr-xr-x. 1 deuo deuo 454 May 29 05:24 bin
drwxr-xr-x. 1 deuo deuo   8 May 29 05:24 include
drwxr-xr-x. 1 deuo deuo  20 May 29 05:24 lib
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 deuo deuo   3 May 29 05:24 lib64 -> lib
-rw-r--r--. 1 deuo deuo 130 May 29 05:24 pyvenv.cfg
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[===diagnose===] Hyprland --version
Hyprland 0.55.2 built from branch v0.55.2 at commit 39d7e209c79d451efab1b21151d5938289da838d clean (version: bump to 0.55.2).
Date: Sat May 16 12:59:19 2026
Tag: v0.55.2, commits: 7319

Libraries:
Hyprgraphics: built against 0.5.1, system has unknown
Hyprutils: built against 0.13.1, system has 0.13.1
Hyprcursor: built against 0.1.13, system has unknown
Hyprlang: built against 0.6.8, system has 0.6.8
Aquamarine: built against 0.11.0, system has unknown

Version ABI string: 39d7e209c79d451efab1b21151d5938289da838d_aq_0.11_hu_0.13_hg_0.5_hc_0.1_hlg_0.6
no flags were set

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[===diagnose===] _check_quickshell_version
./diagnose: line 59: pacman: command not found
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[===diagnose===] _check_PKGBUILD_version
./diagnose: line 62: pacman: command not found
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Step 3. Describe the issue

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So my issue I've been experiencing is after updating to the latest Hyprdots for some reason Game Mode is now on by default? Or at least it is for me, I've not been able to figure out why at all however it stops any custom execs that I've set up within the Custom Config Folder until I turn it off, once I turn it off everything in execs runs as it should but also I've noticed when I try to turn on Game Mode it will cause everything in my custom execs to rerun and GameMode doesn't appear to activate. I've tried entirely wiping the dotfiles locally and reinstalling them in its entirety however to no avail!

Also when I update any of my custom configs it also reloads all the applications and whatnot in execs and not sure what else if it does anything else beyond that which I find unexpected since I don't expect it to keep rerunning everything in my execs each time I update any of the lua config files? Unless that is expected behavior but it just don't seem right since it never used to do that before!

I hope this issue is able to be fixed soon!
Thank youuuu for your awesome DotFiles btw!
~ ZenDeuo

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[end-4]

The game mode is not enabled by default, but it's persistent. It's likely that you forgot to turn it off the previous session.

Toggling game mode changes configuration (in ~/.config/hypr/hyprland/shellOverrides/main.lua), which causes a config reload

A config reload re-evaluates the config. To avoid re-execution of those custom execs, hook them to the "hyprland.start" event, like this:

hl.on("hyprland.start", function ()
    hl.exec_cmd("SOME COMMAND")
end)

(instead of writing hl.exec_cmd("SOME COMMAND") on its own)

[ZenDeuo]

Hi there end-4,

I really appreciate the response!

I've not been able to keep it toggled off, when I toggle it off it stays off for that session, once my machine has been rebooted or I log out and log back in, Game Mode is back on as if it were a default setting. I'll try and attach screenshots as well as my config files later today to see if anything can be identified there where I may have gone wrong?

Also when I turn off Game Mode and then turn it back on again, weirdly nothing happens or at least it doesn't appear to look like anything changed, all the animations stay enabled, any effects and whatnot also are retained, it's as if Game Mode never got enabled.

I'll go ahead with reconfiguring my custom execs with what you've provided me. (Thank you for that!)

I'm a Fedora user so I'm not sure if that may have an effect on it either, I doubt it would but I wouldn't be too sure.

My PC is probably just being annoying or the way I've configured something has just made it so nothing works properly but it used to work fine before migrating up to the new lua formatting of config files for Hyprland so I'm just lost but I'll do my best once I'm back home today to show the issue in its fullest form.

Again thank you for the response,
It's really appreciated!
~ ZenDeuo

[ZenDeuo]

So I'm on a fresh boot and immediately Game Mode is on but still all the animations are active and nothing has gone square or anything like that of what used to happen before updating.

When I turn Game Mode off, I'll log out and log back in and it'll be back on again but also still not affecting my system, if I turn off Game Mode and turn it back on again nothing happens at all that I can notice.

Game Mode Off:

Game Mode On:

Normally before when I turned on Game Mode it would remove the rounding on the windows and remove animations and whatnot but that doesn't seem to be happening anymore. Again it could totally be a me issue, I'll try a full reinstall and see how that goes later today.

[ZenDeuo]

@end-4 Hihi, I reset my Machine, complete new install and I still had the issue with Game Mode. Not sure what your stance is on AI and whatnot so apologies if its pretty poorly written or whatnot, I worked with ChatGPT 5.5 and it managed to fix my Game Mode button and whatnot. I'm not sure if it were just a me issue or whatnot but you can have a look here and compare it to the current implementation of the Game Mode system and hopefully it can be repaired from there, or if its just a me problem then apologies again and thank you for your dot-files!! ^~^

ZenDeuo@8950cab

~ ZenDeuo

[end-4]

Also when I turn off Game Mode and then turn it back on again, weirdly nothing happens or at least it doesn't appear to look like anything changed, all the animations stay enabled, any effects and whatnot also are retained, it's as if Game Mode never got enabled.

Turns out it's because you're using the old quick toggles implementation, which is not updated for the new Hyprland with lua
The new Android-like one (it's default) should be able to toggle it consistently

[ZenDeuo]

Also when I turn off Game Mode and then turn it back on again, weirdly nothing happens or at least it doesn't appear to look like anything changed, all the animations stay enabled, any effects and whatnot also are retained, it's as if Game Mode never got enabled.

Turns out it's because you're using the old quick toggles implementation, which is not updated for the new Hyprland with lua The new Android-like one (it's default) should be able to toggle it consistently

Ahhh I see I see!! I'm so sorry! I'm glad that a solution has been found and again I really appreciate your replies!

Thank you very much for your assistance!
My issue is no more :)

[Dharshan078]

This issue is with me also the settings is applied for that session only after a reboot or logout it defaults back to the same settings from QS