Disable Uplay overlay on Steam

I am trying to play Assassin's creed Odyssey on Ubuntu 18 with Proton 5.13-4 on Steam. The game is running but a balloon asking to shift+f2 to open Uplay is constantly on the top right corner of the screen. If I click do shift+f2, Uplay overlay opens up, but I am unable to close it. The game becomes stuck at that point and just crashes.

Can I disable this Uplay nonsense in steam? I tried out adding -uplay_steam_mode as a launch option as suggested by one of the Ubisoft Fourm (which I can't find anymore) but that did not work. Any suggestions?

Best Answer

had the same problem and found a workaround: just start the game and press shift+F2, then disable all notification types, crash the game and restart... should be fine now :)

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Quick Answer about "Disable Uplay overlay on Steam"

Open the three-line menu in the top left corner of your screen.

Select Settings.

Under the General tab, uncheck Enable in-game overlay for supported games.

How do I remove Uplay from steam?

Navigate to the Account Management website, and log in to your Ubisoft account.

Click on the Account Information tile.

Navigate to the Linked accounts section.

Click on the Unlink button under the logo for the external account that you want to unlink.

Should I disable Uplay overlay?

According to a Reddit post, it turns out Ubisoft Connect's overlay might be linked to many of the problems that players are experiencing, and disabling it could help you boost fps without much of a trade-off.

How do I overlay toggle on Uplay?

The shortcut to open the Uplay overlay is Shift + F2.

What is Uplay overlay?

Using the Uplay overlay, you can add friends, groups and chat with them and you can see their achievements and rewards from the game and also the challenges available in the game.

How To Enable \u0026 Disable Steam Overlay (All Games/Specific Individual Games) Steam Tutorial 2021

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