NAS setup uses Steam library, but only anti-cheat enabled games can play.
NAS setup uses Steam library, but only anti-cheat enabled games can play.
Hey guys, thanks for helping, so short story short, I grabbed a nas and mapped a network drive, giving myself full access and admin privileges. I've installed my steam library on there and runs games no problem, unless they have an anti-cheat, they won't run. This happens regardless whether or not I'm the only one using the nas. My best example would be ARK, I've installed it plus all of my mods, when I run it I get an error saying "Failed to launch battle-eye". However if I choose to run it without anti-cheat/battle-eye I can start and get into the game fast with max settings in 1440P, I've tried many games that use EasyAnti-cheat and they just claim that the anti-cheat is not installed, I've tried re-installing and verifying the files. Is it some kind of firewall issue? Can someone help me get these games running, it's only games with anti-cheat that won't run. I'm using an Asustor 1104T with 4 x 2tb SSD in RAID 0 Qnap QSW-1105-5T-US 2500mb switch CAT 7 ethernet cable ASUS XG-C100C 10G network card WIN 10
The NAS drive is connected using CIFS/SMB protocols. Some applications may struggle with this setup since they don’t recognize drives that aren’t actual storage devices. An alternative like iSCSI could work better.
Can’t add more space directly to the machine? Using network storage for games feels pointless since it’s so much slower than local drives. Only iSCSI makes sense because it acts like a virtual drive that attaches to one PC at a time, not a shared network share. It’s built for servers with separate storage units. I prefer USB drives over iSCSI when you need them outside the PC, but iSCSI is better for handling many drives. I often move large files between servers over the network, but speeds drop sharply even on fast connections due to protocol overhead. For gaming, you need high IOPS, not just bandwidth.
I set up the same configuration and encountered this issue recently (last year). You can fix it by using disk management, choosing action, and creating a new VHD. Pick your NAS and mount it as the D drive. It’s best to keep just your anticheat games here—my experience shows that larger libraries cause slow writes, though reads are fast. I’m working on improving this now.