Vainglory Replay Guide

The replay feature allows you to rewatch the match you just played with free camera and slow motion. The replay button is found on the end-game scoreboard. It was introduced back in November 2016 with the 1.24 patch.

Although you can record the replay footage, it is slow and the video file can be large. A better way is to save the replay which is only a few megabytes and contains all the data of your gameplay. With replay, you can see the game from the perspective of any player in a match.

How to save a replay

We will use vaingloryreplay, a Windows software made by PopcornOne to save the replay. There are README files that explain how to use the software including saving, watching, and even streaming a game from the replay feature as you play.

We will guide you through the steps to save a replay on Android and PC in the following sections. These instructions were from Everlasting Night. The replay files have names that look like this:

dddbf79c-0f0b-11e6-940f-06c5ee41a4a5-41c6404f-bb7e-40c0-b790-f9cb6048f14d.15.vgr

Android

1. Start a match and finish it.
2. When you are at the match result screen, open your file manager app and go to /Android/data/com.superevilmegacorp.game/cache.
   • Note: If you are on Android 11, you may need to connect your device to your PC to access the folder since apps are not allowed to show content in the /Android/data folder.
3. Copy the replay files in the cache folder to a different location.
   • Note: The files in cache will be deleted once you play another match or exit replay.

Windows (PC)

1. Start a match and finish it.
2. When you are at the match result screen, open File Explorer and go to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp.
   • Note: AppData is a hidden folder. Enable hidden items in the “View” menu if you can’t find it.
3. Copy the replay files with names ending in .vgr to a different location.
   • Note: The files in AppData will be deleted once you play another match or exit replay.

How to share a replay

Just package the replay files in a .zip or .7z archive and send it to anyone you want. We welcome sharing them in the Gallery channel on our Discord. Remember to include a screenshot of your match result showing the builds to give some context.

How to watch a replay

Windows (PC)

Steps 1 to 5 are only for the initial setup. They have to be done once.

1. Download and extract vaingloryreplay.
2. Move the vaingloryreplay folder to a location of your choice and remember it.
3. Open the Windows Start Menu and search for “environment variables”.
4. Open the first result and go to the “Advanced” tab. Click “Environment Variables…” at the bottom.
5. In “System Variables” find the “Path” variable. Click “New” and enter the location of your vaingloryreplay folder.
   • Example: If vaingloryreplay is in your Downloads folder, you will enter C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\vaingloryreplay.
6. Go to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp and create a new folder vainglory-replays. Put the replay files of the match you want to watch inside this folder.
7. Open Vainglory and start a practice match. Surrender immediately and stay in the match result screen.
8. Open Command Prompt. Type the following and hit enter: cd C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp && vgrplay
9. Wait for a few seconds then click the replay button in Vainglory. You will now see the match you wanted to replay.

Video guide by arsh from Discord:

Posted on August 27, 2021   #vainglory   #guide