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I do not take credit for this fix as it was originally posted long ago on teamliquid; however, very few players know about it and I felt it should be something everyone should adjust.
Recently many players I have run across are having issues with creep rendering as well as just bad frame rates from their Graphics Cards.
These changes will double your current FPS.
Step 1. Open the File Variables.txt
(This file should be located in C: -> Users -> Your Account Name -> My Documents -> Starcraft II)
For Mac Users: HD -> Users -> Your Account Name -> Library -> Application Support -> Blizzard -> Starcraft II -> Accounts -> (there should only be one file here with a string of numbers as the name)
Step 2. Make these changes
Set SimplifiedShaders=0
Set SimplifiedCloaking=0
Set Shadows=0
Set Softshadows=0
Step 3. Save the file and that is it
This change takes a huge load off your Graphics Card and should help a lot.
- The SimplifiedShaders is the fix to your graphics.
- The SimplifiedCloaking actually makes cloaked units slightly more visible
(The same as Medium Settings on Shaders)
- Turning off shadows will make your Graphics Card Happy especially since thanks to Direct X your graphics card will process the shadows first above all else
If you adjust your graphics settings in-game after you make these changes you will need to reopen the variables.txt file and make the changes again.
Make sure the file is not set to "Read Only"
For a list of what the other variables do :
http://segmentnext.com/2010/08/07/starcraft-2-graphics-performance-tweak-guide/
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/375107634
Due to continuing concerns about the EULA I will post the following:
During the Beta, and month of release, many players had over heating issues that blizzard later confirmed. There was a quick fix to the over heating issues by adding 2 lines of text in the variables.txt file. To my knowledge not a single player has ever had a issue from blizzards EULA policy in regards to making adjustments to the variable.txt file.
The edits to the variables.txt file correspond to adjustments in Graphics Settings. This file allows you reduce the settings below the menu options. This should not be an issue on blizzards part as you are not gaining any sort of "Unfair advantage".
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i dont know, but someone told me that this kind of editing is "illegal" ? they said blizzard considers this as something bad or something, dunno
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What exactly does this do to the game? Will it affect being able to see burrowed, and cloaked units is my worry.
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On April 19 2011 06:11 ZeraToss wrote:
i dont know, but someone told me that this kind of editing is "illegal" ? they said blizzard considers this as something bad or something, dunno
As far as I am aware this does not violate the EULA. I can vouch that my account is perfect fine and I did it months ago.
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Awesome. I'm always looking for ways to squeeze out a little more fps.
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Ya I'd like some verification on what this actually does before I start changing files in my SC2 folder.
edit: you answered my question.
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Okay I did it. Does anything look different in actual game play?
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On April 19 2011 06:16 Nizzy wrote:
Okay I did it. Does anything look different in actual game play?
Nothing that is noticeable minus the improved visibility of cloaked units.
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Does this help your fps related to anything besides the graphics card? For instance, if it was your RAM or CPU that was bottlenecking the game.
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editing your variables.txt isn't an issue with blizzard, editing your .mpg files is.
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On April 19 2011 06:33 bloodorc44 wrote:
Does this help your fps related to anything besides the graphics card? For instance, if it was your RAM or CPU that was bottlenecking the game.
I am not 100% sure on that so I do not want to answer wrong. However I can tell you that you will see an increase even if you use a top of the line card.
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If you adjust your graphics settings in-game after you make these changes you will need to reopen the variables.txt file and make the changes again.
If you set it to read-only it will default to the settings you chose, including the edited ones.
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On April 19 2011 06:38 tok wrote:Show nested quote +
If you adjust your graphics settings in-game after you make these changes you will need to reopen the variables.txt file and make the changes again.
If you set it to read-only it will default to the settings you chose, including the edited ones.
Added it to text. Thanks for the tip
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This is what I needed since I'm running on my Intel HD laptop, but I have to wait for more confirmation that it's legal and working.
thanks.
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On April 19 2011 06:46 Sanasante wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2011 06:38 tok wrote:
If you adjust your graphics settings in-game after you make these changes you will need to reopen the variables.txt file and make the changes again.
If you set it to read-only it will default to the settings you chose, including the edited ones. Added it to text. Thanks for the tip
No you misread, after you save the txt file with the new modified settings set it as read only. If the file is read only before you try saving it won't work.
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lighting=0 will boost your FPS even more.
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i have a bad pc so i will be trying this tip
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I love you. Maybe Sc2 will actually be playable on this pc oO.
This also reminds me of when you would load some CSS Script to increase frame rate lol  .
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