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Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
July 30 2012 10:56 GMT
#321
On July 30 2012 19:43 bOneSeven wrote:
what do I need to do to configure my sc2 on the lowest video settings possible?-__-. I can't find thread for it wth.

Ingame low options already can do lowest settings for you.
bOneSeven
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Romania685 Posts
July 30 2012 15:26 GMT
#322
On July 30 2012 19:56 Existor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2012 19:43 bOneSeven wrote:
what do I need to do to configure my sc2 on the lowest video settings possible?-__-. I can't find thread for it wth.

Ingame low options already can do lowest settings for you.


When I watch pov streams I see that players have even lower setting than me so I figure they changed some scripts or something...I really need to imporve performance... ;s
Planet earth is blue and there's nothing I can do
dani`
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands2402 Posts
July 30 2012 17:24 GMT
#323
On July 31 2012 00:26 bOneSeven wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 30 2012 19:56 Existor wrote:
On July 30 2012 19:43 bOneSeven wrote:
what do I need to do to configure my sc2 on the lowest video settings possible?-__-. I can't find thread for it wth.

Ingame low options already can do lowest settings for you.


When I watch pov streams I see that players have even lower setting than me so I figure they changed some scripts or something...I really need to imporve performance... ;s

This might seem to be the case if they stream in a relatively low resolution / quality; so it looks worse. Probably just your regular 'Low'.
Gollomor
Profile Joined June 2011
Austria51 Posts
July 30 2012 17:41 GMT
#324
Can i get banned for this ?
Cause i change settings in the folder from Starcraft :-S
We are the Blades of Aiur
grigorin
Profile Joined December 2009
Austria275 Posts
July 30 2012 20:15 GMT
#325
after a few games i get

e_errorIdMemory
"Core: out of memory"
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
July 30 2012 20:27 GMT
#326
On July 31 2012 02:41 Gollomor wrote:
Can i get banned for this ?
Cause i change settings in the folder from Starcraft :-S

Blizzard never bans you for changing your resolution, graphic shaders or unit sound volume. Also read 1st post again please.

Blizzard never ban for changing options like this. It's YOUR folder. Starcraft folder is located in Program Files, not in your documents
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
July 30 2012 20:31 GMT
#327
On July 31 2012 05:15 grigorin wrote:
after a few games i get

e_errorIdMemory
"Core: out of memory"

As i warned in 1st post (if you read it), these settings require PC that can hold medium or high settings.
If you have pc that holds only low settings, i cant help.

If your pc is good, then I cant help you again, because i had no problems with these settings and most of users here had no problems too.

Also you should not forget about fps limiters. If you have memory spikes or drops, as blizzard said long time ago, you must add fps limiters parameters. There are 2 parameters of the, and they're listed in 1st post too.
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20323 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-30 20:46:40
July 30 2012 20:46 GMT
#328
* smooth and animated creep spread animation, but without slime and any special effects on it

Instant creep spread shows you where the creep is and is not with certainty without having to check build grid, it is better for gameplay

* more detalized models - now you can see awesome green deaths from acid weapons (banelings, roaches) or flame deaths (from helions, colosus)

Doesnt everyone already have models on high for this? low settings mostly refers to shaders etc, and very few use low models because you cannot see what is warping in, etc. Its more about being able to see what you need to see without any difficulty, and people already do this with low settings.

* shadows and better lighting. On fully-low settings game becomes a bit darker, and sometimes it's TOO dark, especially on night maps, like Cloud Kingdom, Metalopolis or Shakuras Plateau. This settings preset fixes that moment

Personal preference

* Another important feature of this preset is more readable Force Fields and Stealth units. With turned off simplified cloaking and models, it becomes more visible, than on low settings

Again, bunch of people already did this, its well known and many people streaming with low have those settings

* you will still be able to see, what you or enemy are warping. On low settings it's impossible to see

Fixed with models, a single setting, covered above


* small glossy effect on Overlords. On low settings they are very dark, but on medium and higher they are more noticeable with their glow on left-right sides of unit model

Ok, i guess

* on low settings game is a bit more saturated. On medium-high-ultra settings, with HDR turned on, game is a bit less saturated and a bit more realistic and less toy'ish

"toy'ish" is easier to see and differentiate units


* pylon circle is same, as medium-high settings. No more ugly blue circle without animation!

Models, again, you have three bullet points for the same setting

Good for some i guess but i dont like
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
PinkBean
Profile Joined December 2011
Norway38 Posts
July 30 2012 21:00 GMT
#329
Thank you so much for this!
I must admit I thought it looked quite bad judging from the pictures. After I tried it ingame my standpoint on this changed drastically.. It looks so nice :D especially for protoss.
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Gemini_19
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1252 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-30 23:54:54
July 30 2012 23:52 GMT
#330
frameratecap=60
frameratecapGlue=30


EDIT: Nevermind, got it to work.
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Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
July 31 2012 09:51 GMT
#331
On July 31 2012 05:46 Cyro wrote:
* smooth and animated creep spread animation, but without slime and any special effects on it

Instant creep spread shows you where the creep is and is not with certainty without having to check build grid, it is better for gameplay

* more detalized models - now you can see awesome green deaths from acid weapons (banelings, roaches) or flame deaths (from helions, colosus)

Doesnt everyone already have models on high for this? low settings mostly refers to shaders etc, and very few use low models because you cannot see what is warping in, etc. Its more about being able to see what you need to see without any difficulty, and people already do this with low settings.

* shadows and better lighting. On fully-low settings game becomes a bit darker, and sometimes it's TOO dark, especially on night maps, like Cloud Kingdom, Metalopolis or Shakuras Plateau. This settings preset fixes that moment

Personal preference

* Another important feature of this preset is more readable Force Fields and Stealth units. With turned off simplified cloaking and models, it becomes more visible, than on low settings

Again, bunch of people already did this, its well known and many people streaming with low have those settings

* you will still be able to see, what you or enemy are warping. On low settings it's impossible to see

Fixed with models, a single setting, covered above


* small glossy effect on Overlords. On low settings they are very dark, but on medium and higher they are more noticeable with their glow on left-right sides of unit model

Ok, i guess

* on low settings game is a bit more saturated. On medium-high-ultra settings, with HDR turned on, game is a bit less saturated and a bit more realistic and less toy'ish

"toy'ish" is easier to see and differentiate units


* pylon circle is same, as medium-high settings. No more ugly blue circle without animation!

Models, again, you have three bullet points for the same setting

Good for some i guess but i dont like



Why not play sc1 then? Its more clear, no shadows, no problems with smooth creep animation. Or remodell sc2 into cubes, circles and one-colored unit models?

Regarding "perconal preference" about darker game on low settings on night maps - its not my preference. Its really it is, that on lows game is darker on night maps, than on medium and higher settings.

Regarding thing that many people have high models. It isnt true. Most streamers dint know about this parameter and they still playing with hardly visible force fields, that is more hard to see on already darker nigh maps.

Regarding toyish effect. I want to disagree. Without that hdr effect game becomes darker, as I said. It changes both settings that is lighter game and a bit less saturated (probably 5%). Many players hate stronger team color mod, the only thing is better game readability in mirrors (lings vs lings, stalkers vs stalkers, etc). I dont like very colorful games, firstly because we already have a lot colorful games (red alert 3, cnc4, cnc3 was nice and more balanced regarding colorness and player colors on units, end of nations requires colorfull units to understand where are your units, supreme commander 2 is all about one-colored unit models)

Reason why I write about model changes triple, is because many people dont know how to change pylon circle specifically or change warp animation only. It was only an explain what I did to change these game aesthetic elements, that sometimes make game more understandable.





Also, I want to add, that these settings are true medium settings, because current medium settings are very similar to high settings. I did something lower than current mediums, but higher and nicer than lows.
Puppent_Master
Profile Joined April 2012
27 Posts
July 31 2012 12:55 GMT
#332
OMG PATCH 1.5 doesnt work with this WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
July 31 2012 13:15 GMT
#333
On July 31 2012 21:55 Puppent_Master wrote:
OMG PATCH 1.5 doesnt work with this WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Read first post please, after first picture banner. These settings are not updated with 1.5.0 patch. I dont have PC near (writing from ipad), probably around 5th august I will update these settings.
TheFish7
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States2824 Posts
July 31 2012 23:23 GMT
#334
damn, really want to use these settings - I'm stuck using ultra for now...
If anyone has an idea of how to replicate this, maybe they could post a screenshot of their options menu from 1.5?
~ ~ <°)))><~ ~ ~
tianGO
Profile Joined August 2010
Argentina591 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-01 03:38:34
August 01 2012 03:38 GMT
#335
I know this can't be used on 1.5, but what settings make the game looks as close as possible?
I was getting really used to this patch, now the game looks ugly (I tried textures on ultra and everything else on low).
"He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future."
kuan888
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada305 Posts
August 01 2012 05:09 GMT
#336
On July 31 2012 22:15 Existor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2012 21:55 Puppent_Master wrote:
OMG PATCH 1.5 doesnt work with this WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Read first post please, after first picture banner. These settings are not updated with 1.5.0 patch. I dont have PC near (writing from ipad), probably around 5th august I will update these settings.


Thank for this good Sir !
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ||| Acer.Scarlett <3
covetousrat
Profile Joined October 2010
2109 Posts
August 01 2012 09:46 GMT
#337
Is it possible to revert back to the low setting on previous patch. Low setting on 1.5 is probably Medium before. My com sux and I hate the improved graphics.
Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3690 Posts
August 01 2012 10:05 GMT
#338
Thanks for updating these for 1.5 in the future, I didn't think of anything started a game and the ultra settings almost made me blind T.T Gonna use low till the updated settings come out.
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
August 01 2012 10:52 GMT
#339
On August 01 2012 18:46 covetousrat wrote:
Is it possible to revert back to the low setting on previous patch. Low setting on 1.5 is probably Medium before. My com sux and I hate the improved graphics.

It only contains new special textures for low settings and newer fog of war
Czarnodziej
Profile Joined January 2011
Poland624 Posts
August 01 2012 14:07 GMT
#340
On July 31 2012 21:55 Puppent_Master wrote:
OMG PATCH 1.5 doesnt work with this WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Works fine for me after manually changing the settings in variables.ini
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