tl;dr You can have Hybrid Settings on any graphic settings level - from Medium to Ultra - just add lighting=0 line to your variables (don't forget about Blob shadows, if you want them). In this thread below you will see optimized settings, that are between low and medium.
Hello, SC2 and TL.net community! After doing tons of settings tests with StarCraft 2, JaKaTaK with me managed to bring back well known Hybrid Settings. What was so unique in these settings? They were different from official ingame settings presets, and they took a place between Low and Medium. In StarCraft 2 you may notice huge difference between Low and Medium settings - shaders, tons of effects, etc.
You may check previous Hybrid Settings in this thread. It was and it is possible to get them without editing game resources, which violates Terms of Use. Just edit official game settings and adjust them manually through variables.txt, which can be officially edited by players, because variables.txt is just a file with your game settings "on paper" instead of ingame options and dropboxes with Low or Ultra variants.
Well, Hybrid Settings stopped working with patch 1.5.3 (big client-patch for WoL) and 2.0.0 (HotS patch), and there was no solution to bring them back, until now...
Brighter and not shiny
Low settings making game darker and a bit more color saturated. Medium and higher settings solve this problem by adding better lighting, entire brightness, contrast and colors become more easy for eyes, but Mediums also added shiny effect, which isn't beloved by many players so they still are staying at Low settings, even today in 2014. It's understandable - they want more clear graphic without many details and special effects. And the shiny effect was one of the most distracting sometimes, or just annoying. Especially with creep on winter and korean bright maps.
Unnecessary effects removed, important ones are back
On low settings you may notice, that you can not separate and understand when the Mothership Core is warping, and when Nexus builds just Probes. You also can't see which units are in warping process, because of low models. Force Fields sometimes are very hard to see on low settings, and they become clearly visible, brighter and "sharper" only on medium settings. Also cloaking effects aren't that good on low settings too. There can be tons of small things why Low settings aren't that good, but still, they are clear and do not distract with many unnecessary effects, like foliage or distracting glowing minerals when they are mined by workers.
Compromise between clearness and nice picture
Hybridic settings is a mixture of some most noticeable effects. For example on low settings you can not set Models to high, meaning that you will never see warping units or nice deaths from acid or flame. Or the creep, which is blocky on low settings, and has giggling-wiggling water-animation on Mediums or higher. You can turn Terrain to Low and turn that animation off, but creep edges become so sharp and pixelated... well, this was fixed too.
VampireCraft 2
Unlike previous Hybridic settings, here you will not see Shadows, at all. It means that game becomes even more clear and easy to read, because sometimes shadows may distract too: you may miss burrowed Widow Mine hole under shadow from a tree, or shadow from cliff will make it harder to see something small and important.
And we paid attention to those who prefer to play with basic shadows aka blob-shadows (black blob under air and ground units).
Installation on Windows
Choose your Texture quality which you prefer more.
Set Graphics Quality to Low (i.e. everything to low)
Find your variables.txt, located here / Documents / StarCraft II / .. and backup them, if you will want to return to old settings.
Close the StarCraft 2 game, if it's launched.
Copypaste the following code to the end of your original variables.txt:
Copy/Paste the following line: ~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft II
Press enter and you should now see your variables.txt files.
Copypaste the code from the above to the end of your original variables.txt:
Save and close variables.txt, and launch StarCraft 2 to try new Hybrid Settings.
To make game even more clear in terms of ground textures, do the next two steps:
Set Texturesto Low
Change in variables.txt alternatelowtextures=1 to 0. This parameter may fix problems with pink/black terrain for those, who have this problem.
Change GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=0 to 1, if you want to change blob-shadows to no-shadows.
Change splatlod=1 to 0, if you do not want black-holes texture around static-burrowed units.
If you want to have Ultra settings (or any other) without shiny-effect, add lighting=0 to your variables.txt. This will also remove all the shadows and give you different look of login/menu screen (check below in Known issues)
If you want a small perfomance boost, try to use bitdepth=16, it will change your ingame colors a bit, but for some users it can cause some problems. So, experiment with it.
To remove special unit deaths (from acid and flame weapons), you can turn on Reduced Violence option. It will simplify all the deaths in the game, but also remove everything with blood.
To remove Hybrid Settings, delete lighting=0 from your variables.txt and set everything in the game to your preferred settings.
You can customize creep edge: it can be sharp or smooth. creeptrans=0 will give you sharp creep edge, like on DIMAGA's or AcerCella's streams. creeptrans=1 will give you smooth creep edge, like on low settings.
There is one known issue right now, that are side effects of these new Hybrid Settings. Because we turned entire game lighting, login and menu screens have different... lookIt can not be fixed. The only way is to type your email and password quicker and login to the game, quicker switch to any of ingame screens (i.e. Matchmaking, Customs, Arcade or Replays)
If you have lag, purple terrain/models and FPS drops, try to clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders).
If you still have problems with FPS drops and lags, in "Arcade" search map called preloader and launch it. Do this every time you launch SC2 for a better performance.
If you modify any of your game settings (graphic, sound, social, etc) after copypasting Hybrid settings code, blob-shadows and some other Hybrid features may dissapear. This small problem may be caused by conflicts between some parameters, like between low shadows and medium shaders, which can not be reached officially through game options. Solution - repeat installation from the 1st step, from turning everything to low (except doing backup of your variables, if you already have backup)
The best solution to solve FPS problems and pink/black terrain is to do following steps:
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt
Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders)
Turn everything in game settings to Low. Close the game.
Turn everything in game settings to Ultra. Close the game.
Turn everything in game settings to Low again. Close the game.
Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair)
Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt
Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
- OR-
Just repeat 2-3 times game repairing.
In this thread you will see different variations of Hybrid settings. Why those two presets are called Hybrid too? Well, because they have some stuff from Low and Medium settings, and in both presets you will see graphic settings combinations that you can not do through official game options. You can not have High models on low settings and you can not completely turn off shadows on mediums. In this thread I will tell you about some interesting possibilities with editing variables.txt. Thanks to AFSpeeDy and pharaphobia for Hybrid-Lows and Hybrid-Mediums.
Don't forget to check these settings with Hybrid Settings Lite, that have different versions of Low (brighter) and Medium (no shadows) settings
Before settings graphics to low, which texture quality do you guys recommend? edit: i also have another variables.txt at sStarCraft II\Accounts\xxxxxx\ . should i replace that one too?
BAM! Hell yea. So glad to bring this option back to you all with the help of Existor. I'd like to add a bit on texture:
Textures have an effect on what cloaked units look like. With low textures there are more straight segments on the cloak "blur". With medium and higher textures there is a more grainy quality to it making it (IMO) more difficult to see/notice. I'll come back with some screen caps to show you what I mean.
If you have lag, purple terrain/models and FPS drops, try to clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders)
If you still have problems with FPS drops and lags, in "Arcade" search map called preloader and launch it. Do this every time you launch SC2 for better performance.
On February 07 2014 06:01 Ghanburighan wrote: These settings turned all terrain bright pink O_o
If you have lag, purple terrain/models and FPS drops, try to clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders)
If you still have problems with FPS drops and lags, in "Arcade" search map called preloader and launch it. Do this every time you launch SC2 for better performance.
On February 07 2014 06:06 JimmyJRaynor wrote: i find that adding this line to variables.txt greatly improves performance without screwing up the graphics.
bitdepth=16
Oh, forgot this good option. Thanks for reminding. Added it to code in the OP
On February 07 2014 06:01 Ghanburighan wrote: These settings turned all terrain bright pink O_o
If you have lag, purple terrain/models and FPS drops, try to clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders)
If you still have problems with FPS drops and lags, in "Arcade" search map called preloader and launch it. Do this every time you launch SC2 for better performance.
Cleared the cache, made no difference Anything in these settings that might be causing it?
On February 07 2014 06:09 DannyJ wrote: Still pissed that they stopped letting people keep shadows but turn off other shaders. Think it was turn HDR off or something?
lighting=0 and GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=0 leads to no shadows. But I highly recommend you to use blob-shadows, because they make units more clear and bolded especially on bright maps.
Cleared the cache, made no difference Anything in these settings that might be causing it?
• Update your videocard drivers to the latest • Repair the game through Battle.Net launcher
How can i make force fields more visible? I'm playing on low and i'm pretty happy, but force fields are barely visible. Is it something in the variables.txt i can add to make them look like in hybrid screenshot?
On February 07 2014 06:46 oFFoy wrote: How can i make force fields more visible? I'm playing on low and i'm pretty happy, but force fields are barely visible. Is it something in the variables.txt i can add to make them look like in hybrid screenshot?
Slightly to late, just when I got myself a new processor, partly in order to run StarCraft 2 at decent settings with 60fps. Will the stuff like seeing what units warp-in work from everywhere above a certain level of model, or just the one?
I'm so glad to see these settings are back! Daily upon waking since patch 1.5.3 I have beat upon mine own chest and cried out in lamentation of the loss of the hybridic settings! Now my morning ritual can finally be at an end and order will finally be restored to the galaxy.
How could I get it to be brighter on medium settings. I like medium settings just that it's still a little dark for me. I've already upped the gamma as much as I can without changing the color too much.
It's been so long... I had almost forgotten. Thank you so fucking much I have missed these graphic settings for way too long and I'm so incredibly happy to finally be able to use them again :D
Well, I removed lighting=0 and that fixed it but then everything was waytoobright. Toggling low/high settings got the ground/lighting back to normal, but I assume it broke the hybrid settings. Quakecomm and Miszu what are your system specs? I'm on a GTX 670 GPU with the latest beta drivers 334.67
I see a textured ground and want to paint it black...
No idea what's happening here. If someone who's having issues can email me we can exchange skypes and try to get it figured out. Probably not today.
I'm running around like a nut trying to get the video for this finished. Existor is too fast I should have had the foresight to ask him to wait until I was finished with the video before publishing the post. Live and Learn.
If it helps I'm running a GTX 570 GPU with the 320.49 driver and I'm not having any issues.
It looks like medium but it doesn't seem as shiny as when I turn my settings into shiny. It looks pretty smooth and clear in comparison to my medium settings.
On February 07 2014 08:27 JaKaTaK wrote: I see a textured ground and want to paint it black...
No idea what's happening here. If someone who's having issues can email me we can exchange skypes and try to get it figured out. Probably not today.
I'm running around like a nut trying to get the video for this finished. Existor is too fast I should have had the foresight to ask him to wait until I was finished with the video before publishing the post. Live and Learn.
If it helps I'm running a GTX 570 GPU with the 320.49 driver and I'm not having any issues.
It looks like medium but it doesn't seem as shiny as when I turn my settings into shiny. It looks pretty smooth and clear in comparison to my medium settings.
This is amazing. Except the planets background. I almost vomited literally when I saw it because my room's lights were off QQ (the contrast was really strong)
Just tried it, look really cool imo, thanks for your work! But i can understand why people wouldnt like it, does look a bit funky esp login and menus, but other than that very awesome.
Gonna go ahead and say this is totally not anywhere near as good as the last variables file .. and in fact when i tried it out it made loading times much longer @_@;; Just stay on medium is much better than these options, but keep trying maybe we'll find something. ;~; let me know when u get stc to work D:
It looks like medium but it doesn't seem as shiny as when I turn my settings into shiny. It looks pretty smooth and clear in comparison to my medium settings.
Will the stuff like seeing what units warp-in work from everywhere above a certain level of model, or just the one?
From what I remember, it mostly depends on high models, and probably some other parameters like "uselow..."
How could I get it to be brighter on medium settings. I like medium settings just that it's still a little dark for me. I've already upped the gamma as much as I can without changing the color too much.
Increase your gamma or try lighting=0. It will turn off all the lighting in the game, so every map will have similar basic lighting.
It looks like medium but it doesn't seem as shiny as when I turn my settings into shiny. It looks pretty smooth and clear in comparison to my medium settings.
Those are standard medium or ultra (or between them) settings. The shiny effect is still here. Just check the creep. You can see the giggling animation. Only with shiny effect you can see the creep animation.
I really like how the game looks, but cloaked stuff is way harder to see.
Try to set Textures to low.
Except the planets background. I almost vomited literally when I saw it because my room's lights were off QQ
Well, because with Hybrid Settings we're turning the entire game lighting at all, everything without specific lighting becomes with different look. In game menus it becomes more worse, but in the game itself it makes it more clear and sometimes more bright.
hmm i still prefer my medium setup
Glad for you You also can try to experiment with these settings. For example remove all the shiny effect with lighting=0, and you can do that even on Ultra settings.
But i can understand why people wouldnt like it, does look a bit funky esp login and menus, but other than that very awesome.
I think, that slighty corrupted logon/menu screens aren't a big problem. Many players usually quickly going to matchmaking screen and starting the game search, seeing login/menu screen only for 1-2 seconds.
Gonna go ahead and say this is totally not anywhere near as good as the last variables file .. and in fact when i tried it out it made loading times much longer
Longer loading times may be only for first time. Try to use unit preloader and clear cache. It helps.
Weird, but it changed my desktop colors and chrome colors... uhh lol
How starcraft 2 settings may change the colors of entire windows? How it's possible? It sounds like "My StarCraft 2 formatted my hard drive"
Sorry, harder to see than the standard Medium Shaders + Low Textures setup that people use to see cloaked units better.
Try to use Hybrid settings and low textures. It's all free and open to edit. Experiment with your settings as you wish!
Fixed the code of these settings, now with default'ed 2D portraits and without bitdepth, which caused some problems sometimes. Also defaulted anti-aliasing to 0.
You can manually edit these options, if you want them back.
It looks like medium but it doesn't seem as shiny as when I turn my settings into shiny. It looks pretty smooth and clear in comparison to my medium settings.
This makes everything super smooth and clean. I do have more trouble spotting Widow Mines and Force Fields are a little harder to see than the higher graphic settings
when i add all to variables then go to starcraft and change to medium all background is still black maybe it will help you and if i change to low or high,ultra then everything its fine.
Thx i'm still testing .
Edit1:you can add me on skype if you wanna help me: miszugondor
Edit2:after i delete variables turn on game and change to medium then turn off and add lighting=0 background is still black so i think its problem with sc2 maybe i will reinstall game
by clear cache, do you mean delete contents of folder? So, delete the folders Maps and Versions?? Looks great, but sorta laggy when new stuff shows up so far.
On low i have plenty of performance at start of game:
And on max, it's usually like in the 300's. Hard to believe i have 5x the FPS you have on medium while i'm on max? (with a 770)
I'm only GPU limited at the start of game, though below 60 is a rarity. Reflections is terrible for performance though and effects and physics both have the potential to cut your FPS in half if you're not careful with them. That's not on the GPU, though - and they only prove to be a problem when dealing with lots of units
Before I try this, I'd like to try Medium settings the way some pros apparently opt to go. I presume they tweak some things. Such as Physics to Off and Terrain to Low. And Textures on Low for make cloak more visible?
What about Effects, is there a reason not to also put that on Low?
And what about Post-Processing? Is that only applied to cinematics or does it do something in gameplay?
On February 08 2014 02:55 -RusH wrote: @Existor do I just add lighting=0 or do I change a line that's already in my variables since I don't see any line that just says lighting.
do I just add lighting=0 or do I change a line that's already in my variables since I don't see any line that just says lighting.
Add
Before I try this, I'd like to try Medium settings the way some pros apparently opt to go. I presume they tweak some things. Such as Physics to Off and Terrain to Low. And Textures on Low for make cloak more visible?
Textures on low may give you alternatelowtextures. They require less memory, because those alternate textures are just smaller texture files in the game resources.
And what about Post-Processing? Is that only applied to cinematics or does it do something in gameplay?
Post-processing haven't been noticeable during tests. So we turned it off in Hybrid settings.
What about Effects, is there a reason not to also put that on Low?
In Hybrid settings we took some options from medium Effects, such as special effects for Mothership Core building animation, ground holes for static burrowed units, but this also adds not so distracting effects for blink/warping animation, also for minerals when they're in mining process.
I tried Medium and it killed my framerate. Playing with minimum specs equipment. So since that's not an option, I'll be using Hybrid 2.0 or going back to Low if Hybrid lowers my fps too much.
I can't use Hybrid 2.0 because it's too demanding compared to Low. Could I just change my variables to make unit warping-in identifiable? I might also be interested in the brightness and colour changes, depending on if those affect performance.
Thank you very much.
Edit: I just switched back to Low and getting 60 fps at start of match. Hybrid was giving me 40, so unfortunately I have to stick with Low.
You're doing Jeebus's and the Noodly One's work, sir. Worked perfect, just like the original. I used to use low because everything else was too distracting. This is just as good on that front but obviously much better.
Edit: holy murphy are Polar Night and Alterzim more clear to see. It doesn't feel like looking into a fishtank when playing them.
Holy finally I can't believe this is out. I always wanted to try your original hybrid but it got patched out before I could =(
I love your work existor and Jakatak, You guys are the best when it comes to optimizing sc2!
Anyways I play protoss and if I wanted the get the best possible edge and advantage in graphics which settings should I be using? I am guessing low textures? Do I need to change anything else?
He did one nice tweak, which I've added to the OP (the first one about low textures):
To make game even more clear in terms of ground textures, do the next two steps:
Set Texturesto Low
Change in variables.txt alternatelowtextures=1 to 0. This may fix your problems with pink/black terrain.
Change GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=0 to 1, if you want to change blob-shadows to no-shadows.
Change splatlod=1 to 0, if you do not want black-holes texture around static-burrowed units.
If you want to have Ultra settings (or any other) without shiny-effect, add lighting=0 to your variables.txt. This will also remove all the shadows and give you different look of login/menu screen (check below in Known issues)
If you want small perfomance boost, try to use bitdepth=16, it will change your ingame colors a bit, but for some users it can cause some problems. So, experiment with it.
I love everyone for doing this. I loved Hybrid Graphics to the point that I would consistently just try them knowing they wouldn't work just in case some miracle allowed them to exist again. And here you have given it to us all on a silver platter, you delicious morsels amoung men. Sorry that was creepy but I really like this you guys thanks!
On February 09 2014 02:22 Serpicou wrote: Me and my PC don't like it, how do I restore the colours? Bringing the options to default doesn't help. I want my vanilla game back. ):
delete your variables.txt (without sc2 running) and start Sc2
After trying those settings , I have to say that I do not really like the settings because they are way too demanding compared to low settings . To be honest I get the say same amount of frames when I have everything set on medium/medium settings.
On February 09 2014 02:33 Tokikong wrote: After trying those settings , I have to say that I do not really like the settings because they are way too demanding compared to low settings . To be honest I get the say same amount of frames when I have everything set on medium/medium settings.
Well, you should understand the point of these settings. They can be considered as hybrid of low and medium. So the thing that they require a bit more than low settings is normal.
Also if you have problems with perfomance, try next steps:
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt
Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders)
Turn everything in game settings to Low
Turn everything in game settings to Ultra (with relaunches)
Turn everything in game settings to Low again
Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair)
Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt
Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
The goal is not as much to increase FPS from medium, but to provide the most clear view of the battlefield without sacrificing any helpful gameplay elements like easy to see cloak units etc. Hybrid takes away a lot of the clutter seen in medium settings like terrain effects and animated creep.
Kuan 888 Weird, but it changed my desktop colors and chrome colors... uhh lol
How starcraft 2 settings may change the colors of entire windows? How it's possible? It sounds like "My StarCraft 2 formatted my hard drive" ------------------------------
I found it, for some reasons it change my color settings from 32 bits to 16 bits. I had to change it back but took me a while to figure it...
Ok i think i find fix to background be black or pink.
you need to delete 2 folders (Cache,shaders30988) C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Maps C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Versions
after that turn on sc2 and load map and check if it helps you. If not you need to do it again and again until it work but sometimes your background can be black, pink or black+pink dont worry. It helps me after 5 delete so be patient
On February 09 2014 08:54 -Miszu- wrote: Ok i think i find fix to background be black or pink.
you need to delete 2 folders (Cache,shaders30988) C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Maps C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Versions
after that turn on sc2 and load map and check if it helps you. If not you need to do it again and again until it work but sometimes your background can be black, pink or black+pink dont worry. It helps me after 5 delete so be patient
Also, if you're ever not comfortable or sure about deleting a folder used by a program, just change the name (I append "-OLD" to mine), that way you can restore it if you'd like.
Edit: Nevermind, everything is working perfectly. Thanks so much for your guys work Existor and Jakatak. I can't thank you guys enough. When it comes to competitive gaming I am very OCD about the settings or else I won't bother playing until I get everything perfect and optimized for the clearest advantage!
I guess I am lucky as I don't have any problems with anything. Everything looks freaking amazing and is sooo much easier to play.
lightning=0 is awesome as the shiny effect is terrible. Especially when playing against/as a zerg.
On February 10 2014 00:19 yaeger wrote: Great, is every bugged fixed? =)
Bugs that are during game, can be fixed by doing steps from the end of 1st post.
What about bugs with login/menu screens - no, the best way just start quicker your game or use Planets backgrounds, because they are less corrupted by no-lighting mode, than Kerrigan.
weird question, but is it possible to change the green rings around buildings and units to the ones used with medium effects settings? the positioning of it is bothering me haha.
On February 10 2014 17:32 .DrK wrote: weird question, but is it possible to change the green rings around buildings and units to the ones used with medium effects settings? the positioning of it is bothering me haha.
thank you!
Hybrid settings already use rings around units from medium effects.
I tested it out and for some reason I was getting lag spikes in game. The odd thing is I can run the game maxed @ 1440 with no lag what so ever, so something about these hybrid settings is not working well with my system.
i7 3930k, 16gb 2400 ram, ssd, 2 4GB 680's.....
didnt sound like the bugs at the bottom of the first post exactly.
On February 11 2014 01:21 DooMDash wrote: I tested it out and for some reason I was getting lag spikes in game. The odd thing is I can run the game maxed @ 1440 with no lag what so ever, so something about these hybrid settings is not working well with my system.
i7 3930k, 16gb 2400 ram, ssd, 2 4GB 680's.....
didnt sound like the bugs at the bottom of the first post exactly.
Seems like Hybrid settings require refreshed cache, because they use different lighting. It's only my assumption, so try the best way - do all the steps from the end of 1st post. They already helped for some players
On February 09 2014 09:42 SONICDK wrote: has anybody made some performance testing with these settings ?
would be nice to see how it compare with medium and low settings
Good idea. What would be the best method for collecting performance data?
for a start the pre loader seems to be very consistent after the first run. but dont think it pushes the cpu too hard because of the low unit count
would love to see a benchmark map being made were there will be a ton of units on the screen like archons and such, even mixing air and ground units because of the overlapping shadows,
On February 09 2014 09:42 SONICDK wrote: has anybody made some performance testing with these settings ?
would be nice to see how it compare with medium and low settings
Good idea. What would be the best method for collecting performance data?
for a start the pre loader seems to be very consistent after the first run. but dont think it pushes the cpu too hard because of the low unit count
would love to see a benchmark map being made were there will be a ton of units on the screen like archons and such, even mixing air and ground units because of the overlapping shadows,
sadly i have no idea on how to make maps :/
We could get a stock replay of a sudden death desert strike game. That shit is demanding for sure.
There's also a reddit thread that may start filling up with questions. Anyone willing to help out the newcomers by answering questions, offering to help, or just getting in on the discussion head over to teh reddits!
You just have to install it properly to not get fps drops. I was getting like 120~ish fps at one point which is really low for my system. All you have to do is install it again. After I installed it again I get a constant 200+fps. Things really get buggy if you change ANY settings after applying the hybrid settings as pointed out in the first post, so make sure you don't need to change anything before applying or you will have to install it again.
Everything is working very good so far and I recommend everyone to use it.
On February 11 2014 08:39 kuruptt wrote: You just have to install it properly to not get fps drops. I was getting like 120~ish fps at one point which is really low for my system. All you have to do is install it again. After I installed it again I get a constant 200+fps. Things really get buggy if you change ANY settings after applying the hybrid settings as pointed out in the first post, so make sure you don't need to change anything before applying or you will have to install it again.
Everything is working very good so far and I recommend everyone to use it.
Will try that later then.
~120fps is bad? How dare you, that's disgusting. If you play on extreme graphics what is the average FPS?
Lovely. The only thing I miss is the lighting on the ground around factories when they produce stuff. I guess that's part of some of the shadow/lighting settings overall?
At first everything was pink but I deleted the Program Data files as mentioned in the OP and that fixed it nicely. Then I was kinda thinking its too bright but after a little getting used to I realized that this is fucking kick-ass. Everything is so damn crisp and clean looking I feel like it makes me play faster just by being able to easier sort through what I'm seeing. Thanks so much for this guys its pretty damn awesome!
Hey, so I've installed of this and first I'd like to say thanks, this is awesome, I definitely want to use this regularly
buuuuut, I'm having a bit of problem with Freezes / Stutters since I installed this. I'm still getting well over 200 FPS, it's just that now I'm having 3-4 "network lag spikes" per minute. I've looked at the OP but not sure where to find the hidden files he was referring to. Can anyone help me get rid of these screen stutters?
buuuuut, I'm having a bit of problem with Freezes / Stutters since I installed this. I'm still getting well over 200 FPS, it's just that now I'm having 3-4 "network lag spikes" per minute. I've looked at the OP but not sure where to find the hidden files he was referring to. Can anyone help me get rid of these screen stutters?
Have you done these steps?
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Turn everything in game settings to Low Turn everything in game settings to Ultra (with relaunches) Turn everything in game settings to Low again Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair) Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
I like most of this, but I have a LED screen and I think its all a bit too bright, what should I change in order to get the brightness back to normal? I like everything else so I dont wanna mess anything up
Is there a way i can keep these settings but instead of blobs i have the actual shadows? I feel its helpful sometimes to see a flying unit's shadow that is barely out of my field of vision.
On February 11 2014 15:13 ubreakubuy wrote: Is there a way i can keep these settings but instead of blobs i have the actual shadows? I feel its helpful sometimes to see a flying unit's shadow that is barely out of my field of vision.
GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=0 Try changing that value from 0 to 1 or 2.
On February 11 2014 15:13 ubreakubuy wrote: Is there a way i can keep these settings but instead of blobs i have the actual shadows? I feel its helpful sometimes to see a flying unit's shadow that is barely out of my field of vision.
lighting=0 turns off any shadows. Hybrid settings 2.0 can't have shadows because of no lighting. Blob-shadows is different case
On February 11 2014 15:13 ubreakubuy wrote: Is there a way i can keep these settings but instead of blobs i have the actual shadows? I feel its helpful sometimes to see a flying unit's shadow that is barely out of my field of vision.
GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=0 Try changing that value from 0 to 1 or 2.
If not just wait for Existor to read thread
lighting=0 turns ALL shadows, including ultra ones. That the universal parameter that turns off shiny/glossy effect, but also turns off all the shadows, except blob ones.
So if you want to have Ultra settings without shiny graphic - just add lighting=0, but it will also remove shadows.
On February 11 2014 15:13 ubreakubuy wrote: Is there a way i can keep these settings but instead of blobs i have the actual shadows? I feel its helpful sometimes to see a flying unit's shadow that is barely out of my field of vision.
Not the case, the shadow only appears when you have vision of the unit itself.
It might be worth mentioning that using "bitdepth=16" will not allow you to stream SC2 efficiently eg with OBS game capture, since the GPU textures will be in the wrong format. Most modern video cards should generally perform better with 32 bit color anyway.
On February 12 2014 01:39 R1CH wrote: It might be worth mentioning that using "bitdepth=16" will not allow you to stream SC2 efficiently eg with OBS game capture, since the GPU textures will be in the wrong format. Most modern video cards should generally perform better with 32 bit color anyway.
Thank you for the information. Adding it to the op.
Also it seems like blob-shadows dissapearing still. TLO and unleashed_eu are playing without blob-shadows -_- They both are Hybrid-testers.
I have been running sc2 on linux fine for about a year now. I wanted to try the hybrid settings, but after applying them I get a red screen right after starting the game. Anyone have an idea which command might be causing that? I've tried emptying the cache fwiw...
On February 12 2014 04:07 luckybamboo wrote: I have been running sc2 on linux fine for about a year now. I wanted to try the hybrid settings, but after applying them I get a red screen right after starting the game. Anyone have an idea which command might be causing that? I've tried emptying the cache fwiw...
DO NOT PRESS OK BUTTON IN THE GAME SETTINGS AFTER COPYPASTING HYBRID CODE. It may turn off blob-shadows and reset some other parameters. If it happened, then close the game (if it's launched) and re-copypast the code above to the end of your variables again and save.
so just paste the wall of text you give us at the end even tho there might be multiple lines of it?
DO NOT PRESS OK BUTTON IN THE GAME SETTINGS AFTER COPYPASTING HYBRID CODE. It may turn off blob-shadows and reset some other parameters. If it happened, then close the game (if it's launched) and re-copypast the code above to the end of your variables again and save.
so just paste the wall of text you give us at the end even tho there might be multiple lines of it?
I think it runs it in order so if its at the end it'll run that setting last. I could be wrong.
I am, however, experiancing a problem with these settings. I click on matchmaking and it just sits there with the circle like its trying to load it.
DO NOT PRESS OK BUTTON IN THE GAME SETTINGS AFTER COPYPASTING HYBRID CODE. It may turn off blob-shadows and reset some other parameters. If it happened, then close the game (if it's launched) and re-copypast the code above to the end of your variables again and save.
so just paste the wall of text you give us at the end even tho there might be multiple lines of it?
yes. Sc2 will rearrange them automatically when you start it.
I like everything about this except it's very bright. is there a way to make the terrain just a touch darker? I'm guessing it's something to do with the lightingLevel variable?
On February 12 2014 17:34 SHODAN wrote: I like everything about this except it's very bright. is there a way to make the terrain just a touch darker? I'm guessing it's something to do with the lightingLevel variable?
The feature of these Hybrid settings that lighting turned OFF at all. There is no lighting in the game right now, as no shadows can be.
To have darker game you can use low shaders, i.e. GraphicsOptionShaderDetail=1 change to 0, but it will turn off all the features from Hybrid settings, eg force fields, warping models, etc
On February 12 2014 21:29 TheDarkRider wrote: Is it possible to have medium terrain and have the units look like what they actually look like with medium shaders?
Set everything to medium in game settings and add lighting=0.
First of all thanks a lot, I love these graphic settings as a player, and for my few viewers. BUT, I experience an overall FPS decrease compared to my usual settings which are : everything on LOW +
So I would like to know if there is a way to keep your hybrid settings but gain back some FPS in late game while streaming.
Can you try these steps?
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Turn everything in game settings to Low. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Ultra. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Low again. Close the game. Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair) Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
On February 12 2014 21:29 TheDarkRider wrote: Is it possible to have medium terrain and have the units look like what they actually look like with medium shaders?
Set everything to medium in game settings and add lighting=0.
That doesn't seem to work. Everything is not as bright as with these settings.
On February 12 2014 21:29 TheDarkRider wrote: Is it possible to have medium terrain and have the units look like what they actually look like with medium shaders?
Set everything to medium in game settings and add lighting=0.
That doesn't seem to work. Everything is not as bright as with these settings.
Have you tried it? Standard medium settings are same as Hybrid ones, except some stuff is same as on low, like foliage or physics
So I would like to know if there is a way to keep your hybrid settings but gain back some FPS in late game while streaming.
Can you try these steps?
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Turn everything in game settings to Low. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Ultra. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Low again. Close the game. Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair) Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
+ install latest non-beta video-card drivers
I followed carefully all the steps, but it's pretty much the same than before. Still, I have no actual problem with these settings, it's just a bit too greedy for computer sadly enough.
Thanks anyways, I'll keep testing it for some days.
Before everyone now re-edits the variables file after changing the sound volume by 1%: Modifying non-graphics settings in the game seems to be fine, it hasn't been a problem for me at least. Luckily so since I'd probably have to go back to regular settings because I actually change the volume quite often.
Great work, by the way! These settings are indeed much better than the regular low settings, especially with a not very bright monitor like mine in a sunlit room.
Before everyone now re-edits the variables file after changing the sound volume by 1%: Modifying non-graphics settings in the game seems to be fine, it hasn't been a problem for me at least. Luckily so since I'd probably have to go back to regular settings because I actually change the volume quite often.
The thing is about pressing OK button. When you pressing OK button, it may reset some parameters to their default status.
Medium shaders with low blob-shadows isn't the official case. This can be reached only through manual variable editing. And because you pressing OK in game settings, the game defaultizes all the non-standard parameter combinations, eg Med-shaders + Low-shadows.
And that will happen with sound / gameplay / control options too, because they all are in the same variables file.
What does this "clearing Cache" step entail? I'm in my "ProgramData/Blizzard Entertainment/Starcraft II" folder, and there are two sub-folders in this folder, called "Maps" and "Version." Do I delete both of these folders (and all of their contents)? Do I delete just one of them?
I am getting big pink chunks of terrain on some maps using the hybrid settings, and don't want to delete any important files to make these pink chunks go away.
Do I delete both of these folders (and all of their contents)? Do I delete just one of them?
Of course Versions folder. Maps are not related with graphic stuff, I think. But if it will not help, then delete Maps folder too. Or just backup both folders.
This has glitched my SC. I did get a backup of the variables document. Changed the settings to this Hybrid setting, but it makes my game really laggy. So I have tried changing it back and it doesn't want to change back. Help?
Edit: I've tried running unit preloader before playing it makes the average fps go up by ~5. Not much help
Before these hybrid settings: average fps ~20 With these settings + unit preloader : avergae fps ~14 Just with these settings: Average fps ~10
So I have tried changing it back and it doesn't want to change back.
Remove next line:
lighting=0
then modify your settings in game options
This has glitched my SC. I did get a backup of the variables document. Changed the settings to this Hybrid setting, but it makes my game really laggy. So I have tried changing it back and it doesn't want to change back. Help?
Edit: I've tried running unit preloader before playing it makes the average fps go up by ~5. Not much help
Before these hybrid settings: average fps ~20 With these settings + unit preloader : avergae fps ~14 Just with these settings: Average fps ~10
If your PC can't handle normally medium settings, then I can't help much. Try also latest non-beta drivers and clearing cache.
This has glitched my SC. I did get a backup of the variables document. Changed the settings to this Hybrid setting, but it makes my game really laggy. So I have tried changing it back and it doesn't want to change back. Help?
Edit: I've tried running unit preloader before playing it makes the average fps go up by ~5. Not much help
Before these hybrid settings: average fps ~20 With these settings + unit preloader : avergae fps ~14 Just with these settings: Average fps ~10
If your PC can't handle normally medium settings, then I can't help much. Try also latest non-beta drivers and clearing cache.
So I just go and remove the Lighting=0 Line in the variables document and it should be ok? then change ingame settings?
So I just go and remove the Lighting=0 Line in the variables document and it should be ok? then change ingame settings?
Hybrid settings without lighting=0 are same as lowered Medium settings (i.e. medium shaders (shadows and shiny effect), and everything is lowered as much as possible)
So I just go and remove the Lighting=0 Line in the variables document and it should be ok? then change ingame settings?
Hybrid settings without lighting=0 are same as lowered Medium settings (i.e. medium shaders (shadows and shiny effect), and everything is lowered as much as possible)
But if I would qant to completely remove the hybrid settings and put back my game to default everything on low. I wpuld have to reinstall the game?
Since even with my backup variables file it did not change back?
But if I would qant to completely remove the hybrid settings and put back my game to default everything on low. I wpuld have to reinstall the game?
Since even with my backup variables file it did not change back?
Oh, of course you not need to reinstall game. Those are just settings. Remove lighting=0 and everything becomes like a tuned down standard Medium. Then you can continue change game settings as you want.
If your backup variables don't work, then reset game settings through Battle.Net launcher. I hope you know how to do it (Hint: in game options in Battle.Net client).
But if I would qant to completely remove the hybrid settings and put back my game to default everything on low. I wpuld have to reinstall the game?
Since even with my backup variables file it did not change back?
Oh, of course you not need to reinstall game. Those are just settings. Remove lighting=0 and everything becomes like a tuned down standard Medium. Then you can continue change game settings as you want.
If your backup variables don't work, then reset game settings through Battle.Net launcher. I hope you know how to do it (Hint: in game options in Battle.Net client).
Ok so I shall try this tonight, hopefully it will work and it will have a degree of shitty FPS that I am used to.
But if I would qant to completely remove the hybrid settings and put back my game to default everything on low. I wpuld have to reinstall the game?
Since even with my backup variables file it did not change back?
Oh, of course you not need to reinstall game. Those are just settings. Remove lighting=0 and everything becomes like a tuned down standard Medium. Then you can continue change game settings as you want.
If your backup variables don't work, then reset game settings through Battle.Net launcher. I hope you know how to do it (Hint: in game options in Battle.Net client).
Ok so I shall try this tonight, hopefully it will work and it will have a degree of shitty FPS that I am used to.
Okay, but you should understand that problem is probably on your side. There are already positive comments about normally working hybrid settings
Here is a quick fix for not being able to change sound setting etc. After appending the copied variables into variables.txt, right click on it and make it read only. Now hybrid 2.0 wont be reset and you can change other options such as texture and sound at your leisure. However you will need to change said option each time you load as it will not save permanently.
On February 15 2014 02:11 KillzAlot wrote: Here is a quick fix for not being able to change sound setting etc. After appending the copied variables into variables.txt, right click on it and make it read only. Now hybrid 2.0 wont be reset and you can change other options such as texture and sound at your leisure. However you will need to change said option each time you load as it will not save permanently.
Good idea, but isn't it easier to just configure your settings and then install hybrid settings?
But if I would qant to completely remove the hybrid settings and put back my game to default everything on low. I wpuld have to reinstall the game?
Since even with my backup variables file it did not change back?
Oh, of course you not need to reinstall game. Those are just settings. Remove lighting=0 and everything becomes like a tuned down standard Medium. Then you can continue change game settings as you want.
If your backup variables don't work, then reset game settings through Battle.Net launcher. I hope you know how to do it (Hint: in game options in Battle.Net client).
Ok so I shall try this tonight, hopefully it will work and it will have a degree of shitty FPS that I am used to.
Okay, but you should understand that problem is probably on your side. There are already positive comments about normally working hybrid settings
Oh I totally agree. My Pc is thrash and I will not deny it, the graphics for these settings look great but my computer just can't handle it. Thanks for the help, Soon(tm) I will get a better one and then I can use these settings for real d^_^b
On February 15 2014 02:11 KillzAlot wrote: Here is a quick fix for not being able to change sound setting etc. After appending the copied variables into variables.txt, right click on it and make it read only. Now hybrid 2.0 wont be reset and you can change other options such as texture and sound at your leisure. However you will need to change said option each time you load as it will not save permanently.
Good idea, but isn't it easier to just configure your settings and then install hybrid settings?
I'm not sure what you mean exactly. Use the regular install instructions. Lets say sometimes you use you're speaks rather than a head set. This will allow you to change said setting w/o having to re install hybrid 2.0 after.
On February 15 2014 08:17 JaKaTaK wrote: Many settings get changed based on what is happening. I play campaign with voices, but multi-player without no voices.
without no voices. I hope you know that this is a double negative and it pretty much sums up to "with voices".
I'm not sure what you mean exactly. Use the regular install instructions. Lets say sometimes you use you're speaks rather than a head set. This will allow you to change said setting w/o having to re install hybrid 2.0 after.
It's not that hard. Modify ingame settings first, then close the game and then copypast hybrid-code to the end of variables.
I want to try this so bad but it just seems everyone is having problems. What are the streams that are using hybrid settings btw?
I'm not sure what you mean exactly. Use the regular install instructions. Lets say sometimes you use you're speaks rather than a head set. This will allow you to change said setting w/o having to re install hybrid 2.0 after.
It's not that hard. Modify ingame settings first, then close the game and then copypast hybrid-code to the end of variables.
I don't think you understand. Sure if you enjoy copy and pasting every load.. I change on the fly. Some people don't always use the exact same settings... Making it read only is far easier after install. Anyway, it works well.
But then you will need to modify game settings each time you launch a game, no? I mean if you lowered sound for example, and relaunched the game, sound will be same as before.
But you're probably right - changing game settings again and again is easier, than copypasting hybrid code.
On February 15 2014 08:17 JaKaTaK wrote: Many settings get changed based on what is happening. I play campaign with voices, but multi-player without no voices.
without no voices. I hope you know that this is a double negative and it pretty much sums up to "with voices".
hahahahaha! gg wp. I meant "without voices". editing.
Great settings! Increased my FPS a lot after switching from medium. Thanks, ur awesome as always, Existor
Tip: had some strange spikes without FPS drops at Polar Night LE. Fixed by clearing "C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II" without addition moves.
Tip: had some strange spikes without FPS drops at Polar Night LE. Fixed by clearing "C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II" without addition moves.
Thank you for the tip, but it was already listed in known issues But again, thanks
On February 09 2014 08:54 -Miszu- wrote: Ok i think i find fix to background be black or pink.
you need to delete 2 folders (Cache,shaders30988) C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Maps C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Versions
after that turn on sc2 and load map and check if it helps you. If not you need to do it again and again until it work but sometimes your background can be black, pink or black+pink dont worry. It helps me after 5 delete so be patient
On February 09 2014 08:54 -Miszu- wrote: Ok i think i find fix to background be black or pink.
you need to delete 2 folders (Cache,shaders30988) C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Maps C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Versions
after that turn on sc2 and load map and check if it helps you. If not you need to do it again and again until it work but sometimes your background can be black, pink or black+pink dont worry. It helps me after 5 delete so be patient
this looks really great, I am constantly switching between ultra and low graphics just because sometimes I prefer watching the awesome graphics and sometimes I prefer playing with minimal distraction. this strikes the perfect balance for me, just hope future updates from blizzard etc won't make the installation more complicated than it is now
I'm Konungr, I play Zerg on NA Ladder, using The Core and Hybrid Settings. I'm streaming most weeknights after 10 PM CST and Randomly on the Weekends. Feel free to hop on over and check it out.
Updated with simplified instruction how to get back blob-shadows when they dissapear after modifying game settings, and comparsion picture with blob shadows and without them
hmm, still have the black ground after trying out all fixes and reinstalling sc2. i would really love to use these settings but i cant get it working right
On March 03 2014 22:04 Cronosc2 wrote: hmm, still have the black ground after trying out all fixes and reinstalling sc2. i would really love to use these settings but i cant get it working right
Are you using latest video-drivers? Have you cleared cache? Did you "Repair and check game resources"?
On March 04 2014 00:15 Cronosc2 wrote: ah already did that too didnt change black terrain, i pretty much read every page on this thread to find a fix and i tried basically all of them.
Have you did all the changes when game was closed? Sometimes players modifying variables while game is launched. Thats wrong, because when you close the game, it overrites the variables.txt to settings that were in the game.
On March 04 2014 00:35 Cronosc2 wrote: well then i misunderstood the word terrain lol.. ehm, is there a way to fix that btw?
We already listed ways that solved this problem for many players who had this problem. Seems like there is something more, which I can't understand. Because previously all the black/purple terrain problems were from uncleared cache, unrepaired game, old video-card drivers and sometimes problems with turned on alternate low textures (they use different set of texture files, and sometimes SC2 engine doesn't loads them properly, so solution was to use standard low 'blurred' textures by turning off the alternate ones).
Okay, lets try to investigate this issue. Can you say us does your game looks normally on standard low settings? Just remove lighting=0, launch the game and change everything to standard low. Is everything okay in this case?
i even tried to cut out a few things from the hybrid settings in the variables. bakeTerrainLighting=0 normalmap=1 glossmaps=1 didnt change anything. so something i guess must interfere with something that its black. but im 4hrs in and still havent found a way to fix it. i want those settings that badly, yes :D
On March 04 2014 00:54 Cronosc2 wrote: i even tried to cut out a few things from the hybrid settings in the variables. bakeTerrainLighting=0 normalmap=1 glossmaps=1 didnt change anything. so something i guess must interfere with something that its black. but im 4hrs in and still havent found a way to fix it. i want those settings that badly, yes :D
Okay, lets try another way.
Change game settings to Medium and close the game. Add lighting=0 to variables. Write here what you got.
I'm in the same boat as Crono. I tried changing the alternatelowtextures to 0, but it made no difference. I really want to keep all the hybrid settings, but I can't seem to get the terrain to work.
On March 04 2014 03:47 Hydra3 wrote: I'm in the same boat as Crono. I tried changing the alternatelowtextures to 0, but it made no difference. I really want to keep all the hybrid settings, but I can't seem to get the terrain to work.
No ideas, really. All the solutions that worked for others... they don't work for you. So for now I can't help much. Looks like it also depends on your videocard. For example Desrow streaming right now with Hybrid settings and it looks okay for him.
On March 04 2014 04:23 Cronosc2 wrote: which settings could i copy when i leave out the lighting ones? that atleast low doesnt look so horrible :D
Hybrid settings formula:
+ Medium settings + lighting=0 -- turn off some parameters from standard mediums. It easily possible to do through game menues. Just Make all low and turn shaders to medium.
Without lighting=0 you will have standard medium settings with shiny effect and 3D-shadows. Lighting=0 is the core of hybrid settings, it turns off any lighting in the game, and because of that, it also turns off all the shadows, except special blob-shadows that are visible only on low settings.
What's the variable setting to change observer mode to 'Default'? I've currently made my Variables.txt read-only, but I don't want to risk it by making it writable.
On March 04 2014 05:36 darkness wrote: What's the variable setting to change observer mode to 'Default'? I've currently made my Variables.txt read-only, but I don't want to risk it by making it writable.
It just "freezes" variables with settings thet they had at the moment
So i'm having an issue were i dont get blob-shadows at all. I haven't gone into game settings but straight into a custom map and also applied Hybrid settings again after not getting it the first time. But that didn't help. I've also tried to change "GraphicsOptionShadowQuality" between 0,1 and 2 but i still don't get the blob-shadows.
On March 05 2014 09:19 MFMulti wrote: So i'm having an issue were i dont get blob-shadows at all. I haven't gone into game settings but straight into a custom map and also applied Hybrid settings again after not getting it the first time. But that didn't help. I've also tried to change "GraphicsOptionShadowQuality" between 0,1 and 2 but i still don't get the blob-shadows.
Are you sure that after installing hybrid settings you don't press OK buton in the game settings?
You should keep in mind next things:
- all the variables modifying must be done when game is closed - you must be sure that you did Ctrl-S (save changes) - you must be sure that you don't press OK button in game settings, (even when you don't change anything)
On March 05 2014 09:19 MFMulti wrote: So i'm having an issue were i dont get blob-shadows at all. I haven't gone into game settings but straight into a custom map and also applied Hybrid settings again after not getting it the first time. But that didn't help. I've also tried to change "GraphicsOptionShadowQuality" between 0,1 and 2 but i still don't get the blob-shadows.
Are you sure that after installing hybrid settings you don't press OK buton in the game settings?
You should keep in mind next things:
- all the variables modifying must be done when game is closed - you must be sure that you did Ctrl-S (save changes) - you must be sure that you don't press OK button in game settings, (even when you don't change anything)
Okay now i got it working. But i followed all the steps above before. What i did now was i also closed the Battle.net client and then run it as admin and now i get blob-shadows. Easy soloution i guess.
On March 05 2014 09:19 MFMulti wrote: So i'm having an issue were i dont get blob-shadows at all. I haven't gone into game settings but straight into a custom map and also applied Hybrid settings again after not getting it the first time. But that didn't help. I've also tried to change "GraphicsOptionShadowQuality" between 0,1 and 2 but i still don't get the blob-shadows.
Are you sure that after installing hybrid settings you don't press OK buton in the game settings?
You should keep in mind next things:
- all the variables modifying must be done when game is closed - you must be sure that you did Ctrl-S (save changes) - you must be sure that you don't press OK button in game settings, (even when you don't change anything)
Okay now i got it working. But i followed all the steps above before. What i did now was i also closed the Battle.net client and then run it as admin and now i get blob-shadows. Easy soloution i guess.
Never thought that this can be a solution. I mean I can't understand how it can correlate with graphic settings. But if it works, then why not
On March 06 2014 06:10 EpeenKingPrime wrote: I get a ton of errors and of freezes on certain maps while my pc is capable of runnig sc2 on max settings at about 60 fps.
I appreciate you guys trying to revive hybrid settings but so far this looks like a failure to me =/
If you read till the end, you can notice in 1st post many instructions to solve many problems. Clear cache, use preloader, update video drivers, etc
On March 06 2014 06:42 Titan_vE wrote: I've one question about the terrain texture. I want to a little better terrain texture and I don't know which line have to modify.
"little better" is different term for different players For some it means more clear and less sharp, for some it means more detalized.
"little better" is different term for different players For some it means more clear and less sharp, for some it means more detalized.
Specify what you mean under it.
Every detail is OK for me, i just want back the "original medium" detailed terrain textures. And my problem in this context is the Variables.txt
Just remove lighting=0 ("core hybrid parameter") and use ingame options to set medium textures and medium settings. Whats the problem?
OK. From the beginning again! The Hybrid 2.0 settings all good for me (unit models, envirement, effects..etc). Expect the ground, so the terrain texure. I want to set back ONLY the origi medium detailed TERRAIN TEXTURE. And i don't know, where is the refers line in the Variable.txt. So in summary, this is my problem ^^
"little better" is different term for different players For some it means more clear and less sharp, for some it means more detalized.
Specify what you mean under it.
Every detail is OK for me, i just want back the "original medium" detailed terrain textures. And my problem in this context is the Variables.txt
Just remove lighting=0 ("core hybrid parameter") and use ingame options to set medium textures and medium settings. Whats the problem?
OK. From the beginning again! The Hybrid 2.0 settings all good for me (unit models, envirement, effects..etc). Expect the ground, so the terrain texure. I want to set back ONLY the origi medium detailed TERRAIN TEXTURE. And i don't know, where is the refers line in the Variable.txt. So in summary, this is my problem ^^
There are some variants of "original medium textures":
• alternatelowtextures=1 - ground textures from low settings. They are sharp. Currently turned on in hybrid settings
• alternatelowtextures=0 - blurred ground textures (if textures in game settings are set to LOW), which were before alternatelowtextures were introduced. They are not sharp and for some players it's easier to play on these textures. For example DIMAGA is playing with turned off alternate low textures.
• Texture details (in game options) - low / medium / high / ultra - standard texture settings.
So I don;t fully understand what you want, but probably alternatelowtextures parameter is your variant. Try to edit it to get different settings.
On March 08 2014 03:29 LeCanadian wrote: Whenever I play with these settings, my vipers are bright pink but no other unit is and the ground isn't. Does anyone know a fix for this?
First of all: These graphics are really beautiful.
I love them so much and was playing with them without a problem for the past week and a half. Yesterday I upgraded my CPU and Memory and formatted my computer. After re-installing Starcraft I found that my terrain is now black. I have tried the fixes but when I remove lighting=0 the shiny effect obviously come back. I am confused why it would have worked before and what could have changed. Is there another work around to get the reduced shininess without using lighting=0?
Hey, I am loving those graphics and i wish i could play with them. Problem is just: after changing my variables doc i am experiencing this bug, where my pylons don't show any range indicator at all anymore. How can i fix this? ; _ ;
On March 13 2014 07:10 Monty113 wrote: Hey, I am loving those graphics and i wish i could play with them. Problem is just: after changing my variables doc i am experiencing this bug, where my pylons don't show any range indicator at all anymore. How can i fix this? ; _ ;
Can u also use these settings with effects on low? Because even with a 3.6Ghz Ivy I5 the Fps drops below 30 in a 140 army supply Ling Baneling vs Marine fight.
On March 21 2014 20:24 sprEEEzy wrote: @JaKaTaK, what else can one do to increase performance while using hybrid settings?
My specs are 7770 ATI and i5, but still getting low fps in ZvT with hybrid...
Thanks.
Try this: Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Also, install latest video drivers from manufacturer's website. It helped me.
On April 22 2014 05:48 Azamato wrote: Can anyone help me? I did the variables.txt copy paste thingy but everytime I start the game it just makes a new file and overwrites it. What to do ?
Remove "Read only" from your variables
ALso don't forget that it reorders all the lines in alphabetical order when you're launching the game
On April 30 2014 18:26 Taplarapu wrote: Can I change this so that those corpses doesn't appear?
CHange physics in game options to below High, so there will be no flying corpses. If you want to remove all the death animations (acid/flame), change Models to Low.
Don't forget to set blob-shadows back, since they will be turned off any time you modify ingame settings.
On April 30 2014 18:26 Taplarapu wrote: Can I change this so that those corpses doesn't appear?
CHange physics in game options to below High, so there will be no flying corpses. If you want to remove all the death animations (acid/flame), change Models to Low.
Don't forget to set blob-shadows back, since they will be turned off any time you modify ingame settings.
Thank you for your help but physics were already "off" so changing models to low did the trick.
What else do l lose when l change models to low compared to putting all setting low + copy pasting your variables?
On April 22 2014 05:48 Azamato wrote: Can anyone help me? I did the variables.txt copy paste thingy but everytime I start the game it just makes a new file and overwrites it. What to do ?
Remove "Read only" from your variables
ALso don't forget that it reorders all the lines in alphabetical order when you're launching the game
On April 22 2014 05:48 Azamato wrote: Can anyone help me? I did the variables.txt copy paste thingy but everytime I start the game it just makes a new file and overwrites it. What to do ?
Remove "Read only" from your variables
ALso don't forget that it reorders all the lines in alphabetical order when you're launching the game
I did but still makes a new file
You know that it reorders all the lines in alphabetical order? Maybe you meant that?
I usually use medium shaders but these hybrid settings have very good visibility not to mention the performance boost.
After latest patch I was getting pink rectangles on ramps, but after deleting variables.txt, cache files and using the repair tool numerous times all good.
Many thanks to JaKaTaK and Existor ! very nice visual tweak you guys have found !
A little bit weird, cause people use this for a non-shiny game, but can I turn back shiny effect on zerg? I'm trying to enjoy the campaign, but the med shadow make the game lag like crazy
On May 07 2014 09:43 JudicatorCaste wrote: A little bit weird, cause people use this for a non-shiny game, but can I turn back shiny effect on zerg? I'm trying to enjoy the campaign, but the med shadow make the game lag like crazy
As already said in this thread - remove lighting=0 line from your variables and then in game settings set Medium settings again (under "again" I mean set settings to low/high/anyother, then back to medium)
I haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere, but it appears that the hybrid graphics settings have fixed the Nvidia glitch where the graphics freeze but you can still order your units around/ hear game sounds. Maybe this could lead to blizzard figuring out what the cause is and finally patching it. At the very least, it is another selling point for using these settings. I'd actually prefer flashy visuals to functional visibility, but the game has become unplayable for me without these settings. Cheers.
On April 30 2014 18:26 Taplarapu wrote: Can I change this so that those corpses doesn't appear?
CHange physics in game options to below High, so there will be no flying corpses. If you want to remove all the death animations (acid/flame), change Models to Low.
Don't forget to set blob-shadows back, since they will be turned off any time you modify ingame settings.
I was actually wondering. Do they also turn off when changing in-game sound settings? I do that way too much.
On April 30 2014 18:26 Taplarapu wrote: Can I change this so that those corpses doesn't appear?
CHange physics in game options to below High, so there will be no flying corpses. If you want to remove all the death animations (acid/flame), change Models to Low.
Don't forget to set blob-shadows back, since they will be turned off any time you modify ingame settings.
I was actually wondering. Do they also turn off when changing in-game sound settings? I do that way too much.
As it says in 1st post, modifying ANY of game settings can broke Hybrid settings setup a bit (i.e. revert blob-shadows to no shadows at all, which is bad on some bright maps).
In other word, just clicking OK in game settings brokes the Hybrid ones.
On May 21 2014 03:55 SphinxOP wrote: I'd like to know which settings I'd have to enter if I want normal low game settings + the pylon power field / warp in shapes / building wireframes.
I like hybrid settings but the overall brightness on the maps is to much for me. I prefer the standard. Habitation station looks way to bright imo.
Habitation station brightness on hybrid settings is same as on medium settings.
On May 21 2014 04:11 Existor wrote: Habitation station brightness on hybrid settings is same as on medium settings.
Really? I could have sworn it was brighter. Anyways, what commands are for the specifications I said? I'd like to try just those. Thanks for the quick answer.
On May 21 2014 04:11 Existor wrote: Habitation station brightness on hybrid settings is same as on medium settings.
Really? I could have sworn it was brighter. Anyways, what commands are for the specifications I said? I'd like to try just those. Thanks for the quick answer.
I have been trying so hard to make this work in my MAC but I can not find any way at all, I didn't see any .txt file. Please Could you help me. BlibleThump
Hello, The ground becomes BLACK even though i've tried to "fix" it for about 2 hours now with all of the "fixes" that you got. I've tried it all. I have ASUS radeon 7950 graphics card if that matters... does it support this kind of "settings"? Rofl. Even though I play this game perfect without problems on maxed out settings.
I am now very frustrated because of 2 hours i've been trying to get this to work because i've seen how good it looks / feels and I really really want it. Well, as I have renamed the SC2 folders I feel it's harder to find the cache, I am maybe not clearing the right one? This is how my folder looks like D:\games\Blizzard\StarCraft II - and inside that I have nothing called cache.
( and yes I have done so I can see hidden folders )
So, what i've done is gone into the updates folder because there is the only place that I could find a "cache" folder and I deleted it. Then followed all other steps EXACTLY. If i've done something wrong it should have been with the cache folder deletion.
Sorry for this wall of text but I just want to make sure you guys maybe can understand and help me.
On May 31 2014 22:08 daurp wrote: Hello, The ground becomes BLACK even though i've tried to "fix" it for about 2 hours now with all of the "fixes" that you got. I've tried it all. I have ASUS radeon 7950 graphics card if that matters... does it support this kind of "settings"? Rofl. Even though I play this game perfect without problems on maxed out settings.
I am now very frustrated because of 2 hours i've been trying to get this to work because i've seen how good it looks / feels and I really really want it. Well, as I have renamed the SC2 folders I feel it's harder to find the cache, I am maybe not clearing the right one? This is how my folder looks like D:\games\Blizzard\StarCraft II - and inside that I have nothing called cache.
( and yes I have done so I can see hidden folders )
So, what i've done is gone into the updates folder because there is the only place that I could find a "cache" folder and I deleted it. Then followed all other steps EXACTLY. If i've done something wrong it should have been with the cache folder deletion.
Sorry for this wall of text but I just want to make sure you guys maybe can understand and help me.
Thanks!
I have the latest drivers too.
Hey, you are looking in the incorrect folder. You should be looking in C (or whatever drive is your OS drive, usually C) : ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II
Also, you may need to repair (from Sc2 launcher options) numerous times.
Okay I found it. C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II - But there is no cache in that folder, so I went into the next C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Maps - there I have a cache folder, so I deleted it and then I went into the battle.net APP and repair / scanned sc2 several times ( 5/6 times ) then I launched it, went into the unit preloader, and there we go, units and buildings on a totally black map.
Damn, this aint working for me... if I did something wrong again, please tell me all steps like if I was retarded rofl.
On June 01 2014 00:14 daurp wrote: Okay I found it. C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II - But there is no cache in that folder, so I went into the next C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Maps - there I have a cache folder, so I deleted it and then I went into the battle.net APP and repair / scanned sc2 several times ( 5/6 times ) then I launched it, went into the unit preloader, and there we go, units and buildings on a totally black map.
Damn, this aint working for me... if I did something wrong again, please tell me all steps like if I was retarded rofl.
Thanks!
Delete it again , and also delete the shaders folder in C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Versions.
Then delete your variables.txt and load sc2 :
Choose your Texture quality which you prefer more.
Set Graphics Quality to Low (i.e. everything to low)
Find your variables.txt, located here / Documents / StarCraft II / .. and backup them, if you will want to return to old settings.
Close the StarCraft 2 game, if it's launched.
Copypaste the following code to the end of your original variables.txt:
Oh sweet! Thank you really much for the help! Now it works! Damn, so stupid I am for not trying that.. anyways, thank you really much! It worked perfectly
Nevermind. I found out how to get to the 'variables.txt' file on Mac.
1. Click anywhere on your Desktop. 2. Select Go from the system menu bar and select Go to Folder: http://i50.tinypic.com/28vt2yw.png 3. Copy/Paste the following line: ~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft II 4. Press enter and you should now see your variables.txt files.
On June 01 2014 05:33 Musicka wrote: Nevermind. I found out how to get to the 'variables.txt' file on Mac.
1. Click anywhere on your Desktop. 2. Select Go from the system menu bar and select Go to Folder: http://i50.tinypic.com/28vt2yw.png 3. Copy/Paste the following line: ~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft II 4. Press enter and you should now see your variables.txt files.
On June 01 2014 03:05 daurp wrote: Oh sweet! Thank you really much for the help! Now it works! Damn, so stupid I am for not trying that.. anyways, thank you really much! It worked perfectly
I want to keep medium settings but replace the angled shadows with blob shadows. I set GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=0 which gives blobs, and I set other shadow variables to 0, but once I run the game, it changes those variables back to 1 so I end up with BOTH kinds of shadow. I would have to set all in-game settings to Low, so shadow variables are default 0, and then change ALL OF THE other variables back to medium settings, which is way beyond me.
On June 03 2014 15:00 skern49 wrote: I want to keep medium settings but replace the angled shadows with blob shadows. I set GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=0 which gives blobs, and I set other shadow variables to 0, but once I run the game, it changes those variables back to 1 so I end up with BOTH kinds of shadow. I would have to set all in-game settings to Low, so shadow variables are default 0, and then change ALL OF THE other variables back to medium settings, which is way beyond me.
Is there any way around this?
I'll explain this no-shadows trick.
Magical parameter lighting=0 turns off ANY lighting in the game. And because there is no light, shadows can't exist at all (except blob-shadows, that are just generic black blob image instead of generated shadows from 3D objects)
For no-shadows mode you must have shadows from medium to ultra. Only low-shadows will generate blobs under units and some buildings.
There is also one unneeded and funny trick, that allows you to have 3D shadows and blob-shadows on standard medium settings (with all that shiny effect)
Thanks for replying! The problem is, lighting=0 gets rid of ALL lighting, like you said. But I want to keep all lighting EXCEPT for the 3D shadows. I like shiny stuff
I have found out how to do your last trick, with 3D shadows AND blob shadows on medium settings. But I don't want both shadows
On June 03 2014 15:00 skern49 wrote: I want to keep medium settings but replace the angled shadows with blob shadows. I set GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=0 which gives blobs, and I set other shadow variables to 0, but once I run the game, it changes those variables back to 1 so I end up with BOTH kinds of shadow. I would have to set all in-game settings to Low, so shadow variables are default 0, and then change ALL OF THE other variables back to medium settings, which is way beyond me.
Is there any way around this?
I'll explain this no-shadows trick.
Magical parameter lighting=0 turns off ANY lighting in the game. And because there is no light, shadows can't exist at all (except blob-shadows, that are just generic black blob image instead of generated shadows from 3D objects)
For no-shadows mode you must have shadows from medium to ultra. Only low-shadows will generate blobs under units and some buildings.
There is also one unneeded and funny trick, that allows you to have 3D shadows and blob-shadows on standard medium settings (with all that shiny effect)
On June 06 2014 04:36 Bruc3l33t wrote: Is this legal in tournaments? Also korean tournaments?
It's like asking "Is hotkey customization / lowering graphic for more readability /changing screen resolution / sound options / camera speed / etc allowed at tournaments? Is that bannable?"
Hybrid settings are just graphic settings. And editing variables.txt is officially allowed, long time ago Blizzard Support suggested all the players who had problems with FPS to edit variables and add some parameters to that file.
Variables.txt - it's your settings through text parameters instead of nice dropbox menues in game settings.
I'm having trouble finding the "cache" that I'm looking for. So I'm using a windows and C:\Program Files\StarCraft II is where I went. There are some cache files in updates and versions but haven't done anything yet until I know what to delete exactly, help me plz
Edit: Ignore top part, cleared cache but ground is bright white now, can't even see building grid heelp
You can customize creep edge: it can be sharp or smooth. creeptrans=0 will give you sharp creep edge, like on DIMAGA's or AcerCella's streams. creeptrans=1 will give you smooth creep edge, like on low settings.
not having the hybrid graphics is not the end of the world but I would love if someone could tell me how to modify the variables to have the same exact brightness Thanks
On June 21 2014 05:50 desRow wrote: not having the hybrid graphics is not the end of the world but I would love if someone could tell me how to modify the variables to have the same exact brightness Thanks
I never had black/pink floor issue, so I'll link you the FAQ. GL
The best solution to solve FPS problems and pink/black terrain is to do following steps: Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Turn everything in game settings to Low. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Ultra. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Low again. Close the game. Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair) Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
On July 07 2014 21:23 e1k3 wrote: the terrain stays black i tried every solution provided in the starting post but i can't get it to work. stays black.
Hmm, have no idea. Are your video drivers updated to latest? Well, if this doesn't helps too, so try Hybrid Settings Lite.
When it was possible to modify and edit SC2 more (pre 1.5.0 with streaming system times, and pre 2.0.0 - HOTS patch), some parameters with "hdr"in their name changed amount of bloom in game.
Right now it's impossible to change those parameters, because they are "attached" to other settings. So if you want to remove bloom/blurr - please, use low shaders.
In our "hybrid" case you can use Hybrid-lows, since only they use low shaders. Medium-hybrid and standard-medium (or higher) all use medium shaders, that "packed" with blurr/bloom also.
If someone will find some "unattached" parameters (i.e. those parameters don't reset on launching/ending game based on selected ingame Options), I will be glad to update 1st post with anti-bloom information.
On July 08 2014 13:31 Existor wrote: When it was possible to modify and edit SC2 more (pre 1.5.0 with streaming system times, and pre 2.0.0 - HOTS patch), some parameters with "hdr"in their name changed amount of bloom in game.
Right now it's impossible to change those parameters, because they are "attached" to other settings. So if you want to remove bloom/blurr - please, use low shaders.
In our "hybrid" case you can use Hybrid-lows, since only they use low shaders. Medium-hybrid and standard-medium (or higher) all use medium shaders, that "packed" with blurr/bloom also.
If someone will find some "unattached" parameters (i.e. those parameters don't reset on launching/ending game based on selected ingame Options), I will be glad to update 1st post with anti-bloom information.
Thanks for the reply Existor.
I actually deleted (after backing up) my variables.txt and started again to check. I used low shaders , Ultra textures and copy pasted the hybrid settings. Result was exactly like my normal variables.txt (hybrid settings).
All other maps (still havent tested a couple of the new ones but the new 3-base map was fine , no bloom) so far don't have bloom only Foxtrot Labs. Can anyone confirm this is the same for them ?
What is the best texture quality to use for these hybrid settings? Is it all preference really? I have the textures on medium with these hybrid settings, should they be low, or ultra?
On July 12 2014 18:37 ep1d wrote: What is the best texture quality to use for these hybrid settings? Is it all preference really? I have the textures on medium with these hybrid settings, should they be low, or ultra?
Imo, medium textures are the best. Low ones are very blurry and the ultra ones are unnecessary sharp and take video memory
That's because a new version of Foxtrot was released that has a lower bloom, it had nothing to do with your cleaning of caché/repair, not that's a BAD thing to do tho!
That's because a new version of Foxtrot was released that has a lower bloom, it had nothing to do with your cleaning of caché/repair, not that's a BAD thing to do tho!
Hi. I used Hybrid settings for quite a while now, but recently (by which I mean "today") I started having a weird problem with it - on King Sejong Station, I have purple models behind the bases (it looks like that: http://i.imgur.com/OGUsbHe.jpg). It's not really something that prevents me from playing, but I was wondering if anyone else had that problem before? And if so, how did you solve it? I tried what OP said in "known issues" section, but didn't really work. Everything works perfectly fine on other maps.
On July 21 2014 23:09 Alchemik wrote: Hi. I used Hybrid settings for quite a while now, but recently (by which I mean "today") I started having a weird problem with it - on King Sejong Station, I have purple models behind the bases (it looks like that: http://i.imgur.com/OGUsbHe.jpg). It's not really something that prevents me from playing, but I was wondering if anyone else had that problem before? And if so, how did you solve it? I tried what OP said in "known issues" section, but didn't really work. Everything works perfectly fine on other maps.
Try to repair 2-3 times and/or update ur video drivers
Hi guys, I just post cauz after a lot of tries , I still got the pink/purple ground and even with the other things to fix it so , if any body have an advice or something i'll be really happy of any help!
On July 25 2014 00:36 desRow wrote: I keep losing my sound any idea why? I'm gonna try to reinstall
What I mean by that is that it stops working and no matter how many times I restart sc2 the sound keeps being disabled.
I don't understand how sound can stop work with just graphic settings. Does your sound stop working after trying one of standard settings (i.e. ingame low / med / etc)?
Hi guys, I just post cauz after a lot of tries , I still got the pink/purple ground and even with the other things to fix it so , if any body have an advice or something i'll be really happy of any help!
As I said many times, pink/purple stuff can not be fixed except repeating repair / clear cache / update your video drivers. But I think it's a specific problem for specific video cards, because not every user have problems like this one. For example I had red things on Overgrowth map, but DIMAGA, who is using these settings, don't have such red stuff when he did stream and played on that map.
How can i return to my old graphics after changed it to hybrid ones? i changed in mistake all the variables.txt so i dont know how the back. ty
As I said, just delete lighting=0 and then adjust your ingame settings to low / med / etc
Ok thank you, so i will try again and again, but , do you know witch specific setings i have to change for better forcefield view, pylon and le warping? And maybe the map but i think this is the seting that put the pink on the map ^^
On August 04 2014 18:04 jinjin5000 wrote: if i want to have high quality animated portait but hybrid settings everywhere else, what do i need to do?
Find this line: portraits3d=0
Ok thank you, so i will try again and again, but , do you know witch specific setings i have to change for better forcefield view, pylon and le warping? And maybe the map but i think this is the seting that put the pink on the map ^^
I think most of the purple problems has something to do with post processing. If you want to avoid it, put it to medium before adding the new hybrid lines to the variable. At least that's how it worked for me.
On August 10 2014 06:41 RaiZ wrote: I think most of the purple problems has something to do with post processing. If you want to avoid it, put it to medium before adding the new hybrid lines to the variable. At least that's how it worked for me.
You can turn any of your ingame settings into Hybrid by adding lighting=0 line to variables after you set your settings to medium / high / ultra
Ok thank you, so i will try again and again, but , do you know witch specific setings i have to change for better forcefield view, pylon and le warping? And maybe the map but i think this is the seting that put the pink on the map ^^
On August 04 2014 18:04 jinjin5000 wrote: if i want to have high quality animated portait but hybrid settings everywhere else, what do i need to do?
Find this line: portraits3d=0
Ok thank you, so i will try again and again, but , do you know witch specific setings i have to change for better forcefield view, pylon and le warping? And maybe the map but i think this is the seting that put the pink on the map ^^
or any ingame settings from Medium or higher with lighting=0 parameter added in variables
yea but the portaits show up low settings while animated. I just want high quality portaits while retaining hybrid settings lol
You can't because portraits are 3D models too, so all of the light / speciaf effects / shaders / shadows / etc settings will also apply 3D portrait. You only can bring back something nice by switching to 2D portraits, they are nicer than low quality 3D ones
btw if you want to reset the settings (putting them back on default through options menu doesn't work because i still had the bugged login menu glitch.) all you have to do is delete the variables.txt and then the game will remake it when you start the game and it will be default settings. so if you did it like me and didn't back up variables.txt, this is the way to get the default settings back.
On August 10 2014 18:50 SCguineapig wrote: btw if you want to reset the settings (putting them back on default through options menu doesn't work because i still had the bugged login menu glitch.) all you have to do is delete the variables.txt and then the game will remake it when you start the game and it will be default settings. so if you did it like me and didn't back up variables.txt, this is the way to get the default settings back.
Any suggestions for settings JUST for seeing cloaked observers? I can't run anything higher than low without FPS drops and my game suffers from not being able to snipe observers in TvP.
I tried these settings and then removed them by replacing the modified file with a back-up of the original, and also putting everything back to ultra. Unfortunately, my log on screen is still purple. Is that normal? It seems like trying the settings messed something else up.
I may have to do a clean install to fix it. I highly recommend that people don't try these settings unless they are ready to spend a bunch of time troubleshooting bugs.
On August 13 2014 08:04 Salient wrote: I tried these settings and then removed them by replacing the modified file with a back-up of the original, and also putting everything back to ultra. Unfortunately, my log on screen is still purple. Is that normal? It seems like trying the settings messed something else up.
I may have to do a clean install to fix it. I highly recommend that people don't try these settings unless they are ready to spend a bunch of time troubleshooting bugs.
Not need to use clean reinstall. Just use repair and reset settings option in Battle.Net app
I just see the blades and hair of zealots when using these settings. Their bodys are invisible. Colossi are invisible too. Zerg is completely invisible (buildings and units are just shadows). Anyone got an idea how to fix thsi?
Now that the new patch is around the corner. Does anyone have a working version of the hybrid settings with the stronger team colours mod? When I use my variables.txt on the ptr server, everything is bright pink.
On September 23 2014 08:57 MleTempS wrote: Now that the new patch is around the corner. Does anyone have a working version of the hybrid settings with the stronger team colours mod? When I use my variables.txt on the ptr server, everything is bright pink.
new patch is absolutely going to break stuff. I have so many projects going right now its going to have to be an effort from Existor primarily to get hybrid graphics up and running again.
On September 24 2014 05:21 JaKaTaK wrote: new patch is absolutely going to break stuff. I have so many projects going right now its going to have to be an effort from Existor primarily to get hybrid graphics up and running again.
I guess low will have to do for now, It feels really awkward to box stuff though ;_; Hopefully the blizzcon stuff works out.
To everyone experiencing the issue with the new patch, just use the repair options again as per the original post:
The best solution to solve FPS problems and pink/black terrain is to do following steps:
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Turn everything in game settings to Low. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Ultra. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Low again. Close the game. Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair) Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
On September 24 2014 16:23 PcH wrote: New patch and this seasons maps definitely broke Hybrid 2.0. The ground on a lot of maps is pitch black.
Same here, after patching using hybrid 2.0 i won't see the ground's texture, it will only be black. Still can see rocks, plants, gases and other effects, just the ground's texture is plain black.
On September 24 2014 18:34 MilExo wrote: To everyone experiencing the issue with the new patch, just use the repair options again as per the original post:
The best solution to solve FPS problems and pink/black terrain is to do following steps:
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Turn everything in game settings to Low. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Ultra. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Low again. Close the game. Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair) Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
Works perfectly for me after doing this.
Did this twice now. Still getting pink terrain after reinstalling Hybrid settings...
On September 24 2014 18:34 MilExo wrote: To everyone experiencing the issue with the new patch, just use the repair options again as per the original post:
The best solution to solve FPS problems and pink/black terrain is to do following steps:
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Turn everything in game settings to Low. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Ultra. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Low again. Close the game. Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair) Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
Works perfectly for me after doing this.
Did this twice now. Still getting pink terrain after I reinstalling Hyprid settings...
On September 24 2014 18:34 MilExo wrote: To everyone experiencing the issue with the new patch, just use the repair options again as per the original post:
The best solution to solve FPS problems and pink/black terrain is to do following steps:
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Turn everything in game settings to Low. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Ultra. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Low again. Close the game. Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair) Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
Works perfectly for me after doing this.
Did this twice now. Still getting pink terrain after I reinstalling Hyprid settings...
Like that guy said, delete your cache folder, it work for me...
Existor, do you have something for now that is close to our previous setting ?
On September 24 2014 18:34 MilExo wrote: To everyone experiencing the issue with the new patch, just use the repair options again as per the original post:
The best solution to solve FPS problems and pink/black terrain is to do following steps:
Remove lighting=0 from your variables.txt Clear cache from ProgramData / BlizzardEntertainment / StarCraft II (this folder might be hidden, google how to show hidden folders) Turn everything in game settings to Low. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Ultra. Close the game. Turn everything in game settings to Low again. Close the game. Make "Scan and Repair" in Battle.Net launcher (under SC2 logo Options > Scan and Repair) Copypast Hybrid options to the end of your variables.txt Launch the Preloader map (you may find it in the Arcade)
Works perfectly for me after doing this.
Did this twice now. Still getting pink terrain after I reinstalling Hyprid settings...
Like that guy said, delete your cache folder, it work for me...
Existor, do you have something for now that is close to our previous setting ?
Doesn't work for me, Everything is still black ;_;
Hey guys. I'll take a look closer into such problems and do some explorations/tests with it these weekends. Don't have time right now.
Also would be great of you will help me with exploring how it looks now, probably some of you will be interested in manually trying to fix Hybrid settings for yourself. SO share any of your explorations in this area and post here.
Yes, I deleted the cache. Tryed it 4 times step by step. Cannot get it to work again :/ I also tryed to delete the whole varibales.txt and used scan/repair...playing with invisble forcefields and stuff right now.. makes me sad.
I see people saying they used the Scan and Repair Tool recently, but I can't figure out where to find it back since new Blizzard app Launcher, any one please ?
Also, which lines do I need to add in my variables.txt to add MSC production animation on Nexus from a Low (customized) settings please ?
On September 30 2014 21:12 2x2actionFOX wrote: I see people saying they used the Scan and Repair Tool recently, but I can't figure out where to find it back since new Blizzard app Launcher, any one please ?
On the Battle.Net launcher, if you select StarCraft II on the left, you will notice there are a couple of buttons above the image on the right (Options, Redeem a Code, Launch Editor). Click on Options and then select "Scan and Repair" - it should be the second last option.
I want to try the new hybrid settings but reading about the side effects kind of scares me a little.
Did you just copy paste the variable code that was provided in the first post of this thread?
That's all you did right? Also along with the setting it to Low first before adding the codes?
Yeah, but instead of low textures I chose the high setting, so my eyes aren't dying of cancer that fast edit: and Anti-Aliasing is also activated through the .txt .
I want to try the new hybrid settings but reading about the side effects kind of scares me a little.
Did you just copy paste the variable code that was provided in the first post of this thread?
That's all you did right? Also along with the setting it to Low first before adding the codes?
Yeah, but instead of low textures I chose the high setting, so my eyes aren't dying of cancer that fast edit: and Anti-Aliasing is also activated through the .txt .
Alright, thank you! I shall go try it, will come back and post an update if it works or not.
Yes I was thinking of setting it to ultra instead of low too.
EDIT** It works, at first I tried setting antialias to 1 and it didn't work, so I had to go for the troubleshooting steps that was provided in the OP, after setting antialias back to 0 and clearing out the cache, there seemed to be nothing wrong. Works great now. Love it!
Hey guys, I've been using this for a long time now, so I have to ask: Is anyone else getting huge blank pink blocks on The King Sejong Station, over the ponds near 12 oclock, and 6 oclock?
On September 30 2014 21:12 2x2actionFOX wrote: I see people saying they used the Scan and Repair Tool recently, but I can't figure out where to find it back since new Blizzard app Launcher, any one please ?
On the Battle.Net launcher, if you select StarCraft II on the left, you will notice there are a couple of buttons above the image on the right (Options, Redeem a Code, Launch Editor). Click on Options and then select "Scan and Repair" - it should be the second last option.
Thanks a lot, found it.
Anybody knows which command(s) line(s) to add to get the MSC producing animation please ?
if not ErrorLevel { FileDelete, %A_MyDocuments%\Starcraft II\Variables.txt StringReplace, Variables, Variables, GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=1, GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=0 FileAppend, %Variables%, %A_MyDocuments%\Starcraft II\Variables.txt }
You can make a batch file which runs this script and launches SC2 so you can be sure you have the shadows right. Not a must, but I felt this is something I could share.
On November 13 2014 01:34 GDI wrote: I'm using these settings but it's taking away one of the features in hots where creep can grow on enemy buildings. How can I fix that?
Whenever I switch accounts the shadowsgraphicsquality returns to 1 so I have to reset it and restart. Is there a fix to this? Also thanks for writing this up, it's amazing! :D
On November 21 2014 05:30 Goreanddin wrote: Whenever I switch accounts the shadowsgraphicsquality returns to 1 so I have to reset it and restart. Is there a fix to this? Also thanks for writing this up, it's amazing! :D
I have experienced this too, and at this time that makes hybrid settings impossible for me to use because I coach my friends on my own computer. I also have not successfully reverted back to hybrid settings after the pink/black glitches. I would very much enjoy a solution that would allow the shadowsgraphicsquality value to remain the same through account switches. I'll play around with it when I get off work and post a fix if I find one.
On November 22 2014 19:56 Goldbaersche wrote: Does anybody know how to fix the awful lightning on Cloud Kingdom? It's really uncomfortable for my eyes.
CK has always had awful blur and lightning, not only on hybrid settings.
I am new to this hybrid settings stuff and I have no idea if this request is already done earlier or if there already is a solution to this. But bassicly I am looking for an even more clearer edge for the creep. I already set the creeptrans= to '0' but then it still is a little unclear.
As you can see, in the upper left corner, right above where I am going to put my spawning pool, you see the creep is ahead of its border, though you can't place structures over there. And at some other places its not spread widely enough to cover one box although there you can place structures on it.
So my suggestion/question was; 'Could the creep be made like this?'
I am not sure if this is even possible, and now I come to think of it, I don't think it is. But if someone who has actually an idea of what he's talking about could give his opinion about it, it'll be appreciated =)
On December 14 2014 07:30 Sephin wrote: Hi people,
I am new to this hybrid settings stuff and I have no idea if this request is already done earlier or if there already is a solution to this. But bassicly I am looking for an even more clearer edge for the creep. I already set the creeptrans= to '0' but then it still is a little unclear.
As you can see, in the upper left corner, right above where I am going to put my spawning pool, you see the creep is ahead of its border, though you can't place structures over there. And at some other places its not spread widely enough to cover one box although there you can place structures on it.
So my suggestion/question was; 'Could the creep be made like this?'
I am not sure if this is even possible, and now I come to think of it, I don't think it is. But if someone who has actually an idea of what he's talking about could give his opinion about it, it'll be appreciated =)
On December 14 2014 07:30 Sephin wrote: Hi people,
I am new to this hybrid settings stuff and I have no idea if this request is already done earlier or if there already is a solution to this. But bassicly I am looking for an even more clearer edge for the creep. I already set the creeptrans= to '0' but then it still is a little unclear.
As you can see, in the upper left corner, right above where I am going to put my spawning pool, you see the creep is ahead of its border, though you can't place structures over there. And at some other places its not spread widely enough to cover one box although there you can place structures on it.
So my suggestion/question was; 'Could the creep be made like this?'
I am not sure if this is even possible, and now I come to think of it, I don't think it is. But if someone who has actually an idea of what he's talking about could give his opinion about it, it'll be appreciated =)
sorry to bump this for my "special" question: I've just re-installed SC2 after migrating to a new OS and I want to force the game to have the black background. (no map textures). My eyes are very sensitive to light, so playing with the black background makes everything a lot easier. (even if seeing burrowed units is practically impossible, but I don't care. maps like King Sejong make my eyes bleed.)
Earlier in this thread, someone said putting in lighting=0 would help, but that doesn't change anything here. Thanks for your help.
On December 14 2014 07:30 Sephin wrote: Hi people,
I am new to this hybrid settings stuff and I have no idea if this request is already done earlier or if there already is a solution to this. But bassicly I am looking for an even more clearer edge for the creep. I already set the creeptrans= to '0' but then it still is a little unclear.
As you can see, in the upper left corner, right above where I am going to put my spawning pool, you see the creep is ahead of its border, though you can't place structures over there. And at some other places its not spread widely enough to cover one box although there you can place structures on it.
So my suggestion/question was; 'Could the creep be made like this?'
I am not sure if this is even possible, and now I come to think of it, I don't think it is. But if someone who has actually an idea of what he's talking about could give his opinion about it, it'll be appreciated =)
GeeGee!!
It is possible on medium textures with creeptrans=1
After experimenting with things for over an hour, black/pink textures seem to never be fixed without deleting the cache. Most of the steps listed in the OP for fixing it seem unnecessary, so I was trying to figure out which ones. I can't say 100%, but it seems like all you need to do is delete the cache, then (maybe) delete lighting=0, then LOW->ULTRA. Then swap in your ideal variables.txt
I found keeping another folder full of different versions of variables.txt works well, there is no sense in remaking your ideal variables.txt every single time. If it worked before and stops working, it's a cache issue. Just delete the existing one and swap in the one you want.
Beyond that, I also found setting variables.txt to read-only works well. I have all my swap-in-ready variable.txts set to read only.
So I just got an SSD, and reinstalled SC2 on it, but am having difficulties removing the "black ground" bug. Other than an SSD instead of an HDD, (and updated drivers on my GTX 560 Ti) I have the same setup as what I successfully used Hybrid settings one before.
I've followed the directions in the OP exactly, but the bug is still there. I've followed the steps in the OP to correct for the black ground, but it is still there. I've even copy/pasted the same variables.txt file that I know worked for me when I was booting from my HDD into my SSD's version of that file, but no luck
On February 14 2015 13:08 Eregos wrote: all you need to do is delete the cache, then (maybe) delete lighting=0, then LOW->ULTRA. Then swap in your ideal variables.txt
This didn't work either. Anyone have anything else that I can try?
most likely offtopic (because it has nothing to do with hybrid settings). Did someone noticed that the game plays more fluently with stronger color (blizzard thing) than without it?
I had a lot of trouble getting rid of pink and black ground at first. Eventually I did, and since then I've just been deleting cache and replacing variables.txt with my desired one and I haven't encountered the problem again. I can't expect it will be this simple for everyone though, I wish you luck in figuring it out.
Another datapoint - I just had pink/black textures again, even though I followed my normal procedure. I closed the game, deleted just the cache and tried again and it worked. If it happens again I'll just keep closing the game, deleting the cache and trying again and if this procedure fails to work I'll post about it.
I used the hyrid settings for a while, but today I played toss for the first time and noticed, that pylonpower sadly DOES suck (It looks like on low settings). I tried to fix this, via resetting the variables and settings multiple times, following the troubleshooting for pink groud and finally manually edititing values in variables.txt to check what was causing the problem, but I got a bit ... annoyed. So here I am presenting my issue to you fine folks :D
Is it expected that my computer (notebook with GTX850M and i7-4510U, SSD, 16 gig RAM) struggles with medium settings sometimes? Usually I can play high easily, but sometimes right from the start everything lags like mad - never happens during the game, but right away when the map has loaded. Setting graphics to low fixes it, but I somehow find it hard to believe my hardware can't keep up with mediums settings (and I set all the CPU-intensive settings to low/off already)
On December 12 2014 10:08 Mecto wrote: any idea on how to fix the pink/purple/black glitch yet ?
i really loved my hybrid settings
Remove the lighting setting, and then play with the lighting level its been like this since I formatted some people still have it working could use input on how to make this work on people such as myself who experience all black terrain.
Hi everyone, bumping this threads because I have some problems with custom definition in my 16 : 10 monitor since I upgraded to Windows 10 and I know there are some "variables.txt" expert.
I used to be able to tweak the variables.txt file in order to put the game in 16 : 9 resolution (i.e. 1680 : 945) but now the modifications I do in the variables.txt are not taken into account when I launch the game, and in game there is no way to customize the resolution, and even a 1600 : 900 is not proposed at all (and I think before win10 it was).
I tried height=945 width=1680
in fullscreen,
I tried in windowed fullscreen windowheight=945 windowwidth=1680
but the image always take the integrality of the 16 : 10 monitor.
I don't think this problem is directly related to windows 10, I have installed properly the monitor's drivers and so on, just that it had reinitialized the variables.txt file and now I can't modify this particular option anymore.
Bumping for technical reasons, I've tried using Hybrid Settings and i've even tried messing around with every setting it changes, but i always get black textures, this never happened in the past when i've used it only now. I've also tried every fix listed in the op multiple times to no avail, can anyone help me?
On September 01 2015 10:50 julyterran wrote: Bumping for technical reasons, I've tried using Hybrid Settings and i've even tried messing around with every setting it changes, but i always get black textures, this never happened in the past when i've used it only now. I've also tried every fix listed in the op multiple times to no avail, can anyone help me?
I posted a step-by-step fix for black /pink textures somewhere in this thread that you can try.. For some reason it was not added to the OP.
On November 12 2015 01:02 Existor wrote: Hey all. Hybrid Settings will be updated for LOTV later today, with new thread and more information on specific settings
On November 12 2015 01:02 Existor wrote: Hey all. Hybrid Settings will be updated for LOTV later today, with new thread and more information on specific settings
On November 13 2015 20:26 Tiaraju9 wrote: LotV graphics inconsistency across maps is making me crazy.
Ruins of Seras seem to have less color saturation than other maps. And Dusk Towers seem to be brighter (more gamma?) than any other map.
Maybe my monitor is crap or badly configurated? Anyone noticing this?
its not just you, ruinns of seras looks like its lit by moonlight lol.
lookinng forward to new hybrid settings
Well its exactly that: Every map has a certain "Lighting" setting. This can be configured in the map editor. Its not simple like: "bright or dark" etc. There really are a lot of values you can change. Here is a list of all things that can be changed: http://www.sc2mapster.com/wiki/galaxy/lighting/ This makes it so that every individual map can have a very different lightning/look independent from the terrain.
Why blizzard indeed DID make it so different for ladder maps is another question.....I will not judge that....
On November 13 2015 20:26 Tiaraju9 wrote: LotV graphics inconsistency across maps is making me crazy.
Ruins of Seras seem to have less color saturation than other maps. And Dusk Towers seem to be brighter (more gamma?) than any other map.
Maybe my monitor is crap or badly configurated? Anyone noticing this?
its not just you, ruinns of seras looks like its lit by moonlight lol.
lookinng forward to new hybrid settings
Well its exactly that: Every map has a certain "Lighting" setting. This can be configured in the map editor. Its not simple like: "bright or dark" etc. There really are a lot of values you can change. Here is a list of all things that can be changed: http://www.sc2mapster.com/wiki/galaxy/lighting/ This makes it so that every individual map can have a very different lightning/look independent from the terrain.
Why blizzard indeed DID make it so different for ladder maps is another question.....I will not judge that....
Thanks to lighting=0 we can have same lighting on every map
its not just you, ruinns of seras looks like its lit by moonlight lol.
lookinng forward to new hybrid settings
Well they won't be new. I'll say more - they will be exactly same. But I want to create new thread just to point some other changes/notes on LOTV graphic (including creep holes and pylon field colors)
New thread will also be created because I can't edit this one (no Edit button for very old threads)
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