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borso
Profile Joined April 2010
Hungary28 Posts
April 22 2010 22:39 GMT
#41
On April 22 2010 21:47 jhNz wrote:
which one of these settings is responsible for displaying force fields or scanner sweeps in game? because if the settings are set to low, force fields can hardly be dstinguished on the map o_O

btw: really nice guide. i don't have a beta account but with my rig i'm somwhere in between good and evil so this is exactly what i need to get optimized settings.

thanks!


As far as I know, you have to set the shaders higher, at least to medium or something.
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borso
Profile Joined April 2010
Hungary28 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-22 22:55:39
April 22 2010 22:55 GMT
#42
Anyway nice post, will try out this later!
Science. It works bitches!
huun
Profile Joined October 2004
Turkey58 Posts
April 22 2010 22:59 GMT
#43
you can also check this site to tweak windows for overall system performance.
http://www.tweakxp.com/
zomgzergrush
Profile Joined August 2008
United States923 Posts
April 22 2010 23:18 GMT
#44
On April 22 2010 22:04 FortuneSyn wrote:
I play on my laptop at 100% lowest settings everywhere. I've tried putting it on medium and it works fps wise but the problem is there is a delay on the mouse i.e. when you make a box for example with your mouse, theres a little delay. Do you know what causes this?


Likely an issue with your drivers and/or video card. Look around to see if others are having similar issues on the same hardware.
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kobbler
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada36 Posts
April 23 2010 02:16 GMT
#45
So I just downloaded the patch and it seems that some of the Variables in your .txt file were removed and/or renamed?

Not sure how to remove shadows anymore.
jeebuzzx
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada365 Posts
April 23 2010 02:17 GMT
#46
nice post ty
go4it
Profile Joined March 2010
Croatia91 Posts
April 24 2010 16:17 GMT
#47
Looks like in new patch this isnt working. Can U pls update with new informations..
USn
Profile Joined March 2010
United States376 Posts
April 24 2010 16:41 GMT
#48
On April 22 2010 21:26 Dankmids wrote:
FPS:24-45 average, hardly ever goes below 24


Wow, that would be totally unacceptable to me O_O
Dankmids
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States316 Posts
April 24 2010 16:47 GMT
#49
On April 25 2010 01:17 go4it wrote:
Looks like in new patch this isnt working. Can U pls update with new informations..


Im working on it.
"Alright, Lets poop out a daily" Day9- Daily #203
Xursian
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada94 Posts
April 24 2010 17:02 GMT
#50
im maxed on everything with high fps, im happy
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qazqwezxc
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada91 Posts
April 24 2010 17:22 GMT
#51
Can anyone tell me whats wrong with my computer? I have a sufficient setup computer with these specs:
3.2 dual core intel
2.5gb of ram ddr2
ATI 4670 vid card

The default settings is set to high for everything, but when i play i get like 40 fps and usually 5-10 fps when things start getting outta hand (more buildings/pumping units/battles). It's only playable on low settings. Also, earlier it said my computer was running low on virtual memory which i just tried doubling which should work (8gb of virtual ram from 4gb). Anyone know why my computer is running horrible even on this boosting fps guide?
roemy
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany432 Posts
April 24 2010 17:47 GMT
#52
hummm did anything significant change with patch 9?
performance is down the gutter...
yes, i do have a very shitty radeon x550 (what... my real one melted recently...) but i used to get "fluent" 20-30frames before patch 9.

but now, showfps insists it is giving me ~30fps but the game is unplayable, more like 5-10 fps

what changed and what can i do about it
rock is fine.. paper could need a buff, but scissors have to be nerfed
snotboogie
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Australia3550 Posts
April 24 2010 18:21 GMT
#53
Since patch I cannot turn off portraits, I have the variables saved but it just shows 2d ingame.
go4it
Profile Joined March 2010
Croatia91 Posts
April 24 2010 22:22 GMT
#54
On April 25 2010 01:47 Dankmids wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2010 01:17 go4it wrote:
Looks like in new patch this isnt working. Can U pls update with new informations..


Im working on it.



Thanks mate. Youre doing great job helping us..

;D
lgd-haze
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden547 Posts
April 25 2010 12:08 GMT
#55
On April 23 2010 02:44 go4it wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 23 2010 01:17 go4it wrote:
On April 22 2010 22:29 ZerG~LegenD wrote:
WOW
Changing unit portraits from 2D to Off nearly doubled my fps. Thanks a lot.



Hmm, how can I set portrait to off? I have only 2D or 3D option.

Thanks..



Nvm this, I made it. Game is running now in 50-60 fps area, only problem is that it sometimes "stall" for about 2-3 seconds and fps drop to 3-10..

Anyone know why is that?

Thanks.


Can you help a fellow teamliquidian? I only have 2D and 3D as options, and I have no clue how to put it to Off
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Dankmids
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States316 Posts
April 25 2010 16:28 GMT
#56
Sorry for not updating this with anything i found, i had major major MAJOR computer issues that caused me to reformat(Mother board battery plastic that holds it in broke, so it reset bios, also messing with windows, causing it to lock because of the 30 days because i have a fake windows but i got it all sorted out again)

I am reinstalling SC2 right now.

Alright, so far with patch 9 i cannot turn off portraits. And yes, i am also experiencing a performance hit, i am guessing to all the new content and some optimization issues added with new animations and what not.

After i get SC2 back installed, ill see if i can mess with some other settings and things to improve fps in the new patch.
"Alright, Lets poop out a daily" Day9- Daily #203
go4it
Profile Joined March 2010
Croatia91 Posts
April 25 2010 16:57 GMT
#57
Thanks mate. Keep up the good job..
Paladia
Profile Joined August 2003
802 Posts
April 25 2010 17:55 GMT
#58
Is "frameratecap=X" bugged for anyone else? For me it doesn't work to set it between 50-100.

If I set it to any number between 50 and 100, such as 75, it will still lock the FPS in game to 50. If I set it to between 100-200, it locks the FPS to 100. If set it to 200, then it locks the FPS to 120.

If I set it to 0 I do get the full fps however (but then the GFX card gets a bit too hot for my liking).
I can no longer rest under the tree of wisdom, since you have axed down the roots feeding it.
sutureself
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States192 Posts
April 25 2010 17:57 GMT
#59
Awesome guide, thanks. Turning off shadows/unit portraits is fantastic. Don't miss them one bit, and now my FPS never drops below 55ish.
Im tired of following my dreams, man. Im just going to ask them where theyre going and hook up with them later. -mh
BG1
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Canada1550 Posts
April 25 2010 19:03 GMT
#60
On April 26 2010 02:55 Paladia wrote:
Is "frameratecap=X" bugged for anyone else? For me it doesn't work to set it between 50-100.

If I set it to any number between 50 and 100, such as 75, it will still lock the FPS in game to 50. If I set it to between 100-200, it locks the FPS to 100. If set it to 200, then it locks the FPS to 120.

If I set it to 0 I do get the full fps however (but then the GFX card gets a bit too hot for my liking).



Yea it's pretty weird, I set it to 100 and it caps it at 65.
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