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[SCII] Lower resoultion 640x480 & 800x600

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AnythingThenDelete
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
381 Posts
July 14 2011 07:58 GMT
#1
Hi, I have tried many ways to get starcraft at those both resolution in order to win some fps , and after a Lotsof researches i don't really find any good topics about it on internet or here , so now i create this one.

Warnings : changing any things on your computers or on your variables.txt , is on your own risks , I won't take any responsabilities for you !

My computer : 17" for the screen , windows xp , and nvidia video card

What you can change , what you can't change ( after my many tries )

You can change you " windowed " resolution
You can NOT change your " full screen windowed " or your " fullscreen " resolution
( for the 800x600 and 640x480 resolution i mean )

First : 800x600
In my variables.txt file I change 4 settings but i think it changes thing only for the 640x480 resoltuon
However : change width and windowwidth at 800 and height windowheigt at 600
Launch your game , you may not notice any differences whatever are your options
Now turn your game on " windowed " mode , still nothing
Change your WINDOWS resolution and choose the " 800x600 " resolution , you might now be able to play at starcraft II in 800x600 windowed mode

The " cursor " don't seem to bug at this resolution
This resolution is good for people with old computers but can't be low enough so now the second ( what i was seeking , what i found , what i'm proud , what will maybe give me the opportunity to finally play with 30 fps , and 15 in battle instead of 15 and 0 in battle fps =) )



Second : 640x480 !!!!
The steps are the same at before but i will rewrite them don't panic.

Windows xp ( mine ) don't offer me the 640x480 resolution and when I try to pur it with my Nvidia Control Panel , the resolution seems " tolerate " by my computer but i can't choose it

So I downloaded PowerStrip ( which is in english , free , but only 30 free days , offer , i will try to find another one later )

Note : NOW change your variables.txt file SEEMS important because the " cursor " won't be at the good " size " if you don't change anything ( in my case )

So variables.txt what i change ( maybe some are not important but it works this way )
height = 480
windowedheight = 480
windowedwidth = 640
width = 640

Now launch your game go into options , change to " windowed mode "
Switch to windows to put your new 640x480 resolution ( if you dind't already do it )

and enjoy your new starcraft II windowed 640x480 resolution mode




Here is where come the main ideas => http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=184359

I don't know if those stuffs work on windows vista and seven , or mac , or linux
I don't know if those stuffs work with higher resolution try it if you wan't =)


If you have any questions i will try to answer them but i'm not very good with computers ^^"

And i apologize if my english is bad ( I notice that i forgot a lot of " i => I " i'm not a enlgish native speaker :/

gl hf gg ( nerver use them , gold zerg noob don't use them =) )

Boblhead
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2577 Posts
July 14 2011 08:27 GMT
#2
you can't play below 1024 * 780 or something. The game does not allow you to do it.
grizz_85
Profile Joined February 2011
Poland5 Posts
July 14 2011 08:32 GMT
#3
http://i51.tinypic.com/2h3q8u0.jpg

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=184359

already done but cool find with powerstrip, Gurderoy
Make Starcraft, not Warcraft
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