First (and second) time installing and won't start

when i try to play i get an endless loading modal with a green bar

try this:

  • Navigate to SC2 installation directory / SC2Data
  • You should have 3 folders here. Rename config to config_bak to prevent accidental data loss.
  • Download https://mega.nz/file/Iv40HQhA#HxU1dltcjLKhf5iyapPkfIdZEDhvKzuQkQ9ONpb-hS4 (config.zip) - it contains all essential TACT configs from my old SC2 installation.
  • Extract downloaded zip to SC2Data so that it’ll replace your older config folder.
    Notice: The config files I’ve zipped might only be compatible with SC2 installed in enUS.

Courtesy of a user named Talv from Technical Support, I’ve used it myself, so it should work