StarCraft 2 not launching on MBA M1 - Big Sur.
~/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft II/variables.txt file has been adjusted as recommended by StarCraft support posts:
- change vsync setting to “vsync=true”
- change GraphicsApi setting to “GraphicsApi=Metal”
Neither solution has resolved the problem: After clicking “PLAY” button under StarCraft 2 on the BattleNet V5.0.6.83830, the button changes to “LAUNCHING”. After a few seconds, the button returns to “PLAY”…StarCraft 2 does not start, neither does the StarCraft2 icon show on the taskbar.
Note: WoW and Diablo load fine on this computer.
I would appreciated any tried/tested solutions to this issue.
Thank you,
Michael
Below are the contents of my variables.txt file for reference:
accountCountry=USA
alternateclock=false
ambientenvironmentmap=false
aolight=false
architecturePreference=2
completedCampaignMask=5
creepnormalmap=true
creepQuality=1
creepselfshadow=false
creeptrans=true
creepUseGroundNormalTexture=false
deff=false
deffspec=false
deffspecpow=false
depthDisp=false
displayflyerhelper=Selected
displayunitstatus=Damaged
dof=false
fastFOW=true
FlexCacheMap=8e13a3fabd96bbed52a5befd55ec92c68265aba868cf7000ec80d1f3b8d90b09
fogvolume=false
foliagedensity=0.250000
foliagequality=1
gluetheme=26
GraphicsApi=Metal
GraphicsOptionEffectsDetail=1
GraphicsOptionLightingQuality=0
GraphicsOptionModelQuality=2
GraphicsOptionMovies=0
GraphicsOptionOverallQualityVer7[21]=5
GraphicsOptionPhysicsQuality=0
GraphicsOptionPortraits=2
GraphicsOptionPostProcessing=1
GraphicsOptionReflections=0
GraphicsOptionShaderDetail=1
GraphicsOptionShadowQuality=1
GraphicsOptionSSAO=0
GraphicsOptionTerrainQuality=1
GraphicsOptionTextureQuality[2]=0
hdr8bit=true
height=1050
HighestNewsEntryId=23524006
highqualityhaloblur=false
highqualityhaloblurgame=false
hotkeyprofile=0_Default
LastAccountName=MSWERTFAGER@GMAIL.COM
LastCampaignId[1]=36864
lastDeviceId=22823
lastReplayFilePath=/Users/michaelswertfager/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft II/Accounts/52334196/1-S2-1-2070380/Replays/Multiplayer/Omicron (3).SC2Replay
lastReplaySaveMode=2
lightingLevel=2
lightmap=true
lightmapcastshadows=false
linearDepth=false
localao=false
localeidassets=enUS
localeiddata=enUS
localeidinstall=enUS
localight=false
localShadows=false
lowQualityMovies=true
mastervolume=0.645000
MeleeHelpIntroCount=3
mousesensitivity=0.441413
MoviesSeen[1]=1
music=false
MusicContinuous=false
MusicHeard=1
musicvolume=0.374000
normalzieHalfVector=false
observerinterface=
OptionRevision=5
OptionRevisionAccount=5
parallax=false
particlelod=1
particleobjects=0.000000
particleterrain=0.000000
physicsdensity=0
replayinterface=
ribbonlod=1
sampleFOW=true
selectallconjoined=true
shadowmapsize=2048
showalerts=true
showunitpoints=false
soft=false
softshadows=false
SoundAutoDetectCPUCoreCount=4
soundchannels=64
soundglobal=true
SoundQuality=2
splatlod=1
ssao=false
ssparticles=false
targettexeldensity=0.150000
teamcolorintensity=7
TerrainTextureSize=480
transparentshadows=false
treadlod=1
unitcolorstyle=0
voicechatsoftwaremute=true
vsync=true
warChestLastSeenRound=2
warChestLastSeenSeason=WARCHEST_SEASON_5
warChestLastSeenXP=1664630
watercaustics=false
waterdeptheffects=false
waterflipbook=true
waterrendertargetformat=1
waterrendertargetsize=768
watershadow=false
WhatsNewId=blt9645b71299abdd60
width=1650
windowheight=1536
windowwidth=2048
windowy=90
winkeydisabled=true
