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Paperwiper
2 years ago
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How do I get the 64 bit client to download?

I came back after a break a couple of years long. I'm using Win10 64bit. I opened the browser, downloaded the install file, and started the install process.  When I got to the part of "Choosing whe...
Paperwiper's avatar
Paperwiper
2 years ago

I am unable to find a "client_settings" file.  What path should I see it in?  I already have the "Hidden Items" checkbox checked, so I should be able to see hidden files.

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    proxos666
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    2 years ago

    @Paperwiper 

    it should be found per the guide 

    Press the [Windows] Key + [R] at the same time 

    Copy the following in to the text box and press ok 

    %localappdata%\swtor\swtor\settings

    Open the client_settings.ini file in notepad

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      Paperwiper
      2 years ago
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      [Renderer]
      AntiAliasingLevel = 4
      AtlasQuality = 0
      Buckets = 5
      CodeVersionChanged = false
      DYDDrawDistancePreset = 3
      EnableSSAO = true
      GraphicsDeviceId = 6918
      GraphicsQuality = 6
      Height = 1080
      InfoGraphicsVendor = NVIDIA_GPU
      InfoGraphicsVideoMemoryMB = 11106
      LastCodeVersionRun = 4
      MeshLODQuality = 1
      NativeHeight = 2160
      NativeWidth = 3840
      NewBucket = 5
      ShadowMapNumCascades = 8
      ShadowMapResolution = 1024
      SpeedTreeDistanceScale = 1.25
      TextureAnisotropy = 16
      Width = 1920
      TextureQuality = 0
      EnableBloom = true
      doBlobShadows = true
      AllowDepthOfField = true
      doShadows = true
      ShaderSet = 9
      PlantDensity = 100
      D3DFullScreen = true
      FullScreen = true
      WindowX = 0
      WindowY = 0
      GammaRamp = 0.94999999


      [Game]
      MoviesFolder = ..\..\Movies
      SwtorRegKey = SOFTWARE\BioWare\Star Wars - The Old Republic

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      I didn't realize it was the same file that I opened the other day.  I was looking for this file in the "EA > BioWare > Star Wars -  The Old Republic" folder.  That's why I couldn't find it a few hours ago.  I see that some of the changes I made have reverted back to what the

      By the way.  I made a strange discovery.  Earlier, I couldn't get the game to start.  So, I played Skyrim SE, using mods that were installed via Vortex (a mod manager).  After that, I started SWTOR again, and it started normally.  I shut the game down, restarted my PC and started SWTOR, but it reverted back to opening like the image I posted above.  Then I started Vortex,

      started Skyrim, and after playing a bit, I shut Skyrim and Vortex off.  Then I started SWTOR and it started normally again.

      There must be some condition that is set, when I turn Vortex and Skyrim on that makes SWTOR work normally.

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