Honkai: Star Rail has different settings options available for players to suit their preferences. See how to change to the best settings, how to improve performance, and how to access the settings menu.

Best Settings for PC

Graphics Settings

Best Graphics Quality Settings

If you have a high-end PC, use these settings for the best graphical fidelity that the game offers.

Best Performance Settings

If you have a low-end PC and wish to play on a decent frame rate, use these settings.

Increase FPS and Eliminate Lag

If you want to increase FPS or eliminate stutters, hitching, lag in general, try turning down some settings like Shadow Quality, Environment Detail, and Bloom Effect. Feel free to experiment with the different options to get an acceptable frame rate.

How to Fix Screen Tearing

If you experience screen tearing, turn on V-Sync to fix the issue. Screen tearing is the result of the game displaying more frames per second than your monitor's refresh rate. V-Sync matches your FPS to your monitor's refresh rate to alleviate this.

Audio Settings

You can change the audio settings according to your preference.

Language Settings

You can change the language of both text and voice in the game. Take note that to change the voice, you will need to download the necessary voice pack. Each voice pack is around 1.5GB so make sure you have enough space in your storage.

Account Settings

The User Center in the Account Settings tab will take you to a page where you can change the personal details of your account like Email, Mobile Number, and Password. You can even request to delete your account.

Key Info

In the Key Info tab, you can change the controls to suit your preferences. Some keybinds however cannot be changed such as Show Cursor, Phone/Exit, and Move Character buttons.

How to Play Using a Controller

Shortcut Wheel Settings

In Version 1.3 of Honkai: Star Rail, the new Shortcut Wheel Settings has been added as part of the settings. This setting can be found in Phone > Settings > Shortcut Wheel Settings.

This allows you to customize the shortcut wheel and place whichever function you want in each corresponding slot on the wheel. It's recommended to put functions that you use frequently here, such as party setup or characters.

Version 1.3 Release Date and Banners Guide

Other Settings

In the Other Settings tab, you can change find various settings like using Ultimates in auto-battle, auto-locking 4-Star Light Cones, and camera sensitivity.

How to Change Settings

Access Settings in the Menu

You can access Settings by going to the menu by hitting the Esc button.

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