When you launch StarCraft II through the Battle.net App, the game engine verifies the integrity of local files, applies pending patches, and optimizes assets for your hardware. "Preparing Game Data" is the loading screen where this happens.
Preparing game data in StarCraft II involves several steps: starcraft ii preparing game data
The final stage of data preparation involves deciding exactly what information the model receives and what actions it can take. When you launch StarCraft II through the Battle
Before you start deleting files, you need to diagnose where your bottleneck is. The "Preparing game data" screen is a black box, but you can peek inside. Before you start deleting files, you need to
Click and uncheck the StarCraft II or Documents directory to stop active cloud backups.
Sometimes the update agent gets stuck in an infinite loop. Forcing it to restart clears the bottleneck. Press to open the Task Manager.