Honkai: Star Rail

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Honkai: Star Rail

Developers
	miHoYo
Publishers
	HoYoverse
Chinese Release	miHoYo
Engines
	Unity 2019
Release dates
Windows	April 26, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	Free-to-play, Subscription
Microtransactions	Currency, Infinite spend, Loot box, Free-to-grind, Time-limited
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	JRPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Supernatural, Sci-fi, Space
Series	Honkai

Honkai
Honkai Impact 3rd	2019
Honkai: Star Rail	2023
Honkai: Nexus Anima	TBA

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Honkai: Star Rail is a singleplayer third-person JRPG game in the Honkai series.

General information

Official forums

Official Discord server

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Global server
Official website		Chinese server
Epic Games Store		Global server

Requires a HoYoverse account on the Global server and a MiHoYo account on the Chinese server.

The game is also downloadable on PC via Bilibili Games on the Chinese server (which doesn't support cross-platform).

All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Free-to-play	Game is free-to-play with microtransactions in the form of currency purchases.
Subscription	Players can purchase a subscription called the Express Supply Pass, which grants 300 Oneiric Shards upon purchase, and also gives 90 Stellar Jade every day the player logs in. The Pass can be purchased multiple times, each time granting 300 Oneiric Shards and extending the duration of the subscription by 30 days up to 180 days.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Currency	Real money is used to purchase Oneiric Shards, which can be converted to Stellar Jade at a 1-to-1 rate or used to purchase item bundles in the in-game shop. Stellar Jade are used to purchase Star Rail Passes, which are then used to purchase gacha rolls, which is the only way to obtain the vast majority of characters in the game.
Free-to-grind	Players can earn Stellar Jade through completing daily quests, obtaining achievements, and opening chests found throughout the world, among other methods. Players also directly earn Star Rail Passes through ascending characters and grinding the free battle pass.
Loot box	There are two main types of Warps: the permanent Standard Warp and limited-time Event Warps for Characters and Light Cones.
Time-limited	Limited-time Event Warps are split into two warps, one for characters and one for light cones. As the name implies, they are only available for a limited time. Event Warps require Star Rail Special Passes instead of Star Rail Passes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cognosphere\Star Rail

Save game data location

Game data is stored server-side and linked to HoYoverse account.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher

Cross-save is available with the mobile and console versions of the game. Need to login with the same account and server.

If cross-saving with PS5 is needed, be warned that servers selection is locked according to the PSN account's region.

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Full motion video cutscenes are Vert-.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA, FXAA or DLAA. SSAA is available via Render Resolution setting (with 1.2x, 1.4x, 1.6x, 1.8x, 2.0x multipliers)
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.7 Added in version 3.0.. It supports DLSS Overrides in order to updates with new versions
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See High frame rate to enable 120 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		HDR experience can be improved using: RenoDX See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

High frame rate

Increase FPS limit

Open the Registry Editor Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cognosphere\Star Rail Find the binary value named GraphicsSettings_Model_h2986158309 and right click on it. Select "Modify..." In the binary value editor, look on the right side of the screen for a section saying "FPS":60. Replace 60 with 120. Click on OK to save your changes. Notes If the binary value doesn't appear in the Registry, you may have to first change any Graphics setting, so that "Graphics Quality" says "Custom". As of v1.5, the FPS cap can only be set to 30, 60, or 120. Any other value will cause it to reset to the default of 60 upon launching the game. Since v2.1, using this method no longer breaks Graphics Settings menu. It will display FPS option as being set to 30 FPS, but in fact will run the game at 120 FPS. Changing any other Graphics options except FPS while in-game will NOT reset the FPS down to 60 or lower.

Uncap FPS

Enable Fast V-Sync on HSR's page of Nvidia Panel Control. Open in-game Graphics settings. Enable V-Sync option. Close settings, and profit. Notes This behavior was observed in v1.6 update, and still persists as of the v3.3 update. There were no mentions of it in the official change logs, and thus it is unknown if this was an intended behavior. In order to work, the selected refresh rate must be a multiple of the frame rate set in the game (e.g. 180 Hz with 60 fps lock).

Input

Keyboard bindings

Controller bindings

Others settings > Controls

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Movement cannot be changed from WASD.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Camera invert options apply simultaneously to both KB/M and Controller.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Some elements of the interface can only be interacted with via mouse input.
Controller remapping		Only inputs for confirm/cancel and battle skills can be swapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Camera invert options apply simultaneously to both KB/M and Controller.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Added in version 1.4.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Sound settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Voice and SFX.
Surround sound		Works on quadraphonic, but with hiss from BR speaker
Subtitles		Cannot be disabled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Added in the v2.2 update.
Royalty free audio		All music used in this game is produced by HOYO-MiX, a studio under miHoYo. Officially their usage are only permitted for non-commercial personal use. However there have been no known instances of content creators receiving DMCA strikes for using their music in monetized videos and streams,[citation needed] with exception to unreleased music leaked from the game's closed beta sessions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Indonesian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Thai
Vietnamese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		1	Global version was linked to HoYoverse account China version was linked to MiHoYo account.
Crossplay		Supported platforms: Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Dedicated		Developer-hosted. But uses only in single player mode

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Criware
Anti-cheat	HoYoKProtect	Previously using Tencent Anti-Cheat Expert until v2.5.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5		Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	8 GB		16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	70 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

System requirements are current as of version 4.0.