Options (Rev. 4)

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The options menu can be used to manage controls and settings for your game.

It can be accessed anywhere by pressing the letter O, or by clicking the wrench icon (Wrench) above the fame/EXP bar when in the Nexus.

Tabs


Controls

Movement

Setting Default value Description
Move Up W Key to move character up
Move Left A Key to move character to the left
Move Down S Key to move character down
Move Right D Key to move character to the right
Rotate Left Q Key to rotate the camera to the left
Rotate Right E Key to rotate the camera to the right
Toggle Centering of Player X This key will toggle the position between centered and offset
Reset to Default Camera Angle Z This key will reset the camera angle to the default angle

General

Setting Default value Description
Autofire Toggle I This key will toggle autofire
Attack LMB Basic Attack of your equipped Weapon
Use Special Ability RMB This key will activate your special ability
Control Summons MMB This key will control your summons to move to the mouse pointer location
Interact/Buy 0 This key will allow you to enter a portal or buy an item
Contextual Interaction LCTRL Hold key to enable contextual interaction functionality with Chat Messages or Speech Bubbles
Escape to Nexus R This key will instantly escape you to the Nexus
Switch Tabs B This key will flip through your tabs
Toggle HP Bars H This key will toggle player and enemy HP bars
Toggle Log Display K Toggle Expand/Collapse of the Log Display
Use Quick Slot 1 ? This key will use the Item in Quick Slot 1
Use Quick Slot 2 ? This key will use the Item in Quick Slot 2
Use Quick Slot 3 ? This key will use the Item in Quick Slot 3
Minimap Zoom In ? This key will zoom in the minimap
Minimap Zoom Out ? This key will zoom out the minimap
Camera Zoom In = Camera Zoom In
Camera Zoom Out - Camera Zoom Out

Menus

Setting Default value Description
Show Options O This key will bring up the Options screen
Show Servers None This key will bring up the Servers screen
Show Legends None This key will bring up the Legends screen

Inventory

Setting Default value Description
Use Inventory Slot 1 1 Use item in inventory slot 1
Use Inventory Slot 2 2 Use item in inventory slot 2
Use Inventory Slot 3 3 Use item in inventory slot 3
Use Inventory Slot 4 4 Use item in inventory slot 4
Use Inventory Slot 5 5 Use item in inventory slot 5
Use Inventory Slot 6 6 Use item in inventory slot 6
Use Inventory Slot 7 7 Use item in inventory slot 7
Use Inventory Slot 8 8 Use item in inventory slot 8

Social

Setting Default value Description
Activate Chat Enter This key will bring up the chat input box
Start Chat Command / This key will bring up the chat with a ‘/’ prepended to allow for commands such as /who, /ignore, etc.
Begin Tell Tab This key will bring up a tell (private message) in the chat input box
Begin Guild Chat G This key will bring up a guild chat in the chat input box
Show Social Panel J Quickly show or hide the Social Panel
Scroll Chat Up PgUp This key will scroll up to older messages in the chat buffer
Scroll Chat Down PgDn This key will scroll down to newer messages in the chat buffer

Gameplay

General

Setting Default value Toggle Description
User Interface Classic Classic Switch between different versions of the User Interface.
Allow Camera Rotation On On / Off Toggles whether to allow camera rotation
Allow Minimap Rotation Off On / Off Toggles whether to allow for minimap rotation
Switch Item to/from Backpack On On / Off Hold the key and click on an item to swap it between your inventory and your backpack

Opacity

Setting Default value Toggle Description
Percentage 50% 50-100% Set the percentage value for players, pets or projectiles opacity. Visibility options only apply in dangerous areas!
Player on top On On / Off Bring forward your Character on transparent players, pets or projectiles
Guild Members Off On / Off Toggle to affect guildmembers with opacity
Locked players Off On / Off Toggle to affect locked players with opacity
Players Off On / Off Toggle to affect other players with opacity
Pets/Summons Off On / Off Toggle to affect other pets/summons with opacity
Projectiles Off On / Off Toggle to affect other projectiles with opacity

Accessibility

Setting Default value Toggle Description
Camera Rotation Speed Normal Slow,Normal,Fast Adjust the speed at which the Camera rotates.
Chat Font Size Default (12px) Tiny (9px),Small (11px), Default (12px), Large (14px), Big (16px) Adjust the speed at which the Camera rotates.
Dynamic HP Colors on GUI On On / Off Display the HP Bar on the GUI in green and dynamically update it based on your Health, on 50% HP its orange and below 20% the color turns red.
Dynamic HP Colors on Player On On / Off Display the HP Bar on the Player in green and dynamically update it based on your Health, on 50% HP its orange and below 20% the color turns red.
Dynamic HP Colors on Boss On On / Off Display the HP Bar for Quests and Bosses in green and dynamically update it based on your Health, on 50% HP its orange and below 20% the color turns red.
Small Condition Icons On On / Off Reduces the size of Condition Effects Icons by 50%

Social

Setting Default value Toggle Description
Star Requirement 2 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 10 / Off Only see chat from players who have earned at least this amount of stars. May help with chat spam.
Filter Offensive Language On On / Off This toggles whether offensive language filtering will be attempted
Hide Chat Window Off On / Off Hides the chat window when turned ON
Player Chat On On / Off Toggle player chat ON/OFF. Does not hide system messages. NOTE: This also affects whisper and guild chat options.
Whisper Chat On On / Off Toggle whisper chat ON/OFF. Turn this ON, player chat OFF, and guild chat OFF to only display whispers. May help with chat spam.
Guild Chat On On / Off Toggle guild chat ON/OFF. Turn this ON, player chat OFF, and whisper chat OFF to only display chats from guild members.
Trade Requests On On / Off When turned OFF you will not see any incoming trade requests. You can still initiate trades with other players.
Trade Requests from Friends Only Off On / Off Only allow friends to send you trade requests. You can still initiate trades with other players.
Friends Whisper Only Off On / Off Turn this ON to only display whisper messages from your friends

Video

Cursor

Setting Default value Toggle Description
Custom Cursor Corner1 ProX / X2 / X3 / X4 / Corner1 / Corner2 / Symb / Alien / Xhair / Chusto1 / Chusto2 / Off Click here to change the mouse cursor. May help with aiming.

Display

Setting Default value Toggle Description
Window Mode Windowed Fullscreen / Windowed Window Mode
Resolution N/A N/A Resolution
Default Camera Angle / 45° This toggles the default camera angle

Interface

Setting Default value Toggle Description
Show Ally Buff Icons On On / Off Toggle Buff Icons above allies.
Show Boss HP Bars On On / Off This will toggle the display of Boss HP Bars
Show Quest Portraits On On / Off This toggles whether quest portraits are displayed
Show Tips On On / Off This toggles whether a tip is displayed when you join a new game
Show Trade Request Panel On On / Off This toggles whether to show trade requests in the lower-right panel or just in chat
Show Guild Invite Panel On On / Off This toggles whether to show guild invites in the lower-right panel or just in chat
Show Tier Level On On / Off Show tier level on gear
Expand Log On On / Off Auto-Expand the Log Display when entering the realm
Show Fame Gain Off On / Off Show notifications for each fame gained
Toggle Pots to Max Text Off On / Off Display how many potions of a certain stat are still needed to max it (after the | symbol). Applies to the stats panel and character selection.
Always Show EXP Off On / Self / Off Show EXP notifications even when level 20
Toggle Fame and HP/MP Text Off All / Fame / HP/MP / Off Always show the text value for fame, remaining HP/MP, or both
HP Bars All All / Enemy / Self & En. / Self / Ally / Off Toggle player and enemy HP bars
Draw Player HP Bar on top Never Never / In Dungeons / Always Render the Player HP Bar on top of everything else. “Never” renders it on the same layer as the Player

Quality

Setting Default value Toggle Description
Particles Master On On / Off Toggle all nonessential particles besides enemy hits and ally hits. Throw, Area and certain other effects will remain.
Particle Effect High Low Medium High Reduce particle to help performance
Draw Gameview Shadows High High, Low, Off This will toggle the display to draw shadows in the Gameview
Draw GUI Shadows High High, Low, Off This will toggle the display of Item shadows in the GUI
Enemy Particles Off On / Off Toggle enemy hit and death particles
Player Hit Particles Off On / Off Toggle player and ally hit particles
Draw Text Bubbles On On / Off This toggles whether to draw text bubbles
Ally Notifications Off On / Off Toggle text notifications above allies
Enemy Damage Text Off On / Off Toggle damage from other players above enemies
Ally Damage Text Off On / Off Toggle damage above allies
Curse Indication Off On / Off Makes enemies affected by Curse glow red
Ally Shoot Off All / Proj / Off Toggle showing shooting animations and projectiles shot by allies or only projectiles
Ally Summons On On / Off Toggle Ally Summons

Sound

Setting Default value Toggle Description
Master Volume 100 0-100 Master Volume
Music Volume 100 0-100 This toggles whether music is played
Sound Effects Volume 100 0-100 This toggles whether sound effects are played
Play Weapon Sounds On On / Off This toggles whether weapon sounds are played