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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 () 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% |
10-100% |
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 size of the Font in the Chat. |
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 |
0° |
0° / 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 |