Open the Settings menu by clicking or pressing the F7 key on your keyboard while in game. Here you can change most settings regarding the game using the 4 different tabs; General, Controls , Interface and Media. Click the OK button to apply your changes. You can also access the Options menu via the login page, however the controls pane is not visible here and can only be accessed when logged in.
Note: The General tab has is a scrollbar that often shows more settings.
This enables to change the frame rate (per second) that is displayed. Recommended is a frame rate of 30 FPS, however better graphics cards will benefit from higher frame rates. While computers dating before 2008 might want to limit this to 15.
Texture Detail
Low
Medium
High
UltraHigh
This is the detail of textures in world. The higher this is set, the more memory will be allocated from your computer to display the graphics. Therefore if you experience lag it is wise to lower these settings. Certain functions are not available on lower settings or even totally disabled on low.
Max Avatars
15
30
60
90
Unlimited
Adapt
This is the number of avatars of other users you can view when in a property. Avatars are some of the larger loading objects in game and require a substantial amount of of memory. Lowering the amount of avatars can greatly benefit low-end computers. Bots are also considered avatars and will also be hidden with a low setting. The nearest avatars to you are loaded first. Chat will still list everyone who speaks.
When this option is enabled you will listed to your friends, in their Friends list, as offline. You will still be seen in the local list.
Idle Disconnect
30Min
60Min
Never
If 30 or 60 minutes have been selected you will be disconnected from the server if you have not moved or done anything in that time.
Show In Search
Yes
No
This setting will make you searchable or unsearchable in game depending on your selection.
Show Location
Always
Public Only
Never
This will show your friends where you are located. Public only means locations and properties owned and operated by Utherverse or any of its sister brands.
Language
Language Free
English
Français
Español
Turkish
Italiano
Português
Nederlands
Greek
Polish
Hungarian
This localises the User Interface text with the language of your choosing. Currently these are the only available translations. This also impacts on the dimension as it will always try to put you in a language dimension if one is available.
Orientation
Standard
BDSM
AnythingGoes
AG Role Play
This is where you pick your orientation and will impact the dimension you prefer.
The default setting is Standard.
Setting
Options
Explanation
Two Pass Texturing
This allows the textures do be drawn in two separate passes instead of one. This setting is generally recommended to be turned off. Slower computers can benefit from turning this on.
Use Fog
This enables the visibility of fog.
Use Tails
This will display tails on avatars if they have one attached. This has very little impact on the resources used by your computer and therefor is recommended to be always enabled. This is also required to show mermaid tails, when enabled in the property rules or permissions.
Camera Snapback
When enabled this will make the camera snap back when you are moving forward. Making you always look from the back of your avatar.
Super Jump
Enabling this will allow your character to make out of this world super high jumps. This can be used to get to roofs and otherwise inaccessible places. There is also adventure places made by users that require jumping.
Alternate Mouse Move
This will change how the mouse works. Disabled you need to press both mouse buttons in order to walk forward and right-click will rotate the camera. With the Alternate Mouse Move enabled left-clicking the mouse will make you walk forward, right-clicking will rotate your camera and pressing both will make you walk backwards.
Show Your Own Name
This will show your own name above you avatar.
Show Notifications
These are the chat notification you get when a friend logs on or off.
This will show hints in world when you walk over certain triggers placed by Utherverse to learn about functionality you can do there. This option is highly recommended for new accounts.
Show Timestamps
This will add a timestamp to each chat line. This can be useful to know when someone said something to you. Timestamps are NOT copied when using the copy message function.
Use Packet Compression
This allows the data to be send in a compressed format to your computer. Meaning that your computer has to unpack these. Therefore users who have a low bandwidth connection but a fast computer benefit from turning this on as it will send smaller packages.
Ignore All Invites
When enabled this will prevent anyone from interacting with you. Such as inviting for a dance, massage or even sex.
Stream Opt Out
This means you opt out of being.me meaning that if someone is streaming on being.me your avatar will not be shown.
Don't Show Tips
These are the tips that are shown during the loading screen.
Setting
Options
Explanations
Chat Tab Limit
1 to 50
You can fill in a numeric value between 1 and 50 of how many tabs can be opened to you in the chat window.
If this is set too low, you might see a message saying, You do not have the permission to join or modify this channel.
Status
Online
AFK
Here you can set if you are online or away from keyboard (AFK).
Send this when the tab limit is reached.
When someone tries to send a new private message to you and your current Chat Tab Limit is reached they will receive the message you set here.
Send this when I am away.
When you enabled AFK, the message you entered here will be displayed to anyone who sends you a private message.
Controls tab[]
You can select two control layouts either the RLC Default layout or Custom. It speaks for itself that the default cannot be changed and if you change any setting it will jump to custom. But you can always go back to default by selecting this from the top down menu. There is more about what these commands do on the Actions page.
Leave this setting on, cause it will disable your keyboard input.
Use Direct Mouse Input
Leave this setting on, cause it will disable your mouse input.
Mouse Sensitivity
Slider
Lower means your mouse movement is slower and higher means your mouse moves a lot faster. Adjust to your own liking.
Min Window Opacity
20%-100%
This makes your UI transparent. This value can never exceed the Max Window Opacity setting.
Max Window Opacity
50%-100%
This setting has no real function unless Min Window Opacity is set, where this function will override the setting from that. This value can never be lower then the Min Window Opacity.
Min Opacity (Base UI)
20%-100%
This makes your UI transparent. This value can never exceed the Max Opacity (Base UI) setting. This setting also has no function if Min Window Opacity is set to 100%.
Max Opacity (Base UI)
50%-100%
This setting has no real function unless Min Opacity (Base UI) is set, where this function will override the setting from that. This value can never be lower then the Min Opacity (Base UI).
Transition Time
0 ms - 1000 ms
Leave this at 0 ms.
Delay On Mouse-Over
0 ms - 2000 ms
Leave this at 0 ms.
Delay On Mouse-Leave
0 ms - 2000 ms
Leave this at 0 ms.
Delay On Window Blur
0 ms - 2000 ms
Leave this at 0 ms.
Font Style
Arial
Calibri
Segoe UI
Tahoma
Verdana
This is the style of font that is used in the User Interface and menus such as this settings menu. Segoe UI is the default font for Utherverse.
Font Size
8
9
10
11
12
This will make the fonts in Utherverse smaller or larger. People with limited visibility can benefit from a larger font. The default font size is 10. It is also important to understand that when enlarging or making the font smaller then 10 does not scale the User Interface with it, merely just the text.
Interface Theme
Utherverse (wine and orange)
RedLight Center (red)
Virtual Vancouver (blue)
This sets the user interface theme.
Prompt on Logout
Yes
No
If set, an Are you sure... message is shown in a popup and you have the options to Logout or Stay.
Prompt when Quitting
Yes
No
If set, an Are you sure... message is shown in a popup and you have the options to Quit or Stay.
Media tab[]
Play Streaming Music
This allows your client to load the music stream attached to the play music script in a property. For this to work you need to have installed Windows Media Player on your computer.
Play Streaming Video
This allows your client to load videos in game that use a Web Browser script.
This disables sound notification from chat messages and friends that come online. In order for this to work Play World Sounds must be enabled.
Maintain Sound
This allows music to persist when alt tabbing out of the game client and play in the background. This can be useful if you want to keep listening to the music. Otherwise it will cut out and only continue when you are back in game.
Chromium Cam Enabled
This feature allows the Utherverse client to use your webcam to broadcast to a Web Browser script in-game. This can be viewed by others using the same URL on a Web Browser script.
Chromium Mic Enabled
This feature allows the Utherverse client to use your webmic to broadcast to a Web Browser script in-game. This can be heard by others using the same URL on a Web Browser script.
Music Volume
Slider
This feature sets the initial level of the Volume slider on the Music Control interface and allows you to control the sound level of music players that use the Play Music script (not Web Browser scripts). If you cannot movve the slider, it's likely that there is no operational Play Music script at your location. This only only affects your experience and does not change the music for anyone else.
or pressing the F7 key on your keyboard while in game. Here you can change most settings regarding the game using the 4 different tabs; General, Controls , Interface and Media. Click the OK button to apply your changes. You can also access the Options menu via the login page, however the controls pane is not visible here and can only be accessed when logged in.
