Editing Settings

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The '''settings''' [[interface]] is an interface where the players can adjust their settings. It appears as a modal interface when accessible through the [[title screen]] and the [[choose a slot]] interface, and as one of the sub-interfaces in the main interface when playing with a [[player character]].

Its default position in the main interface is the third slot from the top in the upper left corner. It's one of the interfaces available from the beginning of player character creation.

==Logout==
Players can log out of the game through settings if they are playing with a [[player character]].

==Premium Pass==
Players can see their [[Premium Pass]] status and open its interface and the [[restore purchases]] interface from this section if they are playing with a [[player character]].

==Privacy settings==
The privacy settings can only be viewed and adjusted once the player is playing with a [[player character]]. Once playing with a player character, the settings interface shows the following privacy settings which can be adjusted in the [[privacy settings]] interface:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Setting !! Options !! Default
|-
| Share character name with || rowspan="2" | Nobody, Friends, or Anybody || rowspan="6" | Nobody
|-
| Chat with
|-
| Receive friend invites from || rowspan="2" | Nobody or Anybody
|-
| Send friend invites to
|-
| Direct messages with || rowspan="2" | Nobody or Friends
|-
| Share online status with
|}

==Graphics settings==
Players can adjust the following graphics settings:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Setting !! Options !! Default
|-
| Ambient occlusion || rowspan="6" | On or Off || On
|-
| Shadows || On
|-
| Adjacent chunks || On
|-
| Decorative particles || On
|-
| Camera: Zoom in for activities || On
|-
| Camera: Center on player || Off
|-
| MSAA || Off, 2×, or 4× || Off
|}

There is also an option to restore the graphics settings to the defaults.

==Audio settings==
Players can adjust the following audio settings:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Setting !! Options !! Default
|-
| Music || rowspan="5" | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 || 8
|-
| SFX || 10
|-
| 3rd party SFX || 8
|-
| Ambience || 9
|-
| UI || 8
|}

There is also an option to restore the audio settings to the defaults.

==Controls==
Keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls are adjusted in the dedicated [[controls]] interface.

==Layout settings==
Players can adjust the following layout settings:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Setting !! Options !! Default
|-
| Fullcreen - CTRL-F || On or Off || Off
|}

There is also an option to restore the layout settings to the defaults.

==Rules==
The settings contains options to view the [[game rules]] interface and to view and subsequently appeal the player's violations if they have some through the [[game rules violations]] interface.

==Credits==
The settings contain the credits of the game.

==Local storage==
The player's settings, including privacy settings, age information, and interface layout, are stored outside the common game files on the player's computer in the file <code>brighter_shores.settings</code>.

==Transcript==
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==Update history==
{{Update history|
* {{Update list|type=patch|update=2024-11-14|date=14 November 2024}}
** Toggles for "Camera: Zoom in for activities" and "Camera: Center on player" were added to the graphics settings section.
* {{Update list|type=hidden|date=Unknown}}
** Various names were added to the credits' "Voice Acting" section.
* {{Update list|type=patch|update=2024-11-07|date=7 November 2024}}
** Added the controls section to the settings.
* {{Update list|update=2024-11-06|date=6 November 2024}}
** The settings interface was included in the first public early-access release of the game.
}}

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