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:

Setting	Options	Default
Share character name with	Nobody, Friends, or Anybody	Nobody
Chat with
Receive friend invites from	Nobody or Anybody
Send friend invites to
Direct messages with	Nobody or Friends
Share online status with
Leaderboards	Off or On	Off

Graphics settings

Players can adjust the following graphics settings:

Setting	Options	Default
Ambient occlusion	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:

Setting	Options	Default
Music	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:

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 information about when they last opened the client, interface layout, privacy settings, and age information, are stored outside the common game files on the player's computer in the file brighter_shores.settings.

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Update history

This information has been manually compiled. Some updates may not be included yet.

• patch 14 November 2024 (Update):
  • Toggles for "Camera: Zoom in for activities" and "Camera: Center on player" were added to the graphics settings section.
• hidden Unknown:
  • Various names were added to the credits' "Voice Acting" section.
• patch 7 November 2024 (Update):
  • Added the controls section to the settings.
• update 6 November 2024 (Update):
  • The settings interface was included in the first public early-access release of the game.