Options

The Options menu gives you the ability to customize parts of your Spiral Knights experience. The options menu is divided into several categories. Click the Main Menu icon, select "Options", or click ESC to open the Options screen. At the bottom of the screen you will have the option to quit, logoff, or Return to Haven (this will only appear if you are not currently in Haven). Clicking the OK or pushing ESC will close the Options menu.

General

The "General" tab

• You can change the size of your game screen, or toggle fullscreen.
• You can adjust your graphics quality. If you experience performance issues, you will want to set the quality to medium or low.
• Click the Edit Advanced button to have a list of additional video options to help optimize your game experience.
• Check "Show Attack Damage" to have your game display the damage numbers for your attacks.
• Set the language for your game client. We currently support English, French, German, and Spanish
• Set the volume for the Music, Effects, and UI.

Advanced Video Options

Advanced Video Options

• Enable vertical sync; if you experience screen tearing while playing enable this to smooth things out.
• Compatibility mode reduces the the graphics effects and can make the game run more smoothly on an older computer that is closer to the minimum specifications.
• Render effects enables more advanced graphical effects for those using more powerful computer hardware.

Chat

The "Chat" tab

• You have the option to drop, comicify or not filter offensive chat.
• Set how you want the game to display names for other knights. You can select Always, Speaking Distance, or Hover (mouseover).
• See the list of knights you ignored. You can choose to unignore another knight from this list.

Controls

The "Controls" tab

• This screen will allow you to customize your game controls. At the bottom of the list, you can toggle auto target for your attacks.

Prompts

The "Prompts" tab

• The game will prompt you for confirmation for the following actions when these boxes are marked:
  • Learn a recipe
  • Use an upgrade
  • Use energy
  • Create a party when none found

About

• Shows information about the game, including the client version that you are playing with.