Options

The options panel has five tabs: General, Graphics, Sound, Control, and Interface. This panel can be accessed while logged in, as well as a limited version on the login screen. The panel allows users to customize various aspects of Guild Wars to suit their needs and preferences.

General

General Settings Tab

The general tab contains settings for the following: text language, audio language, chat filter level, and damage text size.

You can enable or disable the following controls: mouse walking; mouse control of camera; double tap forward to auto-run, backward to flip; double click to attack/interact; show nearby names in PvP; close windows when pressing escape key; show skill tips on skill bars; show skill tips on effect monitors; show text in skill floaters; auto-target foes when there is no chosen target; auto-target NPCs, items and interactive objects when there is no chosen target; fade distant name tags; and show all concise skill descriptions. The chat filter removes words commonly considered offensive.

You can toggle settings for showing nameplates for enemies (or players in outposts), allied names, NPC's names, and item names. Note: Enabling this option will invert the functionality of the corresponding key binding.

Graphics

Graphics Settings Tab

The graphics tab allows you to manually or automatically control "Enhanced Draw Distance" and most of the display options for the game.

You can change any of the following: screen resolution, refresh rate, interface size, anti-aliasing, visual quality, terrain quality, reflections, texture quality, shadow quality, shader quality, and full screen gamma. In addition, you can choose to enable or disable the following options: waiting for vertical sync, post-process effects, and best texture filtering, or using high-resolution textures in towns/outposts (applies to player and NPC models). To let the game choose for you, click on the Auto Detect button towards the bottom.

Sound

Sound Settings Tab

The sound tab allows you to set the volume for music, background audio, effects, and user interface. Additionaly you can mute the sound when Guild Wars is in the background, set the audio quality, and enable or disable the use of 3D audio hardware.

Control

Control Settings Tab

The control tab is used to assign functions to keys. Many functions are not bound to keys by default. Functions are divided into 8 sections:

Action

Attack/Interact (Do It)

Performs default action on selected target.

Default key: Space

Cancel Action

Cancel current game action.

Default key: Esc

Clear Party Commands

Clears all Hero and Henchmen waypoint flags.

Default key: none

Command Hero 1/2/3/4/5/6/7

Order Hero 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 to the next location clicked.

Default key: none

Command Party

Order AI-controlled party members to the next location clicked.

Default key: none

Drop Item

Drops the currently held item, such as a flag or urn.

Default key: none

Follow

Begin following the selected target.

Default key: none

Order Hero 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 to use Skill 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8

Order Hero 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 to use Skill 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 on your current target. Press again to cancel this order.

Default key: none

Suppress Action

Prevents interactions with target while held down.

Default key: Shift

Use Skill 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8

Use skill in Skill Bar position 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8.

Default key: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (respectively, both keyboard and numpad)

Camera

Free Camera

Camera does not orient to character direction while this key is held.

Default key: none

Reverse Camera

Reverse camera direction while key is held.

Default key: Z

Zoom In

Moves the camera towards the character by one step.

Default key: Scroll wheel (up)

Zoom Out

Moves the camera away from the character by one step.

Default key: Scroll wheel (down)

Chat

Open Chat

Open Chat panel

Default key: Enter

Reply

Start a reply to the last player to send you a whisper.

Default key: Backspace

Start Chat Command

Open the Chat panel and sets the message to a forward slash.

Default key: /

Toggle Chat

Toggle chat window on or off.

Default key: `

Unlisted chat commands

Start All Chat

Open the Chat panel and sets the message to All Chat.

Default key: !

Start Alliance Chat

Open the Chat panel and sets the message to Alliance Chat.

Default key: %

Start Guild Chat

Open the Chat panel and sets the message to Guild Chat.

Default key: @

Start Team Chat

Open the Chat panel and sets the message to Team Chat.

Default key: #

Start Trade Chat

Open the Chat panel and sets the message to Trade Chat.

Default key: $

Start Whisper Chat

Open the Chat panel and sets the message to Whisper Chat.

Default key: "

Inventory

Activate Weapon Set 1/2/3/4

Equip items assigned to weapon set 1/2/3/4.

Default key: F1 F2 F3 F4 (respectively)

Cycle Equipment

Selects the next configured weapon set. Press "Shift" to select the previous weapon set.

Default key: none

Open Backpack

Open character backpack.

Default key: F5

Open Bag 1

Open character bag 1.

Default key: F7

Open Bag 2

Open character bag 2.

Default key: F8

Open Belt Pouch

Open character belt pouch.

Default key: F6

Open Inventory

Open character item inventory.

Default key: I (lowercase: i )

Toggle All Bags

Show or hide all bags.

Default key: F9

Miscellaneous

Language Quick Toggle

Hold this key down to toggle between English and the system default language.

Default key: IME key 2 on right Ctrl

Log Out

Display logout confirmation dialog.

Default key: F12

Screenshot

Create an image in JPG format of the current screen, which is saved in the Screens folder in your Guild Wars program folder.

Default key: Print Screen

Movement

Automatic Run

Run until another action is taken.

Default key: R

Move Backward

Walk backward.

Default key: ↓ or S

Move Forward

Jog forward.

Default key: ↑ or W

Reverse Direction

Face character in opposite direction.

Default key: X

Strafe Left

Move left without turning.

Default key: Q

Strafe Right

Move right without turning.

Default key: E

Turn Left

Turn left.

Default key: ← or A

Turn Right

Turn right.

Default key: → or D

Panel

Close All Panels

Close any open UI panels.

Default key: none

Open Customize Layout

Open interface customization panel.

Default key: none

Open Friends

Open Friends list.

Default key: N

Open Guild

Open guild roster and status.

Default key: G

Open Help

Open Help panel.

Default key: F10

Open Hero

Open character information.

Default key: H

Open Hero 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 Pet Commander

Open the pet commander for hero 1/2/3/4/5/6/7.

Default key: none

Open Hero Commander 1/2/3/4/5/6/7

Opens the Hero 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 Commander panel.

Default key: none

Open Load from Equipment Template

Open a Load from Equipment Template panel for the current character.

Default key: none

Open Load from Skills Template

Open a Load from Skills Template panel for the current character.

Default key: none

Open Minion List

Open the Minion List for the current character.

Default key: Y

Open Mission Map

Open Mission Map.

Default key: U

Open Observe

Open observed game list.

Default key: B

Open Options

Open Options panel.

Default key: F11

Open Party

Open Party panel (in mission) or Party Search panel (in towns and outposts).

Default key: P

Open Pet Commander

Opens the pet commander.

Default key: none

Open PvP Equipment

Open PvP Equipment panel.

Default key: J

Open Quest

Open character Quest Log.

Default key: L

Open Save to Equipment Template

Open a Save to Equipment Template panel for the current character.

Default key: none

Open Save to Skills Template

Open a Save to Skills Template panel for the current character.

Default key: none

Open Score Chart

Open mission score chart.

Default key: O

Open Skills and Attributes

Open Skills and Attributes panel.

Default key: K

Open Templates Manager

Open the Templates Manager.

Default key: none

Open World Map

Open World Map.

Default key: M

Targeting

Ally - Nearest

Select nearest ally or NPC.

Default key: V

Clear Target

Clear the current selection.

Default key: none

Foe - Nearest

Select nearest target foe (in mission), or player (in towns and outposts).

Default key: \ or C

Foe - Next

Select next target foe (in mission), or player (in towns and outposts). Press "Shift" to select previous target.

Default key: ] or Tab

Foe - Previous

Target previous foe (in mission), or player (in towns and outposts). Press "Shift" to select next target.

Default key: [

Item - Nearest

Select nearest item on ground.

Default key: ;

Item - Next

Target next item on ground.

Default key: none

Item - Previous

Target previous item on ground.

Default key: none

Party Member - 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12

Select party member or ally in party list position 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12.

Default key: none

Party Member - Next

Select next party member or ally in Party panel. Press "Shift" to select the previous party member or ally.

Default key: none

Party Member - Previous

Select previous party member or ally in Party panel. Press "Shift" to select the next party member or ally.

Default key: none

Priority Target

Select party high-priority target.

Default key: T

Self

Select player character.

Default key: F or '

Show Others

Show ally, NPC, and item names.

Default key: Alt (left)

Show Targets

Show foe names (in mission) or player names (in towns and outposts).

Default key: Ctrl (left)

Interface

Interface Settings Tab

The interface tab is used to enable, disable, move and resize the following user interface elements:

• Chat
• Compass
• Damage Monitor
• District List
• Performance Monitor
• Effects Monitor
• Experience Bar
• Mission Progress
• Dialogue 1
• Dialogue 2
• Mission Goals
• Hints
• Notifications
• Skill Bar
• Skill Monitor, Upkeep Monitor
• Skill Warmup
• Energy Bar
• Health Bar
• Target Display
• Trade Button
• Weapon Bar

Notes

Bug.Changing the audio language during a mission does not change the spoken language of the cutscenes for the remainder of the mission.

Trivia

• KSMod is a player-created tool that manually forced the game to use high-resolution textures. Prior to the 28 April 2011 update, this tool was the only way of enabling these textures.

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