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== Visual ==
== Visual ==
=== Gamma ===
=== Gamma ===
The Graphics tab of the Settings menu has a slider for Gamma, which might improve ability to see in some situations.
The Graphics tab of the Settings menu has a slider for Gamma, which might improve ability to see in some situations.
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The scale of the GUI - which also includes the size of items in the hotbar, and the size of the mouse pointer - can be adjusted in Settings / Interface.
The scale of the GUI - which also includes the size of items in the hotbar, and the size of the mouse pointer - can be adjusted in Settings / Interface.


(Note: it is possible to make the GUI so large that the Interface tab is off the screen, when you next visit Settings, especially from the main menu.  If this occurs, the guiScale number can be adjusted by editing the <code>clientsettings.json</code> file in a text editor, find this file in the VintagestoryData folder.)
Note: it is possible to make the GUI so large that the Interface tab is off the screen, when you next visit Settings, especially from the main menu.  If this occurs, the guiScale number can be adjusted by editing the <code>clientsettings.json</code> file in a text editor. Find this file in the %appdata%\Roaming\VintagestoryData folder. The default is <code>"guiScale": 1.0,</code> -- be sure to include the comma at the end of the line!


=== Windows Magnifier ===
=== Windows Magnifier ===
If using the Windows Magnifier to enlarge parts of the screen, note that the mouse pointer (and therefore the ability to control the Magnifier) will disappear during normal gameplay.  To make the mouse pointer visible again, hold down the Alt key.
If using the Windows Magnifier to enlarge parts of the screen, note that the mouse pointer (and therefore the ability to control the Magnifier) will disappear during normal gameplay.  To make the mouse pointer visible again, hold down the Alt key.
=== Audio handbook ===
Guides from the in-game Survival Handbook are read aloud here:
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlcz%209yBW6cJM9WRPY04vYqKLkqIyZyli Vintage Story Handbook]
''Individual'' item/block pages are not included.


=== Visual mods ===
=== Visual mods ===
==== Epilepsy and other flicker or motion sensitivity ====
 
==== Epilepsy and other motion sensitivity ====
Some mods give greater control over visual effects such as lightning flashes and the screen warping during Temporal Storms or drunkenness.
Some mods give greater control over visual effects such as lightning flashes and the screen warping during Temporal Storms or drunkenness.
* '''Accessibility Tweaks''' [https://mods.vintagestory.at/show/mod/665 https://mods.vintagestory.at/show/mod/665]
* '''Accessibility Tweaks''' [https://mods.vintagestory.at/show/mod/665 https://mods.vintagestory.at/show/mod/665]
** "Lots of customisable tweaks for sounds effects, visual effects, text, weather, colours, and gamma."
** "Lots of customisable tweaks for sounds effects, visual effects, text, weather, colours, and gamma."


==== Color vision deficiency or color blindness ====
==== Color vision deficiency ====
Some mods help players to distinguish the block selection box (the outline around the currently looked at block)
Some mods help players to distinguish the block selection box (the outline around the currently looked at block)
* '''Better Outline''' mod [https://mods.vintagestory.at/betteroutline] can change the color of the block selection box, or add glow effects etc., to make it more visible.
* '''Better Outline''' mod [https://mods.vintagestory.at/betteroutline] can change the color of the block selection box, or add glow effects etc., to make it more visible.