Accessibility

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This page was last verified for Vintage Story version 1.19.0-pre1.


Settings menu

Graphics tab

the first tab of several at the top is selected, displaying an array of options for the game's graphics
Graphics tab of Settings menu
  • Resolution: If the game looks blurry, increasing the percentage on the Resolution slider might help.
  • Gamma: Increasing the gamma value might improve visibility in darkness.
  • View bobbing: Uncheck this box if you tend to experience motion sickness. With view bobbing enabled, your character's field of view would bounce up and down while (s)he runs.


The Settings page should cover all the features in the Graphics tab in detail.

Mouse tab

Controls tab

Accessibility tab

"For the full experience we recommend leaving these settings unchanged, unless they cause discomfort to you." Options:

  • Toggle Sprint
  • View Bobbing
  • Camera shake strength
  • Wireframe thickness
  • Glitch strength waviness

Sound tab

  • Bees are an important resource that can be difficult to find. The most-recommended technique is to turn up the Ambient Sound slider and turn down the Weather Sound and Music sliders while hunting for beehives.
  • Wolves are a dangerous enemy that can often be avoided due to their periodic howls announcing their location.
  • Bears growl but usually the player is within attack range when that happens.
  • Low Temporal Stability triggers ominous music. The player should take action to reduce the stability drain and restore stability soon.

Interface tab

Debug tab

Using Mods

The modding community for Vintage Story has produced several mods that might help with one or more of your issues.

  • It's generally safe to add/remove mods after playing a world for awhile. But best practice includes creating a backup.
  • A mod that hasn't been updated for your game version is still likely to work. Again, back up your world before installing.
  • Several mods are client-side, meaning that you can use them even on multiplayer servers. Other mods require the server admins to install them.
  • When you join a server, the required mods are automatically downloaded to a folder for that server, separate from your singleplayer mod folder. To also use your singleplayer mods, copy-paste them into the server's mod folder on your PC.

Motion

Some mods give greater control over visual effects such as the screen warping during Temporal Storms or drunkenness.

Visibility

Some mods give greater control over the lighting levels.

Some mods make key resources easier to distinguish from their surroundings.

Dexterity

Key mapping

See [tab].

Mods

Several mods modify one or more aspects of the game to reduce repetitive motions.

Movement


Map


Resources


Crafting

Auditory

Some mods give greater control over the volume levels of sounds that may be disturbing.

Some mods give visual alternatives to auditory cues.

Other accessibility issues

One of the dev team members created tutorial videos that might be of help to people with dyslexia, low literacy, or dislike of reading. Vintage Story Bit-By-Bit - How to Handbook on YouTube

History

  • A few Accessibility features were added in version 1.19.0-pre.1: "Added Accessibility tab. Moved View Bobbing and Toggle Sprint settings there. Added 2 new accessibility settings: Camera shake strength and Wireframe thickness.
    • Tweak: Added ability to adjust temporal instability waviness in the new Accessibility tab
    • Tweak: Added experimental minbrightness client config, potential use for YouTubers/streamers to prevent pitch-black areas." Official Devlog

Notes

Gallery

Displays a partial screenshot of the Settings menu.
Accessibility tab of Settings menu










See also

References