Difference between revisions of "Options (OpenXcom)"

From UFOpaedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 147: Line 147:
  
 
'''WARNING:''' Invalid values can cause incorrect behaviour or game crashes. Options that accept true/false are marked by "When enabled", options that accept a range of numbers have this listed in brackets after their description, and options that accept a numeric flag have sub-bullets to describe the functionality of each option.
 
'''WARNING:''' Invalid values can cause incorrect behaviour or game crashes. Options that accept true/false are marked by "When enabled", options that accept a range of numbers have this listed in brackets after their description, and options that accept a numeric flag have sub-bullets to describe the functionality of each option.
−
 
−
=== General ===
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
 
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
Line 158: Line 156:
 
! colspan="3" style="background-color: #CCCCCC" | General
 
! colspan="3" style="background-color: #CCCCCC" | General
  
−
|-
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''debug'''
 
| '''debug'''
Line 169: Line 166:
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''fpsCounter'''
 
| '''fpsCounter'''
−
| When enabled, shows FPS Counter on the top-left of the screen.
+
| When enabled, shows an FPS Counter on the top-left of the screen.
 
| false
 
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''language'''
 
| '''language'''
−
| Filename of the language loaded at startup.
+
| Filename of the language loaded at startup. Shows the Language screen if none is specified.
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
Line 183: Line 180:
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''pauseMode'''
 
| '''pauseMode'''
−
| Controls how the game behaves on loss of focus.
+
| Controls how the game behaves when it loses focus (eg. minimized or alt-tabbed).
 
* 0,1 = Continue running normally on loss of focus.
 
* 0,1 = Continue running normally on loss of focus.
 
* 2 = Slow down the game on loss of focus.
 
* 2 = Slow down the game on loss of focus.
Line 212: Line 209:
 
| '''fullscreen'''
 
| '''fullscreen'''
 
| When enabled, the game will run in fullscreen mode as opposed to windowed mode.
 
| When enabled, the game will run in fullscreen mode as opposed to windowed mode.
 +
'''NOTE''': The display might become distorted or clipped in fullscreen if your device doesn't support the specified resolution.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''useHQXFilter'''
 
| '''useHQXFilter'''
−
| When enabled, applies a rendering filter that smoothes out diagonal edges, making the game look less pixelated. This setting is only compatible with 320x200, 640x400 and 960x600 resolutions.
+
| When enabled, applies a rendering filter that smoothes out diagonal edges, making the game look less pixelated. This setting is only compatible with 320x200, 640x400 and 960x600 resolutions, and '''useOpenGL''' must be disabled.
 +
| false
 +
|-
 +
| '''useScaleFilter'''
 +
| When enabled, passes the game through a software Scale2x filter. This option achieves similar results to '''useHQXFilter''' but with less overhead and slightly less quality. This setting is only compatible with 320x200, 640x400 and 960x600 resolutions, and '''useOpenGL''' must be disabled.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''useOpenGL'''
 
| '''useOpenGL'''
−
| When enabled, applies a rendering filter corresponding to the '''useopenGLShader''' option.
+
| When enabled, uses OpenGL hardware rendering and enables the following OpenGL options:
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''useOpenGLShader'''
 
| '''useOpenGLShader'''
−
| Selects which rendering filter to apply when the '''useOpenGL''' option is enabled. This option takes a path relative to the OpenXcom DATA folder as an argument. Listed below are the available YAML filters that are packaged with recent nightly builds.
+
| Selects which GLSL rendering filter to apply when the '''useOpenGL''' option is enabled. This option takes a path relative to the OpenXcom Data Folder as an argument. OpenXcom comes packaged with some filters in the ''data\Shaders'' folder.
 +
| Shaders/Openxcom.OpenGL.shader
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''useOpenGLSmoothing'''
 
| '''useOpenGLSmoothing'''
−
| When enabled, the game will use linear interpolation instead of whole-pixel scaling when no shader is enabled.
+
| When enabled, the game will use linear interpolation instead of nearest-neighbour pixel scaling when no shader is specified.
 +
| true
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''useScaleFilter'''
+
| '''vSyncForOpenGL'''
−
| When enabled, passes the game through a software Scale2x filter. This option achieves similar results to HQX but with less overhead and slightly less quality.
+
| When enabled, puts OpenGL into vertical synchronisation mode, ensuring the FPS do not exceed your monitor's refresh rate, preventing tearing and excessive hardware demand, but may cause slower animations.
 +
| true
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''vSyncForOpenGL'''
+
| '''checkOpenGLErrors'''
−
| When enabled, puts OpenGL into vertical synchronisation mode, ensuring OpenGL does not exceed your monitor's refresh rate, possibly causing less smooth animation and tearing.
+
| When enabled, logs all errors returned by OpenGL.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
  
Line 237: Line 246:
 
| '''audioBitDepth'''
 
| '''audioBitDepth'''
 
| Bit depth of the output audio. ''Only change this if you know what you're doing!''
 
| Bit depth of the output audio. ''Only change this if you know what you're doing!''
 +
| 16
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''audioSampleRate'''
 
| '''audioSampleRate'''
 
| Sample rate (in Hz) of the output audio. ''Only change this if you know what you're doing!''
 
| Sample rate (in Hz) of the output audio. ''Only change this if you know what you're doing!''
 +
| 22050
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''musicVolume'''
 
| '''musicVolume'''
 
| Background music volume (0-128).
 
| Background music volume (0-128).
 +
| 128
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''soundVolume'''
 
| '''soundVolume'''
 
| Sound FX volume (0-128).
 
| Sound FX volume (0-128).
 +
| 128
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''mute'''
 
| '''mute'''
−
| When enabled, disables all audio output. Automatically enabled if no audio hardware is available.
+
| When enabled, disables all audio output. Automatically enabled if no audio hardware is detected.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
  
−
! colspan="3" style="background-color: #CCCCCC" | Geoscape
+
! colspan="3" style="background-color: #CCCCCC" | Geoscape/Basescape
  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''agressiveRetaliation'''
 
| '''agressiveRetaliation'''
 
| When enabled, aliens on any type of mission may detect your base if they are in very close range.
 
| When enabled, aliens on any type of mission may detect your base if they are in very close range.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''alienContainmentHasUpperLimit'''
 
| '''alienContainmentHasUpperLimit'''
−
| When enabled, restricts the amount of live aliens that can be held in each containment facility.
+
| When enabled, enforces the limit of live aliens that can be held in each containment facility.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''allowAutoSellProduction'''
 
| '''allowAutoSellProduction'''
−
| When enabled, players may choose to automatically sell manufactured items.
+
| When enabled, players can automatically sell manufactured items by right-clicking the Up Arrow on the Quantity in the manufacture screen.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''canManufactureMoreItemsPerHour'''
 
| '''canManufactureMoreItemsPerHour'''
−
| When enabled, very large amounts of engineers can reduce manufacturing time below one hour, occasionally producing extra items per hour in proportion to the number of engineers assigned.
+
| When enabled, allows manufacturing projects to produce more than one item per hour, if the amount of engineers is very large.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''canSellLiveAliens'''
 
| '''canSellLiveAliens'''
−
| When enabled, captured aliens can be sold for cash in the same fashion as alien corpses.
+
| When enabled, captured aliens can be sold for cash in the same fashion as alien corpses. Recommended when '''alienContainmentHasUpperLimit''' is enabled.
 +
| false
 +
|-
 +
| '''allowChangeListValuesByMouseWheel'''
 +
| When enabled, scrolling the mouse wheel over increase/decrease buttons in lists will change the value.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''changeValueByMouseWheel'''
 
| '''changeValueByMouseWheel'''
−
| When enabled, scrolling the mouse wheel over increase and decrease buttons will change the value.
+
| The amount to increase/decrease when '''allowChangeListValuesByMouseWheel''' is enabled.
 +
| 10
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''craftLaunchAlways'''
 
| '''craftLaunchAlways'''
 
| When enabled, allow crafts to take off without being READY.
 
| When enabled, allow crafts to take off without being READY.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''globeAllRadarsOnBaseBuild'''
 
| '''globeAllRadarsOnBaseBuild'''
−
| When enabled, hovering over a valid base location will also display the range in which small radars, large radars, and hyperwave decoders will detect UFOs.
+
| When enabled, all radar ranges will be shown when hovering a valid base location while building a new base.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''globeSeasons'''
 
| '''globeSeasons'''
−
| When enabled, the day/night cycle takes into account the time of year and tilts the edge between day and night appropriately.
+
| When enabled, the day/night cycle takes into account the Earth's [[:Wikipedia:Axial tilt|axial tilt]] for a more realistic projection of the light.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''showFundsOnGeoscape'''
 
| '''showFundsOnGeoscape'''
−
| When enabled, shows your available funds above the time of day on the geoscape toolbar.
+
| When enabled, shows your available funds above the time/Date on the Geoscape sidebar.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
  
Line 289: Line 316:
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''battleAlienSpeed'''
 
| '''battleAlienSpeed'''
−
| Alien unit movement speed.
+
| Animation speed of alien / civilian units moving on the map.
 +
| 30
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''battleExplosionHeight'''
 
| '''battleExplosionHeight'''
Line 296: Line 324:
 
* 1 = -30 damage units per level (this penalty is in addition to the horizontal penalty of -10 damage per tile)
 
* 1 = -30 damage units per level (this penalty is in addition to the horizontal penalty of -10 damage per tile)
 
* 2 = -10 damage units per level
 
* 2 = -10 damage units per level
−
* 3 = -5 damage units per level (default)
+
* 3 = -5 damage units per level
 +
| 0
 +
|-
 +
| '''battleFireSpeed'''
 +
| Animation speed of bullets after being fired.
 +
| 20
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''battleInstantGrenade'''
 
| '''battleInstantGrenade'''
−
| When enabled, grenades are "hot". This means they do not need to be primed, and simply explode on impact. (previously battleAltGrenade)
+
| When enabled, grenades are "hot". This means that when primed to 0 turns, they simply explode on impact, instead of waiting for the end of the turn.
 +
| false
 +
|-
 +
| '''battleNotifyDeath'''
 +
| When enabled, displays a text notification when a soldier dies.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''battlePreviewPath'''
 
| '''battlePreviewPath'''
−
| When enabled, your first left-click displays the planned path, and your second confirms the move order.
+
| When enabled, your first left-click displays the path the selected unit will take, and your second click confirms the move order. The amount the unit can move this turn (according to TUs) is highlighted in green, and the rest is highlighted in red.
−
|-
+
| false
−
| '''battleFireSpeed'''
 
−
| Bullet movement speed.
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''battleNotifyDeath'''
 
−
| When enabled, displays a text notification of soldier deaths.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''battleRangeBasedAccuracy'''
 
| '''battleRangeBasedAccuracy'''
 
| When enabled, targets at long range are harder to hit with snap and auto shots.
 
| When enabled, targets at long range are harder to hit with snap and auto shots.
−
|-
+
| false
−
| '''battleScrollButton'''
 
−
| Controls which mouse button triggers scrolling in scrolling type 0.
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''battleScrollDragButtion'''
 
−
| Controls which mouse button triggers dragging behaviour in scrolling type 2.
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''battleScrollDragInvert'''
 
−
| When enabled, drag scrolling moves the camera towards the direction your mouse is moving in, rather than away from it.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''battleScrollSpeed'''
 
| '''battleScrollSpeed'''
 
| Map scrolling speed.
 
| Map scrolling speed.
 +
| 24
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''battleScrollType'''
 
| '''battleScrollType'''
 
| Map scrolling mode.
 
| Map scrolling mode.
−
* 0 = Trigger Scroll
+
* 0 = Trigger Scroll: Hold down the LMB over the edges of the screen to scroll.
−
* 1 = Auto Scroll
+
* 1 = Auto Scroll: Hover your mouse over the edges of the screen to scroll.
−
* 2 = Drag Scroll
+
* 2 = Drag Scroll: Hold down MMB and drag to scroll. Recommended for playing windowed.
 +
| 1
 +
|-
 +
| '''battleScrollDragButtion'''
 +
| Controls which mouse button is held down in Drag Scrolling
 +
* 1 = Left Mouse Button
 +
* 2 = Middle Mouse Button
 +
* 3 = Right Mouse Button
 +
* 6... = Other Mouse Buttons
 +
| 2
 +
|-
 +
| '''battleScrollDragInvert'''
 +
| When enabled, Drag Scrolling moves the camera away from your mouse, rather than moving towards it.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''battleXcomSpeed'''
 
| '''battleXcomSpeed'''
−
| X-COM unit movement speed.
+
| Animation speed of X-COM units moving on the map.
 +
| 30
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''NewBattle_'''
+
| '''NewBattle_*'''
−
| (...various options starting with this prefix) Stores your game settings from last time you started a random battle.
+
| (...various options starting with this prefix) Stores the last-used settings in the ''New Battle'' screen.
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''showMoreStatsInInventoryView'''
 
| '''showMoreStatsInInventoryView'''
 
| When enabled, the inventory screen displays the weight of equipment the soldier is currently wearing/carrying, and their maximum weight before TU reduction sets in, in addition to displaying the Time Units remaining once you have begun the battle.
 
| When enabled, the inventory screen displays the weight of equipment the soldier is currently wearing/carrying, and their maximum weight before TU reduction sets in, in addition to displaying the Time Units remaining once you have begun the battle.
 +
| false
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''strafe'''
 
| '''strafe'''
 
| When enabled, allows soldiers to move without changing their facing direction by holding control when issuing orders.
 
| When enabled, allows soldiers to move without changing their facing direction by holding control when issuing orders.
 +
| false
 
|}
 
|}
  

Revision as of 21:51, 3 May 2013

OpenXcom Options screen

OpenXcom has a variety of game settings that can be customized through the Options screen in the Main Menu:

  • Display Resolution: Resolution the game is rendered at. Note that the game always renders at 320x200 (original DOS resolution) and resizes to whatever you specify, so for a better picture use a resolution with the same ratio. 640x400 or 640x480 (if you like non-square pixels) are recommended. Use the arrows to scroll through the resolutions supported by your monitor, or click on the numbers to type in your own resolution. If you screw it up, use Restore Defaults or delete your options.cfg file (see below) to reset your settings.
  • Display Mode: Display the game in a window or covering the whole screen. Windowed mode is recommended as monitors usually don't properly support OpenXcom's lo-fi nature in fullscreen.
  • Music Volume: The volume of the background music (0 is mute, 1 is lowest, 4 is highest).
  • SFX Volume: The volume of the sound effects (0 is mute, 1 is lowest, 4 is highest).
  • Language: Change the language used to display all the game text.

Display Filter

By default OpenXcom just resizes the screen to fit the resolution, maintaining pixel accuracy as in the original game, but a variety of image scaling filters can be applied to change the image quality or apply smoothing and emulation effects:

  • Scale: Smooths out edges, making the game look less pixelated. This setting is only compatible with 320x200, 640x400 and 960x600 resolutions.
  • HQX: Similar to Scale, but more accurate and high-quality. This setting is only compatible with 320x200, 640x400 and 960x600 resolutions.
  • CRT (OpenGL): Mimics a CRT monitor by adding interlaced lines and simulating a rounded display.
  • CRT-interlaced (OpenGL): Mimics a CRT monitor by adding interlaced lines and simulating a rounded display.
  • CRT-simple (OpenGL): Mimics a CRT monitor by adding interlaced lines and simulating a rounded display.
  • Curvature (OpenGL): Simulates a rounded display.
  • dot_n_bloom (OpenGL) Applies both a dot grid effect and a bloom effect.
  • heavybloom (OpenGL): Applies a very heavy bloom effect.
  • HQ2X (OpenGL): A double-scale version of HQX, which smoothes pixel edges, but not quite to the extreme of HQX.
  • Openxcom (OpenGL): Smooths rough edges while maintaining a semi-pixellated feel similar to the original X-Com. (default)
  • Phosphor-simple (OpenGL) Applies a dot grid effect.
  • Pixellate (OpenGL): Default pixel-accurate behaviour, but using OpenGL.
  • SABR (OpenGL): Applies texel-based smoothing to the display.
  • Scale4xHQ (OpenGL): A quadruple-scale version of HQX, which results in a more subtle smoothing of pixel edges.
  • simplebloom (OpenGL): Applies a bloom effect.

Controls

In the Controls screen you can customize keyboard shortcuts for a variety of functions normally only accessible with the mouse. To change a control, left-click on it and press the new key. To erase a control, right-click it.

Besides the controls listed on the screen, there are also these hardcoded shortcuts:

  • ALT-ENTER – Toggles between windowed and fullscreen mode.

Custom Music

If you don't like or have trouble getting the original X-COM music to work, you can use your own. Here are some popular choices:

The formats supported are MIDI, MP3, OGG, MOD and FLAC. Just put it in the SOUND subfolder of the Data folder with the same filenames as the original:

Original PlayStation Cydonia's Fall
GMDEFEND Briefing1 Defend Base
GMENBASE Briefing2 N/A
GMGEO1 Geoscape1 Geoscape (Part I)
GMGEO2 Geoscape2 Geoscape (Part II)
GMGEO3* Geoscape3 N/A
GMGEO4* Geoscape4 N/A
GMINTER Dogfight Interception
GMINTRO1 N/A Intro (Part I)
GMINTRO2 N/A Intro (Part II)
GMINTRO3 N/A Intro (Part III)
GMLOSE N/A Lose Game
GMMARS Debriefing Debriefing
GMNEWMAR Mission Accomplished Mars Briefing
GMSTORY Final Briefing The Story
GMTACTIC Battlescape1 Tactical Battle
GMTACTIC2* Battlescape2 N/A
GMWIN N/A Win Game

*not available in original

WARNING: There are some bugs with the audio playback on MP3, primarily on Unix-like systems. If you start experiencing crashes after using custom music, switch to a different music format.

User Folder

OpenXcom creates a User folder with all the screenshots, savegames and options in one of the following paths.

You can also specify your own path by passing the command-line argument "-user <user path>".

  • <working directory>\user\
  • <binary directory>\user\

Windows

  • C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents\OpenXcom
  • C:\Users\<user>\Documents\OpenXcom

Mac OS X

  • ~/Library/Application Support/OpenXcom

Unix-like

  • $XDG_DATA_HOME/openxcom (usually ~/.local/share/openxcom/data/)
  • $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/openxcom (usually /usr/share/openxcom/data/:/usr/local/share/openxcom/data/)

Options File

OpenXcom stores its options in a options.cfg YAML file stored in the User folder, which can be easily edited with any text editor. You can also pass them as command line arguments in the form "-<option name> <option value>". These include the options shown in the Options screen as well as other advanced options.

WARNING: Invalid values can cause incorrect behaviour or game crashes. Options that accept true/false are marked by "When enabled", options that accept a range of numbers have this listed in brackets after their description, and options that accept a numeric flag have sub-bullets to describe the functionality of each option.

Option Description Default
General
debug When enabled, provides features to make it easier for developers/contributors to debug their work. false
debugUi When enabled, shows text borders in UI elements to make it easier for developers/translators to debug their work. false
fpsCounter When enabled, shows an FPS Counter on the top-left of the screen. false
language Filename of the language loaded at startup. Shows the Language screen if none is specified.
keyboardMode Keyboard input mode.
  • 0 = Keyboard enabled.
  • 1 = Keyboard disabled, type in text boxes with the arrow keys (arcade style).
 0
pauseMode Controls how the game behaves when it loses focus (eg. minimized or alt-tabbed).
  • 0,1 = Continue running normally on loss of focus.
  • 2 = Slow down the game on loss of focus.
  • 3 = Pause completely on loss of focus.
 0
Display
allowResize When enabled and the game is in windowed mode, the game resolution can be dynamically resized by changing the window size. false
baseXResolution

baseYResolution

The game's base resolution in pixels, you can think of it as the "viewport", so changing this would let you see more of the Geoscape/Battlescape at once.

WARNING: Changing this setting will cause serious UI glitches, as the game is not designed for flexible resolutions.

320

200

displayWidth

displayHeight

Display resolution in pixels. The game will scale the base resolution to fit this value, so it should be greater than or equal to baseXResolution x baseYResolution. 640

400

fullscreen When enabled, the game will run in fullscreen mode as opposed to windowed mode.

NOTE: The display might become distorted or clipped in fullscreen if your device doesn't support the specified resolution.

false
useHQXFilter When enabled, applies a rendering filter that smoothes out diagonal edges, making the game look less pixelated. This setting is only compatible with 320x200, 640x400 and 960x600 resolutions, and useOpenGL must be disabled. false
useScaleFilter When enabled, passes the game through a software Scale2x filter. This option achieves similar results to useHQXFilter but with less overhead and slightly less quality. This setting is only compatible with 320x200, 640x400 and 960x600 resolutions, and useOpenGL must be disabled. false
useOpenGL When enabled, uses OpenGL hardware rendering and enables the following OpenGL options: false
useOpenGLShader Selects which GLSL rendering filter to apply when the useOpenGL option is enabled. This option takes a path relative to the OpenXcom Data Folder as an argument. OpenXcom comes packaged with some filters in the data\Shaders folder. Shaders/Openxcom.OpenGL.shader
useOpenGLSmoothing When enabled, the game will use linear interpolation instead of nearest-neighbour pixel scaling when no shader is specified. true
vSyncForOpenGL When enabled, puts OpenGL into vertical synchronisation mode, ensuring the FPS do not exceed your monitor's refresh rate, preventing tearing and excessive hardware demand, but may cause slower animations. true
checkOpenGLErrors When enabled, logs all errors returned by OpenGL. false
Sound
audioBitDepth Bit depth of the output audio. Only change this if you know what you're doing! 16
audioSampleRate Sample rate (in Hz) of the output audio. Only change this if you know what you're doing! 22050
musicVolume Background music volume (0-128). 128
soundVolume Sound FX volume (0-128). 128
mute When enabled, disables all audio output. Automatically enabled if no audio hardware is detected. false
Geoscape/Basescape
agressiveRetaliation When enabled, aliens on any type of mission may detect your base if they are in very close range. false
alienContainmentHasUpperLimit When enabled, enforces the limit of live aliens that can be held in each containment facility. false
allowAutoSellProduction When enabled, players can automatically sell manufactured items by right-clicking the Up Arrow on the Quantity in the manufacture screen. false
canManufactureMoreItemsPerHour When enabled, allows manufacturing projects to produce more than one item per hour, if the amount of engineers is very large. false
canSellLiveAliens When enabled, captured aliens can be sold for cash in the same fashion as alien corpses. Recommended when alienContainmentHasUpperLimit is enabled. false
allowChangeListValuesByMouseWheel When enabled, scrolling the mouse wheel over increase/decrease buttons in lists will change the value. false
changeValueByMouseWheel The amount to increase/decrease when allowChangeListValuesByMouseWheel is enabled. 10
craftLaunchAlways When enabled, allow crafts to take off without being READY. false
globeAllRadarsOnBaseBuild When enabled, all radar ranges will be shown when hovering a valid base location while building a new base.
globeSeasons When enabled, the day/night cycle takes into account the Earth's axial tilt for a more realistic projection of the light. false
showFundsOnGeoscape When enabled, shows your available funds above the time/Date on the Geoscape sidebar. false
Battlescape
battleAlienSpeed Animation speed of alien / civilian units moving on the map. 30
battleExplosionHeight A coefficient that controls how much vertical power explosions have.
  • 0 = Explosions are completely flat, as per the original game.
  • 1 = -30 damage units per level (this penalty is in addition to the horizontal penalty of -10 damage per tile)
  • 2 = -10 damage units per level
  • 3 = -5 damage units per level
 0
battleFireSpeed Animation speed of bullets after being fired. 20
battleInstantGrenade When enabled, grenades are "hot". This means that when primed to 0 turns, they simply explode on impact, instead of waiting for the end of the turn. false
battleNotifyDeath When enabled, displays a text notification when a soldier dies. false
battlePreviewPath When enabled, your first left-click displays the path the selected unit will take, and your second click confirms the move order. The amount the unit can move this turn (according to TUs) is highlighted in green, and the rest is highlighted in red. false
battleRangeBasedAccuracy When enabled, targets at long range are harder to hit with snap and auto shots. false
battleScrollSpeed Map scrolling speed. 24
battleScrollType Map scrolling mode.
  • 0 = Trigger Scroll: Hold down the LMB over the edges of the screen to scroll.
  • 1 = Auto Scroll: Hover your mouse over the edges of the screen to scroll.
  • 2 = Drag Scroll: Hold down MMB and drag to scroll. Recommended for playing windowed.
 1
battleScrollDragButtion Controls which mouse button is held down in Drag Scrolling
  • 1 = Left Mouse Button
  • 2 = Middle Mouse Button
  • 3 = Right Mouse Button
  • 6... = Other Mouse Buttons
 2
battleScrollDragInvert When enabled, Drag Scrolling moves the camera away from your mouse, rather than moving towards it. false
battleXcomSpeed Animation speed of X-COM units moving on the map. 30
NewBattle_* (...various options starting with this prefix) Stores the last-used settings in the New Battle screen.
showMoreStatsInInventoryView When enabled, the inventory screen displays the weight of equipment the soldier is currently wearing/carrying, and their maximum weight before TU reduction sets in, in addition to displaying the Time Units remaining once you have begun the battle. false
strafe When enabled, allows soldiers to move without changing their facing direction by holding control when issuing orders. false

Debug mode

Debug mode is a special feature that makes it easier for developers/contributors to test out game features without needing to play a new game from scratch. After setting "debug: true" in the options.cfg file (see above), you can enable it by pressing Ctrl-D in-game to access a variety of features:

Geoscape: All research is unlocked, allowing you to easily test all features in the Geoscape without needing to manually unlock them yourself. This doesn't affect your saved game.

Battlescape: Whole map is revealed and opening the inventory screen resets TUs, allowing you to easily test out the map and any Battlescape features without being affected by game restrictions.

Retrieved from "https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Options_(OpenXcom)&oldid=46131"