• Options

    Weapon Gauge :
    Standard uses graphic icons. Text uses text.

    Status Gauge :
    Standard uses graphic icons. Text uses text.

    Energy Bar :
    Standard is two large bars. Subtle is a smaller single bar.

    Radar :
    Small shows a 4 sector by 4 sector graphical representation of the space around you.
    Large displays the same information and the blips are a little more accurate.

    Font :
    Short displays normal text, while Tall displays a taller font and
    Legible displays an older style font.

    Sound :
    Audio cues are very important in subspace.
    Select "no sound" only if you need the increase in frame rate to play.

    Message Lines :
    The lines of text at the bottom of your screen.

    Target Bounty :
    Enemies above this bounty will appear light blue on
    your radar, enemies below this bounty will appear dark blue.

    Show Clock :
    The clock shows the current time.

    Show Backgrounds :
    Show background graphics.

    Show Stars :
    Show stars in the background (to help with sense of orientation).

    Gamma Correction :
    Increase brightness. Set percentage in Advanced Options.

    Shaded Boxes :
    Puts gray background behind status graphics.

    Opaque Messages :
    Does not allow graphics to show up behind messages.

    Wave Messages :
    Receive audio files.

    Block Obscenity :
    You will not see messages with "obscene" words
    (the whole message is blocked, not just the obscene words).
    Message Alarm :
    A beep when you receive a private message.

    De-dupe Messages :
    Forces client to check for and remove duplicate messages.

    Ignore Public Macros :
    A macro allows a player to send a long message with the press of one button.
    This allows you avoid to seeing the same messages over and over.

    3D Sound Effects :
    You can hear sounds "off the edge of your screen".
    This option uses a lot of CPU power.

    Message Entry Box :
    When you alt-tab to your desktop, message text displays in a new window.
    Detailed Explosions :
    Ships explode in lots of pieces.

    Rolling Ship :
    Additional graphics to display the rotation of your ship.

    Joystick :
    Use a joystick to play (keyboard is recommended).

    Translucent Effects :
    Allows some game items (like explosions) to have levels of transparency.

    Show Ping Times :
    At the connect screen, will show numbers instead of graphics.

    Skip Main Menu :
    Start with the "Enter Zone" window when the game is launched.

    Visible Thrust :
    See the exhaust trail of your ship.

    Multi-fire Starts On :
    Start with multi-fire rather than single-fire.

    Bomb Trails :
    Additional graphics to help show the path of bombs.

    Bullet Trails :
    Additional graphics to help show the path of bullets.

    Shrapnel Trails :
    Additional graphics to help show the path of shrapnel.

    Message Lines :
    Number of message lines displayed in the game before old messages start
    scrolling off the top.

    Target Bounty :
    Sets bounty level for radar