Settings

Cosmoteer is highly configurable and has a wide variety of options available in the Settings menu. The current categories are Graphics, Audio, Gameplay, Camera, Ship Editor, Auto-Save, Accessibility, Controls, GIF Recorder, and Misc.

Graphics

This section contains graphics and performance settings.

Graphics Options

Category	Option	Description
Display	Language	The language used for the user interface
	Window Mode	The style of game window. Borderless Full Screen is a borderless window resized to your screen resolution Exclusive Full Screen puts the game in dedicated full screen mode at your screen resolution Resizable Window puts the game in a freeform window on your desktop that can be freely moved and resized
	VSync	Selects the level of vertical synchronization (VSync). Off: The game will run at as high a framerate as possible On: Synchronizes the game with your monitor's refresh rate, eliminating screen tearing at the cost of increased input lag On (Triple-Buffered): A variant of V-Sync that may increase framerate but with additional input lag
	U.I. Scaling	Selects the size of the user interface. Can be increased above 100% to make the interface easier to see at higher screen resolutions, or for accessibility
	Trap Mouse Cursor	If enabled, the mouse cursor will not be able to leave the game window during play. It has no effect when using Exclusive Full Screen
Performance	Minimum Target F.P.S	The target minimum frames-per-second count the game will try to maintain. If the framerate falls below this number, the game will automatically slow down to try and reach it again
	Resolution Scale	The scale at which the game graphics are rendered. Above 100%, the game is super-sampled, which improves anti-aliasing quality at the cost of performance. Values below 100% will increase performance at the cost of visual fidelity
	Planet Resolution	Controls the resolution of planet textures. Higher values makes planets look better at the cost of longer load times and higher VRAM usage
	Animate Backgrounds	If enabled, game backgrounds are animated rather than static. This looks better, but comes with a performance cost. As such, turning it off can significantly improve performance
	Fancy Lighting Effects	Toggles additional lighting effects. These make the game look better, but at the cost of performance
	Fancy Particles & VFX	Toggles additional particle and visual effects. These make the game look better, but at the cost of performance
	Use Uncompressed Textures	Toggles whether game textures are compressed. Uncompressed textures result in a slight increase in visual quality at the cost of greatly increased RAM/VRAM usage
	Limit Framerate	If enabled, the game will not run at a higher framerate than the specified value
Preferences	Screen Shake	Toggles whether in-game events — such as explosions — can cause the screen to shake
	U.I. Animations	Toggles whether the user interface animates and responds to user input
	Background Grid	Controls the style of background grid, which can be helpful with judging speed and distance. Available options are Crosses, Lines, or turned Off.
	Post Shader	Controls the post-processing filter that the game uses. These are mostly for fun, and give the game an entirely different look and feel

Audio

This section sounds audio and music settings.

Audio Options

Option	Description
Master Vol.	Controls the overall volume level of the game
Effects Vol.	Controls the volume level of gameplay sound effects
Music Vol.	Controls the volume level of in-game music
Interface Vol.	Controls the volume level of user interface sound effects
Play Friendly Pings	Toggles ping notification sounds being played when friendly ships are near
Play Enemy Pings	Toggles ping notification sounds being played when enemy ships are near
Mute When Window Loses Focus	Toggles whether the game audio should be muted when the game window is minimised or tabbed-out

Gameplay

This section contains settings relating to gameplay.

Gameplay Options

Category	Option	Description
Interface	Allow Ship Deselection	Toggles whether the currently selected ship can be deselected by clicking empty space
	Show Advanced Ship Commands	Toggles whether advanced ship commands are shown on the HUD
	Require Ctrl To Select Parts	Toggles whether holding CTRL is required to select individual ship parts
Ship Commands	Enable Collision Avoidance	Toggles whether ships attempt to avoid collisions with other objects
	Enable Speed Synchronization	Toggles whether groups of ships given a move order will synchronize their speed to arrive at the same time
	Automatically Recall Crew	Toggles whether crew are automatically recalled back to a ship when a long-range move order is given
	Break Formation To Attack	Toggles whether ships will break formation when attacking enemies
	Show Commands For All Ships	Toggles whether command paths are visible for all controlled ships rather than only the one you have selected
	Always Show Command Handles	Toggles whether command adjustment handles are visible without holding SHIFT
	Prefer Grid-Relative Attack Angles	Toggles whether right-click and drag attack orders are given relative to the background grid rather than enemy ships by default
	Prefer Grid-Relative Follow Angles	Toggles whether right-click and drag follow orders are given relative to the background grid rather than friendly ships by default
	Automatically Gather Resources	Toggles whether resources dropped from salvaging and mining are automatically gathered by crew
Direct Control Mode	Enable Weapons Control	Toggles whether weapons are controlled by you or the A.I. in Direct Control Mode
	Aim Assist	Toggles whether weapons will automatically aim at enemy parts close to the mouse cursor when in Direct Control Mode
	Automatically Brake	Toggles whether ships will automatically decelerate when no movement inputs are given when in Direct Control Mode
	Face Ship Towards Cursor	Toggles whether ships will automatically rotate and face the mouse cursor when in Direct Control Mode
	Show Firing Arcs	Toggles whether weapon firing arcs are shown when in Direct Control Mode
Informational Overlays	Resource Counts	Controls which resource types are displayed in the upper-right of the screen by the credits counter. Contextual: Only resources pointed at by the mouse are shown Owned: All resources on the selected ships are shown Construction: Only resources used for ship construction are shown All: Are resource types are shown
	Show Nearby Missions On HUD	Controls how many nearby missions are shown in the top-left corner of the HUD. Can be set between 0-5
	Show Blips When Zoomed Out	Toggles whether colored "blips" are shown for small ships when zoomed out
	Show Blips For Off-Screen Ships	Toggles whether colored "blips" shown for ships beyond the edge of the screen
	When Enemy Spotted	Controls how much the game slows down when an enemy ship comes into range. Can be disabled, set to fully pause the game, or decrease the speed anywhere from 4x to 1/8
	Show Ship Status Icons	Toggles whether ship status icons such as no crew, no ammo, and no ammo are displayed
	Show Status Bars For Selected Parts	Toggles whether health and status bars are displayed for selected parts
	Show Ship Part Tooltips	Toggles whether tooltips are shown when hovering over ship parts
	Show Recent Flight Paths	Toggles whether recently flight paths of friendly ships are shown. Effective only in Career mode
	Show Flying Crew Lines	Toggles whether movement lines from flying crew to ships are shown
	Show Floating Resource Lines	Toggles whether lines from floating resources to ships are shown
Multiplayer	Blip Colors	Controls the color of ship "blips" on the minimap and in the fog of war
	Show Damage Points	Toggles whether enemy ship damage points are displayed

Camera

This section contains controls related to the camera and its behavior.

Camera Options

Category	Option	Description
Pan & Rotate	Edge Pan	Toggles whether the camera pans when moving the mouse to the screen edge
	Key Pan Speed	Controls how fast the camera moves when pressing the movement keys
	Key Rotation Speed	Controls how fast the camera rotates when pressing the rotation keys
Zoom	Key Zoom Speed	Controls how fast the camera zooms when pressing the zoom keys
	Zoom Using Mouse Wheel	Toggles whether the camera can be zoomed in and out using the mouse scroll wheel
	Wheel Zoom Speed	Controls how fast the camera zooms when using the mouse scroll wheel
	Invert Mouse Wheel Zoom	Toggles whether the zoom direction should be inverted from the mouse wheel movement
	Mouse Wheel Zoom at Cursor	Toggles whether zooming with the mouse wheel zooms to where the mouse cursor is, or to the center of the screen
	Restore Zoom When Exiting Editors	Toggles whether the current zoom level is returned to when exiting editors
	Zooms Out When Hyper-Jumping	Toggles the camera zooming out when performing hyper-jumps
Focus Follow	Automatically Track On-Screen Ships	Toggles whether the camera automatically matches the movement of on-screen ships
	Sticky Ship Focus	Toggles whether the camera "sticks" to ships even after panning
	Show Midpoint Focus "Eye" Icon	Toggles whether an icon is shown that allows quick focusing on the midpoint between two ships
Direct Control Mode	Lock Camera To Ship	Toggles whether the camera is locked to the ship being controlled in Direct Control Mode
Minimap	Match Camera Rotation	Toggles whether the minimap rotation matches that of the camera
Picture-In-Picture	In Combat	Controls if and when the picture-in-picture view is shown when in combat. It can be set to always show the player ship, always show the enemy ship, automatically switch, or not appear at all
	Not In Combat	Controls if and when the picture-in-picture view is shown when in combat. It can be set to always show the player ship, automatically switch, or not appear at all
	Lock Ship Rotation	Toggles whether the picture-in-picture display rotates to match the displayed ship

Ship Editor

This section contains settings related to the Ship Editor.

Ship Editor Options

Category	Option	Description
Ship Editor	Show Recommendation Bars	Toggles whether the recommendation bars for crew, power, and ammo are shown. Does not affect the Hyperdrive efficiency percentage
	Show Nearest Crew/Power/Ammo	Toggles whether the shortest paths and distance for crew is shown when placing certain parts
	Auto Rotate to Ship	Toggles whether the camera automatically rotates to match the selected ship
	Auto Show Ship Interior	Toggles whether the interior of a ship is automatically shown when entering the editor
	Overwrite Existing Parts	Toggles whether parts can be overwritten by putting another part in their place
	Require Confirmation For Reduced Refunds	Toggles whether holding CTRL is necessary to deconstruct parts with reduced refunds
	Allow Insufficient Command Points	Toggles whether the editor stops you from building more parts if the ship runs out of available command points
	Grab Leaves Corridors	Toggles whether corridor tiles are left behind when parts are picked up with the Grab tool
	Automatically Add Doors	Toggles whether doors are automatically added to new parts
	Automatically Repair Doors	Toggles whether rebuilding destroyed parts automatically rebuilds their doors
	Revert Blueprints When Canceling[sic] Construction	Toggles whether cancelling construction reverts any blueprints that haven't yet begun construction
	Auto Pause in Blueprint Mode	Toggles whether opening the blueprint editor will automatically pause the game
	"MAKE IT SO" Exits Build Mode	Toggles whether clicking "MAKE IT SO" exits just blueprint mode, or the ship editor entirely
	Show Illegal Blueprints In Red	Toggles whether illegal blueprints are shown in a pulsating red color
	Show Missing Parts Warning	Toggles whether warnings regarding missing vital parts are shwon
	Show Automatically Removed Parts	Toggles showing red "X" symbols over parts that will be automatically removed by an operation
	Show Statistics By Default	Toggles whether statistics or the description is shown by default when hovering over parts
	Default Tool	Controls the default tool selected when entering build mode. Can be set to either the Grab or Select tool
	Rows of Parts	Controls how many rows of parts are shown without having to scroll. Can be set between 1-3
Paint Editor	Auto Rotate to Ship	Toggles whether the camera automatically rotates to match the selected ship
	Overwrite Existing Decals	Toggles whether placing decals that will overlap with existing decals will automatically replace them
	Show Automatically Removed Decals	Toggles showing red "X" symbols are decals that will be automatically removed by an operation
	Default Tool	Controls the default tool selected when entering build mode. Can be set to either the Grab or Select tool
Crew Manager	Auto Rotate to Ship	Toggles whether the camera automatically rotates to match the selected ship
Resource Manager	Auto Rotate to Ship	Toggles whether the camera automatically rotates to match the selected ship

Auto-Save

This section contains settings related to the auto-save feature.

Auto-Save Options

Category	Option	Description
Saved Games	Auto-Save	Toggles whether the game will be auto-saved at regular intervals
	Auto-Save Interval	Controls how often auto-saves are performed. Only visible when "Auto-Save" is enabled
	Auto-Save Before Hyper-Jump	Toggles whether the game will be auto-saved when performing hyper-jumps
	Auto-Save Limit	Controls the amount of auto-save files that will be kept before older files are overwritten. Only visible when "Auto-Save Before Hyper-Jump" is enabled
	Quick-Save Limit	Controls the amount of quick-save files that will be kept before older files are overwritten. Only visible when "Auto-Save Before Hyper-Jump" is enabled
Saved Ships	Save Lost Ship Designs	Toggles whether ships with unsaved design changes will be automatically saved to the "Lost Ships" folder
	Lost Ship Limit	Controls the amount of lost ship designs that will be kept before older files are overwritten. Only visible when "Saved Lost Ship Designs" is enabled

Accessibility

This section contains accessibility settings.

Accessibility Options

Category	Option	Description
Color Blind	Colorblind Preset	Select a pre-defined color blind preset for different forms of color blindness. Available options are Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia, and Achromatopsia.
	Player Color	Select the player color. Can be set with a color blind preset, or manually selected
	Enemy Color	Select the enemy color. Can be set with a color blind preset, or manually selected
	Ally Color	Select the ally color. Can be set with a color blind preset, or manually selected
	Neutral Color	Select the neutral color. Can be set with a color blind preset, or manually selected
Photosensitive	Don't Dim Dialog Backgrounds	Toggles whether backgrounds behind dialog should not be dimmed
	Don't Flicker Blueprints	Toggles whether the subtle flickering around blueprints should be disabled

GIF Recorder

Settings related to the in-game GIF recorder.

GIF Recorder Options

Option	Description
Enable GIF Recorder	Toggles whether the in-game GIF recorder is enabled. The amount of video RAM (VRAM) is determined by its child settings.
Recording Duration	Controls the number of seconds of gameplay that should be recorded and kept in memory before overwriting occurs
Framerate	Controls the recording framerate
Resolution	Controls the width of the recorded video. The height is calculated automatically and cannot be manually set

Misc

Miscellaneous settings that don't fit into other sections.

Misc Options

Category	Option	Descriptions
Updates & News	Disable Mods When Updating	Toggles whether mods are automatically disabled when the game is updated
	Show Unread News On Startup	Toggles whether unread news articles should be displayed on the title screen
	Show Alerts On Title Screen	Toggles whether "alerts" should be shown in the top-right corner of the title screen
Tutorials	Show Tutorials	Toggles whether "How to Play" tutorials should be shown during gameplay
	Show Tips On Startup	Toggles whether "Did You Know?" tips should be shown automatically on startup
	Reset Tutorials & Tips	Resets the 'read' status of all tips so that they will be shown again
Multiplayer	Enable Desync Debugging	Enabled a desync debugging recorder to generate .rec files for analysis by developers. Should not be abled unless you are experiencing desync issues
	Max Send Rate (kilobytes/sec)	Controls the maximum data send rate in multiplayer. Measured in kilobytes per second
	Display Name	Sets the players display name in multiplayer lobbies
Other	Show F.P.S.	Toggles whether the framerate counter should be shown, and where on the screen it is placed. Available options are Off, On (In Corner), and On (Near Cursor)
	Default Screenshot Type	Controls the default output filetype of saved screenshots. Can be set to JPEG, PNG, or BMP
	Pause When Window Loses Focus	Controls whether the game will automatically pause when focus is lost or the player ALT-TABS. Has no effect in multiplayer
	Cycle Menu Background	Toggles whether the menu background changes automatically on every load