Guide:Settings

The Settings Menu lets you tweak the various aspects of your gameplay experience.

Gameplay Settings

Gameplay

Setting	Description	Default	Options
Allow Camera Shake	When enabled, the camera will shake during certain actions like chopping, mining, etc.	On	On or Off
Bag Rows in Action Bar	Sets the maximum number of Action Bar rows available during gameplay.	5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Persistent Center Reticle	Turns on a persistent reticle in the center of the screen, which can reduce motion sickness.	Off	On or Off
Hide Chat Timestamp	Hides timestamps on all chat messages.	Off	On or Off
Enable World Map Grid	Enables the grid lines on the world map.	Off	On or Off
Language	Sets language for in-game text and dialogue.	English	English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano
Sprint Setting	Tap to Sprint: press key once to sprint until pressing the key again or stopping movement. Hold to Sprint: hold key to sprint, release to stop sprinting. Toggle to Sprint: press key once to sprint until pressing the key again.	Tap to Sprint	Tap to Sprint, Toggle to Sprint, Hold to Sprint
Eat When Full	When enabled, food can always be eaten, even if focus is full.	Off	On or Off
Cinematic Cooking Camera	When enabled, alternate camera angles will be used when cooking.	Off	On or Off
Wrap Action Bar	When enabled, scrolling beyond the first or last action bar in your inventory will wrap around instead of stopping.	On	On or Off
Mode	Streamer Mode hides your full username and the usernames of your friends and party members.	Default	Default, Streamer (Chat On), Streamer (Chat Off)
Fishing Cast Speed	Controls the speed of casting your fishing line.	0.70	0.25 to 0.70
Enable Own Overhead Name	When enabled, players will see their own name over their own head.	Off	On or Off
Enable Skill XP Indicators	Toggles the display of XP earned while engaging in various skills.	On	On or Off
Enable Other Chat Bubbles	When enabled, players will see chat messages displayed over player characters	On	On or Off
Enable Own Chat Bubbles	When enabled, players will see their own chat messages displayed over their head	Off	On or Off
Show Sticker Messages	When enabled, you will see messages in the chat window that are sent from stickers	On	On or Off
Chat Bubble Text Opacity	Adjust the opacity of the chat bubble text	1.0	0.1 to 1.0
Chat Bubble Background Opacity	Adjust the opacity of the chat bubble text's background	1.0	0.1 to 1.0
Chat Bubble Text Size	Adjust the scale of the chat bubble text size	1.00	0.1 to 1.0
Friends online status	When enabled, will display chat notifications when a Friend comes online/goes offline.	On	On or Off
Community members online status	When enabled, will display chat notifications when a Community member comes online/goes offline.	On	On or Off

Hints

Hints are tutorials meant to introduce you to features and mechanics. Once dismissed, they currently cannot be viewed again, so please read closely. Each hint will show whether or not you have viewed it yet. Enable First Time Hints is the only option in this tab, and it can be toggled on or off.

Hint	Description
Challenge - The Tower	Learning the basics of the Jump Climb Challenge
Chapaa Chase	How to catch and return chapaas during Chapaa Chase
Cooking Stations	Get your cooking stations set up
Hotpot	How to play Hotpot
Start Cooking!	Final things to know before kicking off Cooking
Prep Station	The Second Cooking Station goes here
Rummage Pile	Learning how to search a rummage pile with a hoe.
Friend Referrals	Reminder for website referral program
Wish Tree	Introduces the Wish Tree and how to dye Wish Ribbons.
Zeki's Lucky Coin	Get over to Zeki's store with your coin
Accessories - Glider	Instructs player on equipping and using the Glider
Aquarium and Terrarium	Place star quality fish and bugs into aquariums and terrariums
Bag Upgrade	Explains bag upgrade system and action bar expansion.
Ball Launcher Tool Acquired	Let players know they have the new bug catching tool
Building Limits	Buy writs to build more buildings
Building Slots	Upgrade your buildings
Building Slots	Add buildings to your house
Bundles Tutorial	Teach Players the Ins and Outs of Bundles
Community Board	Teaches the player about the Community Billboard
Navigation	Guides the player through navigation elements
Chop Chop	Explains how to play the Chopping minigame while Cooking.
Roly Poly	Explains how to play the Rolling Pin minigame while Cooking.
How To Pan Fry	Explains how to do Sautéing while Cooking.
How To Stir	Explains how to do Stirring while Cooking.
Focus Bar	Warns player that focus is depleted
Building Limits	Change doors and windows in alteration UI
Edit Access - Owner	Change your visitor's permissions so they can help build your housing plot
Edit Access - Visitor	Edit your friend's housing plot in CTRL mode
Fences	Click to place a line of fences
Fishing Tutorial	Introduces the Fishing minigame
Fishing Tutorial 2	Explains Nibbles vs Bites
Fishing Tutorial 3	Explains how to reel in your first fish
Fishing Tutorial 4	Directs Players to the Guidebook to track their catches
Focus Bar	Explains the focus bar's effect on experience
Found Item Quests	Quests that spawn from items found in the world
Free Placement	Press Alt to place items without the grid
Gardening - Plot Placement	Instructs the player to place their first garden plot
Harvesting	Encourages the player to harvest their crops
Housing Menu	Press H to place buildings in top down mode
City Hall Store	Unlock writs and buildings to build your housing plot
Housing Editor 1	Helps new players discover the top down housing placement mode
Housing Editor 2	Directs newish players to where they can edit their plot in a top down view
Housing Plot Spaces	Instructs level 50+ players to try additional Housing Plot saves
Housing Slots	Add new slots to your housing plot
Housing Villager Visit	Notifies player that a villager is visiting their housing plot
Hunting Tutorial	Teach players to aim and chase prey
Insect Ball Launcher Tutorial	Teach Players the Ins and Outs of Insect Catching
Insect Caught	You caught an insect!
Insect Escaped	An insect escaped.
Equip the Insect Ball	Equip the Insect Ball launcher tool.
Inventory Full	Explains the overflow system and how to remove items safely
Movement	Teaches new players to jump and climb over obstacles
Mail	Highlights importance of checking mail often
Map	Highlights quest markers on Map*
Map	Highlights quest markers on Map*
Multiple Action Bars	Explains how the multiple Action Bars system functions
Paliagram	A place to share your photos with neighbors and friends
Photography	Capture exciting moments and share with friends.*
Photography	Using the camera
Photography	Reviewing photos on your camera.
Photography	Capture exciting moments and share with friends.*
Photography	Capture exciting moments and share with friends.*
Premium Store	Introduce Premium Store and show purchase bonuses.
Relics	Explains Relic system.
Quest Tracker	Describes the functionality of the quest tracker.
Quest Tracker - Pinning	Describes how to pin quests.
Relationships	Describes the benefits of Relationships.
Requests	Explains making and fulfilling requests
Sales Bin	Describes the functionality of the sales bin.
Saved Outfits Wheel	Explains how to set saved outfits to a quick wheel in the Collections menu.
Skill Medals	Directs players to their skill rep so they can spend Medals
Sliding Puzzle Tutorial	Teach players the Ins and Outs of the Sliding Puzzle
Social Panel	Introduces social panel features.
Stove Cooking	How to use the Stove alongside other cooking stations
Tool Wheel	Highlights the tool wheel when players receive their first tools
Fishing Tutorial	Walks player through casting, setting, and reeling in fish.
Advanced Fishing Tutorial	Warns players about fish that jump
Visiting Others	Shows how to engage with the signboard to visit friends' housing plots
Movement	Teaches new players to use WASD and camera/mouse rotation
Watering Can	Shows how to refill watering can
Watering Needed	Tells players to water their plants
Workbench Placement	Instructs player on placing their first workstation

* Duplicate hints are treated as separate in-game, and therefore are kept as is in the table.

Graphics Settings

Window

Setting	Description	Default	Options
Display Adapter	Display Adapter is the current adapter used by the game. This setting can be changed in the adapter settings or through the OS settings.	Example: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070	N/A
Monitor	Sets the current active monitor you'd like Palia to use. Useful if you have multiple monitors.	Example: MSI1462 (Primary)	Dropdown of available monitors.
Window Mode	Window mode determines how the game is displayed. Windowed mode displays the game in a resizable window while windowed fullscreen mode still displays the game in a window, but it occupies the entire screen. Fullscreen mode occupies the entire screen so other windows cannot be interacted with.	Fullscreen	Fullscreen, Windowed Fullscreen, Windowed
Resolution	Resolution determines the size of the window the game is played in. Drop down options are for the current active monitor.	1920 x 1080 (16:9)	1280 x 720 (16:9), 1280 x 768 (5:3), 1280 x 800 (16:10), 1360 x 768 (16:9), 1366 x 768 (16:9), 1440 x 1900 (16:10), 1600 x 900 (16:9), 1600 x 1024, 1680 x 1050 (16:10)

Graphics Quality

Setting	Description	Options
Quality Presets	Quality presets set the quality of all other options within graphics quality.	Low, Medium, High, Epic, Custom
3D Resolution	3D resolution determines the resolution the game is rendered at. This does not affect menus.	85%, 90%, 95%, 100%
View Distance	View Distance determines how far from the player other characters, creatures, and objects can be seen. Lower values can improve game performance but higher values can be useful for gameplay.	Low, Medium, High, Epic
View Distance Scale	View Distance Scale controls overall draw distance of objects, including foliage and grass.	0.1 to 1.5
Foliage Distance Scale	Foliage Distance Scale controls overall culling distance of foliage, lower values means better performance	0.1 to 1.25
Grass Distance Scale	Grass Distance Scale controls overall culling distance of grass, lower values means better performance	0.1 to 1.25
Shadows	Shadow quality determines the accuracy of shadows. Lower values may help the game run faster but reduce the visual quality of shadows.	Low, Medium, High, Epic
Shadow Distance Scale	Shadow Distance Scale determines shadow distance. Values under 1 reduce shadow distance and improve performance.	0.1 to 1.5
Reflection	Reflection Quality determines how detailed the reflections on 3D objects are. Lower settings may help the game run faster but remove details from object surfaces.	Low, Medium, High, Epic, Custom
SSR Quality	Screen Space Reflection quality determines whether to use screen space reflections at what quality setting.	0 to 3
Anti-Aliasing	Anti-Aliasing smooths the edges of 3D objects. Lower values may help the game run faster but higher values will create a smoother image.	Low, Medium, High, Epic
Anti-Aliasing Method	Anti-Aliasing Method determines which type of Anti-Aliasing the game will use.	TAA, OFF, FXAA, TSR
Textures	Texture quality determines how detailed the textures on 3D objects are. Lower settings may help the game run faster but remove details from object surfaces.	Low, Medium, High, Epic
Max Anistropy	Max Anistropy determine texture quality when using anisotropic filtering but as a cost to performance. Higher values mean better texture quality.	1 to 16
Effects	Effects quality determines the amount of detail in certain objects and interactions. Lower settings may help the game run faster but with less visual detail in specific objects.	Low, Medium, High, Epic
Emitter Spawn Rate Scale	Emitter Spawn Rate is a global scale upon the spawn rate of emitters	0.0 to 1.0
Postprocessing	Postprocessing quality determines the visual quality of details applied to an image after it is rendered. This includes certain lighting and camera effects. Lower values can help the game run faster, but will lower the visual quality of these effects.	Low, Medium, High, Epic
Bloom Quality	Bloom Quality determines the quality of bloom post processing. 0 disables bloom altogether, while a value of 5 represents best quality.	0 to 5
Foliage	Foliage quality determines the density and quality of grass, flowers, and some trees. Lower values may help the game run faster, but with less foliage. Items that can be picked up and trees that can be chopped down are not affected by this.	Low, Medium, High, Epic
Foliage Density Scale	Foliage Density Scale controls the amount of foliage to render. Note that not all foliage types will be affected by this setting as they are opt-in.	0.0 to 1.0
Shading	Shading determines overall quality of the shading used in the game. This affects materials, shader quality, and enables or disables specific rendering features based on the quality level chosen.	Low, Medium, High, Epic, Custom
Material Quality Level	Material quality level determines quality and performance cost of shaders. For example Parallax Occlusion mapping is only available on High or Epic.	Low, Medium, High, Epic

Advanced

Setting	Description	Default	Options
Frame Rate Limit	Frame rate limit determines the maximum frame rate that is allowed. Vsync may need to be disabled for higher settings.	Unlimited	Unlimited, 30, 60, 120, 160, 165, 180, 200, 240
Vsync	When window mode is set to "Fullscreen", Vsync prevents screen tearing. Disabling this can lead to screen tearing but also allow for higher frame rates.	On	On or Off
Dynamic Resolution	Dynamic resolution alters the resolution of the game while it is running to balance rendering times and create a smoother framerate.	Off	On or Off
Field of View	Field of view determines how much is shown in the game viewport at once. Increasing this can impact performance.	90	30, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130
DirectX Version	Select the DirectX version to default to. Changing this requires a restart.	DirectX 12	DirectX 12, DirectX 11

Audio Settings

Setting	Description	Default	Options
Overall Volume	Controls the volume for all audio in the game.	1.0	0.0 to 1.0
Sound Effects Volume	Controls the volume for ambience, foley, and sound effects.	1.0	0.0 to 1.0
Music Volume	Controls the volume for music.	1.0	0.0 to 1.0
Dialogue Volume	Controls the volume for all dialogue, including character efforts.	1.0	0.0 to 1.0
Panning Rule	Provides a more realistic audio experience depending on your listening setup.	Headphones	Headphones, Speakers
Mix Profile	Sets the dynamic range, which is the difference between the loudest and the quietest sounds. Default - The default audio experience for Palia. Has very light compression to make quiet sounds louder and louder sounds quieter. Recommended for most users. Midnight Mode - Heavier compression to make louder sounds quieter and quieter sounds louder. Also reduces low-end frequencies. Studio Reference - No compression. This setting has the widest dynamic range. Used for calibrated systems.	Default	Default, Midnight Mode, Studio Reference
Mute In Background	Mutes all audio in the game when the game is not focused.	On	On or Off

Control Settings

Settings

Setting	Description	Default	Options
Invert Mouse X Axis	When enabled, moving the mouse up looks down and moving the mouse down looks up.	Off	On or Off
Invert Mouse Y Axis	When enabled, moving the mouse left looks right and moving the mouse right looks left.	Off	On or Off
Camera Sensitivity	Decrease or increase the speed the camera moves when moving the mouse.	0.5	0.0 to 3.0
Aim Sensitivity	Decrease or increase the speed the camera moves when aiming while Hunting.	0.1	0.1 to 1.0

Keybinding

For more information, see Guide:Game Controls.

Gamepad Settings

Settings

Setting	Description	Default	Options
Swap Left and Right Control Sticks	Swaps move to the right stick and camera movement to the left stick.	Off	On or Off
Invert Controller X Axis	When enabled, moving the stick left looks right and moving the stick right looks left.	Off	On or Off
Invert Controller Y Axis	When enabled, moving the stick up looks down and moving the stick down looks up.	Off	On or Off
Camera X Sensitivity	Decrease or increase the speed the camera moves horizontally when moving the stick.	0.5	0.0 to 3.0
Camera Y Sensitivity	Decrease or increase the speed the camera moves vertically when moving the stick.	0.5	0.0 to 3.0
Aim Sensitivity	Adjust the speed the camera makes while aiming a bow or smoke bomb relative to the camera's normal sensitivity.	0.7	0.1 to 1.0
Vibration Intensity	Decrease or increase the strength that the controller may vibrate in response to certain actions you take in the game. Decrease to 0 to turn off vibration entirely.	0.0	0.0 to 1.0
Camera Assist	When enabled, the camera will rotate with the player when they are moving left or right.	Off	On or Off

Controls

Customize Controls

Select an action's slot then press any button to bind the action to that button.
Press the button of any slot to unbind the current button from that action.

Interact Prompts	Button
Interact*
Secondary Interact*
Tertiary Interact*
Action Bar	Button
Action Bar Item Use*
Action Bar Item Eat*
General Gameplay	Button
Use Tool*
Secondary Tool Action*
Sprint
Jump / Glide*
Tool Wheel*
Emote Wheel
Select Item Right
Select Item Left
Action Bar Row Down
Action Bar Row Up
Auto Run / Toggle Placement Mode
Toggle Housing Menu
Toggle Options Menu
Toggle Map Tab
Toggle Social Panel
Toggle Inventory Tab
Toggle Quests Tab
Toggle Relationships Tab
Toggle Community Tab
Toggle Accomplishments Tab
Toggle Emotes Tab
Toggle Chat Panel
Toggle Requests Tab
Equip Axe
Equip Belt
Equip Bow
Equip Fishing Rod
Equip Hoe
Equip Pick
Equip Watering Can
Unequip Tool / Cancel Climbing
Placement Mode	Button
Move Item / Confirm Move*
Pick Up Item*
Multi Select
Toggle Free Placement Mode
Cancel Move*
Lock X/Y Axis
Counter-Clockwise Rotation
Clockwise Rotation
Cooking Interact Prompts	Button
Add Ingredient*
Use Station*
Cooking Minigames	Button
Do Minigame Action*
Exit Station*

Update History

Build 0.173:

• There is now a sensitivity slider for Hunting that controls the speed of the camera movements when aiming.

Build 0.172:

• The Fishing Cast Speed description text now displays the correct information.