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Settings is divided into 9 sections.


Save/Load and Exit[]

  • Restart from Last Save
  • Load Game
  • Save Game:This is where the player can make manual saves of their game. [Note: the game uses auto-saves]
  • Exit to Main Menu
  • Exit Game


Display Options[]

  • Window Mode:Choose from fullscreen and windowed options. Requires confirmation
  • Select Monitor
  • Resolution
  • Rendering Resolution
  • Anti-Aliasing Mode:Anti-aliasing improves the visual appearance of object edges and the overall quality of the image
  • Upscale Type:Upscale technologies provide high resolution frames from lower resolution inputs. This can significantly improve performance. Some upscale technologies may not be available on your device
  • Upscale Mode:The upscale mode determines the resolution at which the frames are rendered. Quality modes render at a higher resolution, while Performance modes run at a higher framerate at the cost of image quality
  • Upscale Sharpness:Control the amount of sharpness applied to the visuals which have be downscaled by the chosen rendering resolution
  • Frame Generation:If supported by your graphics card, this setting may also be disabled because NVIDIA DLSS isn't enabled, or because Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling isn't enabled in Windows Graphics Settings
  • NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency:NVIDIA Reflex is used to reduce system latency which increases PC responsiveness
  • VSYNC:Enabling vertical sync will force the graphics card to operate at a rate no higher than the monitor's refresh rate
  • Framerate:Select the maximum frame rate cap. A lower framerate may reduce stuttering
  • HDR
  • Image Calibration:Adjust brightness or HDR parameters
  • Field of View:Use the slider to widen or narrow the camera's field of view
  • Motion Blur:Blur fast camera movements and rapidly moving objects. Impacts GPU performance
  • Depth of Field:Adjust the depth of field of your in-game camera. Impacts GPU performance
  • Chromatic Aberration:Chromatic aberration increases the filmic realism by emulating the colour fringe by a real camera lens
  • Film Grain:Film Grain imitates image grain like photographic film does in the real world
  • Select GPU:Select which GPU to use


Graphics Options[]

  • Global Quality Preset:This setting modifies the value of most graphics settings to target a global level of quality
  • Effects Quality:Set the quality of particle effects to modify the complexity and fidelity of visual effects. Impacts CPU and GPU performance
  • Material Quality:Set the quality of all materials in the world. Impacts GPU performance
  • Fog Quality:Set the quality of volumetric fog. Higher quality improves the fog resolution. Impacts GPU performance
  • Sky Quality:Set the quality of the atmospheric sky and volumetric clouds. Impacts GPU performance
  • Foliage Quality:Set the quality of foliage. Higher quality increases the density and complexity. Impacts GPU performance
  • Post Process Quality:Set the quality of all post processing effects such as ambient occlusion, depth of field, motion blue and lens flares. Impacts GPU performance
  • Shadow Quality:Set the quality of shadows. Higher quality increases shadow resolution and view distance. Impacts GPU performance
  • Texture Quality:Set the quality of textures. Higher quality increases overall texture resolution. Impacts GPU performance and VRAM requirements
  • View Distance Quality:Set the view distance quality. Higher quality increases fidelity of objects in the distance and the distance at which small detail appears. Impacts CPU, GPU performance and VRAM requirements
  • Population Quality:Set the quality of non-essential NPCs and creatures in the world. Impacts CPU performance
  • Run Benchmark:Apply recommended graphics settings
  • Ray Tracing Reflections
  • Ray Tracing Shadows
  • Ray Tracing Ambient Occlusion
  • Ray Tracing Quality


Audio Options[]

  • Music Volume:Adjust the volume of the music
  • Sound Effects Volume:Adjust the volume of the sound effects
  • Dialogue Volume:Adjust the volume of the dialogue
  • Pitch:Adjusts the pitch of your character's voice
  • Mute All:Turn all sound on or off
  • Display Subtitles:Turn subtitles on or off
  • Mono Audio:Play stereo audio as mono
  • Audio Configuration:Choose the audio preset that best describes your audio setup


Gameplay Options[]

  • Difficulty:Change the difficulty of the game
  • Controller Rumble:Turn the controller rumble off or on
  • Invert Camera X-Axis:Invert the camera controls along the x-axis
  • Invert Camera Y-Axis:Invert the camera controls along the y-axis
  • Invert Flight Controls:Invert the flight controls along the y-axis
  • Speed Toggle:When enabled, inputs that adjust the player's speed act as a toggle rather than a hold
  • Camera-Relative Targeting:

ON (default)Selects active targets with the camera OFFSelects active targets with the movement thumbstick (grants offscreen enemy targeting)

  • Camera Sensitivity:Adjust how rapidly the camera moves when looking around
  • Aiming Sensitivity:Adjust aiming sensitivity
  • Camera Acceleration:Adjust how quickly the camera accelerates when moving from a stationary position. Higher values mean smoother acceleration and a higher maximum speed
  • Aiming Acceleration:Adjust the sensitivity of the camera when in Aim Mode
  • Follow Camera Speed:Adjust the speed at which the camera aligns to the direction of the player character's movement


Control Options[]

Will display controller configuration.


PC Control Options[]

Will display keyboard configuration. Can be rebound if desired.


Accessibility Options[]

  • Menu Reader:Menu Reader that reads text, buttons, and other elements aloud
  • Menu Reader Voice
  • Menu Reader Volume
  • Camera Shake:Increase/Decrease camera shake intensity
  • Colourblind Mode:Colour adjustment settings for colourblind accessibility
  • Toggle Aim Mode:Enable this to change spell aiming from a hold to a toggle
  • Toggle Spell Cast Mode:Certain spells can use a toggle control scheme. Turn this setting on to enable this or off to disable it
  • Switch Sticks (Aiming):Swap the functionality of the left and right analog sticks on the gamepad while aiming
  • Left Handed:Reconfigure the gamepad layout to a left-handed control scheme
  • Camera Dead Zone:Increase/Decrease the dead zone for the camera stick on the gamepad
  • Cursor Sensitivity:Increase/Decrease user interface cursor sensitivity when using the game controller
  • Audio Visualiser:Activates or deactivates the Audio Visualiser, which uses onscreen icons to indicate audio events
  • Audio Visualiser Icon Key:These are the icons used by the Audio Visualiser
  • Audio Visualiser Icon Transparency:Controls the transparency of the Audio Visualiser icons
  • Audio Visualiser Size:Controls the size of the Audio Visualiser icons
  • Mini Map Pathing:Activates or deactivates the guided path on the Minimap
  • Mini Map Transparency:Adjust the transparency of the Minimap
  • Text Size:Adjust the text size on screen
  • High Contrast Text:Adjust the contrast of the text in the game
  • High Contrast Gameplay:Adjust the contrast of the game


User Interface Options[]

  • View EULA:Review the End User License Agreement, as well as Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
  • WB Games Account:View WB Games Account information
  • Show HUD Tracking Icons:Show or hide in-world tracking icons for missions, points of interest, etc.
  • Show Standard Notifications:Show or hide standard notifications
  • Show Quest Notifications:Show or hid quest notifications
  • Show XP/Level Up Notifications:Show or hide the notifications of XP/levelling up
  • Show Spell HUD:Show or hide the spellcasting display
  • Show Health/Ancient Magic Meter:Show or hide the health/ancient magic meter
  • Show Minimap:Show or hide the Minimap
  • Show Enemy/Target Info:Show or hide target/enemy information
  • Show Special Notifications:Show or hide notifications of special collections
  • Show Tool Wheel HUD:Show or hide the Tool Wheel assignment being displayed onscreen
  • Show Enemy Damage Numbers:Show or hide the onscreen numbers displaying how much damage an enemy takes from an attack
  • Show Mount Controls:Show or hide the controls for riding or flying on a mount
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