The game has many small graphical / audio options a user may tweak to their preference, either making the game potentially run faster or have less "distractions".
Options
Enable/disable music and adjust the volume.
Enable/disable sound effects (e.g. death, get cheese) and adjust the volume.
Enable the bell at the beginning of each round.- Zoom in fullscreen – If in fullscreen, the game will scale to fit the max width/height available.
- Enable language filter – Hides swear words in chat.
- Display other mice's outfits – Shows clothing on mice (your own mouse's clothes will still be shown).
- Display particle effects – Shows hearts, dust, crystals, animation effects, etc. Disabling this can noticeably decrease lag.
- Display titles – Shows titles above other mice (your own title and the shaman's title is always visible, despite what this setting is set to).
- Display guest's nicknames – Shows guests' usernames above their player mice.
- Display your nickname – Shows your username above your player mouse.
- Add timestamps to messages – Shows the time messages in the chat were sent before the player's name. E.g.:
[12:34] [username] message. - Activate automatic optimizations – Removes unnecessary backgrounds and textures if the game detected a certain amount of lag.[1] Enabling this is recommended.
- Activate minimalist mode – Removes outfits, decorations, textures and backgrounds in order to reduce lag.
- Hide the evocation interface – Hides the shaman buttons added on 23 March 2016 (V1.297).
- Reverse the key for confetti and emojis - Uses E for confetti and C for emojis. Added on 1 June 2023 (V1.761).
- Always include the hashtags in the nicknames – Added on 22 March 2018 (V1.451) for the # nickname system.
- Display my username on Discord - Only appears on the Electron standalone.
- Display my current room on Discord - Only appears on the Electron standalone.
Trivia
- Minimalist mode and automatic optimizations were added on 9 October 2013 (V1.112b).
- The username in speech bubbles is the same color as that player's shaman color. Colors are disabled when outfits are disabled.
- Volume controls were added on 3 March 2022 (V1.689).