Playing on Mobile and Display Settings
| Phone and tablet layout | Mobile layout, on by default |
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| Move the on-screen buttons | /buttons or SETTINGS → Display → Move On-Screen Buttons
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| Reset the on-screen buttons | /buttons reset
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| Smallest game size | 800x600 |
| Automatic HP potion | /autohp 40
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Playing on Mobile and Display Settings covers the Mobile layout and its on-screen buttons, how the game sizes itself on a PC, the key and chat behaviour that goes beyond the Controls page, the settings kept with your character, and what to expect while the game loads.
Phones and tablets
Phones and tablets use the Mobile layout by default. Its buttons are:
- A large attack button. It fires whatever is bound to Ctrl, which is Attack by default. Hold it to repeat.
- Four numbered buttons, 1 to 4. Each can hold a skill, an item, Attack, Jump or Pick Up, and each repeats while you hold it.
- A TALK button, which works like the talk key on a PC.
- A loot button. Hold it to pick up items continuously.
A skill or item held on one of these buttons stops after 30 seconds. Potions bound to the 1 to 4 buttons drink from them.
Setting up the buttons
Bind skills and items to the 1 to 4 buttons from the Keyboard Settings window on the status bar (see Controls).
To move the on-screen buttons, use /buttons or SETTINGS → Display → Move On-Screen Buttons. Press DONE when you have finished. RESET, or /buttons reset, resets them.
Automatic potions
/autohp 40drinks an HP potion when HP falls below 40%./automp 30works when the Auto MP Potion Pouch is equipped on your pet and an MP potion is in the PET MP slot.- To stop either one, type
offafter it, for example/autohp off.
Your pet drinks only the potions set in the PET HP and PET MP slots. See Pets.
Zoom and the magnifier
- Pinch to zoom.
- Type
/zoomfollowed by a number from 70 to 100, or use the View Zoom slider. - Hold your finger still to bring up a magnifier. Lift it over a button to select that button.
- Long-press another player to open their menu. It includes ADD BUDDY, which is greyed out when that player is already a buddy or your list is full.
- Drag anywhere in a list to scroll it, including the Quest Log. The scrollbar itself cannot be dragged.
Display size
The game picture is always drawn at a fixed 800x600 and scaled up by whole numbers. The black area around it is the browser page behind the game.
The resolution you choose is a ceiling. The game uses the largest of its five sizes that fits your window, and steps back up when there is room. 800x600 is the smallest size. The size you choose is saved on your account.
Browser zoom above 100% makes the game area smaller, which can switch the game to the Mobile layout. Set the browser zoom back to 100%.
On a small game window the touch controls can switch on. On a PC they are cosmetic and do not change how the game plays.
Windows stay inside the game area, as in the original game. Drag a window by its title bar. The World Map works the same way.
Keys and controls
The Controls page lists the default keys. This section covers how the keys behave.
Rebinding keys
Every key can be rebound in Keyboard Settings, Space included. Default restores the standard layout, and Clear All clears every key. Arrow keys always move your character, even after you change the other keys. If you bind Enter, pressing Enter no longer opens chat.
To clear a key, drag its icon off the keyboard, or right-click the key, which returns the icon to the tray. Changes only take effect when you press OK. Cancel or Esc throws them away.
While Keyboard Settings is open, the other keys still work. You can open Skills with K and drag skills onto keys at the same time. Click a window to bring it to the front.
Combo layer
To put a second set of skills on your keys, drag the Combo chip onto a key in Keyboard Settings and turn on Combo Layer. Hold Combo to fire the second set. Attack, Jump, Pick Up and NPC Chat stay on the normal layer.
Holding keys
- Hold the attack key to repeat attacks.
- Hold Jump and it starts repeating after about half a second. Pressing another key stops the repeat.
- Hold the loot key, which is Z by default, to pick up items continuously.
- NumPad 0 picks up loot only when nothing else is bound to it and Num Lock is on. With Num Lock off, that key sends Insert.
- If attack stays stuck after an operating-system key combination, click once to unstick it.
Talking to NPCs
The talk key is Space on a PC and TALK on a phone. It reaches about four body widths. If more than one NPC is in reach, it picks a quest to hand in first, then a quest to offer, then a shop, and otherwise the nearer NPC. Press it again to move to the next NPC in reach. You can also click an NPC with the mouse.
To leave an NPC conversation, use the End Chat button at the bottom left. It is always there, and it is the only way out.
Windows and the Game Menu
With no window open, Esc opens the Game Menu. Use the arrow keys and Enter to choose an option, and press Esc again to close the menu. If a window is open, Esc closes that window first.
Tab cycles through the open windows, and also moves between the tabs of the front window. Shift+Tab goes back. Tab does nothing while you are typing in chat.
Quick slots
The quick slot panel always has eight slots. Any key can hold a skill or a potion, which you set in Keyboard Settings. Each key shows its item count, and the labels show the key or action you bound.
Chat
- Up and Down bring back the last five lines you sent.
/w Name messagewhispers a player and keeps the chat bar on that player. Press Tab, or use the To box, to go back to normal chat. See Chat Commands.- The chat bar takes up to 127 characters.
- While you are typing in chat, Shift+click an item in the Item window to link it. Anyone who clicks the link can see its stats.
- Party messages are pink, alliance messages are green, whispers are green, buddy messages are orange and guild messages are purple.
- Combat messages appear in the lower right. They include "No enemy in range", out-of-ammo warnings, a full bag, and EXP and Vesos gains.
Settings you keep
These settings are saved with your character, so they come back when you log in:
- System options, such as mute and the frame limiter.
- Key bindings and quick slots.
- The Gameplay settings under SETTINGS → Gameplay.
Mute stays on across map changes and logins. The volume slider keeps its own setting.
The window or full-screen mode is remembered, but the game cannot switch it on at login, because the browser needs a click first. Switch it on again after you log in.
The FPS readout can be shown from a checkbox or with /fps, and that setting is saved.
Frame limiter
A frame limit lowers how many frames the game draws. "Unlimited" does not cap the game below your screen's refresh rate, and the refresh rate is the most the game can draw.
Loading and updates
- The black fade is the loading screen. The game holds it until the art for the new area has loaded, so the first visit to a place can take longer.
- Your own gear loads after your character appears, so gear can pop in a moment after you log in.
- After an update, files that did not change are kept, so less has to be downloaded.
- A restart of the game drops the connection briefly. That can show as a blank screen at login, and map changes can be slow for a while.
- After a long idle, the game reconnects on its own.
- A tab left open for a long time can run an old version. Press F5 to reload. When a newer version is ready, the game asks whether to save and reload. A tab that stays on an old version for 6 hours saves and reloads by itself.
Common problems
Why does the screen stay black for so long?
The black fade is the loading screen, and it stays until the new area is ready. The first visit to a place takes longer than later visits. If the screen stays black even after about a minute, that is a separate problem, not the loading screen.
Why is there a blank screen at login?
A restart of the game drops the connection briefly. That can show as a blank screen at login and as slow map changes.
Why does the game look tiny, or switch to the Mobile layout on a PC?
Check the browser zoom first. Above 100%, the game area becomes smaller, which can switch the game to the Mobile layout. Set the browser zoom back to 100%. The size you choose is a ceiling, so the game uses the largest size that fits your window.
Why do the touch buttons show on a PC?
A small game window can switch them on. On a PC they are cosmetic and do not change how the game plays.
Why can't you drag a window into the black area?
Windows stay inside the game area, as in the original game. Drag a window by its title bar instead.
Why does the minimap take up so much of the screen?
The minimap is sized to the map's picture, as in the original game. Only the fifth stage of the Amoria Challenge and Eos Tower have minimaps larger than the screen, and those crop or scroll.
Why does Space talk to a different NPC than you wanted?
If several NPCs are in reach, the talk key picks a quest to hand in first, then a quest to offer, then a shop, and otherwise the nearer NPC. Press it again to move to the next NPC in reach.
Why does the attack key stay stuck?
It can happen after an operating-system key combination. Click once to unstick it.
Why doesn't holding Jump keep jumping?
Holding Jump starts repeating after about half a second, and pressing another key stops the repeat.
Why doesn't NumPad 0 pick up items?
NumPad 0 picks up only when nothing else is bound to it and Num Lock is on. With Num Lock off, that key sends Insert. To pick up continuously, hold the loot key, which is Z by default.
Why do the settings reset after you log in?
Most settings are saved with your character. The window or full-screen mode is the exception, so switch it on again after you log in.
Why does the chat bar keep sending to one player?
After /w Name message, the chat bar stays on that player. Press Tab, or use the To box, to go back to normal chat.