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Settings & Developer Tools

The Application Settings dialog provides a centralized, categorized control hub for personalizing your desktop experience, configuring boundaries, and accessing developer tools.

Dialog Layout & Navigation

The settings window is divided into three intuitive tabs:

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| Application Settings                              [X] |
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| [ Combat & Visuals ] [ Spawning ] [ Developer ]       |
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|  ... (scrollable tab content) ...                     |
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| [Reset Defaults]                              [Close] |
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  • Auto-Resizing & Scroll Protection: The dialog dynamically auto-sizes based on content and DPI scaling. If your monitor or scaling prevents displaying everything at once, each tab smoothly scrolls without clipping controls or action buttons.
  • Manual Resize Grip: Drag the handle in the bottom-right corner to resize the dialog to your liking.

1. Combat & Visuals Tab

  • Health Bar Display Mode: Select between Show On Damage Only, Always Visible, or Hidden.
  • Auto-Hide Delay: Set the timeout (1 to 15 seconds) before health bars fade after taking damage.
  • Floating Damage Numbers: Toggle popup damage counters on hit.
  • Damage Impact Shake: Toggle health bar shaking on impacts.
  • Show HP Values: Toggle numeric HP / Max HP text within the bar.
  • Desktop Window Physics: Toggle solid collision on desktop window title bars.

2. Spawning Tab

  • Avoid Spawning Over Open Windows: Directs spawning algorithms to prioritize empty areas of the screen.
  • Spawn Boundary Area: Choose between full screen geometry or active desktop workspace bounds.

3. Developer Mode Tab

Checking Enable Developer Mode unlocks diagnostic testing capabilities:

  • Mod Browser Debug Menu: Adds a Debug ▾ button to the Community Mod Browser top bar.
  • Load Demo / Seed Catalog: Injects the 6 sample demo mods into your local catalog cache for offline testing.
  • Clear Catalog Cache: Wipes local catalog items to test empty state handling.
  • Quick Folder Access: One-click shortcuts to open the App Data directory or local mods/ directory in Windows Explorer.