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= Settings =

For info on how to permanently change various game settings, see the file [http://trac.wildfiregames.com/browser/ps/trunk/binaries/data/config/default.cfg binaries\data\config\default.cfg] (can be found in the folder where 0 A.D. is installed, which varies from operating system to operating system, so probably easiest to view it through the link). To change a setting, create a '''new''' local settings file. The path varies by your OS:
 * Windows: `%appdata%/0ad/config/local.cfg`
 * Linux: `~/.config/0ad/config/local.cfg`
 * OS X: `~/Library/Application\ Support/0ad/config/local.cfg`
Open either of these files in Notepad (or !Linux/Mac equivalent), and copy any lines you want to change from `default.cfg` into the new `local.cfg`.

== Graphics Settings ==
To switch between Windowed and Fullscreen mode in-game press '''Alt'''+'''Enter'''. There are a few settings you can change via the in-game menu as well. You do that by clicking on '''Menu''', then '''Settings''', and there check/uncheck the '''Enable Water Reflections''', and '''Enable Shadows''' checkboxes. This can be helpful if the game is slow.

Here are the main graphics settings you may be interested in changing:

 * Fancy water: If you have an older graphics card, or just don't want all the fancy effects, you can disable pixel-shaded water by adding `fancywater=false`.
 * Shadows: You can disable shadows by adding `shadows=false`.
 * Particles: You can disable particles by adding `particles=false`.
 * Render path: If you have any problems with graphics due to an older graphics card, add the line `renderpath=fixed` to test the game without shaders. If this fixes the problems, please [http://trac.wildfiregames.com/newticket report] it as a bug to us.

You can also set the game to run in windowed mode in a `local.cfg`, please see the `default.cfg` for info on how to do it.

== Sound Settings ==
To change whether or not music plays in game bring up the in-game menu by clicking on '''Menu''', then '''Settings''', and there check/uncheck the '''Enable Music''' checkbox.

== Keyboard Shortcuts ==
The keyboard shortcuts can be changed with the same process outlined above, just copy the relevant line from the `default.cfg` file to the `local.cfg` and change the part after the equal sign ('''=''') and before the semicolon (''';'''). For shortcut key combinations edit the keys between the quotation marks ('''""'''), and use a plus sign ('''+''') to tie together more than one key (so don't remove it unless you change a multi-key shortcut to a single key shortcut).