Settings & troubleshooting
Tune sound, readability and performance; recover from common connection issues.
Make the arena readable
Settings includes master, music and sound-effects volume; low through ultra graphics quality; effect intensity; screen shake; interface scale; damage numbers; reduced flashing; enemy health bars; and a performance display.
For a calmer presentation, reduce effects and shake, enable reduced flashing, and hide damage numbers. Interface scale ranges from 80% to 150%. Reduced flashing is an option to lower effects, not a medical safety guarantee.
Preferences are cached in this browser and can be persisted on your signed-in account. Changes are presentation options; they do not increase your hero’s combat stats.
If sound is missing
- Click or press a key on the page so the browser can unlock audio playback.
- Check master volume first, then music and SFX. Check whether the browser tab or operating system is muted.
- Return to the visible game tab. Hidden pages intentionally mute the mixer.
If the arena feels slow
Enable the performance display, then lower graphics quality and effect intensity. Hide damage numbers if a dense crowd makes the screen difficult to read. Close other demanding browser tabs or applications.
The renderer limits cosmetic effects, pools sprites and culls scenery. Heavy stress cases still showed frame drops in recorded testing; those measurements are not a guarantee for every machine.
If the game will not load or save
| Symptom | What to check |
|---|---|
| Localhost cannot be reached | The local development services must be running on this computer. A localhost URL does not point to a public server or work from another device. |
| Live catalogue unavailable | The API may be unreachable. Restore the services before starting another hunt. The codex can show the bundled reference while the live catalogue is unavailable. |
| Network drop during a hunt | Keep the existing tab open for the 30-second reconnect window. Refreshing does not resume that run. |
| Completed result waiting to save | Allow settlement to retry and check account history after reconnecting. Do not infer a saved reward only from the arena HUD. |
| Sign-in or wallet flow fails | Try signing in again through Google, email or your wallet. Check that pop-ups are allowed and your wallet is unlocked. If the service is unavailable, return later; your saved profile stays on the server. |
Rules describe the 0.2.0 defaults. Catalogue entries follow the loaded collection; active hunts and stored Daily challenges keep their own pinned rules.
Implementation references: components/Pages.tsx · components/api.ts · game/mixer.ts · docs/PERFORMANCE.md