Learn the Setup panel
Nine buttons run down the left of the Setup panel. Four of them are StoryForce's.
In the menus: ESC → SETUP
The StoryForce tabs
| Tab | What it holds | Where it is written up |
|---|---|---|
| Chat | Chat display, hearing distance, talk animations and voice lines | chat display |
| HUD | The StoryForce HUD, crosshair names and status indicators | the HUD and crosshair |
| Presentation | Interface accent, menu sounds, camera, weather and effects | presentation options |
| Console | Console access, appearance, history and command output | the console |
Voice Lines on Chat controls which player voice lines you hear. Play a character voice line covers its settings.
Draw distant objects
On More Video, set Draw Distance to Map Default, Far or Very Far. The server can limit how far away players, NPCs and props appear.
Select from a list
Select the row you want, including the bottom row when the list fills the available space exactly.
Restore the defaults
There is no undo and no second confirmation. The last button on the rail warns you once, and answering yes:
- resets archived StoryForce and base-game settings to their defaults
- replaces your custom key bindings with the default controls
- loads
mpdefault.cfgand restarts the video system
It does not clear saved Favourites or Current picks. Use the clear command in keep favourite and current picks for those.