PILOT REFERENCE

System and audio settings

Every listed setting is connected to a saved game preference.

Field notes

Open Escape (native) or F8 (browser), then the matching tab. Reset this page restores only this group.

Available preferences
Setting	Range or choices	Default	What it changes
Master volume	0–100	72	Overall volume for every audio channel.
Music	0–100	40	Procedural music and soundtrack volume.
Effects	0–100	62	Weapons, engines and gameplay sound effects.
Ambience	0–100	48	Environmental and planetary background sounds.
Interface sounds	0–100	46	Menu clicks, navigation and interface cues.
Mute all audio	Off / On	Off	Silence all channels without changing their saved levels.
Mute when unfocused	Off / On	Off	Silence the game while another application has focus.
Radio	Text + cue / Text only / Off	Text + cue	Choose news text with sound cues, text alone, or no radio.
Interface scale	90–110	90	Resize the game interface. Text and clickable areas scale together.
Item tooltips	Off / On	On	Show item, ship and acquisition information when pointing at them.
System messages in chat	Off / On	On	Show or hide system messages in the chat panel. Messages remain in its local history.
Private message sound	Off / On	Off	Play an interface cue when a private message arrives from another pilot.

Reference and coverage

Experimental 0.41.0-experimental.1; compiled game catalog and current gameplay source

Shared control and industry guidance covers the approved parity/fabrication update. Platform menu keys and launch/save integration remain different.