Commands

Various Commands, or slash commands can be used to perform some functions in Shroud of the Avatar, by typing these Commands in the Chat Window.

Commands

Age or Playtime

This will display the Time Played in in Game Days, hours and minutes.

• /age or /playtime

Allow First Person Overworld

Players can now enable viewing the Overworld in first person mode and then toggle it with the Toggle First Person key (default V)

• /allowfirstpersonoverworld

Animation

In the chat window, entering any emote as a percent escape code will cause the animation for that emote to be played.

• %emote% (for example, %point% will play the /point emote's animation)

Assist

Changes your target to your current target's target, or the target of the player name specified.

• /assist
• /assist <name>

Ask a Dev

This command can only be used in the Universal Chat channel. Adds a question or comment that is sent to the development team. Type /u to be directed to the Universal Chat Channel.

• askadev (without a preceding slash)

Away From Keyboard

Seat your avatar and display [AFK] after your name.

• /afk

Block

Removes <playername> from your chat box and blocks whispers.

• /block <playername>

Bloom

Adjust the intensity of bloom

• /bloom [intensity]

Bug

Copies information to your clipboard that is useful for bug reporting.

• /bug

Copy

Copies all text visible in your chatbox on your clipboard. Note: it only copies text that's currently visible in the specific chat window, so if you have some specific filters turned off, for the chat channel, that text will not be included.

• /copy

Copies all the current available chat text.

• /copy X

Copies the last number of text lines visible in your chatbox on your clipboard, by specifying how many lines to copy with a number for X. Note: it only copies text that's currently visible in the specific chat window, so if you have some specific filters turned off, for the chat channel, that text will not be included.

Data Folder

Opens the data folder containing the ChatLogs, Custom Books, DiscardedMail, Heraldry, Saved Games, LUA and Sheet Music folders.

• /datafolder

Debug

Opens a debug console at the top edge of the screen, including FPS and errors detected.

• /debug

Emote

Main article: Emotes

Displays an emote.

• /em <text>
• /me <text>

Follow

Causes you to follow your target automatically.

• /follow <playername>

Friend

Add <playername> to your friends list.

• /friend <playername>

Fly

Player-Owned Town Governors and Player-Made Dungeon owners now have the option to go into a free camera mode!

• /fly

Using this command while in free camera mode will toggle back to normal. This was added as an alternative to /slew.

Guild

Talk on your guild's channel

• /g

Invite

Invite a player to your group.

• /invite <playername>

Load Time Baking

Enable the Load Time Baking Video setting.

• /batchit

Mentioned in Release 69 under Performance: Load Time Graphics Batching.

Local Chat

Set chat channel to Local and send <message>

• /l <message>

Location

Displays the zone name and location within the zone, useful for navigation

• /loc

Location Track

Displays the location and coordinates above party member UI

• /loctrack

Leave

Leave your current party

• /leave

Leave Guild

Leave your current guild

• /leaveguild

LUA Commands

Below is a list of special Lua chat commands. Enter one of the commands in your in-game chat window to perform its function.

• /lua reload — Restart all Lua scripts.
• /lua unload — Unloads Lua until you reload it again.
• /lua path — Displays the path to the Lua folder in the chat window. Also, this command opens that folder.
• /lua code PLACE CODE HERE — This function displays Lua variables directly in the chat without using an add-on.

Nobility Chat

With the Noble's Magical Discourse Orb in your inventory, you can set chat channel to Nobility and send <message>.

• /n <message>
• /orb <message>

Note

Creates a timestamped note that can be read by developers. Used (along with /bug) to help track information about bugs.

• /note <note text>

Party Chat

Set chat channel to Party and send <message>

• /p <message>

Play

To play an equippable instrument, you must equip it, use the “/play” command to ready it, and use number keys 1–8 to play musical notes. Non-equipped instruments like pianos do not need to be readied with /play.

• /play

Place custom musical files into the Sheet Music folder, equip a musical instrument, and type “/play <songname>” into your chat window (replacing <songname> with the name of your custom music file) to play custom music in the game. All custom music files must be in the .mml or .abc file format. By default, the game begins with a copy of RuleBritannia.abc already in this folder.

• /play <songname>

“Band files” can be used to collect solo parts for multiple instruments into one shared list. Not all instruments are required and the order doesn’t matter. Band files must be placed in the same folder mentioned above and be in the .txt file format. As an example, you might have a band file named MyOpus.txt and these music files: accordianpart.abc, bagpipespart.abc, drumpart.abc, flutepart.abc, harppart.abc, lutepart.abc, pianopart.abc, and streetorganpart.abc. Your MyOpus.txt band file needs to only include the text below in order for you to play your associated music files.

Accordian=accordianpart.abc

Bagpipes=bagpipespart.abc

Drum=drumpart.abc

Flute=flutepart.abc

Harp=harppart.abc

Lute=lutepart.abc

Piano=pianopart.abc

StreetOrgan=streetorganpart.abc

To play music from a band file, equip a musical instrument listed in the band file and type “/play <bandfilename>” (replacing <bandfilename> with the name of your band file). If you attempt to play an instrument listed in the band file, you will play that one part. If you have a One-Man Band equipped, you will play all appropriate parts which are included in the band file. If you attempt to play an instrument not listed in the band file, no music will play (although you may still animate playing your equipped instrument).

• /play <bandfilename>

Adding "loop" to the end of the command restarts the song after finishing it.

• /play <songname> loop

Adding "sync" to the end of the command prepares a song to play while in a party. The leader can then use the "/playstart" command to start all players music in sync.

• /play <songname> sync

Play List

Prints a list of all the songs in your songs folder.

• /playlist

Play Start

Starts all party members playing their synced song.

• /playstart

Playtime or Age

Shows account time played in days, hours, minutes

• /playtime or /age

Reply

Reply to the last player whisper

• /r

Report Player

Report inappropriate behavior, abuse, or harassment.

• /reportplayer <playername>, <text>

Report Content

Report inappropriate user content, books, etc.

• /reportcontent

Roll

Rolls a random number in the range [1, number], sends result in the chat log to nearby players.

• /roll [number]

This command was added in Release 38, Build 548.

Run

Set your Avatar in "Run" mode

• /run

Scene Chat

If the option is enabled to show scene chat, you can set chat channel to Scene and send <message>

• /z <message>

Sit

Seat your avatar.

• /sit

Slew

Player-Owned Town Governors and Player-Made Dungeon owners now have the option to go into a free camera mode (slew)!

• /slew

Using this command while in free camera mode will toggle back to normal. Use the mouse wheel to adjust your movement speed.

SotAwiki

We have our own in-game command! Just type "/sotawiki <subject>" to open your browser to the SotAwiki topic for that subject. For example, typing "/sotawiki Commands" will open your browser to this article! Its like having your very own Monk in the game!

• /sotawiki <subject>

Stats

Will output a large listing of game stats to the current characters ChatLog text file in the ChatLogs folder.

• /stats

Stuck

Will return you to your entry point of the scene. For use when, for instance, you've fallen into a hole.

• /stuck

Time

Displays your local client time, and then the server time, and the current date and conditions in game.

• /time

Unblock

Removes the block on <playername> from your chat box and blocks whispers.

• /unblock <playername>

Unfriend

Remove <playername> from your friend list.

• /unfriend <playername>

Uninivite

Remove <playername> from your group.

• /uninvite <playername>

Universal Chat

Anyone can view the universal chat channel, but one must have a Universal Broadcast Orb in one's inventory in order to send a <message>.

• /u
• /u <message>

Visible

Toggles your character's visibility, allowing you to take unimpeded screenshots. (Note that this command only affects visibility to your own display; other players can still see your character.)

• /visible

Walk

Set your avatar in "Walk" mode

• /walk

Whisper

Send a whisper to <playername> with <message> (NOTE: the comma "," is needed AFTER the full character name and BEFORE the message).

• /w <playername>, <message>

Who is Nearby

Show a list of players in your zone (Note: PVP zones will show no names until they are targeted and their name is learned)

• /who

XP

Shows various experience pool amounts

• /xp

Guild and Player Owned Town Commands

Commands that are available in guilds and player owned towns.

Set POT MOTD

Sets the message of the day for the player owned town.

• /setpotmotd

Get POT MOTD

Displays the message of the day for the player owned town.

• /getpotmotd

Clear POT MOTD

Removes the message of the day for the player owned town.

• /unsetpotmotd

Set Guild MOTD

Sets the message of the day for the guild.

• /setguildmotd

Get Guild MOTD

Displays the message of the day for the guild.

• /getguildmotd

Clear Guild MOTD

Removes the message of the day for the guild.

• /unsetguildmotd

QA Server Commands

Commands that are only available on the QA server.

Dev Bug

Same as /bug but points to the QA Bug Forum

• /devbug

Retired Commands

Commands that were removed from the game.

Classic Mode

Note: Removed prior to Release 25. Prior functionality: while in Owl's Head you can drop into Classic Mode and make it look like the games of old! 16bit type graphics with large pixelated display.

• /classicmode

Frames Per Second

Display your Frames Per Second top center on the screen.

• /fps (command removed in Release 13)

Home

Takes you to your lot, if you own one.

• /home removed when we gained the ability to have multiple lots

Ignore

Removes <playername> from your chat box and blocks whispers; replaced with /block.

• /ignore <playername>

Unignore

Removes the ignore on <playername> from your chat box and blocks whispers; replaced with /unblock.

• /unignore <playername>

Who is Master

Displays the name of the player who is master of the scene.

• /whoismaster

Admin Commands

Commands that can only be used by GM Clients

NoZone

Admin command which can disallow user to /zone to developers/admins

• /nozone

Summon

Admin command which can summon <playername> to developers/admins

• /summon <playername>

Summon Party

Admin command which can summon the current party members to the developers/admins

• /summonparty

Zone

Admin command which can zone developers/admins to <playername> (Note: this command is available to players during Pre-Alpha to help bypass some of the glitches and bugs we encounter)

• /zone <playername> (Removed from player client in Release 27)

Command Line Arguments

Commands that can be executed by modifying the shortcut that launches the game.

Force OpenGL Core

Uses OpenGL Core instead of DirectX 11

• -force-glcore

Force Vulcan

Uses Vulcan instead of DirectX 11

• -force-vulkan

Force DirectX 12

Uses DirectX 12 instead of DirectX 11

• -force-d3d12

Force Metal

Uses Metal instead of DirectX 11

• -force-metal

Disable Singlethreading

Use DirectX 11 without singlethreaded

• -force-d3d11-no-singlethreaded

Force DirectX 9

Uses DirectX 9. No longer supported.

• -force-d3d9

Force OpenGL

Uses OpenGL. No longer supported.

• -force-opengl

Change Monitor Display

Use the specified graphics adapter

• -adapter N

Disable Log

Prevent output of a log file

• -nolog

Borderless Window

Open in borderless mode

• -popupwindow

Fullscreen Mode

Open fullscreen (1) or windowed (0)

• -screen-fullscreen N

Screen Height

Open with specified height (must be valid)

• -screen-height N

Screen Width

Open with specified width (must be valid)

• -screen-width N

Video Quality

Override video quality (i.e., Fastest, Beautiful)

• -screen-quality N

Single Instance

Allow only one instance of the game to run at the time

• -single-instance

See Also

• Emotes

Gallery

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  Quick Reference Guide

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  Quick Reference Guide