Lost Ark has a number of accessibility settings that might help you get the most out of your game.

First-time User Experience

After starting Lost Ark for the first time, you must select a region, select a world, and create your character. After creating a character, you can set the following Accessibility options:

• Orientation of mouse click and keyboard layout. If playing with a Gamepad controller, the buttons can be remapped after starting the prologue with a controller connected.
• Turn photosensitive animations on or off. If Photosensitivity mode is selected, animations with high areas of flashing light will be limited or reduced where possible.

Tip: You can access the Accessibility settings in-game at any time, after completing the first prologue cutscene.

Vision Accessibility Options

Color Blindness Filters

1. While in-game, press the ESC key on a keyboard (or RB+Menu button on a Gamepad controller) to bring up the Game Menu.
2. Select the Settings gear icon in the bottom center of the menu.
3. Select the Accessibility tab.
4. Under the Video Accessibility section, there are two options:
   • Colorblind Filter: Use the dropdown menu to select a filter:
     • Inactive
     • Red – Protanopia
     • Red Green – Deuteranopia
     • Blue Green – Tritanopia
   • Color Filter Intensity: Use the slider to change the intensity of the hues in the applied filter.

The following screenshots demonstrate the differences in each filter:

Protanopia

Deuteranopia

Tritanopia

Photosensitivity Mode

If you’re sensitive to certain patterns and visual events, Photosensitivity Mode can help limit certain flashing animations in gameplay combat. You can turn Photosensitivity Mode on or off after starting your first character, or using Settings in-game.

Accessing the Photosensitivity settings:

1. While in-game, press the ESC key on a keyboard (or RB+Menu button on a Gamepad controller) to bring up the Game Menu.
2. Select the Settings gear icon in the bottom center of the menu.
3. Select the Accessibility tab.
4. Under the Video Accessibility section, select or deselect Photosensitivity Mode.
5. Select Apply or OK and the filter automatically applies to the game.

Tip: Some cutscenes will still have flashing animations. In those cases, subtitle text warning of the flashes and a Skip Cutscene button will be displayed.

Communication Settings

Chat Settings – Adjust your chat font size, chat window opacity, and the text color for 15 different system and community chat options. You must complete character creation to access these settings.

Note: Some chat types are only available after reaching certain levels in game, such as level 50 to join a raid.

Accessing the Chat settings:

1. While in-game, press the ESC key on a keyboard (or RB+Menu button on a Gamepad controller) to bring up the Game Menu.
2. Select the Settings gear icon in the bottom center of the menu.
3. Select the Community tab.
4. Select the Chat tab.

Visual Settings

To access the Visual settings, go to the Video section of the in-game settings. You can adjust the following settings as needed for optimal gameplay visuals:

• Adjust the HUD text from between 80% to 110% of the default size.
• Disable screen shake effects during skill usage.
• Resolution, Brightness, and FX Settings.
• Quality of textures, shadows, characters, and particles.
• Anti-aliasing, Indirect Shadows, Window Border, and Cursor Locking.

Accessing the Visual settings:

1. While in-game, press the ESC key on a keyboard (or RB+Menu button on a Gamepad controller) to bring up the Game Menu.
2. Select the Settings gear icon in the bottom center of the menu.
3. Select the Video tab.