ESO has a lot of insane default settings. This article aims to list off a few game settings that may greatly improve your experience. This list is written purely of @tralce‘s personal preference.
You can access the game settings by pressing ESC and clicking on Settings.
Gameplay Menu
Combat
- Combat Cues: On
- Custom Colors: On
- Friendly Brightness: Max
- Enemy Color: I highly recommend a garish fuchsia. I use 255 / 0 / 156.
- Enemy Brightness: Max
Items
- Consolidate Area Loot: On
- Auto Loot: On
- Just take everything.
- Default Soul Gem: Crown
- Use them up first!
Interface Menu
Chat Bubbles
- Chat Bubbles: On
- Easily see who said something. Very helpful in a group; type “res” in chat and everyone can see you!
Nameplates Menu
Nameplates
- Nameplates: On
- See other players’ names, titles, and guild tag without targeting them.
Healthbars
- Healthbars: On
- See other players’ health without targeting them.
Indicators
- Target Markers: On
- Target Marker Size: at least 65
- Useful when trial leads mark enemies for kill priority
Social Menu
Chat Settings
- Profanity Filter: Off
- this is the worst filter in the history of gaming.
Chat Color
WtU chat color (optional): R:255 G:85 B:255 (#FF55FF)
Combat Menu
The following four settings ensure that you can always see your skill and resource bars, and enable timers so you know when a skill is about to run out.
Heads-up Display
- Ability Bar: Always Show
- Ability Bar Timers: On
- Ability Bar Back Row: On
- Attribute Bars: Always Show
Encounter Log
- Appear Anonymously: Off
- Displays your actual character name in the logs we use on esologs.com
Addons
pChat
Settings > Addons > pChat > Chat Channels > Guild Tweaks > Walks-the-Uncharted
- Name Format: @UserID/Character Name
- What good is a character name in guild chat, really?
Character Knowledge: Data
Setting LCK up this way will track motifs, recipes, and plans for your crafter only, in the simplest possible way.
Settings > Addons > Character Knowledge: Data > Tracking and Priority > Defaults
- Recipe: Do not track
- Furnishing Plan: Do not track
- Motif: Do not track
Settings > Addons > Character Knowledge: Data > Tracking and Priority > NA > @yourname > Your Crafter
- Enabled: Yes
- Recipe: Track all
- Furnishing Plan: Track all
- Motif: Track all
- Priority Class: A (High)
- Select for Export: ON
Essential Housing Tools
To set up the client, navigate to:
C:\Users\yourname\Documents\Elder Scrolls Online\live\AddOns\EssentialHousingTools\EssentialHousingCommunity
and run
EssentialHousingCommunity.exe. Seriously, run the client.