Graphics settings

Is the island choppy on your phone, or does your computer have power to spare? The graphics setting decides how pretty and how smooth.

Where to find it

On the island: in the ⋯ menu at the very bottom, under “View & friends”, choose Graphics.
Start page and waiting lobby: in the menu at the top right (three dots), under Graphics.
On the island, the window also shows how many frames per second you’re getting right now.

Tier	What you get
Automatic	adapts to your device – the default
Low	soft spots instead of shadows, fewer particles, shorter view distance – for older phones
Medium	shadows, lantern light, drifting clouds, gentle waves and spray at the waterfall – good for most phones
High	softer shadows, more lights, long view distance, reflections in the water, dancing light in the shallows, glowing lanterns and a colour mood for each time of day – for laptops and PCs
Ultra	even softer shadows, sharper reflections, denser plants, full-detail trees all the way to the horizon

Shortly after you enter the island, it measures how smoothly things run and then picks a tier.
If things get choppy later, it switches down right away and tells you once. It never switches up in the middle of play.
For water, “Automatic” goes no higher than Medium (waves yes, reflections no). Reflections, glow and colour mood only appear when you pick High or Ultra yourself.
If you pick a tier yourself, your choice wins – “Automatic” stays out of it.

Your choice only applies to the device and browser you make it in. You can use different tiers on your phone and your PC.
Some settings only take effect the next time you enter the island – the window lets you know.
Reflections and glow cost the most performance. If your laptop struggles, Medium often does the trick – the waves stay.
In photo mode you see the picture without glow and colour mood – exactly how your photo will turn out.

If your phone struggles, choose Low. The island still looks nice but runs much more smoothly.