Options

The Options screen is a section of the menu in the Splatoon series. It can be accessed by touching "Options" on (the last choice on the right-hand side) while in Inkopolis Plaza in Splatoon, and is the furthest right choice in the Menu screen in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3. The camera settings can also be accessed while in the test range.
Splatoon
- Control Settings
- Camera Sensitivity (from -5 to +5) - This changes how much the camera moves in response to movement of
or
.
Y-axis/Y Axis (Normal or Inverted(NA)[a]/Reverse(EU/OC)[b]) - This changes inversion controls on the Y-axis. This is disabled when motion controls are set to ON.
X-axis/X Axis (Normal or Inverted(NA)[a]/Reverse(EU/OC)[b]) - This changes inversion controls on the X-axis.
- Motion Controls (ON or OFF) - This enables or disables the camera control by moving
.
- Other Options
- Color Lock(NA)[a] or Colour Lock(EU/OC)[b] (OFF or ON) - This locks ink colors to make it easier to tell colors apart.
- Blue vs. Orange ( Neutral) - Online battles
- Yellow vs. Dark Fuchsia ( Neutral) - Octo Valley
- Inkling (Not now or Change) - This sub menu allows the player to change their Inkling's gender, skin tone or eye color.
- Miiverse Tags(NA)[a] or Miiverse Display(EU/OC)[b] (Show or Hide) - This chooses whether to show Miiverse posts in Splatoon.
Splatoon 2
- Controls
The controls can be set individually for TV/tabletop mode and handheld mode.
- Motion Control Sensitivity (from -5 to 5) - This changes how much the camera moves in response to movement of
or
in TV/tabletop mode, or the console in handheld mode. This is disabled when motion controls are set to OFF.
- Sensitivity (from -5 to 5) - This changes how much the camera moves in response to movement of .
- Y-axis (Normal or Inverted) - This changes inversion controls on the Y-axis. This is disabled when motion controls are set to ON.
- X-axis (Normal or Inverted) - This changes inversion controls on the X-axis.
- Motion Controls (ON or OFF) - This enables or disables the camera control by moving
or
in TV/tabletop mode, or the console in handheld mode.
- Other
- Color Lock (OFF or ON) - This locks ink colors to make it easier to tell colors apart.
- Yellow vs. Dark Purple ( Neutral) - Multiplayer matchmaking battles
- Purple vs. Green ( Neutral) - Splatfest
- Blue vs. Dark Green ( Neutral) - Salmon Run
- Yellow vs. Magenta ( Neutral) - Octo Canyon
- Pink vs. Turquoise ( Neutral) - Octo Expansion
- Post Display (ON or OFF) - This chooses whether to show drawing posts in Splatoon 2.
- Player settings - This sub menu allows the player to change their character's gender, skin tone, eye color, hair or legwear. The player can choose to be an Octoling once they finish the Octo Expansion.
Splatoon 3
- TV/tabletop mode and handheld mode
These control options can be set individually for each mode.
- Motion-Control Sensitivity (from -5 to 5) - This changes how much the camera moves in response to movement of
or
in TV/tabletop mode, or the console in handheld mode. This is disabled when motion controls are set to OFF.
- Sensitivity (from -5 to 5) - This changes how much the camera moves in response to movement of .
- Up/Down (Normal or Inverted) - This changes inversion controls on the Y-axis. This is disabled when motion controls are set to ON.
- Left/Right (Normal or Inverted) - This changes inversion controls on the X-axis.
- Motion Controls (ON or OFF) - This enables or disables the camera control by moving
or
in TV/tabletop mode, or the console in handheld mode.
- Other
- Color Lock (OFF, 1 or 2) - This locks ink colors to make it easier to tell colors apart. Players can choose between two sets of colors; the second set of colors was added in the 4.0.0 update. Both sets share the same ink colors for Return of the Mammalians and Salmon Run Next Wave.
- Set 1:
- Yellow vs. Dark Purple ( Neutral) - Bicolor battles (multiplayer matchmaking battles, including Open or Pro Splatfest battles)
- Yellow vs. Magenta vs. Dark Purple ( Neutral) - Tricolor battles
- Yellow vs. Dark Purple ( Neutral) - Return of the Mammalians
- Yellow vs. Dark Green ( Neutral) - Salmon Run
- Blue with Lime Green accents vs. Black ( Neutral) - Side Order
- Set 2:
- Orange vs. Dark Blue ( Neutral) - Bicolor battles (multiplayer matchmaking battles, including Open or Pro Splatfest battles)
- Orange vs. Blue vs. Dark Blue ( Neutral) - Tricolor battles
- Yellow vs. Dark Purple ( Neutral) - Return of the Mammalians
- Yellow vs. Dark Green ( Neutral) - Salmon Run
- Blue with Yellow accents vs. Black ( Neutral) - Side Order
- Set 1:
- Post Display (ON or OFF) - This chooses whether to show drawing posts in Splatoon 3.
- Lobby Notifications (ON or OFF) - This chooses whether to send notifications about the player's play information to friends in the lobby.
- Player Settings - This sub menu allows the player to change their character's style, skin tone, eye color, hair, eyebrows or legwear. They can also alter Smallfry's hair.
Gallery
Splatoon
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The North American Options menu.
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The European/Oceanian Options menu.
Splatoon 2
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The TV/Tabletop Mode Controls Options menu.
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The Handheld Mode Controls Options menu.
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The Other Options menu.
Splatoon 3
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The Handheld Mode Options menu.
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The Other Options menu.
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The Color Lock options screen with Color Lock off
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The Color Lock options screen with the first color set enabled
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The Color Lock options screen with the second color set enabled
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
オプション Opushon |
Options | |
Opties | Options | |
Options | Options | |
Optionen | Options | |
Opzioni | Options | |
Настройки Nastroyki |
Settings | |
Opciones | Options |