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Application Preferences & Info

The Preferences sidebar is the second tab from the bottom of the sidebar, which is available on the left side of the screen. From this tab you can adjust Mannequin Character Generator's various settings.

User Interface​

In this section, you can switch Mannequin Character Generator's user interface theme between Light or Dark. You can enable Only Allow 1 Expanded Sidebar Panel to make every panel in a sidebar auto-close when other is opened. You can also toggle Disable UI Animation to disable any animation in the user interface, providing instant response to your input.

If you are using a lot of mods and/or making a mod yourself, using Enable Developer Mode will add more functionality aimed at easier content development. Lastly, you can choose what to display initially when opening the Library Window (where you usually browse for templates): Between Show All to show all of the available content (Default Library + all downloaded DLCs and mods) or just the Default Library. If you have a lot of additional content installed, using the Default Library option will reduce initial lag when browsing for templates.

System Settings​

Here you can change the Undo Limit, which is how far back you can undo actions while editing. Keep in mind that undo limit is directly related to memory (RAM) usage.

New File Defaults​

In this section, you can change Mannequin Character Generator's behavior when creating a new file: Whether it will Always Ask for parameters or Use Settings Below which you can adjust further. The interface of this section is largely similar to the new file dialog window.

Custom Library Locations​

You can manage multiple locations from which Mannequin Character Generator will scan for additional content. Currently there are two default locations pre-programmed into the app. First is the /dlc subfolder inside the installation directory, in which all of default DLCs are located. Second is the itch.io default app installation folder which is used for better compatibility with the itch.io platform. This folder is located in different places depending on your OS:

  • C:\Users\[yourUserName]\AppData\Roaming on Windows (Vista and up)
  • /home/user/.local/share on Linux
  • /Users/[yourUserName]/Library/Preferences on macOS

You can click Add to add more folders into the list. Remove each folder by clicking the icon, or remove all of them by clicking Reset. You can also browse each folder contents by clicking icon.

Quick Palettes (Skin, Hair, Iris and Clothing)​

From this section, you can list your favorite colors which will appear on the right side of the color picker. Each category will affect different color picker. Colors listed in the Skin Color Quick Palette, for example, will only show up in the color picker when you are changing skin colors.