Which rules apply online

Why this matters

Many of the game's formulas exist more than once in its code: the classic version, and a mod's replacement. Offline, your mod switches decide which one runs. Online, DFO decides for everyone, so that two players in the same dungeon fight by the same rules, see the same towns and roll loot from the same tables.

If you read a guide for classic Daggerfall or for Daggerfall Unity, check its numbers against this handbook. Hit chances, damage, racial bonuses, loot materials, encumbrance and loan limits all differ online.

The three groups

The game's own enhancements follow the same idea: those that shape the shared world (Enhanced AI, Loot rarity, weather, landforms, questlines, naval encounters) are on for everyone; visual quality settings are yours.

Every mod and feature

This table is generated from the game's own online settings ledger each time the handbook is built, so it is always current:

The online ruleset

Mod or feature	Kind	Online status	Forced keys
Dynamic Skies	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
World Tooltips	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Readied Spellcasting Hands	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Seasons of the Iliac Bay	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Low Poly Trees	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Basic Roads	Mod	Forced for the world	Enabled = true; SmoothRoads = true; RiversAndStreams = true
World of Daggerfall	Mod	Forced for the world	Enabled = true; Mountains = false
Aquatic Sprites	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Detailed Ships	Mod	Forced for the world	Enabled = true
Beautiful Villages of Daggerfall	Mod	Forced for the world	Enabled = true
Beautiful Cities of Daggerfall	Mod	Forced for the world	Enabled = true
Warm Ashes - Ships	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
World Events - Raiding Parties	Mod	Forced for the world	Enabled = true
Foraging	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Iliac Puddle No More	Mod	Forced for the world	Enabled = true; General.WaterDepth = 250; General.SpawnUnderwaterEnemies = true; General.EnemyFrequency = 0.3; General.MaxLiveEnemies = 32; General.SeafloorLootRate = 0.5; General.MaxLiveLootObjects = 192; General.TreasureClusterRate = 0.3; General.MaxLiveTreasureClusters = 12; General.TreasureCove = false; General.SwimSpeedMultiplier = 1; General.EnableSwimStroke = true; General.ArgonianInfiniteBreath = true
There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Ocean	Mod	Forced for the world	Enabled = true; General.PitSpawnRate = 0.5; General.SeafloorHoleSize = 0.5
Come Sail Away	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Meaner Monsters	Mod	Balance-locked at defaults	Enabled = true
Physical Combat And Armor Overhaul	Mod	Balance-locked at defaults	Enabled = true; equipmentDamageEnhanced = false; fadingEnchantedItems = false; fixedStrengthDamageModifier = true; armorHitFormulaRedone = true; criticalStrikesIncreaseDamage = true; conditionBasedEffectiveness = true; softMaterialRequirements = true
Unleveled Loot	Mod	Balance-locked at defaults	Enabled = true; Iron = 0; Steel = 1; Silver = 2; Elven = 3; Dwarven = 4; Mithril = 5; Adamantium = 6; Ebony = 7; Orcish = 8; Daedric = 9
Diverse Weapons	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Roleplay & Realism: Items	Mod	Balance-locked at defaults	Enabled = true; lootRebalance = true; bandaging = true; conditionBasedPrices = true; storeQualityItemCondition = true; realisticEnemyEquipment = true; skillBasedStartingEquipment = true; skillBasedStartingSpells = true; weaponBalance = true; newWeapons = true; newArmor = true; alchemistPotions = true
Roleplay & Realism	Mod	Balance-locked at defaults	Enabled = true; bedSleeping = true; advancedArchery = true; encumbranceEffects = true; bandaging = true; shipPorts = false; underworldExpulsion = true; climbingRestriction = true; weaponSpeed = true; weaponMaterials = true; equipDamage = false; enemyAppearance = true; purificationPotion = true; autoExtinguishLight = true; classicStrengthDamageBonus = false; loanAmountPerLevel = 4; EnhancedRiding.enhancedRiding = true; EnhancedRiding.RealisticMovement = true; EnhancedRiding.followTerrainEnabled = true; EnhancedRiding.followTerrainSoftenFactor = 8; EnhancedRiding.GallopingInTowns = true; EnhancedRiding.TrampleCivilians = true; RefinedTraining.refinedTraining = true; RefinedTraining.variableTrainingPrice = true; RefinedTraining.intensiveTraining = false
Shield Widget	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Weapon Widget	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Handheld Torches	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Ambient Text	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Eye Of The Beholder	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Immersive Footsteps	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Better Ambience	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Oblivion Remaster Like Leveling	Mod	Balance-locked at defaults	attributePoints = 12; maxUpdatableAttribute = 3; allowLuckIncrease = true; luckIncreaseCost = 4; primarySkillsImpact = 8; majorSkillsImpact = 8; minorSkillsImpact = 6; miscSkillsImpact = 2
Travel Options	Mod	Forced for the world	Enabled = true; CautiousTravel.PlayerControlledCautiousTravel = true; StopAtInnsTravel.PlayerControlledInnsTravel = true; ShipTravel.OnlyFromPorts = true
Immersive Travel	Mod	Balance-locked at defaults	Enabled = true; General.DisableNormalTravel = false; General.DailyCarriageFee = 1; General.RegionLockedCarriages = false; ShipTravel.DisableShipTravelOutsideDocks = true; ShipTravel.DailyShipCost = 15; ShipTravel.DailyCaptainFee = 10; ShipTravel.LimitedRangeInSmallDocks = true; AllowedDestinations.Cities = true; AllowedDestinations.Covens = false; AllowedDestinations.Dungeons = false; AllowedDestinations.Graveyards = false; AllowedDestinations.Farms = false; AllowedDestinations.Hamlets = true; AllowedDestinations.Homes = false; AllowedDestinations.Temples = false; AllowedDestinations.Taverns = false; AllowedDestinations.Villages = true
Physical Items	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Heat Haze	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Windfall	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Snowfall	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Horse Cart and Cargo	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Project Legacy	Mod	The player's own	No forced keys
Daggerfall Enemy Expansion	Mod	Balance-locked at defaults	Enabled = true; Cheat.DisableTrollRespawn = false
Smaller dungeons	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Medium dungeons	Port feature	Forced for the world	mediumDungeons = false
Dungeon sizes as online	Port feature	Forced for the world	worldDungeonSizes = true
Horse care	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Wagon upkeep	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Land view distance	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Enhanced environments	Port feature	Forced for the world	enhancedEnvironments = true
Enhanced AI	Port feature	Forced for the world	enhancedAI = true
Enhanced climbing	Port feature	Forced for the world	enhancedClimbing = true
Enhanced water	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Water quality	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Enhanced lighting	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Modded lighting (Improved Interior Lighting)	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Grass	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Cloud quality	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Ground sharpness	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Real windows	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Render scale	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Enhanced combat visuals	Port feature	Forced for the world	enhancedCombatVisuals = true
Weapon glow	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Quick loot	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Loot rarity	Port feature	Forced for the world	lootRarity = true
Wind	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Enhanced sounds	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
First-person lighting	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Enhanced map	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
3D dungeon map	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Tamriel on the map	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Land beyond the Bay	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Weather as places	Port feature	Forced for the world	weatherEvents = true
Real forests	Port feature	Forced for the world	realForests = true
Jungle of Bantha	Port feature	Forced for the world	banthaJungle = true
Landforms	Port feature	Forced for the world	landforms = true
Clear roadsides	Port feature	Forced for the world	roadVerges = true
Blended climates	Port feature	Forced for the world	climateBlend = true
Nearby quests	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Questlines	Port feature	Forced for the world	questlines = true
Living world	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Windmills of Daggerfall by Kamer	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
The King’s Gambit by Unnamed (thekingsgambit.dfmod)	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Weapon Sheathing	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Steel Helm	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Morrowind Spell Effects	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Morrowind Body Motion	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Morrowind People	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Morrowind People Marks	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Billboard Look	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Enemies Fight Each Other	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Varied Dungeon Monsters	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Torches Light Your Way	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Combat Voices	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Calm HUD	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Near Death Warning	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Bows In Left Hand	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Choose Guild Jobs	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Dungeon Wall Style	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Quick slots	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Loading screens	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Event board	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Quest news	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Quest tracker	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Quest marks	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Quest guidance	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Look around	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Lever echoes	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Way out	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Wilderness camps & packs	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Encounters on the road	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
The watch defends the town	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Blood	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Climates & Calories by Ralzar	Port feature	The player's own	No forced keys
Naval Combat	Port feature	Forced for the world	naval = true
mediumDungeons	Port preference	Forced for the world	mediumDungeons = false
worldDungeonSizes	Port preference	Forced for the world	worldDungeonSizes = true
enhancedEnvironments	Port preference	Forced for the world	enhancedEnvironments = true
enhancedAI	Port preference	Forced for the world	enhancedAI = true
enhancedClimbing	Port preference	Forced for the world	enhancedClimbing = true
enhancedCombatVisuals	Port preference	Forced for the world	enhancedCombatVisuals = true
lootRarity	Port preference	Forced for the world	lootRarity = true
weatherEvents	Port preference	Forced for the world	weatherEvents = true
realForests	Port preference	Forced for the world	realForests = true
banthaJungle	Port preference	Forced for the world	banthaJungle = true
landforms	Port preference	Forced for the world	landforms = true
roadVerges	Port preference	Forced for the world	roadVerges = true
climateBlend	Port preference	Forced for the world	climateBlend = true
questlines	Port preference	Forced for the world	questlines = true
naval	Port preference	Forced for the world	naval = true
Controls/AllowMagicRepairs	Port setting	Forced for the world	AllowMagicRepairs = True

What the locked mods change

Settings that stay yours

A few rules still depend on a choice you make online. Pages that depend on one say so.

Next

• The creation screens

• Fighting

• Coming from Daggerfall or Daggerfall Unity

Sources & checked facts

• src/systems/online/onlineLane.js: ONLINE_ROOM_MOD_KEYS, ONLINE_WHOLE_MODS, ONLINE_PLAYERS_OWN_MODS, ONLINE_FORCED_PREFS, ONLINE_FORCED_SETTINGS, asTheRoom (shared loot rolled under the shared rules)

• src/systems/features.js: the Features registry's online declarations

• src/systems/modSettings.js: modSetting, onlineModSetting

• src/combat/pcaao.js, src/systems/roleplayRealism/rrRealism.js (encumbrance effects), src/systems/banking.js (EMPIRE_LOAN_DIVISOR), src/systems/unleveledLoot.js, src/systems/loot/lootRarity.js

• src/characters/enemy/enemyAttack.js (meleePass, telegraphed blows)

• Research notes: handbook/research/M.md (ledger and overlap map), T1.md, H3.md, P3.md, V1.md