===== The Control Panel =====
The control panel provides access to a number of in-game settings and controls. \\ 

=== Quick Tutorial Video ===

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===== Using the Control Panel =====

Click the {{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_browseropen.jpg}} button in the top right of the screen to open up the Control Panel Browser

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|{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_fwd.png}}|Move back or to the next page in this panel|
|{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_camera.png}}|Camera controls|
|{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_chat.png}}|Chat messaging controls|
|{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_emote.png}}|Avatar emotions|
|{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_pose.png}}|Pose selection|
|{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_customize.png}}|Avatar customization|
|{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_settings.png}}|Settings panel|
|{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_roomswap.png}}|Go to a different room|
|{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_hidebrowser.png}}|Hide the Control Panel|

==== Camera Controls ====
The following is an explanation of the camera controls to give you some idea of how to use them in-game.

  * Click and hold {{:mouse_left.png}} and drag to rotate the camera
  * Click and hold {{:mouse_right.png}} and drag to pan the camera (left, right, up, down). (not over a character)
  * Use the {{:mouse_wheel.png}} to move the camera forward and back
  * Right click {{:mouse_right.png}} on your character to dress, undress, and customize them. Also trigger special actions like cumshot.

==== Camera Controls Settings ====

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^Angle and Movement Modes^^
|Free Camera| Camera can move anywhere |
|Camera follows yourself| The camera follows you around like in a third person game |
|Camera near genitals of yourself| The camera hangs out around your junk. Great for those close up shots! |
|First person of yourself| Looking through your eyes. You can still look around a bit though.|
|Follow partner| Third person view following your partner around |
|Look through partner's eyes| See what your partner sees |
^Input Settings^^
|Mouse interacts with your character ..| |
|Mouse triggers cumshot ..| |
|Mouse edits face| |
^Camera Sensitivity^^
|Translation| How fast the camera moves in space|
|Rotation| How fast the camera rotates|
^Screenshot (Control+P)^^
|Characters and Background| Snapshots save everything visible in your view|
|Characters only| Snapshots only show the characters without the background|
|High Resolution| Snapshots are high resolution |
^Customization^^
|Camera follows customizations| Have the camera focus on body parts that you are customizing|
|Character poses| |
^Advanced Camera Settings^^
|Invert X mouse movement| Toggles the horizontal direction the camera rotates when you drag the {{:mouse_left.png}} side to side|
|Invert Y mouse movement| Toggles the vertical direction the camera rotates when you drag the {{:mouse_left.png}} up and down|

==== Chat Messaging Control Panel ====

{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_chat.png}}

^Interface^^
|Floating Chat Window|Check this box to make the chat window float. This allows you to chat without having the control panel open. |
^Voice over IP^^
|Enable Voice| If you have a microphone or webcam microphone this allows you to use voice chat|
|Voyeurs allowed to listen|Do you want voyeurs to hear all your voice chat hot talk? |
|Microphone Activation| Check and set your microphone level. You should see some movement here when you talk. \\ If you don't then check your Windows microphone settings and verify that your microphone works in other apps like Skype|
^Voyeurs^^
|Voyeurs watching| How many silent observers are peeping at your hot sex session?|
^Voice over IP Status^^
|Global Status| Hello? Is this working?|
^Friends^^
|Icon View| You should see a display of icons of your friends here. Click on one of them to connect if they are on-line.|
^Social^^
|Allow Voyeurs| Do you want silent observers watching your hot sex session?|


==== Emotes & Gestures ====

{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_emote.png}}

^Facial Expressions^^
|List of Expressions| Click one of these icons to change your character's facial expression temporarily|
^Gestures^^
|List of Gestures| Click one of these icons to make your character do stuff like dance, wave, etc|

==== Pose Selection & Controls ====

{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_pose.png}}
^Pose Controls^^
|Pose Control Panel|This shows variations of the current pose when available|
|Poses Available to join|When someone invites you to a pose you will see it displayed here|
|Available Poses near you|These are poses that you can initiate. This list will change \\ based on your location. E.g. if you are by the couch you \\ will see a list of poses that work on the couch.|
|All available poses|This will show a full list of poses for all locations. When you click \\ one of these your character will move to the location used  \\ for the selected pose.|
^Interface^^
|Floating Pose Panel| Make the Pose Panel float so you don't need the main control panel open|
|Show Strapon Poses for Females| Show additional poses that work with strapons for females|


==== Avatar Customization ====

{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_customize.png}}

See the [[en:chathouse3d:ingamecontrols|Customization]] page for details on using this panel.

==== Settings ====

{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_settings.png}}
^Volume Controls^^
|Mute All Sounds||
|Disable Surround||
|Environment||
|Sound Effects||
|Voice||
|Music||

^Interface^^
|Show Tooltips||
|Floating Chat Window||
|Floating Pose Panel||
|Show Strapon Poses for Females||


==== Roomswap ====

{{:en:chathouse3d:c3d_ui_roomswap.png}}