WoW:CVar violenceLevel
This CVar controls the violence level setting of in-game combat. Default setting is "2". It is very noteworthy for parents with young children who play World of Warcraft.
Possible Settings
Accepts settings in a range of 0-5, with each setting showing slightly more blood, and slightly more combat effects as the setting is highered.
- 0
- No effects.
- 1
- Green Blood and display of combat effects.
- 2
- Red Blood, more pronounced combat.
- 3
- Red Blood, slightly more blood, more pronounced combat.
- 4
- Red Blood, slightly more blood, more pronounced combat.
- 5
- Highest violence level.
Changing this setting
- NB Requires UI restart to take effect.
In-game, type the following;
/console violenceLevel (0-5) /console reloadui
It is possible to make a macro for the above, simply use the macro command (/macro) to make a new one. Copy and paste the following code into wow chat for maximum gore; [code]/macro /console violenceLevel 5 /console reloadui[/code]
Alternatively, you can exit wow, open Config.wtf file, and add the following line;
SET violenceLevel "setting" (0-5)
For those concerned about young players copy and paste the following into Config.wtf file;
SET violenceLevel "0"
OR in-game macro [code]/macro /console violenceLevel 0 /console reloadui[/code]