Sound, graphics and camera: the best settings for your phone

Phones in Nepal come in every size and price, and a game made here has to run well on all of them. NPL Cricket League has a small set of settings that let you tune it to your phone and your taste. This guide goes through each one and suggests what to choose.

It describes the build we are testing now. Details can change before release; if they do, we'll update this page.

Where the settings are

Tap the gear icon at the top right of the home screen. Settings opens as its own screen with five tabs: Sound, Game, Account, Safety and About.

Two things have their own buttons beside the gear so you never need to dig for them: the speaker icon turns the music on and off, and the EN / NP button switches language.

Sound: three separate switches

The game has three kinds of sound, and each has its own switch.

• Music. The theme in the lobby and the short pieces that play during a match, such as the sting after a six.
• Sound effects. The crowd, bat on ball, the stumps, and button taps.
• Voice calls. Your players call out by themselves during a match, for a four, a six or a run.

Each switch silences only its own sounds, and the game remembers your choice.

What we suggest:

• Playing at home: everything on. The crowd builds as the bowler runs in and roars for a six, and it is a large part of how the match feels.
• Playing on the bus: music off, sound effects on, with earphones.
• Playing somewhere quiet: turn all three off. The game is fully playable in silence, because everything you need to know is also shown on screen.

Game: graphics level

In the Game tab you will find Graphics with three levels: Low, Medium and High.

• High shows the ground at its best: the fullest crowd, light beams from the floodlight towers and the sharpest picture.
• Medium is the balance most phones should use.
• Low thins out the crowd and removes the heaviest lighting so that slower phones stay smooth.

The game picks a level for your phone the first time it runs. Change it if you notice either of these:

• The game stutters, especially when the camera shows the crowd. Go down one level.
• The phone gets warm or the battery drops quickly after a few matches. Go down one level.

A smooth match on Low is better than a pretty one that stutters when you are trying to time a yorker. Batting is about timing, and timing needs a steady picture.

Game: the TV camera

Also in the Game tab is TV camera. When it is on, the camera changes angle by itself the way a broadcast does: a boundary camera follows a big hit, a close shot finds the bowler after a wicket, and a slow-motion replay shows the best moments.

Turn it off if you prefer one steady view throughout. Either way, the CAM button during a match lets you choose your own batting view and bowling view, and the game remembers both.

Language: English or Nepali

Tap EN / NP on the home screen, or the language button during a match, to switch between English and Nepali at any time. Menus, scores, commentary text and every message change together. Nepali numerals are used for scores when the game is in Nepali.

Account

Under Account you can:

• choose an avatar from the pictures built into the game;
• change your username (once every 30 days);
• change your email address. We send a code to the new address to check it is yours;
• delete your account. The delete account page explains what is removed.

Safety and About

Safety has the list of players you have blocked, so you can unblock someone, and links to our community rules.

About shows the game's version and who makes it: Lacspace, a software company registered in Nepal. There is more on our made in Nepal page.

Quick fixes

If this happens	Try this
Stutter when the crowd is in view	Graphics down one level
Phone warm after a few matches	Graphics down one level; close other apps
No sound at all	Check the three sound switches and your phone's silent mode
Camera changes are distracting	Turn TV camera off
Text in the wrong language	Tap EN / NP on the home screen

Still not right?

Tell us. Write to us from the contact page with your phone model and what you saw. Reports from real phones are how the game gets better on the phones people actually own.

NPL Cricket League is still in development. Pre-register and we'll tell you when you can play.

NPL Cricket League is a game by Lacspace inspired by Nepal's T20 franchise cricket. Team names identify the franchises; crests, kits and players in the game are our own, and players are fictional. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or licensed by the Cricket Association of Nepal, the Nepal Premier League or its franchises.