Configuration

This page describes configuring the Windows version of Hermes and applies only to Build 40.
(Click here for build 41+)

For Linux users, see this page.

 

For the V3 version of Hermes, this screen is the same except the text in Universe/Galaxy.

Login

Cit# Citizen number used to operate Hermes.
PrivPW Privilege password for above citizen. (NOT THE ACCOUNT/LOGIN PASSWORD)
World Name of world where Hermes is to be operated.

Appearance

This section is optional. To prevent Hermes from having an in-world visible avatar, leave the Position field blank.

Position Coordinates where Hermes' avatar will appear. Leave blank to disable this.
Avatar The avatar number for Hermes to use.
State One of the following values:
0 Walking
1 Running
2 Flying
3 Swimming
4 Falling
5 Jumping
6 Warping

Universe/Galaxy

Introduced in Hermes build 27.

Specifies the host and port of the universe Hermes should connect to. Leave these fields blank to connect to the default AW universe.

Options

Name Description Default State
Enable auto-join for tourists Controls if tourists are allowed to auto-join the network upon re-entering the world.
Enable auto-join for bots Controls if bots are allowed to auto-join the network upon re-entering the world.
Chat sessions always enabled If enabled, users will automatically join the network upon entering the world.
Disable ban petitions Completely disable ban petitions by users.
Disable "For help with Hermes" message If enabled, Hermes will not send a help message after joining the extended chat network.
Allow non-admin removal of petition bans Allows users with eject rights that are not bot admins to remove bans that were set by a user-initiated petition, assuming petitions are enabled.
Disable "Message sent to X users" Turns off the message sent after using h:: in Passive Mode.
Start automatically Automatically start Hermes after loading the program.
Ignore Ground Zero Ignore chat in the immediate 200m area of the world's entry point (where "Ground Zero" is 0N 0W, or as specified in the world's Entry Point attribute.)
Auto-kick idle bots If enabled, bots that join the network but do not speak within 30 seconds will be kicked off.
Auto-kick for offensive words If enabled, users who use words in the censor will be kicked and temporarily banned for 60 seconds (or as specified in Offensive word ban time)
Require confirmation of network guidelines When enabled with the option above, users will be required to acknowledge that they are aware of the extended chat guidelines (as specified in the URL in the Guidelines field)
Announce users joining in passive mode If enabled, users joining or leaving the network in passive mode will be announced.
Eject for offensive words in GZ If enabled, offensive words inside the immediate 200m of the world's entry point will result in an automatic 5-minute ejection.
Ban offensive names from network If enabled, usernames that contain offensive words will not be allowed to join the network.
Eject offensive names inside GZ If enabled, usernames that contain offensive words will be ejected from ground zero (immediate 200m area around world's entry point).
Auto-minimize on startup Automatically minimizes program to the tray area when started.
Restrict notification of kicked users If enabled, users kicked from the network are not announced as kicked.
Enable chat logging If enabled, Hermes will log all chat that occurs in the world.
Eject bots inside Ground Zero If enabled, Hermes will eject any bot whose owner does not have Eject (build 36) rights.
Force all bots to be in passive mode If enabled, all bots will not be able to exit passive mode.
Limit creation of special conferences If enabled, special conferences can only be created by Bot administrators and users with Eject rights.
Disable user privacy Enabled by default; when unchecked, privacy levels become available.