imported>Hazasoul: reorder settings by UI order, rephrase, add april fools googly eyes trivia

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reorder settings by UI order, rephrase, add april fools googly eyes trivia

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[[File:Account login - Visions of Eternity.png|right|600px]]
The [[login screen]] (also called the '''launcher''') appears after the client has checked for updates, and is the first screen requiring user input after [[Guild Wars 2]] is started.

Entering a valid account name and password, followed by pressing both the "Login" and "Play" buttons will take the user to the [[character selection screen]].
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== Available settings ==
* Language — The user interface language can be changed (note that this change will require restarting the client)
** English
** French
** Spanish
** German
* Theme — The user interface theme can be selected from supported themes introduced in previous releases, with an option to randomize.
** Does not include the [[Guild Wars 2|core]] or ''[[Heart of Thorns]]'' themes.
* Remember account name — Will cause the client to fill in the account name (email address) field automatically.
* Remember password — Will cause the client to fill in the password field automatically.
** Passwords greater than 6 characters long will be fully remembered, but only 6 asterisks are displayed.
* Auto-Play — Automatically continues to the [[character selection screen]] 5 seconds after pressing the "Login" button or after enabling the setting.

== Themes ==
{{see|April Fools' Day 2026#Login screens}}

;Available choices
<gallery>
Account login - Path of Fire.png|''[[Path of Fire]]''
Account login - Living World Season 4.png|[[Living World Season 4]]
Account login - Icebrood Saga.png| [[Icebrood Saga]]
Account login - End of Dragons.png|''[[End of Dragons]]''
Account login - Secrets of the Obscure.png|''[[Secrets of the Obscure]]''
Account login - Janthir Wilds.png|''[[Janthir Wilds]]''
Account login - Visions of Eternity.png|''[[Visions of Eternity]]''
</gallery>

;Historical, unavailable login screens
<gallery>
Account login - August 2012.png|During the original release
Account login - Heart of Thorns.png|During ''[[Heart of Thorns]]''
</gallery>

== Beta login screen ==
:''This section refers to the appearance and functionality of the login screen prior to the release of Guild Wars 2 in August 2012.''
The beta login screen cycled between various images seen through the logo.
<gallery>
2012 April login screen 08.jpg|The first login colors [[:File:Mount Maelstrom loading screen.jpg|Background image]]
2012 April login screen 02.jpg|The second login colors [[:File:Charr Lands Plains concept art.jpg|Background image]]
2012 April login screen 03.jpg|The third login colors [[:File:WallAscalon.jpg|Background image]]
2012 April login screen 04.jpg|The fourth login colors [[:File:"Orr Dragon" concept art.jpg|Background image]]
2012 April login screen 05.jpg|The fifth login colors [[:File:Striking Off the Chains.jpg|Background image]]
2012 April login screen 06.jpg|The sixth login colors [[:File:Ghost battlefield concept art.jpg|Background image]]
2012 April login screen 07.jpg|The seventh login colors [[:File:Denravi concept art 4.jpg|Background image]]
</gallery>

; [[Soundtrack]]
The screen also played different songs than the current [[character selection screen]]s:
* Overture (Tyrian Overture, main theme)
* Lornar's Pass
* Trahearne's Reverie

; Settings
[[File:Game menu options icon.png|20px]] Via the settings icon located in the top left corner of the screen, changes could formerly be made to the [[Options#Graphics_Options|video settings]] and [[Options#Sound_Options|audio settings]] prior to the appearance of the character selection screen.
<gallery>
2012 April video options.jpg|Video settings
2012 April audio options.jpg|Audio settings
</gallery>
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; Account security
A three color image, or Chroma Hash, appeared when a password was entered. The pallet of colors displayed was identical each time the same password was entered. It served as a visual check that the password had been entered correctly.
<gallery>
Account login - April 2012.jpg|Chroma hash
</gallery>

== Notes ==
* "''Remember password''" stores an account specific value. It cannot be used to quickly access a different account even if it uses the same password.

== Trivia ==
* The [[Game updates/2026-03-17|March 17, 2026 game update]] added a theme selector allowing multiple old login screens to be selected.
* [[w:Googly eyes|Googly eyes]] were added to the characters for [[April Fools' Day 2026]]. These can be dismissed by double-clicking them, and re-enabled at any time by entering the [[w:Konami Code|Konami Code]]: <code>↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A</code>

[[Category:User interface]]

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imported>Hazasoul: reorder settings by UI order, rephrase, add april fools googly eyes trivia