diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 2ae5d857..eb4b9c18 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -724,6 +724,13 @@ EX void initConfig() {
       {"by number", ""}
       }, "inventory/kill sorting", 'k');
 
+  param_enum(vid.orbmode, "orb_mode", "orb display mode", 2)
+    ->editable({
+      {"plain", ""},
+      {"types", ""},
+      {"icons", ""},
+      }, "orb display mode", 'o');
+
   param_b(less_in_landscape, "less_in_landscape", false)
   ->editable("less items/kills in landscape", 'L')
   -> set_sets([] { dialog::reaction_final = [] { println(hlog, "Reset"); vid.killreduction = 0; }; });
@@ -1856,6 +1863,7 @@ EX void configureInterface() {
   add_edit(less_in_portrait);
 
   add_edit(display_yasc_codes);
+  add_edit(vid.orbmode);
 
   dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("draw crosshair"), crosshair_size > 0 ? fts(crosshair_size) : ONOFF(false), 'x');
   dialog::add_action([] () { 
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index 076411b1..e442d566 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -761,10 +761,12 @@ EX shiftmatrix face_the_player(const shiftmatrix V) {
   }
 
 EX hpcshape& orbshape(eOrbshape s) {
+  if(vid.orbmode == 0) return cgi.shRing;
   switch(s) {
      case osLove: return cgi.shLoveRing;
      case osRanged: return cgi.shTargetRing;
-     case osOffensive: case osDirectional: return cgi.shSawRing;
+     case osOffensive: return cgi.shSawRing;
+     case osDirectional: return vid.orbmode == 2 ? cgi.shSawRing : cgi.shSpearRing;
      case osFriend: return cgi.shPeaceRing;
      case osUtility: return cgi.shGearRing;
      case osPowerUtility: return cgi.shPowerGearRing;
@@ -1056,11 +1058,15 @@ EX bool drawItemType(eItem it, cell *c, const shiftmatrix& V, color_t icol, int
     icol = orb_auxiliary_color(it);
     color_t col = darkena(icol, 0, int(0x80 + 0x70 * sinptick(300)));
 
-    if(it == itOrbFish)
+    if(it == itOrbFish && vid.orbmode == 2)
       queuepolyat(Vit * spinptick(1500, 0), cgi.shFishTail, col, PPR::ITEM_BELOW);
     
     if(xch == 'c')
       queuepolyat(Vit * spinptick(500, 0), cgi.shMoonDisk, darkena(0x801080, 0, hidden ? 0x20 : 0xC0), prio);
+    else if(vid.orbmode < 2) {
+      icol1 = orb_inner_color(it);
+      queuepolyat(Vit, cgi.shDisk, darkena(icol1, 0, inice ? 0x80 : hidden ? 0x20 : 0xC0), prio);
+      }
     else {
       icol1 = orb_inner_color(it);      
       auto dark = darkena(icol1, 0, inice ? 0x80 : hidden ? 0x20 : (it == itOrbBeauty) ? 0xA0 : 0xC0);