Where Does Dark and Darker Store Settings?
Where Dark and Darker keeps Unreal settings INIs on PC, why they reset, and the read-only workaround.
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Dark and Darker stores PC settings Unreal-style in a DungeonCrawler tree under LocalAppData, with GameUserSettings and Engine INIs in a Windows config folder. The folder name follows the project codename rather than the game title. Heroes and loot live server side.
Settings resets plague the game, and the community fix is file permissions: read-only on the INI after configuring. Optimization guides trade tweaked INI pairs through this same folder. Back up before accepting shared configs; a bad merge costs your binds.
Where Dark and Darker stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\DungeonCrawler\Saved\Config\Windows
Unreal INI pair for keybinds and graphics in the Windows config branch. Read-only flag stops the common reset bug. Project folder uses the DungeonCrawler codename. Characters stay server side, so only settings transfer.
Frequently asked questions
how do I move Dark and Darker settings
Copy GameUserSettings.ini and Engine.ini from the Windows config folder with the game closed. Keybinds and graphics travel in those two files. Characters and loot stay server side, so settings are all that moves.
settings reset every launch, how to fix
Set GameUserSettings.ini read-only after configuring, which stops the reset loop many players hit. Edit graphics through the INIs directly for options the menu hides. Redo the flag after patches that replace the file.
where is the config folder
Paste the LocalAppData path into Run to open it directly. The DungeonCrawler folder name reflects the project name, not the game title. Config and Windows subfolders complete the Unreal tree.
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