diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/fogmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/fogmanager.cpp
index 68b615e565..ef8de1cb2e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/fogmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/fogmanager.cpp
@@ -7,20 +7,10 @@
 #include <components/esm4/loadcell.hpp>
 #include <components/fallback/fallback.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/util.hpp>
-#include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 
 #include <apps/openmw/mwworld/cell.hpp>
 
-namespace
-{
-    float DLLandFogStart;
-    float DLLandFogEnd;
-    float DLUnderwaterFogStart;
-    float DLUnderwaterFogEnd;
-    float DLInteriorFogStart;
-    float DLInteriorFogEnd;
-}
-
 namespace MWRender
 {
     FogManager::FogManager()
@@ -29,17 +19,10 @@ namespace MWRender
         , mUnderwaterFogStart(0.f)
         , mUnderwaterFogEnd(std::numeric_limits<float>::max())
         , mFogColor(osg::Vec4f())
-        , mDistantFog(Settings::Manager::getBool("use distant fog", "Fog"))
         , mUnderwaterColor(Fallback::Map::getColour("Water_UnderwaterColor"))
         , mUnderwaterWeight(Fallback::Map::getFloat("Water_UnderwaterColorWeight"))
         , mUnderwaterIndoorFog(Fallback::Map::getFloat("Water_UnderwaterIndoorFog"))
     {
-        DLLandFogStart = Settings::Manager::getFloat("distant land fog start", "Fog");
-        DLLandFogEnd = Settings::Manager::getFloat("distant land fog end", "Fog");
-        DLUnderwaterFogStart = Settings::Manager::getFloat("distant underwater fog start", "Fog");
-        DLUnderwaterFogEnd = Settings::Manager::getFloat("distant underwater fog end", "Fog");
-        DLInteriorFogStart = Settings::Manager::getFloat("distant interior fog start", "Fog");
-        DLInteriorFogEnd = Settings::Manager::getFloat("distant interior fog end", "Fog");
     }
 
     void FogManager::configure(float viewDistance, const MWWorld::Cell& cell)
@@ -47,13 +30,14 @@ namespace MWRender
         osg::Vec4f color = SceneUtil::colourFromRGB(cell.getMood().mFogColor);
 
         const float fogDensity = cell.getMood().mFogDensity;
-        if (mDistantFog)
+        if (Settings::fog().mUseDistantFog)
         {
             float density = std::max(0.2f, fogDensity);
-            mLandFogStart = DLInteriorFogEnd * (1.0f - density) + DLInteriorFogStart * density;
-            mLandFogEnd = DLInteriorFogEnd;
-            mUnderwaterFogStart = DLUnderwaterFogStart;
-            mUnderwaterFogEnd = DLUnderwaterFogEnd;
+            mLandFogStart = Settings::fog().mDistantInteriorFogEnd * (1.0f - density)
+                + Settings::fog().mDistantInteriorFogStart * density;
+            mLandFogEnd = Settings::fog().mDistantInteriorFogEnd;
+            mUnderwaterFogStart = Settings::fog().mDistantUnderwaterFogStart;
+            mUnderwaterFogEnd = Settings::fog().mDistantUnderwaterFogEnd;
             mFogColor = color;
         }
         else
@@ -63,12 +47,13 @@ namespace MWRender
     void FogManager::configure(float viewDistance, float fogDepth, float underwaterFog, float dlFactor, float dlOffset,
         const osg::Vec4f& color)
     {
-        if (mDistantFog)
+        if (Settings::fog().mUseDistantFog)
         {
-            mLandFogStart = dlFactor * (DLLandFogStart - dlOffset * DLLandFogEnd);
-            mLandFogEnd = dlFactor * (1.0f - dlOffset) * DLLandFogEnd;
-            mUnderwaterFogStart = DLUnderwaterFogStart;
-            mUnderwaterFogEnd = DLUnderwaterFogEnd;
+            mLandFogStart
+                = dlFactor * (Settings::fog().mDistantLandFogStart - dlOffset * Settings::fog().mDistantLandFogEnd);
+            mLandFogEnd = dlFactor * (1.0f - dlOffset) * Settings::fog().mDistantLandFogEnd;
+            mUnderwaterFogStart = Settings::fog().mDistantUnderwaterFogStart;
+            mUnderwaterFogEnd = Settings::fog().mDistantUnderwaterFogEnd;
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/fogmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/fogmanager.hpp
index a0a2f71047..a704f0efdc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/fogmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/fogmanager.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         float mUnderwaterFogStart;
         float mUnderwaterFogEnd;
         osg::Vec4f mFogColor;
-        bool mDistantFog;
-
         osg::Vec4f mUnderwaterColor;
         float mUnderwaterWeight;
         float mUnderwaterIndoorFog;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 7d23ff9622..21cad8a51f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             : mNear(0.f)
             , mFar(0.f)
             , mWindSpeed(0.f)
-            , mSkyBlendingStartCoef(Settings::Manager::getFloat("sky blending start", "Fog"))
+            , mSkyBlendingStartCoef(Settings::fog().mSkyBlendingStart)
         {
         }
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, SceneUtil::WorkQueue* workQueue,
         DetourNavigator::Navigator& navigator, const MWWorld::GroundcoverStore& groundcoverStore,
         SceneUtil::UnrefQueue& unrefQueue)
-        : mSkyBlending(Settings::Manager::getBool("sky blending", "Fog"))
+        : mSkyBlending(Settings::fog().mSkyBlending)
         , mViewer(viewer)
         , mRootNode(rootNode)
         , mResourceSystem(resourceSystem)
@@ -330,8 +330,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         resourceSystem->getSceneManager()->setParticleSystemMask(MWRender::Mask_ParticleSystem);
         // Shadows and radial fog have problems with fixed-function mode.
-        bool forceShaders = Settings::Manager::getBool("radial fog", "Fog")
-            || Settings::Manager::getBool("exponential fog", "Fog")
+        bool forceShaders = Settings::fog().mRadialFog || Settings::fog().mExponentialFog
             || Settings::Manager::getBool("soft particles", "Shaders")
             || Settings::Manager::getBool("force shaders", "Shaders")
             || Settings::Manager::getBool("enable shadows", "Shadows")
@@ -401,8 +400,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         globalDefines["clamp"] = Settings::Manager::getBool("clamp lighting", "Shaders") ? "1" : "0";
         globalDefines["preLightEnv"]
             = Settings::Manager::getBool("apply lighting to environment maps", "Shaders") ? "1" : "0";
-        bool exponentialFog = Settings::Manager::getBool("exponential fog", "Fog");
-        globalDefines["radialFog"] = (exponentialFog || Settings::Manager::getBool("radial fog", "Fog")) ? "1" : "0";
+        const bool exponentialFog = Settings::fog().mExponentialFog;
+        globalDefines["radialFog"] = (exponentialFog || Settings::fog().mRadialFog) ? "1" : "0";
         globalDefines["exponentialFog"] = exponentialFog ? "1" : "0";
         globalDefines["skyBlending"] = mSkyBlending ? "1" : "0";
         globalDefines["refraction_enabled"] = "0";
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index 27478f0571..5b8a25da17 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <osgParticle/Operator>
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystemUpdater>
 
-#include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 
 #include <components/sceneutil/controller.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/depth.hpp>
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         if (enableSkyRTT)
         {
-            mSkyRTT = new SkyRTT(Settings::Manager::getVector2("sky rtt resolution", "Fog"), mEarlyRenderBinRoot);
+            mSkyRTT = new SkyRTT(Settings::fog().mSkyRttResolution, mEarlyRenderBinRoot);
             skyroot->addChild(mSkyRTT);
             mRootNode = new osg::Group;
             skyroot->addChild(mRootNode);
diff --git a/apps/openmw_test_suite/fx/technique.cpp b/apps/openmw_test_suite/fx/technique.cpp
index ef0cfe948c..e59cca43cf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw_test_suite/fx/technique.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw_test_suite/fx/technique.cpp
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ namespace
             }))
             , mImageManager(mVFS.get())
         {
-            Settings::Manager::setBool("radial fog", "Fog", true);
-            Settings::Manager::setBool("exponential fog", "Fog", false);
-            Settings::Manager::setBool("stereo enabled", "Stereo", false);
         }
 
         void compile(const std::string& name)
diff --git a/apps/openmw_test_suite/openmw_test_suite.cpp b/apps/openmw_test_suite/openmw_test_suite.cpp
index fb5c879fc1..a2b9f1ae73 100644
--- a/apps/openmw_test_suite/openmw_test_suite.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw_test_suite/openmw_test_suite.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include "components/misc/strings/conversion.hpp"
+#include "components/settings/parser.hpp"
+#include "components/settings/values.hpp"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 // we cannot use GTEST_API_ before main if we're building standalone exe application,
 // and we're linking GoogleTest / GoogleMock as DLLs and not linking gtest_main / gmock_main
@@ -9,6 +15,18 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 GTEST_API_ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
 #endif
+    const std::filesystem::path settingsDefaultPath = std::filesystem::path{ OPENMW_PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR } / "files"
+        / Misc::StringUtils::stringToU8String("settings-default.cfg");
+
+    Settings::SettingsFileParser parser;
+    parser.loadSettingsFile(settingsDefaultPath, Settings::Manager::mDefaultSettings);
+
+    Settings::StaticValues::initDefaults();
+
+    Settings::Manager::mUserSettings = Settings::Manager::mDefaultSettings;
+
+    Settings::StaticValues::init();
+
     testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
     return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }
diff --git a/components/fx/pass.cpp b/components/fx/pass.cpp
index 7cd54f8dbc..7a7329d755 100644
--- a/components/fx/pass.cpp
+++ b/components/fx/pass.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <components/resource/scenemanager.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/clearcolor.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/lightmanager.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 #include <components/stereo/multiview.hpp>
 
 #include "stateupdater.hpp"
@@ -261,8 +262,8 @@ float omw_EstimateFogCoverageFromUV(vec2 uv)
                   { "@uboStruct", StateUpdater::getStructDefinition() }, { "@ubo", mUBO ? "1" : "0" },
                   { "@normals", technique.getNormals() ? "1" : "0" },
                   { "@reverseZ", SceneUtil::AutoDepth::isReversed() ? "1" : "0" },
-                  { "@radialFog", Settings::Manager::getBool("radial fog", "Fog") ? "1" : "0" },
-                  { "@exponentialFog", Settings::Manager::getBool("exponential fog", "Fog") ? "1" : "0" },
+                  { "@radialFog", Settings::fog().mRadialFog ? "1" : "0" },
+                  { "@exponentialFog", Settings::fog().mExponentialFog ? "1" : "0" },
                   { "@hdr", technique.getHDR() ? "1" : "0" }, { "@in", mLegacyGLSL ? "varying" : "in" },
                   { "@out", mLegacyGLSL ? "varying" : "out" }, { "@position", "gl_Position" },
                   { "@texture1D", mLegacyGLSL ? "texture1D" : "texture" },