diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index c64c7fed65..c541b81339 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ add_component_dir (l10n
     )
 
 add_component_dir (settings
-    settings parser
+    categories
+    parser
+    sanitizer
+    sanitizerimpl
+    settings
+    settingvalue
+    shadermanager
+    values
     )
 
 add_component_dir (bsa
diff --git a/components/settings/sanitizer.hpp b/components/settings/sanitizer.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8ef7ba3df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/settings/sanitizer.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SETTINGS_SANITIZER_H
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SETTINGS_SANITIZER_H
+
+namespace Settings
+{
+    template <class T>
+    struct Sanitizer
+    {
+        virtual ~Sanitizer() = default;
+
+        virtual T apply(const T& value) const = 0;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/components/settings/sanitizerimpl.cpp b/components/settings/sanitizerimpl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3eaf8cbe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/settings/sanitizerimpl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+#include "sanitizerimpl.hpp"
+
+#include <osg/Vec3f>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <limits>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace Settings
+{
+    namespace
+    {
+        template <class T>
+        struct Max final : Sanitizer<T>
+        {
+            T mMax;
+
+            explicit Max(const T& max)
+                : mMax(max)
+            {
+            }
+
+            T apply(const T& value) const override { return std::max(value, mMax); }
+        };
+
+        template <class T>
+        struct MaxStrict final : Sanitizer<T>
+        {
+            static_assert(std::is_floating_point_v<T>);
+
+            T mMax;
+
+            explicit MaxStrict(const T& max)
+                : mMax(std::nextafter(max, std::numeric_limits<T>::max()))
+            {
+            }
+
+            T apply(const T& value) const override { return std::max(value, mMax); }
+        };
+
+        template <>
+        struct MaxStrict<osg::Vec3f> final : Sanitizer<osg::Vec3f>
+        {
+            osg::Vec3f mMax;
+
+            explicit MaxStrict(const osg::Vec3f& max)
+                : mMax(std::nextafter(max.x(), std::numeric_limits<float>::max()),
+                    std::nextafter(max.y(), std::numeric_limits<float>::max()),
+                    std::nextafter(max.z(), std::numeric_limits<float>::max()))
+            {
+            }
+
+            osg::Vec3f apply(const osg::Vec3f& value) const override
+            {
+                return osg::Vec3f(
+                    std::max(value.x(), mMax.x()), std::max(value.y(), mMax.y()), std::max(value.z(), mMax.z()));
+            }
+        };
+
+        template <class T>
+        struct Clamp final : Sanitizer<T>
+        {
+            T mMin;
+            T mMax;
+
+            explicit Clamp(const T& min, const T& max)
+                : mMin(min)
+                , mMax(max)
+            {
+            }
+
+            T apply(const T& value) const override { return std::clamp(value, mMin, mMax); }
+        };
+
+        template <class T>
+        auto getPrev(const T& value) -> std::enable_if_t<std::is_floating_point_v<T>, T>
+        {
+            assert(value > -std::numeric_limits<T>::max());
+            return std::nextafter(value, -std::numeric_limits<T>::max());
+        }
+
+        template <class T>
+        struct ClampStrictMax final : Sanitizer<T>
+        {
+            T mMin;
+            T mMax;
+
+            explicit ClampStrictMax(const T& min, const T& max)
+                : mMin(min)
+                , mMax(getPrev(max))
+            {
+            }
+
+            T apply(const T& value) const override { return std::clamp(value, mMin, mMax); }
+        };
+
+        template <class T>
+        struct Enum final : Sanitizer<T>
+        {
+            std::vector<T> mValues;
+
+            explicit Enum(std::initializer_list<T> value)
+                : mValues(std::make_move_iterator(value.begin()), std::make_move_iterator(value.end()))
+            {
+            }
+
+            T apply(const T& value) const override
+            {
+                if (std::find(mValues.begin(), mValues.end(), value) == mValues.end())
+                {
+                    std::ostringstream message;
+                    message << "Invalid enum value: " << value;
+                    throw std::runtime_error(message.str());
+                }
+                return value;
+            }
+        };
+
+        template <class T>
+        struct EqualOrMax final : Sanitizer<T>
+        {
+            T mEqual;
+            T mMax;
+
+            explicit EqualOrMax(const T& equal, const T& max)
+                : mEqual(equal)
+                , mMax(max)
+            {
+            }
+
+            T apply(const T& value) const override
+            {
+                if (value == mEqual)
+                    return value;
+                return std::max(value, mMax);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeMaxSanitizerFloat(float max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<Max<float>>(max);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<int>> makeMaxSanitizerInt(int max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<Max<int>>(max);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<std::size_t>> makeMaxSanitizerSize(std::size_t max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<Max<std::size_t>>(max);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<std::uint64_t>> makeMaxSanitizerUInt64(std::uint64_t max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<Max<std::uint64_t>>(max);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeMaxStrictSanitizerFloat(float max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<MaxStrict<float>>(max);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<osg::Vec3f>> makeMaxStrictSanitizerVec3f(const osg::Vec3f& max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<MaxStrict<osg::Vec3f>>(max);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeClampSanitizerFloat(float min, float max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<Clamp<float>>(min, max);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<int>> makeClampSanitizerInt(int min, int max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<Clamp<int>>(min, max);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeClampStrictMaxSanitizerFloat(float min, float max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<ClampStrictMax<float>>(min, max);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<int>> makeEnumSanitizerInt(std::initializer_list<int> values)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<Enum<int>>(values);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<std::string>> makeEnumSanitizerString(std::initializer_list<std::string> values)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<Enum<std::string>>(values);
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeEqualOrMaxSanitizerFloat(float equal, float max)
+    {
+        return std::make_unique<EqualOrMax<float>>(equal, max);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/components/settings/sanitizerimpl.hpp b/components/settings/sanitizerimpl.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7327633bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/settings/sanitizerimpl.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SETTINGS_SANITIZERIMPL_H
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SETTINGS_SANITIZERIMPL_H
+
+#include "sanitizer.hpp"
+
+#include <osg/Vec3f>
+
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace Settings
+{
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeMaxSanitizerFloat(float max);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<int>> makeMaxSanitizerInt(int max);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<std::size_t>> makeMaxSanitizerSize(std::size_t max);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<std::uint64_t>> makeMaxSanitizerUInt64(std::uint64_t max);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeMaxStrictSanitizerFloat(float max);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<osg::Vec3f>> makeMaxStrictSanitizerVec3f(const osg::Vec3f& max);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeClampSanitizerFloat(float min, float max);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<int>> makeClampSanitizerInt(int min, int max);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeClampStrictMaxSanitizerFloat(float min, float max);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<int>> makeEnumSanitizerInt(std::initializer_list<int> values);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<std::string>> makeEnumSanitizerString(std::initializer_list<std::string> values);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Sanitizer<float>> makeEqualOrMaxSanitizerFloat(float equal, float max);
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/components/settings/settings.cpp b/components/settings/settings.cpp
index b389c63b6a..a99038cf08 100644
--- a/components/settings/settings.cpp
+++ b/components/settings/settings.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "settings.hpp"
 #include "parser.hpp"
+#include "values.hpp"
 
 #include <charconv>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -79,11 +80,19 @@ namespace Settings
             return doubleValue;
         }
 #endif
+        template <class T>
+        std::string serialize(const T& value)
+        {
+            std::ostringstream stream;
+            stream << value;
+            return stream.str();
+        }
     }
 
     CategorySettingValueMap Manager::mDefaultSettings = CategorySettingValueMap();
     CategorySettingValueMap Manager::mUserSettings = CategorySettingValueMap();
     CategorySettingVector Manager::mChangedSettings = CategorySettingVector();
+    std::set<std::pair<std::string_view, std::string_view>> Manager::sInitialized;
 
     void Manager::clear()
     {
@@ -136,6 +145,12 @@ namespace Settings
         if (std::filesystem::exists(settingspath))
             parser.loadSettingsFile(settingspath, mUserSettings, false, false);
 
+        Settings::Values::init();
+
+        for (const auto& [key, value] : mDefaultSettings)
+            if (!sInitialized.contains(key))
+                throw std::runtime_error("Default setting [" + key.first + "] " + key.second + " is not initialized");
+
         return settingspath;
     }
 
@@ -203,6 +218,21 @@ namespace Settings
         return parseNumberFromSetting<size_t>(getString(setting, category), setting, category);
     }
 
+    unsigned Manager::getUnsigned(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return parseNumberFromSetting<unsigned>(getString(setting, category), setting, category);
+    }
+
+    unsigned long Manager::getUnsignedLong(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return parseNumberFromSetting<unsigned long>(getString(setting, category), setting, category);
+    }
+
+    unsigned long long Manager::getUnsignedLongLong(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return parseNumberFromSetting<unsigned long long>(getString(setting, category), setting, category);
+    }
+
     bool Manager::getBool(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
     {
         const std::string& string = getString(setting, category);
@@ -360,4 +390,59 @@ namespace Settings
         }
     }
 
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, int value)
+    {
+        setInt(setting, category, value);
+    }
+
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, unsigned value)
+    {
+        setString(setting, category, serialize(value));
+    }
+
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, unsigned long value)
+    {
+        setString(setting, category, serialize(value));
+    }
+
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, unsigned long long value)
+    {
+        setString(setting, category, serialize(value));
+    }
+
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, float value)
+    {
+        setFloat(setting, category, value);
+    }
+
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, double value)
+    {
+        setDouble(setting, category, value);
+    }
+
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, const std::string& value)
+    {
+        setString(setting, category, value);
+    }
+
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, bool value)
+    {
+        setBool(setting, category, value);
+    }
+
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, const osg::Vec2f& value)
+    {
+        setVector2(setting, category, value);
+    }
+
+    void Manager::set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, const osg::Vec3f& value)
+    {
+        setVector3(setting, category, value);
+    }
+
+    void Manager::recordInit(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        sInitialized.emplace(category, setting);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/components/settings/settings.hpp b/components/settings/settings.hpp
index 5ca5aee461..5f3fb65aba 100644
--- a/components/settings/settings.hpp
+++ b/components/settings/settings.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "categories.hpp"
 
+#include <set>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ namespace Settings
         static int getInt(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
         static std::uint64_t getUInt64(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
         static std::size_t getSize(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
+        static unsigned getUnsigned(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
+        static unsigned long getUnsignedLong(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
+        static unsigned long long getUnsignedLongLong(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
         static float getFloat(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
         static double getDouble(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
         static const std::string& getString(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
@@ -69,6 +73,13 @@ namespace Settings
         static osg::Vec2f getVector2(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
         static osg::Vec3f getVector3(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
 
+        template <class T>
+        static T get(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+        {
+            recordInit(setting, category);
+            return getImpl<T>(setting, category);
+        }
+
         static void setInt(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, int value);
         static void setUInt64(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, std::uint64_t value);
         static void setFloat(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, float value);
@@ -79,8 +90,86 @@ namespace Settings
         static void setBool(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, bool value);
         static void setVector2(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, osg::Vec2f value);
         static void setVector3(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, osg::Vec3f value);
+
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, int value);
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, unsigned value);
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, unsigned long value);
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, unsigned long long value);
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, float value);
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, double value);
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, const std::string& value);
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, bool value);
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, const osg::Vec2f& value);
+        static void set(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category, const osg::Vec3f& value);
+
+    private:
+        static std::set<std::pair<std::string_view, std::string_view>> sInitialized;
+
+        template <class T>
+        static T getImpl(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
+
+        static void recordInit(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category);
     };
 
+    template <>
+    inline int Manager::getImpl<int>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getInt(setting, category);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline unsigned Manager::getImpl<unsigned>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getUnsigned(setting, category);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline unsigned long Manager::getImpl<unsigned long>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getUnsignedLong(setting, category);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline unsigned long long Manager::getImpl<unsigned long long>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getUnsignedLongLong(setting, category);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline float Manager::getImpl<float>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getFloat(setting, category);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline double Manager::getImpl<double>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getDouble(setting, category);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline std::string Manager::getImpl<std::string>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getString(setting, category);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline bool Manager::getImpl<bool>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getBool(setting, category);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline osg::Vec2f Manager::getImpl<osg::Vec2f>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getVector2(setting, category);
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline osg::Vec3f Manager::getImpl<osg::Vec3f>(std::string_view setting, std::string_view category)
+    {
+        return getVector3(setting, category);
+    }
 }
 
 #endif // COMPONENTS_SETTINGS_H
diff --git a/components/settings/settingvalue.hpp b/components/settings/settingvalue.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e84f014c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/settings/settingvalue.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SETTINGS_SETTINGVALUE_H
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SETTINGS_SETTINGVALUE_H
+
+#include "sanitizer.hpp"
+#include "settings.hpp"
+
+#include "components/debug/debuglog.hpp"
+
+#include <osg/io_utils>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace Settings
+{
+    template <class T>
+    class SettingValue
+    {
+    public:
+        explicit SettingValue(
+            std::string_view category, std::string_view name, std::unique_ptr<const Sanitizer<T>>&& sanitizer = nullptr)
+            : mCategory(category)
+            , mName(name)
+            , mSanitizer(std::move(sanitizer))
+            , mValue(sanitize(Settings::Manager::get<T>(name, category)))
+        {
+        }
+
+        const T& get() const { return mValue; }
+
+        operator const T&() const { return mValue; }
+
+        void set(const T& value)
+        {
+            if (mValue == value)
+                return;
+            mValue = sanitize(value);
+            Settings::Manager::set(mName, mCategory, mValue);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        const std::string_view mCategory;
+        const std::string_view mName;
+        const std::unique_ptr<const Sanitizer<T>> mSanitizer;
+        T mValue{};
+
+        T sanitize(const T& value) const
+        {
+            if (mSanitizer == nullptr)
+                return value;
+            try
+            {
+                T sanitizedValue = mSanitizer->apply(value);
+                if (sanitizedValue != value)
+                    Log(Debug::Warning) << "Setting [" << mCategory << "] " << mName
+                                        << " value is out of allowed values set: " << value << ", sanitized to "
+                                        << sanitizedValue;
+                return sanitizedValue;
+            }
+            catch (const std::exception& e)
+            {
+                throw std::runtime_error("Invalid setting [" + std::string(mCategory) + "] " + std::string(mName)
+                    + " value: " + std::string(e.what()));
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/components/settings/values.cpp b/components/settings/values.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..668a85c8fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/settings/values.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "values.hpp"
+
+namespace Settings
+{
+    Values* Values::sValues = nullptr;
+
+    void Values::init()
+    {
+        static Values values;
+        Values::sValues = &values;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/components/settings/values.hpp b/components/settings/values.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9614d44c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/settings/values.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SETTINGS_VALUES_H
+#define OPENMW_COMPONENTS_SETTINGS_VALUES_H
+
+#include "sanitizerimpl.hpp"
+#include "settingvalue.hpp"
+
+namespace Settings
+{
+    class Values
+    {
+    public:
+        static void init();
+
+    private:
+        static Values* sValues;
+
+        friend const Values& values();
+
+        friend Values& valuesMutable();
+    };
+
+    inline const Values& values()
+    {
+        return *Values::sValues;
+    }
+
+    inline Values& valuesMutable()
+    {
+        return *Values::sValues;
+    }
+}
+
+#endif