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All settings described in this section are changed in ``settings.cfg``, located in your OpenMW user directory.
See :doc:`../paths` for this location.
When creating a new game based on the OpenMW engine, it may be desirable to change the default settings - the defaults are chosen for compatibility with Morrowind.
This can be done by editing ``defaults.bin`` in the OpenMW installation directory without rebuilding OpenMW itself.
If you're using a custom fork of OpenMW, ``files/settings-default.cfg`` in the source repository should be edited instead.
To edit ``defaults.bin``, base64 decode it, make any changes, and then base64 encode it again.
If you feel a need to edit the default settings for any other reason than when creating a new OpenMW-based game, you should not.
We may be able to accommodate your desired workflow some other way if you make a feature request.
Changing Settings
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Then to the line above, type ``[GUI]``, as the tooltip delay setting comes from the "GUI Settings" section.
Although this guide attempts to be comprehensive and up to date,
you will always be able to find the full list of settings available and their default values in ``settings-default.cfg``
in your main OpenMW installation directory.
you will always be able to find the full list of settings available and their default values in ``settings-default.cfg``,
available in the ``files`` directory of our source repo, or by base64 decoding ``defaults.bin`` in your main OpenMW installation directory.
This has changed compared to previous versions of OpenMW as more users were confused by the existence of a file they weren't supposed to edit
than were helped by the existence of a file listing settings they could edit in a different file.
The ranges included with each setting are the physically possible ranges, not recommendations.