Anyone know where the config files are?

[ScrotezMcBalls]

Where are the config files for terraria stored on Linux? I need to edit them to remap controls because I'm left handed, whenever I try to access the controls menu ingame the game crashes.

[Big Baloney]

Checked Documents -> My Games -> Terraria?

[ScrotezMcBalls]

I don't have a My Games directory. Isn't that a directory commonly used on Windows? I've checked most commonly used linux directories like in ~/Documents/ and ~/.config, but no luck I've also checked the game's install directory and can't find any config files. I wish game devs would get together and all agree on one place to store configs, settings, and save files on linux.

[ScrotezMcBalls]

bump for help

[ScrotezMcBalls]

I found the directory on Linux, it's ~/My Games/Terraria/

In that directory there should be a config.json file

[AsavarTzeth Linux]

It really should be moved to something like "~/.local/share/Re-Logic/Terraria". Since it is still in beta, now is the time to do such changes.

Game devs should not come up with any such thing as where to store the data. They should all follow the platform standard, which in this case is the XDG Specification.

In fact, most developers have actually been quite good at following this already.

[ScrotezMcBalls]

Ahh, ok. I was unaware there was such a specification, but I agree it should be followed otherwise your home directory begins to clutter and becomes an unorganized mess. I've noticed lot of proprietary software likes to not follow any such specification and just stores files with abandon cluttering things up. You've got software that stores settings and configuration files in ~/.local/share/ and ~/.config/ and ~/Documents/ and some just throw them in your home directory like Terraria.

[AsavarTzeth Linux]

Indeed. Worst case in my opinion is when they get the idea that application data belongs with documents (as in usually pure text files). This causes terrible problems with my backups & syncing operations.

But of course I can't stay mad. In the end I am terribly fond of this game and forever grateful for the fantastic FNA port.

By the way, if you are interested, here is the freedesktop page for the "XDG Base Directory Specification".
http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html

Basicly ~/.confg/ (XDF_CONFIG_HOME) is for user specific config files and ~/.local/share/ (XDG_DATA_HOME) is for application data. In the case of games I consider it perferctly fine to treat everything, including potential settings files, as data. It is a lesser crime to store things as ~/.app but that is not XDG compliany either, and it quickly makes for a messy home directory.

Also, I could not find any page dedicated to this issue but this one. Maybe I should make a dedicated one requesting a fix? That is unless I somehow missed an existing one. Searching is a nightmare (so many posts for this game...).

[ScrotezMcBalls]

Thanks, btw I think this may have been fixed (maybe, dunno) because the folder is now also in ~./local/share/

[AsavarTzeth Linux]

Yeah I noticed this too. I think they changed it but kept the old path as a fallback to prevent confusion for those that already had it installed. I will be sure to test moving the files to the new location the next time I play.

[antily15503]

Anyone know where this(config.json) file is located on a mac computer. I need to change a seed

[IblisFlare]

Originally posted by antily15503:

Anyone know where this(config.json) file is located on a mac computer. I need to change a seed

Nice necro on a two year old thread.

[Kawwaiicat]

why do people necro super old forums?

[Exoticturtle5888]

Hey im wondering the same question for Mac.