Game won't save my settings and resets them

[The_Renegade09]

Hi, for some reason this game doesn't save my settings that I adjusted and keeps resetting them to default whenever I launch the game. This applies both to the visual options, but also to stuff like subtitles and language.
It's really annoying that I have to change the options every time I start the game.
Is this a known issue and does anyone know how to fix this?

My system:
Radeon R9 280x
Intel Core i7 860
8 GB Ram
Win 10

Drivers are up to date.

[Mikfail]

Is the directory marked "read only"?

Try loading steam first with admin rights.

[The_Renegade09]

Mikfail님이 먼저 게시:

Is the directory marked "read only"?

Try loading steam first with admin rights.

Do you mean the steam directory or the one that is located under "documents/my games"?

Loading steam with admin rights didn't help.

Edit: I also noticed that I cannot reset my progress. I can select it and a message telling me that my progress got resettet appears, but my save is still there.

Either way there is nothing set to read-only.

[Mikfail]

Have you tried to verify your game cache through Steam to ensure your files are in order with no corruptions?

Maybe the save itself is corrupted in someway? try moving or deleting it(keep a copy somewhere).

Try turning off the Steam Cloud. From within the Library in the steam client, right-click the game in the list & choose "Properties". In the pop up click "Updates". Uncheck the option under Steam Cloud.

Try giving the game.exe Admin Rights. It's located in the Steam installation directory. Right-click it & choose properties, select the option to give it admin rights, click apply.

You could try changing the compability of the game.exe (though that is a fix for some peoples load up problems).

Do you have the game installed on a external drive? Try installing to a different drive.

[The_Renegade09]

I think I finally found the cause for this weird "bug"

The game has apparently a problem with my Windows Username, because it contains a "ß" letter (I'm German)
Dead Rising creates 2 Documents folders on my system. One under C/User/My Name with an ß/Documents/My Games/Dead Rising 3; and another one under C/User/My Name with a weird symbol instead of the ß/Documents/My Games/Dead Rising 3

In the first one are the save files and in the latter one the graphics.ini data. I assume this "split" causes the game to be unable to remember my graphic settings.

So if anyone has this problem too, check if your Windows Name has an unusual letter.

Anyway, thanks to Mikfail for your suggestions

[Swifty Magee]

Has anyone else found an alternate solution to this problem. I just recently bought the Apocalypse Edition and every time I start the game, I have to reset the gamma settings and turn on subtitles.

My Windows username does not contain any special letters, so I don't think that is the cause for my issues.

Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

UPDATE: Found the solution! I followed Mikfail's advice and set the game's exe to run as an administrator. After that, the gamma and subtitle settings have saved. I know this thread is several years old at this point, but thanks for posting all those suggestions Mikfail.

[UnusualJ]

I am so glad you revived this for me to find!

[Eleven]

Swifty Magee님이 먼저 게시:

Has anyone else found an alternate solution to this problem. I just recently bought the Apocalypse Edition and every time I start the game, I have to reset the gamma settings and turn on subtitles.

My Windows username does not contain any special letters, so I don't think that is the cause for my issues.

Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

UPDATE: Found the solution! I followed Mikfail's advice and set the game's exe to run as an administrator. After that, the gamma and subtitle settings have saved. I know this thread is several years old at this point, but thanks for posting all those suggestions Mikfail.

Omg thank you so much! This bug is really weird.

[Brício]

The_Renegade09님이 먼저 게시:

I think I finally found the cause for this weird "bug"

The game has apparently a problem with my Windows Username, because it contains a "ß" letter (I'm German)
Dead Rising creates 2 Documents folders on my system. One under C/User/My Name with an ß/Documents/My Games/Dead Rising 3; and another one under C/User/My Name with a weird symbol instead of the ß/Documents/My Games/Dead Rising 3

In the first one are the save files and in the latter one the graphics.ini data. I assume this "split" causes the game to be unable to remember my graphic settings.

So if anyone has this problem too, check if your Windows Name has an unusual letter.

Anyway, thanks to Mikfail for your suggestions

what exactly did you do to fix this issue? im having the same issue and located the file that has the unusual letter and changed my computer's name, but it's still not saving my settings

[The_Renegade09]

Brício님이 먼저 게시:

The_Renegade09님이 먼저 게시:

I think I finally found the cause for this weird "bug"

The game has apparently a problem with my Windows Username, because it contains a "ß" letter (I'm German)
Dead Rising creates 2 Documents folders on my system. One under C/User/My Name with an ß/Documents/My Games/Dead Rising 3; and another one under C/User/My Name with a weird symbol instead of the ß/Documents/My Games/Dead Rising 3

In the first one are the save files and in the latter one the graphics.ini data. I assume this "split" causes the game to be unable to remember my graphic settings.

So if anyone has this problem too, check if your Windows Name has an unusual letter.

Anyway, thanks to Mikfail for your suggestions

what exactly did you do to fix this issue? im having the same issue and located the file that has the unusual letter and changed my computer's name, but it's still not saving my settings

It's been a while, I don't really remember. I think I copied the save file from the folder with the weird messed up symbols to the regular correct folder, but I'm not sure.

Did you verify the game files after changing your PC name?