User settings

User Settings

Valkyrie stores user configuration in a config.ini file. This file can be edited manually to change settings that are not exposed in the UI or to troubleshoot issues.

File Location

The config.ini file is located in the Valkyrie application data folder:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Valkyrie\config.ini
  (Usually C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Valkyrie\config.ini)
• macOS / Linux: ~/.config/Valkyrie/config.ini or ~/.local/share/Valkyrie/config.ini (depending on environment)
• Android: Accessible via internal storage in the Valkyrie folder (if accessible).

Configuration Options

[UserConfig]

General application settings.

Key	Description	Set via UI	Example
currentLang	Current language code.	Options Screen	English, German
UserRoot	Override for the data storage location. Useful for portable installations or specific data paths.	Manual Only	D:\Games\ValkyrieData
music	Music volume (0.0 to 1.0).	Options Screen	0.3
effects	Sound effects volume (0.0 to 1.0).	Options Screen	0.5
editorTransparency	Transparency of unselected elements in the editor (0.0 to 1.0). Lower is more transparent.	Options Screen	0.3
resolution	Screen resolution in WxH format.	Options Screen	1920x1080
fullscreen	1 to enable fullscreen, 0 for windowed mode.	Options Screen	1
playAudioInBackground	1 to keep audio playing when app loses focus, 0 to mute.	Options Screen	1
sortCriteria	Sorting criteria for quest selection lists.	Quest Selection (Sort)	rating, date
sortOrder	Sort order for lists.	Quest Selection (Sort)	descending, ascending
filterLangs	Semicolon-separated list of languages to show content for.	Quest Selection (Filter)	English;German
filterMissingExpansions	True to hide scenarios requiring missing expansions.	Quest Selection (Filter)	True

[Valkyrie]

Settings specific to the Valkyrie engine or Editor.

Key	Description	Set via UI	Example
QuestEditorHeroCount	Default number of heroes used when testing quests from the editor.	Editor (Tools)	4

[D2EPacks] / [MoMPacks]

These sections list the content packs (expansions) available for Descent: Journeys in the Dark (D2E) and Mansions of Madness (MoM).

• Set via UI: New Game -> Select Content

• Key: The internal ID of the content pack (e.g., MoMBase, SoA).

• Value: The language code for the pack if a specific translation is selected, or empty/default.

Example:

[MoMPacks]
MoMBase=Spanish
SoT

In this example, the base game (MoMBase) is set to Spanish, while Streets of Arkham (SoT) is enabled with the default/available language.

Example file

A complete example file could look like this:

[UserConfig]
currentLang=English
music=0.2799029
effects=0.4637575
editorTransparency=0.3
sortCriteria=rating
sortOrder=descending
filterLangs=English;Spanish;French;German
filterMissingExpansions=True
fullscreen=0
resolution=1920x1080
playAudioInBackground=1
UserRoot="D:\Games\ValkyrieData"

[D2EPacks]
DM
LoR
D2EBase=Spanish
SOTP
GenericTemplate
LL
LotW
MoB
MoR
SoN
TCTR
TT

[MoMPacks]
RN
SM
SoT
SoA
PotS
HJ=Spanish
BtT=Spanish
MoMBase=Spanish

[Valkyrie]
QuestEditorHeroCount=4
[UserConfig]
currentLang=English
music=0.2799029
effects=0.4637575
editorTransparency=0.3
sortCriteria=rating
sortOrder=descending
filterLangs=English;Spanish;French;German
filterMissingExpansions=True
fullscreen=0
resolution=1920x1080
playAudioInBackground=1
UserRoot="D:\Games\ValkyrieData"

[D2EPacks]
DM
LoR
D2EBase=Spanish
SOTP
GenericTemplate
LL
LotW
MoB
MoR
SoN
TCTR
TT

[MoMPacks]
RN
SM
SoT
SoA
PotS
HJ=Spanish
BtT=Spanish
MoMBase=Spanish

[Valkyrie]
QuestEditorHeroCount=4