Settings overrides are written to a file under user://

.gitignore

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 # Godot-specific ignores
 .import/
-override.cfg
 export.cfg
 export_presets.cfg
 

project.godot

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config_version=5
 config/name="GFOLF 2"
 config/description="GFOLF: Combat Golf Action"
 run/main_scene="res://src/game/game.tscn"
+config/project_settings_override="user://settings.godot"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.3", "Forward Plus")
 run/max_fps=60
 

src/game/game_settings.gd

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class_name GameSettingsType extends Node
 ## Container for project settings, for quick runtime access.
 
+var settings_file: String
+
 var free_camera_speed: float
 var x_sensitivity: float
 var y_sensitivity: float
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ func _init() -> void:
 
 
 func _read_settings() -> void:
+	settings_file = ProjectSettings.get_setting("application/config/project_settings_override")
+
 	free_camera_speed = ProjectSettings.get_setting("game/config/controls/camera/free_camera_speed")
 	x_sensitivity = ProjectSettings.get_setting("game/config/controls/camera/x_axis_sensitivity")
 	y_sensitivity = ProjectSettings.get_setting("game/config/controls/camera/y_axis_sensitivity")

src/ui/menus/settings_menu/settings_menu.gd

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ extends MarginContainer
 ## Menu allowing the user to adjust game configuration.
 
 const SETTINGS_GROUP := "Settings"
-const SETTINGS_FILE := "override.cfg"
 
 @onready var control_binding_list: VBoxContainer = %ControlBindingList
 
@@ -36,7 +35,8 @@ func apply() -> void:
 
 ## Write all applied settings to disk.
 func save_settings() -> void:
-	ProjectSettings.save_custom(SETTINGS_FILE)
+	print_debug("Writing settings to ", Game.settings.settings_file)
+	ProjectSettings.save_custom(Game.settings.settings_file)
 	BindingLoader.write()