I have my preferred set of settings for controls / graphics / etc. in those two ports. And whenever I update to a newer version, I have to open two instances of said programs and manually change options in the newer installation. I always thought that if I just copypaste my old INI into the newer version's folder, it could introduce glitches if some new settings were implemented, so freshly generated INIs were my preference.
But is there no way to make this process less tedious? Some piece of software I don't know about?
Transfer .INIs between versions of GZDoom / Raze?
Re: Transfer .INIs between versions of GZDoom / Raze?
I don't know if it still works, but it used to be that if you had a file called gzdoom.ini in your GZDoom folder that had the important settings in it, if you ran GZDoom without a generated ini present, any settings in gzdoom.ini would be copied across to your generated ini when you ran GZDoom. After that, the generated ini would be used, not GZDoom.ini. So, GZDoom.ini remained untouched and could be used again simply by deleting your generated ini.
What I used to do was keep a gzdoom.ini file with my important settings (mostly key binds and mouse preferences) in my GZDoom folder. If I ever needed to generate a new ini, I would just delete the one that GZDoom had generated and run GZDoom. My settings from gzdoom.ini would be copied and everything else would be put into a new ini file, and that file would be used by GZDoom from then on.
The way that GZDoom handles ini files has changed since I last did that, but it's maybe worth a try.
What I used to do was keep a gzdoom.ini file with my important settings (mostly key binds and mouse preferences) in my GZDoom folder. If I ever needed to generate a new ini, I would just delete the one that GZDoom had generated and run GZDoom. My settings from gzdoom.ini would be copied and everything else would be put into a new ini file, and that file would be used by GZDoom from then on.
The way that GZDoom handles ini files has changed since I last did that, but it's maybe worth a try.
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Re: Transfer .INIs between versions of GZDoom / Raze?
Yeah, manually porting settings between versions can be a bit of a chore. You're right to be cautious—INI formats do change, and older entries might not play nice with newer builds.
One method that works pretty well for me is copying over only specific sections (like [Doom.Bindings] or [GlobalSettings]) instead of the whole INI.
Also, GZDoom usually ignores unknown config entries, so it’s fairly safe to reuse old INIs as long as you back them up first.
Maybe a small script or diff tool could help automate what you’re doing—something like comparing two INIs and merging changed values.
One method that works pretty well for me is copying over only specific sections (like [Doom.Bindings] or [GlobalSettings]) instead of the whole INI.
Also, GZDoom usually ignores unknown config entries, so it’s fairly safe to reuse old INIs as long as you back them up first.
Maybe a small script or diff tool could help automate what you’re doing—something like comparing two INIs and merging changed values.