I was going to create another thread but the title of this post is correct for my case : "settings are not saved across game reload" ... in fact, not all settings. OS: Linux *ubuntu 14.04 series. PROBLEM: Some Settings are saved when some other not. NOT A PROBLEM (my case): log files and other stuff work well and are well stored. Here is a list of settings that are well stored across game reload: + Graphics : Render Quality Level + Input : All (at least keyboard settings, I have no joystick) All other settings are not saved. More strange stuff: + Starting popup "KSP Stats Tracking" settings are always shown. File system permission checked recursively on all KSP files: at least r/w for user/group and +x on directories and binaries. Finally, I remember this problem was already there in past KSP releases, fixed on 0.90, but I can't tell on which old release. Regards. - - - Updated - - - Using LC_ALL=C before command solves my problems. You may try in Steam, editing the Launch options of KSP game : - Right-click on KSP game entry - Properties - SET LAUNCH OPTIONS... with value: LC_ALL=C %command% May be ...