diff --git a/desktop/settings.edn b/desktop/settings.edn
deleted file mode 100644
index ce85fd0d..00000000
--- a/desktop/settings.edn
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{:sound-volume 94.0, :music-volume 37.0}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj
index a58d5b8b..bef48444 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@
     
     resized ))
 
-(defn save [entities]
-  (doto (.getPreferences (Gdx/app) "ticks-tales-saves")
-    (.putString "save-1" (pr-str (entities :state)))
-    .flush))
-
 (defn get-texture [path]
   (let [atlas-name (str/replace path #".png" "")
         atlas (texture-atlas "packed/pack.atlas")]
     (texture (texture-atlas! atlas :find-region atlas-name))))
 
+(defn save [entities]
+  (doto (.getPreferences (Gdx/app) "ticks-tales-saves")
+    (.putString "save-1" (pr-str (entities :state)))
+    .flush))
+
 (defn has-save? []
   (-> (.getPreferences (Gdx/app) "ticks-tales-saves")
       (.contains "save-1")))
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@
       edn/read-string
       (assoc :active? true)))
 
+(defn save-settings [entities]
+  (doto (.getPreferences (Gdx/app) "ticks-tales-saves")
+    (.putString "settings" (pr-str @settings))
+    .flush))
+
+(defn has-saved-settings? []
+  (-> (.getPreferences (Gdx/app) "ticks-tales-saves")
+      (.contains "settings")))
+
+(defn load-settings []
+  (reset! settings
+          (-> (.getPreferences (Gdx/app) "ticks-tales-saves")
+              (.getString "settings")
+              edn/read-string)))
+
+
 (defn load-settings! []
   (when (.exists (io/file "settings.edn"))
     (reset! settings (edn/read-string (slurp "settings.edn")))))