Launching game through app resets game settings

[Hannnes1]

Bug Report

Summary

I discovered this in Cyberpunk 2077 on Linux, but I haven't tested it in any other game or platform yet.
When I launch the game by pressing play inside the Nexus Mods App, the in game settings are reset to (I believe) how they were before I started modding the game. This happens to all types of settings, e.g. Sound, Gameplay and Graphics.

The issue does not occur when launching the game through Steam, even if the game is added to the Nexus Mods App.

Also note that save games are not affected. I.e. game progression is not reset.

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch the game (The method does not matter in this step).
2. Change some setting. Try lowering the master volume, for example.
3. Close the game.
4. Open the game through Steam again.
5. The settings are saved.
6. Open the game through Nexus Mods App.
7. The settings are reset.

What is the expected behaviour?

The settings should not reset. They should stay at the values I most recently set them to.

Other information

nexusmods.app.main.current.log
nexusmods.app.slim.current.log

[Sewer56]

This may be worth looking into.

We actually delegate game launches to the Steam client, so in theory, Steam is responsible for the entire start + shutdown process.

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What this suggests is that the App is probably nuking user settings post ingest, for whatever reason.

I imagine it probably happens on all OSes too.

[Hannnes1]

I should add that this also happens if apply changes (change loadout or disable/enable a mod) and then launch through Steam.

Not sure if that changes your hypothesis.