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Configuration File
When you first run CorsixTH (or use the Windows installer), a configuration file will be created. If the game cannot find the Theme Hospital data, you'll be prompted for their location. This will be remembered in the configuration file for future usage. Once the Theme Hospital directory is properly set, other common settings like language and screen resolution can be set from the Settings Menu on the main menu. finally, some in-game options like the speed of the game or whether announcements should be turned on can be changed from within the game's Options menu.
Should you need to edit your configuration file by hand, you'll need to find it first. By default, the CorsixTH configuration file is stored in the following location:
NOTE: If after making changes (either direct in the config file or from one of the menus) you find the game will no longer start, you can delete the config.txt file and then try and run the game again. The game will now ask you where the TH data is located just as it did on the first install (unless the installer did it for you the first time) and it will create a new config file for you with standard settings.
| Operating System | Location (typical) |
|---|---|
| Linux / macOS |
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/CorsixTH/config.txt or ~/.config/CorsixTH/config.txt
|
| Linux (Flatpak) | ~/.var/app/com.corsixth.corsixth/config/CorsixTH/config.txt |
| Windows | $(APPDATA)\CorsixTH\config.txt |
| Windows (XP) | C:\Documents and Settings\$(User)\Application Data\CorsixTH\config.txt |
| Windows (Vista and above) | C:\Users\$(User)\AppData\Roaming\CorsixTH\config.txt |
You can override the location of the configuration file by passing the --config-file=filename command-line option, or by creating a file called config.path.txt alongside CorsixTH.lua and writing a filename in that file.
Some of these can also be changed from within the game. Any marked N/A can presently only be changed in the config.txt file.
| Option | Description | Location in the game |
|---|---|---|
| fullscreen | Controls whether CorsixTH runs in full-screen mode or in a window. | Settings menu |
| width, height | The size (in pixels) of the CorsixTH window. | Settings menu |
| language | The name or code of the language to use for in-game text and speech. | Settings menu |
| theme_hospital_install | A directory which contains the original Theme Hospital data files. Should contain subdirectories called DATA, QDATA, LEVELS, etc. |
Settings menu |
| unicode_font | If using freetype this is the font file to use. | Folders menu |
| free_build_mode | You can choose that you cannot win or lose custom made maps and also don't have to worry about money. | Custom Games menu |
| play_sounds & sound_volume | Turn sound off or on and set the volume | Options menu |
| play_announcements & announcement_volume | Turn announcements off or on and set the volume | Options menu |
| play_music & music_volume | Turn music off or on and set the volume | Options menu |
| prevent_edge_scrolling | Prevent edge scrolling | Options menu |
| adviser_disabled | Turn off or on the adviser | Options menu or Shift+A in-game |
| twentyfour_hour_clock | Set the time clock at the menu bar to display the time in AM/PM or twentyfour hours. | Options menu |
| warmth_colors_display_default | This specifies which display method is set for warmth colours by default. | Options menu |
| audio | Global on/off setting for in-game speech and sound effects. | Settings menu |
| audio_channels | The number of audio channels (1 for mono, or 2 for stereo) | N/A |
| audio_frequency, audio_buffer_size | The number of audio samples per channel per second to play, and the number of samples per channel to store in a buffer. Higher frequency and lower buffer size may result in better audio, but only if your computer is fast enough. | N/A |
| audio_music | A directory containing music files to play instead of the default MIDI background tunes. The filenames must be valid on your operating system. | Folders menu |
| savegames | A directory to store saved games in. | Folders menu |
| play_intro | Disable or enable the intro movie. | Customise menu |
| scrolling_momentum | Determines the amount of momentum when scrolling the map with the middle mouse button. | N/A |
| volume_opens_casebook | Use Shift + C to resolve the issue where both C and the keyboard volume down could open the Drug Casebook. | Customise menu |
| alien_dna_only_by_emergency | Allows you to decide if you want alien patients other than by an emergency | Customise menu |
| alien_dna_must_stand | Allows you to decide if you want to allow aliens to sit | N/A |
| alien_dna_can_knock_on_doors | Allows you to decide if you want aliens to knock on doors | N/A |
| disable_fractured_bones_females | Allows you to allow female patients with Fractured Bones | Customise menu |
| check_for_updates | Allow the game to tell you when there is an updated version of CorsixTH available | N/A |
| zoom_speed | So you can control how fast you zoom in/out (not available with SDL) | N/A |
| scroll_speed | So you can control how fast you scroll in the game | N/A |
| debug | Controls the presence of various debugging / development options. | N/A |
| track_fps | Controls the visibility of frames-per-second and other useful values in the dynamic information bar. If enabled, then the FPS limiter will be disabled, resulting in higher CPU utilisation. | N/A |
| player_name | The name you wish to be referred to as in the game | Campaign menu |