Fix: Godot Input Default Actions Not Persisted When Player Customizes

Player rebinds Jump to F. Restart the game. Jump is back to Space.

Save bindings

for action in InputMap.get_actions():
    config.set_value("input", action,
        InputMap.action_get_events(action))
config.save("user://input.cfg")

Iterate actions; serialize events; save.

Restore on startup

Mirror the save: iterate; clear default events; add saved events. Runs in _ready of autoload.

Or use the Settings autoload

Centralize settings persistence in an autoload. InputMap is one of many settings; the pattern reuses.

“InputMap is runtime state. Persisting it is your responsibility.”

Build a 'reset to defaults' option in the bindings UI. Players who break their bindings can recover without uninstalling.

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