diff --git a/mobf/utils/settings.lua b/mobf/utils/settings.lua
index 03bbf7c..2074e71 100644
--- a/mobf/utils/settings.lua
+++ b/mobf/utils/settings.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,55 @@
 --! @ingroup framework_int
 --! @{
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- name: mobf_init_world_specific_settings(name,value)
+--
+--! @brief check if world specific settings are supported by core if not do in lua
+--
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function mobf_init_world_specific_settings()
+	local mobf_world_settings_data = nil
+
+	if minetest.world_setting_set == nil or
+		type(minetest.world_setting_set) ~= "function" then
+		
+		local mobf_world_path = minetest.get_worldpath()
+	
+		--initialy read settings file
+		mobf_world_settings_data = nil
+		local file,error = io.open(mobf_world_path .. "/mobf_settings.conf","r")
+		
+		if error ~= nil then
+			minetest.log(LOGLEVEL_WARNING,"MOBF: failed to open world specific config file")
+			mobf_world_settings_data = {}
+		else
+			mobf_world_settings_data = minetest.deserialize(file:read("*a"))
+			file:close()
+		end
+		
+		--set world settings function
+		minetest.world_setting_set = function(name,value)
+			mobf_world_settings_data[name] = value
+		
+			local file,error = io.open(mobf_world_path .. "/mobf_settings.conf","w")
+			
+			if error ~= nil then
+				minetest.log(LOGLEVEL_ERROR,"MOBF: failed to open world specific config file")
+			end
+			mobf_assert_backtrace(file ~= nil)
+			
+			file:write(minetest.serialize(mobf_world_settings_data))
+			file:close()
+		end
+		
+		minetest.world_setting_get = function(name)
+			mobf_assert_backtrace(mobf_world_settings_data ~= nil)
+			
+			return mobf_world_settings_data[name]
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- name: mobf_set_world_setting(name,value)
 --
@@ -28,14 +77,7 @@
 --! @param value to save
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function mobf_set_world_setting(name,value)
-
-	if minetest.world_setting_set == nil then
-		local worldid = minetest.get_worldpath()
-		local access_name = "mobf:" .. worldid .. ": " .. name
-		minetest.setting_set(access_name,value)
-	else
-		minetest.world_setting_set(name,value)
-	end
+	minetest.world_setting_set(name,value)
 end
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -46,15 +88,9 @@ end
 --! @param name key to use for storage
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function mobf_get_world_setting(name)
-
-	if minetest.world_setting_get == nil then
-		local worldid = minetest.get_worldpath()	
-		local access_name = "mobf:" .. worldid .. ": " .. name
-		return minetest.setting_get(access_name)
-	else
-		return minetest.world_setting_get(name)
-	end
+	return minetest.world_setting_get(name)
 end
 
+mobf_init_world_specific_settings()
 
 --!@}
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