function loadSettings()
    defaultSettings()

    success, value = pcall(love.filesystem.read, "save.txt")

    netsucc, value = pcall(love.filesystem.read, "coop.txt")
    if netsucc then
        local netData = love.filesystem.read("coop.txt")

        if not netData then
            return
        end

        local keys = netData:split(";")

        for x = 1, #keys do
            local keyPairs = keys[x]:split(":")

            if keyPairs[1] and keyPairs[2] then
                table.insert(serverList, {keyPairs[1], keyPairs[2], tonumber(keyPairs[3])})
            end
        end
    end

    local saveData
    if success then
        saveData = love.filesystem.read("save.txt")

        if not saveData then
            return
        end

        local keys = saveData:split(";")

        for x = 1, #keys do
            local keyPairs = keys[x]:split(":")

            local index, value = keyPairs[1], keyPairs[2]

            if index == "shoot" then
                controls[index] = value
            elseif index == "ability" then
                controls[index] = value
            elseif index == "left" then
                controls[index] = value
            elseif index == "right" then
                controls[index] = value
            elseif index == "dpad" then
                useDirectionalPad(util.toBoolean(value))
            elseif index == "achievement" then
                achievements[tonumber(value)]:unlock()
            elseif index == "highscore" then
                local split = value:split("~")

                highscores[tonumber(split[1])] = {split[2], split[3], tonumber(split[4])}
            end
        end
    end
end