diff -r ed789a7ef68d -r 41aa7b56c17b cocoaTouch/SettingsViewController.m
--- a/cocoaTouch/SettingsViewController.m	Thu Jan 14 16:46:50 2010 +0000
+++ b/cocoaTouch/SettingsViewController.m	Fri Jan 15 10:03:31 2010 +0000
@@ -7,21 +7,14 @@
 //
 
 #import "SettingsViewController.h"
-
+#import "SDL_uikitappdelegate.h"
 
 @implementation SettingsViewController
 
-@synthesize username, password, musicOn, effectsOn, volumeSlider, volumeLabel;
-
--(NSString *)dataFilePath: (NSString *)fileName {
-	NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
-	NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
-	return [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileName];
-}
-
+@synthesize username, password, musicOn, effectsOn, altDamageOn, volumeSlider, volumeLabel;
 
 -(void) viewDidLoad {
-	NSString *filePath = [self dataFilePath:@"settings.plist"];
+	NSString *filePath = [SDLUIKitDelegate dataFilePath:@"settings.plist"];
 	
 	if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:filePath]) {	
 		NSUserDefaults *data = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:filePath];
@@ -37,20 +30,28 @@
 		} else {
 			effectsOn.on = NO;
 		}
+		if (1 == [[data objectForKey:@"alternate"] intValue]) {
+			altDamageOn.on = YES;
+		} else {
+			altDamageOn.on = NO;
+		}		
+		
 		[volumeSlider setValue:[[data objectForKey:@"volume"] intValue] animated:NO];
+		
 		NSString *tmpVol = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"%d", (int) volumeSlider.value];
 		volumeLabel.text = tmpVol;
 		[tmpVol release];
+	} else {
+		[NSException raise:@"File NOT found" format:@"The file settings.plist was not found at %@", filePath];
 	}
-	
-	
 /*	
 	UIApplication *app = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
 	[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
 											 selector:@selector(applicationWillTerminate:)
 												 name:UIApplicationWillTerminateNotification
 											   object:app];
-*/	[super viewDidLoad];
+*/
+	[super viewDidLoad];
 }
 
 -(void) viewDidUnload {
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
 	self.password = nil;
 	self.musicOn = nil;
 	self.effectsOn = nil;
+	self.altDamageOn = nil;
 	self.volumeLabel = nil;
 	self.volumeSlider = nil;
 	[super viewDidUnload];
@@ -68,14 +70,16 @@
 	NSMutableDictionary *saveArray = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
 	NSString *tmpMus = (musicOn.on) ? @"1" : @"0";
 	NSString *tmpEff = (effectsOn.on) ? @"1" : @"0";
+	NSString *tmpAlt = (altDamageOn.on) ? @"1" : @"0";
 	
 	[saveArray setObject:username.text forKey:@"username"];
 	[saveArray setObject:password.text forKey:@"password"];
 	[saveArray setObject:tmpMus forKey:@"music"];
 	[saveArray setObject:tmpEff forKey:@"effects"];
+	[saveArray setObject:tmpAlt forKey:@"alternate"];
 	[saveArray setObject:volumeLabel.text forKey:@"volume"];
 	
-	[saveArray writeToFile:[self dataFilePath:@"settings.plist"] atomically:YES];
+	[saveArray writeToFile:[SDLUIKitDelegate dataFilePath:@"settings.plist"] atomically:YES];
 	[saveArray release];
 	[super viewWillDisappear:animated];
 }
@@ -88,11 +92,13 @@
 }
 */
 
+// makes the keyboard go away when background is tapped
 -(IBAction) backgroundTap: (id)sender {
 	[username resignFirstResponder];
 	[password resignFirstResponder];
 }
 
+// makes the keyboard go away when "Done" is tapped
 -(IBAction) textFieldDoneEditing: (id)sender {
 	[sender resignFirstResponder];
 }
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@
 	[password release];
 	[musicOn release];
 	[effectsOn release];
+	[altDamageOn release];
 	[volumeLabel release];
 	[volumeSlider release];
     [super dealloc];