diff --git a/settings-util.lua b/settings-util.lua
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+++ b/settings-util.lua
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+-- WARNING WARNING WARNING
+-- This file will be overwritten in mod zipfiles, edit bzlib/settings-util.lua
+-- WARNING WARNING WARNING
+
+local util = {}
+
+function util.set_default_value(t, name, default)
+  if data.raw[t] and data.raw[t][name] then
+    data.raw[t][name].default_value = default
+  end
+end
+
+return util