diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8af213bef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+; Put public-facing settings here, such as graphics definitions supported by the client.
+; This section can also expose options intended for modding, including font customization.
+
+[graphics]
+
+; ===== Atlas configuration =====
+; maxAtlasSize: hard cap for atlas textures (in pixels).
+maxAtlasSize = 8192
+
+; Atlas sizes (in pixels):
+; 0  = auto-detect based on the maximum texture size supported by the GPU
+; -1 = disable the atlas
+mapAtlasSize = 0
+foregroundAtlasSize = 2048
+; ===============================
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e14d51ceb..7b2cdbcd2b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 find_package(httplib CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(fmt CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(utf8cpp REQUIRED)
+find_package(unofficial-inih CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
 find_path(CPPCODEC_INCLUDE_DIRS "cppcodec/base32_crockford.hpp")
 
@@ -388,6 +389,9 @@ if (WASM)
 endif()
 
 add_library(otclient_core STATIC ${SOURCE_FILES})
+
+target_link_libraries(otclient_core PRIVATE unofficial::inih::inireader)
+
 if(NOT MSVC)
   target_link_options(otclient_core PUBLIC -flto=auto)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/framework/core/configmanager.cpp b/src/framework/core/configmanager.cpp
index 11663a938b..970d195ad9 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/configmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/core/configmanager.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,17 @@
  */
 
 #include "configmanager.h"
+#include <INIReader.h>
+#include "resourcemanager.h"
 
 ConfigManager g_configs;
 
-void ConfigManager::init() { m_settings = std::make_shared<Config>(); }
+void ConfigManager::init() {
+    m_settings = std::make_shared<Config>();
+
+    // Comment out or remove this line to skip loading config.ini.
+    loadPublicConfig("config.ini");
+}
 
 void ConfigManager::terminate()
 {
@@ -116,4 +123,22 @@ bool ConfigManager::unload(const std::string& file)
     return false;
 }
 
-void ConfigManager::remove(const ConfigPtr& config) { m_configs.remove(config); }
\ No newline at end of file
+void ConfigManager::remove(const ConfigPtr& config) { m_configs.remove(config); }
+
+void ConfigManager::loadPublicConfig(const std::string& fileName) {
+    try {
+        auto content = g_resources.readFileContents(fileName);
+        INIReader reader(content.c_str(), content.size());
+
+        if (reader.ParseError() < 0) {
+            g_logger.error("Failed to read config otml '{}''", fileName);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        m_publicConfig.graphics.maxAtlasSize = std::max<int>(2048, reader.GetInteger("graphics", "maxAtlasSize", m_publicConfig.graphics.maxAtlasSize));
+        m_publicConfig.graphics.mapAtlasSize = reader.GetInteger("graphics", "mapAtlasSize", m_publicConfig.graphics.mapAtlasSize);
+        m_publicConfig.graphics.foregroundAtlasSize = reader.GetInteger("graphics", "foregroundAtlasSize", m_publicConfig.graphics.foregroundAtlasSize);
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        g_logger.error("Failed to parse public config '{}': {}", fileName, e.what());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/framework/core/configmanager.h b/src/framework/core/configmanager.h
index bb542a06d7..507463f5bb 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/configmanager.h
+++ b/src/framework/core/configmanager.h
@@ -24,7 +24,19 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
- // @bindsingleton g_configs
+struct GraphicsConfig
+{
+    uint16_t maxAtlasSize = 8192;
+    int16_t  mapAtlasSize = 0;
+    int16_t foregroundAtlasSize = 2048;
+};
+
+struct PublicConfig
+{
+    GraphicsConfig graphics;
+};
+
+// @bindsingleton g_configs
 class ConfigManager
 {
 public:
@@ -41,11 +53,15 @@ class ConfigManager
     bool unload(const std::string& file);
     void remove(const ConfigPtr& config);
 
+    const PublicConfig& getPublicConfig() const { return m_publicConfig; }
+    void loadPublicConfig(const std::string& file);
+
 protected:
     ConfigPtr m_settings;
 
 private:
     std::list<ConfigPtr> m_configs;
+    PublicConfig m_publicConfig;
 };
 
 extern ConfigManager g_configs;
diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/drawpoolmanager.cpp b/src/framework/graphics/drawpoolmanager.cpp
index c5ed0c4ea1..2efc3e829b 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/drawpoolmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/drawpoolmanager.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "graphics.h"
 #include "painter.h"
 #include "textureatlas.h"
+#include <framework/core/configmanager.h>
 
 thread_local static uint8_t CURRENT_POOL = static_cast<uint8_t>(DrawPoolType::LAST);
 
@@ -39,8 +40,17 @@ void DrawPoolManager::init(const uint16_t spriteSize)
     if (spriteSize != 0)
         m_spriteSize = spriteSize;
 
-    auto atlasMap = std::make_shared<TextureAtlas>(Fw::TextureAtlasType::MAP, g_graphics.getMaxTextureSize());
-    auto atlasForeground = std::make_shared<TextureAtlas>(Fw::TextureAtlasType::FOREGROUND, 2048, true);
+    auto mapAtlasSize = g_configs.getPublicConfig().graphics.mapAtlasSize;
+    auto foregroundAtlasSize = g_configs.getPublicConfig().graphics.foregroundAtlasSize;
+
+    if (mapAtlasSize == 0)
+        mapAtlasSize = g_graphics.getMaxTextureSize();
+
+    if (foregroundAtlasSize == 0)
+        foregroundAtlasSize = g_graphics.getMaxTextureSize();
+
+    auto atlasMap = mapAtlasSize > 0 ? std::make_shared<TextureAtlas>(Fw::TextureAtlasType::MAP, mapAtlasSize) : nullptr;
+    auto atlasForeground = foregroundAtlasSize > 0 ? std::make_shared<TextureAtlas>(Fw::TextureAtlasType::FOREGROUND, foregroundAtlasSize, true) : nullptr;
 
     // Create Pools
     for (int8_t i = -1; ++i < static_cast<uint8_t>(DrawPoolType::LAST);) {
diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/textureatlas.cpp b/src/framework/graphics/textureatlas.cpp
index bcd678ebee..bfc405a3a6 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/textureatlas.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/textureatlas.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "textureatlas.h"
 
 #include "painter.h"
+#include <framework/core/configmanager.h>
 
 // Extra padding around smooth textures to avoid sampling artifacts (in pixels)
 static constexpr uint8_t SMOOTH_PADDING = 2;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ static constexpr int MIN_PADDED_ATLAS_TEXTURE_SIZE = 4 + SMOOTH_PADDING * 2;
 
 TextureAtlas::TextureAtlas(Fw::TextureAtlasType type, int size, bool smoothSupport) :
     m_type(type),
-    m_size({ std::min<int>(size, 8192) }) {
+    m_size({ std::min<int>(size, g_configs.getPublicConfig().graphics.maxAtlasSize) }) {
     createNewLayer(false);
     if (smoothSupport)
         createNewLayer(true);
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index e13cbae3a8..b6e0e73671 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     "bshoshany-thread-pool",
     "fmt",
     "utfcpp",
-    "gtest",
+    "gtest",	
+    { "name": "inih", "features": ["cpp"] },
     {
       "name": "luajit",
       "platform": "!android & !wasm32"