diff --git a/gsm-frontend/src/api.js b/gsm-frontend/src/api.js
index d76f1bb..e154088 100644
--- a/gsm-frontend/src/api.js
+++ b/gsm-frontend/src/api.js
@@ -179,3 +179,9 @@ export async function getFactorioCurrentSave(token) {
     headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
   })
 }
+
+export async function getFactorioWorldSettings(token, saveName) {
+  return fetchAPI(`/servers/factorio/saves/${encodeURIComponent(saveName)}/settings`, {
+    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
+  })
+}
diff --git a/gsm-frontend/src/components/FactorioWorldManager.jsx b/gsm-frontend/src/components/FactorioWorldManager.jsx
index a52e1b3..4cca209 100644
--- a/gsm-frontend/src/components/FactorioWorldManager.jsx
+++ b/gsm-frontend/src/components/FactorioWorldManager.jsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   deleteFactorioTemplate,
   createFactorioWorld,
   deleteFactorioSave,
+  getFactorioWorldSettings,
   serverAction
 } from '../api'
 import WorldGenForm from './WorldGenForm'
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ export default function FactorioWorldManager({ server, token, onServerAction })
   const [creating, setCreating] = useState(false)
   const [deleteConfirm, setDeleteConfirm] = useState(null)
   const [actionLoading, setActionLoading] = useState(null)
+  const [viewingSettings, setViewingSettings] = useState(null)
+  const [settingsData, setSettingsData] = useState(null)
+  const [settingsLoading, setSettingsLoading] = useState(false)
 
   const fetchData = async () => {
     try {
@@ -137,6 +141,35 @@ export default function FactorioWorldManager({ server, token, onServerAction })
     }
   }
 
+  const handleViewSettings = async (saveName) => {
+    try {
+      setSettingsLoading(true)
+      setViewingSettings(saveName)
+      const data = await getFactorioWorldSettings(token, saveName)
+      setSettingsData(data)
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err.message)
+      setViewingSettings(null)
+    } finally {
+      setSettingsLoading(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const closeSettingsModal = () => {
+    setViewingSettings(null)
+    setSettingsData(null)
+  }
+
+  // Format setting value for display
+  const formatSettingValue = (value) => {
+    if (value === 0) return 'None'
+    if (value <= 0.2) return 'Very Low'
+    if (value <= 0.6) return 'Low'
+    if (value <= 1.2) return 'Normal'
+    if (value <= 2.5) return 'High'
+    return 'Very High'
+  }
+
   if (loading) {
     return (
       <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-12">
@@ -245,6 +278,117 @@ export default function FactorioWorldManager({ server, token, onServerAction })
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {/* View Settings Modal */}
+      {viewingSettings && (
+        <div className="modal-backdrop" onClick={closeSettingsModal}>
+          <div className="modal max-w-2xl fade-in-scale" onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
+            <div className="modal-header">
+              <h3 className="modal-title">World Settings: {viewingSettings}</h3>
+              <button onClick={closeSettingsModal} className="btn btn-ghost p-1">
+                <svg className="w-5 h-5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                  <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12" />
+                </svg>
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            <div className="modal-body">
+              {settingsLoading ? (
+                <div className="text-center py-8 text-neutral-400">Loading settings...</div>
+              ) : settingsData?.legacy ? (
+                <div className="bg-neutral-800/50 rounded-lg p-6 text-center">
+                  <div className="text-amber-400 mb-2">⚠️ Legacy World</div>
+                  <p className="text-neutral-400 text-sm">
+                    {settingsData.message}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              ) : settingsData?.settings ? (
+                <div className="space-y-4">
+                  {settingsData.createdAt && (
+                    <div className="text-neutral-500 text-xs mb-4">
+                      Created: {new Date(settingsData.createdAt).toLocaleString()}
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+
+                  {/* Terrain Settings */}
+                  <div>
+                    <h4 className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-300 mb-2">Terrain</h4>
+                    <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 text-sm">
+                      <div className="flex justify-between p-2 bg-neutral-800/30 rounded">
+                        <span className="text-neutral-400">Water</span>
+                        <span className="text-white">{formatSettingValue(settingsData.settings.autoplace_controls?.water?.frequency)}</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex justify-between p-2 bg-neutral-800/30 rounded">
+                        <span className="text-neutral-400">Trees</span>
+                        <span className="text-white">{formatSettingValue(settingsData.settings.autoplace_controls?.trees?.frequency)}</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex justify-between p-2 bg-neutral-800/30 rounded">
+                        <span className="text-neutral-400">Cliffs</span>
+                        <span className="text-white">{formatSettingValue(settingsData.settings.cliff_settings?.richness)}</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex justify-between p-2 bg-neutral-800/30 rounded">
+                        <span className="text-neutral-400">Starting Area</span>
+                        <span className="text-white">{formatSettingValue(settingsData.settings.starting_area)}</span>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+
+                  {/* Resource Settings */}
+                  <div>
+                    <h4 className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-300 mb-2">Resources</h4>
+                    <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-2 text-sm">
+                      {['iron-ore', 'copper-ore', 'coal', 'stone', 'uranium-ore', 'crude-oil'].map((resource) => {
+                        const ctrl = settingsData.settings.autoplace_controls?.[resource]
+                        const displayName = resource.replace('-ore', '').replace('-', ' ').replace(/\b\w/g, c => c.toUpperCase())
+                        return (
+                          <div key={resource} className="flex justify-between p-2 bg-neutral-800/30 rounded">
+                            <span className="text-neutral-400">{displayName}</span>
+                            <span className="text-white text-xs">
+                              Freq: {formatSettingValue(ctrl?.frequency)} · Size: {formatSettingValue(ctrl?.size)} · Rich: {formatSettingValue(ctrl?.richness)}
+                            </span>
+                          </div>
+                        )
+                      })}
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+
+                  {/* Enemy Settings */}
+                  <div>
+                    <h4 className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-300 mb-2">Enemies</h4>
+                    <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 text-sm">
+                      <div className="flex justify-between p-2 bg-neutral-800/30 rounded">
+                        <span className="text-neutral-400">Biter Bases</span>
+                        <span className="text-white">{formatSettingValue(settingsData.settings.autoplace_controls?.['enemy-base']?.frequency)}</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex justify-between p-2 bg-neutral-800/30 rounded">
+                        <span className="text-neutral-400">Peaceful Mode</span>
+                        <span className="text-white">{settingsData.settings.peaceful_mode ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</span>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+
+                  {/* Seed */}
+                  {settingsData.settings.seed !== undefined && (
+                    <div>
+                      <h4 className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-300 mb-2">Advanced</h4>
+                      <div className="p-2 bg-neutral-800/30 rounded text-sm">
+                        <span className="text-neutral-400">Seed: </span>
+                        <span className="text-white font-mono">{settingsData.settings.seed || 'Random'}</span>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <div className="text-center py-8 text-neutral-400">No settings data available</div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+            <div className="modal-footer">
+              <button onClick={closeSettingsModal} className="btn btn-secondary">
+                Close
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Header */}
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
         <h3 className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-300">Saved Worlds</h3>
@@ -280,6 +424,15 @@ export default function FactorioWorldManager({ server, token, onServerAction })
                   </div>
                 </div>
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <button
+                    onClick={() => handleViewSettings(save.name)}
+                    className="btn btn-ghost text-neutral-400 hover:text-white"
+                    title="View world settings"
+                  >
+                    <svg className="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                      <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M13 16h-1v-4h-1m1-4h.01M21 12a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z" />
+                    </svg>
+                  </button>
                   <button
                     onClick={() => handleStartWithSave(save.name)}
                     disabled={actionLoading === save.name || server.running}