diff --git a/OpenClaw/Engine/GameApp/BaseGameApp.cpp b/OpenClaw/Engine/GameApp/BaseGameApp.cpp
index 64533c3939..a24ec25ac4 100644
--- a/OpenClaw/Engine/GameApp/BaseGameApp.cpp
+++ b/OpenClaw/Engine/GameApp/BaseGameApp.cpp
@@ -550,22 +550,34 @@ bool BaseGameApp::LoadGameOptions(const char* inConfigFile)
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Assets
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    TiXmlElement* assetsElem = configRoot->FirstChildElement("Assets");
-    if (assetsElem)
-    {
-        ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.assetsFolder,
-            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("AssetsFolder"));
-        DO_AND_CHECK(ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.rezArchive,
-            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("RezArchive")));
-        DO_AND_CHECK(ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.customArchive,
-            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("CustomArchive")));
-        DO_AND_CHECK(ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.resourceCacheSize,
-            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("ResourceCacheSize")));
-        ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.tempDir,
-            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("TempDir"));
-        DO_AND_CHECK(ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.savesFile,
-            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("SavesFile")));
-    }
+    TiXmlElement* assetsElem = configRoot->FirstChildElement("Assets");
+    if (assetsElem)
+    {
+        ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.assetsFolder,
+            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("AssetsFolder"));
+        if (!ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.rezArchive,
+            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("RezArchive")))
+        {
+            LOG_WARNING("Configuration is missing Assets.RezArchive. Using default: " + m_GameOptions.rezArchive);
+        }
+        if (!ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.customArchive,
+            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("CustomArchive")))
+        {
+            LOG_WARNING("Configuration is missing Assets.CustomArchive. Using default: " + m_GameOptions.customArchive);
+        }
+        if (!ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.resourceCacheSize,
+            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("ResourceCacheSize")))
+        {
+            LOG_WARNING("Configuration is missing Assets.ResourceCacheSize. Using default: " + ToStr(m_GameOptions.resourceCacheSize));
+        }
+        ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.tempDir,
+            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("TempDir"));
+        if (!ParseValueFromXmlElem(&m_GameOptions.savesFile,
+            assetsElem->FirstChildElement("SavesFile")))
+        {
+            LOG_WARNING("Configuration is missing Assets.SavesFile. Using default: " + m_GameOptions.savesFile);
+        }
+    }
 
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Font
@@ -1458,16 +1470,18 @@ TiXmlElement* CreateDefaultFontConfig()
     return font;
 }
 
-TiXmlElement* CreateDefaultAssetsConfig()
-{
-    TiXmlElement* assets = new TiXmlElement("Assets");
-
-    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("RezArchive", "CLAW.REZ", assets);
-    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("ResourceCacheSize", "50", assets);
-    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("TempDir", ".", assets);
-    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("SavesFile", "SAVES.XML", assets);
-
-    return assets;
+TiXmlElement* CreateDefaultAssetsConfig()
+{
+    TiXmlElement* assets = new TiXmlElement("Assets");
+
+    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("AssetsFolder", "", assets);
+    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("RezArchive", "CLAW.REZ", assets);
+    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("CustomArchive", "ASSETS.ZIP", assets);
+    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("ResourceCacheSize", "50", assets);
+    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("TempDir", ".", assets);
+    XML_ADD_TEXT_ELEMENT("SavesFile", "SAVES.XML", assets);
+
+    return assets;
 }
 
 TiXmlElement* CreateDefaultConsoleConfig()