... and this is very anoying :(

Why do I have to make all graphics settings again before the game starts? There is a config file where everything is entered by RUST, what makes such a file for a sense, if RUST is too stupid to read these settings from the file again? The problem is with many players and that's years, read the developers for something not at all? Always new weapons, nonsensical helicopters, etc., but such a small problem no one gets fixed :( What can I and other players do?

Sounds like where Rust stores your settings isn't accessible else is resetting somehow.

ive had this for a while now and its annoys me
I set GFX options to 5 - and when i log back in its back at 0

Im currently using this command added to launch option in steam 

-show-screen-selector

this way i know im not booting in with no gfx