diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 461d33f..30e24fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 *.pyc
 *.log
 *.swp
+config.yaml
 login.py
 run.py
+contrib/
 /build
diff --git a/spock/plugins/__init__.py b/spock/plugins/__init__.py
index e39fbce..c4d121d 100644
--- a/spock/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/spock/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 from spock.plugins.helpers import start, keepalive, clientinfo, world, move, respawn, physics, inventory
 
 DefaultPlugins = [
-	event.EventPlugin,
-	net.NetPlugin,
-	auth.AuthPlugin,
-	ticker.TickerPlugin,
-	timer.TimerPlugin,
-	start.StartPlugin,
-	keepalive.KeepalivePlugin,
-	respawn.RespawnPlugin,
-	move.MovementPlugin,
-	world.WorldPlugin,
-	clientinfo.ClientInfoPlugin,
-	physics.PhysicsPlugin,
-	inventory.InventoryPlugin,
+	('event', event.EventPlugin),
+	('net', net.NetPlugin),
+	('auth', auth.AuthPlugin),
+	('ticker', ticker.TickerPlugin),
+	('timer', timer.TimerPlugin),
+	('start', start.StartPlugin),
+	('keepalive', keepalive.KeepalivePlugin),
+	('respawn', respawn.RespawnPlugin),
+	('move', move.MovementPlugin),
+	('world', world.WorldPlugin),
+	('client', clientinfo.ClientInfoPlugin),
+	('physics', physics.PhysicsPlugin),
+	('inventory', inventory.InventoryPlugin),
 ]
diff --git a/spock/plugins/core/auth.py b/spock/plugins/core/auth.py
index 1cb3782..ed7fcb1 100644
--- a/spock/plugins/core/auth.py
+++ b/spock/plugins/core/auth.py
@@ -60,13 +60,17 @@ def gen_shared_secret(self):
 		self.shared_secret = Random._UserFriendlyRNG.get_random_bytes(16)
 		return self.shared_secret
 
+default_settings = {
+	'authenticated': True,
+	'sess_quit': True,
+}
 
 @pl_announce('Auth')
 class AuthPlugin:
 	def __init__(self, ploader, settings):
+		settings = utils.get_settings(settings, default_settings)
 		self.event = ploader.requires('Event')
 		self.net = ploader.requires('Net')
-		settings = ploader.requires('Settings')
 		self.authenticated = settings['authenticated']
 		self.sess_quit = settings['sess_quit']
 		self.auth = AuthCore(self.authenticated, self.event)
diff --git a/spock/plugins/core/net.py b/spock/plugins/core/net.py
index 70e4143..f6009d3 100644
--- a/spock/plugins/core/net.py
+++ b/spock/plugins/core/net.py
@@ -140,10 +140,18 @@ def reset(self):
 
 	disconnect = reset
 
+default_settings = {
+	'username': 'Bot',
+	'password': None,
+	'bufsize': 4096,
+	'sock_quit': True,
+	'sess_quit': True,
+}
+
 @pl_announce('Net')
 class NetPlugin:
 	def __init__(self, ploader, settings):
-		settings = ploader.requires('Settings')
+		settings = utils.get_settings(settings, default_settings)
 		self.bufsize = settings['bufsize']
 		self.sock_quit = settings['sock_quit']
 		self.event = ploader.requires('Event')
@@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ def tick(self, name, data):
 				time.sleep(1)
 			else:
 				time.sleep(timeout)
-			
+
 
 	#SOCKET_RECV - Socket is ready to recieve data
 	def handleRECV(self, name, data):
diff --git a/spock/plugins/core/settings.py b/spock/plugins/core/settings.py
index f2bdaeb..121d763 100644
--- a/spock/plugins/core/settings.py
+++ b/spock/plugins/core/settings.py
@@ -1,27 +1,10 @@
-from spock.utils import pl_announce
+from spock.utils import pl_announce, get_settings
 from spock.plugins import DefaultPlugins
 
-#2 values = Attribute&Setting name, default value
-#3 values = Attribute name, setting name, default value
-default_settings = [
-	('plugins', DefaultPlugins),
-	('plugin_settings', {}),
-	('mc_username', 'username', 'Bot'),
-	('mc_password', 'password', ''),
-	('authenticated', True),
-	('bufsize', 4096),
-	('sock_quit', True),
-	('sess_quit', True),
-]
-
-for index, setting in enumerate(default_settings):
-	if len(setting) == 2:
-		default_settings[index] = (setting[0], setting[0], setting[1])
-
 class PloaderFetch:
-	def __init__(self, final_settings):
-		self.plugins = final_settings['plugins']
-		self.plugin_settings = final_settings['plugin_settings']
+	def __init__(self, plugins, plugin_settings):
+		self.plugins = plugins
+		self.plugin_settings = plugin_settings
 
 	def get_plugins(self):
 		return self.plugins
@@ -29,15 +12,14 @@ def get_plugins(self):
 	def get_plugin_settings(self, plugin):
 		return self.plugin_settings.get(plugin, {})
 
-@pl_announce('Settings', 'PloaderFetch')
+@pl_announce('PloaderFetch')
 class SettingsPlugin:
 	def __init__(self, ploader, kwargs):
-		settings = kwargs.get('settings', {})
-		final_settings = {}
-		for setting in default_settings:
-			val = kwargs.get(setting[1], settings.get(setting[1], setting[2]))
-			final_settings[setting[0]] = val
-		ploader.provides('PloaderFetch', PloaderFetch(final_settings))
-		del final_settings['plugins']
-		del final_settings['plugin_settings']
-		ploader.provides('Settings', final_settings)
+		settings = get_settings(kwargs, kwargs.get('settings', {}))
+		plugin_list = settings.get('plugins', DefaultPlugins)
+		plugins = []
+		plugin_settings = {}
+		for plugin in plugin_list:
+			plugins.append(plugin[1])
+			plugin_settings[plugin[1]] = settings.get(plugin[0], {})
+		ploader.provides('PloaderFetch', PloaderFetch(plugins, plugin_settings))
diff --git a/spock/plugins/helpers/start.py b/spock/plugins/helpers/start.py
index 79f6985..c730bd8 100644
--- a/spock/plugins/helpers/start.py
+++ b/spock/plugins/helpers/start.py
@@ -7,12 +7,20 @@
 a bot.
 """
 
+from spock import utils
 from spock.mcp import mcpacket, mcdata
 
+default_settings = {
+	'username': 'Bot',
+	'password': None,
+	'host': 'localhost',
+	'port': 25565,
+}
+
 class StartPlugin:
 	def __init__(self, ploader, settings):
+		self.settings = utils.get_settings(settings, default_settings)
 		self.event = ploader.requires('Event')
-		self.settings = ploader.requires('Settings')
 		self.net = ploader.requires('Net')
 		self.auth = ploader.requires('Auth')
 
@@ -20,8 +28,8 @@ def __init__(self, ploader, settings):
 
 	def start(self, host = 'localhost', port = 25565):
 		if 'error' not in self.auth.start_session(
-			self.settings['mc_username'],
-			self.settings['mc_password']
+			self.settings['username'],
+			self.settings['password']
 		):
 			self.net.connect(host, port)
 			self.handshake()
diff --git a/spock/utils.py b/spock/utils.py
index da76ddb..86703e3 100644
--- a/spock/utils.py
+++ b/spock/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ALL THE UTILS!
 """
 #silly python2
+import copy
 try:
 	string_types = unicode
 except NameError:
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ def inner(cl):
 		return cl
 	return inner
 
+def get_settings(settings, defaults):
+	final_settings = copy.deepcopy(defaults)
+	for k, v in settings.items():
+		final_settings[k] = v
+	return final_settings
+
 def mapshort2id(data):
 	return data>>4, data&0x0F