diff --git a/Saradomin/Infrastructure/Services/JavaUpdateService.cs b/Saradomin/Infrastructure/Services/JavaUpdateService.cs
index 9ff0e80..61e15c0 100644
--- a/Saradomin/Infrastructure/Services/JavaUpdateService.cs
+++ b/Saradomin/Infrastructure/Services/JavaUpdateService.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Saradomin.Model.Settings.Launcher;
 using Saradomin.Utilities;
 
 namespace Saradomin.Infrastructure.Services
diff --git a/Saradomin/Utilities/CrossPlatform.cs b/Saradomin/Utilities/CrossPlatform.cs
index 567e149..bb452d3 100644
--- a/Saradomin/Utilities/CrossPlatform.cs
+++ b/Saradomin/Utilities/CrossPlatform.cs
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ namespace Saradomin.Utilities
                 || RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.FreeBSD))
             {
                 return Path.Combine(
-                    // Get the XDG_DATA_HOME environment variable, or if it doesn't exist, use the default ~/.local/share
                     LocateUnixUserHome(),
                     "2009scape"
                 );
diff --git a/Saradomin/Utilities/SingleplayerManagement.cs b/Saradomin/Utilities/SingleplayerManagement.cs
index 7b933d6..e99802d 100644
--- a/Saradomin/Utilities/SingleplayerManagement.cs
+++ b/Saradomin/Utilities/SingleplayerManagement.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public static class SingleplayerManagement
         "game/data/serverstore",
         "game/worldprops"
     };
+
     private static readonly string[] FilesToBackup =
     {
         "game/data/eco/ge_resource.emp",
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public static class SingleplayerManagement
                 log($"  Skipping backup of {dir} because it doesn't exist (Full path attempted: {sourcePath})");
                 continue;
             }
+
             string destPath = Path.Combine(newBackupDir, dir);
             CopyDirectory(sourcePath, destPath);
         }
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ public static class SingleplayerManagement
                 log($"  Skipping backup of {file} because it doesn't exist (Full path attempted: {sourceFilePath})");
                 continue;
             }
+
             string destFilePath = Path.Combine(newBackupDir, file);
             string directoryForFile = Path.GetDirectoryName(destFilePath);
             if (!Directory.Exists(directoryForFile))
@@ -130,4 +133,24 @@ public static class SingleplayerManagement
 
         log($"  Backup from {mostRecentBackupDirName} has been successfully applied.");
     }
-}
+
+    private static Dictionary<string, string> _confCache;
+    public static T ParseConf<T>(string key, T defaultValue = default)
+    {
+        if (!File.Exists(CrossPlatform.GetSingleplayerHome() + "/game/worldprops/default.conf")) return defaultValue;
+        _confCache ??= File.ReadLines(CrossPlatform.GetSingleplayerHome() + "/game/worldprops/default.conf")
+            .Where(line => line.Contains('='))
+            .Select(line => line.Split('='))
+            .ToDictionary(parts => parts[0].Trim(), parts => parts[1].Trim());
+
+        return (T)Convert.ChangeType(_confCache[key], typeof(T));
+    }
+
+    public static void WriteConf(string key, object value)
+    {
+        var filePath = CrossPlatform.GetSingleplayerHome() + "/game/worldprops/default.conf";
+        var lines = File.ReadAllLines(filePath);
+        File.WriteAllLines(filePath, lines.Select(l => l.StartsWith(key + " =") ? $"{key} = {value}" : l));
+        _confCache[key] = value.ToString();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Saradomin/View/Controls/SingleplayerView.axaml b/Saradomin/View/Controls/SingleplayerView.axaml
index fa9b26f..5c4d34f 100644
--- a/Saradomin/View/Controls/SingleplayerView.axaml
+++ b/Saradomin/View/Controls/SingleplayerView.axaml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                                     Header="singleplayer links">
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
                  <Button
-                         Margin="0,0,0,0"
+                         Margin="0,0,0,4"
                          Width="140"
                          Height="25"
                          BorderBrush="{StaticResource DarkBorderBrush}"
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
                          ZIndex="9999" />
                  
                  <Button
-                         Margin="0,0,0,0"
+                         Margin="0,0,0,4"
                          Width="140"
                          Height="25"
                          BorderBrush="{StaticResource DarkBorderBrush}"
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
                                     Header="singleplayer launch">
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
                     <Button
-                            Margin="0,0,0,0"
+                            Margin="0,0,0,4"
                             Width="140"
                             Height="25"
                             BorderBrush="{StaticResource DarkBorderBrush}"
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
                             IsEnabled="{Binding CanDownload}" />
 
                     <Button
-                            Margin="0,0,0,0"
+                            Margin="0,0,0,4"
                             Width="140"
                             Height="25"
                             BorderBrush="{StaticResource DarkBorderBrush}"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
                             IsEnabled="{Binding CanLaunch}" />
 
                     <Button
-                            Margin="0,0,0,0"
+                            Margin="0,0,0,4"
                             Width="140"
                             Height="25"
                             BorderBrush="{StaticResource DarkBorderBrush}"
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
                             ZIndex="9999"/>
 
                     <Button
-                            Margin="0,0,0,0"
+                            Margin="0,0,0,4"
                             Width="140"
                             Height="25"
                             BorderBrush="{StaticResource DarkBorderBrush}"
@@ -202,20 +202,23 @@
                                />
                     
                     <CheckBox Content="Cheats"
-                              IsEnabled="False"
+                              IsChecked="{Binding Cheats, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                              IsEnabled="{Binding CanLaunch}"
                               />
 
                     <CheckBox Content="Fake Players"
-                              IsChecked="True"
-                              IsEnabled="False"
+                              IsChecked="{Binding FakePlayers, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                              IsEnabled="{Binding CanLaunch}"
                               />
 
-                    <CheckBox Content="GE Autostock"
-                              IsEnabled="False"
+                    <CheckBox Content="GE Auto Buy and Sell"
+                              IsChecked="{Binding GEAutoBuySell, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                              IsEnabled="{Binding CanLaunch}"
                               />
 
                     <CheckBox Content="Debug"
-                              IsEnabled="False"
+                              IsChecked="{Binding Debug, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                              IsEnabled="{Binding CanLaunch}"
                               />
 
                     <Button
@@ -228,7 +231,8 @@
                             Opacity="1"
                             FontSize="11"
                             Content="Reset Config"
-                            IsEnabled="False"
+                            Command="{Binding ResetToDefaults}"
+                            IsEnabled="{Binding CanLaunch}"
                             ZIndex="9999"/>
                 </StackPanel>
             </HeaderedContentControl>
diff --git a/Saradomin/ViewModel/Controls/SingleplayerViewModel.cs b/Saradomin/ViewModel/Controls/SingleplayerViewModel.cs
index 0d06b88..4d1325e 100644
--- a/Saradomin/ViewModel/Controls/SingleplayerViewModel.cs
+++ b/Saradomin/ViewModel/Controls/SingleplayerViewModel.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Media;
 using Avalonia.Threading;
 using Glitonea.Mvvm;
-using Glitonea.Mvvm.Messaging;
-using Saradomin.Infrastructure.Messaging;
 using Saradomin.Infrastructure.Services;
 using Saradomin.Model.Settings.Launcher;
 using Saradomin.Utilities;
+using static Saradomin.Utilities.SingleplayerManagement;
 
 namespace Saradomin.ViewModel.Controls;
 
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ public class SingleplayerViewModel : ViewModelBase
         ISingleplayerUpdateService iSingleplayerUpdateService)
     {
         _settingsService = settingsService;
-        Message.Subscribe<MainViewLoadedMessage>(this, OnMainViewLoaded); // todo test delete
         _singleplayerUpdateService = iSingleplayerUpdateService;
         _singleplayerUpdateService.SingleplayerDownloadProgressChanged += OnSingleplayerDownloadProgressChanged;
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ public class SingleplayerViewModel : ViewModelBase
         if (finished)
         {
             SingleplayerDownloadText = "Update Singleplayer";
-            SingleplayerManagement.ApplyLatestBackup(PrintLog);
+            ApplyLatestBackup(PrintLog);
             PrintLog($"");
             PrintLog($"Singleplayer Download complete");
             CanLaunch = true;
@@ -72,17 +70,6 @@ public class SingleplayerViewModel : ViewModelBase
         SingleplayerDownloadText = $"Downloading... {progress * 100:F2}%";
     }
 
-    private void OnMainViewLoaded(MainViewLoadedMessage _)
-    {
-        Message.Subscribe<SettingsModifiedMessage>(this, OnSettingsModified);
-    }
-
-    private void OnSettingsModified(SettingsModifiedMessage _)
-    {
-        Console.WriteLine("Saving settings");
-        _settingsService.SaveAll();
-    }
-
     public void DownloadSingleplayer()
     {
         CanLaunch = false;
@@ -133,4 +120,33 @@ public class SingleplayerViewModel : ViewModelBase
     {
         CrossPlatform.LaunchURL("https://forum.2009scape.org/viewforum.php?f=8-support");
     }
+
+    public bool Cheats 
+    { 
+        get => ParseConf<bool>("noauth_default_admin");
+        set => WriteConf("noauth_default_admin", value);
+    }
+
+    public bool FakePlayers
+    {
+        get => ParseConf<bool>("enable_bots", true);
+        set => WriteConf("enable_bots", value);
+    }
+
+    public bool GEAutoBuySell 
+    { 
+        get => ParseConf<bool>("i_want_to_cheat");
+        set => WriteConf("i_want_to_cheat", value);
+    }
+
+    public bool Debug 
+    { 
+        get => ParseConf<bool>("debug");
+        set => WriteConf("debug", value);
+    }
+
+    public void ResetToDefaults()
+    {
+        
+    }
 }
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