25 files changed, 1012 insertions, 124 deletions

diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 93fac9d1f..20f8ea103 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@
 [submodule "lib/libevent"]
 	path = lib/libevent
 	url = https://github.com/mc-server/libevent.git
+[submodule "lib/TCLAP"]
+	path = lib/TCLAP
+	url = https://github.com/mc-server/TCLAP.git
diff --git a/lib/TCLAP b/lib/TCLAP
new file mode 160000
+Subproject 12cee38782897cfe60a1611615c200c45cd99ea
diff --git a/src/Bindings/PluginManager.cpp b/src/Bindings/PluginManager.cpp
index cc74c8372..6fb6ef4fa 100644
--- a/src/Bindings/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Bindings/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void cPluginManager::ReloadPluginsNow(void)
 
 
 
-void cPluginManager::ReloadPluginsNow(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni)
+void cPluginManager::ReloadPluginsNow(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings)
 {
 	LOG("-- Loading Plugins --");
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void cPluginManager::ReloadPluginsNow(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni)
 	RefreshPluginList();
 
 	// Load the plugins:
-	AStringVector ToLoad = GetFoldersToLoad(a_SettingsIni);
+	AStringVector ToLoad = GetFoldersToLoad(a_Settings);
 	for (auto & pluginFolder: ToLoad)
 	{
 		LoadPlugin(pluginFolder);
@@ -157,16 +157,16 @@ void cPluginManager::ReloadPluginsNow(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni)
 
 
 
-void cPluginManager::InsertDefaultPlugins(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni)
+void cPluginManager::InsertDefaultPlugins(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings)
 {
-	a_SettingsIni.AddKeyName("Plugins");
-	a_SettingsIni.AddKeyComment("Plugins", " Plugin=Debuggers");
-	a_SettingsIni.AddKeyComment("Plugins", " Plugin=HookNotify");
-	a_SettingsIni.AddKeyComment("Plugins", " Plugin=ChunkWorx");
-	a_SettingsIni.AddKeyComment("Plugins", " Plugin=APIDump");
-	a_SettingsIni.AddValue("Plugins", "Plugin", "Core");
-	a_SettingsIni.AddValue("Plugins", "Plugin", "TransAPI");
-	a_SettingsIni.AddValue("Plugins", "Plugin", "ChatLog");
+	a_Settings.AddKeyName("Plugins");
+	a_Settings.AddKeyComment("Plugins", " Plugin=Debuggers");
+	a_Settings.AddKeyComment("Plugins", " Plugin=HookNotify");
+	a_Settings.AddKeyComment("Plugins", " Plugin=ChunkWorx");
+	a_Settings.AddKeyComment("Plugins", " Plugin=APIDump");
+	a_Settings.AddValue("Plugins", "Plugin", "Core");
+	a_Settings.AddValue("Plugins", "Plugin", "TransAPI");
+	a_Settings.AddValue("Plugins", "Plugin", "ChatLog");
 }
 
 
@@ -1932,25 +1932,23 @@ size_t cPluginManager::GetNumLoadedPlugins(void) const
 
 
 
-AStringVector cPluginManager::GetFoldersToLoad(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni)
+AStringVector cPluginManager::GetFoldersToLoad(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings)
 {
 	// Check if the Plugins section exists.
-	int KeyNum = a_SettingsIni.FindKey("Plugins");
-	if (KeyNum == -1)
+	if (a_Settings.KeyExists("Plugins"))
 	{
-		InsertDefaultPlugins(a_SettingsIni);
-		KeyNum = a_SettingsIni.FindKey("Plugins");
+		InsertDefaultPlugins(a_Settings);
 	}
 
 	// Get the list of plugins to load:
 	AStringVector res;
-	int NumPlugins = a_SettingsIni.GetNumValues(KeyNum);
-	for (int i = 0; i < NumPlugins; i++)
+	auto Values = a_Settings.GetValues("Plugins");
+	for (auto NameValue : Values)
 	{
-		AString ValueName = a_SettingsIni.GetValueName(KeyNum, i);
+		AString ValueName = NameValue.first;
 		if (ValueName.compare("Plugin") == 0)
 		{
-			AString PluginFile = a_SettingsIni.GetValue(KeyNum, i);
+			AString PluginFile = NameValue.second;
 			if (!PluginFile.empty())
 			{
 				res.push_back(PluginFile);
diff --git a/src/Bindings/PluginManager.h b/src/Bindings/PluginManager.h
index 2c3eaa75f..e528c049f 100644
--- a/src/Bindings/PluginManager.h
+++ b/src/Bindings/PluginManager.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class cPlayer;
 class cPlugin;
 class cProjectileEntity;
 class cWorld;
+class cSettingsRepositoryInterface;
 struct TakeDamageInfo;
 
 typedef SharedPtr<cPlugin> cPluginPtr;
@@ -368,20 +369,20 @@ private:
 	/** Reloads all plugins, defaulting to settings.ini for settings location */
 	void ReloadPluginsNow(void);
 
-	/** Reloads all plugins with a cIniFile object expected to be initialised to settings.ini */
-	void ReloadPluginsNow(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni);
+	/** Reloads all plugins with a settings repo expected to be initialised to settings.ini */
+	void ReloadPluginsNow(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings);
 
 	/** Unloads all plugins */
 	void UnloadPluginsNow(void);
 
-	/** Handles writing default plugins if 'Plugins' key not found using a cIniFile object expected to be intialised to settings.ini */
-	void InsertDefaultPlugins(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni);
+	/** Handles writing default plugins if 'Plugins' key not found using a settings repo expected to be intialised to settings.ini */
+	void InsertDefaultPlugins(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings);
 
 	/** Tries to match a_Command to the internal table of commands, if a match is found, the corresponding plugin is called. Returns crExecuted if the command is executed. */
 	CommandResult HandleCommand(cPlayer & a_Player, const AString & a_Command, bool a_ShouldCheckPermissions);
 
 	/** Returns the folders that are specified in the settings ini to load plugins from. */
-	AStringVector GetFoldersToLoad(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni);
+	AStringVector GetFoldersToLoad(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings);
 } ;  // tolua_export
 
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e367bcf5..25de24c91 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ SET (SRCS
 	Logger.cpp
 	Map.cpp
 	MapManager.cpp
+	MemorySettingsRepository.cpp
 	MobCensus.cpp
 	MobFamilyCollecter.cpp
 	MobProximityCounter.cpp
 	MobSpawner.cpp
 	MonsterConfig.cpp
+	OverridesSettingsRepository.cpp
 	ProbabDistrib.cpp
 	RankManager.cpp
 	RCONServer.cpp
@@ -116,11 +118,13 @@ SET (HDRS
 	Map.h
 	MapManager.h
 	Matrix4.h
+	MemorySettingsRepository.h
 	MobCensus.h
 	MobFamilyCollecter.h
 	MobProximityCounter.h
 	MobSpawner.h
 	MonsterConfig.h
+	OverridesSettingsRepository.h
 	ProbabDistrib.h
 	RankManager.h
 	RCONServer.h
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ SET (HDRS
 	Scoreboard.h
 	Server.h
 	SetChunkData.h
+	SettingsRepositoryInterface.h
 	Statistics.h
 	StringCompression.h
 	StringUtils.h
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@ SET (HDRS
 include_directories(".")
 include_directories ("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../lib/sqlite")
 include_directories ("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../lib/SQLiteCpp/include")
+include_directories (SYSTEM "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../lib/TCLAP/include")
 
 configure_file("BuildInfo.h.cmake" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/BuildInfo.h")
 
diff --git a/src/Globals.h b/src/Globals.h
index 1f354ae77..27d944fcc 100644
--- a/src/Globals.h
+++ b/src/Globals.h
@@ -433,10 +433,14 @@ typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, C>::type CeilC(T a_Value)
 
 
 //temporary replacement for std::make_unique until we get c++14
-template <class T, class... Args>
-std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args)
+
+namespace cpp14
 {
-	return std::unique_ptr<T>(new T(args...));
+	template <class T, class... Args>
+	std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args)
+	{
+		return std::unique_ptr<T>(new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+	}
 }
 
 // a tick is 50 ms
diff --git a/src/IniFile.cpp b/src/IniFile.cpp
index 99c0a5f0f..cd98cce57 100644
--- a/src/IniFile.cpp
+++ b/src/IniFile.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ cIniFile::cIniFile(void) :
 
 bool cIniFile::ReadFile(const AString & a_FileName, bool a_AllowExampleRedirect)
 {
+
+	m_Filename = a_FileName;
+
 	// Normally you would use ifstream, but the SGI CC compiler has
 	// a few bugs with ifstream. So ... fstream used.
 	fstream f;
@@ -56,7 +59,8 @@ bool cIniFile::ReadFile(const AString & a_FileName, bool a_AllowExampleRedirect)
 	AString   keyname, valuename, value;
 	AString::size_type pLeft, pRight;
 	bool IsFromExampleRedirect = false;
-	
+
+
 	f.open((FILE_IO_PREFIX + a_FileName).c_str(), ios::in);
 	if (f.fail())
 	{
@@ -650,7 +654,7 @@ void cIniFile::Clear(void)
 
 
 
-bool cIniFile::HasValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName)
+bool cIniFile::HasValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName) const
 {
 	// Find the key:
 	int keyID = FindKey(a_KeyName);
@@ -889,8 +893,36 @@ void cIniFile::RemoveBom(AString & a_line) const
 
 
 
+bool cIniFile::KeyExists(AString a_keyname) const
+{
+	return FindKey(a_keyname) != noID;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> cIniFile::GetValues(AString a_keyName)
+{
+	std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> ret;
+	int keyID = FindKey(a_keyName);
+	if (keyID == noID)
+	{
+		return ret;
+	}
+	for (size_t valueID = 0; valueID < keys[keyID].names.size(); ++valueID)
+	{
+		ret.emplace_back(keys[keyID].names[valueID], keys[keyID].values[valueID]);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 AStringVector ReadUpgradeIniPorts(
-	cIniFile & a_IniFile,
+	cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings,
 	const AString & a_KeyName,
 	const AString & a_PortsValueName,
 	const AString & a_OldIPv4ValueName,
@@ -899,23 +931,34 @@ AStringVector ReadUpgradeIniPorts(
 )
 {
 	// Read the regular value, but don't use the default (in order to detect missing value for upgrade):
-	AStringVector Ports = StringSplitAndTrim(a_IniFile.GetValue(a_KeyName, a_PortsValueName), ";,");
+
+	AStringVector Ports;
+
+	for (auto pair : a_Settings.GetValues(a_KeyName))
+	{
+		if (pair.first != a_PortsValueName)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		AStringVector temp = StringSplitAndTrim(pair.second, ";,");
+		Ports.insert(Ports.end(), temp.begin(), temp.end());
+	}
 
 	if (Ports.empty())
 	{
 		// Historically there were two separate entries for IPv4 and IPv6, merge them and migrate:
-		AString Ports4 = a_IniFile.GetValue(a_KeyName, a_OldIPv4ValueName, a_DefaultValue);
-		AString Ports6 = a_IniFile.GetValue(a_KeyName, a_OldIPv6ValueName);
+		AString Ports4 = a_Settings.GetValue(a_KeyName, a_OldIPv4ValueName, a_DefaultValue);
+		AString Ports6 = a_Settings.GetValue(a_KeyName, a_OldIPv6ValueName);
 		Ports = MergeStringVectors(StringSplitAndTrim(Ports4, ";,"), StringSplitAndTrim(Ports6, ";,"));
-		a_IniFile.DeleteValue(a_KeyName, a_OldIPv4ValueName);
-		a_IniFile.DeleteValue(a_KeyName, a_OldIPv6ValueName);
+		a_Settings.DeleteValue(a_KeyName, a_OldIPv4ValueName);
+		a_Settings.DeleteValue(a_KeyName, a_OldIPv6ValueName);
 
 		// If those weren't present or were empty, use the default:"
 		if (Ports.empty())
 		{
 			Ports = StringSplitAndTrim(a_DefaultValue, ";,");
 		}
-		a_IniFile.SetValue(a_KeyName, a_PortsValueName, StringsConcat(Ports, ','));
+		a_Settings.SetValue(a_KeyName, a_PortsValueName, StringsConcat(Ports, ','));
 	}
 
 	return Ports;
@@ -923,4 +966,3 @@ AStringVector ReadUpgradeIniPorts(
 
 
 
-
diff --git a/src/IniFile.h b/src/IniFile.h
index 71fea3a00..861be3800 100644
--- a/src/IniFile.h
+++ b/src/IniFile.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 
-
+#include "SettingsRepositoryInterface.h"
 
 #define MAX_KEYNAME    128
 #define MAX_VALUENAME  128
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@
 
 // tolua_begin
 
-class cIniFile
+class cIniFile : public cSettingsRepositoryInterface
 {
 private:
 	bool m_IsCaseInsensitive;
+
+	AString m_Filename;
 	
 	struct key
 	{
@@ -53,15 +55,19 @@ private:
 	void RemoveBom(AString & a_line) const;
 	
 public:
-
-	enum errors
-	{
-		noID = -1,
-	};
 	
 	/// Creates a new instance with no data
 	cIniFile(void);
 
+// tolua_end
+	virtual ~cIniFile() = default;
+
+	virtual std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> GetValues(AString a_keyName) override;
+
+	virtual bool KeyExists(const AString a_keyName) const override;
+
+// tolua_begin
+
 	// Sets whether or not keynames and valuenames should be case sensitive.
 	// The default is case insensitive.
 	void CaseSensitive  (void) { m_IsCaseInsensitive = false; }
@@ -77,11 +83,13 @@ public:
 	/// Writes data stored in class to the specified ini file
 	bool WriteFile(const AString & a_FileName) const;
 
+	virtual bool Flush() override { return WriteFile(m_Filename); }
+
 	/// Deletes all stored ini data (but doesn't touch the file)
 	void Clear(void);
 	
 	/** Returns true iff the specified value exists. */
-	bool HasValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName);
+	bool HasValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName) const;
 
 	/// Returns index of specified key, or noID if not found
 	int FindKey(const AString & keyname) const;
@@ -222,7 +230,7 @@ Reads the list of ports from a_PortsValueName. If that value doesn't exist or is
 in a_OldIPv4ValueName and a_OldIPv6ValueName; in this case the old values are removed from the INI file.
 If there is none of the three values or they are all empty, the default is used and stored in the Ports value. */
 AStringVector ReadUpgradeIniPorts(
-	cIniFile & a_IniFile,
+	cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings,
 	const AString & a_KeyName,
 	const AString & a_PortsValueName,
 	const AString & a_OldIPv4ValueName,
diff --git a/src/MemorySettingsRepository.cpp b/src/MemorySettingsRepository.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21b4c769c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MemorySettingsRepository.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+
+#include "Globals.h"
+
+#include "MemorySettingsRepository.h"
+
+
+
+
+bool cMemorySettingsRepository::KeyExists(const AString keyname) const
+{
+	return m_Map.count(keyname) != 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cMemorySettingsRepository::HasValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName) const
+{
+	auto outerIter = m_Map.find(a_KeyName);
+	if (outerIter == m_Map.end())
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	auto iter = outerIter->second.find(a_ValueName);
+	if (iter == outerIter->second.end())
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+
+
+int cMemorySettingsRepository::AddKeyName(const AString & a_keyname)
+{
+	m_Map.emplace(a_keyname, std::unordered_multimap<AString, sValue>{});
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cMemorySettingsRepository::AddKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const AString & comment)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+AString cMemorySettingsRepository::GetKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const int commentID) const
+{
+	return "";
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cMemorySettingsRepository::DeleteKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const int commentID)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+void cMemorySettingsRepository::AddValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value)
+{
+	if (m_Writable)
+	{
+		m_Map[a_KeyName].emplace(a_ValueName, sValue(a_Value));
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+void cMemorySettingsRepository::AddValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, Int64 a_Value)
+{
+	if (m_Writable)
+	{
+		m_Map[a_KeyName].emplace(a_ValueName, sValue(a_Value));
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+void cMemorySettingsRepository::AddValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, bool a_Value)
+{
+	if (m_Writable)
+	{
+		m_Map[a_KeyName].emplace(a_ValueName, sValue(a_Value));
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> cMemorySettingsRepository::GetValues(AString a_keyName)
+{
+	std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> ret;
+	for (auto pair : m_Map[a_keyName])
+	{
+		ret.emplace_back(pair.first, pair.second.getStringValue());
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+AString cMemorySettingsRepository::GetValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & defValue)    const
+{
+	auto outerIter = m_Map.find(a_KeyName);
+	if (outerIter == m_Map.end())
+	{
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	auto iter = outerIter->second.find(a_ValueName);
+	if (iter == outerIter->second.end())
+	{
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	return iter->second.getStringValue();
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+AString cMemorySettingsRepository::GetValueSet (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & defValue)
+{
+	auto outerIter = m_Map.find(a_KeyName);
+	if (outerIter == m_Map.end())
+	{
+		AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	auto iter = outerIter->second.find(a_ValueName);
+	if (iter == outerIter->second.end())
+	{
+		AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	return iter->second.getStringValue();
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+int cMemorySettingsRepository::GetValueSetI(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const int defValue)
+{
+	auto outerIter = m_Map.find(a_KeyName);
+	if (outerIter == m_Map.end())
+	{
+		AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, static_cast<Int64>(defValue));
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	auto iter = outerIter->second.find(a_ValueName);
+	if (iter == outerIter->second.end())
+	{
+		AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, static_cast<Int64>(defValue));
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	return static_cast<int>(iter->second.getIntValue());
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+Int64 cMemorySettingsRepository::GetValueSetI(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const Int64 defValue)
+{
+	auto outerIter = m_Map.find(a_KeyName);
+	if (outerIter == m_Map.end())
+	{
+		AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	auto iter = outerIter->second.find(a_ValueName);
+	if (iter == outerIter->second.end())
+	{
+		AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	return iter->second.getIntValue();
+}
+
+
+
+
+bool cMemorySettingsRepository::GetValueSetB(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const bool defValue)
+{
+	auto outerIter = m_Map.find(a_KeyName);
+	if (outerIter == m_Map.end())
+	{
+		AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	auto iter = outerIter->second.find(a_ValueName);
+	if (iter == outerIter->second.end())
+	{
+		AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+		return defValue;
+	}
+	return iter->second.getBoolValue();
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cMemorySettingsRepository::SetValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists)
+{
+	if (!m_Writable)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	auto outerIter = m_Map.find(a_KeyName);
+	if (outerIter == m_Map.end())
+	{
+		if (a_CreateIfNotExists)
+		{
+			AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, a_Value);
+		}
+		return a_CreateIfNotExists;
+	}
+	auto iter = outerIter->second.find(a_ValueName);
+	if (iter == outerIter->second.end())
+	{
+		if (a_CreateIfNotExists)
+		{
+			AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, a_Value);
+		}
+		return a_CreateIfNotExists;
+	}
+	iter->second = sValue(a_Value);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+
+
+bool cMemorySettingsRepository::SetValueI(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const int a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists)
+{
+	if (!m_Writable)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	auto outerIter = m_Map.find(a_KeyName);
+	if (outerIter == m_Map.end())
+	{
+		if (a_CreateIfNotExists)
+		{
+			AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, static_cast<Int64>(a_Value));
+		}
+		return a_CreateIfNotExists;
+	}
+	auto iter = outerIter->second.find(a_ValueName);
+	if (iter == outerIter->second.end())
+	{
+		if (a_CreateIfNotExists)
+		{
+			AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, static_cast<Int64>(a_Value));
+		}
+		return a_CreateIfNotExists;
+	}
+	iter->second = sValue(static_cast<Int64>(a_Value));
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cMemorySettingsRepository::DeleteValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName)
+{
+	if (!m_Writable)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	auto outerIter = m_Map.find(a_KeyName);
+	if (outerIter == m_Map.end())
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	auto iter = outerIter->second.find(a_ValueName);
+	if (iter == outerIter->second.end())
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	outerIter->second.erase(iter);
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool cMemorySettingsRepository::Flush()
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/MemorySettingsRepository.h b/src/MemorySettingsRepository.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..335bc4513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MemorySettingsRepository.h
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "SettingsRepositoryInterface.h"
+
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+class cMemorySettingsRepository : public cSettingsRepositoryInterface
+{
+public:
+
+	virtual bool KeyExists(const AString keyname) const override;
+
+	virtual bool HasValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName) const override;
+
+	virtual int AddKeyName(const AString & keyname) override;
+
+	virtual bool AddKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const AString & comment) override;
+	
+	virtual AString GetKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const int commentID) const override;
+
+	virtual bool DeleteKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const int commentID) override;
+
+	virtual void AddValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value) override;
+	void AddValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const Int64 a_Value);
+	void AddValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const bool a_Value);
+
+	virtual std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> GetValues(AString a_keyName) override;
+
+	virtual AString GetValue (const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const AString & defValue = "")    const override;
+
+
+	virtual AString GetValueSet (const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const AString & defValue = "") override;
+	virtual int     GetValueSetI(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const int       defValue = 0) override;
+	virtual Int64   GetValueSetI(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const Int64     defValue = 0) override;
+	virtual bool    GetValueSetB(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const bool      defValue = false) override;
+
+	virtual bool SetValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists = true) override;
+	virtual bool SetValueI(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const int a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists = true) override;
+
+	virtual bool DeleteValue(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename) override;
+
+	virtual bool Flush() override;
+
+	void SetReadOnly()
+	{
+		m_Writable = false;
+	}
+
+private:
+
+	bool m_Writable = true;
+
+	struct sValue
+	{
+		sValue(AString value) : m_Type(eType::String), m_stringValue (value) {}
+		sValue(Int64 value) : m_Type(eType::Int64), m_intValue(value) {}
+		sValue(bool value) : m_Type(eType::Bool), m_boolValue(value) {}
+
+		AString getStringValue() const { ASSERT(m_Type == eType::String); return m_stringValue; }
+		Int64   getIntValue()    const { ASSERT(m_Type == eType::Int64);  return m_intValue;    }
+		bool    getBoolValue()   const { ASSERT(m_Type == eType::Bool);   return m_boolValue;   }
+		private:
+		enum class eType
+		{
+			String,
+			Int64,
+			Bool
+		} m_Type;
+		AString m_stringValue;
+		union
+		{
+			Int64 m_intValue;
+			bool m_boolValue;
+		};
+	};
+
+	std::unordered_map<AString, std::unordered_multimap<AString, sValue>> m_Map{};
+};
+
diff --git a/src/OverridesSettingsRepository.cpp b/src/OverridesSettingsRepository.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6defdd6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OverridesSettingsRepository.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+
+#include "Globals.h"
+#include "OverridesSettingsRepository.h"
+
+cOverridesSettingsRepository::cOverridesSettingsRepository(std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> a_Main, std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> a_Overrides) :
+	m_Main(std::move(a_Main)),
+	m_Overrides(std::move(a_Overrides))
+{
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cOverridesSettingsRepository::KeyExists(const AString a_keyName) const
+{
+	return m_Overrides->KeyExists(a_keyName) || m_Main->KeyExists(a_keyName);
+}
+
+
+
+
+bool cOverridesSettingsRepository::HasValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName) const
+{
+	return m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName) || m_Main->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+int cOverridesSettingsRepository::AddKeyName(const AString & a_keyname)
+{
+
+	if (m_Overrides->KeyExists(a_keyname))
+	{
+		m_Overrides->AddKeyName(a_keyname);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return m_Main->AddKeyName(a_keyname);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cOverridesSettingsRepository::AddKeyComment(const AString & a_keyname, const AString & a_comment)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->KeyExists(a_keyname))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->AddKeyComment(a_keyname, a_comment);
+	}
+
+	return m_Main->AddKeyComment(a_keyname, a_comment);
+}
+	
+
+
+
+
+AString cOverridesSettingsRepository::GetKeyComment(const AString & a_keyname, const int a_commentID) const
+{
+	
+	if (m_Overrides->KeyExists(a_keyname))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->GetKeyComment(a_keyname, a_commentID);
+	}
+
+	return m_Main->GetKeyComment(a_keyname, a_commentID);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cOverridesSettingsRepository::DeleteKeyComment(const AString & a_keyname, const int a_commentID)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->KeyExists(a_keyname))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->DeleteKeyComment(a_keyname, a_commentID);
+	}
+
+	return m_Main->DeleteKeyComment(a_keyname, a_commentID);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+void cOverridesSettingsRepository::AddValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName))
+	{
+		m_Overrides->AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, a_Value);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		m_Main->AddValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, a_Value);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> cOverridesSettingsRepository::GetValues(AString a_keyName)
+{
+	auto overrides = m_Overrides->GetValues(a_keyName);
+	auto main = m_Main->GetValues(a_keyName);
+	std::sort(overrides.begin(), overrides.end(), [](std::pair<AString, AString> a, std::pair<AString, AString> b) -> bool { return a < b ;});
+	std::sort(main.begin(), main.end(), [](std::pair<AString, AString> a, std::pair<AString, AString> b) -> bool { return a < b ;});
+
+	std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> ret;
+
+
+	size_t overridesIndex = 0;
+	for (auto pair : main)
+	{
+		if (overridesIndex >= overrides.size())
+		{
+			ret.push_back(pair);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (pair.first == overrides[overridesIndex].first)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		while (pair.first > overrides[overridesIndex].first)
+		{
+			ret.push_back(overrides[overridesIndex]);
+			overridesIndex++;
+		}
+		ret.push_back(pair);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+AString cOverridesSettingsRepository::GetValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & defValue) const
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->GetValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return m_Main->GetValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+AString cOverridesSettingsRepository::GetValueSet (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & defValue)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->GetValueSet(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return m_Main->GetValueSet(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+int cOverridesSettingsRepository::GetValueSetI(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const int defValue)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->GetValueSetI(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return m_Main->GetValueSetI(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+Int64 cOverridesSettingsRepository::GetValueSetI(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const Int64 defValue)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->GetValueSetI(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return m_Main->GetValueSetI(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cOverridesSettingsRepository::GetValueSetB(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const bool defValue)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->GetValueSetB(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return m_Main->GetValueSetB(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, defValue);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cOverridesSettingsRepository::SetValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->SetValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, a_Value, a_CreateIfNotExists);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return m_Main->SetValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, a_Value, a_CreateIfNotExists);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cOverridesSettingsRepository::SetValueI(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const int a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->SetValueI(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, a_Value, a_CreateIfNotExists);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return m_Main->SetValueI(a_KeyName, a_ValueName, a_Value, a_CreateIfNotExists);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cOverridesSettingsRepository::DeleteValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName)
+{
+	if (m_Overrides->HasValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName))
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->DeleteValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return m_Overrides->DeleteValue(a_KeyName, a_ValueName);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+bool cOverridesSettingsRepository::Flush()
+{
+	return m_Overrides->Flush() && m_Main->Flush();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/OverridesSettingsRepository.h b/src/OverridesSettingsRepository.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04a53997f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OverridesSettingsRepository.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "SettingsRepositoryInterface.h"
+
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+class cOverridesSettingsRepository : public cSettingsRepositoryInterface
+{
+
+public:
+	cOverridesSettingsRepository(std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> a_Main, std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> a_Overrides);
+
+	virtual ~cOverridesSettingsRepository() = default;
+
+	virtual bool KeyExists(const AString keyname) const override;
+
+	virtual bool HasValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName) const override;
+
+	virtual int AddKeyName(const AString & keyname) override;
+
+	virtual bool AddKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const AString & comment) override;
+	
+	virtual AString GetKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const int commentID) const override;
+
+	virtual bool DeleteKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const int commentID) override;
+
+	virtual void AddValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value) override;
+
+	virtual std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> GetValues(AString a_keyName) override;
+
+	virtual AString GetValue (const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const AString & defValue = "")    const override;
+
+	virtual AString GetValueSet (const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const AString & defValue = "") override;
+	virtual int     GetValueSetI(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const int       defValue = 0) override;
+	virtual Int64   GetValueSetI(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const Int64     defValue = 0) override;
+	virtual bool    GetValueSetB(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const bool      defValue = false) override;
+
+	virtual bool SetValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists = true) override;
+	virtual bool SetValueI(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const int a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists = true) override;
+
+	virtual bool DeleteValue(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename) override;
+
+	virtual bool Flush() override;
+
+private:
+
+	std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> m_Main;
+	std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> m_Overrides;
+
+};
+
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Authenticator.cpp b/src/Protocol/Authenticator.cpp
index c9e4296a2..294b6e9be 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Authenticator.cpp
+++ b/src/Protocol/Authenticator.cpp
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ cAuthenticator::~cAuthenticator()
 
 
 
-void cAuthenticator::ReadINI(cIniFile & IniFile)
+void cAuthenticator::ReadSettings(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings)
 {
-	m_Server             = IniFile.GetValueSet ("Authentication", "Server", DEFAULT_AUTH_SERVER);
-	m_Address            = IniFile.GetValueSet ("Authentication", "Address", DEFAULT_AUTH_ADDRESS);
-	m_ShouldAuthenticate = IniFile.GetValueSetB("Authentication", "Authenticate", true);
+	m_Server             = a_Settings.GetValueSet ("Authentication", "Server", DEFAULT_AUTH_SERVER);
+	m_Address            = a_Settings.GetValueSet ("Authentication", "Address", DEFAULT_AUTH_ADDRESS);
+	m_ShouldAuthenticate = a_Settings.GetValueSetB("Authentication", "Authenticate", true);
 }
 
 
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ void cAuthenticator::Authenticate(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_UserName, co
 
 
 
-void cAuthenticator::Start(cIniFile & IniFile)
+void cAuthenticator::Start(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings)
 {
-	ReadINI(IniFile);
+	ReadSettings(a_Settings);
 	m_ShouldTerminate = false;
 	super::Start();
 }
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Authenticator.h b/src/Protocol/Authenticator.h
index 853eff535..02b349256 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Authenticator.h
+++ b/src/Protocol/Authenticator.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "../OSSupport/IsThread.h"
 
-
+class cSettingsRepositoryInterface;
 
 
 
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ public:
 	~cAuthenticator();
 
 	/** (Re-)read server and address from INI: */
-	void ReadINI(cIniFile & IniFile);
+	void ReadSettings(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings);
 
 	/** Queues a request for authenticating a user. If the auth fails, the user will be kicked */
 	void Authenticate(int a_ClientID, const AString & a_UserName, const AString & a_ServerHash);
 
 	/** Starts the authenticator thread. The thread may be started and stopped repeatedly */
-	void Start(cIniFile & IniFile);
+	void Start(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings);
 
 	/** Stops the authenticator thread. The thread may be started and stopped repeatedly */
 	void Stop(void);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/MojangAPI.cpp b/src/Protocol/MojangAPI.cpp
index 0d1441500..51b8e90e7 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/MojangAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/Protocol/MojangAPI.cpp
@@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ cMojangAPI::~cMojangAPI()
 
 
 
-void cMojangAPI::Start(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni, bool a_ShouldAuth)
+void cMojangAPI::Start(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings, bool a_ShouldAuth)
 {
-	m_NameToUUIDServer     = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSet("MojangAPI", "NameToUUIDServer",     DEFAULT_NAME_TO_UUID_SERVER);
-	m_NameToUUIDAddress    = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSet("MojangAPI", "NameToUUIDAddress",    DEFAULT_NAME_TO_UUID_ADDRESS);
-	m_UUIDToProfileServer  = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSet("MojangAPI", "UUIDToProfileServer",  DEFAULT_UUID_TO_PROFILE_SERVER);
-	m_UUIDToProfileAddress = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSet("MojangAPI", "UUIDToProfileAddress", DEFAULT_UUID_TO_PROFILE_ADDRESS);
+	m_NameToUUIDServer     = a_Settings.GetValueSet("MojangAPI", "NameToUUIDServer",     DEFAULT_NAME_TO_UUID_SERVER);
+	m_NameToUUIDAddress    = a_Settings.GetValueSet("MojangAPI", "NameToUUIDAddress",    DEFAULT_NAME_TO_UUID_ADDRESS);
+	m_UUIDToProfileServer  = a_Settings.GetValueSet("MojangAPI", "UUIDToProfileServer",  DEFAULT_UUID_TO_PROFILE_SERVER);
+	m_UUIDToProfileAddress = a_Settings.GetValueSet("MojangAPI", "UUIDToProfileAddress", DEFAULT_UUID_TO_PROFILE_ADDRESS);
 	LoadCachesFromDisk();
 	if (a_ShouldAuth)
 	{
diff --git a/src/Protocol/MojangAPI.h b/src/Protocol/MojangAPI.h
index 0dc2617b6..bea950740 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/MojangAPI.h
+++ b/src/Protocol/MojangAPI.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Json
 
 
 
-
+class cSettingsRepositoryInterface;
 
 // tolua_begin
 class cMojangAPI
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
 	
 	/** Initializes the API; reads the settings from the specified ini file.
 	Loads cached results from disk. */
-	void Start(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni, bool a_ShouldAuth);
+	void Start(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings, bool a_ShouldAuth);
 	
 	/** Connects to the specified server using SSL, sends the given request and receives the response.
 	Checks Mojang certificates using the hard-coded Starfield root CA certificate.
diff --git a/src/RCONServer.cpp b/src/RCONServer.cpp
index 685bd92f5..c5dc9b69b 100644
--- a/src/RCONServer.cpp
+++ b/src/RCONServer.cpp
@@ -134,15 +134,15 @@ cRCONServer::~cRCONServer()
 
 
 
-void cRCONServer::Initialize(cIniFile & a_IniFile)
+void cRCONServer::Initialize(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings)
 {
-	if (!a_IniFile.GetValueSetB("RCON", "Enabled", false))
+	if (!a_Settings.GetValueSetB("RCON", "Enabled", false))
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 
 	// Read the password, don't allow an empty one:
-	m_Password = a_IniFile.GetValueSet("RCON", "Password", "");
+	m_Password = a_Settings.GetValueSet("RCON", "Password", "");
 	if (m_Password.empty())
 	{
 		LOGWARNING("RCON is requested, but the password is not set. RCON is now disabled.");
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void cRCONServer::Initialize(cIniFile & a_IniFile)
 	}
 	
 	// Read the listening ports for RCON from config:
-	AStringVector Ports = ReadUpgradeIniPorts(a_IniFile, "RCON", "Ports", "PortsIPv4", "PortsIPv6", "25575");
+	AStringVector Ports = ReadUpgradeIniPorts(a_Settings, "RCON", "Ports", "PortsIPv4", "PortsIPv6", "25575");
 
 	// Start listening on each specified port:
 	for (auto port: Ports)
diff --git a/src/RCONServer.h b/src/RCONServer.h
index 352fa7b50..81b019516 100644
--- a/src/RCONServer.h
+++ b/src/RCONServer.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 // fwd:
 class cServer;
-class cIniFile;
+class cSettingsRepositoryInterface;
 
 
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
 	cRCONServer(cServer & a_Server);
 	virtual ~cRCONServer();
 	
-	void Initialize(cIniFile & a_IniFile);
+	void Initialize(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings);
 	
 protected:
 	friend class cRCONCommandOutput;
diff --git a/src/Root.cpp b/src/Root.cpp
index 349608e8d..c3c880e73 100644
--- a/src/Root.cpp
+++ b/src/Root.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include "LoggerListeners.h"
 #include "BuildInfo.h"
 #include "IniFile.h"
+#include "SettingsRepositoryInterface.h"
+#include "OverridesSettingsRepository.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	#include <conio.h>
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ void cRoot::InputThread(cRoot & a_Params)
 
 
 
-void cRoot::Start(void)
+void cRoot::Start(std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> overridesRepo)
 {
 	#ifdef _WIN32
 	HWND hwnd = GetConsoleWindow();
@@ -130,22 +132,24 @@ void cRoot::Start(void)
 		m_Server = new cServer();
 
 		LOG("Reading server config...");
-		cIniFile IniFile;
-		if (!IniFile.ReadFile("settings.ini"))
+
+		auto IniFile = cpp14::make_unique<cIniFile>();
+		if (!IniFile->ReadFile("settings.ini"))
 		{
 			LOGWARN("Regenerating settings.ini, all settings will be reset");
-			IniFile.AddHeaderComment(" This is the main server configuration");
-			IniFile.AddHeaderComment(" Most of the settings here can be configured using the webadmin interface, if enabled in webadmin.ini");
-			IniFile.AddHeaderComment(" See: http://wiki.mc-server.org/doku.php?id=configure:settings.ini for further configuration help");
+			IniFile->AddHeaderComment(" This is the main server configuration");
+			IniFile->AddHeaderComment(" Most of the settings here can be configured using the webadmin interface, if enabled in webadmin.ini");
+			IniFile->AddHeaderComment(" See: http://wiki.mc-server.org/doku.php?id=configure:settings.ini for further configuration help");
 		}
+		auto settingsRepo = cpp14::make_unique<cOverridesSettingsRepository>(std::move(IniFile), std::move(overridesRepo));
 
 		LOG("Starting server...");
 		m_MojangAPI = new cMojangAPI;
-		bool ShouldAuthenticate = IniFile.GetValueSetB("Authentication", "Authenticate", true);
-		m_MojangAPI->Start(IniFile, ShouldAuthenticate);  // Mojang API needs to be started before plugins, so that plugins may use it for DB upgrades on server init
-		if (!m_Server->InitServer(IniFile, ShouldAuthenticate))
+		bool ShouldAuthenticate = settingsRepo->GetValueSetB("Authentication", "Authenticate", true);
+		m_MojangAPI->Start(*settingsRepo, ShouldAuthenticate);  // Mojang API needs to be started before plugins, so that plugins may use it for DB upgrades on server init
+		if (!m_Server->InitServer(*settingsRepo, ShouldAuthenticate))
 		{
-			IniFile.WriteFile("settings.ini");
+			settingsRepo->Flush();
 			LOGERROR("Failure starting server, aborting...");
 			return;
 		}
@@ -160,29 +164,29 @@ void cRoot::Start(void)
 		m_FurnaceRecipe   = new cFurnaceRecipe();
 		
 		LOGD("Loading worlds...");
-		LoadWorlds(IniFile);
+		LoadWorlds(*settingsRepo);
 
 		LOGD("Loading plugin manager...");
 		m_PluginManager = new cPluginManager();
-		m_PluginManager->ReloadPluginsNow(IniFile);
+		m_PluginManager->ReloadPluginsNow(*settingsRepo);
 		
 		LOGD("Loading MonsterConfig...");
 		m_MonsterConfig = new cMonsterConfig;
 
 		// This sets stuff in motion
 		LOGD("Starting Authenticator...");
-		m_Authenticator.Start(IniFile);
+		m_Authenticator.Start(*settingsRepo);
 		
 		LOGD("Starting worlds...");
 		StartWorlds();
 		
-		if (IniFile.GetValueSetB("DeadlockDetect", "Enabled", true))
+		if (settingsRepo->GetValueSetB("DeadlockDetect", "Enabled", true))
 		{
 			LOGD("Starting deadlock detector...");
-			dd.Start(IniFile.GetValueSetI("DeadlockDetect", "IntervalSec", 20));
+			dd.Start(settingsRepo->GetValueSetI("DeadlockDetect", "IntervalSec", 20));
 		}
 		
-		IniFile.WriteFile("settings.ini");
+		settingsRepo->Flush();
 
 		LOGD("Finalising startup...");
 		if (m_Server->Start())
@@ -282,30 +286,29 @@ void cRoot::LoadGlobalSettings()
 
 
 
-void cRoot::LoadWorlds(cIniFile & IniFile)
+void cRoot::LoadWorlds(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings)
 {
 	// First get the default world
-	AString DefaultWorldName = IniFile.GetValueSet("Worlds", "DefaultWorld", "world");
+	AString DefaultWorldName = a_Settings.GetValueSet("Worlds", "DefaultWorld", "world");
 	m_pDefaultWorld = new cWorld(DefaultWorldName.c_str());
 	m_WorldsByName[ DefaultWorldName ] = m_pDefaultWorld;
 
 	// Then load the other worlds
-	int KeyNum = IniFile.FindKey("Worlds");
-	int NumWorlds = IniFile.GetNumValues(KeyNum);
-	if (NumWorlds <= 0)
+	auto Worlds = a_Settings.GetValues("Worlds");
+	if (Worlds.size() <= 0)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 	
 	bool FoundAdditionalWorlds = false;
-	for (int i = 0; i < NumWorlds; i++)
+	for (auto WorldNameValue : Worlds)
 	{
-		AString ValueName = IniFile.GetValueName(KeyNum, i);
+		AString ValueName = WorldNameValue.first;
 		if (ValueName.compare("World") != 0)
 		{
 			continue;
 		}
-		AString WorldName = IniFile.GetValue(KeyNum, i);
+		AString WorldName = WorldNameValue.second;
 		if (WorldName.empty())
 		{
 			continue;
@@ -317,10 +320,10 @@ void cRoot::LoadWorlds(cIniFile & IniFile)
 
 	if (!FoundAdditionalWorlds)
 	{
-		if (IniFile.GetKeyComment("Worlds", 0) != " World=secondworld")
+		if (a_Settings.GetKeyComment("Worlds", 0) != " World=secondworld")
 		{
-			IniFile.DeleteKeyComment("Worlds", 0);
-			IniFile.AddKeyComment("Worlds", " World=secondworld");
+			a_Settings.DeleteKeyComment("Worlds", 0);
+			a_Settings.AddKeyComment("Worlds", " World=secondworld");
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Root.h b/src/Root.h
index e0b6cf26c..2b30afaff 100644
--- a/src/Root.h
+++ b/src/Root.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class cWorld;
 class cPlayer;
 class cCommandOutputCallback;
 class cCompositeChat;
+class cSettingsRepositoryInterface;
 
 typedef cItemCallback<cPlayer> cPlayerListCallback;
 typedef cItemCallback<cWorld>  cWorldListCallback;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public:
 	cRoot(void);
 	~cRoot();
 
-	void Start(void);
+	void Start(std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> overridesRepo);
 
 	// tolua_begin
 	cServer * GetServer(void) { return m_Server; }
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ private:
 	void LoadGlobalSettings();
 
 	/// Loads the worlds from settings.ini, creates the worldmap
-	void LoadWorlds(cIniFile & IniFile);
+	void LoadWorlds(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings);
 	
 	/// Starts each world's life
 	void StartWorlds(void);
diff --git a/src/Server.cpp b/src/Server.cpp
index 996de2695..01d5a176a 100644
--- a/src/Server.cpp
+++ b/src/Server.cpp
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ void cServer::PlayerDestroying(const cPlayer * a_Player)
 
 
 
-bool cServer::InitServer(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni, bool a_ShouldAuth)
+bool cServer::InitServer(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings, bool a_ShouldAuth)
 {
-	m_Description = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSet("Server", "Description", "MCServer - in C++!");
-	m_MaxPlayers  = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSetI("Server", "MaxPlayers", 100);
-	m_bIsHardcore = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSetB("Server", "HardcoreEnabled", false);
-	m_bAllowMultiLogin = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSetB("Server", "AllowMultiLogin", false);
+	m_Description = a_Settings.GetValueSet("Server", "Description", "MCServer - in C++!");
+	m_MaxPlayers  = a_Settings.GetValueSetI("Server", "MaxPlayers", 100);
+	m_bIsHardcore = a_Settings.GetValueSetB("Server", "HardcoreEnabled", false);
+	m_bAllowMultiLogin = a_Settings.GetValueSetB("Server", "AllowMultiLogin", false);
 	m_PlayerCount = 0;
 	m_PlayerCountDiff = 0;
 
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ bool cServer::InitServer(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni, bool a_ShouldAuth)
 	LOGINFO("Compatible clients: %s", MCS_CLIENT_VERSIONS);
 	LOGINFO("Compatible protocol versions %s", MCS_PROTOCOL_VERSIONS);
 
-	m_Ports = ReadUpgradeIniPorts(a_SettingsIni, "Server", "Ports", "Port", "PortsIPv6", "25565");
+	m_Ports = ReadUpgradeIniPorts(a_Settings, "Server", "Ports", "Port", "PortsIPv6", "25565");
 
-	m_RCONServer.Initialize(a_SettingsIni);
+	m_RCONServer.Initialize(a_Settings);
 
 	m_bIsConnected = true;
 
@@ -226,16 +226,16 @@ bool cServer::InitServer(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni, bool a_ShouldAuth)
 	}
 
 	// Check if both BungeeCord and online mode are on, if so, warn the admin:
-	m_ShouldAllowBungeeCord = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSetB("Authentication", "AllowBungeeCord", false);
+	m_ShouldAllowBungeeCord = a_Settings.GetValueSetB("Authentication", "AllowBungeeCord", false);
 	if (m_ShouldAllowBungeeCord && m_ShouldAuthenticate)
 	{
 		LOGWARNING("WARNING: BungeeCord is allowed and server set to online mode. This is unsafe and will not work properly. Disable either authentication or BungeeCord in settings.ini.");
 	}
 
-	m_ShouldLoadOfflinePlayerData = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSetB("PlayerData", "LoadOfflinePlayerData", false);
-	m_ShouldLoadNamedPlayerData   = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSetB("PlayerData", "LoadNamedPlayerData", true);
+	m_ShouldLoadOfflinePlayerData = a_Settings.GetValueSetB("PlayerData", "LoadOfflinePlayerData", false);
+	m_ShouldLoadNamedPlayerData   = a_Settings.GetValueSetB("PlayerData", "LoadNamedPlayerData", true);
 
-	m_ClientViewDistance = a_SettingsIni.GetValueSetI("Server", "DefaultViewDistance", cClientHandle::DEFAULT_VIEW_DISTANCE);
+	m_ClientViewDistance = a_Settings.GetValueSetI("Server", "DefaultViewDistance", cClientHandle::DEFAULT_VIEW_DISTANCE);
 	if (m_ClientViewDistance < cClientHandle::MIN_VIEW_DISTANCE)
 	{
 		m_ClientViewDistance = cClientHandle::MIN_VIEW_DISTANCE;
diff --git a/src/Server.h b/src/Server.h
index 1f30295b7..4d0bc1c18 100644
--- a/src/Server.h
+++ b/src/Server.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class cClientHandle;
 typedef SharedPtr<cClientHandle> cClientHandlePtr;
 typedef std::list<cClientHandlePtr> cClientHandlePtrs;
 typedef std::list<cClientHandle *> cClientHandles;
-class cIniFile;
 class cCommandOutputCallback;
+class cSettingsRepositoryInterface;
 
 
 namespace Json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 	// tolua_end
 
 	virtual ~cServer() {}
-	bool InitServer(cIniFile & a_SettingsIni, bool a_ShouldAuth);
+	bool InitServer(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings, bool a_ShouldAuth);
 
 	// tolua_begin
 	
diff --git a/src/SettingsRepositoryInterface.h b/src/SettingsRepositoryInterface.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..443b90ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SettingsRepositoryInterface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+
+#pragma once
+
+class cSettingsRepositoryInterface
+{
+public:
+
+	enum errors
+	{
+		noID = -1,
+	};
+
+	virtual ~cSettingsRepositoryInterface() = default;
+
+	/** Returns true iff the specified key exists */
+	virtual bool KeyExists(const AString keyname) const = 0;
+
+	/** Returns true iff the specified value exists. */
+	virtual bool HasValue(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName) const = 0;
+
+	/** Add a key name. Return value is not required to mean anything **/
+	virtual int AddKeyName(const AString & keyname) = 0;
+
+	/** Add a key comment, will always fail if the repository does not support comments **/
+	virtual bool AddKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const AString & comment) = 0;
+	
+	/** Return a key comment, returns "" for repositories that do not return comments **/
+	virtual AString GetKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const int commentID) const = 0;
+
+	/** Delete a key comment, will always fail if the repository does not support comments **/
+	virtual bool DeleteKeyComment(const AString & keyname, const int commentID) = 0;
+
+	/** Adds a new value to the specified key.
+	If a value of the same name already exists, creates another one **/
+	virtual void AddValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value) = 0;
+
+	/** returns a vector containing a name, value pair for each value under the key **/
+	virtual std::vector<std::pair<AString, AString>> GetValues(AString a_keyName) = 0;
+
+	/** Get the value at the specified key and value, returns defValue on failure **/
+	virtual AString GetValue (const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const AString & defValue = "")    const = 0;
+
+	/** Gets the value; if not found, write the default to the repository **/
+	virtual AString GetValueSet (const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const AString & defValue = "") = 0;
+	virtual int     GetValueSetI(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const int       defValue = 0) = 0;
+	virtual Int64   GetValueSetI(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const Int64     defValue = 0) = 0;
+	virtual bool    GetValueSetB(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename, const bool      defValue = false) = 0;
+
+	/** Overwrites the value of the key, value pair
+	Specify the optional parameter as false if you do not want the value created if it doesn't exist.
+	Returns true if value set, false otherwise. **/
+	virtual bool SetValue (const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const AString & a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists = true) = 0;
+	virtual bool SetValueI(const AString & a_KeyName, const AString & a_ValueName, const int a_Value, const bool a_CreateIfNotExists = true) = 0;
+
+	/** Deletes the specified key, value pair **/
+	virtual bool DeleteValue(const AString & keyname, const AString & valuename) = 0;
+
+
+	/** Writes the changes to the backing store, if the repository has one **/
+	virtual bool Flush() = 0;
+};
diff --git a/src/World.cpp b/src/World.cpp
index ced459da8..e93d6bb26 100644
--- a/src/World.cpp
+++ b/src/World.cpp
@@ -621,18 +621,18 @@ void cWorld::Start(void)
 	InitialiseAndLoadMobSpawningValues(IniFile);
 	SetTimeOfDay(IniFile.GetValueSetI("General", "TimeInTicks", GetTimeOfDay()));
 
-	m_ChunkMap = make_unique<cChunkMap>(this);
+	m_ChunkMap = cpp14::make_unique<cChunkMap>(this);
 	
 	// preallocate some memory for ticking blocks so we don't need to allocate that often
 	m_BlockTickQueue.reserve(1000);
 	m_BlockTickQueueCopy.reserve(1000);
 
 	// Simulators:
-	m_SimulatorManager  = make_unique<cSimulatorManager>(*this);
+	m_SimulatorManager  = cpp14::make_unique<cSimulatorManager>(*this);
 	m_WaterSimulator    = InitializeFluidSimulator(IniFile, "Water", E_BLOCK_WATER, E_BLOCK_STATIONARY_WATER);
 	m_LavaSimulator     = InitializeFluidSimulator(IniFile, "Lava",  E_BLOCK_LAVA,  E_BLOCK_STATIONARY_LAVA);
-	m_SandSimulator     = make_unique<cSandSimulator>(*this, IniFile);
-	m_FireSimulator     = make_unique<cFireSimulator>(*this, IniFile);
+	m_SandSimulator     = cpp14::make_unique<cSandSimulator>(*this, IniFile);
+	m_FireSimulator     = cpp14::make_unique<cFireSimulator>(*this, IniFile);
 	m_RedstoneSimulator = InitializeRedstoneSimulator(IniFile);
 
 	// Water, Lava and Redstone simulators get registered in their initialize function.
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ void cWorld::UnloadUnusedChunks(void)
 
 void cWorld::QueueUnloadUnusedChunks(void)
 {
-	QueueTask(make_unique<cWorld::cTaskUnloadUnusedChunks>());
+	QueueTask(cpp14::make_unique<cWorld::cTaskUnloadUnusedChunks>());
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 1c34b8f61..8a237b8ee 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "Globals.h"  // NOTE: MSVC stupidness requires this to be the same across all modules
 
 #include "Root.h"
+#include "tclap/CmdLine.h"
 
 #include <exception>
 #include <csignal>
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "OSSupport/NetworkSingleton.h"
 #include "BuildInfo.h"
 
-
+#include "MemorySettingsRepository.h"
 
 
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ BOOL CtrlHandler(DWORD fdwCtrlType)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // universalMain - Main startup logic for both standard running and as a service
 
-void universalMain()
+void universalMain(std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> overridesRepo)
 {
 	#ifdef _WIN32
 	if (!SetConsoleCtrlHandler((PHANDLER_ROUTINE)CtrlHandler, TRUE))
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ void universalMain()
 	#endif
 	{
 		cRoot Root;
-		Root.Start();
+		Root.Start(std::move(overridesRepo));
 	}
 	#if !defined(ANDROID_NDK)
 	catch (std::exception & e)
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI serviceWorkerThread(LPVOID lpParam)
 	UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpParam);
 
 	// Do the normal startup
-	universalMain();
+	universalMain(cpp14::make_unique<cMemorySettingsRepository>());
 
 	return ERROR_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -363,14 +364,55 @@ void WINAPI serviceMain(DWORD argc, TCHAR *argv[])
 
 
 
+std::unique_ptr<cMemorySettingsRepository> parseArguments(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	try
+	{
+		TCLAP::CmdLine cmd("MCServer");
+
+		TCLAP::ValueArg<int> slotsArg("s", "max-players", "Maximum number of slots for the server to use, overrides setting in setting.ini", false, -1, "number", cmd);
+
+		TCLAP::MultiArg<int> portsArg("p", "port", "The port number the server should listen to", false, "port", cmd);
+
+		cmd.parse(argc, argv);
+
+		auto repo = cpp14::make_unique<cMemorySettingsRepository>();
+
+		if (slotsArg.isSet())
+		{
+
+			int slots = slotsArg.getValue();
+
+			repo->AddValue("Server", "MaxPlayers", static_cast<Int64>(slots));
+
+		}
+
+		if (portsArg.isSet())
+		{
+			std::vector<int> ports = portsArg.getValue();
+			for (auto port : ports)
+			{
+				repo->AddValue("Server", "Port", static_cast<Int64>(port));
+			}
+		}
+
+		repo->SetReadOnly();
+
+		return repo;
+	}
+	catch (TCLAP::ArgException &e)
+	{
+		printf("error reading command line %s for arg %s", e.error().c_str(), e.argId().c_str());
+		return cpp14::make_unique<cMemorySettingsRepository>();
+	}
+}
+
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // main:
 
-int main( int argc, char **argv)
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	UNUSED(argc);
-	UNUSED(argv);
 	
 	#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_DEBUG) && defined(ENABLE_LEAK_FINDER)
 	InitLeakFinder();
@@ -425,6 +467,8 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv)
 	// DEBUG: test the dumpfile creation:
 	// *((int *)0) = 0;
 	
+	auto argsRepo = parseArguments(argc, argv);
+	
 	// Check if comm logging is to be enabled:
 	for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++)
 	{
@@ -483,7 +527,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv)
 	#endif
 	{
 		// Not running as a service, do normal startup
-		universalMain();
+		universalMain(std::move(argsRepo));
 	}
 
 	#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_DEBUG) && defined(ENABLE_LEAK_FINDER)