diff --git a/Bloxstrap/App.xaml.cs b/Bloxstrap/App.xaml.cs
index cfc62ff..fac8054 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/App.xaml.cs
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                 ShowMessageBox(message, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
             }
 
-            // this needs to be loaded this early for the menu and also to check for default values
-            FastFlags.Load();
-
             // check if installed
             using (RegistryKey? registryKey = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey($@"Software\{ProjectName}"))
             {
@@ -179,6 +176,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                     if (!IsQuiet)
                     {
                         IsSetupComplete = false;
+                        FastFlags.Load();
                         new MainWindow().ShowDialog();
                     }
                 }
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
             }
 
             Directories.Initialize(BaseDirectory);
-            FastFlags.AltFileLocation = Path.Combine(Directories.Modifications, "ClientSettings\\ClientAppSettings.json");
+            FastFlags.Load();
 
             // we shouldn't save settings on the first run until the first installation is finished,
             // just in case the user decides to cancel the install
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs b/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
index 948fb53..35e7281 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/Bootstrapper.cs
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
         };
 
         private const string AppSettings =
-            "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n" +
-            "<Settings>\n" +
-            "	<ContentFolder>content</ContentFolder>\n" +
-            "	<BaseUrl>http://www.roblox.com</BaseUrl>\n" +
-            "</Settings>\n";
+            "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\r\n" +
+            "<Settings>\r\n" +
+            "	<ContentFolder>content</ContentFolder>\r\n" +
+            "	<BaseUrl>http://www.roblox.com</BaseUrl>\r\n" +
+            "</Settings>\r\n";
 
         private readonly CancellationTokenSource _cancelTokenSource = new();
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
         private string _playerLocation => Path.Combine(_versionFolder, "RobloxPlayerBeta.exe");
 
-        private string? _launchCommandLine;
+        private string _launchCommandLine;
 
         private string _latestVersionGuid = null!;
         private PackageManifest _versionPackageManifest = null!;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
         #endregion
 
         #region Core
-        public Bootstrapper(string? launchCommandLine = null)
+        public Bootstrapper(string launchCommandLine)
         {
             _launchCommandLine = launchCommandLine;
 
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
         private async Task StartRoblox()
         {
-            string startEventName = App.ProjectName.Replace(" ", "") + "StartEvent";
-
             SetStatus("Starting Roblox...");
 
             if (_launchCommandLine == "--app" && App.Settings.Prop.UseDisableAppPatch)
@@ -237,14 +235,11 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
                 return;
             }
 
-            // launch time isn't really required for all launches, but it's usually just safest to do this
-            _launchCommandLine += " --launchtime=" + DateTimeOffset.Now.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds();
+            _launchCommandLine = _launchCommandLine.Replace("LAUNCHTIMEPLACEHOLDER", DateTimeOffset.Now.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds().ToString());
 
             if (App.Settings.Prop.Channel.ToLower() != DeployManager.DefaultChannel.ToLower())
                 _launchCommandLine += " -channel " + App.Settings.Prop.Channel.ToLower();
 
-            _launchCommandLine  += " -startEvent " + startEventName;
-
             // whether we should wait for roblox to exit to handle stuff in the background or clean up after roblox closes
             bool shouldWait = false;
 
@@ -256,7 +251,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap
 
             App.Logger.WriteLine($"[Bootstrapper::StartRoblox] Started Roblox (PID {gameClient.Id})");
 
-            using (SystemEvent startEvent = new(startEventName))
+            using (SystemEvent startEvent = new("www.roblox.com/robloxStartedEvent"))
             {
                 bool startEventFired = await startEvent.WaitForEvent();
 
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/Helpers/JsonManager.cs b/Bloxstrap/Helpers/JsonManager.cs
index dde7851..ef39f9c 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/Helpers/JsonManager.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/Helpers/JsonManager.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.Helpers
     public class JsonManager<T> where T : new()
     {
         public T Prop { get; set; } = new();
-        public virtual string FileLocation => AltFileLocation ?? Path.Combine(Directories.Base, $"{typeof(T).Name}.json");
-        public string? AltFileLocation { get; set; }
+        public virtual string FileLocation => Path.Combine(Directories.Base, $"{typeof(T).Name}.json");
 
         public virtual void Load()
         {
diff --git a/Bloxstrap/Helpers/Protocol.cs b/Bloxstrap/Helpers/Protocol.cs
index 8524566..70c56b3 100644
--- a/Bloxstrap/Helpers/Protocol.cs
+++ b/Bloxstrap/Helpers/Protocol.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.Helpers
             { "launchmode", "--" },
             { "gameinfo", "-t " },
             { "placelauncherurl", "-j "},
-            // { "launchtime", "--launchtime=" }, we'll set this when launching the game client
+            { "launchtime", "--launchtime=" },
             { "browsertrackerid", "-b " },
             { "robloxLocale", "--rloc " },
             { "gameLocale", "--gloc " },
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ namespace Bloxstrap.Helpers
                 if (key == "placelauncherurl")
                     val = HttpUtility.UrlDecode(val);
 
+                // we'll set this before launching because for some reason roblox just refuses to launch if its like a few minutes old so ???
+                if (key == "launchtime")
+                    val = "LAUNCHTIMEPLACEHOLDER";
+
                 if (key == "channel")
                 {
                     if (val.ToLower() != App.Settings.Prop.Channel.ToLower())