fixed

yippie it works wowiee
(This shit sucks.)

src/main/java/sh/hl2/btafemaleplayer/FemalePlayerBTA.java

@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ public class FemalePlayerBTA implements ModInitializer {
 
         File settingsFile = FabricLoader.getInstance().getConfigDir().resolve(FEM_SETTINGS_FILE).toFile();
         if (!settingsFile.exists()) {
+            LOGGER.warn("BTA FemPlayer - Settings file doesn't exist, creating one now");
             GenderSettings.writeSettings();
         }
-
-        GenderSettings.readSettings();
     }
 }

src/main/java/sh/hl2/btafemaleplayer/GenderSettings.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package sh.hl2.btafemaleplayer;
 import net.fabricmc.loader.api.FabricLoader;
 
 import java.io.*;
-import java.util.Scanner;
 
 public class GenderSettings {
     private static String playerGender = "m";
@@ -24,30 +23,27 @@ public class GenderSettings {
     }
 
     public static void writeSettings() {
+        FemalePlayerBTA.LOGGER.warn("BTA FemPlayer - Writing settings file");
+
         try {
             BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file));
             writer.write(playerGender);
             writer.close();
-        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+        } catch (Exception e) {
             FemalePlayerBTA.LOGGER.error("BTA FemPlayer - Failed to write settings file!");
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }
     public static void readSettings() {
+        FemalePlayerBTA.LOGGER.warn("BTA FemPlayer - Reading settings file");
+
         try {
-            Scanner reader = new Scanner(file);
+            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
-            String data = "m";
+            String value = reader.readLine();
-            while (reader.hasNextLine()) {
+            setGender(value);
-                data = reader.nextLine();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
-                FemalePlayerBTA.LOGGER.warn("BTA FemPlayer [DEBUG] - Read gender as " + data);
-            }
-            reader.close();
-            setGender(data);
-        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             FemalePlayerBTA.LOGGER.error("BTA FemPlayer - Failed to read settings file!");
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
-
-        setGender("m");
     }
 }

src/main/java/sh/hl2/btafemaleplayer/commands/GenderCommand.java

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ extends Command {
     public void sendCommandSyntax(CommandHandler handler, CommandSender sender) {
         if (sender instanceof PlayerCommandSender) {
             sender.sendMessage("/gender <[male/m] | [female/f]>");
+
+            String genTemp = GenderSettings.getGender().equalsIgnoreCase("m") ? "Male" : "Female";
+            sender.sendMessage("Current gender: " + genTemp);
         }
     }
 }

src/main/java/sh/hl2/btafemaleplayer/mixin/GameSettingsMixin.java

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package sh.hl2.btafemaleplayer.mixin;
+
+import net.minecraft.src.GameSettings;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+import sh.hl2.btafemaleplayer.GenderSettings;
+
+@Mixin(value = GameSettings.class, remap = false)
+public class GameSettingsMixin {
+    @Inject(method = "loadOptions", at = @At("TAIL"))
+    public void loadOptions(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        GenderSettings.readSettings();
+    }
+    @Inject(method = "saveOptions", at = @At("TAIL"))
+    public void saveOptions(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        GenderSettings.writeSettings();
+    }
+}

src/main/resources/bta-female-player.mixins.json

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     ],
     "client": [
         "EntityLivingMixin",
-        "CommandsMixin"
+        "CommandsMixin",
+        "GameSettingsMixin"
     ],
     "injectors": {
         "defaultRequire": 1