diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65b6d6140..70e6f096a 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@
                             <include>org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jdbc</include>
                             <include>org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli</include>
                             <include>org.bstats:bstats-bukkit</include>
+                            <include>org.spongepowered:configurate-yaml</include>
+                            <include>org.spongepowered:configurate-core</include>
                         </includes>
                     </artifactSet>
                     <relocations>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/ConfigLoaderConfigurable.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/ConfigLoaderConfigurable.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d0262732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/ConfigLoaderConfigurable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.config;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.mcMMO;
+import com.google.common.io.Files;
+import ninja.leaping.configurate.ConfigurationNode;
+import ninja.leaping.configurate.objectmapping.serialize.ConfigSerializable;
+import ninja.leaping.configurate.yaml.YAMLConfigurationLoader;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Handles loading and cacheing configuration settings from a configurable compatible config file
+ */
+@ConfigSerializable
+public abstract class ConfigLoaderConfigurable {
+
+    /* PATH VARS */
+
+    public final File DIRECTORY_DATA_FOLDER; //Directory that the file is in
+    public final String FILE_RELATIVE_PATH; //Relative Path to the file
+    protected final String DIRECTORY_DEFAULTS = "defaults";
+
+    /* LOADERS */
+
+    private YAMLConfigurationLoader defaultCopyLoader;
+    private YAMLConfigurationLoader userCopyLoader;
+
+    /* CONFIG FILES */
+
+    private File resourceConfigCopy; //Copy of the default config from the JAR (file is copied so that admins can easily compare to defaults)
+    private File resourceUserCopy; //File in the /$MCMMO_ROOT/mcMMO/ directory that may contain user edited settings
+
+    /* ROOT NODES */
+
+    private ConfigurationNode rootNode = null;
+    private ConfigurationNode defaultRootNode = null;
+
+    //TODO: Needed?
+    //private ConfigurationLoader<CommentedConfigurationNode> configManager;
+
+    public ConfigLoaderConfigurable(File pathToDataFolder, String relativePath) {
+        /*
+         * These must be at the top
+         */
+        mkdirDefaults(); // Make our default config dir
+        DIRECTORY_DATA_FOLDER = pathToDataFolder; //Data Folder for our plugin
+        FILE_RELATIVE_PATH = relativePath; //Relative path to config from a parent folder
+
+        //Attempt IO Operations
+        try {
+            //Makes sure we have valid Files corresponding to this config
+            initConfigFiles();
+
+            //Init Config Loaders
+            initConfigLoaders();
+
+            //Load Config Nodes
+            loadConfig();
+
+            //Attempt to update user file, and then load it into memory
+            readConfig();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the default copy File and the user config File
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    private void initConfigFiles() throws IOException {
+        //Init our config copy
+        resourceConfigCopy = initDefaultConfig();
+
+        //Init the user file
+        resourceUserCopy = initUserConfig();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the root node for the default config File and user config File
+     */
+    private void loadConfig()
+    {
+        try {
+            final ConfigurationNode defaultConfig = this.defaultCopyLoader.load();
+            defaultRootNode = defaultConfig;
+
+            final ConfigurationNode userConfig = this.userCopyLoader.load();
+            rootNode = userConfig;
+
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the YAMLConfigurationLoaders for this config
+     */
+    private void initConfigLoaders()
+    {
+        this.defaultCopyLoader = YAMLConfigurationLoader.builder().setPath(resourceConfigCopy.toPath()).build();
+        this.userCopyLoader = YAMLConfigurationLoader.builder().setPath(resourceUserCopy.toPath()).build();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Copies a new file from the JAR to the defaults directory and uses that new file to initialize our resourceConfigCopy
+     * @see ConfigLoaderConfigurable#resourceConfigCopy
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    private File initDefaultConfig() throws IOException {
+        return copyDefaultFromJar(getDefaultConfigCopyRelativePath(), true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attemps to load the config file if it exists, if it doesn't it copies a new one from within the JAR
+     * @return user config File
+     * @see ConfigLoaderConfigurable#resourceUserCopy
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    private File initUserConfig() throws IOException {
+        File userCopy = new File(DIRECTORY_DATA_FOLDER, FILE_RELATIVE_PATH); //Load the user file;
+
+        if(userCopy.exists())
+        {
+            // Yay
+            return userCopy;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            //If it's gone we copy default files
+            //Note that we don't copy the values from the default copy put in /defaults/ that file exists only as a reference to admins and is unreliable
+            return copyDefaultFromJar(FILE_RELATIVE_PATH, false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to make a new config file at a specified relative output path inside the data directory by copying the matching file found in that same relative path within the JAR
+     * @param relativeOutputPath the path to the output file
+     * @param deleteOld whether or not to delete the existing output file on disk
+     * @return a copy of the default config within the JAR
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    private File copyDefaultFromJar(String relativeOutputPath, boolean deleteOld) throws IOException
+    {
+        /*
+         * Gen a Default config from inside the JAR
+         */
+        mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("Preparing to copy internal resource file (in JAR) - "+FILE_RELATIVE_PATH);
+        InputStream inputStream = mcMMO.p.getResource(FILE_RELATIVE_PATH);
+
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[inputStream.available()];
+        inputStream.read(buffer);
+
+        //This is a copy of the default file, which we will overwrite every time mcMMO loads
+        File targetFile = new File(DIRECTORY_DATA_FOLDER, relativeOutputPath);
+
+        //Wipe old default file on disk
+        if (targetFile.exists() && deleteOld)
+        {
+            mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("Updating file " + relativeOutputPath);
+            targetFile.delete(); //Necessary?
+        }
+
+        if(!targetFile.exists())
+            targetFile.createNewFile(); //New File Boys
+
+        Files.write(buffer, targetFile);
+        mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("Created config file - " + relativeOutputPath);
+
+        inputStream.close(); //Close the input stream
+
+        return targetFile;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The path to the defaults directory
+     * @return the path to the defaults directory
+     */
+    private String getDefaultConfigCopyRelativePath() {
+        return DIRECTORY_DEFAULTS + File.separator + FILE_RELATIVE_PATH;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates the defaults directory
+     */
+    private void mkdirDefaults() {
+        //Make Default Subdirectory
+        File defaultsDir = new File (DIRECTORY_DATA_FOLDER, "defaults");
+
+        if(!defaultsDir.exists())
+            defaultsDir.mkdir();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configs are always versioned to the last version of mcMMO
+     * @return Config Version String (mirrors mcMMO version)
+     */
+    public String getConfigVersion()
+    {
+        return mcMMO.p.getDescription().getVersion();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to read the loaded config file
+     * Config will have any necessary updates applied
+     * Config will be compared to the default config to see if it is missing any nodes
+     * Config will have any missing nodes inserted with their default value
+     */
+    public void readConfig() {
+        mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("Attempting to read " + FILE_RELATIVE_PATH + ".");
+
+        int version = this.rootNode.getNode("ConfigVersion").getInt();
+        mcMMO.p.getLogger().info(FILE_RELATIVE_PATH + " version is " + version);
+
+        updateConfig();
+
+        //Update config version
+        updateConfigVersion();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compares the users config file to the default and adds any missing nodes and applies any necessary updates
+     */
+    private void updateConfig()
+    {
+        for(Object key : defaultRootNode.getChildrenMap().keySet())
+        {
+            
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Performs any necessary operations to update this config
+     */
+    private void updateConfigVersion() {
+        // Set a version for our config
+        /*this.rootNode.getNode("ConfigVersion").setValue(getConfigVersion());
+        mcMMO.p.getLogger().info("Updated config to ["+getConfigVersion()+"] - " + FILE_RELATIVE_PATH);*/
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the root node of this config
+     * @return the root node of this config
+     */
+    public ConfigurationNode getRootNode() {
+        return rootNode;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/ConfigurableTest.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/ConfigurableTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2c95827a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/config/ConfigurableTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.config;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.mcMMO;
+
+public class ConfigurableTest extends ConfigLoaderConfigurable {
+
+    public final static String relativePath = "configurabletest.yml";
+    private static ConfigurableTest instance;
+
+    public ConfigurableTest() {
+        super(mcMMO.p.getDataFolder(), relativePath);
+    }
+
+    public static ConfigurableTest getInstance() {
+        if(instance == null)
+            instance = new ConfigurableTest();
+
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
index 365fb124d..d18340113 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
@@ -414,6 +414,13 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin {
     }
 
     private void loadConfigFiles() {
+        // New Config System
+
+        ConfigurableTest.getInstance(); //Init
+
+        // End New Config System
+
+
         // Force the loading of config files
         TreasureConfig.getInstance();
         HiddenConfig.getInstance();
diff --git a/src/main/resources/configurabletest.yml b/src/main/resources/configurabletest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43a8559f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/configurabletest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TheBidoofNotation:
+    MudkipSquareRoot: 7
+    CharmanderDivisor: 2
\ No newline at end of file