diff --git a/ExampleMod.cs b/ExampleMod.cs
index a2d9b73..ac49161 100644
--- a/ExampleMod.cs
+++ b/ExampleMod.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class ExampleMod : Mod {
 
     public override void Initialize(Logger logger, RawContentManager content, RuntimeTexturePacker texturePacker, ModInfo info) {
         ExampleMod.Logger = logger;
-        ExampleMod.Options = ModOptions.Load(info);
+        ExampleMod.Options = info.LoadOptions(() => new ModOptions());
 
         // loads a texture atlas with the given amount of separate texture regions in the x and y axes
         // we submit it to the texture packer to increase rendering performance. The callback is invoked once packing is completed
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class ExampleMod : Mod {
             CurrentValue = ExampleMod.Options.DarkShirtSpeedIncrease,
             OnValueChanged = (_, v) => {
                 ExampleMod.Options.DarkShirtSpeedIncrease = v;
-                ExampleMod.Options.Save(info);
+                info.SaveOptions(ExampleMod.Options);
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/ExampleMod.csproj b/ExampleMod.csproj
index 229fec5..5466d33 100644
--- a/ExampleMod.csproj
+++ b/ExampleMod.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="TinyLifeApi" Version="0.25.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="TinyLifeApi" Version="0.25.2" />
 
         <PackageReference Include="ExtremelySimpleLogger" Version="1.2.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Lib.Harmony" Version="2.2.1" />
diff --git a/ModOptions.cs b/ModOptions.cs
index 86b5d45..54b075e 100644
--- a/ModOptions.cs
+++ b/ModOptions.cs
@@ -1,36 +1,8 @@
-using System.IO;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using TinyLife;
-using TinyLife.Mods;
-
 namespace ExampleMod;
 
-// a simple implementation of custom options for the example mod
+// these options are saved and loaded in ExampleMod
 public class ModOptions {
 
     public float DarkShirtSpeedIncrease = 2;
 
-    // a simple save method for the mod options, which saves the current instance to the designated options file
-    public void Save(ModInfo info) {
-        ExampleMod.Logger.Info($"Saving options to {info.OptionsFile}");
-        if (!info.OptionsFile.Directory.Exists)
-            info.OptionsFile.Directory.Create();
-        using var writer = new JsonTextWriter(info.OptionsFile.CreateText());
-        SaveHandler.CreateSerializer(null).Serialize(writer, this);
-    }
-
-    // a simple loader for the mod options, which uses the designated options file given to us by the game
-    // this method loads an instance of the options using a JSON loader and then returns it to be used in ExampleMod
-    public static ModOptions Load(ModInfo info) {
-        ExampleMod.Logger.Info($"Loading options from {info.OptionsFile}");
-        if (info.OptionsFile.Exists) {
-            using var reader = new JsonTextReader(info.OptionsFile.OpenText());
-            return SaveHandler.CreateSerializer(null).Deserialize<ModOptions>(reader);
-        } else {
-            var ret = new ModOptions();
-            ret.Save(info);
-            return ret;
-        }
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/build.cake b/build.cake
index d41f223..fc3aa7d 100644
--- a/build.cake
+++ b/build.cake
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var config = Argument("configuration", "Release");
 var tinyLifeDir = $"{Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData)}/Tiny Life";
 
 Task("Build").DoesForEach(GetFiles("**/*.csproj"), p => {
+    DeleteFiles($"bin/{config}/**/*");
     DotNetBuild(p.FullPath, new DotNetBuildSettings { Configuration = config });
 });
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ Task("Run").IsDependentOn("CopyToMods").Does(() => {
         throw new Exception("Didn't find game directory information. Run the game manually at least once to allow the Run task to be executed.");
     var exe = $"{System.IO.File.ReadAllText(exeDir)}/Tiny Life";
     var process = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(exe) {
+        Arguments = "-v --skip-splash --skip-preloads",
         CreateNoWindow = true
     });