diff --git a/planet/launcher.py b/planet/launcher.py
index 8a05e73..aa388c7 100644
--- a/planet/launcher.py
+++ b/planet/launcher.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import subprocess
 import os
 
 FEATURES = [
@@ -69,20 +70,20 @@ DEFAULT_FEATURES = {
 }
 
 
-def set_username(env,  username: str):
+def set_username(env,  username: str = "StevePi"):
     env["MCPI_USERNAME"] = username
     return env
 
 
-def set_render_distance(env,  distance: str):
+def set_render_distance(env,  distance: str = "SHORT"):
     if distance.upper() not in ["TINY", "SHORT", "NORMAL", "FAR"]:
         raise Exception("Invalid render distance")
     else:
-        env["MCPI_RENDER_DISTANCE"] = distance.upper()
+        env["MCPI_RENDER_DISTANCE"] = distance
         return env
 
 
-def set_hud(env,  options: str):
+def set_hud(env,  options: str = "fps,simple"):
     env["GALLIUM_HUD"] = options
     return env
 
@@ -90,7 +91,11 @@ def set_hud(env,  options: str):
 def set_options(env, options: dict = DEFAULT_FEATURES):
     output = str()
     for option in options:
-        output += f"{str(options[option]).upper()} {option}\n"
+        if options[option]:
+            output += f"{option}|"
 
     env["MCPI_FEATURE_FLAGS"] = output
     return env
+    
+def run(env):
+    return subprocess.Popen(['/usr/bin/minecraft-pi-reborn-client'], env=env, preexec_fn=os.setsid)
diff --git a/planet/main.py b/planet/main.py
index a0f3d8d..9ccb9e4 100644
--- a/planet/main.py
+++ b/planet/main.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import os
 import random
 from datetime import date
 import json
+import subprocess
 
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import *
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ else:
 
 
 class Planet(QMainWindow):
+    
+    launchfeatures = dict()
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -111,6 +116,9 @@ class Planet(QMainWindow):
         self.showlauncher = QRadioButton("Hide Launcher")
 
         self.playbutton = QPushButton("Play")
+        
+        self.playbutton.setCheckable(True)
+        self.playbutton.clicked.connect(self.launch)
 
         layout.addWidget(namelabel, 0, 0, 2, 6)
         layout.addWidget(splashlabel,  2, 0,  1,  6)
@@ -146,7 +154,9 @@ class Planet(QMainWindow):
                 checkbox.setCheckState(Qt.Checked)
             else:
                 checkbox.setCheckState(Qt.Unchecked)
-                
+            
+            checkbox.clicked.connect(self.set_features)
+            
             self.features[feature] = checkbox
 
             layout.addWidget(checkbox)
@@ -197,10 +207,22 @@ class Planet(QMainWindow):
         widget.setLayout(fakelayout)
 
         return widget
-        
-        
+    
+    def set_features(self):
+        for feature in self.features:
+            if self.features[feature].isChecked():
+                self.launchfeatures[feature] = True
+            else:
+                self.launchfeatures[feature] = False
+    
     def launch(self):
-        pass
+        self.env = launcher.set_username(self.env,  self.usernameedit.text())
+        self.env = launcher.set_options(self.env,  self.launchfeatures)
+        self.env = launcher.set_render_distance(self.env,  self.distancebox.currentText())
+        
+        print(self.env)
+        
+        launcher.run(self.env)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/planet/splashes.py b/planet/splashes.py
index a854063..34d0dd2 100644
--- a/planet/splashes.py
+++ b/planet/splashes.py
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ SPLASHES = [
     "I use Planet BTW", 
     "Snowball", 
     "Robo", 
-    "If I could, I would. But I can't, so I shan't.", 
-    "I make a launcher! I break the launcher! Everyone hates it! Everyone hates it?", 
+    "If I could, I would. But I can't, so I shan't.",
 ]