diff --git a/template/static_settings_addon/$PBOPREFIX$ b/template/static_settings_addon/$PBOPREFIX$
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index 000000000..26fd0300c
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+++ b/template/static_settings_addon/$PBOPREFIX$
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+x\cba\addons\static_settings_addon
diff --git a/template/static_settings_addon/CfgEventHandlers.hpp b/template/static_settings_addon/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
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index 000000000..f0a9f14d9
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+++ b/template/static_settings_addon/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
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+
+class Extended_PreInit_EventHandlers {
+    class ADDON {
+        init = QUOTE(call COMPILE_FILE(XEH_preInit));
+    };
+};
diff --git a/template/static_settings_addon/XEH_preInit.sqf b/template/static_settings_addon/XEH_preInit.sqf
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index 000000000..a45666c5d
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+++ b/template/static_settings_addon/XEH_preInit.sqf
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+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+ADDON = false;
+
+// frame after preInit, but before postInit
+0 spawn {
+    {
+        #include "loadSettingsFile.sqf"
+    } call CBA_fnc_directCall;
+};
+
+ADDON = true;
diff --git a/template/static_settings_addon/config.cpp b/template/static_settings_addon/config.cpp
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index 000000000..f1368fcce
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+++ b/template/static_settings_addon/config.cpp
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+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+class CfgPatches {
+    class ADDON {
+        author = "$STR_CBA_Author";
+        name = ECSTRING(settings,component);
+        url = "$STR_CBA_URL";
+        units[] = {};
+        weapons[] = {};
+        requiredVersion = REQUIRED_VERSION;
+        requiredAddons[] = {"cba_settings"};
+        version = VERSION;
+        authors[] = {"commy2"};
+    };
+};
+
+#include "CfgEventHandlers.hpp"
diff --git a/template/static_settings_addon/loadSettingsFile.sqf b/template/static_settings_addon/loadSettingsFile.sqf
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index 000000000..82e7c2220
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+++ b/template/static_settings_addon/loadSettingsFile.sqf
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+
+// do nothing if auto loaded settings file is present
+if (isClass (configFile >> "CfgPatches" >> "cba_auto_load_settings_file")) exitWith {};
+
+private _source = ["client", "server"] select (isMultiplayer && isServer);
+private _file = loadFile PATH_SETTINGS_FILE_PBO;
+
+[_file, _source] call EFUNC(settings,import);
+diag_log text "[CBA] (settings): Settings file loaded from PBO.";
diff --git a/template/static_settings_addon/script_component.hpp b/template/static_settings_addon/script_component.hpp
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index 000000000..5e7d63404
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+++ b/template/static_settings_addon/script_component.hpp
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+#define COMPONENT static_settings_addon
+#include "\x\cba\addons\main\script_mod.hpp"
+
+//#define DEBUG_ENABLED_STATIC_SETTINGS_ADDON
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED_STATIC_SETTINGS_ADDON
+    #define DEBUG_MODE_FULL
+#endif
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_SETTINGS_STATIC_SETTINGS_ADDON
+    #define DEBUG_SETTINGS DEBUG_SETTINGS_STATIC_SETTINGS_ADDON
+#endif
+
+#include "\x\cba\addons\main\script_macros.hpp"
+
+#define PATH_SETTINGS_FILE_PBO QPATHTOF(userconfig\cba\settings.sqf)
diff --git a/template/static_settings_addon/userconfig/cba/settings.sqf b/template/static_settings_addon/userconfig/cba/settings.sqf
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index 000000000..e69de29bb