commit before utter laptop death

modules/prestartchecks.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from modules.globalvars import *
+from modules.settings import Settings as SettingsManager
 from modules.volta.main import _, check_missing_translations
 import time
 import os
@@ -14,6 +15,13 @@ import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("goober")
 
+settings_manager = SettingsManager()
+settings = settings_manager.settings
+MEMORY_FILE = settings["bot"]["active_memory"]
+with open(settings["splash_text_loc"], "r", encoding="UTF-8") as f:
+    splash_text = "".join(f.readlines())
+
+
 # import shutil
 psutilavaliable = True
 try:
@@ -210,8 +218,8 @@ def presskey2skip(timeout):
             termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
 beta = beta
 def start_checks():
-    if CHECKS_DISABLED == "True":
-        logger.warning(f"{(_('checks_disabled'))}")
+    if settings["disable_checks"]:
+        logger.warning(f"{_('checks_disabled')}")
         return
     logger.info(_('running_prestart_checks'))
     check_for_model()
@@ -233,5 +241,4 @@ def start_checks():
         pass
     logger.info(_('continuing_in_seconds').format(seconds=5))
     presskey2skip(timeout=5)
-    os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')
-    print(splashtext)
+    os.system('cls' if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')