diff --git a/MinecraftClient/McTcpClient.cs b/MinecraftClient/McTcpClient.cs
index 604cb9fb..743632ad 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/McTcpClient.cs
+++ b/MinecraftClient/McTcpClient.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
                     {
                         foreach (ChatBot bot in scripts_on_hold) { bots.Add(bot); }
                         scripts_on_hold.Clear();
-                        Console.WriteLine("Server was successfully joined.\nType '/quit' to leave the server.");
+                        Console.WriteLine("Server was successfully joined.\nType '"
+                            + (Settings.internalCmdChar == ' ' ? "" : "" + Settings.internalCmdChar)
+                            + "quit' to leave the server.");
                         StartTalk();
                     }
                 }
@@ -173,17 +175,17 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
                         text = text.Trim();
                         if (text.Length > 0)
                         {
-                            if (text[0] == '/')
+                            if (Settings.internalCmdChar == ' ' || text[0] == Settings.internalCmdChar)
                             {
                                 string response_msg = "";
-                                string command = text.Substring(1);
-                                if (!performInternalCommand(Settings.expandVars(command), ref response_msg))
+                                string command = Settings.internalCmdChar == ' ' ? text : text.Substring(1);
+                                if (!performInternalCommand(Settings.expandVars(command), ref response_msg) && Settings.internalCmdChar == '/')
                                 {
                                     SendChatMessage(text);
                                 }
                                 else if (response_msg.Length > 0)
                                 {
-                                    ConsoleIO.WriteLineFormatted("§8" + response_msg);
+                                    ConsoleIO.WriteLineFormatted("§8MCC: " + response_msg);
                                 }
                             }
                             else SendChatMessage(text);
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
                 case "set":
                     if (command.Length > 3)
                     {
-                        string[] temp = command.Substring(3).Split('=');
+                        string[] temp = command.Substring(4).Split('=');
                         if (temp.Length > 1)
                         {
                             if (!Settings.setVar(temp[0], command.Substring(temp[0].Length + 5)))
diff --git a/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs b/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs
index e6841202..653e730e 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs
+++ b/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
         public static string Language = "en_GB";
         public static bool chatTimeStamps = false;
         public static bool exitOnFailure = false;
+        public static char internalCmdChar = '/';
 
         //AntiAFK Settings
         public static bool AntiAFK_Enabled = false;
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
                                     case "scriptscheduler": pMode = ParseMode.ScriptScheduler; break;
                                     case "remotecontrol": pMode = ParseMode.RemoteControl; break;
                                     case "proxy": pMode = ParseMode.Proxy; break;
+                                    case "appvars": pMode = ParseMode.AppVars; break;
                                     default: pMode = ParseMode.Default; break;
                                 }
                             }
@@ -147,6 +149,15 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
                                                     foreach (string name in argValue.ToLower().Replace(" ", "").Split(','))
                                                         Bots_Owners.Add(name);
                                                     break;
+                                                case "internalcmdchar":
+                                                    switch (argValue.ToLower())
+                                                    {
+                                                        case "none": internalCmdChar = ' '; break;
+                                                        case "slash": internalCmdChar = '/'; break;
+                                                        case "backslash": internalCmdChar = '\\'; break;
+                                                    }
+                                                    break;
+                                                    
                                             }
                                             break;
 
@@ -270,6 +281,7 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
                 + "language=en_GB\r\n"
                 + "botowners=Player1,Player2,Player3\r\n"
                 + "consoletitle=%username% - Minecraft Console Client\r\n"
+                + "internalcmdchar=slash #use 'none', 'slash' or 'backslash'\r\n"
                 + "mcversion=auto #use 'auto' or '1.X.X' values\r\n"
                 + "exitonfailure=false\r\n"
                 + "timestamps=false\r\n"