 		"canHeart": true
 
 # Creates the IRC client with given params
-ircBot = new irc.Client ircServer, ircNick,
+ircBot = new irc.Client botDefaults.ircServer, botDefaults.ircNick,
 	password: null,
-	userName: ircNick,
-	realName: ircNick,
+	userName: botDefaults.ircNick,
+	realName: botDefaults.ircNick,
 	port: 6667,
 	debug: false,
 	showErrors: false,
 	autoRejoin: true,
 	autoConnect: true,
-	channels: [ircChannel],
+	channels: [botDefaults.ircChannel],
 	retryCount: null,
 	retryDelay: 2000,
 	secure: false,

			when "broadcast:start"
				if broadcastStart is false
					broadcastStart = true
					ircBot.say ircChannel, "STREAM IS LIVE: http://mixlr.com/jeff-gerstmann/chat/"

			when "comment:hearted"
				a = JSON.parse (unescape m.data)

						ircSay += irc.colors.wrap "light_gray", "]: "
						ircSay += irc.colors.wrap "yellow", a.content
						ircSay += irc.colors.wrap "light_gray", " ["+id+"]"
						ircBot.say botDefaults.ircChannel, ircSay
					catch err
						ircBot.say botDefaults.ircChannel, err.message
						console.log "ircBot.say failed: "+err.message
				else
					console.log "Ignored: "+a.name+" : "+a.content
