Index: source/gui/CGUISetting.h
===================================================================
--- source/gui/CGUISetting.h
+++ source/gui/CGUISetting.h
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@
 public:
 	NONCOPYABLE(CGUISetting);
 
-	CGUISetting(IGUIObject& pObject, const CStr& Name);
+	template<typename... Args>
+	CGUISetting(IGUIObject& pObject, const CStr& Name, Args&&... args)
+		: m_pSetting(T(std::move(args)...)), m_Name(Name), m_pObject(pObject)
+	{
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Parses the given string and assigns to the setting value. Used for parsing XML attributes.
Index: source/gui/CGUISetting.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/gui/CGUISetting.cpp
+++ source/gui/CGUISetting.cpp
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@
 #include "gui/GUI.h"
 
 template<typename T>
-CGUISetting<T>::CGUISetting(IGUIObject& pObject, const CStr& Name)
-	: m_pSetting(T()), m_Name(Name), m_pObject(pObject)
-{
-}
-
-template<typename T>
 bool CGUISetting<T>::FromString(const CStrW& Value, const bool SendMessage)
 {
 	T settingValue;
Index: source/gui/CList.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/gui/CList.cpp
+++ source/gui/CList.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
 	AddSetting<EAlign>("text_align");
 	AddSetting<CGUIColor>("textcolor");
 	AddSetting<CGUIColor>("textcolor_selected");
-	AddSetting<i32>("selected");	// Index selected. -1 is none.
+	AddSetting<i32>("selected", -1);	// Index selected. -1 is none.
 	AddSetting<bool>("auto_scroll");
-	AddSetting<i32>("hovered");
+	AddSetting<i32>("hovered", -1);
 	AddSetting<CStrW>("tooltip");
 	AddSetting<CStr>("tooltip_style");
 
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@
 	AddSetting<CGUIList>("list");
 	AddSetting<CGUIList>("list_data");
 
-	SetSetting<bool>("scrollbar", false, true);
-	SetSetting<i32>("selected", -1, true);
-	SetSetting<i32>("hovered", -1, true);
-	SetSetting<bool>("auto_scroll", false, true);
-
 	// Add scroll-bar
 	CGUIScrollBarVertical* bar = new CGUIScrollBarVertical(pGUI);
 	bar->SetRightAligned(true);
Index: source/gui/COList.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/gui/COList.cpp
+++ source/gui/COList.cpp
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@
 		}
 
 		AddSetting<CGUIList>("list_" + column.m_Id);
-		AddSetting<bool>("hidden_" + column.m_Id);
-		SetSetting<bool>("hidden_" + column.m_Id, hidden, true);
+		AddSetting<bool>("hidden_" + column.m_Id, hidden);
 
 		m_Columns.emplace_back(std::move(column));
 
Index: source/gui/CText.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/gui/CText.cpp
+++ source/gui/CText.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	AddSetting<float>("buffer_zone");
 	AddSetting<CGUIString>("caption");
 	AddSetting<i32>("cell_id");
-	AddSetting<bool>("clip");
+	AddSetting<bool>("clip", true);
 	AddSetting<CStrW>("font");
 	AddSetting<bool>("scrollbar");
 	AddSetting<CStr>("scrollbar_style");
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 	AddSetting<CStr>("_icon_tooltip_style");
 
 	//SetSetting<bool>("ghost", true, true);
-	SetSetting<bool>("scrollbar", false, true);
-	SetSetting<bool>("clip", true, true);
 
 	// Add scroll-bar
 	CGUIScrollBarVertical* bar = new CGUIScrollBarVertical(pGUI);
Index: source/gui/CTooltip.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/gui/CTooltip.cpp
+++ source/gui/CTooltip.cpp
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
 	AddSetting<CGUIString>("caption");
 	AddSetting<CStrW>("font");
 	AddSetting<CGUISpriteInstance>("sprite");
-	AddSetting<i32>("delay"); // in milliseconds
+	AddSetting<i32>("delay", 500); // in milliseconds
 	AddSetting<CGUIColor>("textcolor");
 	AddSetting<float>("maxwidth");
 	AddSetting<CPos>("offset");
-	AddSetting<EVAlign>("anchor");
-	AddSetting<EAlign>("text_align");
+	AddSetting<EVAlign>("anchor", EVAlign_Bottom);
+	AddSetting<EAlign>("text_align", EAlign_Left);
 	// This is used for tooltips that are hidden/revealed manually by scripts, rather than through the standard tooltip display mechanism
 	AddSetting<bool>("independent");
 
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@
 	// This is set by GUITooltip
 	AddSetting<CPos>("_mousepos");
 
-	// Defaults
-	SetSetting<i32>("delay", 500, true);
-	SetSetting<EVAlign>("anchor", EVAlign_Bottom, true);
-	SetSetting<EAlign>("text_align", EAlign_Left, true);
-
 	// Set up a blank piece of text, to be replaced with a more
 	// interesting message later
 	AddText();
Index: source/gui/IGUIObject.h
===================================================================
--- source/gui/IGUIObject.h
+++ source/gui/IGUIObject.h
@@ -240,10 +240,11 @@
 	/**
 	 * Add a setting to m_Settings
 	 *
-	 * @param Type Setting type
 	 * @param Name Setting reference name
+	 * @param args Arguments forwarded to the constructor of T
 	 */
-	template<typename T> void AddSetting(const CStr& Name);
+	template<typename T, typename... Args>
+	void AddSetting(const CStr& Name, Args&& ...args);
 
 	/**
 	 * Calls Destroy on all children, and deallocates all memory.
Index: source/gui/IGUIObject.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/gui/IGUIObject.cpp
+++ source/gui/IGUIObject.cpp
@@ -31,23 +31,17 @@
 IGUIObject::IGUIObject(CGUI& pGUI)
 	: m_pGUI(pGUI), m_pParent(NULL), m_MouseHovering(false), m_LastClickTime()
 {
-	AddSetting<bool>("enabled");
+	AddSetting<bool>("enabled", true);
 	AddSetting<bool>("hidden");
 	AddSetting<CClientArea>("size");
 	AddSetting<CStr>("style");
 	AddSetting<CStr>("hotkey");
 	AddSetting<float>("z");
-	AddSetting<bool>("absolute");
+	AddSetting<bool>("absolute", true);
 	AddSetting<bool>("ghost");
 	AddSetting<float>("aspectratio");
 	AddSetting<CStrW>("tooltip");
 	AddSetting<CStr>("tooltip_style");
-
-	// Setup important defaults
-	SetSetting<bool>("hidden", false, true);
-	SetSetting<bool>("ghost", false, true);
-	SetSetting<bool>("enabled", true, true);
-	SetSetting<bool>("absolute", true, true);
 }
 
 IGUIObject::~IGUIObject()
@@ -119,14 +113,14 @@
 	// Is there anything besides the children to destroy?
 }
 
-template<typename T>
-void IGUIObject::AddSetting(const CStr& Name)
+template<typename T, typename... Args>
+void IGUIObject::AddSetting(const CStr& Name, Args&& ...args)
 {
 	// This can happen due to inheritance
 	if (SettingExists(Name))
 		return;
 
-	m_Settings[Name] = new CGUISetting<T>(*this, Name);
+	m_Settings[Name] = new CGUISetting<T>(*this, Name, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 }
 
 bool IGUIObject::SettingExists(const CStr& Setting) const
@@ -516,6 +510,7 @@
 // These functions avoid copies by working with a reference and move semantics.
 #define TYPE(T) \
 	template void IGUIObject::AddSetting<T>(const CStr& Name); \
+	template void IGUIObject::AddSetting<T>(const CStr& Name, T&& initialValue); \
 	template T& IGUIObject::GetSetting<T>(const CStr& Setting); \
 	template const T& IGUIObject::GetSetting<T>(const CStr& Setting) const; \
 	template void IGUIObject::SetSetting<T>(const CStr& Setting, T& Value, const bool SendMessage); \