diff --git a/Generate.py b/Generate.py
index 7cfe7a50..70a8eaf6 100644
--- a/Generate.py
+++ b/Generate.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import urllib.request
 import urllib.parse
 from typing import Set, Dict, Tuple, Callable, Any, Union
 import os
-from collections import Counter
+from collections import Counter, ChainMap
 import string
 import enum
 
@@ -133,12 +133,14 @@ def main(args=None, callback=ERmain):
 
     if args.meta_file_path and os.path.exists(args.meta_file_path):
         try:
-            weights_cache[args.meta_file_path] = read_weights_yamls(args.meta_file_path)
+            meta_weights = read_weights_yamls(args.meta_file_path)[-1]
         except Exception as e:
             raise ValueError(f"File {args.meta_file_path} is destroyed. Please fix your yaml.") from e
-        meta_weights = weights_cache[args.meta_file_path][-1]
         print(f"Meta: {args.meta_file_path} >> {get_choice('meta_description', meta_weights)}")
-        del(meta_weights["meta_description"])
+        try:  # meta description allows us to verify that the file named meta.yaml is intentionally a meta file
+            del(meta_weights["meta_description"])
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise ValueError("No meta description found for meta.yaml. Unable to verify.") from e
         if args.samesettings:
             raise Exception("Cannot mix --samesettings with --meta")
     else:
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ def main(args=None, callback=ERmain):
             player_files[player_id] = filename
             player_id += 1
 
-    args.multi = max(player_id-1, args.multi)
+    args.multi = max(player_id - 1, args.multi)
     print(f"Generating for {args.multi} player{'s' if args.multi > 1 else ''}, {seed_name} Seed {seed} with plando: "
           f"{args.plando}")
 
@@ -186,26 +188,28 @@ def main(args=None, callback=ERmain):
     erargs.enemizercli = args.enemizercli
 
     settings_cache: Dict[str, Tuple[argparse.Namespace, ...]] = \
-        {fname: ( tuple(roll_settings(yaml, args.plando) for yaml in yamls) if args.samesettings else None)
-                for fname, yamls in weights_cache.items()}
-    player_path_cache = {}
-    for player in range(1, args.multi + 1):
-        player_path_cache[player] = player_files.get(player, args.weights_file_path)
+        {fname: (tuple(roll_settings(yaml, args.plando) for yaml in yamls) if args.samesettings else None)
+         for fname, yamls in weights_cache.items()}
 
     if meta_weights:
         for category_name, category_dict in meta_weights.items():
             for key in category_dict:
-                option = get_choice(key, category_dict)
+                option = roll_meta_option(key, category_name, category_dict)
                 if option is not None:
-                    for player, path in player_path_cache.items():
+                    for path in weights_cache:
                         for yaml in weights_cache[path]:
                             if category_name is None:
-                                yaml[key] = option
+                                for category in yaml:
+                                    if category in AutoWorldRegister.world_types and key in Options.common_options:
+                                        yaml[category][key] = option
                             elif category_name not in yaml:
                                 logging.warning(f"Meta: Category {category_name} is not present in {path}.")
                             else:
-                               yaml[category_name][key] = option
+                                yaml[category_name][key] = option
 
+    player_path_cache = {}
+    for player in range(1, args.multi + 1):
+        player_path_cache[player] = player_files.get(player, args.weights_file_path)
     name_counter = Counter()
     erargs.player_settings = {}
 
@@ -387,6 +391,28 @@ def update_weights(weights: dict, new_weights: dict, type: str, name: str) -> di
     return weights
 
 
+def roll_meta_option(option_key, game: str, category_dict: Dict) -> Any:
+    if not game:
+        return get_choice(option_key, category_dict)
+    if game in AutoWorldRegister.world_types:
+        game_world = AutoWorldRegister.world_types[game]
+        options = ChainMap(game_world.options, Options.per_game_common_options)
+        if option_key in options:
+            if options[option_key].supports_weighting:
+                return get_choice(option_key, category_dict)
+            return options[option_key]
+    if game == "A Link to the Past":  # TODO wow i hate this
+        if option_key in {"glitches_required", "dark_room_logic", "entrance_shuffle", "goals", "triforce_pieces_mode",
+                          "triforce_pieces_percentage", "triforce_pieces_available", "triforce_pieces_extra",
+                          "triforce_pieces_required", "shop_shuffle", "mode", "item_pool", "item_functionality",
+                          "boss_shuffle", "enemy_damage", "enemy_health", "timer", "countdown_start_time",
+                          "red_clock_time", "blue_clock_time", "green_clock_time", "dungeon_counters", "shuffle_prizes",
+                          "misery_mire_medallion", "turtle_rock_medallion", "sprite_pool", "sprite",
+                          "random_sprite_on_event"}:
+            return get_choice(option_key, category_dict)
+    raise Exception(f"Error generating meta option {option_key} for {game}.")
+
+
 def roll_linked_options(weights: dict) -> dict:
     weights = copy.deepcopy(weights)  # make sure we don't write back to other weights sets in same_settings
     for option_set in weights["linked_options"]: