Problem

Project-level .sbtopts settings were being overridden by distribution defaults because the script loaded files in the wrong order. Since Java processes duplicate -D properties left-to-right (last wins), project options appearing first were overridden.

Solution

1. Reordered loading: dist → machine → project (was: machine/else dist → project)
2. Changed project .sbtopts from prepend to append so it appears last and wins

Changes

• Modified /sbt script lines 854-862
• Project .sbtopts now appended instead of prepended

Testing

Verified that project-level config now correctly overrides machine-wide config:

• Command line shows: machine-config first, project-local last
• Java system property reads: project-local ✓

Fixes #7179

Contribution by Gittensor, see my contribution statistics at https://gittensor.io/miners/details?githubId=158349177