diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e6048a57d..e562dc3bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: windows-2022
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        config:
+          - { name: "MSVC", cc: cl }
+          - { name: "LLVM", cc: clang-cl  }
+    env:
+      CC: ${{ matrix.config.cc }}
+      CXX: ${{ matrix.config.cc }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: 'true'
       - name: Setup msvc
@@ -31,16 +39,16 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: echo commit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Upload Build Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: NorthstarLauncher-${{ steps.extract.outputs.commit }}
+          name: NorthstarLauncher-${{ matrix.config.name }}-${{ steps.extract.outputs.commit }}
           path: |
             game/
 
   format-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: DoozyX/clang-format-lint-action@v0.16.2
       with:
         source: 'primedev'
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
   format-check-cmake-files:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: puneetmatharu/cmake-format-lint-action@v1.0.4
       with:
         args: "--in-place"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-conflict-auto-label.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-conflict-auto-label.yml
index cf5598a6e..abb7cabde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-conflict-auto-label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-conflict-auto-label.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 name: Merge Conflict Auto Label
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # Manual run
   push:
     branches:
       - main
   schedule:
-    - cron: "10 21 * * *"
+    - cron: "10 21 * * *" # Runs at 21:10; time was chosen based on contributor activity and low GitHub Actions cron load.
 
 jobs:
   triage:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ab461ae29..a9646ae10 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+cmake_policy(
+    SET
+    CMP0091
+    NEW
+    )
 
 project(
     Northstar
@@ -20,6 +25,9 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET v143)
+set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded")
+# Deal with MSVC incompatiblity
+add_compile_definitions(_DISABLE_CONSTEXPR_MUTEX_CONSTRUCTOR)
 
 # This determines the real binary root directory
 set(NS_BINARY_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/game)
diff --git a/primedev/CMakeLists.txt b/primedev/CMakeLists.txt
index 31dda4b21..a33fd351c 100644
--- a/primedev/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/primedev/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 include(Northstar.cmake)
-include(Launcher.cmake)
+add_subdirectory(primelauncher)
 add_subdirectory(wsockproxy)
diff --git a/primedev/Northstar.cmake b/primedev/Northstar.cmake
index aef630c80..9e9d1ed60 100644
--- a/primedev/Northstar.cmake
+++ b/primedev/Northstar.cmake
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ add_library(
     "util/version.h"
     "util/wininfo.cpp"
     "util/wininfo.h"
+    "windows/libsys.cpp"
+    "windows/libsys.h"
     "dllmain.cpp"
     "ns_version.h"
     "Northstar.def"
@@ -172,13 +174,13 @@ target_link_libraries(
             libcurl
             minizip
             silver-bun
-            WS2_32.lib
-            Crypt32.lib
-            Cryptui.lib
+            ws2_32.lib
+            crypt32.lib
+            cryptui.lib
             dbghelp.lib
-            Wldap32.lib
-            Normaliz.lib
-            Bcrypt.lib
+            wldap32.lib
+            normaliz.lib
+            bcrypt.lib
             version.lib
     )
 
diff --git a/primedev/client/audio.cpp b/primedev/client/audio.cpp
index 099fdcee5..635014141 100644
--- a/primedev/client/audio.cpp
+++ b/primedev/client/audio.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <random>
+#include <ranges>
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 AUTOHOOK_INIT()
 
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ unsigned char EMPTY_WAVE[45] = {0x52, 0x49, 0x46, 0x46, 0x25, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 								0x20, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x44, 0xAC, 0x00, 0x00, 0x88, 0x58,
 								0x01, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x64, 0x61, 0x74, 0x61, 0x74, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
 
-EventOverrideData::EventOverrideData(const std::string& data, const fs::path& path)
+EventOverrideData::EventOverrideData(const std::string& data, const fs::path& path, const std::vector<std::string>& registeredEvents)
 {
 	if (data.length() <= 0)
 	{
@@ -191,6 +194,14 @@ EventOverrideData::EventOverrideData(const std::string& data, const fs::path& pa
 		{
 			std::string pathString = file.path().string();
 
+			// Retrieve event id from path (standard?)
+			std::string eventId = file.path().parent_path().filename().string();
+			if (std::find(registeredEvents.begin(), registeredEvents.end(), eventId) != registeredEvents.end())
+			{
+				spdlog::warn("{} couldn't be loaded because {} event has already been overrided, skipping.", pathString, eventId);
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			// Open the file.
 			std::ifstream wavStream(pathString, std::ios::binary);
 
@@ -259,7 +270,7 @@ EventOverrideData::EventOverrideData(const std::string& data, const fs::path& pa
 	LoadedSuccessfully = true;
 }
 
-bool CustomAudioManager::TryLoadAudioOverride(const fs::path& defPath)
+bool CustomAudioManager::TryLoadAudioOverride(const fs::path& defPath, std::string modName)
 {
 	if (IsDedicatedServer())
 		return true; // silently fail
@@ -279,19 +290,35 @@ bool CustomAudioManager::TryLoadAudioOverride(const fs::path& defPath)
 
 	jsonStream.close();
 
-	std::shared_ptr<EventOverrideData> data = std::make_shared<EventOverrideData>(jsonStringStream.str(), defPath);
+	// Pass the list of overriden events to avoid multiple event registrations crash
+	auto kv = std::views::keys(m_loadedAudioOverrides);
+	std::vector<std::string> keys {kv.begin(), kv.end()};
+	std::shared_ptr<EventOverrideData> data = std::make_shared<EventOverrideData>(jsonStringStream.str(), defPath, keys);
 
 	if (!data->LoadedSuccessfully)
 		return false; // no logging, the constructor has probably already logged
 
 	for (const std::string& eventId : data->EventIds)
 	{
+		if (m_loadedAudioOverrides.contains(eventId))
+		{
+			spdlog::warn("\"{}\" mod tried to override sound event \"{}\" but it is already overriden, skipping.", modName, eventId);
+			continue;
+		}
 		spdlog::info("Registering sound event {}", eventId);
 		m_loadedAudioOverrides.insert({eventId, data});
 	}
 
 	for (const auto& eventIdRegexData : data->EventIdsRegex)
 	{
+		if (m_loadedAudioOverridesRegex.contains(eventIdRegexData.first))
+		{
+			spdlog::warn(
+				"\"{}\" mod tried to override sound event regex \"{}\" but it is already overriden, skipping.",
+				modName,
+				eventIdRegexData.first);
+			continue;
+		}
 		spdlog::info("Registering sound event regex {}", eventIdRegexData.first);
 		m_loadedAudioOverridesRegex.insert({eventIdRegexData.first, data});
 	}
diff --git a/primedev/client/audio.h b/primedev/client/audio.h
index 15fd1a351..22bcf3f08 100644
--- a/primedev/client/audio.h
+++ b/primedev/client/audio.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <regex>
 #include <shared_mutex>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 enum class AudioSelectionStrategy
 {
 	INVALID = -1,
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ enum class AudioSelectionStrategy
 class EventOverrideData
 {
 public:
-	EventOverrideData(const std::string&, const fs::path&);
+	EventOverrideData(const std::string&, const fs::path&, const std::vector<std::string>& registeredEvents);
 	EventOverrideData();
 
 public:
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ class EventOverrideData
 class CustomAudioManager
 {
 public:
-	bool TryLoadAudioOverride(const fs::path&);
+	bool TryLoadAudioOverride(const fs::path&, std::string modName);
 	void ClearAudioOverrides();
 
 	std::shared_mutex m_loadingMutex;
diff --git a/primedev/client/languagehooks.cpp b/primedev/client/languagehooks.cpp
index 35ca5659f..36b5d5aed 100644
--- a/primedev/client/languagehooks.cpp
+++ b/primedev/client/languagehooks.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <regex>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 AUTOHOOK_INIT()
 
 typedef LANGID (*Tier0_DetectDefaultLanguageType)();
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> file_list(fs::path dir, std::regex ext_pattern)
 std::string GetAnyInstalledAudioLanguage()
 {
 	for (const auto& lang : file_list("r2\\sound\\", std::regex(".*?general_([a-z]+)_patch_1\\.mstr")))
-		if (lang != "general" || lang != "")
+		if (lang != "general" && lang != "" && lang != "stream")
 			return lang;
 	return "NO LANGUAGE DETECTED";
 }
diff --git a/primedev/client/latencyflex.cpp b/primedev/client/latencyflex.cpp
index 25e38c7a4..395578709 100644
--- a/primedev/client/latencyflex.cpp
+++ b/primedev/client/latencyflex.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD_CLIENT_RELIESON("client.dll", LatencyFlex, ConVar, (CModule module))
 	// https://ishitatsuyuki.github.io/post/latencyflex/
 	HMODULE pLfxModule;
 
-	if (pLfxModule = LoadLibraryA("latencyflex_layer.dll"))
+	if ((pLfxModule = LoadLibraryA("latencyflex_layer.dll")))
 		m_winelfx_WaitAndBeginFrame =
 			reinterpret_cast<void (*)()>(reinterpret_cast<void*>(GetProcAddress(pLfxModule, "lfx_WaitAndBeginFrame")));
-	else if (pLfxModule = LoadLibraryA("latencyflex_wine.dll"))
+	else if ((pLfxModule = LoadLibraryA("latencyflex_wine.dll")))
 		m_winelfx_WaitAndBeginFrame =
 			reinterpret_cast<void (*)()>(reinterpret_cast<void*>(GetProcAddress(pLfxModule, "winelfx_WaitAndBeginFrame")));
 	else
diff --git a/primedev/core/hooks.cpp b/primedev/core/hooks.cpp
index 20f0cbef1..5026f837b 100644
--- a/primedev/core/hooks.cpp
+++ b/primedev/core/hooks.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <Psapi.h>
 
-#define XINPUT1_3_DLL "XInput1_3.dll"
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 AUTOHOOK_INIT()
 
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ bool ManualHook::Dispatch(LPVOID addr, LPVOID* orig)
 	if (orig)
 		ppOrigFunc = orig;
 
-	if (MH_CreateHook(addr, pHookFunc, ppOrigFunc) == MH_OK)
+	if (!addr)
+		spdlog::error("Address for hook {} is invalid", pFuncName);
+	else if (MH_CreateHook(addr, pHookFunc, ppOrigFunc) == MH_OK)
 	{
 		if (MH_EnableHook(addr) == MH_OK)
 		{
@@ -388,87 +390,12 @@ void CallAllPendingDLLLoadCallbacks()
 	}
 }
 
-// clang-format off
-AUTOHOOK_ABSOLUTEADDR(_LoadLibraryExA, (LPVOID)LoadLibraryExA,
-HMODULE, WINAPI, (LPCSTR lpLibFileName, HANDLE hFile, DWORD dwFlags))
-// clang-format on
-{
-	HMODULE moduleAddress;
-
-	LPCSTR lpLibFileNameEnd = lpLibFileName + strlen(lpLibFileName);
-	LPCSTR lpLibName = lpLibFileNameEnd - strlen(XINPUT1_3_DLL);
-
-	// replace xinput dll with one that has ASLR
-	if (lpLibFileName <= lpLibName && !strncmp(lpLibName, XINPUT1_3_DLL, strlen(XINPUT1_3_DLL) + 1))
-	{
-		moduleAddress = _LoadLibraryExA("XInput9_1_0.dll", hFile, dwFlags);
-
-		if (!moduleAddress)
-		{
-			MessageBoxA(0, "Could not find XInput9_1_0.dll", "Northstar", MB_ICONERROR);
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-
-			return nullptr;
-		}
-	}
-	else
-		moduleAddress = _LoadLibraryExA(lpLibFileName, hFile, dwFlags);
-
-	if (moduleAddress)
-	{
-		CallLoadLibraryACallbacks(lpLibFileName, moduleAddress);
-		g_pPluginManager->InformDllLoad(moduleAddress, fs::path(lpLibFileName));
-	}
-
-	return moduleAddress;
-}
-
-// clang-format off
-AUTOHOOK_ABSOLUTEADDR(_LoadLibraryA, (LPVOID)LoadLibraryA,
-HMODULE, WINAPI, (LPCSTR lpLibFileName))
-// clang-format on
-{
-	HMODULE moduleAddress = _LoadLibraryA(lpLibFileName);
-
-	if (moduleAddress)
-		CallLoadLibraryACallbacks(lpLibFileName, moduleAddress);
-
-	return moduleAddress;
-}
-
-// clang-format off
-AUTOHOOK_ABSOLUTEADDR(_LoadLibraryExW, (LPVOID)LoadLibraryExW,
-HMODULE, WINAPI, (LPCWSTR lpLibFileName, HANDLE hFile, DWORD dwFlags))
-// clang-format on
-{
-	HMODULE moduleAddress = _LoadLibraryExW(lpLibFileName, hFile, dwFlags);
-
-	if (moduleAddress)
-		CallLoadLibraryWCallbacks(lpLibFileName, moduleAddress);
-
-	return moduleAddress;
-}
-
-// clang-format off
-AUTOHOOK_ABSOLUTEADDR(_LoadLibraryW, (LPVOID)LoadLibraryW,
-HMODULE, WINAPI, (LPCWSTR lpLibFileName))
-// clang-format on
-{
-	HMODULE moduleAddress = _LoadLibraryW(lpLibFileName);
-
-	if (moduleAddress)
-	{
-		CallLoadLibraryWCallbacks(lpLibFileName, moduleAddress);
-		g_pPluginManager->InformDllLoad(moduleAddress, fs::path(lpLibFileName));
-	}
-
-	return moduleAddress;
-}
-
-void InstallInitialHooks()
+void HookSys_Init()
 {
 	if (MH_Initialize() != MH_OK)
+	{
 		spdlog::error("MH_Initialize (minhook initialization) failed");
-
+	}
+	// todo: remove remaining instances of autohook in this file
 	AUTOHOOK_DISPATCH()
 }
diff --git a/primedev/core/hooks.h b/primedev/core/hooks.h
index f842afbb9..facf51bf6 100644
--- a/primedev/core/hooks.h
+++ b/primedev/core/hooks.h
@@ -3,7 +3,33 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>
 
-void InstallInitialHooks();
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Purpose: Init minhook
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void HookSys_Init();
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Purpose: MH_MakeHook wrapper
+// Input  : *ppOriginal - Original function being detoured
+//          pDetour - Detour function
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+inline void HookAttach(PVOID* ppOriginal, PVOID pDetour)
+{
+	PVOID pAddr = *ppOriginal;
+	if (MH_CreateHook(pAddr, pDetour, ppOriginal) == MH_OK)
+	{
+		if (MH_EnableHook(pAddr) != MH_OK)
+		{
+			spdlog::error("Failed enabling a function hook!");
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		spdlog::error("Failed creating a function hook!");
+	}
+}
+
+void CallLoadLibraryACallbacks(LPCSTR lpLibFileName, HMODULE moduleAddress);
 
 typedef void (*DllLoadCallbackFuncType)(CModule moduleAddress);
 void AddDllLoadCallback(std::string dll, DllLoadCallbackFuncType callback, std::string tag = "", std::vector<std::string> reliesOn = {});
@@ -201,7 +227,9 @@ class __autohook
 		}
 		}
 
-		if (MH_CreateHook(targetAddr, pHookFunc, ppOrigFunc) == MH_OK)
+		if (!targetAddr)
+			spdlog::error("Address for hook {} is invalid", pFuncName);
+		else if (MH_CreateHook(targetAddr, pHookFunc, ppOrigFunc) == MH_OK)
 		{
 			if (MH_EnableHook(targetAddr) == MH_OK)
 				spdlog::info("Enabling hook {}", pFuncName);
diff --git a/primedev/core/memalloc.cpp b/primedev/core/memalloc.cpp
index 0a75bc2bd..511677179 100644
--- a/primedev/core/memalloc.cpp
+++ b/primedev/core/memalloc.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 // TODO: rename to malloc and free after removing statically compiled .libs
 
-extern "C" void* _malloc_base(size_t n)
+void* _malloc_base(size_t n)
 {
 	// allocate into static buffer if g_pMemAllocSingleton isn't initialised
 	if (!g_pMemAllocSingleton)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern "C" void* _malloc_base(size_t n)
 	return _malloc_base(n);
 }*/
 
-extern "C" void _free_base(void* p)
+void _free_base(void* p)
 {
 	if (!g_pMemAllocSingleton)
 		TryCreateGlobalMemAlloc();
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extern "C" void _free_base(void* p)
 	g_pMemAllocSingleton->m_vtable->Free(g_pMemAllocSingleton, p);
 }
 
-extern "C" void* _realloc_base(void* oldPtr, size_t size)
+void* _realloc_base(void* oldPtr, size_t size)
 {
 	if (!g_pMemAllocSingleton)
 		TryCreateGlobalMemAlloc();
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern "C" void* _realloc_base(void* oldPtr, size_t size)
 	return g_pMemAllocSingleton->m_vtable->Realloc(g_pMemAllocSingleton, oldPtr, size);
 }
 
-extern "C" void* _calloc_base(size_t n, size_t size)
+void* _calloc_base(size_t n, size_t size)
 {
 	size_t bytes = n * size;
 	void* memory = _malloc_base(bytes);
@@ -44,7 +44,33 @@ extern "C" void* _calloc_base(size_t n, size_t size)
 	return memory;
 }
 
-extern "C" char* _strdup_base(const char* src)
+void* _recalloc_base(void* const block, size_t const count, size_t const size)
+{
+	if (!block)
+		return _calloc_base(count, size);
+
+	const size_t new_size = count * size;
+	const size_t old_size = _msize(block);
+
+	void* const memory = _realloc_base(block, new_size);
+
+	if (memory && old_size < new_size)
+	{
+		memset(static_cast<char*>(memory) + old_size, 0, new_size - old_size);
+	}
+
+	return memory;
+}
+
+size_t _msize(void* const block)
+{
+	if (!g_pMemAllocSingleton)
+		TryCreateGlobalMemAlloc();
+
+	return g_pMemAllocSingleton->m_vtable->GetSize(g_pMemAllocSingleton, block);
+}
+
+char* _strdup_base(const char* src)
 {
 	char* str;
 	char* p;
diff --git a/primedev/core/memalloc.h b/primedev/core/memalloc.h
index 2f3833350..73e078f5f 100644
--- a/primedev/core/memalloc.h
+++ b/primedev/core/memalloc.h
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <malloc.h>
+
 #include "rapidjson/document.h"
 // #include "include/rapidjson/allocators.h"
 
-extern "C" void* _malloc_base(size_t size);
-extern "C" void* _calloc_base(size_t const count, size_t const size);
-extern "C" void* _realloc_base(void* block, size_t size);
-extern "C" void* _recalloc_base(void* const block, size_t const count, size_t const size);
-extern "C" void _free_base(void* const block);
-extern "C" char* _strdup_base(const char* src);
+// The prelude is needed for these to be usable by the CRT
+extern "C" __declspec(noinline) void* __cdecl _malloc_base(size_t const size);
+extern "C" __declspec(noinline) void* __cdecl _calloc_base(size_t const count, size_t const size);
+extern "C" __declspec(noinline) void* __cdecl _realloc_base(void* const block, size_t const size);
+extern "C" __declspec(noinline) void* __cdecl _recalloc_base(void* const block, size_t const count, size_t const size);
+extern "C" __declspec(noinline) void __cdecl _free_base(void* const block);
+extern "C" __declspec(noinline) size_t __cdecl _msize(void* const block);
+extern "C" __declspec(noinline) char* __cdecl _strdup_base(const char* src);
 
 void* operator new(size_t n);
 void operator delete(void* p) noexcept;
diff --git a/primedev/dedicated/dedicatedlogtoclient.h b/primedev/dedicated/dedicatedlogtoclient.h
index 82f4c56b4..5678982e6 100644
--- a/primedev/dedicated/dedicatedlogtoclient.h
+++ b/primedev/dedicated/dedicatedlogtoclient.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class DedicatedServerLogToClientSink : public CustomSink
 {
 protected:
-	void custom_sink_it_(const custom_log_msg& msg);
+	void custom_sink_it_(const custom_log_msg& msg) override;
 	void sink_it_(const spdlog::details::log_msg& msg) override;
 	void flush_() override;
 };
diff --git a/primedev/dllmain.cpp b/primedev/dllmain.cpp
index 1191307fb..95ea103f5 100644
--- a/primedev/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/primedev/dllmain.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "squirrel/squirrel.h"
 #include "server/serverpresence.h"
 
+#include "windows/libsys.h"
+
 #include "rapidjson/document.h"
 #include "rapidjson/stringbuffer.h"
 #include "rapidjson/writer.h"
@@ -64,7 +66,11 @@ bool InitialiseNorthstar()
 	// Write launcher version to log
 	StartupLog();
 
-	InstallInitialHooks();
+	// Init minhook
+	HookSys_Init();
+
+	// Init loadlibrary callbacks
+	LibSys_Init();
 
 	g_pServerPresence = new ServerPresenceManager();
 
diff --git a/primedev/logging/logging.cpp b/primedev/logging/logging.cpp
index 72171e254..6d71eea0a 100644
--- a/primedev/logging/logging.cpp
+++ b/primedev/logging/logging.cpp
@@ -124,11 +124,7 @@ void CustomSink::custom_log(const custom_log_msg& msg)
 
 void InitialiseConsole()
 {
-	if (AllocConsole() == FALSE)
-	{
-		std::cout << "[*] Failed to create a console window, maybe a console already exists?" << std::endl;
-	}
-	else
+	if (AllocConsole() != FALSE)
 	{
 		freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
 		freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stderr);
diff --git a/primedev/logging/sourceconsole.h b/primedev/logging/sourceconsole.h
index 44d738434..215dae1a3 100644
--- a/primedev/logging/sourceconsole.h
+++ b/primedev/logging/sourceconsole.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class SourceConsoleSink : public CustomSink
 		{spdlog::level::off, NS::Colors::OFF.ToSourceColor()}};
 
 protected:
-	void custom_sink_it_(const custom_log_msg& msg);
+	void custom_sink_it_(const custom_log_msg& msg) override;
 	void sink_it_(const spdlog::details::log_msg& msg) override;
 	void flush_() override;
 };
diff --git a/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.cpp b/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.cpp
index 3a9462630..8e533decb 100644
--- a/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.cpp
+++ b/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ size_t WriteToString(void* ptr, size_t size, size_t count, void* stream)
 
 void ModDownloader::FetchModsListFromAPI()
 {
+	modState.state = MANIFESTO_FETCHING;
+
 	std::thread requestThread(
 		[this]()
 		{
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ void ModDownloader::FetchModsListFromAPI()
 			rapidjson::Document verifiedModsJson;
 			std::string url = modsListUrl;
 
+			// Empty verified mods manifesto
+			verifiedMods = {};
+
 			curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
 			easyhandle = curl_easy_init();
 			std::string readBuffer;
@@ -75,7 +80,12 @@ void ModDownloader::FetchModsListFromAPI()
 			curl_easy_setopt(easyhandle, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &readBuffer);
 			curl_easy_setopt(easyhandle, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, WriteToString);
 			result = curl_easy_perform(easyhandle);
-			ScopeGuard cleanup([&] { curl_easy_cleanup(easyhandle); });
+			ScopeGuard cleanup(
+				[&]
+				{
+					curl_easy_cleanup(easyhandle);
+					modState.state = DOWNLOADING;
+				});
 
 			if (result == CURLcode::CURLE_OK)
 			{
@@ -92,6 +102,13 @@ void ModDownloader::FetchModsListFromAPI()
 			verifiedModsJson.Parse(readBuffer);
 			for (auto i = verifiedModsJson.MemberBegin(); i != verifiedModsJson.MemberEnd(); ++i)
 			{
+				// Format testing
+				if (!i->value.HasMember("DependencyPrefix") || !i->value.HasMember("Versions"))
+				{
+					spdlog::warn("Verified mods manifesto format is unrecognized, skipping loading.");
+					return;
+				}
+
 				std::string name = i->name.GetString();
 				std::string dependency = i->value["DependencyPrefix"].GetString();
 
@@ -101,6 +118,13 @@ void ModDownloader::FetchModsListFromAPI()
 				for (auto& attribute : versions.GetArray())
 				{
 					assert(attribute.IsObject());
+					// Format testing
+					if (!attribute.HasMember("Version") || !attribute.HasMember("Checksum"))
+					{
+						spdlog::warn("Verified mods manifesto format is unrecognized, skipping loading.");
+						return;
+					}
+
 					std::string version = attribute["Version"].GetString();
 					std::string checksum = attribute["Checksum"].GetString();
 					modVersions.insert({version, {.checksum = checksum}});
@@ -600,7 +624,12 @@ void ModDownloader::DownloadMod(std::string modName, std::string modVersion)
 ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("engine.dll", ModDownloader, (ConCommand), (CModule module))
 {
 	g_pModDownloader = new ModDownloader();
+}
+
+ADD_SQFUNC("void", NSFetchVerifiedModsManifesto, "", "", ScriptContext::SERVER | ScriptContext::CLIENT | ScriptContext::UI)
+{
 	g_pModDownloader->FetchModsListFromAPI();
+	return SQRESULT_NULL;
 }
 
 ADD_SQFUNC(
diff --git a/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.h b/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.h
index 10df39ceb..98fc27ae3 100644
--- a/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.h
+++ b/primedev/mods/autodownload/moddownloader.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 class ModDownloader
 {
 private:
@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ class ModDownloader
 
 	enum ModInstallState
 	{
+		MANIFESTO_FETCHING,
+
 		// Normal installation process
 		DOWNLOADING,
 		CHECKSUMING,
diff --git a/primedev/mods/modmanager.cpp b/primedev/mods/modmanager.cpp
index 268a65a56..45eddd3ee 100644
--- a/primedev/mods/modmanager.cpp
+++ b/primedev/mods/modmanager.cpp
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ auto ModConCommandCallback(const CCommand& command)
 	case ScriptContext::UI:
 		ModConCommandCallback_Internal<ScriptContext::UI>(found->Function, command);
 		break;
+	default:
+		spdlog::error("ModConCommandCallback on invalid Context {}", found->Context);
 	};
 }
 
@@ -746,7 +748,7 @@ void ModManager::LoadMods()
 			continue;
 
 		// Add mod entry to enabledmods.json if it doesn't exist
-		if (!mod.m_bIsRemote && !m_EnabledModsCfg.HasMember(mod.Name.c_str()))
+		if (!mod.m_bIsRemote && m_bHasEnabledModsCfg && !m_EnabledModsCfg.HasMember(mod.Name.c_str()))
 		{
 			m_EnabledModsCfg.AddMember(rapidjson_document::StringRefType(mod.Name.c_str()), true, m_EnabledModsCfg.GetAllocator());
 			newModsDetected = true;
@@ -864,16 +866,24 @@ void ModManager::LoadMods()
 				if (fs::is_regular_file(file) && file.path().extension() == ".rpak")
 				{
 					std::string pakName(file.path().filename().string());
-
 					ModRpakEntry& modPak = mod.Rpaks.emplace_back();
-					modPak.m_bAutoLoad =
-						!bUseRpakJson || (dRpakJson.HasMember("Preload") && dRpakJson["Preload"].IsObject() &&
-										  dRpakJson["Preload"].HasMember(pakName) && dRpakJson["Preload"][pakName].IsTrue());
 
-					// postload things
-					if (!bUseRpakJson ||
-						(dRpakJson.HasMember("Postload") && dRpakJson["Postload"].IsObject() && dRpakJson["Postload"].HasMember(pakName)))
-						modPak.m_sLoadAfterPak = dRpakJson["Postload"][pakName].GetString();
+					if (!bUseRpakJson)
+					{
+						spdlog::warn("Mod {} contains rpaks without valid rpak.json, rpaks might not be loaded", mod.Name);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						modPak.m_bAutoLoad =
+							(dRpakJson.HasMember("Preload") && dRpakJson["Preload"].IsObject() && dRpakJson["Preload"].HasMember(pakName) &&
+							 dRpakJson["Preload"][pakName].IsTrue());
+
+						// postload things
+						if (dRpakJson.HasMember("Postload") && dRpakJson["Postload"].IsObject() && dRpakJson["Postload"].HasMember(pakName))
+						{
+							modPak.m_sLoadAfterPak = dRpakJson["Postload"][pakName].GetString();
+						}
+					}
 
 					modPak.m_sPakName = pakName;
 
@@ -970,7 +980,7 @@ void ModManager::LoadMods()
 			{
 				if (fs::is_regular_file(file) && file.path().extension().string() == ".json")
 				{
-					if (!g_CustomAudioManager.TryLoadAudioOverride(file.path()))
+					if (!g_CustomAudioManager.TryLoadAudioOverride(file.path(), mod.Name))
 					{
 						spdlog::warn("Mod {} has an invalid audio def {}", mod.Name, file.path().filename().string());
 						continue;
diff --git a/primedev/mods/modmanager.h b/primedev/mods/modmanager.h
index 233f004d4..95a8fe121 100644
--- a/primedev/mods/modmanager.h
+++ b/primedev/mods/modmanager.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 const std::string MOD_FOLDER_SUFFIX = "\\mods";
 const std::string THUNDERSTORE_MOD_FOLDER_SUFFIX = "\\packages";
 const std::string REMOTE_MOD_FOLDER_SUFFIX = "\\runtime\\remote\\mods";
diff --git a/primedev/pch.h b/primedev/pch.h
index 577f803c4..bfd255976 100644
--- a/primedev/pch.h
+++ b/primedev/pch.h
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
-#define EXPORT extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
-
-typedef void (*callable)();
-typedef void (*callable_v)(void* v);
-
 // clang-format off
 #define assert_msg(exp, msg) assert((exp, msg))
 //clang-format on
diff --git a/primedev/plugins/interfaces/interface.h b/primedev/plugins/interfaces/interface.h
index 440db5b22..c4f8b6aef 100644
--- a/primedev/plugins/interfaces/interface.h
+++ b/primedev/plugins/interfaces/interface.h
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ class InterfaceReg
 	static className __g_##className##_singleton;                                                                                          \
 	EXPOSE_SINGLE_INTERFACE_GLOBALVAR(className, interfaceName, versionName, __g_##className##_singleton)
 
-EXPORT void* CreateInterface(const char* pName, InterfaceStatus* pReturnCode);
+extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) void* CreateInterface(const char* pName, InterfaceStatus* pReturnCode);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.cpp b/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.cpp
index 718e69568..14d5692b3 100644
--- a/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "config/profile.h"
 #include "core/convar/concommand.h"
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 PluginManager* g_pPluginManager;
 
 const std::vector<Plugin>& PluginManager::GetLoadedPlugins() const
diff --git a/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.h b/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.h
index 8c0218510..7993cbb86 100644
--- a/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.h
+++ b/primedev/plugins/pluginmanager.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 class Plugin;
 
 class PluginManager
diff --git a/primedev/plugins/plugins.cpp b/primedev/plugins/plugins.cpp
index eddaa8acf..03dd2c9e2 100644
--- a/primedev/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/primedev/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ Plugin::Plugin(std::string path) : m_location(path)
 
 	m_initData = {.pluginHandle = m_handle};
 
-	CreateInterfaceFn CreatePluginInterface = (CreateInterfaceFn)GetProcAddress(m_handle, "CreateInterface");
+	m_pCreateInterface = (CreateInterfaceFn)GetProcAddress(m_handle, "CreateInterface");
 
-	if (!CreatePluginInterface)
+	if (!m_pCreateInterface)
 	{
 		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("Plugin at '{}' does not expose CreateInterface()", path);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	m_pluginId = (IPluginId*)CreatePluginInterface(PLUGIN_ID_VERSION, 0);
+	m_pluginId = (IPluginId*)m_pCreateInterface(PLUGIN_ID_VERSION, 0);
 
 	if (!m_pluginId)
 	{
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ Plugin::Plugin(std::string path) : m_location(path)
 	m_runOnServer = context & PluginContext::DEDICATED;
 	m_runOnClient = context & PluginContext::CLIENT;
 
-	m_name = std::string(name);
-	m_logName = std::string(logName);
-	m_dependencyName = std::string(dependencyName);
-
 	if (!name)
 	{
 		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("Could not load name of plugin at '{}'", path);
@@ -91,13 +87,17 @@ Plugin::Plugin(std::string path) : m_location(path)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	m_name = std::string(name);
+	m_logName = std::string(logName);
+	m_dependencyName = std::string(dependencyName);
+
 	if (!isValidSquirrelIdentifier(m_dependencyName))
 	{
 		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("Dependency name \"{}\" of plugin {} is not valid", dependencyName, name);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	m_callbacks = (IPluginCallbacks*)CreatePluginInterface("PluginCallbacks001", 0);
+	m_callbacks = (IPluginCallbacks*)m_pCreateInterface("PluginCallbacks001", 0);
 
 	if (!m_callbacks)
 	{
diff --git a/primedev/Launcher.cmake b/primedev/primelauncher/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 86%
rename from primedev/Launcher.cmake
rename to primedev/primelauncher/CMakeLists.txt
index c04fc70b1..f36781a93 100644
--- a/primedev/Launcher.cmake
+++ b/primedev/primelauncher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NorthstarLauncher
 
-add_executable(NorthstarLauncher "primelauncher/main.cpp" "primelauncher/resources.rc")
+add_executable(NorthstarLauncher "main.cpp" "resources.rc")
 
 target_compile_definitions(NorthstarLauncher PRIVATE UNICODE _UNICODE)
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
             uuid.lib
             odbc32.lib
             odbccp32.lib
-            WS2_32.lib
+            ws2_32.lib
     )
 
 set_target_properties(
diff --git a/primedev/scripts/client/scriptmodmenu.cpp b/primedev/scripts/client/scriptmodmenu.cpp
index 2e877db48..5ffe0fdf7 100644
--- a/primedev/scripts/client/scriptmodmenu.cpp
+++ b/primedev/scripts/client/scriptmodmenu.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ ADD_SQFUNC("void", NSSetModEnabled, "string modName, bool enabled", "", ScriptCo
 	return SQRESULT_NULL;
 }
 
+ADD_SQFUNC("bool", NSIsModRemote, "string modName", "", ScriptContext::SERVER | ScriptContext::CLIENT | ScriptContext::UI)
+{
+	const SQChar* modName = g_pSquirrel<context>->getstring(sqvm, 1);
+
+	// manual lookup, not super performant but eh not a big deal
+	for (Mod& mod : g_pModManager->m_LoadedMods)
+	{
+		if (!mod.Name.compare(modName))
+		{
+			g_pSquirrel<context>->pushbool(sqvm, mod.m_bIsRemote);
+			return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return SQRESULT_NULL;
+}
+
 ADD_SQFUNC("string", NSGetModDescriptionByModName, "string modName", "", ScriptContext::SERVER | ScriptContext::CLIENT | ScriptContext::UI)
 {
 	const SQChar* modName = g_pSquirrel<context>->getstring(sqvm, 1);
diff --git a/primedev/scripts/scriptjson.cpp b/primedev/scripts/scriptjson.cpp
index 06bda6f42..8959bf471 100644
--- a/primedev/scripts/scriptjson.cpp
+++ b/primedev/scripts/scriptjson.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ DecodeJsonArray(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, rapidjson::GenericValue<rapidjson::UTF8<char>
 				g_pSquirrel<context>->pushinteger(sqvm, itr.GetInt());
 			g_pSquirrel<context>->arrayappend(sqvm, -2);
 			break;
+		case rapidjson::kNullType:
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ DecodeJsonTable(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, rapidjson::GenericValue<rapidjson::UTF8<char>
 			}
 			g_pSquirrel<context>->newslot(sqvm, -3, false);
 			break;
+		case rapidjson::kNullType:
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/primedev/server/buildainfile.cpp b/primedev/server/buildainfile.cpp
index a7f599618..19a6d0e36 100644
--- a/primedev/server/buildainfile.cpp
+++ b/primedev/server/buildainfile.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <filesystem>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 AUTOHOOK_INIT()
 
 const int AINET_VERSION_NUMBER = 57;
diff --git a/primedev/server/serverpresence.cpp b/primedev/server/serverpresence.cpp
index 509243f0d..099f6e648 100644
--- a/primedev/server/serverpresence.cpp
+++ b/primedev/server/serverpresence.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void ServerPresenceManager::CreateConVars()
 	Cvar_ns_server_presence_update_rate = new ConVar(
 		"ns_server_presence_update_rate", "5000", FCVAR_GAMEDLL, "How often we update our server's presence on server lists in ms");
 
-	Cvar_ns_server_name = new ConVar("ns_server_name", "Unnamed Northstar Server", FCVAR_GAMEDLL, "This server's name", false, 0, false, 0, [](ConVar* cvar, const char* pOldValue, float flOldValue) {
+	Cvar_ns_server_name = new ConVar("ns_server_name", "Unnamed Northstar Server", FCVAR_GAMEDLL | FCVAR_REPLICATED, "This server's name", false, 0, false, 0, [](ConVar* cvar, const char* pOldValue, float flOldValue) {
 			NOTE_UNUSED(cvar);
 			NOTE_UNUSED(pOldValue);
 			NOTE_UNUSED(flOldValue);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void ServerPresenceManager::CreateConVars()
 			Cvar_hostname->SetValue(g_pServerPresence->Cvar_ns_server_name->GetString());
 		});
 
-	Cvar_ns_server_desc = new ConVar("ns_server_desc", "Default server description", FCVAR_GAMEDLL, "This server's description", false, 0, false, 0, [](ConVar* cvar, const char* pOldValue, float flOldValue) {
+	Cvar_ns_server_desc = new ConVar("ns_server_desc", "Default server description", FCVAR_GAMEDLL | FCVAR_REPLICATED, "This server's description", false, 0, false, 0, [](ConVar* cvar, const char* pOldValue, float flOldValue) {
 			NOTE_UNUSED(cvar);
 			NOTE_UNUSED(pOldValue);
 			NOTE_UNUSED(flOldValue);
diff --git a/primedev/server/serverpresence.h b/primedev/server/serverpresence.h
index 94ecfe6a0..07c6fb551 100644
--- a/primedev/server/serverpresence.h
+++ b/primedev/server/serverpresence.h
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ struct ServerPresence
 	int m_iPlayerCount;
 	int m_iMaxPlayers;
 
-	ServerPresence()
-	{
-		memset(this, 0, sizeof(this));
-	}
+	ServerPresence() {}
 
 	ServerPresence(const ServerPresence* obj)
 	{
diff --git a/primedev/shared/exploit_fixes/exploitfixes.cpp b/primedev/shared/exploit_fixes/exploitfixes.cpp
index d96bc41ec..1b3069f5a 100644
--- a/primedev/shared/exploit_fixes/exploitfixes.cpp
+++ b/primedev/shared/exploit_fixes/exploitfixes.cpp
@@ -120,19 +120,31 @@ bool, __fastcall, (void* pMsg)) // 48 8B D1 48 8B 49 18 48 8B 01 48 FF 60 10
 			if (!nameValid || !valValid)
 				return BLOCKED_INFO("Missing null terminators");
 
-			ConVar* pVar = g_pCVar->FindVar(entry->name);
-
-			if (pVar)
+			// we only need to check if these cvars are valid on client as it will set actual cvars there
+			// on server this won't set any actual convars, only keyvalues in the player, which doesn't have really any potential for dumb
+			// stuff
+			if (!bIsServerFrame)
 			{
-				memcpy(
-					entry->name,
-					pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_pszName,
-					strlen(pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_pszName) + 1); // Force name to match case
-
-				int iFlags = bIsServerFrame ? FCVAR_USERINFO : FCVAR_REPLICATED;
-				if (!pVar->IsFlagSet(iFlags))
-					return BLOCKED_INFO(
-						"Invalid flags (" << std::hex << "0x" << pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_nFlags << "), var is " << entry->name);
+				ConVar* pVar = g_pCVar->FindVar(entry->name);
+				if (pVar)
+				{
+					memcpy(
+						entry->name,
+						pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_pszName,
+						strlen(pVar->m_ConCommandBase.m_pszName) + 1); // Force name to match case
+
+					if (!pVar->IsFlagSet(FCVAR_REPLICATED))
+					{
+						spdlog::warn(
+							"Blocking replication of remote cvar {} from server (server's var has flag REPLICATED, while ours does not)",
+							entry->name);
+
+						// don't block, as non-malicious servers might send bad cvars, and we still want those clients to be able to
+						// connect
+						memset(entry->name, 0, ENTRY_STR_LEN);
+						memset(entry->val, 0, ENTRY_STR_LEN);
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/primedev/shared/keyvalues.cpp b/primedev/shared/keyvalues.cpp
index 36f891eb8..46ce4e04d 100644
--- a/primedev/shared/keyvalues.cpp
+++ b/primedev/shared/keyvalues.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ bool KeyValues::IsEmpty(const char* pszKeyName)
 KeyValues* KeyValues::GetFirstTrueSubKey(void) const
 {
 	assert_msg(this, "Member function called on NULL KeyValues");
-	KeyValues* pRet = this ? m_pSub : nullptr;
+	KeyValues* pRet = m_pSub;
 	while (pRet && pRet->m_iDataType != TYPE_NONE)
 		pRet = pRet->m_pPeer;
 
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ KeyValues* KeyValues::GetFirstTrueSubKey(void) const
 KeyValues* KeyValues::GetNextTrueSubKey(void) const
 {
 	assert_msg(this, "Member function called on NULL KeyValues");
-	KeyValues* pRet = this ? m_pPeer : nullptr;
+	KeyValues* pRet = m_pPeer;
 	while (pRet && pRet->m_iDataType != TYPE_NONE)
 		pRet = pRet->m_pPeer;
 
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ KeyValues* KeyValues::GetNextTrueSubKey(void) const
 KeyValues* KeyValues::GetFirstValue(void) const
 {
 	assert_msg(this, "Member function called on NULL KeyValues");
-	KeyValues* pRet = this ? m_pSub : nullptr;
+	KeyValues* pRet = m_pSub;
 	while (pRet && pRet->m_iDataType == TYPE_NONE)
 		pRet = pRet->m_pPeer;
 
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ KeyValues* KeyValues::GetFirstValue(void) const
 KeyValues* KeyValues::GetNextValue(void) const
 {
 	assert_msg(this, "Member function called on NULL KeyValues");
-	KeyValues* pRet = this ? m_pPeer : nullptr;
+	KeyValues* pRet = m_pPeer;
 	while (pRet && pRet->m_iDataType == TYPE_NONE)
 		pRet = pRet->m_pPeer;
 
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ KeyValues* KeyValues::GetNextValue(void) const
 KeyValues* KeyValues::GetFirstSubKey() const
 {
 	assert_msg(this, "Member function called on NULL KeyValues");
-	return this ? m_pSub : nullptr;
+	return m_pSub;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ KeyValues* KeyValues::GetFirstSubKey() const
 KeyValues* KeyValues::GetNextKey() const
 {
 	assert_msg(this, "Member function called on NULL KeyValues");
-	return this ? m_pPeer : nullptr;
+	return m_pPeer;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.cpp b/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.cpp
index 41a6a782f..29540ccea 100644
--- a/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.cpp
+++ b/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.cpp
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ const char* SQTypeNameFromID(int type)
 	return "";
 }
 
-// needed to define implementations for squirrelmanager outside of squirrel.h without compiler errors
-template class SquirrelManager<ScriptContext::SERVER>;
-template class SquirrelManager<ScriptContext::CLIENT>;
-template class SquirrelManager<ScriptContext::UI>;
-
 template <ScriptContext context> void SquirrelManager<context>::VMCreated(CSquirrelVM* newSqvm)
 {
 	m_pSQVM = newSqvm;
@@ -712,6 +707,7 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("client.dll", ClientSquirrel, ConCommand, (CModule module))
 
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_GetEntityConstant_CBaseEntity = module.Offset(0x3E49B0).RCast<sq_GetEntityConstantType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_getentityfrominstance = module.Offset(0x114F0).RCast<sq_getentityfrominstanceType>();
+	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_createscriptinstance = module.Offset(0xC20E0).RCast<sq_createscriptinstanceType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->__sq_GetEntityConstant_CBaseEntity =
 		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_GetEntityConstant_CBaseEntity;
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->__sq_getentityfrominstance = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_getentityfrominstance;
@@ -805,6 +801,7 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("server.dll", ServerSquirrel, ConCommand, (CModule module))
 
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->__sq_GetEntityConstant_CBaseEntity = module.Offset(0x418AF0).RCast<sq_GetEntityConstantType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->__sq_getentityfrominstance = module.Offset(0x1E920).RCast<sq_getentityfrominstanceType>();
+	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->__sq_createscriptinstance = module.Offset(0x43F2F0).RCast<sq_createscriptinstanceType>();
 
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->logger = NS::log::SCRIPT_SV;
 	// Message buffer stuff
@@ -845,3 +842,12 @@ void InitialiseSquirrelManagers()
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI> = new SquirrelManager<ScriptContext::UI>;
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER> = new SquirrelManager<ScriptContext::SERVER>;
 }
+
+// needed to define implementations for squirrelmanager outside of squirrel.h without compiler errors
+template class SquirrelManager<ScriptContext::SERVER>;
+template class SquirrelManager<ScriptContext::CLIENT>;
+template class SquirrelManager<ScriptContext::UI>;
+
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> NS::log::squirrel_logger<ScriptContext::SERVER>();
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> NS::log::squirrel_logger<ScriptContext::CLIENT>();
+template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> NS::log::squirrel_logger<ScriptContext::UI>();
diff --git a/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.h b/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.h
index 0c1f24d36..547b1efcd 100644
--- a/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.h
+++ b/primedev/squirrel/squirrel.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "core/math/vector.h"
 #include "mods/modmanager.h"
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 /*
 	definitions from hell
 	required to function
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ class SquirrelManagerBase
 	sq_getfunctionType __sq_getfunction;
 
 	sq_getentityfrominstanceType __sq_getentityfrominstance;
+	sq_createscriptinstanceType __sq_createscriptinstance;
 	sq_GetEntityConstantType __sq_GetEntityConstant_CBaseEntity;
 
 	sq_pushnewstructinstanceType __sq_pushnewstructinstance;
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ class SquirrelManagerBase
 
 	inline SQRESULT _call(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, const SQInteger args)
 	{
-		return __sq_call(sqvm, args + 1, false, false);
+		return __sq_call(sqvm, args + 1, false, true);
 	}
 
 	inline SQInteger raiseerror(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, const SQChar* sError)
@@ -447,7 +450,7 @@ inline VoidFunction SQMessageBufferPushArg(Vector3& arg) {
 // Vectors
 template <ScriptContext context>
 inline VoidFunction SQMessageBufferPushArg(SQObject* arg) {
-	return [arg]{ g_pSquirrel<context>->pushSQObject(g_pSquirrel<context>->m_pSQVM->sqvm, arg); };
+	return [arg]{ g_pSquirrel<context>->pushobject(g_pSquirrel<context>->m_pSQVM->sqvm, arg); };
 }
 // Ints
 template <ScriptContext context, typename T>
diff --git a/primedev/squirrel/squirrelclasstypes.h b/primedev/squirrel/squirrelclasstypes.h
index 91c3c4683..3a39c957e 100644
--- a/primedev/squirrel/squirrelclasstypes.h
+++ b/primedev/squirrel/squirrelclasstypes.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ typedef SQRESULT (*sq_setuserdatatypeidType)(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, SQInteger iStack
 
 // sq misc entity funcs
 typedef void* (*sq_getentityfrominstanceType)(CSquirrelVM* sqvm, SQObject* pInstance, char** ppEntityConstant);
+typedef SQObject* (*sq_createscriptinstanceType)(void* ent);
 typedef char** (*sq_GetEntityConstantType)();
 
 typedef int (*sq_getfunctionType)(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, const char* name, SQObject* returnObj, const char* signature);
diff --git a/primedev/thirdparty/rapidjson/document.h b/primedev/thirdparty/rapidjson/document.h
index 22fb2f562..a5465a3cb 100644
--- a/primedev/thirdparty/rapidjson/document.h
+++ b/primedev/thirdparty/rapidjson/document.h
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ struct GenericStringRef {
 
     GenericStringRef(const GenericStringRef& rhs) : s(rhs.s), length(rhs.length) {}
 
-    GenericStringRef& operator=(const GenericStringRef& rhs) { s = rhs.s; length = rhs.length; }
-
     //! implicit conversion to plain CharType pointer
     operator const Ch *() const { return s; }
 
@@ -330,6 +328,8 @@ struct GenericStringRef {
     //! Disallow construction from non-const array
     template<SizeType N>
     GenericStringRef(CharType (&str)[N]) /* = delete */;
+    //! Copy assignment operator not permitted - immutable type
+    GenericStringRef& operator=(const GenericStringRef& rhs) /* = delete */;
 };
 
 //! Mark a character pointer as constant string
diff --git a/primedev/windows/libsys.cpp b/primedev/windows/libsys.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc699b842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/primedev/windows/libsys.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#include "libsys.h"
+#include "plugins/pluginmanager.h"
+
+#define XINPUT1_3_DLL "XInput1_3.dll"
+
+typedef HMODULE (*WINAPI ILoadLibraryA)(LPCSTR lpLibFileName);
+typedef HMODULE (*WINAPI ILoadLibraryExA)(LPCSTR lpLibFileName, HANDLE hFile, DWORD dwFlags);
+typedef HMODULE (*WINAPI ILoadLibraryW)(LPCWSTR lpLibFileName);
+typedef HMODULE (*WINAPI ILoadLibraryExW)(LPCWSTR lpLibFileName, HANDLE hFile, DWORD dwFlags);
+
+ILoadLibraryA o_LoadLibraryA = nullptr;
+ILoadLibraryExA o_LoadLibraryExA = nullptr;
+ILoadLibraryW o_LoadLibraryW = nullptr;
+ILoadLibraryExW o_LoadLibraryExW = nullptr;
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Purpose: Run detour callbacks for given HMODULE
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void LibSys_RunModuleCallbacks(HMODULE hModule)
+{
+	if (!hModule)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Get module base name in ASCII as noone wants to deal with unicode
+	CHAR szModuleName[MAX_PATH];
+	GetModuleBaseNameA(GetCurrentProcess(), hModule, szModuleName, MAX_PATH);
+
+	// DevMsg(eLog::NONE, "%s\n", szModuleName);
+
+	// Call callbacks
+	CallLoadLibraryACallbacks(szModuleName, hModule);
+	g_pPluginManager->InformDllLoad(hModule, fs::path(szModuleName));
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Load library callbacks
+
+HMODULE WINAPI WLoadLibraryA(LPCSTR lpLibFileName)
+{
+	HMODULE hModule = o_LoadLibraryA(lpLibFileName);
+
+	LibSys_RunModuleCallbacks(hModule);
+
+	return hModule;
+}
+
+HMODULE WINAPI WLoadLibraryExA(LPCSTR lpLibFileName, HANDLE hFile, DWORD dwFlags)
+{
+	HMODULE hModule;
+
+	LPCSTR lpLibFileNameEnd = lpLibFileName + strlen(lpLibFileName);
+	LPCSTR lpLibName = lpLibFileNameEnd - strlen(XINPUT1_3_DLL);
+
+	// replace xinput dll with one that has ASLR
+	if (lpLibFileName <= lpLibName && !strncmp(lpLibName, XINPUT1_3_DLL, strlen(XINPUT1_3_DLL) + 1))
+	{
+		hModule = o_LoadLibraryExA("XInput9_1_0.dll", hFile, dwFlags);
+
+		if (!hModule)
+		{
+			MessageBoxA(0, "Could not find XInput9_1_0.dll", "Northstar", MB_ICONERROR);
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		hModule = o_LoadLibraryExA(lpLibFileName, hFile, dwFlags);
+	}
+
+	bool bShouldRunCallbacks =
+		!(dwFlags & (LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE | LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE_EXCLUSIVE | LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_IMAGE_RESOURCE));
+	if (bShouldRunCallbacks)
+	{
+		LibSys_RunModuleCallbacks(hModule);
+	}
+
+	return hModule;
+}
+
+HMODULE WINAPI WLoadLibraryW(LPCWSTR lpLibFileName)
+{
+	HMODULE hModule = o_LoadLibraryW(lpLibFileName);
+
+	LibSys_RunModuleCallbacks(hModule);
+
+	return hModule;
+}
+
+HMODULE WINAPI WLoadLibraryExW(LPCWSTR lpLibFileName, HANDLE hFile, DWORD dwFlags)
+{
+	HMODULE hModule = o_LoadLibraryExW(lpLibFileName, hFile, dwFlags);
+
+	bool bShouldRunCallbacks =
+		!(dwFlags & (LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE | LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE_EXCLUSIVE | LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_IMAGE_RESOURCE));
+	if (bShouldRunCallbacks)
+	{
+		LibSys_RunModuleCallbacks(hModule);
+	}
+
+	return hModule;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Purpose: Initilase dll load callbacks
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void LibSys_Init()
+{
+	HMODULE hKernel = GetModuleHandleA("KERNEL32.DLL");
+
+	o_LoadLibraryA = reinterpret_cast<ILoadLibraryA>(GetProcAddress(hKernel, "LoadLibraryA"));
+	o_LoadLibraryExA = reinterpret_cast<ILoadLibraryExA>(GetProcAddress(hKernel, "LoadLibraryExA"));
+	o_LoadLibraryW = reinterpret_cast<ILoadLibraryW>(GetProcAddress(hKernel, "LoadLibraryW"));
+	o_LoadLibraryExW = reinterpret_cast<ILoadLibraryExW>(GetProcAddress(hKernel, "LoadLibraryExW"));
+
+	HookAttach(&(PVOID&)o_LoadLibraryA, (PVOID)WLoadLibraryA);
+	HookAttach(&(PVOID&)o_LoadLibraryExA, (PVOID)WLoadLibraryExA);
+	HookAttach(&(PVOID&)o_LoadLibraryW, (PVOID)WLoadLibraryW);
+	HookAttach(&(PVOID&)o_LoadLibraryExW, (PVOID)WLoadLibraryExW);
+}
diff --git a/primedev/windows/libsys.h b/primedev/windows/libsys.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91345d8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/primedev/windows/libsys.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#pragma once
+
+void LibSys_Init();
diff --git a/primedev/wsockproxy/CMakeLists.txt b/primedev/wsockproxy/CMakeLists.txt
index 0dbac745d..3f6bce454 100644
--- a/primedev/wsockproxy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/primedev/wsockproxy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ target_link_libraries(
     PRIVATE minhook
             mswsock.lib
             ws2_32.lib
-            ShLwApi.lib
+            shlwapi.lib
             imagehlp.lib
             dbghelp.lib
             kernel32.lib
@@ -32,14 +32,13 @@ target_link_libraries(
             odbccp32.lib
     )
 
-target_precompile_headers(
+target_compile_definitions(
     loader_wsock32_proxy
-    PRIVATE
-    pch.h
+    PRIVATE UNICODE
+            _UNICODE
+            WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
     )
 
-target_compile_definitions(loader_wsock32_proxy PRIVATE UNICODE _UNICODE)
-
 set_target_properties(
     loader_wsock32_proxy
     PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${NS_BINARY_DIR}/bin/x64_retail
diff --git a/primedev/wsockproxy/dllmain.cpp b/primedev/wsockproxy/dllmain.cpp
index 5a606e45d..9716c1b84 100644
--- a/primedev/wsockproxy/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/primedev/wsockproxy/dllmain.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "loader.h"
 
+#include <windows.h>
 #include <filesystem>
 
 FARPROC p[73];
diff --git a/primedev/wsockproxy/loader.cpp b/primedev/wsockproxy/loader.cpp
index a3abf11c9..4664c20c3 100644
--- a/primedev/wsockproxy/loader.cpp
+++ b/primedev/wsockproxy/loader.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "MinHook.h"
+
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 static wchar_t northstarPath[8192];
diff --git a/primedev/wsockproxy/loader.h b/primedev/wsockproxy/loader.h
index 0c6fb0538..6287e5153 100644
--- a/primedev/wsockproxy/loader.h
+++ b/primedev/wsockproxy/loader.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <windows.h>
+
 extern wchar_t exePath[4096];
 extern wchar_t buffer1[8192];
 extern wchar_t buffer2[12288];
diff --git a/primedev/wsockproxy/pch.h b/primedev/wsockproxy/pch.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ebc295470..000000000
--- a/primedev/wsockproxy/pch.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// pch.h: This is a precompiled header file.
-// Files listed below are compiled only once, improving build performance for future builds.
-// This also affects IntelliSense performance, including code completion and many code browsing features.
-// However, files listed here are ALL re-compiled if any one of them is updated between builds.
-// Do not add files here that you will be updating frequently as this negates the performance advantage.
-
-#ifndef PCH_H
-#define PCH_H
-
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN // Exclude rarely-used stuff from Windows headers
-// Windows Header Files
-#include <windows.h>
-
-#include "MinHook.h"
-
-#endif // PCH_H
diff --git a/primedev/wsockproxy/wsock32.def b/primedev/wsockproxy/wsock32.def
index 448440b48..187b29594 100644
--- a/primedev/wsockproxy/wsock32.def
+++ b/primedev/wsockproxy/wsock32.def
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ EXPORTS
 	rresvport=ws2_32.rresvport
 	s_perror=PROXY_s_perror
 	select=ws2_32.select @18
-	select=ws2_32.select @18
 	send=ws2_32.send @19
 	sendto=ws2_32.sendto @20
 	sethostname=ws2_32.sethostname