diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeClientProxy.java b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeClientProxy.java
index 52f48c7b0..38a93cb1f 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeClientProxy.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeClientProxy.java
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.util.ProxyUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.minecraft.MinecraftRenderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.world.ClientLevelWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ClientApi;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ServerApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.SharedApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.messages.AbstractNetworkMessage;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.threading.ThreadPoolUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.chunk.IChunkWrapper;
 
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.misc.IServerPlayerWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.ILevelWrapper;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.LevelAccessor;
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkAccess;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
 
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.chunk.ChunkWrapper;
@@ -90,7 +94,13 @@ public class ForgeClientProxy implements AbstractModInitializer.IEventProxy
 	public void registerEvents()
 	{
 		MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(this);
-		ForgePluginPacketSender.setPacketHandler(ClientApi.INSTANCE::pluginMessageReceived);
+		
+		// handles singleplayer, LAN, and connecting to a server
+		ForgePluginPacketSender.setPacketHandler((IServerPlayerWrapper player, @NotNull AbstractNetworkMessage message) ->
+		{
+			ClientApi.INSTANCE.pluginMessageReceived(message);
+			ServerApi.INSTANCE.pluginMessageReceived(player, message);
+		});
 	}
 	
 	
diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeServerProxy.java b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeServerProxy.java
index 37c0995d4..dd1f0f144 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeServerProxy.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeServerProxy.java
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ public class ForgeServerProxy implements AbstractModInitializer.IEventProxy
 	// constructor //
 	//=============//
 	
-	public ForgeServerProxy(boolean isDedicated)
-	{
-		this.isDedicated = isDedicated;
-	}
+	public ForgeServerProxy(boolean isDedicated) { this.isDedicated = isDedicated; }
 	
 	
 	
diff --git a/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/NeoforgeMain.java b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/NeoforgeMain.java
index e6c96c0ec..5b1132662 100644
--- a/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/NeoforgeMain.java
+++ b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/NeoforgeMain.java
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ClientApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ServerApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.messages.AbstractNetworkMessage;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.misc.IPluginPacketSender;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.misc.IServerPlayerWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.modAccessor.IModChecker;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.modAccessor.IOptifineAccessor;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.client.ConfigScreenHandler;
 #else
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.client.gui.IConfigScreenFactory;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 #endif
 
 /**
@@ -64,11 +67,16 @@ public class NeoforgeMain extends AbstractModInitializer
 {
 	public NeoforgeMain(IEventBus eventBus)
 	{
-		eventBus.addListener((FMLClientSetupEvent e) -> {
+		// handles singleplayer, LAN, and connecting to a server
+		eventBus.addListener((FMLClientSetupEvent e) -> 
+		{
 			this.onInitializeClient();
-			eventBus.addListener(this::registerNetworkingClient);
+			eventBus.addListener(this::registerNetworkingClientServer);
 		});
-		eventBus.addListener((FMLDedicatedServerSetupEvent e) -> {
+		
+		// handles dedicated servers
+		eventBus.addListener((FMLDedicatedServerSetupEvent e) -> 
+		{
 			this.onInitializeServer();
 			eventBus.addListener(this::registerNetworkingServer);
 		});
@@ -79,13 +87,22 @@ public class NeoforgeMain extends AbstractModInitializer
 	//============//
 	// networking //
 	//============//
-	public void registerNetworkingClient(RegisterPayloadHandlersEvent event)
-	{ NeoforgePluginPacketSender.setPacketHandler(event, ClientApi.INSTANCE::pluginMessageReceived); }
+	
+	public void registerNetworkingClientServer(RegisterPayloadHandlersEvent event)
+	{ 
+		NeoforgePluginPacketSender.setPacketHandler(event, (IServerPlayerWrapper player, @NotNull AbstractNetworkMessage message) -> 
+		{
+			ClientApi.INSTANCE.pluginMessageReceived(message);
+			ServerApi.INSTANCE.pluginMessageReceived(player, message);
+		}); 
+	}
 	public void registerNetworkingServer(RegisterPayloadHandlersEvent event)
 	{ NeoforgePluginPacketSender.setPacketHandler(event, ServerApi.INSTANCE::pluginMessageReceived); }
 	
 	
 	
+	
+	
 	@Override
 	protected IEventProxy createServerProxy(boolean isDedicated) { return new NeoforgeServerProxy(isDedicated); }