Plugin system v2 (#343)

* Some work

* Rewrite gamestate presence

* Add plugin system logger

* Format changes

* Format chjange

* Fix gamestate stuff

* some callback stuff

* move around invite stuff

* move invite to funcs

* fix presence server data

* Actually call InformSQVMCreated

* bruh

* Fix TODO's

* Formatting

* Fix filters

* Add InformDLLLoads

* Fix plugin handle always being 0

* Formatting

* Fix merge issues

* Formatting

* Mods can add files compiled at SQVM init

* Some Small Fixes

* Add changes from review

* Fix load failure

* Add new squirrel functions

* actually call InformSQVMDestroyed

* add CreateObject function

* answers to complaints

* remove snake cases from GameStatePresence

---------

Co-authored-by: cat_or_not <41955154+catornot@users.noreply.github.com>

30 files changed, 892 insertions, 554 deletions

diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj b/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj
index 12867b4b..da6ed9cd 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="logging\sourceconsole.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="masterserver\masterserver.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="mods\modmanager.h" />

-    <ClInclude Include="ns_version.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />

+    <ClInclude Include="plugins\pluginbackend.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="plugins\plugins.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="plugins\plugin_abi.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="scripts\scripthttprequesthandler.h" />

@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="server\r2server.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="server\serverchathooks.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="server\serverpresence.h" />

+    <ClInclude Include="shared\gamepresence.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="shared\keyvalues.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="shared\maxplayers.h" />

     <ClInclude Include="shared\misccommands.h" />

@@ -507,6 +508,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">Create</PrecompiledHeader>

       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">Create</PrecompiledHeader>

     </ClCompile>

+    <ClCompile Include="plugins\pluginbackend.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="plugins\plugins.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="scripts\client\clientchathooks.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="scripts\client\cursorposition.cpp" />

@@ -533,6 +535,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="shared\exploit_fixes\exploitfixes_lzss.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="shared\exploit_fixes\exploitfixes_utf8parser.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="shared\exploit_fixes\ns_limits.cpp" />

+    <ClCompile Include="shared\gamepresence.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="shared\keyvalues.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="shared\maxplayers.cpp" />

     <ClCompile Include="shared\misccommands.cpp" />

diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj.filters b/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj.filters
index 2526c50a..4be3288b 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/NorthstarDLL.vcxproj.filters
@@ -1032,9 +1032,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="mods\modmanager.h">

       <Filter>Header Files\mods</Filter>

     </ClInclude>

-    <ClInclude Include="plugins\plugin_abi.h">

-      <Filter>Header Files\plugins</Filter>

-    </ClInclude>

     <ClInclude Include="plugins\plugins.h">

       <Filter>Header Files\plugins</Filter>

     </ClInclude>

@@ -1065,9 +1062,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="dllmain.h">

       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>

     </ClInclude>

-    <ClInclude Include="ns_version.h">

-      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>

-    </ClInclude>

     <ClInclude Include="pch.h">

       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>

     </ClInclude>

@@ -1161,6 +1155,18 @@
     <ClInclude Include="scripts\scripthttprequesthandler.h">

       <Filter>Header Files\scripts</Filter>

     </ClInclude>

+    <ClInclude Include="plugins\plugin_abi.h">

+      <Filter>Header Files\plugins</Filter>

+    </ClInclude>

+    <ClInclude Include="plugins\pluginbackend.h">

+      <Filter>Header Files\plugins</Filter>

+    </ClInclude>

+    <ClInclude Include="shared\gamepresence.h">

+      <Filter>Header Files\shared</Filter>

+    </ClInclude>

+    <ClInclude Include="util\wininfo.h">

+      <Filter>Header Files\util</Filter>

+    </ClInclude>

     <ClInclude Include="shared\maxplayers.h">

       <Filter>Header Files\shared</Filter>

     </ClInclude>

@@ -1420,6 +1426,15 @@
     <ClCompile Include="scripts\scripthttprequesthandler.cpp">

       <Filter>Source Files\scripts</Filter>

     </ClCompile>

+    <ClCompile Include="plugins\pluginbackend.cpp">

+      <Filter>Source Files\plugins</Filter>

+    </ClCompile>

+    <ClCompile Include="shared\gamepresence.cpp">

+      <Filter>Source Files\shared</Filter>

+    </ClCompile>

+    <ClCompile Include="util\wininfo.cpp">

+      <Filter>Source Files\util</Filter>

+    </ClCompile>

     <ClCompile Include="core\sourceinterface.cpp">

       <Filter>Source Files\core</Filter>

     </ClCompile>

diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/config/profile.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/config/profile.cpp
index 08c91208..d5361efa 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/config/profile.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/config/profile.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ void InitialiseNorthstarPrefix()
 		{
 			int space = cla.find(" ");
 			std::string dirname = cla.substr(9, space - 9);
-			spdlog::info("Found profile in command line arguments: " + dirname);
 			NORTHSTAR_FOLDER_PREFIX = dirname;
 		}
 		else
@@ -26,13 +25,11 @@ void InitialiseNorthstarPrefix()
 			int quote1 = cla.find(quote);
 			int quote2 = (cla.substr(quote1 + 1)).find(quote);
 			std::string dirname = cla.substr(quote1 + 1, quote2);
-			spdlog::info("Found profile in command line arguments: " + dirname);
 			NORTHSTAR_FOLDER_PREFIX = dirname;
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		spdlog::info("Profile was not found in command line arguments. Using default: R2Northstar");
 		NORTHSTAR_FOLDER_PREFIX = "R2Northstar";
 	}
 
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/core/convar/concommand.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/core/convar/concommand.cpp
index 67c867f8..82594f04 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/core/convar/concommand.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/core/convar/concommand.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "shared/misccommands.h"
 #include "engine/r2engine.h"
 
+#include "plugins/pluginbackend.h"
+
 #include <iostream>
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -148,4 +150,6 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD("engine.dll", ConCommand, (CModule module))
 {
 	ConCommandConstructor = module.Offset(0x415F60).As<ConCommandConstructorType>();
 	AddMiscConCommands();
+
+	g_pPluginCommunicationhandler->m_sEngineData.ConCommandConstructor = ConCommandConstructor;
 }
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/core/convar/convar.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/core/convar/convar.cpp
index 21fca8c0..6646729a 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/core/convar/convar.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/core/convar/convar.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "convar.h"
 #include "core/sourceinterface.h"
 
+#include "plugins/pluginbackend.h"
+
 #include <float.h>
 
 typedef void (*ConVarRegisterType)(
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD("engine.dll", ConVar, (CModule module))
 
 	R2::g_pCVarInterface = new SourceInterface<CCvar>("vstdlib.dll", "VEngineCvar007");
 	R2::g_pCVar = *R2::g_pCVarInterface;
+
+	g_pPluginCommunicationhandler->m_sEngineData.conVarMalloc = conVarMalloc;
+	g_pPluginCommunicationhandler->m_sEngineData.conVarRegister = conVarRegister;
+	g_pPluginCommunicationhandler->m_sEngineData.ConVar_Vtable = g_pConVar_Vtable;
+	g_pPluginCommunicationhandler->m_sEngineData.IConVar_Vtable = g_pIConVar_Vtable;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/core/hooks.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/core/hooks.cpp
index 7c70b0a5..9124d5af 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/core/hooks.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/core/hooks.cpp
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ AUTOHOOK_ABSOLUTEADDR(_GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineA, LPSTR, WINAPI, ())
 			return cmdlineOrg;
 		}
 		memcpy(cmdlineModified, args.c_str(), len + 1);
-
-		spdlog::info("Command line: {}", cmdlineModified);
 	}
 
 	return cmdlineModified;
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/core/math/color.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/core/math/color.cpp
index 9936cc5a..7b98043a 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/core/math/color.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/core/math/color.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace NS::Colors
 	Color RPAK			(255, 190, 0  );
 	Color NORTHSTAR		(66 , 72 , 128);
 	Color ECHO			(150, 150, 159);
+	Color PLUGINSYS		(244, 60 , 14);
+	Color PLUGIN		(244, 106, 14);
 
 	Color TRACE		(0  , 255, 255);
 	Color DEBUG		(0  , 255, 255);
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/core/math/color.h b/NorthstarDLL/core/math/color.h
index 4dc9b36e..76cf8a47 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/core/math/color.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/core/math/color.h
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ namespace NS::Colors
 	extern Color RPAK;
 	extern Color NORTHSTAR;
 	extern Color ECHO;
+	extern Color PLUGINSYS;
+	extern Color PLUGIN;
 
 	extern Color TRACE;
 	extern Color DEBUG;
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/dllmain.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/dllmain.cpp
index a697da5b..6fc49be8 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/dllmain.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "plugins/plugins.h"
 #include "util/version.h"
 #include "squirrel/squirrel.h"
+#include "shared/gamepresence.h"
+#include "server/serverpresence.h"
 
 #include "rapidjson/document.h"
 #include "rapidjson/stringbuffer.h"
@@ -16,8 +18,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <filesystem>
 
-typedef void (*initPluginFuncPtr)(void* (*getPluginObject)(PluginObject));
-
 BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserved)
 {
 	switch (ul_reason_for_call)
@@ -32,110 +32,6 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserv
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-void freeLibrary(HMODULE hLib)
-{
-	if (!FreeLibrary(hLib))
-	{
-		spdlog::error("There was an error while trying to free library");
-	}
-}
-
-bool LoadPlugins()
-{
-
-	std::vector<fs::path> paths;
-
-	std::string pluginPath = GetNorthstarPrefix() + "/plugins";
-	if (!fs::exists(pluginPath))
-	{
-		spdlog::warn("Could not find a plugins directory. Skipped loading plugins");
-		return false;
-	}
-	// ensure dirs exist
-	fs::recursive_directory_iterator iterator(pluginPath);
-	if (std::filesystem::begin(iterator) == std::filesystem::end(iterator))
-	{
-		spdlog::warn("Could not find any plugins. Skipped loading plugins");
-		return false;
-	}
-	for (auto const& entry : iterator)
-	{
-		if (fs::is_regular_file(entry) && entry.path().extension() == ".dll")
-			paths.emplace_back(entry.path().filename());
-	}
-	initGameState();
-	for (fs::path path : paths)
-	{
-		std::string pathstring = (pluginPath / path).string();
-		std::wstring wpath = (pluginPath / path).wstring();
-
-		LPCWSTR wpptr = wpath.c_str();
-		HMODULE datafile =
-			LoadLibraryExW(wpptr, 0, LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE | LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_IMAGE_RESOURCE); // Load the DLL as a data file
-		if (datafile == NULL)
-		{
-			spdlog::info("Failed to load library {}: ", std::system_category().message(GetLastError()));
-			continue;
-		}
-		HRSRC manifestResource = FindResourceW(datafile, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(101), MAKEINTRESOURCEW(RT_RCDATA));
-
-		if (manifestResource == NULL)
-		{
-			spdlog::info("Could not find manifest for library {}", pathstring);
-			freeLibrary(datafile);
-			continue;
-		}
-		spdlog::info("Loading resource from library");
-		HGLOBAL myResourceData = LoadResource(datafile, manifestResource);
-		if (myResourceData == NULL)
-		{
-			spdlog::error("Failed to load resource from library");
-			freeLibrary(datafile);
-			continue;
-		}
-		int manifestSize = SizeofResource(datafile, manifestResource);
-		std::string manifest = std::string((const char*)LockResource(myResourceData), 0, manifestSize);
-		freeLibrary(datafile);
-
-		rapidjson_document manifestJSON;
-		manifestJSON.Parse(manifest.c_str());
-
-		if (manifestJSON.HasParseError())
-		{
-			spdlog::error("Manifest for {} was invalid", pathstring);
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (!manifestJSON.HasMember("api_version"))
-		{
-			spdlog::error("{} does not have a version number in its manifest", pathstring);
-			continue;
-			// spdlog::info(manifestJSON["version"].GetString());
-		}
-		if (strcmp(manifestJSON["api_version"].GetString(), std::to_string(ABI_VERSION).c_str()))
-		{
-			spdlog::error("{} has an incompatible API version number in its manifest", pathstring);
-			continue;
-		}
-		// Passed all checks, going to actually load it now
-
-		HMODULE pluginLib = LoadLibraryW(wpptr); // Load the DLL as a data file
-		if (pluginLib == NULL)
-		{
-			spdlog::info("Failed to load library {}: ", std::system_category().message(GetLastError()));
-			continue;
-		}
-		initPluginFuncPtr initPlugin = (initPluginFuncPtr)GetProcAddress(pluginLib, "initializePlugin");
-		if (initPlugin == NULL)
-		{
-			spdlog::info("Library {} has no function initializePlugin", pathstring);
-			continue;
-		}
-		spdlog::info("Succesfully loaded {}", pathstring);
-		initPlugin(&getPluginObject);
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
 bool InitialiseNorthstar()
 {
 	static bool bInitialised = false;
@@ -144,13 +40,29 @@ bool InitialiseNorthstar()
 
 	bInitialised = true;
 
+	InitialiseNorthstarPrefix();
+
 	// initialise the console if needed (-northstar needs this)
 	InitialiseConsole();
 	// initialise logging before most other things so that they can use spdlog and it have the proper formatting
 	InitialiseLogging();
-
-	InitialiseNorthstarPrefix();
 	InitialiseVersion();
+	CreateLogFiles();
+
+	InitialiseCrashHandler();
+
+	// Write launcher version to log
+	spdlog::info("NorthstarLauncher version: {}", version);
+	spdlog::info("Command line: {}", GetCommandLineA());
+	spdlog::info("Using profile: {}", GetNorthstarPrefix());
+
+	InstallInitialHooks();
+
+	g_pServerPresence = new ServerPresenceManager();
+
+	g_pGameStatePresence = new GameStatePresence();
+	g_pPluginManager = new PluginManager();
+	g_pPluginManager->LoadPlugins();
 
 	InitialiseSquirrelManagers();
 
@@ -159,13 +71,6 @@ bool InitialiseNorthstar()
 
 	curl_global_init_mem(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT, _malloc_base, _free_base, _realloc_base, _strdup_base, _calloc_base);
 
-	InitialiseCrashHandler();
-	InstallInitialHooks();
-	CreateLogFiles();
-
-	// Write launcher version to log
-	spdlog::info("NorthstarLauncher version: {}", version);
-
 	// run callbacks for any libraries that are already loaded by now
 	CallAllPendingDLLLoadCallbacks();
 
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/engine/hoststate.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/engine/hoststate.cpp
index 44a66113..d598bd2c 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/engine/hoststate.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/engine/hoststate.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include "engine/r2engine.h"
 #include "shared/exploit_fixes/ns_limits.h"
 #include "squirrel/squirrel.h"
+#include "plugins/plugins.h"
+#include "plugins/pluginbackend.h"
 
 AUTOHOOK_INIT()
 
@@ -187,6 +189,8 @@ void, __fastcall, (CHostState* self, double flCurrentTime, float flFrameTime))
 
 	if (g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->m_pSQVM != nullptr && g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->m_pSQVM->sqvm != nullptr)
 		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->ProcessMessageBuffer();
+
+	g_pGameStatePresence->RunFrame();
 }
 
 ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("engine.dll", HostState, ConVar, (CModule module))
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/logging/logging.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/logging/logging.cpp
index f88928e1..53795ef0 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/logging/logging.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/logging/logging.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace NS::log
 	std::shared_ptr<ColoredLogger> echo;
 
 	std::shared_ptr<ColoredLogger> NORTHSTAR;
+	std::shared_ptr<ColoredLogger> PLUGINSYS;
 }; // namespace NS::log
 
 // This needs to be called after hooks are loaded so we can access the command line args
@@ -148,6 +149,11 @@ void InitialiseConsole()
 	}
 }
 
+void RegisterLogger(std::shared_ptr<ColoredLogger> logger)
+{
+	loggers.push_back(logger);
+}
+
 void RegisterCustomSink(std::shared_ptr<CustomSink> sink)
 {
 	for (auto& logger : loggers)
@@ -189,6 +195,8 @@ void InitialiseLogging()
 	NS::log::rpak = std::make_shared<ColoredLogger>("RPAK_FSYS", NS::Colors::RPAK);
 	NS::log::echo = std::make_shared<ColoredLogger>("ECHO", NS::Colors::ECHO);
 
+	NS::log::PLUGINSYS = std::make_shared<ColoredLogger>("PLUGINSYS", NS::Colors::PLUGINSYS);
+
 	loggers.push_back(NS::log::SCRIPT_UI);
 	loggers.push_back(NS::log::SCRIPT_CL);
 	loggers.push_back(NS::log::SCRIPT_SV);
@@ -198,6 +206,8 @@ void InitialiseLogging()
 	loggers.push_back(NS::log::NATIVE_SV);
 	loggers.push_back(NS::log::NATIVE_EN);
 
+	loggers.push_back(NS::log::PLUGINSYS);
+
 	loggers.push_back(NS::log::fs);
 	loggers.push_back(NS::log::rpak);
 	loggers.push_back(NS::log::echo);
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/logging/logging.h b/NorthstarDLL/logging/logging.h
index 1cfc6644..2efee80b 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/logging/logging.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/logging/logging.h
@@ -100,10 +100,13 @@ namespace NS::log
 
 	extern std::shared_ptr<ColoredLogger> NORTHSTAR;
 
+	extern std::shared_ptr<ColoredLogger> PLUGINSYS;
+
 	void FlushLoggers();
 }; // namespace NS::log
 
 void RegisterCustomSink(std::shared_ptr<CustomSink> sink);
+void RegisterLogger(std::shared_ptr<ColoredLogger> logger);
 
 inline bool g_bSpdLog_UseAnsiColor = true;
 
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/masterserver/masterserver.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/masterserver/masterserver.cpp
index 37301886..8087237c 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/masterserver/masterserver.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/masterserver/masterserver.cpp
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void MasterServerManager::AuthenticateWithOwnServer(const char* uid, const char*
 	requestThread.detach();
 }
 
-void MasterServerManager::AuthenticateWithServer(const char* uid, const char* playerToken, const char* serverId, const char* password)
+void MasterServerManager::AuthenticateWithServer(const char* uid, const char* playerToken, RemoteServerInfo server, const char* password)
 {
 	// dont wait, just stop if we're trying to do 2 auth requests at once
 	if (m_bAuthenticatingWithGameServer)
@@ -584,11 +584,11 @@ void MasterServerManager::AuthenticateWithServer(const char* uid, const char* pl
 
 	std::string uidStr(uid);
 	std::string tokenStr(playerToken);
-	std::string serverIdStr(serverId);
+	std::string serverIdStr(server.id);
 	std::string passwordStr(password);
 
 	std::thread requestThread(
-		[this, uidStr, tokenStr, serverIdStr, passwordStr]()
+		[this, uidStr, tokenStr, serverIdStr, passwordStr, server]()
 		{
 			// esnure that any persistence saving is done, so we know masterserver has newest
 			while (m_bSavingPersistentData)
@@ -684,6 +684,9 @@ void MasterServerManager::AuthenticateWithServer(const char* uid, const char* pl
 
 				m_bHasPendingConnectionInfo = true;
 				m_bSuccessfullyAuthenticatedWithGameServer = true;
+
+				m_currentServer = server;
+				m_sCurrentServerPassword = passwordStr;
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/masterserver/masterserver.h b/NorthstarDLL/masterserver/masterserver.h
index bded9952..21082e2f 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/masterserver/masterserver.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/masterserver/masterserver.h
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ class MasterServerManager
 	bool m_bHasMainMenuPromoData = false;
 	MainMenuPromoData m_sMainMenuPromoData;
 
+	std::optional<RemoteServerInfo> m_currentServer;
+	std::string m_sCurrentServerPassword;
+
   public:
 	MasterServerManager();
 
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ class MasterServerManager
 	void RequestMainMenuPromos();
 	void AuthenticateOriginWithMasterServer(const char* uid, const char* originToken);
 	void AuthenticateWithOwnServer(const char* uid, const char* playerToken);
-	void AuthenticateWithServer(const char* uid, const char* playerToken, const char* serverId, const char* password);
+	void AuthenticateWithServer(const char* uid, const char* playerToken, RemoteServerInfo server, const char* password);
 	void WritePlayerPersistentData(const char* playerId, const char* pdata, size_t pdataSize);
 };
 
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.cpp
index bc0cb2ed..0f904bcd 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ Mod::Mod(fs::path modDir, char* jsonBuf)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (modJson.HasMember("InitScript") && modJson["InitScript"].IsString())
+	{
+		initScript = modJson["InitScript"].GetString();
+	}
+
 	if (modJson.HasMember("Localisation") && modJson["Localisation"].IsArray())
 	{
 		for (auto& localisationStr : modJson["Localisation"].GetArray())
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.h b/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.h
index 369eb07b..a4c72f77 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/mods/modmanager.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ class Mod
 	std::vector<ModConCommand*> ConCommands;
 	// custom localisation files created by the mod
 	std::vector<std::string> LocalisationFiles;
+	// custom script init.nut
+	std::string initScript;
 
 	// other files:
 
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/pch.h b/NorthstarDLL/pch.h
index 55ebba8b..9ad8378c 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/pch.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/pch.h
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 
 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
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 #include "core/structs.h"
 #include "core/math/color.h"
+
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 #include "logging/logging.h"
 #include "MinHook.h"
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugin_abi.h b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugin_abi.h
index 4b176a32..c9fa9d25 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugin_abi.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugin_abi.h
@@ -1,68 +1,164 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <string>
+#include "squirrel/squirrelclasstypes.h"
 
-#define ABI_VERSION 1
-/// <summary>
-/// This enum is used for referencing the different types of objects we can pass to a plugin
-/// Anything exposed to a plugin must not a be C++ type, as they could break when compiling with a different compiler.
-/// Any ABI incompatible change must increment the version number.
-/// Nothing must be removed from this enum, only appended. When it absolutely necessary to deprecate an object, it should return UNSUPPORTED
-/// when retrieved
-/// </summary>
-enum PluginObject
+#define ABI_VERSION 2
+
+enum GameState
 {
-	UNSUPPORTED = 0,
-	GAMESTATE = 1,
-	SERVERINFO = 2,
-	PLAYERINFO = 3,
-	DUMMY = 0xFFFF
+	LOADING = 0,
+	MAINMENU = 1,
+	LOBBY = 2,
+	INGAME = 3
 };
 
-enum GameStateInfoType
+enum PluginLoadDLL
 {
-	ourScore = 0,
-	secondHighestScore = 1,
-	highestScore = 2,
-	connected = 3,
-	loading = 4,
-	map = 5,
-	mapDisplayName = 6,
-	playlist = 7,
-	playlistDisplayName = 8,
-	players = 9
+	ENGINE = 0,
+	CLIENT,
+	SERVER
 };
-struct GameState
+
+enum ObjectType
 {
-	int (*getGameStateChar)(char* out_buf, size_t out_buf_len, GameStateInfoType var);
-	int (*getGameStateInt)(int* out_ptr, GameStateInfoType var);
-	int (*getGameStateBool)(bool* out_ptr, GameStateInfoType var);
+	CONCOMMANDS = 0,
+	CONVAR = 1,
 };
 
-enum ServerInfoType
+struct SquirrelFunctions
 {
-	id = 0,
-	name = 1,
-	description = 2,
-	password = 3,
-	maxPlayers = 4,
-	roundBased = 5,
-	scoreLimit = 6,
-	endTime = 7
+	RegisterSquirrelFuncType RegisterSquirrelFunc;
+	sq_defconstType __sq_defconst;
+
+	sq_compilebufferType __sq_compilebuffer;
+	sq_callType __sq_call;
+	sq_raiseerrorType __sq_raiseerror;
+
+	sq_newarrayType __sq_newarray;
+	sq_arrayappendType __sq_arrayappend;
+
+	sq_newtableType __sq_newtable;
+	sq_newslotType __sq_newslot;
+
+	sq_pushroottableType __sq_pushroottable;
+	sq_pushstringType __sq_pushstring;
+	sq_pushintegerType __sq_pushinteger;
+	sq_pushfloatType __sq_pushfloat;
+	sq_pushboolType __sq_pushbool;
+	sq_pushassetType __sq_pushasset;
+	sq_pushvectorType __sq_pushvector;
+	sq_pushobjectType __sq_pushobject;
+	sq_getthisentityType __sq_getthisentity;
+	sq_getobjectType __sq_getobject;
+
+	sq_stackinfosType __sq_stackinfos;
+
+	sq_getstringType __sq_getstring;
+	sq_getintegerType __sq_getinteger;
+	sq_getfloatType __sq_getfloat;
+	sq_getboolType __sq_getbool;
+	sq_getType __sq_get;
+	sq_getassetType __sq_getasset;
+	sq_getuserdataType __sq_getuserdata;
+	sq_getvectorType __sq_getvector;
+
+	sq_createuserdataType __sq_createuserdata;
+	sq_setuserdatatypeidType __sq_setuserdatatypeid;
+	sq_getfunctionType __sq_getfunction;
+
+	sq_schedule_call_externalType __sq_schedule_call_external;
+	sq_getentityfrominstanceType __sq_getentityfrominstance;
+	sq_GetEntityConstantType __sq_GetEntityConstant_CBaseEntity;
+};
+
+struct MessageSource
+{
+	const char* file;
+	const char* func;
+	int line;
 };
-struct ServerInfo
+
+// This is a modified version of spdlog::details::log_msg
+// This is so that we can make it cross DLL boundaries
+struct LogMsg
 {
-	int (*getServerInfoChar)(char* out_buf, size_t out_buf_len, ServerInfoType var);
-	int (*getServerInfoInt)(int* out_ptr, ServerInfoType var);
-	int (*getServerInfoBool)(bool* out_ptr, ServerInfoType var);
+	int level;
+	uint64_t timestamp;
+	const char* msg;
+	MessageSource source;
+	int pluginHandle;
 };
 
-enum PlayerInfoType
+typedef void (*loggerfunc_t)(LogMsg* msg);
+typedef void (*PLUGIN_RELAY_INVITE_TYPE)(const char* invite);
+typedef void* (*CreateObjectFunc)(ObjectType type);
+
+struct PluginNorthstarData
 {
-	uid = 0
+	const char* version;
+	HMODULE northstarModule;
+	int pluginHandle;
 };
-struct PlayerInfo
+
+struct PluginInitFuncs
 {
-	int (*getPlayerInfoChar)(char* out_buf, size_t out_buf_len, PlayerInfoType var);
-	int (*getPlayerInfoInt)(int* out_ptr, PlayerInfoType var);
-	int (*getPlayerInfoBool)(bool* out_ptr, PlayerInfoType var);
+	loggerfunc_t logger;
+	PLUGIN_RELAY_INVITE_TYPE relayInviteFunc;
+	CreateObjectFunc createObject;
 };
+
+struct PluginEngineData
+{
+	void* ConCommandConstructor;
+	void* conVarMalloc;
+	void* conVarRegister;
+	void* ConVar_Vtable;
+	void* IConVar_Vtable;
+};
+
+struct PluginGameStatePresence
+{
+	const char* id;
+	const char* name;
+	const char* description;
+	const char* password;
+
+	bool isServer;
+	bool isLocal;
+	GameState state;
+
+	const char* map;
+	const char* mapDisplayname;
+	const char* playlist;
+	const char* playlistDisplayname;
+
+	int currentPlayers;
+	int maxPlayers;
+
+	int ownScore;
+	int otherHighestScore; // NOTE: The highest score OR the second highest score if we have the highest
+	int maxScore;
+
+	int timestampEnd;
+};
+
+/// <summary> Async communication within the plugin system
+/// Due to the asynchronous nature of plugins, combined with the limitations of multi-compiler support
+/// and the custom memory allocator used by r2, is it difficult to safely get data across DLL boundaries
+/// from Northstar to plugin unless Northstar can own that memory.
+/// This means that plugins should manage their own memory and can only receive data from northstar using one of the functions below.
+/// These should be exports of the plugin DLL. If they are not exported, they will not be called.
+/// Note that it is not required to have these exports if you do not use them.
+/// </summary>
+
+// Northstar -> Plugin
+typedef void (*PLUGIN_INIT_TYPE)(PluginInitFuncs* funcs, PluginNorthstarData* data);
+typedef void (*PLUGIN_INIT_SQVM_TYPE)(SquirrelFunctions* funcs);
+typedef void (*PLUGIN_INFORM_SQVM_CREATED_TYPE)(ScriptContext context, CSquirrelVM* sqvm);
+typedef void (*PLUGIN_INFORM_SQVM_DESTROYED_TYPE)(ScriptContext context);
+
+// Async Communication types
+
+// Northstar -> Plugin
+typedef void (*PLUGIN_PUSH_PRESENCE_TYPE)(PluginGameStatePresence* data);
+typedef void (*PLUGIN_INFORM_DLL_LOAD_TYPE)(PluginLoadDLL dll, void* data);
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/plugins/pluginbackend.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/pluginbackend.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b442d702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/pluginbackend.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "pluginbackend.h"
+#include "plugin_abi.h"
+#include "server/serverpresence.h"
+#include "masterserver/masterserver.h"
+#include "squirrel/squirrel.h"
+#include "plugins.h"
+
+#include "core/convar/concommand.h"
+
+#define EXPORT extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
+
+AUTOHOOK_INIT()
+
+PluginCommunicationHandler* g_pPluginCommunicationhandler;
+
+static PluginDataRequest storedRequest {PluginDataRequestType::END, (PluginRespondDataCallable) nullptr};
+
+void init_plugincommunicationhandler()
+{
+	g_pPluginCommunicationhandler = new PluginCommunicationHandler;
+	g_pPluginCommunicationhandler->requestQueue = {};
+}
+
+void PluginCommunicationHandler::RunFrame()
+{
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(requestMutex);
+	if (!requestQueue.empty())
+	{
+		storedRequest = requestQueue.front();
+		switch (storedRequest.type)
+		{
+		default:
+			spdlog::error("{} was called with invalid request type '{}'", __FUNCTION__, static_cast<int>(storedRequest.type));
+		}
+		requestQueue.pop();
+	}
+}
+
+void PluginCommunicationHandler::PushRequest(PluginDataRequestType type, PluginRespondDataCallable func)
+{
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(requestMutex);
+	requestQueue.push(PluginDataRequest {type, func});
+}
+
+void PluginCommunicationHandler::GeneratePresenceObjects()
+{
+	PluginGameStatePresence presence {};
+
+	presence.id = g_pGameStatePresence->id.c_str();
+	presence.name = g_pGameStatePresence->name.c_str();
+	presence.description = g_pGameStatePresence->description.c_str();
+	presence.password = g_pGameStatePresence->password.c_str();
+
+	presence.isServer = g_pGameStatePresence->isServer;
+	presence.isLocal = g_pGameStatePresence->isLocal;
+
+	if (g_pGameStatePresence->isLoading)
+		presence.state = GameState::LOADING;
+	else if (g_pGameStatePresence->uiMap == "")
+		presence.state = GameState::MAINMENU;
+	else if (g_pGameStatePresence->map == "mp_lobby" && g_pGameStatePresence->isLocal && g_pGameStatePresence->isLobby)
+		presence.state = GameState::LOBBY;
+	else
+		presence.state = GameState::INGAME;
+
+	presence.map = g_pGameStatePresence->map.c_str();
+	presence.mapDisplayname = g_pGameStatePresence->mapDisplayname.c_str();
+	presence.playlist = g_pGameStatePresence->playlist.c_str();
+	presence.playlistDisplayname = g_pGameStatePresence->playlistDisplayname.c_str();
+
+	presence.currentPlayers = g_pGameStatePresence->currentPlayers;
+	presence.maxPlayers = g_pGameStatePresence->maxPlayers;
+	presence.ownScore = g_pGameStatePresence->ownScore;
+	presence.otherHighestScore = g_pGameStatePresence->otherHighestScore;
+	presence.maxScore = g_pGameStatePresence->maxScore;
+	presence.timestampEnd = g_pGameStatePresence->timestampEnd;
+	g_pPluginManager->PushPresence(&presence);
+}
+
+ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("engine.dll", PluginBackendEngine, ConCommand, (CModule module))
+{
+	g_pPluginManager->InformDLLLoad(PluginLoadDLL::ENGINE, &g_pPluginCommunicationhandler->m_sEngineData);
+}
+
+ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("client.dll", PluginBackendClient, ConCommand, (CModule module))
+{
+	g_pPluginManager->InformDLLLoad(PluginLoadDLL::CLIENT, nullptr);
+}
+
+ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("server.dll", PluginBackendServer, ConCommand, (CModule module))
+{
+	g_pPluginManager->InformDLLLoad(PluginLoadDLL::SERVER, nullptr);
+}
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/plugins/pluginbackend.h b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/pluginbackend.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef42c508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/pluginbackend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "plugin_abi.h"
+#include "shared/gamepresence.h"
+
+#include <queue>
+#include <mutex>
+
+enum PluginDataRequestType
+{
+	END = 0,
+};
+
+union PluginRespondDataCallable
+{
+	// Empty for now
+	void* UNUSED;
+};
+
+class PluginDataRequest
+{
+  public:
+	PluginDataRequestType type;
+	PluginRespondDataCallable func;
+	PluginDataRequest(PluginDataRequestType type, PluginRespondDataCallable func) : type(type), func(func) {}
+};
+
+class PluginCommunicationHandler
+{
+  public:
+	void RunFrame();
+	void PushRequest(PluginDataRequestType type, PluginRespondDataCallable func);
+
+	void GeneratePresenceObjects();
+
+  public:
+	std::queue<PluginDataRequest> requestQueue;
+	std::mutex requestMutex;
+
+	PluginEngineData m_sEngineData {};
+};
+
+void init_plugincommunicationhandler();
+
+extern PluginCommunicationHandler* g_pPluginCommunicationhandler;
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugins.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugins.cpp
index 47d27da1..6e3ceb5a 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -1,421 +1,292 @@
+#include "plugins.h"
+#include "config/profile.h"
+
 #include "squirrel/squirrel.h"
 #include "plugins.h"
 #include "masterserver/masterserver.h"
 #include "core/convar/convar.h"
 #include "server/serverpresence.h"
+#include <optional>
 
-#include <chrono>
-#include <windows.h>
+#include "util/version.h"
+#include "pluginbackend.h"
+#include "util/wininfo.h"
+#include "logging/logging.h"
+#include "dedicated/dedicated.h"
 
-/// <summary>
-/// The data is split into two different representations: one for internal, and one for plugins, for thread safety reasons
-/// The struct exposed to plugins contains getter functions for the various data types.
-/// We can safely use C++ types like std::string here since these are only ever handled by Northstar internally
-/// </summary>
-struct InternalGameState
-{
-	int ourScore;
-	int secondHighestScore;
-	int highestScore;
-
-	bool connected;
-	bool loading;
-	std::string map;
-	std::string mapDisplayName;
-	std::string playlist;
-	std::string playlistDisplayName;
-	int players;
-};
-struct InternalServerInfo
-{
-	std::string id;
-	std::string name;
-	std::string description;
-	std::string password;
-	int maxPlayers;
-	bool roundBased;
-	int scoreLimit;
-	int endTime;
-};
-// TODO: need to extend this to include current player data like loadouts
-struct InternalPlayerInfo
-{
-	int uid;
-};
-
-InternalGameState gameState;
-InternalServerInfo serverInfo;
-InternalPlayerInfo playerInfo;
-
-GameState gameStateExport;
-ServerInfo serverInfoExport;
-PlayerInfo playerInfoExport;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// We use SRW Locks because plugins will often be running their own thread
-/// To ensure thread safety, and to make it difficult to fuck up, we force them to use *our* functions to get data
-/// </summary>
-static SRWLOCK gameStateLock;
-static SRWLOCK serverInfoLock;
-static SRWLOCK playerInfoLock;
-
-void* getPluginObject(PluginObject var)
+PluginManager* g_pPluginManager;
+
+void freeLibrary(HMODULE hLib)
 {
-	switch (var)
+	if (!FreeLibrary(hLib))
 	{
-	case PluginObject::GAMESTATE:
-		return &gameStateExport;
-	case PluginObject::SERVERINFO:
-		return &serverInfoExport;
-	case PluginObject::PLAYERINFO:
-		return &playerInfoExport;
-	default:
-		return (void*)-1;
+		spdlog::error("There was an error while trying to free library");
 	}
 }
 
-void initGameState()
-{
-	// Initalize the Slim Reader / Writer locks
-	InitializeSRWLock(&gameStateLock);
-	InitializeSRWLock(&serverInfoLock);
-	InitializeSRWLock(&playerInfoLock);
-
-	gameStateExport.getGameStateChar = &getGameStateChar;
-	gameStateExport.getGameStateInt = &getGameStateInt;
-	gameStateExport.getGameStateBool = &getGameStateBool;
-
-	serverInfoExport.getServerInfoChar = &getServerInfoChar;
-	serverInfoExport.getServerInfoInt = &getServerInfoInt;
-	serverInfoExport.getServerInfoBool = &getServerInfoBool;
-
-	playerInfoExport.getPlayerInfoChar = &getPlayerInfoChar;
-	playerInfoExport.getPlayerInfoInt = &getPlayerInfoInt;
-	playerInfoExport.getPlayerInfoBool = &getPlayerInfoBool;
-
-	serverInfo.id = "";
-	serverInfo.name = "";
-	serverInfo.description = "";
-	serverInfo.password = "";
-	serverInfo.maxPlayers = 0;
-	gameState.connected = false;
-	gameState.loading = false;
-	gameState.map = "";
-	gameState.mapDisplayName = "";
-	gameState.playlist = "";
-	gameState.playlistDisplayName = "";
-	gameState.players = 0;
-
-	playerInfo.uid = 123;
-}
-
-// string gamemode, string gamemodeName, string map, string mapName, bool connected, bool loading
-SQRESULT SQ_UpdateGameStateUI(HSquirrelVM* sqvm)
-{
-	AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&gameStateLock);
-	gameState.map = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 1);
-	gameState.mapDisplayName = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 2);
-	gameState.playlist = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 3);
-	gameState.playlistDisplayName = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 4);
-	gameState.connected = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getbool(sqvm, 5);
-	gameState.loading = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getbool(sqvm, 6);
-	ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&gameStateLock);
-	return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
-}
-
-// int playerCount, int outScore, int secondHighestScore, int highestScore, bool roundBased, int scoreLimit
-SQRESULT SQ_UpdateGameStateClient(HSquirrelVM* sqvm)
+EXPORT void PLUGIN_LOG(LogMsg* msg)
 {
-	AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&gameStateLock);
-	AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	gameState.players = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getinteger(sqvm, 1);
-	serverInfo.maxPlayers = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getinteger(sqvm, 2);
-	gameState.ourScore = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getinteger(sqvm, 3);
-	gameState.secondHighestScore = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getinteger(sqvm, 4);
-	gameState.highestScore = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getinteger(sqvm, 5);
-	serverInfo.roundBased = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getbool(sqvm, 6);
-	serverInfo.scoreLimit = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getbool(sqvm, 7);
-	ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&gameStateLock);
-	ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
+	spdlog::source_loc src {};
+	src.filename = msg->source.file;
+	src.funcname = msg->source.func;
+	src.line = msg->source.line;
+	auto&& logger = g_pPluginManager->m_vLoadedPlugins[msg->pluginHandle].logger;
+	logger->log(src, (spdlog::level::level_enum)msg->level, msg->msg);
 }
 
-// string id, string name, string password, int players, int maxPlayers, string map, string mapDisplayName, string playlist, string
-// playlistDisplayName
-SQRESULT SQ_UpdateServerInfo(HSquirrelVM* sqvm)
+EXPORT void* CreateObject(ObjectType type)
 {
-	AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&gameStateLock);
-	AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	serverInfo.id = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 1);
-	serverInfo.name = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 2);
-	serverInfo.password = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 3);
-	gameState.players = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getinteger(sqvm, 4);
-	serverInfo.maxPlayers = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getinteger(sqvm, 5);
-	gameState.map = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 6);
-	gameState.mapDisplayName = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 7);
-	gameState.playlist = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 8);
-	gameState.playlistDisplayName = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getstring(sqvm, 9);
-	ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&gameStateLock);
-	ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
+	switch (type)
+	{
+	case ObjectType::CONVAR:
+		return (void*)new ConVar;
+	case ObjectType::CONCOMMANDS:
+		return (void*)new ConCommand;
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
 }
 
-// int maxPlayers
-SQRESULT SQ_UpdateServerInfoBetweenRounds(HSquirrelVM* sqvm)
+std::optional<Plugin> PluginManager::LoadPlugin(fs::path path, PluginInitFuncs* funcs, PluginNorthstarData* data)
 {
-	AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	serverInfo.id = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getstring(sqvm, 1);
-	serverInfo.name = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getstring(sqvm, 2);
-	serverInfo.password = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getstring(sqvm, 3);
-	serverInfo.maxPlayers = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getinteger(sqvm, 4);
-	ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
-}
 
-// float timeInFuture
-SQRESULT SQ_UpdateTimeInfo(HSquirrelVM* sqvm)
-{
-	AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	serverInfo.endTime = ceil(g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->getfloat(sqvm, 1));
-	ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
-}
+	Plugin plugin {};
 
-// bool loading
-SQRESULT SQ_SetConnected(HSquirrelVM* sqvm)
-{
-	AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&gameStateLock);
-	gameState.loading = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->getbool(sqvm, 1);
-	ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&gameStateLock);
-	return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
-}
+	std::string pathstring = (pluginPath / path).string();
+	std::wstring wpath = (pluginPath / path).wstring();
 
-SQRESULT SQ_UpdateListenServer(HSquirrelVM* sqvm)
-{
-	AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	serverInfo.id = g_pMasterServerManager->m_sOwnServerId;
-	serverInfo.password = ""; // g_pServerPresence->Cvar_ns_server_password->GetString(); todo this fr
-	ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(&serverInfoLock);
-	return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
-}
+	LPCWSTR wpptr = wpath.c_str();
+	HMODULE datafile = LoadLibraryExW(wpptr, 0, LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE | LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_IMAGE_RESOURCE); // Load the DLL as a data file
+	if (datafile == NULL)
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->info("Failed to load library '{}': ", std::system_category().message(GetLastError()));
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	HRSRC manifestResource = FindResourceW(datafile, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(IDR_RCDATA1), MAKEINTRESOURCEW(RT_RCDATA));
 
-int getServerInfoChar(char* out_buf, size_t out_buf_len, ServerInfoType var)
-{
-	AcquireSRWLockShared(&serverInfoLock);
-	int n = 0;
-	switch (var)
+	if (manifestResource == NULL)
 	{
-	case ServerInfoType::id:
-		strncpy(out_buf, serverInfo.id.c_str(), out_buf_len);
-		break;
-	case ServerInfoType::name:
-		strncpy(out_buf, serverInfo.name.c_str(), out_buf_len);
-		break;
-	case ServerInfoType::description:
-		strncpy(out_buf, serverInfo.id.c_str(), out_buf_len);
-		break;
-	case ServerInfoType::password:
-		strncpy(out_buf, serverInfo.password.c_str(), out_buf_len);
-		break;
-	default:
-		n = -1;
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->info("Could not find manifest for library '{}'", pathstring);
+		freeLibrary(datafile);
+		return std::nullopt;
 	}
+	HGLOBAL myResourceData = LoadResource(datafile, manifestResource);
+	if (myResourceData == NULL)
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("Failed to load manifest from library '{}'", pathstring);
+		freeLibrary(datafile);
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	int manifestSize = SizeofResource(datafile, manifestResource);
+	std::string manifest = std::string((const char*)LockResource(myResourceData), 0, manifestSize);
+	freeLibrary(datafile);
 
-	ReleaseSRWLockShared(&serverInfoLock);
+	rapidjson_document manifestJSON;
+	manifestJSON.Parse(manifest.c_str());
 
-	return n;
-}
-int getServerInfoInt(int* out_ptr, ServerInfoType var)
-{
-	AcquireSRWLockShared(&serverInfoLock);
-	int n = 0;
-	switch (var)
+	if (manifestJSON.HasParseError())
 	{
-	case ServerInfoType::maxPlayers:
-		*out_ptr = serverInfo.maxPlayers;
-		break;
-	case ServerInfoType::scoreLimit:
-		*out_ptr = serverInfo.scoreLimit;
-		break;
-	case ServerInfoType::endTime:
-		*out_ptr = serverInfo.endTime;
-		break;
-	default:
-		n = -1;
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("Manifest for '{}' was invalid", pathstring);
+		return std::nullopt;
 	}
+	if (!manifestJSON.HasMember("name"))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("'{}' is missing a name in its manifest", pathstring);
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	if (!manifestJSON.HasMember("displayname"))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("'{}' is missing a displayname in its manifest", pathstring);
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	if (!manifestJSON.HasMember("description"))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("'{}' is missing a description in its manifest", pathstring);
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	if (!manifestJSON.HasMember("api_version"))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("'{}' is missing a api_version in its manifest", pathstring);
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	if (!manifestJSON.HasMember("version"))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("'{}' is missing a version in its manifest", pathstring);
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	if (!manifestJSON.HasMember("run_on_server"))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("'{}' is missing 'run_on_server' in its manifest", pathstring);
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	if (!manifestJSON.HasMember("run_on_client"))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error("'{}' is missing 'run_on_client' in its manifest", pathstring);
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	auto test = manifestJSON["api_version"].GetString();
+	if (strcmp(manifestJSON["api_version"].GetString(), std::to_string(ABI_VERSION).c_str()))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->error(
+			"'{}' has an incompatible API version number '{}' in its manifest. Current ABI version is '{}'", pathstring, ABI_VERSION);
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	// Passed all checks, going to actually load it now
 
-	ReleaseSRWLockShared(&serverInfoLock);
-
-	return n;
-}
-int getServerInfoBool(bool* out_ptr, ServerInfoType var)
-{
-	AcquireSRWLockShared(&serverInfoLock);
-	int n = 0;
-	switch (var)
+	HMODULE pluginLib = LoadLibraryW(wpptr); // Load the DLL as a data file
+	if (pluginLib == NULL)
 	{
-	case ServerInfoType::roundBased:
-		*out_ptr = serverInfo.roundBased;
-		break;
-	default:
-		n = -1;
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->info("Failed to load library '{}': ", std::system_category().message(GetLastError()));
+		return std::nullopt;
+	}
+	plugin.init = (PLUGIN_INIT_TYPE)GetProcAddress(pluginLib, "PLUGIN_INIT");
+	if (plugin.init == NULL)
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->info("Library '{}' has no function 'PLUGIN_INIT'", pathstring);
+		return std::nullopt;
 	}
+	NS::log::PLUGINSYS->info("Succesfully loaded {}", pathstring);
 
-	ReleaseSRWLockShared(&serverInfoLock);
+	plugin.name = manifestJSON["name"].GetString();
+	plugin.displayName = manifestJSON["displayname"].GetString();
+	plugin.description = manifestJSON["description"].GetString();
+	plugin.api_version = manifestJSON["api_version"].GetString();
+	plugin.version = manifestJSON["version"].GetString();
 
-	return n;
-}
+	plugin.run_on_client = manifestJSON["run_on_client"].GetBool();
+	plugin.run_on_server = manifestJSON["run_on_server"].GetBool();
 
-int getGameStateChar(char* out_buf, size_t out_buf_len, GameStateInfoType var)
-{
-	AcquireSRWLockShared(&gameStateLock);
-	int n = 0;
-	switch (var)
+	if (!plugin.run_on_server && IsDedicatedServer())
+		return std::nullopt;
+
+	if (manifestJSON.HasMember("dependencyName"))
 	{
-	case GameStateInfoType::map:
-		strncpy(out_buf, gameState.map.c_str(), out_buf_len);
-		break;
-	case GameStateInfoType::mapDisplayName:
-		strncpy(out_buf, gameState.mapDisplayName.c_str(), out_buf_len);
-		break;
-	case GameStateInfoType::playlist:
-		strncpy(out_buf, gameState.playlist.c_str(), out_buf_len);
-		break;
-	case GameStateInfoType::playlistDisplayName:
-		strncpy(out_buf, gameState.playlistDisplayName.c_str(), out_buf_len);
-		break;
-	default:
-		n = -1;
+		plugin.dependencyName = manifestJSON["dependencyName"].GetString();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		plugin.dependencyName = plugin.name;
 	}
 
-	ReleaseSRWLockShared(&gameStateLock);
+	plugin.init_sqvm_client = (PLUGIN_INIT_SQVM_TYPE)GetProcAddress(pluginLib, "PLUGIN_INIT_SQVM_CLIENT");
+	plugin.init_sqvm_server = (PLUGIN_INIT_SQVM_TYPE)GetProcAddress(pluginLib, "PLUGIN_INIT_SQVM_SERVER");
+	plugin.inform_sqvm_created = (PLUGIN_INFORM_SQVM_CREATED_TYPE)GetProcAddress(pluginLib, "PLUGIN_INFORM_SQVM_CREATED");
+	plugin.inform_sqvm_destroyed = (PLUGIN_INFORM_SQVM_DESTROYED_TYPE)GetProcAddress(pluginLib, "PLUGIN_INFORM_SQVM_DESTROYED");
 
-	return n;
+	plugin.push_presence = (PLUGIN_PUSH_PRESENCE_TYPE)GetProcAddress(pluginLib, "PLUGIN_RECEIVE_PRESENCE");
+
+	plugin.inform_dll_load = (PLUGIN_INFORM_DLL_LOAD_TYPE)GetProcAddress(pluginLib, "PLUGIN_INFORM_DLL_LOAD");
+
+	plugin.handle = m_vLoadedPlugins.size();
+	plugin.logger = std::make_shared<ColoredLogger>(plugin.displayName.c_str(), NS::Colors::PLUGIN);
+	RegisterLogger(plugin.logger);
+	NS::log::PLUGINSYS->info("Loading plugin {} version {}", plugin.displayName, plugin.version);
+	m_vLoadedPlugins.push_back(plugin);
+
+	plugin.init(funcs, data);
+
+	return plugin;
 }
-int getGameStateInt(int* out_ptr, GameStateInfoType var)
+
+bool PluginManager::LoadPlugins()
 {
-	AcquireSRWLockShared(&gameStateLock);
-	int n = 0;
-	switch (var)
-	{
-	case GameStateInfoType::ourScore:
-		*out_ptr = gameState.ourScore;
-		break;
-	case GameStateInfoType::secondHighestScore:
-		*out_ptr = gameState.secondHighestScore;
-		break;
-	case GameStateInfoType::highestScore:
-		*out_ptr = gameState.highestScore;
-		break;
-	case GameStateInfoType::players:
-		*out_ptr = gameState.players;
-		break;
-	default:
-		n = -1;
-	}
+	std::vector<fs::path> paths;
+
+	pluginPath = GetNorthstarPrefix() + "/plugins";
+
+	PluginNorthstarData data {};
+	std::string ns_version {version};
+
+	PluginInitFuncs funcs {};
+	funcs.logger = PLUGIN_LOG;
+	funcs.relayInviteFunc = nullptr;
+	funcs.createObject = CreateObject;
+
+	init_plugincommunicationhandler();
 
-	ReleaseSRWLockShared(&gameStateLock);
+	data.version = ns_version.c_str();
+	data.northstarModule = g_NorthstarModule;
 
-	return n;
+	if (!fs::exists(pluginPath))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->warn("Could not find a plugins directory. Skipped loading plugins");
+		return false;
+	}
+	// ensure dirs exist
+	fs::recursive_directory_iterator iterator(pluginPath);
+	if (std::filesystem::begin(iterator) == std::filesystem::end(iterator))
+	{
+		NS::log::PLUGINSYS->warn("Could not find any plugins. Skipped loading plugins");
+		return false;
+	}
+	for (auto const& entry : iterator)
+	{
+		if (fs::is_regular_file(entry) && entry.path().extension() == ".dll")
+			paths.emplace_back(entry.path().filename());
+	}
+	for (fs::path path : paths)
+	{
+		if (LoadPlugin(path, &funcs, &data))
+			data.pluginHandle += 1;
+	}
+	return true;
 }
-int getGameStateBool(bool* out_ptr, GameStateInfoType var)
+
+void PluginManager::InformSQVMLoad(ScriptContext context, SquirrelFunctions* s)
 {
-	AcquireSRWLockShared(&gameStateLock);
-	int n = 0;
-	switch (var)
+	for (auto plugin : m_vLoadedPlugins)
 	{
-	case GameStateInfoType::connected:
-		*out_ptr = gameState.connected;
-		break;
-	case GameStateInfoType::loading:
-		*out_ptr = gameState.loading;
-		break;
-	default:
-		n = -1;
+		if (context == ScriptContext::CLIENT && plugin.init_sqvm_client != NULL)
+		{
+			plugin.init_sqvm_client(s);
+		}
+		else if (context == ScriptContext::SERVER && plugin.init_sqvm_server != NULL)
+		{
+			plugin.init_sqvm_server(s);
+		}
 	}
-
-	ReleaseSRWLockShared(&gameStateLock);
-
-	return n;
 }
 
-int getPlayerInfoChar(char* out_buf, size_t out_buf_len, PlayerInfoType var)
+void PluginManager::InformSQVMCreated(ScriptContext context, CSquirrelVM* sqvm)
 {
-	AcquireSRWLockShared(&playerInfoLock);
-	int n = 0;
-	switch (var)
+	for (auto plugin : m_vLoadedPlugins)
 	{
-	default:
-		n = -1;
+		if (plugin.inform_sqvm_created != NULL)
+		{
+			plugin.inform_sqvm_created(context, sqvm);
+		}
 	}
-
-	ReleaseSRWLockShared(&playerInfoLock);
-
-	return n;
 }
-int getPlayerInfoInt(int* out_ptr, PlayerInfoType var)
+
+void PluginManager::InformSQVMDestroyed(ScriptContext context)
 {
-	AcquireSRWLockShared(&playerInfoLock);
-	int n = 0;
-	switch (var)
+	for (auto plugin : m_vLoadedPlugins)
 	{
-	case PlayerInfoType::uid:
-		*out_ptr = playerInfo.uid;
-		break;
-	default:
-		n = -1;
+		if (plugin.inform_sqvm_destroyed != NULL)
+		{
+			plugin.inform_sqvm_destroyed(context);
+		}
 	}
-
-	ReleaseSRWLockShared(&playerInfoLock);
-
-	return n;
 }
-int getPlayerInfoBool(bool* out_ptr, PlayerInfoType var)
+
+void PluginManager::PushPresence(PluginGameStatePresence* data)
 {
-	AcquireSRWLockShared(&playerInfoLock);
-	int n = 0;
-	switch (var)
+	for (auto plugin : m_vLoadedPlugins)
 	{
-	default:
-		n = -1;
+		if (plugin.push_presence != NULL)
+		{
+			plugin.push_presence(data);
+		}
 	}
-
-	ReleaseSRWLockShared(&playerInfoLock);
-
-	return n;
 }
 
-ON_DLL_LOAD_CLIENT_RELIESON("client.dll", PluginCommands, ClientSquirrel, (CModule module))
+void PluginManager::InformDLLLoad(PluginLoadDLL dll, void* data)
 {
-	// i swear there's a way to make this not have be run in 2 contexts but i can't figure it out
-	// some funcs i need are just not available in UI or CLIENT
-
-	if (g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI> && g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>)
+	for (auto plugin : m_vLoadedPlugins)
 	{
-		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->AddFuncRegistration(
-			"void",
-			"NSUpdateGameStateUI",
-			"string gamemode, string gamemodeName, string map, string mapName, bool connected, bool loading",
-			"",
-			SQ_UpdateGameStateUI);
-		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->AddFuncRegistration(
-			"void",
-			"NSUpdateGameStateClient",
-			"int playerCount, int maxPlayers, int outScore, int secondHighestScore, int highestScore, bool roundBased, int scoreLimit",
-			"",
-			SQ_UpdateGameStateClient);
-		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->AddFuncRegistration(
-			"void",
-			"NSUpdateServerInfo",
-			"string id, string name, string password, int players, int maxPlayers, string map, string mapDisplayName, string playlist, "
-			"string "
-			"playlistDisplayName",
-			"",
-			SQ_UpdateServerInfo);
-		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->AddFuncRegistration(
-			"void", "NSUpdateServerInfoReload", "int maxPlayers", "", SQ_UpdateServerInfoBetweenRounds);
-		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->AddFuncRegistration("void", "NSUpdateTimeInfo", "float timeInFuture", "", SQ_UpdateTimeInfo);
-		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->AddFuncRegistration("void", "NSSetLoading", "bool loading", "", SQ_SetConnected);
-		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->AddFuncRegistration("void", "NSUpdateListenServer", "", "", SQ_UpdateListenServer);
+		if (plugin.inform_dll_load != NULL)
+		{
+			plugin.inform_dll_load(dll, data);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugins.h b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugins.h
index 953801a2..ffa277d0 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugins.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/plugins/plugins.h
@@ -1,17 +1,57 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "plugin_abi.h"
 
-int getServerInfoChar(char* out_buf, size_t out_buf_len, ServerInfoType var);
-int getServerInfoInt(int* out_ptr, ServerInfoType var);
-int getServerInfoBool(bool* out_ptr, ServerInfoType var);
+const int IDR_RCDATA1 = 101;
 
-int getGameStateChar(char* out_buf, size_t out_buf_len, GameStateInfoType var);
-int getGameStateInt(int* out_ptr, GameStateInfoType var);
-int getGameStateBool(bool* out_ptr, GameStateInfoType var);
+class Plugin
+{
+  public:
+	std::string name;
+	std::string displayName;
+	std::string dependencyName;
+	std::string description;
 
-int getPlayerInfoChar(char* out_buf, size_t out_buf_len, PlayerInfoType var);
-int getPlayerInfoInt(int* out_ptr, PlayerInfoType var);
-int getPlayerInfoBool(bool* out_ptr, PlayerInfoType var);
+	std::string api_version;
+	std::string version;
 
-void initGameState();
-void* getPluginObject(PluginObject var);
+	// For now this is just implemented as the index into the plugins array
+	// Maybe a bit shit but it works
+	int handle;
+
+	std::shared_ptr<ColoredLogger> logger;
+
+	bool run_on_client = false;
+	bool run_on_server = false;
+
+  public:
+	PLUGIN_INIT_TYPE init;
+	PLUGIN_INIT_SQVM_TYPE init_sqvm_client;
+	PLUGIN_INIT_SQVM_TYPE init_sqvm_server;
+	PLUGIN_INFORM_SQVM_CREATED_TYPE inform_sqvm_created;
+	PLUGIN_INFORM_SQVM_DESTROYED_TYPE inform_sqvm_destroyed;
+
+	PLUGIN_PUSH_PRESENCE_TYPE push_presence;
+	PLUGIN_INFORM_DLL_LOAD_TYPE inform_dll_load;
+};
+
+class PluginManager
+{
+  public:
+	std::vector<Plugin> m_vLoadedPlugins;
+
+  public:
+	bool LoadPlugins();
+	std::optional<Plugin> LoadPlugin(fs::path path, PluginInitFuncs* funcs, PluginNorthstarData* data);
+
+	void InformSQVMLoad(ScriptContext context, SquirrelFunctions* s);
+	void InformSQVMCreated(ScriptContext context, CSquirrelVM* sqvm);
+	void InformSQVMDestroyed(ScriptContext context);
+	void PushPresence(PluginGameStatePresence* data);
+
+	void InformDLLLoad(PluginLoadDLL dll, void* data);
+
+  private:
+	std::string pluginPath;
+};
+
+extern PluginManager* g_pPluginManager;
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/scripts/client/scriptserverbrowser.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/scripts/client/scriptserverbrowser.cpp
index 584ec905..39279de5 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/scripts/client/scriptserverbrowser.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/scripts/client/scriptserverbrowser.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ ADD_SQFUNC("void", NSTryAuthWithServer, "int serverIndex, string password = ''",
 	g_pMasterServerManager->AuthenticateWithServer(
 		R2::g_pLocalPlayerUserID,
 		g_pMasterServerManager->m_sOwnClientAuthToken,
-		g_pMasterServerManager->m_vRemoteServers[serverIndex].id,
+		g_pMasterServerManager->m_vRemoteServers[serverIndex],
 		(char*)password);
 
 	return SQRESULT_NULL;
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/server/serverpresence.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/server/serverpresence.cpp
index 072ef347..e0b29cb6 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/server/serverpresence.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/server/serverpresence.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ std::string UnescapeUnicode(const std::string& str)
 	return result;
 }
 
-ServerPresenceManager::ServerPresenceManager()
+void ServerPresenceManager::CreateConVars()
 {
 	// clang-format off
 	// register convars
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ void ServerPresenceManager::SetPlayerCount(const int iPlayerCount)
 
 ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("engine.dll", ServerPresence, ConVar, (CModule module))
 {
-	g_pServerPresence = new ServerPresenceManager;
-
+	g_pServerPresence->CreateConVars();
 	Cvar_hostname = module.Offset(0x1315BAE8).Deref().As<ConVar*>();
 }
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/server/serverpresence.h b/NorthstarDLL/server/serverpresence.h
index 125b2e68..3df2b68d 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/server/serverpresence.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/server/serverpresence.h
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 
 struct ServerPresence
 {
+  public:
 	int m_iPort;
 	int m_iAuthPort;
 
+	std::string m_sServerId;
+
 	std::string m_sServerName;
 	std::string m_sServerDesc;
 	char m_Password[256]; // probably bigger than will ever be used in practice, lol
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@ struct ServerPresence
 		m_iPort = obj->m_iPort;
 		m_iAuthPort = obj->m_iAuthPort;
 
+		m_sServerId = obj->m_sServerId;
+
 		m_sServerName = obj->m_sServerName;
 		m_sServerDesc = obj->m_sServerDesc;
 		memcpy(m_Password, obj->m_Password, sizeof(m_Password));
@@ -69,10 +74,10 @@ class ServerPresenceManager
 	ConVar* Cvar_ns_report_sp_server_to_masterserver;
 
   public:
-	ServerPresenceManager();
-
 	void AddPresenceReporter(ServerPresenceReporter* reporter);
 
+	void CreateConVars();
+
 	void CreatePresence();
 	void DestroyPresence();
 	void RunFrame(double flCurrentTime);
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/shared/gamepresence.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/shared/gamepresence.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86a87526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/shared/gamepresence.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+
+#include "gamepresence.h"
+#include "plugins/pluginbackend.h"
+#include "plugins/plugins.h"
+#include "dedicated/dedicated.h"
+#include "server/serverpresence.h"
+#include "masterserver/masterserver.h"
+#include "squirrel/squirrel.h"
+
+GameStatePresence* g_pGameStatePresence;
+
+GameStatePresence::GameStatePresence()
+{
+	g_pServerPresence->AddPresenceReporter(&m_GameStateServerPresenceReporter);
+}
+
+void GameStateServerPresenceReporter::RunFrame(double flCurrentTime, const ServerPresence* pServerPresence)
+{
+	g_pGameStatePresence->id = pServerPresence->m_sServerId;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->name = pServerPresence->m_sServerName;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->description = pServerPresence->m_sServerDesc;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->password = pServerPresence->m_Password;
+
+	g_pGameStatePresence->map = pServerPresence->m_MapName;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->playlist = pServerPresence->m_PlaylistName;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->currentPlayers = pServerPresence->m_iPlayerCount;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->maxPlayers = pServerPresence->m_iMaxPlayers;
+
+	g_pGameStatePresence->isLocal = !IsDedicatedServer();
+}
+
+void GameStatePresence::RunFrame()
+{
+	if (g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->m_pSQVM != nullptr && g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->m_pSQVM->sqvm != nullptr)
+		g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->Call("NorthstarCodeCallback_GenerateUIPresence");
+
+	if (g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->m_pSQVM != nullptr && g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->m_pSQVM->sqvm != nullptr)
+	{
+		auto test = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->Call("NorthstarCodeCallback_GenerateGameState");
+	}
+	g_pPluginCommunicationhandler->GeneratePresenceObjects();
+}
+
+ADD_SQFUNC("void", NSPushGameStateData, "GameStateStruct gamestate", "", ScriptContext::CLIENT)
+{
+	SQStructInstance* structInst = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->m_pSQVM->sqvm->_stackOfCurrentFunction[1]._VAL.asStructInstance;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->map = structInst->data[0]._VAL.asString->_val;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->mapDisplayname = structInst->data[1]._VAL.asString->_val;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->playlist = structInst->data[2]._VAL.asString->_val;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->playlistDisplayname = structInst->data[3]._VAL.asString->_val;
+
+	g_pGameStatePresence->currentPlayers = structInst->data[4]._VAL.asInteger;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->maxPlayers = structInst->data[5]._VAL.asInteger;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->ownScore = structInst->data[6]._VAL.asInteger;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->otherHighestScore = structInst->data[7]._VAL.asInteger;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->maxScore = structInst->data[8]._VAL.asInteger;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->timestampEnd = ceil(structInst->data[9]._VAL.asFloat);
+
+	if (g_pMasterServerManager->m_currentServer)
+	{
+		g_pGameStatePresence->id = g_pMasterServerManager->m_currentServer->id;
+		g_pGameStatePresence->name = g_pMasterServerManager->m_currentServer->name;
+		g_pGameStatePresence->description = g_pMasterServerManager->m_currentServer->description;
+		g_pGameStatePresence->password = g_pMasterServerManager->m_sCurrentServerPassword;
+	}
+
+	return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
+}
+
+ADD_SQFUNC("void", NSPushUIPresence, "UIPresenceStruct presence", "", ScriptContext::UI)
+{
+	SQStructInstance* structInst = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->m_pSQVM->sqvm->_stackOfCurrentFunction[1]._VAL.asStructInstance;
+
+	g_pGameStatePresence->isLoading = structInst->data[0]._VAL.asInteger;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->isLobby = structInst->data[1]._VAL.asInteger;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->loadingLevel = structInst->data[2]._VAL.asString->_val;
+	g_pGameStatePresence->uiMap = structInst->data[3]._VAL.asString->_val;
+
+	return SQRESULT_NOTNULL;
+}
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/shared/gamepresence.h b/NorthstarDLL/shared/gamepresence.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..167f83ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/shared/gamepresence.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+
+#pragma once
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "server/serverpresence.h"
+
+class GameStateServerPresenceReporter : public ServerPresenceReporter
+{
+	void RunFrame(double flCurrentTime, const ServerPresence* pServerPresence);
+};
+
+class GameStatePresence
+{
+  public:
+	std::string id;
+	std::string name;
+	std::string description;
+	std::string password; // NOTE: May be empty
+
+	bool isServer;
+	bool isLocal = false;
+	bool isLoading;
+	bool isLobby;
+	std::string loadingLevel;
+
+	std::string uiMap;
+
+	std::string map;
+	std::string mapDisplayname;
+	std::string playlist;
+	std::string playlistDisplayname;
+
+	int currentPlayers;
+	int maxPlayers;
+
+	int ownScore;
+	int otherHighestScore; // NOTE: The highest score OR the second highest score if we have the highest
+	int maxScore;
+
+	int timestampEnd;
+
+	GameStatePresence();
+	void RunFrame();
+
+  protected:
+	GameStateServerPresenceReporter m_GameStateServerPresenceReporter;
+};
+
+extern GameStatePresence* g_pGameStatePresence;
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrel.cpp b/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrel.cpp
index 21ce9ae0..62287245 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrel.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrel.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "dedicated/dedicated.h"
 #include "engine/r2engine.h"
 #include "core/tier0.h"
+#include "plugins/plugin_abi.h"
+#include "plugins/plugins.h"
 
 #include <any>
 
@@ -152,6 +154,52 @@ const char* SQTypeNameFromID(int type)
 	return "";
 }
 
+template <ScriptContext context> void SquirrelManager<context>::GenerateSquirrelFunctionsStruct(SquirrelFunctions* s)
+{
+	s->RegisterSquirrelFunc = RegisterSquirrelFunc;
+	s->__sq_defconst = __sq_defconst;
+
+	s->__sq_compilebuffer = __sq_compilebuffer;
+	s->__sq_call = __sq_call;
+	s->__sq_raiseerror = __sq_raiseerror;
+
+	s->__sq_newarray = __sq_newarray;
+	s->__sq_arrayappend = __sq_arrayappend;
+
+	s->__sq_newtable = __sq_newtable;
+	s->__sq_newslot = __sq_newslot;
+
+	s->__sq_pushroottable = __sq_pushroottable;
+	s->__sq_pushstring = __sq_pushstring;
+	s->__sq_pushinteger = __sq_pushinteger;
+	s->__sq_pushfloat = __sq_pushfloat;
+	s->__sq_pushbool = __sq_pushbool;
+	s->__sq_pushasset = __sq_pushasset;
+	s->__sq_pushvector = __sq_pushvector;
+	s->__sq_pushobject = __sq_pushobject;
+	s->__sq_getstring = __sq_getstring;
+	s->__sq_getthisentity = __sq_getthisentity;
+	s->__sq_getobject = __sq_getobject;
+
+	s->__sq_stackinfos = __sq_stackinfos;
+
+	s->__sq_getinteger = __sq_getinteger;
+	s->__sq_getfloat = __sq_getfloat;
+	s->__sq_getbool = __sq_getbool;
+	s->__sq_get = __sq_get;
+	s->__sq_getasset = __sq_getasset;
+	s->__sq_getuserdata = __sq_getuserdata;
+	s->__sq_getvector = __sq_getvector;
+	s->__sq_createuserdata = __sq_createuserdata;
+	s->__sq_setuserdatatypeid = __sq_setuserdatatypeid;
+	s->__sq_getfunction = __sq_getfunction;
+
+	s->__sq_getentityfrominstance = __sq_getentityfrominstance;
+	s->__sq_GetEntityConstant_CBaseEntity = __sq_GetEntityConstant_CBaseEntity;
+
+	s->__sq_schedule_call_external = AsyncCall_External;
+}
+
 // Allows for generating squirrelmessages from plugins.
 // Not used in this version, but will be used later
 void AsyncCall_External(ScriptContext context, const char* func_name, SquirrelMessage_External_Pop function)
@@ -208,6 +256,7 @@ template <ScriptContext context> void SquirrelManager<context>::VMCreated(CSquir
 		defconst(m_pSQVM, pair.first.c_str(), bWasFound);
 	}
 	g_pSquirrel<context>->messageBuffer = new SquirrelMessageBuffer();
+	g_pPluginManager->InformSQVMCreated(context, newSqvm);
 }
 
 template <ScriptContext context> void SquirrelManager<context>::VMDestroyed()
@@ -235,6 +284,8 @@ template <ScriptContext context> void SquirrelManager<context>::VMDestroyed()
 		}
 	}
 
+	g_pPluginManager->InformSQVMDestroyed(context);
+
 	// Discard the previous vm and delete the message buffer.
 	m_pSQVM = nullptr;
 
@@ -358,6 +409,23 @@ template <ScriptContext context> CSquirrelVM* __fastcall CreateNewVMHook(void* a
 	return sqvm;
 }
 
+template <ScriptContext context> bool (*__fastcall CSquirrelVM_init)(CSquirrelVM* vm, ScriptContext realContext, float time);
+template <ScriptContext context> bool __fastcall CSquirrelVM_initHook(CSquirrelVM* vm, ScriptContext realContext, float time)
+{
+	bool ret = CSquirrelVM_init<context>(vm, realContext, time);
+	for (Mod mod : g_pModManager->m_LoadedMods)
+	{
+		if (mod.initScript.size() != 0)
+		{
+			std::string name = mod.initScript.substr(mod.initScript.find_last_of('/') + 1);
+			std::string path = std::string("scripts/vscripts/") + mod.initScript;
+			if (g_pSquirrel<context>->compilefile(vm, path.c_str(), name.c_str(), 0))
+				g_pSquirrel<context>->compilefile(vm, path.c_str(), name.c_str(), 1);
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 template <ScriptContext context> void (*__fastcall DestroyVM)(void* a1, CSquirrelVM* sqvm);
 template <ScriptContext context> void __fastcall DestroyVMHook(void* a1, CSquirrelVM* sqvm)
 {
@@ -638,8 +706,10 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("client.dll", ClientSquirrel, ConCommand, (CModule module))
 
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_compilebuffer = module.Offset(0x3110).As<sq_compilebufferType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_pushroottable = module.Offset(0x5860).As<sq_pushroottableType>();
+	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_compilefile = module.Offset(0xF950).As<sq_compilefileType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->__sq_compilebuffer = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_compilebuffer;
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->__sq_pushroottable = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_pushroottable;
+	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->__sq_compilefile = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_compilefile;
 
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_call = module.Offset(0x8650).As<sq_callType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->__sq_call = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_call;
@@ -733,6 +803,8 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("client.dll", ClientSquirrel, ConCommand, (CModule module))
 
 	MAKEHOOK(module.Offset(0x10190), &CallScriptInitCallbackHook<ScriptContext::CLIENT>, &CallScriptInitCallback<ScriptContext::CLIENT>);
 
+	MAKEHOOK(module.Offset(0xE3B0), &CSquirrelVM_initHook<ScriptContext::CLIENT>, &CSquirrelVM_init<ScriptContext::CLIENT>);
+
 	RegisterConCommand("script_client", ConCommand_script<ScriptContext::CLIENT>, "Executes script code on the client vm", FCVAR_CLIENTDLL);
 	RegisterConCommand("script_ui", ConCommand_script<ScriptContext::UI>, "Executes script code on the ui vm", FCVAR_CLIENTDLL);
 
@@ -741,6 +813,10 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("client.dll", ClientSquirrel, ConCommand, (CModule module))
 
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_getfunction = module.Offset(0x6CB0).As<sq_getfunctionType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::UI>->__sq_getfunction = g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->__sq_getfunction;
+
+	SquirrelFunctions s = {};
+	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::CLIENT>->GenerateSquirrelFunctionsStruct(&s);
+	g_pPluginManager->InformSQVMLoad(ScriptContext::CLIENT, &s);
 }
 
 ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("server.dll", ServerSquirrel, ConCommand, (CModule module))
@@ -752,6 +828,7 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("server.dll", ServerSquirrel, ConCommand, (CModule module))
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->__sq_compilebuffer = module.Offset(0x3110).As<sq_compilebufferType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->__sq_pushroottable = module.Offset(0x5840).As<sq_pushroottableType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->__sq_call = module.Offset(0x8620).As<sq_callType>();
+	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->__sq_compilefile = module.Offset(0x1CD80).As<sq_compilefileType>();
 
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->__sq_newarray = module.Offset(0x39F0).As<sq_newarrayType>();
 	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->__sq_arrayappend = module.Offset(0x3C70).As<sq_arrayappendType>();
@@ -804,7 +881,7 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("server.dll", ServerSquirrel, ConCommand, (CModule module))
 	MAKEHOOK(module.Offset(0x26E20), &DestroyVMHook<ScriptContext::SERVER>, &DestroyVM<ScriptContext::SERVER>);
 	MAKEHOOK(module.Offset(0x799E0), &ScriptCompileErrorHook<ScriptContext::SERVER>, &SQCompileError<ScriptContext::SERVER>);
 	MAKEHOOK(module.Offset(0x1D5C0), &CallScriptInitCallbackHook<ScriptContext::SERVER>, &CallScriptInitCallback<ScriptContext::SERVER>);
-
+	MAKEHOOK(module.Offset(0x17BE0), &CSquirrelVM_initHook<ScriptContext::SERVER>, &CSquirrelVM_init<ScriptContext::SERVER>);
 	// FCVAR_CHEAT and FCVAR_GAMEDLL_FOR_REMOTE_CLIENTS allows clients to execute this, but since it's unsafe we only allow it when cheats
 	// are enabled for script_client and script_ui, we don't use cheats, so clients can execute them on themselves all they want
 	RegisterConCommand(
@@ -814,6 +891,10 @@ ON_DLL_LOAD_RELIESON("server.dll", ServerSquirrel, ConCommand, (CModule module))
 		FCVAR_GAMEDLL | FCVAR_GAMEDLL_FOR_REMOTE_CLIENTS | FCVAR_CHEAT);
 
 	StubUnsafeSQFuncs<ScriptContext::SERVER>();
+
+	SquirrelFunctions s = {};
+	g_pSquirrel<ScriptContext::SERVER>->GenerateSquirrelFunctionsStruct(&s);
+	g_pPluginManager->InformSQVMLoad(ScriptContext::SERVER, &s);
 }
 
 void InitialiseSquirrelManagers()
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrel.h b/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrel.h
index 5708c836..4a28409f 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrel.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrel.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "squirrelclasstypes.h"
 #include "squirrelautobind.h"
 #include "core/math/vector.h"
+#include "plugins/plugin_abi.h"
 #include "mods/modmanager.h"
 
 // stolen from ttf2sdk: sqvm types
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ const char* GetContextName_Short(ScriptContext context);
 eSQReturnType SQReturnTypeFromString(const char* pReturnType);
 const char* SQTypeNameFromID(const int iTypeId);
 
+void AsyncCall_External(ScriptContext context, const char* func_name, SquirrelMessage_External_Pop function);
+
 ScriptContext ScriptContextFromString(std::string string);
 
 namespace NS::log
@@ -44,8 +47,6 @@ namespace NS::log
 	template <ScriptContext context> std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> squirrel_logger();
 }; // namespace NS::log
 
-void schedule_call_external(ScriptContext context, const char* func_name, SquirrelMessage_External_Pop function);
-
 // This base class means that only the templated functions have to be rebuilt for each template instance
 // Cuts down on compile time by ~5 seconds
 class SquirrelManagerBase
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class SquirrelManagerBase
 	sq_compilebufferType __sq_compilebuffer;
 	sq_callType __sq_call;
 	sq_raiseerrorType __sq_raiseerror;
+	sq_compilefileType __sq_compilefile;
 
 	sq_newarrayType __sq_newarray;
 	sq_arrayappendType __sq_arrayappend;
@@ -129,6 +131,11 @@ class SquirrelManagerBase
 		return __sq_raiseerror(sqvm, sError);
 	}
 
+	inline bool compilefile(CSquirrelVM* sqvm, const char* path, const char* name, int a4)
+	{
+		return __sq_compilefile(sqvm, path, name, a4);
+	}
+
 	inline void newarray(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, const SQInteger stackpos = 0)
 	{
 		__sq_newarray(sqvm, stackpos);
@@ -385,6 +392,7 @@ template <ScriptContext context> class SquirrelManager : public virtual Squirrel
 	SQRESULT setupfunc(const SQChar* funcname);
 	void AddFuncOverride(std::string name, SQFunction func);
 	void ProcessMessageBuffer();
+	void GenerateSquirrelFunctionsStruct(SquirrelFunctions* s);
 };
 
 template <ScriptContext context> SquirrelManager<context>* g_pSquirrel;
diff --git a/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrelclasstypes.h b/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrelclasstypes.h
index 68b57bae..67f69827 100644
--- a/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrelclasstypes.h
+++ b/NorthstarDLL/squirrel/squirrelclasstypes.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ typedef SQRESULT (*sq_compilebufferType)(
 	HSquirrelVM* sqvm, CompileBufferState* compileBuffer, const char* file, int a1, SQBool bShouldThrowError);
 typedef SQRESULT (*sq_callType)(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, SQInteger iArgs, SQBool bShouldReturn, SQBool bThrowError);
 typedef SQInteger (*sq_raiseerrorType)(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, const SQChar* pError);
+typedef bool (*sq_compilefileType)(CSquirrelVM* sqvm, const char* path, const char* name, int a4);
 
 // sq stack array funcs
 typedef void (*sq_newarrayType)(HSquirrelVM* sqvm, SQInteger iStackpos);