diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/Config.java b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/Config.java
index 0067411..873253d 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/Config.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/Config.java
@@ -184,9 +184,14 @@ public final class Config {
 
     public static String GCFORMAT = "<white><light_purple><prefix></light_purple> <gray><sender></gray> <hover:show_text:on <server>><yellow>to Global</yellow></hover><gray>: <message></gray></white>";
     public static String GCPERMISSION = "proxy.globalchat";
+    public static List<String> GCALIAS = new ArrayList<>();
+    public static String GCNOTENABLED = "You don't have global chat enabled.";
     private static void globalChat() {
         MESSAGERECIEVER = getString("commands.globalchat.format", MESSAGERECIEVER);
         GCPERMISSION = getString("commands.globalchat.view-chat-permission", GCPERMISSION);
+        GCALIAS.clear();
+        GCALIAS = getList("commands.globalchat.alias", Lists.newArrayList("gc", "global"));
+        GCNOTENABLED = getString("commands.globalchat.not-enabled", GCNOTENABLED);
     }
 
     public static List<String> GACECOMMANDALIASES = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/managers/RegexManager.java b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/managers/RegexManager.java
index a750ab5..781642b 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/managers/RegexManager.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/managers/RegexManager.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package com.alttd.chat.managers;
 
 import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
 import com.alttd.chat.config.RegexConfig;
-import com.alttd.chat.objects.ChatFilterType;
+import com.alttd.chat.objects.FilterType;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import ninja.leaping.configurate.ConfigurationNode;
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+// TODO rebuild this class, All regexes go in a single list where we use the ChatFilter object and a matcher
 public class RegexManager {
 
     private static final HashMap<Pattern, ArrayList<String>> cancelRegex = new HashMap<>();
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ public class RegexManager {
         // maiby a REGEXobject and a list<Regex> would be better here?
         for(ConfigurationNode node : Config.REGEXNODE.getChildrenMap().values()) {
             RegexConfig regexConfig = new RegexConfig(node.getString());
-            if (ChatFilterType.getType(regexConfig.TYPE) == ChatFilterType.BLOCK) {
+            if (FilterType.getType(regexConfig.TYPE) == FilterType.BLOCK) {
                 cancelRegex.put(Pattern.compile(regexConfig.REGEX), Lists.newArrayList(regexConfig.REPLACEMENT));
-            } else if (ChatFilterType.getType(regexConfig.TYPE) == ChatFilterType.REPLACE) {
+            } else if (FilterType.getType(regexConfig.TYPE) == FilterType.REPLACE) {
                 replaceRegex.put(regexConfig.REGEX, regexConfig.REPLACEMENT);
             }
         }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatFilter.java b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatFilter.java
index c1a9117..b598bbb 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatFilter.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatFilter.java
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ package com.alttd.chat.objects;
 public class ChatFilter {
 
     private final String regex;
-    private final ChatFilterType type;
+    private final FilterType type;
     private String replacement = "";
 
-    public ChatFilter(String regex, ChatFilterType type) {
+    public ChatFilter(String regex, FilterType type) {
         this.regex = regex;
         this.type = type;
     }
 
-    public ChatFilter(String regex, ChatFilterType type, String replacement) {
+    public ChatFilter(String regex, FilterType type, String replacement) {
         this.regex = regex;
         this.type = type;
         this.replacement = replacement;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class ChatFilter {
         return regex;
     }
 
-    public ChatFilterType getType() {
+    public FilterType getType() {
         return type;
     }
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatUser.java b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatUser.java
index 51fdfb1..4cdc456 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatUser.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatUser.java
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ public class ChatUser {
 
     private LinkedList<Mail> mails;
 
-    /**
-     * Not all of the objects are relevant to proxy or server, so the saving should only update if the value has been changed?
-     */
     public ChatUser(UUID uuid, int partyId, boolean toggled_chat, boolean force_tp, boolean toggle_Gc) {
         this.uuid = uuid;
         this.partyId = partyId;
@@ -37,9 +34,9 @@ public class ChatUser {
         prefix = Utility.getPrefix(uuid, true);
         staffPrefix = Utility.getStaffPrefix(uuid);
 
-        prefixAll = prefix + staffPrefix; //TODO test what this does cus I barely understand lp api
-        // a boolean is lighter then a permission check, it's what I'd suggest doing here
-        toggleGc = toggle_Gc;//Utility.checkPermission(uuid, "chat.gc"); //TODO put the actual permission here, I don't know what it is...
+        prefixAll = Utility.getPrefix(uuid, false);
+
+        toggleGc = toggle_Gc;
         replyTarget = null;
         mails = new LinkedList<>(); // todo load mails
     }
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ public class ChatUser {
 
     public void togglePartyChat() {
         toggledPartyChat = !toggledPartyChat;
-        Queries.setPartyChatState(toggledPartyChat, uuid); //TODO: Async pls
+        Queries.setPartyChatState(toggledPartyChat, uuid); //TODO: Async pls - no CompleteableFuture<>!
     }
 
     public boolean ForceTp() {
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ public class ChatUser {
 
     public void toggleForceTp() {
         forceTp = !forceTp;
-        Queries.setForceTpState(forceTp, uuid); //TODO: Async pls
+        Queries.setForceTpState(forceTp, uuid); //TODO: Async pls - no CompleteableFuture<>!
     }
 
     public String getDisplayName() {
@@ -121,4 +118,8 @@ public class ChatUser {
     public LinkedList<Mail> getMails() {
         return mails;
     }
+
+    public void addMail(Mail mail) {
+        mails.add(mail);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatFilterType.java b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/FilterType.java
similarity index 60%
rename from api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatFilterType.java
rename to api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/FilterType.java
index f262bc8..1740d39 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/ChatFilterType.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/objects/FilterType.java
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package com.alttd.chat.objects;
 
-public enum ChatFilterType {
+public enum FilterType {
     REPLACE("replace"),
     BLOCK("block");
 
     private final String name;
 
-    ChatFilterType(String name) {
+    FilterType(String name) {
         this.name = name;
     }
 
-    public static ChatFilterType getType(String name) {
-        for (ChatFilterType type : ChatFilterType.values()) {
+    public static FilterType getType(String name) {
+        for (FilterType type : FilterType.values()) {
             if (type.name.equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
                 return type;
             }
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java
index a9992f9..09a15cc 100644
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
+// Todo this is only needed to get some special usecases eg [i] -> get and return the item the player is holding over a SYNCRONIZED connection:/
 public class ChatPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
 
     private static ChatPlugin instance;
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalChat.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalChat.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 209fc72..0000000
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalChat.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-package com.alttd.chat.commands;
-
-import com.alttd.chat.ChatPlugin;
-import com.alttd.chat.managers.ChatUserManager;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
-import org.bukkit.command.Command;
-import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
-import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
-import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
-import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
-
-import java.util.Objects;
-
-public class GlobalChat implements CommandExecutor {
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
-        if(!(sender instanceof Player)) { // must be a player
-            return true;
-        }
-        Player player = (Player) sender;
-        if(args.length == 0) return false;
-        if(args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("togglegc")) {
-            new BukkitRunnable() {
-                @Override
-                public void run() {
-                    Objects.requireNonNull(ChatUserManager.getChatUser(((Player) sender).getUniqueId())).toggleGc();
-                }
-            }.runTask(ChatPlugin.getInstance());
-        }
-
-        String message = StringUtils.join(args, " ", 0, args.length);
-        ChatPlugin.getInstance().getChatHandler().globalChat(player, message);
-        return false;
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
index 231a665..8ce9b77 100644
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
@@ -27,80 +27,7 @@ public class ChatHandler {
         plugin = ChatPlugin.getInstance();
     }
 
-    public void globalChat(Player player, String message) {
-        ChatUser user = ChatUserManager.getChatUser(player.getUniqueId());
-        if(user == null) return;
-        if(!user.isGcOn()) {
-            player.sendMessage();// GC IS OFF INFORM THEM ABOUT THIS and cancel
-            return;
-        }
-        // Check if the player has global chat enabled, if not warn them
-        String senderName, prefix = "";
 
-        senderName = player.getDisplayName();   // TODO this can be a component
-                                                // can also be cached in the chatuser object?
-        prefix = plugin.getChatAPI().getPrefix(player.getUniqueId());
 
-        MiniMessage miniMessage = MiniMessage.get();
-        message = Utility.parseColors(message);
-        if(!player.hasPermission("chat.format"))
-            message = miniMessage.stripTokens(message);
-        if(message.contains("[i]"))
-            message = message.replace("[i]", "<[i]>");
 
-        List<Template> templates = new ArrayList<>(List.of(
-                Template.of("sender", senderName),
-                Template.of("prefix", prefix),
-                Template.of("message", message),
-                Template.of("server", Bukkit.getServerName())/*,
-                Template.of("[i]", itemComponent(sender.getInventory().getItemInMainHand()))*/));
-
-        Component component = miniMessage.parse(Config.GCFORMAT, templates);
-
-        //todo make a method for this, it'll be used more then onc
-
-        ByteArrayDataOutput out = ByteStreams.newDataOutput();
-        out.writeUTF("globalchat");
-        out.writeUTF(miniMessage.serialize(component));
-        player.sendPluginMessage(plugin, Config.MESSAGECHANNEL, out.toByteArray());
-    }
-
-    // Start - move these to util
-    public Component itemComponent(ItemStack item) {
-        Component component = Component.text("[i]");
-        if(item.getType().equals(Material.AIR))
-            return component;
-        boolean dname = item.hasItemMeta() && item.getItemMeta().hasDisplayName();
-        if(dname) {
-            component = component.append(item.getItemMeta().displayName());
-        } else {
-            component = Component.text(materialToName(item.getType()));
-        }
-        component = component.hoverEvent(item.asHoverEvent());
-        return component;
-    }
-
-    private static String materialToName(Material m) {
-        if (m.equals(Material.TNT)) {
-            return "TNT";
-        }
-        String orig = m.toString().toLowerCase();
-        String[] splits = orig.split("_");
-        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(orig.length());
-        int pos = 0;
-        for (String split : splits) {
-            sb.append(split);
-            int loc = sb.lastIndexOf(split);
-            char charLoc = sb.charAt(loc);
-            if (!(split.equalsIgnoreCase("of") || split.equalsIgnoreCase("and") ||
-                    split.equalsIgnoreCase("with") || split.equalsIgnoreCase("on")))
-                sb.setCharAt(loc, Character.toUpperCase(charLoc));
-            if (pos != splits.length - 1)
-                sb.append(' ');
-            ++pos;
-        }
-
-        return sb.toString();
-    }
-    // end - move these to util
 }
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PluginMessage.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PluginMessage.java
index 1650b6d..969131f 100644
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PluginMessage.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PluginMessage.java
@@ -22,4 +22,45 @@ public class PluginMessage implements PluginMessageListener {
                 break;
         }
     }
-}
+
+/*    // todo implement AdvancedChatFilter for this like this
+    //      send pluginmessage to backend server and return a shatteredcomponent to be reparsed by proxy
+    // Start - move these to util
+    public Component itemComponent(ItemStack item) {
+        Component component = Component.text("[i]");
+        if(item.getType().equals(Material.AIR))
+            return component;
+        boolean dname = item.hasItemMeta() && item.getItemMeta().hasDisplayName();
+        if(dname) {
+            component = component.append(item.getItemMeta().displayName());
+        } else {
+            component = Component.text(materialToName(item.getType()));
+        }
+        component = component.hoverEvent(item.asHoverEvent());
+        return component;
+    }
+
+    private static String materialToName(Material m) {
+        if (m.equals(Material.TNT)) {
+            return "TNT";
+        }
+        String orig = m.toString().toLowerCase();
+        String[] splits = orig.split("_");
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(orig.length());
+        int pos = 0;
+        for (String split : splits) {
+            sb.append(split);
+            int loc = sb.lastIndexOf(split);
+            char charLoc = sb.charAt(loc);
+            if (!(split.equalsIgnoreCase("of") || split.equalsIgnoreCase("and") ||
+                    split.equalsIgnoreCase("with") || split.equalsIgnoreCase("on")))
+                sb.setCharAt(loc, Character.toUpperCase(charLoc));
+            if (pos != splits.length - 1)
+                sb.append(' ');
+            ++pos;
+        }
+
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+    // end - move these to util
+}*/
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/VelocityChat.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/VelocityChat.java
index 0616bee..91cec92 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/VelocityChat.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/VelocityChat.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.alttd.chat;
 
 import com.alttd.chat.commands.GlobalAdminChat;
+import com.alttd.chat.commands.GlobalChat;
 import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
 import com.alttd.chat.handlers.ChatHandler;
 import com.alttd.chat.handlers.ServerHandler;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public class VelocityChat {
 
     public void loadCommands() {
         new GlobalAdminChat(server);
+        new GlobalChat(server);
         // all (proxy)commands go here
     }
 
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalAdminChat.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalAdminChat.java
index eda966f..1ed8519 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalAdminChat.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalAdminChat.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.alttd.chat.commands;
 
-import com.alttd.chat.api.GlobalAdminChatEvent;
+import com.alttd.chat.events.GlobalAdminChatEvent;
 import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.StringArgumentType;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalChat.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalChat.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71e9fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalChat.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.alttd.chat.commands;
+
+import com.alttd.chat.VelocityChat;
+import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
+import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.StringArgumentType;
+import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
+import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.RequiredArgumentBuilder;
+import com.mojang.brigadier.tree.LiteralCommandNode;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.BrigadierCommand;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandMeta;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandSource;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.Player;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer;
+
+public class GlobalChat {
+
+    public GlobalChat(ProxyServer proxyServer) {
+        LiteralCommandNode<CommandSource> command = LiteralArgumentBuilder
+                .<CommandSource>literal("globalchat")
+                .requires(ctx -> ctx.hasPermission("command.proxy.globalchat"))// TODO permission system? load permissions from config?
+                .requires(ctx -> ctx instanceof Player) // players only can use this
+                .then(RequiredArgumentBuilder
+                        .<CommandSource, String>argument("message",  StringArgumentType.greedyString())
+                        .executes(context -> {
+                            VelocityChat.getPlugin().getChatHandler().globalChat((Player) context.getSource(), context.getArgument("message", String.class));
+                            return 1;
+                        })
+                )
+                .executes(context -> 0) // todo info message /usage
+                .build();
+
+        BrigadierCommand brigadierCommand = new BrigadierCommand(command);
+
+        CommandMeta.Builder metaBuilder = proxyServer.getCommandManager().metaBuilder(brigadierCommand);
+
+        for (String alias : Config.GCALIAS) {
+            metaBuilder.aliases(alias);
+        }
+        CommandMeta meta = metaBuilder.build();
+
+        proxyServer.getCommandManager().register(meta, brigadierCommand);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalChatToggle.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalChatToggle.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5c0051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/GlobalChatToggle.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.alttd.chat.commands;
+
+import com.alttd.chat.VelocityChat;
+import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
+import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.StringArgumentType;
+import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
+import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.RequiredArgumentBuilder;
+import com.mojang.brigadier.tree.LiteralCommandNode;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.BrigadierCommand;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandMeta;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandSource;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.Player;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer;
+import net.luckperms.api.LuckPerms;
+import net.luckperms.api.node.Node;
+
+public class GlobalChatToggle {
+
+    // todo q - can this be implemented in /gc toggle or /gc true/false
+    public GlobalChatToggle(ProxyServer proxyServer) {
+        LiteralCommandNode<CommandSource> command = LiteralArgumentBuilder
+                .<CommandSource>literal("toggleglobalchat")
+                .requires(ctx -> ctx instanceof Player)
+                .requires(ctx -> ctx.hasPermission("command.proxy.globalchat"))// TODO permission system? load permissions from config?
+                .then(RequiredArgumentBuilder
+                        .<CommandSource, String>argument("message",  StringArgumentType.greedyString())
+                        .executes(context -> {
+                            LuckPerms luckPerms = VelocityChat.getPlugin().API().getLuckPerms();
+                            Player player = (Player) context;
+                            luckPerms.getUserManager().modifyUser(player.getUniqueId(), user -> {
+                                if(player.hasPermission(Config.GCPERMISSION)) { //TODO THIS MUST BE A CONSTANT FROM CONFIG?
+                                    user.data().add(Node.builder(Config.GCPERMISSION).build());
+                                } else {
+                                    user.data().remove(Node.builder(Config.GCPERMISSION).build());
+                                }
+                            });
+                            return 1;
+                        })
+                )
+                .executes(context -> 0)
+                .build();
+
+        BrigadierCommand brigadierCommand = new BrigadierCommand(command);
+
+        CommandMeta.Builder metaBuilder = proxyServer.getCommandManager().metaBuilder(brigadierCommand);
+        metaBuilder.aliases("togglegc");
+
+        CommandMeta meta = metaBuilder.build();
+
+        proxyServer.getCommandManager().register(meta, brigadierCommand);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/Message.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/Message.java
index 2ab051b..3593ed2 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/Message.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/Message.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.alttd.chat.commands;
 
 import com.alttd.chat.VelocityChat;
-import com.alttd.chat.api.PrivateMessageEvent;
+import com.alttd.chat.events.PrivateMessageEvent;
 import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.StringArgumentType;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ public class Message {
                                         Player receiver = playerOptional.get();
                                         proxyServer.getEventManager().fire(new PrivateMessageEvent(context.getSource(), receiver, context.getArgument("message", String.class))).thenAccept((event) -> {
                                             if(event.getResult() == ResultedEvent.GenericResult.allowed()) {
-                                                VelocityChat.getPlugin().getChatHandler().privateMessage(event);
+                                                VelocityChat.getPlugin().getChatHandler().privateMessage(context.getSource(), receiver, context.getArgument("message", String.class));
                                             }
-                                            // event has finished firing
-                                            // do some logic dependent on the result
                                         });
                                         return 1;
                                     } else {
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/SendMail.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/SendMail.java
index 3830cdb..b3ca2d5 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/SendMail.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/commands/SendMail.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.alttd.chat.commands;
 
-import com.alttd.chat.api.GlobalAdminChatEvent;
-import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
+import com.alttd.chat.VelocityChat;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.StringArgumentType;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.RequiredArgumentBuilder;
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ public class SendMail {
                                 .<CommandSource, String>argument("player", StringArgumentType.string())
                                 .suggests((context, builder) -> {
                                     Collection<String> possibleValues = new ArrayList<>();
-                                    for (Player player : proxyServer.getAllPlayers()) {
+                                    for (Player player : proxyServer.getAllPlayers()) { // todo all chatplayers? this can be heavy
                                         possibleValues.add(player.getGameProfile().getName());
                                     }
                                     if(possibleValues.isEmpty()) return Suggestions.empty();
@@ -43,13 +42,53 @@ public class SendMail {
                                         .<CommandSource, String>argument("message",  StringArgumentType.greedyString())
                                         .executes(context -> {
                                             // todo construct the mail and notify the player if online?
+                                            VelocityChat.getPlugin().getChatHandler().sendMail();
                                             return 1;
                                         })
                                 )
-                                .executes(context -> 0)
+                                .executes(context -> {
+
+                                    return 1;
+                                })
                         )
                 )
-                .executes(context -> 0)
+                .then(LiteralArgumentBuilder.<CommandSource>literal("list")
+                        // TODO list read, unread, all?
+                        .then(LiteralArgumentBuilder.<CommandSource>literal("read")
+                                .executes(context -> {
+
+                                    return 1;
+                                })
+                        )
+                        .then(LiteralArgumentBuilder.<CommandSource>literal("unread")
+                                .executes(context -> {
+
+                                    return 1;
+                                })
+                        )
+                        .then(LiteralArgumentBuilder.<CommandSource>literal("all")
+                                .executes(context -> {
+
+                                    return 1;
+                                })
+                        )
+                        .executes(context -> {
+
+                            return 1;
+                        })
+                )
+                .then(LiteralArgumentBuilder.<CommandSource>literal("admin")
+                        .requires(ctx -> ctx.hasPermission("command.proxy.mail.admin"))// TODO permission system? load permissions from config?
+                        // TODO admin command, remove, edit?
+                        .executes(context -> {
+
+                            return 1;
+                        })
+                )
+                .executes(context -> {
+                    // todo mail help message
+                    return 1;
+                })
                 .build();
 
         BrigadierCommand brigadierCommand = new BrigadierCommand(command);
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/ServerConfig.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/ServerConfig.java
index 8705c54..9935bd2 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/ServerConfig.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/config/ServerConfig.java
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ public final class ServerConfig {
 
     /** DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING ABOVE **/
 
-    public boolean GLOBALCHAT = true; // TODO change to false on release
-    public boolean JOINLEAVEMSSAGES = true; // TODO change to false on release
+    public boolean GLOBALCHAT = true; // TODO - @teri idk what servers need to have this enabled
+    public boolean JOINLEAVEMSSAGES = true; // TODO set to false on lobby
     private void ServerSettings() {
         GLOBALCHAT = getBoolean("global-chat-enabled", GLOBALCHAT);
         JOINLEAVEMSSAGES = getBoolean("joinleave-messages-enabled", JOINLEAVEMSSAGES);
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/api/GlobalAdminChatEvent.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/events/GlobalAdminChatEvent.java
similarity index 93%
rename from velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/api/GlobalAdminChatEvent.java
rename to velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/events/GlobalAdminChatEvent.java
index b93e82c..1094f7b 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/api/GlobalAdminChatEvent.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/events/GlobalAdminChatEvent.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.alttd.chat.api;
+package com.alttd.chat.events;
 
 import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandSource;
 
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/api/PrivateMessageEvent.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/events/PrivateMessageEvent.java
similarity index 97%
rename from velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/api/PrivateMessageEvent.java
rename to velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/events/PrivateMessageEvent.java
index 8421403..37f6c6f 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/api/PrivateMessageEvent.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/events/PrivateMessageEvent.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.alttd.chat.api;
+package com.alttd.chat.events;
 
 
 import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandSource;
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handlers/ChatHandler.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handlers/ChatHandler.java
index 554b5f1..7a3a698 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handlers/ChatHandler.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handlers/ChatHandler.java
@@ -1,44 +1,111 @@
 package com.alttd.chat.handlers;
 
-import com.alttd.chat.api.PrivateMessageEvent;
+import com.alttd.chat.VelocityChat;
+import com.alttd.chat.events.PrivateMessageEvent;
 import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
+import com.alttd.chat.managers.ChatUserManager;
+import com.alttd.chat.managers.RegexManager;
 import com.alttd.chat.objects.ChatUser;
+import com.alttd.chat.util.Utility;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandSource;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.Player;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.Template;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
 public class ChatHandler {
 
-    public void privateMessage(PrivateMessageEvent event) {
+    public void globalChat(Player player, String message) {
+        ChatUser user = ChatUserManager.getChatUser(player.getUniqueId());
+        if(user == null) return;
+        MiniMessage miniMessage = MiniMessage.get();
+        if(!user.isGcOn()) {
+            player.sendMessage(miniMessage.parse(Config.GCNOTENABLED));// GC IS OFF INFORM THEM ABOUT THIS and cancel
+            return;
+        }
+
+        message = Utility.parseColors(message);
+        if(!player.hasPermission("chat.format")) // Todo PR fix for '<3' to minimessage
+            message = miniMessage.stripTokens(message);
+
+        message = RegexManager.replaceText(message); // this filters the message TODO should staff be able to bypass filters?
+
+        List<Template> templates = new ArrayList<>(List.of(
+                Template.of("sender", user.getDisplayName()),
+                Template.of("prefix", user.getPrefix()),
+                Template.of("message", message),
+                Template.of("server", player.getCurrentServer().isPresent() ? player.getCurrentServer().get().getServerInfo().getName() : "Altitude")
+                /*,Template.of("[i]", itemComponent(sender.getInventory().getItemInMainHand()))*/ //Todo move this into ChatFilters
+        ));
+
+        Component component = miniMessage.parse(Config.GCFORMAT, templates);
+
+        VelocityChat.getPlugin().getServerHandler().sendGlobalChat(component);
+
+    }
+
+    public void privateMessage(CommandSource commandSource, Player recipient, String message) {
+        // todo get the chatUserinstance of both players and or console - @teri should console be able to /msg?
         String senderName;
         String receiverName;
-        CommandSource commandSource = event.getSender();
         if (commandSource instanceof Player) {
-            Player sender = (Player) event.getSender();
+            Player sender = (Player) commandSource;
             senderName = sender.getUsername();
             //plugin.getChatHandler().getChatPlayer(sender.getUniqueId()).setReplyTarget(event.getRecipient().getUniqueId()); // TODO this needs to be cleaner
         } else {
             senderName = Config.CONSOLENAME;
         }
-        receiverName = event.getRecipient().getUsername();
+        receiverName = recipient.getUsername();
 
         MiniMessage miniMessage = MiniMessage.get();
 
+        message = Utility.parseColors(message);
+        if(!commandSource.hasPermission("chat.format")) // Todo PR fix for '<3' to minimessage
+            message = miniMessage.stripTokens(message);
+
+        message = RegexManager.replaceText(message); // this filters the message TODO should staff be able to bypass filters?
+
+//        List<Template> templates = new ArrayList<>(List.of(
+//                Template.of("sender", user.getDisplayName()),
+//                Template.of("prefix", user.getPrefix()),
+//                Template.of("message", message),
+//                Template.of("server", player.getCurrentServer().isPresent() ? player.getCurrentServer().get().getServerInfo().getName() : "Altitude")
+//                /*,Template.of("[i]", itemComponent(sender.getInventory().getItemInMainHand()))*/ //Todo move this into ChatFilters
+//        ));
+
         Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
 
         map.put("sender", senderName);
         map.put("receiver", receiverName);
-        map.put("message", event.getMessage());
-        map.put("server", event.getRecipient().getCurrentServer().isPresent() ? event.getRecipient().getCurrentServer().get().getServerInfo().getName() : "Altitude");
+        map.put("message", message);
+//        map.put("server", event.getRecipient().getCurrentServer().isPresent() ? event.getRecipient().getCurrentServer().get().getServerInfo().getName() : "Altitude");
 
         Component senderMessage = miniMessage.parse(Config.MESSAGESENDER, map);
         Component receiverMessage = miniMessage.parse(Config.MESSAGERECIEVER, map);
 
-        event.getSender().sendMessage(senderMessage);
-        event.getRecipient().sendMessage(receiverMessage);
+        commandSource.sendMessage(senderMessage);
+        recipient.sendMessage(receiverMessage);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * constructs a mail object and notifies all involved players about it
+     * / mail send playerA,playerB,playerC message
+     */
+    public void sendMail() {
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param message the messaged to be parsed by the chatfilter
+     * @param player the player invoking the message
+     * @return the message altered by the filters
+     */
+    public String applyChatFilters(String message, Player player) {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    public void sendMail(CommandSource source, String message, List<Player> targets) {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handlers/ServerHandler.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handlers/ServerHandler.java
index 66c0389..4ed44ea 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handlers/ServerHandler.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handlers/ServerHandler.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.alttd.chat.VelocityChat;
 import com.alttd.chat.config.ServerConfig;
 import com.alttd.chat.data.ServerWrapper;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.RegisteredServer;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -34,10 +35,10 @@ public class ServerHandler {
         }
     }
 
-    public void sendGlobalChat(String message) {
+    public void sendGlobalChat(Component message) {
         servers.stream()
                 .filter(serverWrapper -> serverWrapper.globalChat())
-                .forEach(serverWrapper -> serverWrapper.getRegisteredServer().sendMessage(MiniMessage.get().parse(message)));
+                .forEach(serverWrapper -> serverWrapper.getRegisteredServer().sendMessage(message));
     }
 
     public List<ServerWrapper> getServers()
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
index c77c0ca..d00e391 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package com.alttd.chat.listeners;
 
 import com.alttd.chat.VelocityChat;
-import com.alttd.chat.api.GlobalAdminChatEvent;
-import com.alttd.chat.api.PrivateMessageEvent;
+import com.alttd.chat.events.GlobalAdminChatEvent;
+import com.alttd.chat.events.PrivateMessageEvent;
 import com.alttd.chat.config.Config;
 import com.alttd.chat.util.Utility;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandSource;
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PluginMessageListener.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PluginMessageListener.java
index fe40d66..3160318 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PluginMessageListener.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PluginMessageListener.java
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ public class PluginMessageListener {
                 VelocityChat.getPlugin().getLogger().info("server " + event.getSource());
                 switch (channel) {
                     case "globalchat":
-                        VelocityChat.getPlugin().getServerHandler().sendGlobalChat(in.readUTF());
+                        // todo this is obsolete
+                        //VelocityChat.getPlugin().getServerHandler().sendGlobalChat(in.readUTF());
                         break;
                     default:
                         VelocityChat.getPlugin().getLogger().info("server " + event.getSource());