diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utility.java b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utility.java
index f3b948f..dd61937 100755
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utility.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utility.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import net.luckperms.api.model.user.User;
 import net.luckperms.api.node.Node;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -186,4 +187,39 @@ public class Utility {
                 : miniMessage.parse(stringBuilder.toString());
     }
 
+    public static void noPermission(CommandSender sender) {
+        sender.sendMessage(MiniMessage.get().parse("<red>You don't have permission to use this command.</red>")); //TODO config?
+    }
+
+    public static void sendBlockedNotification(String prefix, Player player, String input, String target) {
+        MiniMessage miniMessage = MiniMessage.get();
+        Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().forEach(a ->{
+            Component blockedNotification = miniMessage.parse("<red>[" + prefix + "] "
+                    + Utility.getDisplayName(player.getUniqueId())
+                    + (target.isEmpty() ? " tried to say: " : " -> " + target + ": ")
+                    + input + "</red>");
+            if (a.hasPermission("chat.alert-blocked")) {
+                a.sendMessage(blockedNotification);//TODO make configurable (along with all the messages)
+            }
+        });
+        player.sendMessage(miniMessage.parse("<red>The language you used in your message is not allowed, " +
+                "this constitutes as your only warning. Any further attempts at bypassing the filter will result in staff intervention.</red>"));
+    }
+
+    public static void sendMutedNotification(String prefix, Player player, String input) {
+        MiniMessage miniMessage = MiniMessage.get();
+        Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().forEach(a ->{
+            Component blockedNotification = miniMessage.parse("<red>[" + prefix + "] "
+                    + Utility.getDisplayName(player.getUniqueId())
+                    + " tried to say: "
+                    + input + "</red>");
+            if (a.hasPermission("chat.alert-blocked")) {
+                a.sendMessage(blockedNotification);//TODO make configurable (along with all the messages)
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static void sendBlockedNotification(String prefix, Player player, Component input, String target) {
+        sendBlockedNotification(prefix, player, PlainComponentSerializer.plain().serialize(input), target);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java
index af8edc7..a7479c9 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/ChatPlugin.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class ChatPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         registerCommand("reply", new Reply());
         registerCommand("ignore", new Ignore());
         registerCommand("unignore", new Unignore());
+        registerCommand("muteserver", new MuteServer());
 
         messageChannel = Config.MESSAGECHANNEL;
         getServer().getMessenger().registerOutgoingPluginChannel(this, messageChannel);
@@ -77,4 +78,12 @@ public class ChatPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
     public boolean serverGlobalChatEnabled() {
         return serverConfig.GLOBALCHAT;
     }
+
+    public boolean serverMuted() {
+        return serverConfig.MUTED;
+    }
+
+    public void toggleServerMuted() {
+        serverConfig.MUTED = !serverConfig.MUTED;
+    }
 }
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 b53e0ad..ebbf1da 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ 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.alttd.chat.util.Utils;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataOutput;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
 import litebans.api.Database;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ public class ChatHandler {
         user.setReplyTarget(target);
         String updatedMessage = RegexManager.replaceText(player, message); // todo a better way for this
         if(updatedMessage == null) {
-            Utils.sendBlockedNotification("DM Language", player, message, target);
+            Utility.sendBlockedNotification("DM Language", player, message, target);
             return; // the message was blocked
         }
 
@@ -77,8 +76,8 @@ public class ChatHandler {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (Database.get().isPlayerMuted(player.getUniqueId(), null)) {
-            Utils.sendBlockedNotification("Muted" ,player, message, "");
+        if (Database.get().isPlayerMuted(player.getUniqueId(), null) || ChatPlugin.getInstance().serverMuted()) {
+            Utility.sendMutedNotification("GC Muted", player, message);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ public class ChatHandler {
 
         String updatedMessage = RegexManager.replaceText(player, message); // todo a better way for this
         if(updatedMessage == null) {
-            Utils.sendBlockedNotification("GC Language", player, message, "");
+            Utility.sendBlockedNotification("GC Language", player, message, "");
             return; // the message was blocked
         }
 
@@ -119,6 +118,7 @@ public class ChatHandler {
     private void sendPluginMessage(Player player, String channel, Component component) {
         ByteArrayDataOutput out = ByteStreams.newDataOutput();
         out.writeUTF(channel);
+        out.writeUTF(player.getUniqueId().toString());
         out.writeUTF(GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serialize(component));
         player.sendPluginMessage(plugin, Config.MESSAGECHANNEL, out.toByteArray());
     }
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
index 2d018ff..c06e965 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ 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.alttd.chat.util.Utils;
 import io.papermc.paper.chat.ChatRenderer;
 import io.papermc.paper.event.player.AsyncChatEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.audience.Audience;
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ public class ChatListener implements Listener, ChatRenderer {
         message = RegexManager.replaceText(event.getPlayer(), message); // todo a better way for this
         if(message == null) {
             event.setCancelled(true);
-            Utils.sendBlockedNotification("Language", player, input, "");
+            Utility.sendBlockedNotification("Language", player, input, "");
             return; // the message was blocked
         }
 
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java
index bab69a8..70fbe63 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package com.alttd.chat.listeners;
 
-import com.alttd.chat.database.Queries;
 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.alttd.chat.util.Utils;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainComponentSerializer;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
@@ -14,7 +12,6 @@ import org.bukkit.event.block.SignChangeEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
 
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
                 message = RegexManager.replaceText(event.getPlayer(), message); // todo a better way for this
 
                 if (message == null) {
-                    Utils.sendBlockedNotification("Sign Language" ,event.getPlayer(), PlainComponentSerializer.plain().serialize(component), "");
+                    Utility.sendBlockedNotification("Sign Language" ,event.getPlayer(), PlainComponentSerializer.plain().serialize(component), "");
                 }
 
                 component = message == null ? Component.empty() : Component.text(message);
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utils.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utils.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3aec34d..0000000
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utils.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-package com.alttd.chat.util;
-
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainComponentSerializer;
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
-import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
-
-public class Utils {
-
-    public static void sendBlockedNotification(String prefix, Player player, String input, String target) {
-        MiniMessage miniMessage = MiniMessage.get();
-        Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().forEach(a ->{
-            Component blockedNotification = miniMessage.parse("<red>[" + prefix + "] "
-                    + Utility.getDisplayName(player.getUniqueId())
-                    + (target.isEmpty() ? " tried to say: " : " -> " + target + ": ")
-                    + input + "</red>");
-            if (a.hasPermission("chat.alert-blocked")) {
-                a.sendMessage(blockedNotification);//TODO make configurable (along with all the messages)
-            }
-        });
-        player.sendMessage(miniMessage.parse("<red>The language you used in your message is not allowed, " +
-                "this constitutes as your only warning. Any further attempts at bypassing the filter will result in staff intervention.</red>"));
-    }
-
-    public static void sendBlockedNotification(String prefix, Player player, Component input, String target) {
-        sendBlockedNotification(prefix, player, PlainComponentSerializer.plain().serialize(input), target);
-    }
-
-}