diff --git a/src/mami.js/main.js b/src/mami.js/main.js
index f98045f..b978a81 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/main.js
+++ b/src/mami.js/main.js
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ window.Umi = { UI: {} };
     settings.define('autoScroll').default(true).create();
     settings.define('closeTabConfirm').default(false).create();
     settings.define('showChannelList').default(false).create();
-    settings.define('fancyInfo').default(true).create();
     settings.define('autoCloseUserContext').default(true).create();
-    settings.define('enableParser').default(true).create();
-    settings.define('enableEmoticons').default(true).create();
-    settings.define('autoParseUrls').default(true).create();
     settings.define('preventOverflow').default(false).create();
     settings.define('expandTextBox').default(false).create();
     settings.define('eepromAutoInsert').default(true).create();
@@ -113,7 +109,6 @@ window.Umi = { UI: {} };
     settings.define('windowsLiveMessenger').default(false).create();
     settings.define('seinfeld').default(false).create();
     settings.define('flashTitle').default(true).create();
-    settings.define('showServerMsgInTitle').default(true).create();
     settings.define('onlyConnectWhenVisible').default(true).create();
     settings.define('playJokeSounds').default(true).create();
     settings.define('weeaboo').default(false).create();
diff --git a/src/mami.js/messages.js b/src/mami.js/messages.js
index 392c924..d03cee8 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/messages.js
+++ b/src/mami.js/messages.js
@@ -1,40 +1,74 @@
-#include channels.js
 #include users.js
-#include ui/messages.jsx
 
-// messages should probably also be an "event" like how it is on the server
+const MamiMessageAuthorInfo = function(self = false, user = null, id = null, name = null, colour = null, rank = null, avatar = null) {
+    if(typeof self !== 'boolean')
+        throw 'self must be a boolean';
 
-Umi.Message = (() => {
-    const chatBot = new MamiUserInfo('-1', 'Server');
+    if(user === null) {
+        id ??= '';
+        name ??= '';
+        colour ??= 'inherit';
+        rank ??= 0;
+        avatar ??= new MamiUserAvatarInfo(id);
+    } else {
+        if(typeof user !== 'object')
+            throw 'user must be an object or null';
 
-    return function(msgId, time, user, text, channel, highlight, botInfo, isAction, isLog) {
-        msgId = (msgId || '').toString();
-        time = time === null ? new Date() : (typeof time === 'object' ? time : new Date(parseInt(time || 0) * 1000));
-        user = user !== null && typeof user === 'object' ? user : chatBot;
-        text = (text || '').toString();
-        channel = (channel || '').toString();
-        highlight = !!highlight;
-        isAction = !!isAction;
-        isLog = !!isLog;
-        hasSeen = isLog;
+        id ??= user.id;
+        name ??= user.name;
+        colour ??= user.colour;
+        rank ??= user.perms.rank;
+        avatar ??= user.avatar;
+    }
 
-        return {
-            getId: () => msgId,
-            getIdInt: () => {
-                const num = parseInt(msgId);
-                return isNaN(num) ? (Math.round(Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER * Math.random())) : num;
-            },
-            getTime: () => time,
-            getUser: () => MamiConvertUserInfoToUmi(user),
-            getUserV2: () => user,
-            getText: () => text,
-            getChannel: () => channel,
-            shouldHighlight: () => highlight,
-            getBotInfo: () => botInfo,
-            isAction: () => isAction,
-            isLog: () => isLog,
-            hasSeen: () => hasSeen,
-            markSeen: () => hasSeen = true,
-        };
+    if(typeof id !== 'string')
+        throw 'id must be a string';
+    if(typeof name !== 'string')
+        throw 'name must be a string';
+    if(typeof colour !== 'string')
+        throw 'colour must be a string';
+    if(typeof rank !== 'number')
+        throw 'rank must be a number';
+    if(typeof avatar !== 'object')
+        throw 'avatar must be an object';
+
+    return {
+        get self() { return self; },
+
+        get user() { return user; },
+        get hasUser() { return user !== null; },
+
+        get id() { return id; },
+        get name() { return name; },
+        get colour() { return colour; },
+        get rank() { return rank; },
+        get avatar() { return avatar; },
     };
-})();
+};
+
+const MamiMessageInfo = function(type, created = null, detail = null, id = '', author = null, channel = '', silent = false) {
+    if(typeof type !== 'string')
+        throw 'type must be a string';
+    if(created === null)
+        created = new Date;
+    else if(!(created instanceof Date))
+        throw 'created must be an instance of window.Date or null';
+    if(typeof id !== 'string')
+        throw 'id must be a string';
+    if(typeof author !== 'object')
+        throw 'author must be an object';
+    if(typeof channel !== 'string')
+        throw 'channel must be a string';
+    if(typeof silent !== 'boolean')
+        throw 'silent must be a boolean';
+
+    return {
+        get type() { return type; },
+        get created() { return created; },
+        get detail() { return detail; },
+        get id() { return id; },
+        get author() { return author; },
+        get channel() { return channel; },
+        get silent() { return silent; },
+    };
+};
diff --git a/src/mami.js/parsing.js b/src/mami.js/parsing.js
index 2736c1d..18b694a 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/parsing.js
+++ b/src/mami.js/parsing.js
@@ -378,8 +378,6 @@ Umi.Parsing = (function() {
                     }
                 }
             }
-
-            return element;
         },
     };
 })();
diff --git a/src/mami.js/rng.js b/src/mami.js/rng.js
index c67c700..972d4c4 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/rng.js
+++ b/src/mami.js/rng.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const MamiRNG = function(seed) {
     const MBIG = 0x7FFFFFFF;
     const MSEED = 161803398;
 
-    if((typeof seed).toLowerCase() !== 'number')
+    if(isNaN(seed))
         seed = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000);
 
     const seedArray = new Int32Array(56);
diff --git a/src/mami.js/sockchat/handlers.js b/src/mami.js/sockchat/handlers.js
index 8e8ed3a..2c15b69 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/sockchat/handlers.js
+++ b/src/mami.js/sockchat/handlers.js
@@ -142,14 +142,13 @@ const MamiSockChatHandlers = function(ctx, client, setLoadingOverlay, sockChatRe
         Umi.Users.Add(userInfo);
 
         if(ev.detail.msg !== undefined)
-            Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new Umi.Message(
-                ev.detail.msg.id, ev.detail.msg.time, undefined, '', ev.detail.msg.channel, false,
-                {
-                    isError: false,
-                    type: ev.detail.msg.botInfo.type,
-                    args: ev.detail.msg.botInfo.args,
-                    target: userInfo,
-                }
+            Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new MamiMessageInfo(
+                'user:join',
+                ev.detail.msg.time,
+                null,
+                ev.detail.msg.id,
+                new MamiMessageAuthorInfo(ev.detail.user.self, userInfo),
+                ev.detail.msg.channel
             ));
     };
     handlers['user:remove'] = ev => {
@@ -160,19 +159,13 @@ const MamiSockChatHandlers = function(ctx, client, setLoadingOverlay, sockChatRe
             return;
 
         if(ev.detail.msg !== undefined)
-            Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new Umi.Message(
-                ev.detail.msg.id,
+            Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new MamiMessageInfo(
+                'user:leave',
                 ev.detail.msg.time,
-                undefined,
-                '',
-                ev.detail.msg.channel,
-                false,
-                {
-                    isError: false,
-                    type: ev.detail.msg.botInfo.type,
-                    args: ev.detail.msg.botInfo.args,
-                    target: userInfo,
-                },
+                { reason: ev.detail.leave.type },
+                ev.detail.msg.id,
+                new MamiMessageAuthorInfo(ev.detail.user.self, userInfo),
+                ev.detail.msg.channel
             ));
 
         Umi.Users.Remove(userInfo);
@@ -183,7 +176,7 @@ const MamiSockChatHandlers = function(ctx, client, setLoadingOverlay, sockChatRe
         const userInfo = Umi.Users.Get(ev.detail.user.id);
         userInfo.name = ev.detail.user.name;
         userInfo.colour = ev.detail.user.colour;
-        userInfo.avatarChangeTime = Date.now();
+        userInfo.avatar = new MamiUserAvatarInfo(ev.detail.user.id);
         userInfo.status = new MamiUserStatusInfo(ev.detail.user.status.isAway, ev.detail.user.status.message);
         userInfo.perms = new MamiUserPermsInfo(
             ev.detail.user.perms.rank, ev.detail.user.perms.kick,
@@ -250,14 +243,12 @@ const MamiSockChatHandlers = function(ctx, client, setLoadingOverlay, sockChatRe
         Umi.Users.Add(userInfo);
 
         if(ev.detail.msg !== undefined)
-            Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new Umi.Message(
-                ev.detail.msg.id, null, undefined, '', ev.detail.msg.channel, false,
-                {
-                    isError: false,
-                    type: ev.detail.msg.botInfo.type,
-                    args: [ userInfo.name ],
-                    target: userInfo,
-                },
+            Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new MamiMessageInfo(
+                'channel:join',
+                null, null,
+                ev.detail.msg.id,
+                new MamiMessageAuthorInfo(ev.detail.user.self, userInfo),
+                ev.detail.msg.channel
             ));
     };
     handlers['chan:leave'] = ev => {
@@ -271,14 +262,12 @@ const MamiSockChatHandlers = function(ctx, client, setLoadingOverlay, sockChatRe
             return;
 
         if(ev.detail.msg !== undefined)
-            Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new Umi.Message(
-                ev.detail.msg.id, null, undefined, '', ev.detail.msg.channel, false,
-                {
-                    isError: false,
-                    type: ev.detail.msg.botInfo.type,
-                    args: [ userInfo.name ],
-                    target: userInfo,
-                },
+            Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new MamiMessageInfo(
+                'channel:leave',
+                null, null,
+                ev.detail.msg.id,
+                new MamiMessageAuthorInfo(ev.detail.user.self, userInfo),
+                ev.detail.msg.channel
             ));
 
         Umi.Users.Remove(userInfo);
@@ -289,8 +278,9 @@ const MamiSockChatHandlers = function(ctx, client, setLoadingOverlay, sockChatRe
         if(dumpEvents) console.log('msg:add', ev.detail);
 
         const senderInfo = ev.detail.msg.sender;
+        const rawUserInfo = Umi.Users.Get(senderInfo.id);
         const userInfo = senderInfo.name === undefined
-            ? Umi.Users.Get(senderInfo.id)
+            ? rawUserInfo
             : new MamiUserInfo(
                 senderInfo.id,
                 senderInfo.name,
@@ -319,15 +309,71 @@ const MamiSockChatHandlers = function(ctx, client, setLoadingOverlay, sockChatRe
             Umi.UI.Menus.Attention('channels');
         }
 
-        Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new Umi.Message(
-            ev.detail.msg.id,
+        let type, detail, author;
+        if(ev.detail.msg.isBot) {
+            const botInfo = ev.detail.msg.botInfo;
+            let authorMethod;
+
+            if(botInfo.type === 'join') {
+                type = 'user:join';
+                authorMethod = 'nameArg';
+            } else if(['leave', 'kick', 'flood', 'timeout'].includes(botInfo.type)) {
+                type = 'user:leave';
+                authorMethod = 'nameArg';
+                detail = { reason: botInfo.type };
+            } else if(botInfo.type === 'jchan') {
+                type = 'channel:join';
+                authorMethod = 'nameArg';
+            } else if(botInfo.type === 'lchan') {
+                type = 'channel:leave';
+                authorMethod = 'nameArg';
+            }
+
+            if(authorMethod === 'nameArg') {
+                author = botInfo.args[0];
+                authorMethod = 'name';
+            }
+
+            if(authorMethod === 'name') {
+                // the concat below should be done by the server, remove when fixed
+                const botUserInfo = Umi.Users.FindExact(author) ?? Umi.Users.FindExact(`~${author}`);
+                author = new MamiMessageAuthorInfo(
+                    Umi.User.isCurrentUser(botUserInfo),
+                    botUserInfo,
+                    null,
+                    author
+                );
+            }
+
+            if(typeof type !== 'string') {
+                type = `legacy:${botInfo.type}`;
+                detail = {
+                    error: botInfo.isError,
+                    args: botInfo.args,
+                };
+            }
+        } else {
+            author = new MamiMessageAuthorInfo(
+                senderInfo.self,
+                rawUserInfo,
+                senderInfo.id ?? rawUserInfo.id,
+                senderInfo.name ?? rawUserInfo.name,
+                senderInfo.colour ?? rawUserInfo.colour,
+                senderInfo.perms?.rank ?? rawUserInfo.perms?.rank ?? 0,
+                new MamiUserAvatarInfo(senderInfo.id ?? rawUserInfo.id ?? '0'),
+            );
+
+            type = `message:${ev.detail.msg.flags.isAction ? 'action' : 'text'}`;
+            detail = { body: ev.detail.msg.text };
+        }
+
+        Umi.UI.Messages.Add(new MamiMessageInfo(
+            type,
             ev.detail.msg.time,
-            userInfo,
-            ev.detail.msg.text,
-            channelName,
-            false,
-            ev.detail.msg.botInfo,
-            ev.detail.msg.flags.isAction,
+            detail,
+            ev.detail.msg.id,
+            author,
+            ev.detail.msg.channel,
             ev.detail.msg.silent,
         ));
     };
diff --git a/src/mami.js/ui/emotes.js b/src/mami.js/ui/emotes.js
index d095df1..1621fde 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/ui/emotes.js
+++ b/src/mami.js/ui/emotes.js
@@ -33,12 +33,9 @@ Umi.UI.Emoticons = (function() {
             });
         },
         Parse: function(element, message) {
-            if(!mami.settings.get('enableEmoticons'))
-                return element;
-
             let inner = element.innerHTML;
 
-            MamiEmotes.forEach(message.getUserV2().perms.rank, function(emote) {
+            MamiEmotes.forEach(message?.author?.perms?.rank ?? 0, function(emote) {
                 const image = $e({
                     tag: 'img',
                     attrs: {
@@ -56,8 +53,6 @@ Umi.UI.Emoticons = (function() {
             });
 
             element.innerHTML = inner;
-
-            return element;
         },
         Insert: function(sender) {
             const emoticon = sender.getAttribute('data-umi-emoticon');
diff --git a/src/mami.js/ui/messages.jsx b/src/mami.js/ui/messages.jsx
index fe3e35e..f292b81 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/ui/messages.jsx
+++ b/src/mami.js/ui/messages.jsx
@@ -122,103 +122,44 @@ Umi.UI.Messages = (function() {
 
     return {
         Add: function(msg) {
-            mami.globalEvents.dispatch('umi:message_add', msg);
+            const elementId = `message-${msg.id}`;
 
-            const msgId = msg.getId();
-            const elementId = `message-${msgId}`;
-
-            if(msgId !== '' && $i(elementId))
+            if(msg.id !== '' && $i(elementId))
                 return;
 
-            const channelName = msg.getChannel();
-            const sender = msg.getUserV2();
-            const isBot = sender.id === '-1';
-            const isOutgoing = Umi.User.isCurrentUser(sender);
-            const hasSeen = msg.hasSeen();
-            const displayMessage = focusChannelName === '' || channelName === '' || channelName === focusChannelName;
-            const notifyPM = !displayMessage && !isOutgoing && !hasSeen && channelName.startsWith('@');
-
             let isTiny = false;
             let skipTextParsing = false;
-            let msgText = msg.getText();
-            let msgTextLong = msgText;
-
-            let eBase;
-            let eAvatar;
-            let eText;
-            let eMeta;
-            let eUser;
-
-            let avatarUser = sender;
-            let avatarSize = '80';
+            let msgText = '';
+            let msgTextLong = '';
+            let msgAuthor = msg.author;
 
             let soundIsLegacy = true;
-            let soundName = isOutgoing ? 'outgoing' : 'incoming';
+            let soundName;
             let soundVolume;
             let soundRate;
 
-            const userClass = `message--user-${sender.id}`;
+            const eText = <div/>;
+            const eAvatar = <div class="message__avatar"/>;
+            const eUser = <div class="message__user"/>;
+            const eMeta = <div class="message__meta">{eUser}</div>;
+            const eTime = <div class="message__time">
+                {msg.created.getHours().toString().padStart(2, '0')}
+                :{msg.created.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, '0')}
+                :{msg.created.getSeconds().toString().padStart(2, '0')}
+            </div>;
+            const eContainer = <div class="message__container">{eMeta}</div>;
+            const eBase = <div class="message">
+                {eAvatar}
+                {eContainer}
+            </div>;
 
-            const classes = ['message', userClass];
-            const styles = {};
+            if(msg.type.startsWith('message:')) {
+                msgText = msgTextLong = msg.detail.body;
+                soundName = msg.author?.self === true ? 'outgoing' : 'incoming';
 
-            const avatarClasses = ['message__avatar'];
+                if(msg.type === 'message:action')
+                    isTiny = true;
 
-            if(msg.isAction()) {
-                isTiny = true;
-                classes.push('message-action');
-            }
-
-            if(!displayMessage)
-                classes.push('hidden');
-
-            if(sender.id === "136")
-                styles.transform = 'scaleY(' + (0.76 + (0.01 * Math.max(0, Math.ceil(Date.now() / (7 * 24 * 60 * 60000)) - 2813))).toString() + ')';
-
-            const msgCreated = msg.getTime();
-            const msgDateTime = msgCreated.getHours().toString().padStart(2, '0')
-                + ':' + msgCreated.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, '0')
-                + ':' + msgCreated.getSeconds().toString().padStart(2, '0');
-
-            if(isBot) {
-                const botInfo = msg.getBotInfo();
-                soundName = botInfo.isError ? 'error' : 'server';
-
-                if(botMsgs.hasOwnProperty(botInfo.type)) {
-                    const bmInfo = botMsgs[botInfo.type];
-
-                    let bArgs = botInfo.args;
-                    if(typeof bmInfo.filter === 'function')
-                        bArgs = bmInfo.filter(bArgs);
-
-                    if(typeof bmInfo.sound === 'string')
-                        soundName = bmInfo.sound;
-
-                    let actionSuccess = false;
-                    if(typeof bmInfo.action === 'string' && mami.settings.get('fancyInfo')) {
-                        const target = botInfo.target ?? Umi.Users.FindExact(bArgs[0]) ?? Umi.Users.FindExact('~' + bArgs[0]); // shitty fix for server sending invalid data
-
-                        if(target) {
-                            actionSuccess = true;
-                            isTiny = true;
-                            skipTextParsing = true;
-                            avatarUser = target;
-
-                            $ari(classes, userClass);
-
-                            msgText = formatTemplate(bmInfo.action, bArgs);
-                            if(typeof bmInfo.avatar === 'string')
-                                avatarClasses.push(`avatar-filter-${bmInfo.avatar}`);
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    msgTextLong = formatTemplate(bmInfo.text, bArgs);
-
-                    if(!actionSuccess)
-                        msgText = msgTextLong;
-                } else
-                    msgText = msgTextLong = `!!! Received unsupported message type: ${botInfo.type} !!!`;
-            } else {
                 if(mami.settings.get('playJokeSounds'))
                     try {
                         const trigger = mami.textTriggers.getTrigger(msgText);
@@ -229,103 +170,135 @@ Umi.UI.Messages = (function() {
                             soundRate = trigger.getRate();
                         }
                     } catch(ex) {}
+            } else {
+                let bIsError = false;
+                let bType;
+                let bArgs;
+
+                if(msg.type === 'user:join') {
+                    bType = 'join';
+                    bArgs = [msgAuthor.name];
+                } else if(msg.type === 'user:leave') {
+                    bType = msg.detail.reason;
+                    bArgs = [msgAuthor.name];
+                } else if(msg.type === 'channel:join') {
+                    bType = 'jchan';
+                    bArgs = [msgAuthor.name];
+                } else if(msg.type === 'channel:leave') {
+                    bType = 'lchan';
+                    bArgs = [msgAuthor.name];
+                } else if(msg.type.startsWith('legacy:')) {
+                    bType = msg.type.substring(7);
+                    bIsError = msg.detail.error;
+                    bArgs = msg.detail.args;
+                    msgAuthor = Umi.Users.FindExact(bArgs[0]) ?? Umi.Users.FindExact('~' + bArgs[0]);
+                }
+
+                soundName = bIsError ? 'error' : 'server';
+
+                if(botMsgs.hasOwnProperty(bType)) {
+                    const bmInfo = botMsgs[bType];
+
+                    if(typeof bmInfo.filter === 'function')
+                        bArgs = bmInfo.filter(bArgs);
+
+                    if(typeof bmInfo.sound === 'string')
+                        soundName = bmInfo.sound;
+
+                    let actionSuccess = false;
+                    if(typeof bmInfo.action === 'string')
+                        if(msgAuthor) {
+                            actionSuccess = true;
+                            isTiny = true;
+                            skipTextParsing = true;
+
+                            msgText = formatTemplate(bmInfo.action, bArgs);
+                            if(typeof bmInfo.avatar === 'string')
+                                eAvatar.classList.add(`avatar-filter-${bmInfo.avatar}`);
+                        }
+
+                    msgTextLong = formatTemplate(bmInfo.text, bArgs);
+
+                    if(!actionSuccess)
+                        msgText = msgTextLong;
+                } else
+                    msgText = msgTextLong = `!!! Received unsupported message type: ${msg.type} !!!`;
             }
 
-            let avatarUrl = futami.get('avatar');
-            if(typeof avatarUrl !== 'string' || avatarUrl.length < 1)
-                avatarUrl = undefined;
-            else
-                avatarUrl = avatarUrl.replace('{user:id}', avatarUser.id)
-                    .replace('{resolution}', avatarSize)
-                    .replace('{user:avatar_change}', avatarUser.avatarChangeTime);
-
-            eAvatar = <div class={avatarClasses}/>;
-            eUser = <div class="message__user" style={{ color: avatarUser.colour }}>{avatarUser.name}</div>;
+            if(msgAuthor !== null) {
+                eUser.style.color = msgAuthor.colour;
+                eUser.textContent = msgAuthor.name;
+            }
 
             if(isTiny) {
-                classes.push('message-tiny');
-
-                avatarSize = '40';
+                eText.classList.add('message-tiny-text');
+                eBase.classList.add('message-tiny');
 
                 if(msgText.indexOf("'") !== 0 || (msgText.match(/\'/g).length % 2) === 0)
                     msgText = "\xA0" + msgText;
 
-                eBase = <div class={classes} style={styles}>
-                    {eAvatar}
-                    <div class="message__container">
-                        {eMeta = <div class="message__meta">
-                            {eUser}
-                            {eText = <div class="message-tiny-text"/>}
-                            <div class="message__time">{msgDateTime}</div>
-                        </div>}
-                    </div>
-                </div>;
+                eMeta.append(eText, eTime);
             } else {
-                eBase = <div class={classes} style={styles}>
-                    {eAvatar}
-                    <div class="message__container">
-                        {eMeta = <div class="message__meta">
-                            {eUser}
-                            <div class="message__time">{msgDateTime}</div>
-                        </div>}
-                        {eText = <div class="message__text"/>}
-                    </div>
-                </div>;
+                eText.classList.add('message__text');
+                eMeta.append(eTime);
+                eContainer.append(eText);
+
+                if(msgAuthor?.id === '136')
+                    eBase.style.transform = 'scaleY(' + (0.76 + (0.01 * Math.max(0, Math.ceil(Date.now() / (7 * 24 * 60 * 60000)) - 2813))).toString() + ')';
             }
 
-            if(msgId !== '') {
+            eBase.classList.add(`message--user-${msgAuthor?.id ?? '-1'}`);
+
+            if(focusChannelName !== '' && msg.channel !== '' && msg.channel !== focusChannelName)
+                eBase.classList.add('hidden');
+
+            if(msg.id !== '') {
                 eBase.id = elementId;
-                eBase.dataset.id = msgId;
+                eBase.dataset.id = msg.id;
             }
-            if(!isBot)
-                eBase.dataset.author = sender.id;
-            if(channelName !== '')
-                eBase.dataset.channel = channelName;
+            if(msgAuthor)
+                eBase.dataset.author = msgAuthor.id;
+            if(msg.channel !== '')
+                eBase.dataset.channel = msg.channel;
             if(isTiny)
                 eBase.dataset.tiny = '1';
-            eBase.dataset.created = msgCreated.toISOString();
+            eBase.dataset.created = msg.created.toISOString();
 
             eBase.dataset.body = msgText;
             eText.innerText = msgText;
 
             if(!skipTextParsing) {
-                eText = Umi.UI.Emoticons.Parse(eText, msg);
-                eText = Umi.Parsing.Parse(eText, msg);
+                Umi.UI.Emoticons.Parse(eText, msg);
+                Umi.Parsing.Parse(eText, msg);
 
                 const urls = [];
+                const textSplit = eText.innerText.split(' ');
+                for(const textPart of textSplit) {
+                    const uri = Umi.URI.Parse(textPart);
 
-                if(mami.settings.get('autoParseUrls')) {
-                    const textSplit = eText.innerText.split(' ');
-                    for(const textPart of textSplit) {
-                        const uri = Umi.URI.Parse(textPart);
+                    if(uri !== null && uri.Slashes !== null) {
+                        urls.push(textPart);
 
-                        if(uri !== null && uri.Slashes !== null) {
-                            urls.push(textPart);
-
-                            const anchorElem = <a class="markup__link" href={textPart} target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">{textPart}</a>;
-                            eText.innerHTML = eText.innerHTML.replace(textPart.replace(/&/g, '&amp;'), anchorElem.outerHTML);
-                        }
+                        const anchorElem = <a class="markup__link" href={textPart} target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">{textPart}</a>;
+                        eText.innerHTML = eText.innerHTML.replace(textPart.replace(/&/g, '&amp;'), anchorElem.outerHTML);
                     }
                 }
 
                 if(mami.settings.get('weeaboo')) {
-                    eText.appendChild($t(Weeaboo.getTextSuffix(sender)));
+                    eUser.appendChild($t(Weeaboo.getNameSuffix(msgAuthor)));
+                    eText.appendChild($t(Weeaboo.getTextSuffix(msgAuthor)));
 
                     const kaomoji = Weeaboo.getRandomKaomoji(true, msg);
-                    if(kaomoji) {
-                        eText.appendChild($t(' '));
-                        eText.appendChild($t(kaomoji));
-                    }
+                    if(kaomoji)
+                        eText.append(` ${kaomoji}`);
                 }
-
-                if(mami.settings.get('weeaboo'))
-                    eUser.appendChild($t(Weeaboo.getNameSuffix(sender)));
             }
 
-            if(avatarUrl === undefined)
-                eAvatar.classList.add('message__avatar--disabled');
+            const avatarUrl = msgAuthor?.avatar?.[isTiny ? 'x40' : 'x80'] ?? '';
+            if(avatarUrl.length > 0)
+                eAvatar.style.backgroundImage = `url('${avatarUrl}')`;
             else
-                eAvatar.style.backgroundImage = `url(${avatarUrl})`;
+                eAvatar.classList.add('message__avatar--disabled');
 
             const msgsList = $i('umi-messages');
 
@@ -353,7 +326,7 @@ Umi.UI.Messages = (function() {
                 msgsList.append(eBase);
             }
 
-            if(displayMessage) {
+            if(!eBase.classList.contains('hidden')) {
                 if(mami.settings.get('autoEmbedV1')) {
                     const callEmbedOn = eBase.querySelectorAll('a[onclick^="Umi.Parser.SockChatBBcode.Embed"]');
                     for(const embedElem of callEmbedOn)
@@ -387,12 +360,9 @@ Umi.UI.Messages = (function() {
 
             if(document.hidden) {
                 if(mami.settings.get('flashTitle')) {
-                    let titleText = isBot && mami.settings.get('showServerMsgInTitle')
-                        ? ` ${msgTextLong}`
-                        : ` ${sender.name}`;
-
-                    if(focusChannelName !== '' && focusChannelName !== channelName)
-                        titleText += ` @ ${channelName}`;
+                    let titleText = msgAuthor?.name ?? msgTextLong;
+                    if(focusChannelName !== '' && focusChannelName !== msg.channel)
+                        titleText += ` @ ${msg.channel}`;
 
                     title.strobe([
                         `[ @] ${titleText}`,
@@ -400,8 +370,8 @@ Umi.UI.Messages = (function() {
                     ]);
                 }
 
-                if(!hasSeen) {
-                    Umi.UI.Channels.Unread(channelName);
+                if(!msg.silent) {
+                    Umi.UI.Channels.Unread(msg.channel);
 
                     if(mami.settings.get('enableNotifications') && isMentioned) {
                         const options = {};
@@ -410,10 +380,10 @@ Umi.UI.Messages = (function() {
                         if(mami.settings.get('notificationShowMessage'))
                             options.body += "\n" + msgTextLong;
 
-                        if(avatarUrl !== undefined)
+                        if(avatarUrl.length > 0)
                             options.icon = avatarUrl;
 
-                        const notif = new Notification(`${sender.name} mentioned you!`, options);
+                        const notif = new Notification(`${msgAuthor.name} mentioned you!`, options);
                         notif.addEventListener('click', () => {
                             window.focus();
                         });
@@ -425,19 +395,14 @@ Umi.UI.Messages = (function() {
                 }
             }
 
-            if(soundName !== undefined && !hasSeen) {
+            if(!msg.silent && soundName !== undefined) {
                 if(soundIsLegacy)
                     soundName = Umi.Sound.Convert(soundName);
 
                 mami.sound.library.play(soundName, soundVolume, soundRate);
             }
 
-            mami.globalEvents.dispatch('umi:ui:message_add', {
-                element: eBase,
-                message: msg,
-            });
-
-            msg.markSeen();
+            mami.globalEvents.dispatch('umi:ui:message_add', { element: eBase });
         },
         SwitchChannel: channel => {
             if(typeof channel === 'object' && channel !== null && 'name' in channel)
diff --git a/src/mami.js/ui/settings.jsx b/src/mami.js/ui/settings.jsx
index 0402291..4230d31 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/ui/settings.jsx
+++ b/src/mami.js/ui/settings.jsx
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ Umi.UI.Settings = (function() {
                     title: 'Show channel list',
                     type: 'checkbox',
                 },
-                {
-                    name: 'fancyInfo',
-                    title: 'Fancy server messages',
-                    type: 'checkbox',
-                },
                 {
                     name: 'autoCloseUserContext',
                     title: 'Auto-close user menus',
@@ -59,21 +54,6 @@ Umi.UI.Settings = (function() {
             name: 'text',
             title: 'Text',
             items: [
-                {
-                    name: 'enableParser',
-                    title: 'Parse markup',
-                    type: 'checkbox',
-                },
-                {
-                    name: 'enableEmoticons',
-                    title: 'Parse emoticons',
-                    type: 'checkbox',
-                },
-                {
-                    name: 'autoParseUrls',
-                    title: 'Auto detect links',
-                    type: 'checkbox',
-                },
                 {
                     name: 'preventOverflow',
                     title: 'Prevent overflow',
@@ -105,11 +85,6 @@ Umi.UI.Settings = (function() {
                     title: 'Strobe title on new message',
                     type: 'checkbox',
                 },
-                {
-                    name: 'showServerMsgInTitle',
-                    title: 'Show server message in title',
-                    type: 'checkbox',
-                },
                 {
                     name: 'enableNotifications',
                     title: 'Show notifications',
diff --git a/src/mami.js/ui/users.js b/src/mami.js/ui/users.js
index 22c56ef..75da577 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/ui/users.js
+++ b/src/mami.js/ui/users.js
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ Umi.UI.Users = (function() {
                 uName.appendChild($t(user.name));
             }
 
-            const avatarUrl = futami.get('avatar');
-            if(avatarUrl !== null && avatarUrl.length > 1) {
-                uAvatar.style.backgroundImage = 'url({0})'.replace('{0}', avatarUrl.replace('{user:id}', user.id).replace('{resolution}', '80').replace('{user:avatar_change}', user.avatarChangeTime));
+            const avatarUrl = user.avatar.x60;
+            if(avatarUrl !== '') {
+                uAvatar.style.backgroundImage = `url('${avatarUrl}')`;
                 uDetails.appendChild(uAvatar);
             }
 
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ Umi.UI.Users = (function() {
             uBase.style.backgroundColor = user.colour === 'inherit' ? '#fff' : user.colour;
             uName.textContent = '';
 
-            const avatarUrl = futami.get('avatar');
-            if(avatarUrl !== null && avatarUrl.length > 1)
-                uAvatar.style.backgroundImage = 'url({0})'.replace('{0}', avatarUrl.replace('{user:id}', user.id).replace('{resolution}', '80').replace('{user:avatar_change}', user.avatarChangeTime));
+            const avatarUrl = user.avatar.x60;
+            if(uAvatar instanceof Element && avatarUrl !== '')
+                uAvatar.style.backgroundImage = `url('${avatarUrl}')`;
 
             if(user.status.isAway)
                 uName.appendChild($e({ attrs: { 'class': 'user-sidebar-afk' }, child: user.status.message }));
diff --git a/src/mami.js/users.js b/src/mami.js/users.js
index b743f41..2f7b7fc 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/users.js
+++ b/src/mami.js/users.js
@@ -28,7 +28,27 @@ const MamiUserStatusInfo = function(isAway = false, message = '') {
     };
 };
 
-const MamiUserInfo = function(id, name, colour = 'inherit', status = null, perms = null) {
+const MamiUserAvatarInfo = function(userId) {
+    userId ??= '';
+
+    const template = futami.get('avatar') ?? '';
+    const changeTime = Date.now();
+
+    const getAvatar = res => {
+        return template.replace('{user:id}', userId)
+            .replace('{resolution}', res)
+            .replace('{user:avatar_change}', changeTime);
+    };
+
+    return {
+        get original() { return getAvatar('0'); },
+        get x80() { return getAvatar('80'); },
+        get x60() { return getAvatar('60'); },
+        get x40() { return getAvatar('40'); },
+    };
+};
+
+const MamiUserInfo = function(id, name, colour = 'inherit', status = null, perms = null, avatar = null) {
     if(typeof id !== 'string')
         throw 'id must be a string';
     if(typeof name !== 'string')
@@ -43,8 +63,10 @@ const MamiUserInfo = function(id, name, colour = 'inherit', status = null, perms
         perms = new MamiUserPermsInfo;
     else if(typeof perms !== 'object')
         throw 'perms must be an object';
-
-    let avatarChangeTime = Date.now();
+    if(avatar === null)
+        avatar = new MamiUserAvatarInfo(id);
+    else if(typeof avatar !== 'object')
+        throw 'avatar must be an object';
 
     return {
         get id() { return id; },
@@ -77,48 +99,15 @@ const MamiUserInfo = function(id, name, colour = 'inherit', status = null, perms
             perms = value;
         },
 
-        get avatarChangeTime() { return avatarChangeTime; },
-        set avatarChangeTime(value) {
-            if(typeof value !== 'number')
-                throw 'value must be a number';
-            avatarChangeTime = value;
+        get avatar() { return avatar; },
+        set avatar(value) {
+            if(typeof value !== 'object' || value === null)
+                throw 'value must be an object';
+            avatar = value;
         },
     };
 };
 
-const MamiConvertUserInfoToUmi = info => {
-    return {
-        getId: () => info.id,
-        getIdInt: () => parseInt(info.id),
-
-        getName: () => {
-            let name = info.name;
-            if(info.status.isAway)
-                name = `<${info.status.message.substring(0, 5).toUpperCase()}>_${name}`;
-
-            return name;
-        },
-        setName: () => {},
-
-        getColour: () => info.colour,
-        setColour: () => {},
-
-        setPermissions: () => {},
-
-        getRank: () => info.perms.rank,
-        canBan: () => info.perms.canKick,
-        canSilence: () => false,
-        canCreateChannel: () => info.perms.canCreateChannels,
-        canSetNickName: () => info.perms.canSetNick,
-        getAvatarTime: () => info.avatarChangeTime,
-        bumpAvatarTime: () => {
-            info.avatarChangeTime = Date.now();
-        },
-
-        isBot: () => info.id === '-1',
-    };
-};
-
 Umi.User = (() => {
     let userInfo;
 
diff --git a/src/mami.js/weeb.js b/src/mami.js/weeb.js
index 98477f0..d27b6c9 100644
--- a/src/mami.js/weeb.js
+++ b/src/mami.js/weeb.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const Weeaboo = (function() {
         if((typeof allowEmpty).toLowerCase() !== 'boolean')
             allowEmpty = true;
 
-        const rng = new MamiRNG(message.getIdInt() || undefined);
+        const rng = new MamiRNG(parseInt(message.id));
 
         if(allowEmpty && rng.next(0, 10000) <= 9000)
             return '';
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ const Weeaboo = (function() {
         if(typeof user !== 'object' || user === null)
             return '';
 
-        if(user.perms.rank >= 10)
+        if(user.rank >= 10)
             return '-sama';
-        if(user.perms.rank >= 5)
+        if(user.rank >= 5)
             return '-sensei';
         if(user.colour.toLowerCase() === '#f02d7d')
             return '-san';
diff --git a/src/proto.js/sockchat/authed.js b/src/proto.js/sockchat/authed.js
index e784741..7b3af54 100644
--- a/src/proto.js/sockchat/authed.js
+++ b/src/proto.js/sockchat/authed.js
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ const SockChatS2CUserAdd = (ctx, timeStamp, userId, userName, userColour, userPe
             id: msgId,
             time: new Date(parseInt(timeStamp) * 1000),
             channel: ctx.channelName,
-            botInfo: {
-                type: 'join',
-                args: [statusInfo.name],
-            },
         },
         user: {
             id: userId,
@@ -163,10 +159,6 @@ const SockChatS2CUserRemove = (ctx, userId, userName, reason, timeStamp, msgId)
             id: msgId,
             time: new Date(parseInt(timeStamp) * 1000),
             channel: ctx.channelName,
-            botInfo: {
-                type: reason,
-                args: [statusInfo.name],
-            },
         },
         user: {
             id: userId,
@@ -192,10 +184,6 @@ const SockChatS2CUserChannelJoin = (ctx, userId, userName, userColour, userPerms
         msg: {
             id: msgId,
             channel: ctx.channelName,
-            botInfo: {
-                type: 'jchan',
-                args: [statusInfo.name],
-            },
         },
     });
 };
@@ -209,10 +197,6 @@ const SockChatS2CUserChannelLeave = (ctx, userId, msgId) => {
         msg: {
             id: msgId,
             channel: ctx.channelName,
-            botInfo: {
-                type: 'lchan',
-                args: [userId],
-            },
         },
     });
 };
@@ -238,7 +222,7 @@ const SockChatS2CMessagePopulate = (ctx, timeStamp, userId, userName, userColour
                 name: statusInfo.name,
                 status: statusInfo.status,
                 colour: SockChatParseUserColour(userColour),
-                perms: SockChatParseUserColour(userPerms),
+                perms: SockChatParseUserPerms(userPerms),
             },
             isBot: userId === '-1',
             silent: msgNotify === '0',