diff --git a/include/Utils.h b/include/Utils.h
index b7def4a..36f3570 100644
--- a/include/Utils.h
+++ b/include/Utils.h
@@ -13,9 +13,22 @@
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <regex>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <string>
 #include <variant>
 #include <vector>
+#include <array>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#if defined(__linux__)
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include "linuxfixes.h"
+#else
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#include <ws2tcpip.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define beammp_fs_string std::wstring
@@ -31,6 +44,8 @@
 #define beammp_stdout std::cout
 #endif
 
+#include "Logger.h"
+
 namespace Utils {
     inline std::vector<std::string> Split(const std::string& String, const std::string& delimiter) {
         std::vector<std::string> Val;
@@ -45,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Utils {
         if (!s.empty())
             Val.push_back(s);
         return Val;
-    };
+    }
     inline std::string ExpandEnvVars(const std::string& input) {
         std::string result;
         std::regex envPattern(R"(%([^%]+)%|\$([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)|\$\{([^}]+)\})");
@@ -286,4 +301,39 @@ namespace Utils {
             return "";
         }
     }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    template<typename T>
+    inline std::vector<char> PrependHeader(const T& data) {
+        std::vector<char> size_buffer(4);
+        uint32_t len = data.size();
+        std::memcpy(size_buffer.data(), &len, 4);
+        std::vector<char> buffer;
+        buffer.reserve(size_buffer.size() + data.size());
+        buffer.insert(buffer.begin(), size_buffer.begin(), size_buffer.end());
+        buffer.insert(buffer.end(), data.begin(), data.end());
+        return buffer;
+    }
+
+    inline uint32_t RecvHeader(SOCKET socket) {
+        std::array<uint8_t, sizeof(uint32_t)> header_buffer {};
+        auto n = recv(socket, reinterpret_cast<char*>(header_buffer.data()), header_buffer.size(), MSG_WAITALL);
+        if (n < 0) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(std::string("recv() of header failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+        } else if (n == 0) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Game disconnected");
+        }
+        return *reinterpret_cast<uint32_t*>(header_buffer.data());
+    }
+
+    /// Throws!!!
+    inline void ReceiveFromGame(SOCKET socket, std::vector<char>& out_data) {
+        auto header = RecvHeader(socket);
+        out_data.resize(header);
+        auto n = recv(socket, reinterpret_cast<char*>(out_data.data()), out_data.size(), MSG_WAITALL);
+        if (n < 0) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(std::string("recv() of data failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+        } else if (n == 0) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Game disconnected");
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/GameStart.cpp b/src/GameStart.cpp
index 0632606..9c4535b 100644
--- a/src/GameStart.cpp
+++ b/src/GameStart.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 */
 
+#include <cstring>
+#include "Utils.h"
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #elif defined(__linux__)
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include "Options.h"
 #include "Startup.h"
-#include "Utils.h"
 #include <Security/Init.h>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <thread>
@@ -57,12 +58,11 @@ std::filesystem::path GetGamePath() {
             if (ini.contains("filesystem") && std::get<std::map<std::string, std::string>>(ini["filesystem"]).contains("UserPath"))
                 userPath = Utils::ToWString(std::get<std::map<std::string, std::string>>(ini["filesystem"])["UserPath"]);
 
-            if (!userPath.empty() && Path.empty())
-                if (userPath = Utils::ExpandEnvVars(userPath); std::filesystem::exists(userPath)) {
-                    Path = userPath;
-                    debug(L"Using custom user folder path from startup.ini: " + Path.wstring());
-                } else
-                    warn(L"Found custom user folder path (" + userPath + L") in startup.ini but it doesn't exist, skipping");
+            if (userPath = Utils::ExpandEnvVars(userPath); std::filesystem::exists(userPath)) {
+                Path = userPath;
+                debug(L"Using custom user folder path from startup.ini: " + Path.wstring());
+            } else
+                warn(L"Found custom user folder path (" + userPath + L") in startup.ini but it doesn't exist, skipping");
         }
 
         if (Path.empty()) {
@@ -94,12 +94,11 @@ std::filesystem::path GetGamePath() {
 
                     }
 
-                    if (!userPath.empty() && Path.empty())
-                        if (userPath = std::filesystem::path(Utils::ExpandEnvVars(userPath)); std::filesystem::exists(userPath)) {
-                            Path = userPath;
-                            debug(L"Using custom user folder path from BeamNG.Drive.ini: " + Path.wstring());
-                        } else
-                            warn(L"Found custom user folder path (" + userPath + L") in BeamNG.Drive.ini but it doesn't exist, skipping");
+                    if (userPath = std::filesystem::path(Utils::ExpandEnvVars(userPath)); std::filesystem::exists(userPath)) {
+                        Path = userPath;
+                        debug(L"Using custom user folder path from BeamNG.Drive.ini: " + Path.wstring());
+                    } else
+                        warn(L"Found custom user folder path (" + userPath + L") in BeamNG.Drive.ini but it doesn't exist, skipping");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ void StartGame(std::wstring Dir) {
 }
 #elif defined(__linux__)
 void StartGame(std::string Dir) {
-    int status;
     std::string filename = (Dir + "/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64");
     std::vector<const char*> argv;
     argv.push_back(filename.data());
@@ -185,11 +183,24 @@ void StartGame(std::string Dir) {
 
     argv.push_back(nullptr);
     pid_t pid;
-    posix_spawn_file_actions_t spawn_actions;
-    posix_spawn_file_actions_init(&spawn_actions);
-    posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(&spawn_actions, STDOUT_FILENO);
-    posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(&spawn_actions, STDERR_FILENO);
-    int result = posix_spawn(&pid, filename.c_str(), &spawn_actions, nullptr, const_cast<char**>(argv.data()), environ);
+
+    posix_spawn_file_actions_t file_actions;
+    auto status = posix_spawn_file_actions_init(&file_actions);
+    // disable stdout
+    if (status != 0) {
+        error(std::string("posix_spawn_file_actions_init failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+    }
+    status = posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(&file_actions, STDOUT_FILENO);
+    if (status != 0) {
+        error(std::string("posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose for STDOUT failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+    }
+    status = posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(&file_actions, STDERR_FILENO);
+    if (status != 0) {
+        error(std::string("posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose for STDERR failed: ") + std::strerror(errno));
+    }
+
+    // launch the game
+    int result = posix_spawn(&pid, filename.c_str(), &file_actions, NULL, const_cast<char**>(argv.data()), environ);
 
     if (result != 0) {
         error("Failed to Launch the game! launcher closing soon");
diff --git a/src/Network/Core.cpp b/src/Network/Core.cpp
index 902e1c7..bcb8050 100644
--- a/src/Network/Core.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/Core.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "Http.h"
 #include "Network/network.hpp"
 #include "Security/Init.h"
+#include "Utils.h"
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <regex>
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -188,7 +189,8 @@ void CoreSend(std::string data) {
     std::lock_guard lock(sendMutex);
     
     if (CoreSocket != -1) {
-        int res = send(CoreSocket, (data + "\n").c_str(), int(data.size()) + 1, 0);
+        auto ToSend = Utils::PrependHeader(data);
+        int res = send(CoreSocket, ToSend.data(), ToSend.size(), 0);
         if (res < 0) {
             debug("(Core) send failed with error: " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
         }
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ void Parse(std::string Data, SOCKET CSocket) {
                 Ping = "-2";
             else
                 Ping = std::to_string(ping);
-            Data = std::string(UlStatus) + "\n" + "Up" + Ping;
+            Data = "Up" + Ping;
         }
         break;
     case 'M':
@@ -348,51 +350,29 @@ void Parse(std::string Data, SOCKET CSocket) {
         Data.clear();
         break;
     }
-    if (!Data.empty())
-        CoreSend(Data);
+    if (!Data.empty() && CSocket != -1) {
+        auto ToSend = Utils::PrependHeader(Data);
+        int res = send(CSocket, ToSend.data(), ToSend.size(), 0);
+        if (res < 0) {
+            debug("(Core) send failed with error: " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
+        }
+    }
 }
 void GameHandler(SOCKET Client) {
     CoreSocket = Client;
-    int32_t Size, Rcv;
+    std::vector<char> data{};
     int Temp;
     char Header[10] = { 0 };
     do {
-        Rcv = 0;
-        do {
-            Temp = recv(Client, &Header[Rcv], 1, 0);
-            if (Temp < 1)
-                break;
-            if (!isdigit(Header[Rcv]) && Header[Rcv] != '>') {
-                error("(Core) Invalid lua communication");
-                KillSocket(Client);
-                return;
-            }
-        } while (Header[Rcv++] != '>');
-        if (Temp < 1)
-            break;
-        if (std::from_chars(Header, &Header[Rcv], Size).ptr[0] != '>') {
-            debug("(Core) Invalid lua Header -> " + std::string(Header, Rcv));
+        try {
+            Utils::ReceiveFromGame(Client, data);
+            Parse(std::string(data.data(), data.size()), Client);
+        } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+            error(std::string("Error while receiving from game on core: ") + e.what());
             break;
         }
-        std::string Ret(Size, 0);
-        Rcv = 0;
-
-        do {
-            Temp = recv(Client, &Ret[Rcv], Size - Rcv, 0);
-            if (Temp < 1)
-                break;
-            Rcv += Temp;
-        } while (Rcv < Size);
-        if (Temp < 1)
-            break;
-
-        Parse(Ret, Client);
-    } while (Temp > 0);
-    if (Temp == 0) {
-        debug("(Core) Connection closing");
-    } else {
-        debug("(Core) recv failed with error: " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
-    }
+    } while (true);
+    debug("(Core) Connection closing");
     NetReset();
     KillSocket(Client);
 }
diff --git a/src/Network/GlobalHandler.cpp b/src/Network/GlobalHandler.cpp
index 776169e..da4b6f2 100644
--- a/src/Network/GlobalHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/GlobalHandler.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 */
 
 #include "Network/network.hpp"
+#include "Utils.h"
 #include <memory>
 #include <zlib.h>
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "Logger.h"
+#include "Options.h"
 #include <charconv>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
@@ -62,30 +64,13 @@ bool CheckBytes(uint32_t Bytes) {
 void GameSend(std::string_view Data) {
     static std::mutex Lock;
     std::scoped_lock Guard(Lock);
-    if (TCPTerminate || !GConnected || CSocket == -1)
-        return;
-    int32_t Size, Temp, Sent;
-    Size = int32_t(Data.size());
-    Sent = 0;
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    if (Size > 1000) {
-        debug("Launcher -> game (" + std::to_string(Size) + ")");
-    }
-#endif
-    do {
-        if (Sent > -1) {
-            Temp = send(CSocket, &Data[Sent], Size - Sent, 0);
-        }
-        if (!CheckBytes(Temp))
-            return;
-        Sent += Temp;
-    } while (Sent < Size);
-    // send separately to avoid an allocation for += "\n"
-    Temp = send(CSocket, "\n", 1, 0);
-    if (!CheckBytes(Temp)) {
-        return;
+    auto ToSend = Utils::PrependHeader<std::string_view>(Data);
+    auto Result = send(CSocket, ToSend.data(), ToSend.size(), 0);
+    if (Result < 0) {
+        error("(Game) send failed with error: " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
     }
 }
+
 void ServerSend(std::string Data, bool Rel) {
     if (Terminate || Data.empty())
         return;
@@ -268,40 +253,19 @@ void TCPGameServer(const std::string& IP, int Port) {
         int32_t Size, Rcv;
         int Temp;
         char Header[10] = { 0 };
+        std::vector<char> data {};
 
         // Read byte by byte until '>' is rcved then get the size and read based on it
         do {
-            Rcv = 0;
-
-            do {
-                Temp = recv(CSocket, &Header[Rcv], 1, 0);
-                if (Temp < 1 || TCPTerminate)
-                    break;
-            } while (Header[Rcv++] != '>');
-            if (Temp < 1 || TCPTerminate)
-                break;
-            if (std::from_chars(Header, &Header[Rcv], Size).ptr[0] != '>') {
-                debug("(Game) Invalid lua Header -> " + std::string(Header, Rcv));
+            try {
+                Utils::ReceiveFromGame(CSocket, data);
+                ServerSend(std::string(data.data(), data.size()), false);
+            } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+                error(std::string("Error while receiving from game on proxy: ") + e.what());
                 break;
             }
-            std::string Ret(Size, 0);
-            Rcv = 0;
-            do {
-                Temp = recv(CSocket, &Ret[Rcv], Size - Rcv, 0);
-                if (Temp < 1)
-                    break;
-                Rcv += Temp;
-            } while (Rcv < Size && !TCPTerminate);
-            if (Temp < 1 || TCPTerminate)
-                break;
-
-            ServerSend(Ret, false);
-
-        } while (Temp > 0 && !TCPTerminate);
-        if (Temp == 0)
-            debug("(Proxy) Connection closing");
-        else
-            debug("(Proxy) recv failed error : " + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
+        } while (!TCPTerminate);
+        debug("(Proxy) Connection closing");
     }
     TCPTerminate = true;
     GConnected = false;
diff --git a/src/Security/BeamNG.cpp b/src/Security/BeamNG.cpp
index 4bb6d12..68b4d7c 100644
--- a/src/Security/BeamNG.cpp
+++ b/src/Security/BeamNG.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 
 #include <filesystem>
+#include "Utils.h"
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <shlobj_core.h>
 #elif defined(__linux__)
@@ -15,8 +16,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #endif
 #include "Logger.h"
-#include "Utils.h"
-
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>