diff --git a/include/Client.hpp b/include/Client.hpp
index 310c320..11f5c1f 100644
--- a/include/Client.hpp
+++ b/include/Client.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 ///
 
 #pragma once
+#ifdef __WIN32
 #include <WS2tcpip.h>
+#else
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#define SOCKET int
+#endif
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -67,4 +72,4 @@ struct ClientInterface{
     }
 };
 
-extern ClientInterface* CI;
\ No newline at end of file
+extern ClientInterface* CI;
diff --git a/include/Lua/LuaSystem.hpp b/include/Lua/LuaSystem.hpp
index e7f1461..1bf5a43 100644
--- a/include/Lua/LuaSystem.hpp
+++ b/include/Lua/LuaSystem.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <set>
 #include <any>
-namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 struct LuaArg{
     std::vector<std::any> args;
     void PushArgs(lua_State *State){
@@ -64,4 +66,4 @@ public:
 };
 int CallFunction(Lua*lua,const std::string& FuncName,LuaArg* args);
 int TriggerLuaEvent(const std::string& Event,bool local,Lua*Caller,LuaArg* arg,bool Wait);
-extern std::set<Lua*> PluginEngine;
\ No newline at end of file
+extern std::set<Lua*> PluginEngine;
diff --git a/include/Security/Enc.h b/include/Security/Enc.h
index e418232..02bd72a 100644
--- a/include/Security/Enc.h
+++ b/include/Security/Enc.h
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 /// Created by Anonymous275 on 7/28/2020
 ///
 #pragma once
+#ifdef __linux
+#define EXCEPTION_POINTERS void
+#else
 #include <WS2tcpip.h>
+#endif
 #include <string>
 #include "Xor.h"
 struct RSA{
diff --git a/include/Security/Xor.h b/include/Security/Xor.h
index a7b2874..d4f0d91 100644
--- a/include/Security/Xor.h
+++ b/include/Security/Xor.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <array>
 #include <cstdarg>
+#include <cstdio>
 
 #define BEGIN_NAMESPACE(x) namespace x {
 #define END_NAMESPACE }
@@ -68,10 +69,10 @@ BEGIN_NAMESPACE(XorCompileTime)
 
     public:
         template <size_t... Is>
-        constexpr __forceinline XorString(const Char* str, std::index_sequence< Is... >) : _key(RandomChar< K >::value), _encrypted{ enc(str[Is])... }
+        constexpr inline XorString(const Char* str, std::index_sequence< Is... >) : _key(RandomChar< K >::value), _encrypted{ enc(str[Is])... }
         {}
 
-        __forceinline decltype(auto) decrypt(){
+        inline decltype(auto) decrypt(){
             for (size_t i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
                 _encrypted[i] = dec(_encrypted[i]);
             }
@@ -83,14 +84,14 @@ BEGIN_NAMESPACE(XorCompileTime)
     static auto w_printf = [](const char* fmt, ...) {
         va_list args;
                 va_start(args, fmt);
-        vprintf_s(fmt, args);
+        vprintf(fmt, args);
                 va_end(args);
     };
 
     static auto w_printf_s = [](const char* fmt, ...) {
         va_list args;
                 va_start(args, fmt);
-        vprintf_s(fmt, args);
+        vprintf(fmt, args);
                 va_end(args);
     };
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ BEGIN_NAMESPACE(XorCompileTime)
     static auto w_sprintf_s = [](char* buf, size_t buf_size, const char* fmt, ...) {
         va_list args;
                 va_start(args, fmt);
-        vsprintf_s(buf, buf_size, fmt, args);
+        vsnprintf(buf, buf_size, fmt, args);
                 va_end(args);
     };
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ BEGIN_NAMESPACE(XorCompileTime)
         int ret;
         va_list args;
                 va_start(args, fmt);
-        ret = vsprintf_s(buf, buf_size, fmt, args);
+        ret = vsnprintf(buf, buf_size, fmt, args);
                 va_end(args);
         return ret;
     };
diff --git a/include/UnixCompat.h b/include/UnixCompat.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5d23e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/UnixCompat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Author: lionkor
+
+#pragma once
+
+// This header defines unix equivalents of common win32 functions.
+
+#ifndef __WIN32
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+// ZeroMemory is just a {0} or a memset(addr, 0, len), and it's a macro on MSVC
+inline void ZeroMemory(void* dst, size_t len) {
+    assert(std::memset(dst, 0, len) != nullptr);
+}
+// provides unix equivalent of closesocket call in win32
+inline void closesocket(int socket) {
+    close(socket);
+}
+
+#ifndef __try
+#define __try
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __except
+#define __except(x) /**/
+#endif
+
+#endif // __WIN32
diff --git a/src/Compressor.cpp b/src/Compressor.cpp
index 9733650..65e7630 100644
--- a/src/Compressor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compressor.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 ///
 #include "Zlib/zlib.h"
 #include <iostream>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
 
 #define Biggest 30000
 std::string Comp(std::string Data){
-    char*C = new char[Biggest];
-    memset(C, 0, Biggest);
+    std::array<char, Biggest> C;
+    // obsolete
+    C.fill(0);
     z_stream defstream;
     defstream.zalloc = Z_NULL;
     defstream.zfree = Z_NULL;
@@ -15,20 +19,20 @@ std::string Comp(std::string Data){
     defstream.avail_in = (uInt)Data.length();
     defstream.next_in = (Bytef *)&Data[0];
     defstream.avail_out = Biggest;
-    defstream.next_out = reinterpret_cast<Bytef *>(C);
+    defstream.next_out = reinterpret_cast<Bytef *>(C.data());
     deflateInit(&defstream, Z_BEST_COMPRESSION);
     deflate(&defstream, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
     deflate(&defstream, Z_FINISH);
     deflateEnd(&defstream);
     int TO = defstream.total_out;
     std::string Ret(TO,0);
-    memcpy_s(&Ret[0],TO,C,TO);
-    delete [] C;
+    std::copy_n(C.begin(), TO, Ret.begin());
     return Ret;
 }
 std::string DeComp(std::string Compressed){
-    char*C = new char[Biggest];
-    memset(C, 0, Biggest);
+    std::array<char, Biggest> C;
+    // not needed
+    C.fill(0);
     z_stream infstream;
     infstream.zalloc = Z_NULL;
     infstream.zfree = Z_NULL;
@@ -36,14 +40,13 @@ std::string DeComp(std::string Compressed){
     infstream.avail_in = Biggest;
     infstream.next_in = (Bytef *)(&Compressed[0]);
     infstream.avail_out = Biggest;
-    infstream.next_out = (Bytef *)(C);
+    infstream.next_out = (Bytef *)(C.data());
     inflateInit(&infstream);
     inflate(&infstream, Z_SYNC_FLUSH);
     inflate(&infstream, Z_FINISH);
     inflateEnd(&infstream);
     int TO = infstream.total_out;
     std::string Ret(TO,0);
-    memcpy_s(&Ret[0],TO,C,TO);
-    delete [] C;
+    std::copy_n(C.begin(), TO, Ret.begin());
     return Ret;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Console.cpp b/src/Console.cpp
index 1d01193..b78ba6c 100644
--- a/src/Console.cpp
+++ b/src/Console.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 ///
 
 #include "Lua/LuaSystem.hpp"
+#ifdef __WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <conio.h>
+#else // *nix
+typedef unsigned long DWORD, *PDWORD, *LPDWORD;
+#endif // __WIN32
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include <iostream>
-#include <conio.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ void ConsoleOut(const std::string& msg){
     }
 }
 void SetupConsole(){
+#ifdef __WIN32
     DWORD outMode = 0;
     HANDLE stdoutHandle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
     if (stdoutHandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE){
@@ -66,10 +71,11 @@ void SetupConsole(){
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(3));
         exit(GetLastError());
     }
+#endif // __WIN32
 }
 [[noreturn]] void ReadCin(){
     while (true){
-        int In = _getch();
+        int In = getchar();
         if (In == 13) {
             if(!CInputBuff.empty()) {
                 HandleInput(CInputBuff);
@@ -90,4 +96,4 @@ void ConsoleInit(){
     In.detach();
     std::thread Out(OutputRefresh);
     Out.detach();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Enc.cpp b/src/Enc.cpp
index e2ec495..4c7d12f 100644
--- a/src/Enc.cpp
+++ b/src/Enc.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 ///
 #include "Security/Enc.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
-#include <windows.h>
+//#include <windows.h>
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include <sstream>
 #include <thread>
 #include <random>
+#include <cassert>
 
 int Rand(){
     std::random_device r;
@@ -85,9 +86,10 @@ int Dec(int value,int d,int n){
 }
 
 int Handle(EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep,char* Origin){
+    assert(false);
     std::stringstream R;
     R << Sec("Code : ") << std::hex
-    << ep->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode
+    //<< ep->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode
     << std::dec << Sec(" Origin : ") << Origin;
     except(R.str());
     return 1;
@@ -116,4 +118,4 @@ std::string RSA_D(const std::string& Data, RSA*k){
         ret += char(Dec(c,k->d,k->n));
     }
     return ret;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Init/Resources.cpp b/src/Init/Resources.cpp
index 233f192..06f7500 100644
--- a/src/Init/Resources.cpp
+++ b/src/Init/Resources.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #include "Settings.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "Logger.h"
-namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
 uint64_t MaxModSize = 0;
 std::string FileSizes;
 std::string FileList;
@@ -30,4 +32,4 @@ void InitRes(){
     if(ModsLoaded){
         info(Sec("Loaded ")+std::to_string(ModsLoaded)+Sec(" Mods"));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Init/Startup.cpp b/src/Init/Startup.cpp
index 7e7a7ee..cf4f70e 100644
--- a/src/Init/Startup.cpp
+++ b/src/Init/Startup.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "Client.hpp"
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include <string>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 std::string CustomIP;
 std::string GetSVer(){
@@ -31,4 +32,4 @@ void InitServer(int argc, char* argv[]){
     InitLog();
     Args(argc,argv);
     CI = new ClientInterface;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Lua/LuaMain.cpp b/src/Lua/LuaMain.cpp
index f788c91..d155725 100644
--- a/src/Lua/LuaMain.cpp
+++ b/src/Lua/LuaMain.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include <thread>
 
+#ifdef __linux
+// we need this for `struct stat`
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif // __linux
+
 std::set<Lua*> PluginEngine;
 bool NewFile(const std::string&Path){
     for(Lua*Script : PluginEngine){
diff --git a/src/Lua/LuaSystem.cpp b/src/Lua/LuaSystem.cpp
index 1d7e44c..bae4c78 100644
--- a/src/Lua/LuaSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/Lua/LuaSystem.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "Settings.h"
 #include "Network.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
+#include "UnixCompat.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <future>
 #include <utility>
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ char* ThreadOrigin(Lua*lua){
     std::string T = "Thread in " + lua->GetFileName().substr(lua->GetFileName().find('\\'));
     char* Data = new char[T.size()+1];
     ZeroMemory(Data,T.size()+1);
-    memcpy_s(Data,T.size(),T.c_str(),T.size());
+    memcpy(Data, T.c_str(),T.size());
     return Data;
 }
 void SafeExecution(Lua* lua,const std::string& FuncName){
@@ -142,10 +143,15 @@ void SafeExecution(Lua* lua,const std::string& FuncName){
     lua_getglobal(luaState, FuncName.c_str());
     if(lua_isfunction(luaState, -1)) {
         char* Origin = ThreadOrigin(lua);
+#ifdef __WIN32
         __try{
                 int R = lua_pcall(luaState, 0, 0, 0);
                 CheckLua(luaState, R);
         }__except(Handle(GetExceptionInformation(),Origin)){}
+#else // unix
+        int R = lua_pcall(luaState, 0, 0, 0);
+        CheckLua(luaState, R);
+#endif // __WIN32
         delete [] Origin;
     }
     ClearStack(luaState);
@@ -492,7 +498,7 @@ char* Lua::GetOrigin(){
     std::string T = GetFileName().substr(GetFileName().find('\\'));
     char* Data = new char[T.size()];
     ZeroMemory(Data,T.size());
-    memcpy_s(Data,T.size(),T.c_str(),T.size());
+    memcpy(Data,T.c_str(),T.size());
     return Data;
 }
 int CallFunction(Lua*lua,const std::string& FuncName,LuaArg* Arg){
@@ -508,14 +514,18 @@ int CallFunction(Lua*lua,const std::string& FuncName,LuaArg* Arg){
         }
         int R = 0;
         char* Origin = lua->GetOrigin();
+#ifdef __WIN32
         __try{
+#endif // __WIN32
             R = lua_pcall(luaState, Size, 1, 0);
             if (CheckLua(luaState, R)){
                 if (lua_isnumber(luaState, -1)) {
                     return int(lua_tointeger(luaState, -1));
                 }
             }
+#ifdef __WIN32
         }__except(Handle(GetExceptionInformation(),Origin)){}
+#endif // __WIN32
         delete [] Origin;
     }
     ClearStack(luaState);
diff --git a/src/Network/Auth.cpp b/src/Network/Auth.cpp
index ed3f7bc..4bc7ddb 100644
--- a/src/Network/Auth.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/Auth.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include <sstream>
 #include <thread>
+#include <cstring>
+#include "UnixCompat.h"
+
+
 struct Hold{
     SOCKET TCPSock{};
     bool Done = false;
@@ -148,17 +152,31 @@ void Identification(SOCKET TCPSock,Hold*S,RSA*Skey){
 void Identify(SOCKET TCPSock){
     auto* S = new Hold;
     RSA*Skey = GenKey();
+    // this disgusting ifdef stuff is needed because for some
+    // reason MSVC defines __try and __except and libg++ defines
+    // __try and __catch so its all a big mess if we leave this in or undefine
+    // the macros
+#ifdef __WIN32
     __try{
+#endif // __WIN32
         Identification(TCPSock,S,Skey);
+#ifdef __WIN32
     }__except(1){
+#endif // __WIN32
+
         if(TCPSock != -1){
             closesocket(TCPSock);
         }
+#ifdef __WIN32
     }
+#endif // __WIN32
+
     delete Skey;
     delete S;
 }
+
 void TCPServerMain(){
+#ifdef __WIN32
     WSADATA wsaData;
     if (WSAStartup(514, &wsaData)){
         error(Sec("Can't start Winsock!"));
@@ -195,4 +213,38 @@ void TCPServerMain(){
 
     closesocket(client);
     WSACleanup();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+#else // unix
+    // wondering why we need slightly different implementations of this?
+    // ask ms.
+    SOCKET client, Listener = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,IPPROTO_TCP);
+    sockaddr_in addr{};
+    addr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
+    addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    addr.sin_port = htons(Port);
+    if (bind(Listener, (sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) != 0){
+        error(Sec("Can't bind socket! ") + std::string(strerror(errno)));
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+    if(Listener == -1){
+        error(Sec("Invalid listening socket"));
+        return;
+    }
+    if(listen(Listener,SOMAXCONN)){
+        error(Sec("listener failed ")+ std::string(strerror(errno)));
+        return;
+    }
+    info(Sec("Vehicle event network online"));
+    do{
+        client = accept(Listener, nullptr, nullptr);
+        if(client == -1){
+            warn(Sec("Got an invalid client socket on connect! Skipping..."));
+            continue;
+        }
+        std::thread ID(Identify,client);
+        ID.detach();
+    }while(client);
+
+    closesocket(client);
+#endif // __WIN32
+}
diff --git a/src/Network/GParser.cpp b/src/Network/GParser.cpp
index 60f40ad..a22f483 100644
--- a/src/Network/GParser.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/GParser.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 #include "Settings.h"
 #include "Network.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
+#include "UnixCompat.h"
 #include <sstream>
 
+
 int FC(const std::string& s,const std::string& p,int n) {
     auto i = s.find(p);
     int j;
@@ -116,10 +118,14 @@ void SyncClient(Client*c){
     }
     info(c->GetName() + Sec(" is now synced!"));
 }
-void ParseVeh(Client*c, const std::string&Packet){
+void ParseVeh(Client*c, const std::string& Packet){
+#ifdef __WIN32
     __try{
             VehicleParser(c,Packet);
     }__except(Handle(GetExceptionInformation(),Sec("Vehicle Handler"))){}
+#else // unix
+    VehicleParser(c,Packet);
+#endif // __WIN32
 }
 
 void HandleEvent(Client*c ,const std::string&Data){
@@ -189,8 +195,12 @@ void GlobalParser(Client*c, const std::string& Pack){
     }
 }
 
-void GParser(Client*c, const std::string&Packet){
+void GParser(Client*c, const std::string& Packet){
+#ifdef __WIN32
     __try{
             GlobalParser(c, Packet);
     }__except(Handle(GetExceptionInformation(),Sec("Global Handler"))){}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+#else
+    GlobalParser(c, Packet);
+#endif // __WIN32
+}
diff --git a/src/Network/Sync.cpp b/src/Network/Sync.cpp
index 0431d78..137a6cd 100644
--- a/src/Network/Sync.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/Sync.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@
 #include "Client.hpp"
 #include "Settings.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
+#include "UnixCompat.h"
 #include <fstream>
 
+#ifdef __linux
+// we need this for `struct stat`
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif // __linux
+
 void STCPSend(Client*c,std::string Data){
     if(c == nullptr)return;
     int BytesSent;
@@ -100,4 +106,4 @@ void SyncResources(Client*c){
         except(Sec("Exception! : ") + std::string(e.what()));
         c->SetStatus(-1);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Network/TCPHandler.cpp b/src/Network/TCPHandler.cpp
index 630c180..fcc8f3a 100644
--- a/src/Network/TCPHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/TCPHandler.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "Security/Enc.h"
 #include "Network.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
+#include "UnixCompat.h"
 #include <thread>
 
 void TCPSend(Client*c,const std::string&Data){
@@ -18,11 +19,15 @@ void TCPSend(Client*c,const std::string&Data){
     }
 }
 void TCPHandle(Client*c,const std::string& data){
+#ifdef __WIN32
     __try{
+#endif // __WIN32
             c->Handler.Handle(c,data);
+#ifdef __WIN32
     }__except(1){
         c->Handler.clear();
     }
+#endif // __WIN32
 }
 void TCPRcv(Client*c){
     if(c == nullptr || c->GetStatus() < 0)return;
@@ -35,7 +40,11 @@ void TCPRcv(Client*c){
         if(c->GetStatus() > -1)c->SetStatus(-1);
         return;
     }else if (BytesRcv < 0) {
+#ifdef __WIN32
         debug(Sec("(TCP) recv failed with error: ") + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
+#else // unix
+        debug(Sec("(TCP) recv failed with error: ") + std::string(strerror(errno)));
+#endif // __WIN32
         if(c->GetStatus() > -1)c->SetStatus(-1);
         closesocket(c->GetTCPSock());
         return;
@@ -50,11 +59,15 @@ void TCPClient(Client*c){
     }
     OnConnect(c);
     while (c->GetStatus() > -1)TCPRcv(c);
+#ifdef __WIN32
     __try{
+#endif // __WIN32
             OnDisconnect(c, c->GetStatus() == -2);
+#ifdef __WIN32
     }__except(Handle(GetExceptionInformation(),Sec("OnDisconnect"))){}
+#endif // __WIN32
 }
 void InitClient(Client*c){
     std::thread NewClient(TCPClient,c);
     NewClient.detach();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Network/VehicleData.cpp b/src/Network/VehicleData.cpp
index 4680642..64a8743 100644
--- a/src/Network/VehicleData.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/VehicleData.cpp
@@ -8,14 +8,17 @@
 #include "Settings.h"
 #include "Network.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
+#include "UnixCompat.h"
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
 #include <thread>
 #include <array>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstring>
 int FC(const std::string& s,const std::string& p,int n);
 struct PacketData{
     int ID;
-    Client* Client;
+    ::Client* Client;
     std::string Data;
     int Tries;
 };
@@ -38,10 +41,17 @@ void UDPSend(Client*c,std::string Data){
         Data = "ABG:" + CMP;
     }
     int sendOk = sendto(UDPSock, Data.c_str(), int(Data.size()), 0, (sockaddr *) &Addr, AddrSize);
-    if (sendOk == SOCKET_ERROR) {
+#ifdef __WIN32
+    if (sendOk != 0) {
         debug(Sec("(UDP) Send Failed Code : ") + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
         if(c->GetStatus() > -1)c->SetStatus(-1);
     }
+#else // unix
+    if (sendOk != 0) {
+        debug(Sec("(UDP) Send Failed Code : ") + std::string(strerror(errno)));
+        if(c->GetStatus() > -1)c->SetStatus(-1);
+    }
+#endif // __WIN32
 }
 
 void AckID(int ID){
@@ -144,9 +154,13 @@ std::string UDPRcvFromClient(sockaddr_in& client){
     int clientLength = sizeof(client);
     ZeroMemory(&client, clientLength);
     std::string Ret(10240,0);
-    int Rcv = recvfrom(UDPSock, &Ret[0], 10240, 0, (sockaddr*)&client, &clientLength);
+    int Rcv = recvfrom(UDPSock, &Ret[0], 10240, 0, (sockaddr*)&client, (socklen_t*)&clientLength);
     if (Rcv == -1){
+#ifdef __WIN32
         error(Sec("(UDP) Error receiving from Client! Code : ") + std::to_string(WSAGetLastError()));
+#else // unix
+        error(Sec("(UDP) Error receiving from Client! Code : ") + std::string(strerror(errno)));
+#endif // __WIN32
         return "";
     }
     return Ret;
@@ -240,6 +254,7 @@ void LOOP(){
     }
 }
 [[noreturn]] void UDPServerMain(){
+#ifdef __WIN32
     WSADATA data;
     if (WSAStartup(514, &data)){
         error(Sec("Can't start Winsock!"));
@@ -286,4 +301,46 @@ void LOOP(){
     /*closesocket(UDPSock);
     WSACleanup();
     return;*/
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+#else // unix
+    UDPSock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+    // Create a server hint structure for the server
+    sockaddr_in serverAddr{};
+    serverAddr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY; //Any Local
+    serverAddr.sin_family = AF_INET; // Address format is IPv4
+    serverAddr.sin_port = htons(Port); // Convert from little to big endian
+
+    // Try and bind the socket to the IP and port
+    if (bind(UDPSock, (sockaddr*)&serverAddr, sizeof(serverAddr)) != 0){
+        error(Sec("Can't bind socket!") + std::string(strerror(errno)));
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
+        exit(-1);
+        //return;
+    }
+
+    DataAcks.clear();
+    std::thread Ack(LOOP);
+    Ack.detach();
+
+    info(Sec("Vehicle data network online on port ")+std::to_string(Port)+Sec(" with a Max of ")+std::to_string(MaxPlayers)+Sec(" Clients"));
+    while (true){
+        sockaddr_in client{};
+        std::string Data = UDPRcvFromClient(client); //Receives any data from Socket
+        auto Pos = Data.find(':');
+        if(Data.empty() || Pos < 0 || Pos > 2)continue;
+        /*char clientIp[256];
+        ZeroMemory(clientIp, 256); ///Code to get IP we don't need that yet
+        inet_ntop(AF_INET, &client.sin_addr, clientIp, 256);*/
+        uint8_t ID = Data.at(0)-1;
+        for(Client*c : CI->Clients){
+            if(c != nullptr && c->GetID() == ID){
+                c->SetUDPAddr(client);
+                c->isConnected = true;
+                UDPParser(c,Data.substr(2));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    /*closesocket(UDPSock); // TODO: Why not this? We did this in TCPServerMain?
+    return;
+     */
+#endif // __WIN32
+}
diff --git a/src/logger.cpp b/src/logger.cpp
index 222e038..72020df 100644
--- a/src/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/logger.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ std::string getDate() {
     auto s = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(tp);tp -= s;
     time_t tt = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(now);
     tm local_tm{};
+#ifdef __WIN32
     localtime_s(&local_tm,&tt);
+#else // unix
+    localtime_r(&tt, &local_tm);
+#endif // __WIN32
     std::stringstream date;
     int S = local_tm.tm_sec;
     int M = local_tm.tm_min;