diff --git a/sharedPlugins/globalChat/index.js b/sharedPlugins/globalChat/index.js
index 3cb05edd..65fe7738 100644
--- a/sharedPlugins/globalChat/index.js
+++ b/sharedPlugins/globalChat/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ module.exports = class remoteCommands {
 		this.socket.on("gameChat", async data => {
 			if(data.instanceID && data.instanceID != this.config.unique.toString()){
 				if(data.data.includes("[CHAT]")
+				// if this isn't used as an info command or something (reduce spam)
+				&& !data.data.includes("!info")
 				// check if we are allowed to cross chat at all, default to true
 				&& (mergedConfig.enableCrossServerShout == undefined || mergedConfig.enableCrossServerShout)
 				// check if we are supposed to relay this message
diff --git a/sharedPlugins/scenario_loader/index.js b/sharedPlugins/scenario_loader/index.js
index 24c04a54..79aaaf52 100644
--- a/sharedPlugins/scenario_loader/index.js
+++ b/sharedPlugins/scenario_loader/index.js
@@ -11,29 +11,38 @@ module.exports = class remoteCommands {
 			let hotpatchInstallStatus = await this.checkHotpatchInstallation();
 			messageInterface("Hotpach installation status: "+hotpatchInstallStatus);
 			if(hotpatchInstallStatus){
-				let scenarioDir = path.join(__dirname, "scenarios");
+				let scenarioDir = "scenarios";
 				await fs.ensureDir(scenarioDir)
 				let scenarios = await fs.readdir(scenarioDir);
 				for(let i = 0; i < scenarios.length; i++){
 					let scenPath = path.join(scenarioDir, scenarios[i]);
 					let stat = await fs.stat(scenPath);
 					if(stat.isDirectory){
-						let scenario = await fs.readdir(scenPath);
+						// let scenario = await fs.readdir(scenPath, {withFileTypes: true});
+						
+						// this function is bad in terms of scope since it relies on a global for return values, should be refactored.
+						filesCollection = [];
+						readDirectorySynchronously(scenPath);
+						let scenario = filesCollection;
 						let files = {};
 						for(let o = 0; o < scenario.length; o++){
 							let fileName = scenario[o];
 							if(fileName.split(".")[1] && fileName.split(".")[1].toLowerCase() == "lua"){
-								messageInterface(`Loading ${scenarios[i]}/${fileName}`);
-								let code = await clusterTools.getLua(path.join(scenPath, fileName), false);
+								messageInterface(`Loading `/*${scenarios[i]}*/+`${fileName}`);
+								let code = await clusterTools.getLua(/*path.join(scenPath, */fileName/*)*/, false);
+								// trim away external path from filenames
+								fileName = fileName.replace("scenarios\\factoriommoscenarios\\", "");
 								files[fileName.split(".")[0]] = code;
 							}
 						}
 						let fileImportString = `\{`;
 						for(let k in files){
-							fileImportString += `${k} = '${files[k]}, '`;
+							let name = k.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+							name = name.replace(/ /g, '');
+							fileImportString += `["${name}"] = '${files[k]}', `;
 						}
 						fileImportString += `\}`;
-							
+						console.log(fileImportString)
 						if(files.control) var returnValue = await messageInterface(`/silent-command remote.call('hotpatch', 'update', '${scenarios[i]}', '1.0.0', '${files.control}', ${fileImportString})`);
 						if(returnValue) messageInterface(returnValue);
 					}
@@ -51,3 +60,25 @@ module.exports = class remoteCommands {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// this function is bad in terms of scope since it relies on a global for return values, should be refactored.
+var filesCollection = [];
+const directoriesToSkip = ['bower_components', 'node_modules', 'www', 'platforms', '.git'];
+
+function readDirectorySynchronously(directory) {
+    var currentDirectorypath = /*path.join(__dirname + */directory//);
+
+    var currentDirectory = fs.readdirSync(currentDirectorypath, 'utf8');
+
+    currentDirectory.forEach(file => {
+        var fileShouldBeSkipped = directoriesToSkip.indexOf(file) > -1;
+        var pathOfCurrentItem = path.join(/*__dirname + */directory + '/' + file);
+        if (!fileShouldBeSkipped && fs.statSync(pathOfCurrentItem).isFile()) {
+            filesCollection.push(pathOfCurrentItem);
+        }
+        else if (!fileShouldBeSkipped) {
+            var directorypath = path.join(directory, file);
+            readDirectorySynchronously(directorypath);
+        }
+    });
+}