diff --git a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/entities/MorphLocalPlayer.java b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/entities/MorphLocalPlayer.java
index baf5a11..d0477ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/entities/MorphLocalPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/entities/MorphLocalPlayer.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ protected void initDataTracker(DataTracker.Builder builder)
     {
         super.initDataTracker(builder);
 
-        builder.add(PLAYER_MODEL_PARTS, (byte)127);
+        //builder.add(PLAYER_MODEL_PARTS, (byte)127);
         this.dataTracker.set(PLAYER_MODEL_PARTS, (byte)127);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/mixin/CodecDispatcherMixin.java b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/mixin/CodecDispatcherMixin.java
index 36c757e..1256db2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/mixin/CodecDispatcherMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/mixin/CodecDispatcherMixin.java
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ public class CodecDispatcherMixin<B extends ByteBuf, V, T>
         exception.printStackTrace();
         System.err.println("- x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x -");
 
-        System.err.println("All available types at this moment:");
-
-        for (PacketCodecDispatcher.PacketType<B, V, T> type : packetTypes)
-            System.err.println(" - " + type.id());
-
-        System.err.println("- x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x -");
         System.err.println();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphCommandPayload.java b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphCommandPayload.java
index e985e6a..9f2d1ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphCommandPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphCommandPayload.java
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 
 public record MorphCommandPayload(String content) implements CustomPayload
 {
-    public static final PacketCodec<PacketByteBuf, MorphCommandPayload> CODEC = PacketCodecs.STRING
-            .xmap(MorphCommandPayload::new, MorphCommandPayload::content)
-            .cast();
+    public static final PacketCodec<PacketByteBuf, MorphCommandPayload> CODEC = PacketCodec.of(
+            (value, buf) -> buf.writeBytes(MorphInitChannelPayload.writeString(value.content())),
+            buf -> new MorphCommandPayload(MorphInitChannelPayload.readString(buf))
+    );
 
     public static final CustomPayload.Id<MorphCommandPayload> id = new Id<>(ServerHandler.commandChannelIdentifier);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphInitChannelPayload.java b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphInitChannelPayload.java
index d056fe9..18d9d27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphInitChannelPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphInitChannelPayload.java
@@ -1,16 +1,45 @@
 package xiamomc.morph.client.network.payload;
 
-import net.minecraft.network.RegistryByteBuf;
+import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
+import net.minecraft.network.PacketByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.network.codec.PacketCodec;
-import net.minecraft.network.codec.PacketCodecs;
 import net.minecraft.network.packet.CustomPayload;
 import xiamomc.morph.client.ServerHandler;
 
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 public record MorphInitChannelPayload(String message) implements CustomPayload
 {
-    public static final PacketCodec<RegistryByteBuf, MorphInitChannelPayload> CODEC = PacketCodecs.string(32768)
-            .xmap(MorphInitChannelPayload::new, MorphInitChannelPayload::message)
-            .cast();
+    public static final PacketCodec<PacketByteBuf, MorphInitChannelPayload> CODEC = PacketCodec.of(
+            (value, buf) -> buf.writeString(value.message()),
+            buf -> new MorphInitChannelPayload(readString(buf))
+    );
+
+    public static byte[] writeString(String string)
+    {
+        var out = ByteStreams.newDataOutput();
+        out.writeUTF(string);
+
+        return out.toByteArray();
+    }
+
+    public static String readString(PacketByteBuf buf)
+    {
+        //System.out.println("Buf is '" + buf.toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8) + "' :: with hashCode" + buf.hashCode());
+
+        var directBuffer = buf.readBytes(buf.readableBytes());
+        var dst = new byte[directBuffer.capacity()];
+        directBuffer.getBytes(0, dst);
+
+        //System.out.printf("DST is '%s'%n", Arrays.toString(dst));
+
+        var input = ByteStreams.newDataInput(dst);
+        var asByteBuf = input.readUTF();
+
+        buf.clear();
+        return asByteBuf;
+    }
 
     public static final CustomPayload.Id<MorphInitChannelPayload> id = new Id<>(ServerHandler.initializeChannelIdentifier);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphVersionChannelPayload.java b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphVersionChannelPayload.java
index 321b7c8..140ea7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphVersionChannelPayload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xiamomc/morph/client/network/payload/MorphVersionChannelPayload.java
@@ -6,11 +6,32 @@
 import net.minecraft.network.packet.CustomPayload;
 import xiamomc.morph.client.ServerHandler;
 
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+
 public record MorphVersionChannelPayload(int protocolVersion) implements CustomPayload
 {
-    public static final PacketCodec<PacketByteBuf, MorphVersionChannelPayload> CODEC = PacketCodecs.INTEGER
-            .xmap(MorphVersionChannelPayload::new, MorphVersionChannelPayload::protocolVersion)
-            .cast();
+    public static final PacketCodec<PacketByteBuf, MorphVersionChannelPayload> CODEC  = PacketCodec.of(
+            (value, buf) -> buf.writeInt(value.protocolVersion()),
+            buf -> new MorphVersionChannelPayload(parseInt(buf))
+    );
+
+    public static int parseInt(PacketByteBuf buf)
+    {
+        //System.out.println("Buf is '" + buf.toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8) + "' :: with hashCode" + buf.hashCode());
+        int read = -1;
+        try
+        {
+            read = buf.readInt();
+        }
+        catch (Throwable t)
+        {
+            System.err.println("[FeatherMorph] Error parsing protocol version from server: " + t.getMessage());
+            t.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        buf.clear();
+        return read;
+    }
 
     public static final Id<MorphVersionChannelPayload> id = new Id<>(ServerHandler.versionChannelIdentifier);