diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b29ae8..9a15be8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -351,4 +351,5 @@ MigrationBackup/
 .ionide/
 
 .idea
-.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode
+run
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Assembly/ASMInfo.cs b/Assembly/ASMInfo.cs
index 2cce9b2..4a37a74 100644
--- a/Assembly/ASMInfo.cs
+++ b/Assembly/ASMInfo.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("Piccari Creations")]
 [assembly: AssemblyAlgorithmId(System.Configuration.Assemblies.AssemblyHashAlgorithm.MD5)]
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("(C) 2020 Tara Piccari")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("5.0.7.9200")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("6.0.1.0001")]
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("ForgeCore Bot Server")]
 
 namespace ForgeCore.Assemble
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ namespace ForgeCore.Assemble
     public class ASMInfo
     {
         public static string BotName = "ForgeCore";
-        public static string BotVer = "2.0.121524.1636";
+        public static string BotVer = "2.0.121724.1716";
     }
 }
diff --git a/ForgeCore.cs b/ForgeCore.cs
index c9e1e47..ad6c26b 100644
--- a/ForgeCore.cs
+++ b/ForgeCore.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using ForgeCore.Assemble;
 using ForgeCoreAPI;
 using LibAC.Arguments;
+using LibAC.NBT;
+using LibAC.NBT.API;
 
 namespace ForgeCore;
 
 public class ForgeCore
 {
+
     public static int Main(string[] args)
     {
-        PluginSystem.InitializeSystem();
         
         Arguments arguments = ArgumentParser.Parse(args);
         if (arguments.HasArg("help") || arguments.Count == 0)
@@ -18,11 +22,76 @@ public class ForgeCore
             
             ArgumentBuilder builder = new ArgumentBuilder();
             builder.withVersionArgument().withHelpArgument();
+            builder.withStringArgument("plugindir", "Plugins", true);
+            builder.withBooleanArgument("daemon", true);
 
 
             Arguments defaults = builder.Build();
             Console.WriteLine(ArgumentHelpers.GenerateHelpMessage(defaults.GetAllArguments().ToList(), "ForgeCore"));
+            return 0;
         }
+
+        if (arguments.HasArg("version"))
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"ForgeCore Version {ASMInfo.BotVer}");
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (arguments.HasArg("plugindir"))
+            PluginSystem.PluginDirectory = arguments.GetArgument("plugindir").GetValue() as string;
+        
+        if (!Directory.Exists("Plugins"))
+            Directory.CreateDirectory("Plugins");
+        
+        PluginSystem.InitializeSystem(PluginSystem.PluginDirectory);
+
+        SharedSessionData sessionData = SharedSessionData.GetInstance();
+        // Start the server tick loop
+        while (!sessionData.ShouldShutdown)
+        {
+            long tasksExecuted = 0;
+            if (sessionData.TotalTasksPerTick == 0 && sessionData.TotalTicks > 0)
+            {
+                sessionData.ShouldShutdown = true;
+                Console.WriteLine("FATAL ERROR\n\nNo plugins are loaded. This server would be doing nothing in a infinite loop with no way to exit. Aborting startup procedure. \n\n\n>> Recommendation: Add one of the standard ForgeCore Plugins which include methods of executing a shutdown");
+            }
+
+            foreach (var plugin in PluginSystem.Plugins)
+            {
+                if (plugin.enabled)
+                {
+                    plugin.plugin.tick();
+                    tasksExecuted++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            sessionData.TasksLastTick = tasksExecuted;
+            sessionData.TotalTicks++;
+
+            if(sessionData.TotalTasksPerTick == 0)
+                sessionData.TotalTasksPerTick = tasksExecuted;
+        }
+        
+        Console.WriteLine("Preparing to shut down... Please wait...");
+        Console.WriteLine("Gathering plugin settings...");
+        
+        CompoundTag saveData = new CompoundTag();
+        foreach (var pluginContainer in PluginSystem.Plugins)
+        {
+            pluginContainer.plugin.TearDown();
+            
+            CompoundTag entry = new CompoundTag();
+            NbtUtils.WriteBoolean(entry, "enabled", pluginContainer.enabled);
+            entry.Add("data", pluginContainer.plugin.SaveConfig());
+            saveData.Add(pluginContainer.pluginName, entry);
+        }
+        
+        Console.WriteLine("Saving plugin data...");
+        NbtIo.Write("PluginStorage.dat", saveData);
+        
+        Console.WriteLine("> Plugin Storage saved.");
+        Console.WriteLine("> Exiting server...");
+        
         
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/ForgeCoreAPI/IPlugin.cs b/ForgeCoreAPI/IPlugin.cs
index 0b6f53b..59734b6 100644
--- a/ForgeCoreAPI/IPlugin.cs
+++ b/ForgeCoreAPI/IPlugin.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ public interface IPlugin
     /// Called every 5 seconds by the master server
     /// </summary>
     void tick();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Called when the server is starting the shutdown process. This operation cannot be aborted, all plugin tasks should be immediately stopped. SaveConfig will follow this instruction.
+    /// </summary>
+    void TearDown();
     
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides the plugin with a copy of its saved configuration data
diff --git a/ForgeCoreAPI/PluginContainer.cs b/ForgeCoreAPI/PluginContainer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b37c261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ForgeCoreAPI/PluginContainer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace ForgeCoreAPI;
+
+public class PluginContainer
+{
+    public IPlugin plugin;
+    public bool enabled = true;
+    public string pluginName;
+}
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diff --git a/ForgeCoreAPI/PluginSystem.cs b/ForgeCoreAPI/PluginSystem.cs
index 7b9dbe0..559efbd 100644
--- a/ForgeCoreAPI/PluginSystem.cs
+++ b/ForgeCoreAPI/PluginSystem.cs
@@ -6,13 +6,22 @@ namespace ForgeCoreAPI;
 
 public class PluginSystem
 {
-    public static List<IPlugin> Plugins = new List<IPlugin>();
+    public static string PluginDirectory { get; set; } = "Plugins";
+    
+    public static List<PluginContainer> Plugins = new List<PluginContainer>();
 
-    public static void InitializeSystem()
+    public static void InitializeSystem(string pluginDirectory)
     {
-        CompoundTag pluginsData = NbtIo.Read("PluginStorage.dat");
+        CompoundTag pluginsData = new CompoundTag();
+        if (!File.Exists("PluginStorage.dat"))
+        {
+            // We have no existing saved config for plugins, or this is the first run
+            // Leave pluginsData empty
+        } else pluginsData = NbtIo.Read("PluginStorage.dat");
+        
+        
         // Search the Plugins directory for DLL files
-        string[] files = Directory.GetFiles("Plugins", "*.dll");
+        string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(pluginDirectory, "*.dll");
         
         // Begin loading assemblies
         foreach (var file in files)
@@ -24,12 +33,17 @@ public class PluginSystem
             {
                 if (types.GetCustomAttribute<ForgeCorePluginAttribute>() != null)
                 {
+                    PluginContainer nPlugin = new PluginContainer();
                     IPlugin plugin = Activator.CreateInstance(types) as IPlugin;
                     plugin.Initialize();
+                    nPlugin.plugin = plugin;
                     
                     ForgeCorePluginAttribute attrib = types.GetCustomAttribute<ForgeCorePluginAttribute>();
 
                     Tag? pluginStore = pluginsData.Get(attrib.pluginName);
+                    nPlugin.pluginName = attrib.pluginName;
+                    
+                    
                     if (pluginStore == null)
                     {
                         plugin.ResetMemory();
@@ -40,11 +54,19 @@ public class PluginSystem
                         CompoundTag dataTag = tag["data"] as CompoundTag;
                         
                         plugin.LoadConfig(dataTag);
-                        if(tag.Get("enabled").AsByte() == 1) plugin.Enable();
-                        else plugin.Disable();
+                        if (NbtUtils.ReadBoolean(tag, "enabled"))
+                        {
+                            nPlugin.enabled = true;
+                            plugin.Enable();
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            plugin.Disable();
+                            nPlugin.enabled = false;
+                        }
                     }
                     
-                    Plugins.Add(plugin);
+                    Plugins.Add(nPlugin);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/ForgeCoreAPI/SharedSessionData.cs b/ForgeCoreAPI/SharedSessionData.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a2bf92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ForgeCoreAPI/SharedSessionData.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+namespace ForgeCoreAPI;
+
+public class SharedSessionData
+{
+    private static readonly object _lock = new object();
+    private static SharedSessionData? _instance;
+
+    public static SharedSessionData GetInstance()
+    {
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            if(_instance == null) _instance = new SharedSessionData();
+            return _instance;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public bool ShouldShutdown { get; set; } = false;
+    public long TotalTicks { get; set; } = 0;
+    public long TasksLastTick { get; set; } = 0;
+    public long TotalTasksPerTick { get; set; } = 0;
+}
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diff --git a/localtest b/localtest
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..221ddc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localtest
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+rm -rf run || true
+
+mkdir run
+
+rm -rf bin
+dotnet restore
+
+dotnet publish ForgeCore.csproj --nologo -c Release --self-contained true /p:PublishSingleFile=true
+cp bin/Release/net8.0/linux-x64/publish/ForgeCore run/
+                    
+cd run
+
+chmod +x ForgeCore
+./ForgeCore --version
+./ForgeCore --help
+./ForgeCore --daemon
diff --git a/test b/test
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..efc81aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+rm -rf run || true
+
+mkdir run
+cd run
+
+wget https://ci.zontreck.com/job/Projects/job/CSharp/job/ForgeCore/job/master/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/bin/Release/net8.0/linux-x64/publish/ForgeCore
+
+chmod +x ForgeCore
+./ForgeCore --version
+./ForgeCore --help
+./ForgeCore
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