diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 75b5337..e08d0a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <java.version>17</java.version>
         <project.bukkitAPIVersion>1.16</project.bukkitAPIVersion>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <towny.version>0.99.1.0</towny.version>
+        <towny.version>0.99.5.0</towny.version>
     </properties>
 
     <!-- For use with GitHub Package Registry -->
diff --git a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Chat.java b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Chat.java
index aa871f3..12af098 100644
--- a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Chat.java
+++ b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Chat.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class Chat extends JavaPlugin {
 	private DynmapAPI dynMap = null;
 	private Essentials essentials = null;
 	
-	private static String requiredTownyVersion = "0.99.1.0";
+	private static String requiredTownyVersion = "0.99.5.0";
 	public static boolean usingPlaceholderAPI = false;
 	public static boolean usingEssentialsDiscord = false;
 	boolean chatConfigError = false;
diff --git a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/ChannelCommand.java b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/ChannelCommand.java
index 23e59a1..e7f061d 100644
--- a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/ChannelCommand.java
+++ b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/ChannelCommand.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, St
 		} else {
 			// Console
 			for (String line : channel_help) {
-				sender.sendMessage(Colors.strip(line));
+				TownyMessaging.sendMessage(sender, Colors.strip(line));
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ private void parseChannelCommand(Player player, String[] split) {
 		// So they just type /channel , We should probably send them to the help menu..
 		if (split.length == 0 || split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("help") || split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("?")) { 
 			for (String line : channel_help)
-				player.sendMessage(line);
+				TownyMessaging.sendMessage(player, line);
 		} else if (split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("join")) { // /channel join [chn] (/label args[0] args[1] length = 2.)
 			parseChannelJoin(player, StringMgmt.remFirstArg(split));
 		} else if (split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("leave")) {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public static void parseChannelList(Player player) {
 	public static void parseChannelMuteList(Player player, String[] split) {
 		if (split.length == 0) {
 			for (String line : channel_help) {
-				player.sendMessage(line);
+				TownyMessaging.sendMessage(player, line);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public static void parseChannelMuteList(Player player, String[] split) {
 	public static void parseChannelMute(Player player, String[] split, boolean mute) {
 		if (split.length < 2) {
 			for (String line : channel_help) {
-				player.sendMessage(line);
+				TownyMessaging.sendMessage(player, line);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public static void parseChannelMute(Player player, String[] split, boolean mute)
 	public static void parseChannelLeave(Player player, String[] split) {
 		if (split.length == 0) {
 			for (String line : channel_help) {
-				player.sendMessage(line);
+				TownyMessaging.sendMessage(player, line);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ public static void parseChannelLeave(Player player, String[] split) {
 	public static void parseChannelJoin(Player player, String[] split) {
 		if (split.length == 0) {
 			for (String line : channel_help) {
-				player.sendMessage(line);
+				TownyMessaging.sendMessage(player, line);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public static void parseChannelJoin(Player player, String[] split) {
 	public static void parseChannelSoundToggle(Player player, String[] split) {
 		if (split.length == 0) {
 			for (String line : channel_help) {
-				player.sendMessage(line);
+				TownyMessaging.sendMessage(player, line);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/TownyChatCommand.java b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/TownyChatCommand.java
index c8d30db..f484430 100644
--- a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/TownyChatCommand.java
+++ b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/TownyChatCommand.java
@@ -43,13 +43,9 @@ public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String label, String
 	}
 
 	private void parseTownyChatCommand(CommandSender sender, String[] split) {
-		if (split.length == 0) { // So they just type /channel , We should probably send them to the help menu..
+		if (split.length == 0 || split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("help") || split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("?")) {
 			for (String line : townychat_help) {
-				sender.sendMessage(line);
-			}
-		} else if (split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("help") || split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("?")) {
-			for (String line : townychat_help) {
-				sender.sendMessage(line);
+				TownyMessaging.sendMessage(sender, line);
 			}
 		} else if (split[0].equalsIgnoreCase("reload")) {
 			plugin.reload();
diff --git a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/commandobjects/ChannelJoinAliasCommand.java b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/commandobjects/ChannelJoinAliasCommand.java
index f0b398f..c8f55e1 100644
--- a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/commandobjects/ChannelJoinAliasCommand.java
+++ b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/Command/commandobjects/ChannelJoinAliasCommand.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public boolean execute(CommandSender commandSender, String label, String[] args)
 			}
 			return true;
 		} else {
-			commandSender.sendMessage("You may not use this command as the console!");
+			TownyMessaging.sendMsg("You may not use this command as the console!");
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/channels/StandardChannel.java b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/channels/StandardChannel.java
index 17c0c30..39f08d2 100644
--- a/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/channels/StandardChannel.java
+++ b/src/com/palmergames/bukkit/TownyChat/channels/StandardChannel.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ private boolean testDistance(Player player1, Player player2, double range) {
 	private void trySendingAloneMessage(Player sender, Set<Player> recipients) {
 		if (ChatSettings.isUsingAloneMessage() &&
 				recipients.stream().filter(p -> sender.canSee(p)).count() < 2) // sender will usually be a recipient of their own message.
-			sender.sendMessage(Colors.translateColorCodes(ChatSettings.getUsingAloneMessageString()));
+			TownyMessaging.sendMessage(sender, ChatSettings.getUsingAloneMessageString());
 	}
 
 	private void applyFormats(AsyncPlayerChatEvent event, String originalFormat, String workingFormat, Resident resident) {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ private void sendSpyMessage(AsyncPlayerChatEvent event, channelTypes type) {
 		// Remove spies who've already seen the message naturally.
 		spies.stream()
 			.filter(spy -> !recipients.contains(spy))
-			.forEach(spy -> spy.sendMessage(format + message));
+			.forEach(spy -> TownyMessaging.sendMessage(spy, format + message));
 	}
 
 	/**