--- a/paper-server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/paper-server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,6 +_,8 @@
 
 plugins {
     `java-library`
+    kotlin("jvm") version "2.0.0"
+    kotlin("plugin.serialization") version "2.0.0"
     `maven-publish`
     id("io.papermc.paperweight.core")
 }
@@ -21,6 +_,21 @@
     // macheOldPath = file("F:\\Projects\\PaperTooling\\mache\\versions\\1.21.4\\src\\main\\java")
     // gitFilePatches = true
 
+    val fork = forks.register("sparklypaper") {
+        upstream.patchDir("paperServer") {
+            upstreamPath = "paper-server"
+            excludes = setOf("src/minecraft", "patches", "build.gradle.kts")
+            patchesDir = rootDirectory.dir("sparklypaper-server/paper-patches")
+            outputDir = rootDirectory.dir("paper-server")
+        }
+    }
+
+    activeFork = fork
+
+    paper {
+        paperServerDir = upstreamsDirectory().map { it.dir("paper/paper-server") }
+    }
+
     spigot {
         buildDataRef = "3edaf46ec1eed4115ce1b18d2846cded42577e42"
         packageVersion = "v1_21_R3" // also needs to be updated in MappingEnvironment
@@ -101,7 +_,20 @@
     }
 }
 
-val log4jPlugins = sourceSets.create("log4jPlugins")
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        java { srcDir("../paper-server/src/main/java") }
+        resources { srcDir("../paper-server/src/main/resources") }
+    }
+    test {
+        java { srcDir("../paper-server/src/test/java") }
+        resources { srcDir("../paper-server/src/test/resources") }
+    }
+}
+
+val log4jPlugins = sourceSets.create("log4jPlugins") {
+    java { srcDir("../paper-server/src/log4jPlugins/java") }
+}
 configurations.named(log4jPlugins.compileClasspathConfigurationName) {
     extendsFrom(configurations.compileClasspath.get())
 }
@@ -119,7 +_,12 @@
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation(project(":paper-api"))
+    // SparklyPaper start
+    implementation(project(":sparklypaper-api"))
+    implementation(kotlin("reflect"))
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.6.3")
+    implementation("com.charleskorn.kaml:kaml:0.55.0")
+    // SparklyPaper end
     implementation("ca.spottedleaf:concurrentutil:0.0.3")
     implementation("org.jline:jline-terminal-ffm:3.27.1") // use ffm on java 22+
     implementation("org.jline:jline-terminal-jni:3.27.1") // fall back to jni on java 21
@@ -183,7 +_,12 @@
         val build = System.getenv("BUILD_NUMBER") ?: null
         val buildTime = if (build != null) Instant.now() else Instant.EPOCH
         val gitHash = git.exec(providers, "rev-parse", "--short=7", "HEAD").get().trim()
-        val implementationVersion = "$mcVersion-${build ?: "DEV"}-$gitHash"
+        // SparklyPaper start
+        var implementationVersion = "$mcVersion-${build ?: "DEV"}-$gitHash"
+        if (project.hasProperty("sparklypaperImplementationVersionSuffix")) {
+            implementationVersion += "/${project.property("sparklypaperImplementationVersionSuffix")}"
+        }
+        // SparklyPaper end
         val date = git.exec(providers, "show", "-s", "--format=%ci", gitHash).get().trim()
         val gitBranch = git.exec(providers, "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD").get().trim()
         attributes(
@@ -194,8 +_,8 @@
             "Specification-Title" to "Paper",
             "Specification-Version" to project.version,
             "Specification-Vendor" to "Paper Team",
-            "Brand-Id" to "papermc:paper",
-            "Brand-Name" to "Paper",
+            "Brand-Id" to "sparklypower:sparklypaper", // SparklyPaper
+            "Brand-Name" to "SparklyPaper", // SparklyPaper
             "Build-Number" to (build ?: ""),
             "Build-Time" to buildTime.toString(),
             "Git-Branch" to gitBranch,