diff --git a/Application/Misc/Logger.cs b/Application/Misc/Logger.cs
index ba4e3f324..123c0bb2d 100644
--- a/Application/Misc/Logger.cs
+++ b/Application/Misc/Logger.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin.Application
             await OnLogWriting.WaitAsync();
 
             string stringType = type.ToString();
+            msg = msg.StripColors();
 
             try
             {
@@ -73,13 +74,13 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin.Application
             {
 #if DEBUG
                 // lets keep it simple and dispose of everything quickly as logging wont be that much (relatively)
-                Console.WriteLine(LogLine.StripColors());
+                Console.WriteLine(LogLine);
                 await File.AppendAllTextAsync(FileName, $"{LogLine}{Environment.NewLine}");
                 //Debug.WriteLine(msg);
 #else
                 if (type == LogType.Error || type == LogType.Verbose)
                 {
-                    Console.WriteLine(LogLine.StripColors());
+                    Console.WriteLine(LogLine);
                 }
                 await File.AppendAllTextAsync(FileName, $"{LogLine}{Environment.NewLine}");
 #endif
diff --git a/SharedLibraryCore/Utilities.cs b/SharedLibraryCore/Utilities.cs
index f3d23735d..ca8003406 100644
--- a/SharedLibraryCore/Utilities.cs
+++ b/SharedLibraryCore/Utilities.cs
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore
         /// <returns></returns>
         public static string FixIW4ForwardSlash(this string str) => str.Replace("/", " /");
 
+        private static readonly IList<string> _zmGameTypes = new[] { "zclassic", "zstandard", "zcleansed", "zgrief" };
+        /// <summary>
+        /// indicates if the given server is running a zombie game mode
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="server"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static bool IsZombieServer(this Server server) => server.GameName == Game.T6 && _zmGameTypes.Contains(server.Gametype.ToLower());
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Get the IW Engine color code corresponding to an admin level
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/WebfrontCore/Controllers/AccountController.cs b/WebfrontCore/Controllers/AccountController.cs
index 876841ff2..003d60033 100644
--- a/WebfrontCore/Controllers/AccountController.cs
+++ b/WebfrontCore/Controllers/AccountController.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using SharedLibraryCore;
 using System;
@@ -10,13 +11,9 @@ namespace WebfrontCore.Controllers
 {
     public class AccountController : BaseController
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// life span in months
-        /// </summary>
-        private const int COOKIE_LIFESPAN = 3;
 
         [HttpGet]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> LoginAsync(int clientId, string password, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpContext ctx = null)
+        public async Task<IActionResult> LoginAsync(int clientId, string password)
         {
             if (clientId == 0 || string.IsNullOrEmpty(password))
             {
@@ -48,13 +45,7 @@ namespace WebfrontCore.Controllers
 
                     var claimsIdentity = new ClaimsIdentity(claims, "login");
                     var claimsPrinciple = new ClaimsPrincipal(claimsIdentity);
-                    await (ctx ?? HttpContext).SignInAsync(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, claimsPrinciple, new AuthenticationProperties()
-                    {
-                        AllowRefresh = true,
-                        ExpiresUtc = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMonths(COOKIE_LIFESPAN),
-                        IsPersistent = true,
-                        IssuedUtc = DateTime.UtcNow
-                    });
+                    await SignInAsync(claimsPrinciple);
 
                     return Ok();
                 }
diff --git a/WebfrontCore/Controllers/ActionController.cs b/WebfrontCore/Controllers/ActionController.cs
index 6fe30377a..7ad029131 100644
--- a/WebfrontCore/Controllers/ActionController.cs
+++ b/WebfrontCore/Controllers/ActionController.cs
@@ -238,6 +238,15 @@ namespace WebfrontCore.Controllers
         {
             var server = Manager.GetServers().First(_server => _server.EndPoint == id);
 
+            server.ChatHistory.Add(new SharedLibraryCore.Dtos.ChatInfo()
+            {
+                ClientId = Client.ClientId,
+                Message = message,
+                Name = Client.Name,
+                ServerGame = server.GameName,
+                Time = DateTime.Now
+            });
+
             return await Task.FromResult(RedirectToAction("ExecuteAsync", "Console", new
             {
                 serverId = server.EndPoint,
diff --git a/WebfrontCore/Controllers/BaseController.cs b/WebfrontCore/Controllers/BaseController.cs
index 2691ff0cc..7bdc68d82 100644
--- a/WebfrontCore/Controllers/BaseController.cs
+++ b/WebfrontCore/Controllers/BaseController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
 using SharedLibraryCore;
@@ -9,12 +11,18 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using WebfrontCore.ViewModels;
 
 namespace WebfrontCore.Controllers
 {
     public class BaseController : Controller
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// life span in months
+        /// </summary>
+        private const int COOKIE_LIFESPAN = 3;
+
         protected IManager Manager;
         protected readonly DatabaseContext Context;
         protected bool Authorized { get; set; }
@@ -55,6 +63,17 @@ namespace WebfrontCore.Controllers
             ViewBag.EnableColorCodes = Manager.GetApplicationSettings().Configuration().EnableColorCodes;
         }
 
+        protected async Task SignInAsync(ClaimsPrincipal claimsPrinciple)
+        {
+            await HttpContext.SignInAsync(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, claimsPrinciple, new AuthenticationProperties()
+            {
+                AllowRefresh = true,
+                ExpiresUtc = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMonths(COOKIE_LIFESPAN),
+                IsPersistent = true,
+                IssuedUtc = DateTime.UtcNow
+            });
+        }
+
         public override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext context)
         {
             Client = Client ?? new EFClient()
@@ -99,11 +118,15 @@ namespace WebfrontCore.Controllers
                 Client.Level = EFClient.Permission.Console;
                 Client.CurrentAlias = new EFAlias() { Name = "IW4MAdmin" };
                 Authorized = true;
-                using (var controller = new AccountController())
+                var claims = new[]
                 {
-                    _ = controller.LoginAsync(1, "password", HttpContext).Result;
-                }
-
+                    new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, Client.CurrentAlias.Name),
+                   new Claim(ClaimTypes.Role, Client.Level.ToString()),
+                   new Claim(ClaimTypes.Sid, Client.ClientId.ToString()),
+                   new Claim(ClaimTypes.PrimarySid, Client.NetworkId.ToString("X"))
+                };
+                var claimsIdentity = new ClaimsIdentity(claims, "login");
+                SignInAsync(new ClaimsPrincipal(claimsIdentity)).Wait();
             }
 
             ViewBag.Authorized = Authorized;
diff --git a/WebfrontCore/Startup.cs b/WebfrontCore/Startup.cs
index 8e64dd8b2..53aad854a 100644
--- a/WebfrontCore/Startup.cs
+++ b/WebfrontCore/Startup.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ namespace WebfrontCore
                 mvcBuilder.AddApplicationPart(asm);
             }
 
+            services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
+
             services.AddEntityFrameworkSqlite()
                 .AddDbContext<DatabaseContext>();