diff --git a/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs b/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs
index 6d71931..706b81f 100644
--- a/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs
+++ b/Torch.Server/Managers/InstanceManager.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Havok;
 using NLog;
+using Sandbox;
 using Sandbox.Engine.Networking;
 using Sandbox.Engine.Utils;
 using Sandbox.Game;
@@ -56,17 +57,19 @@ namespace Torch.Server.Managers
             //Initializes saves path. Why this isn't in Init() we may never know.
             MyFileSystem.InitUserSpecific(null);
 
-            var configPath = Path.Combine(path, CONFIG_NAME);
-            if (!File.Exists(configPath))
-            {
-                Log.Error($"Failed to load dedicated config at {path}");
-                return;
-            }
+            // why?....
+            // var configPath = Path.Combine(path, CONFIG_NAME);
+            // if (!File.Exists(configPath))
+            // {
+            //     Log.Error($"Failed to load dedicated config at {path}");
+            //     return;
+            // }
 
-            var config = new MyConfigDedicated<MyObjectBuilder_SessionSettings>(configPath);
-            config.Load(configPath);
+            
+            // var config = new MyConfigDedicated<MyObjectBuilder_SessionSettings>(configPath);
+            // config.Load(configPath);
 
-            DedicatedConfig = new ConfigDedicatedViewModel(config);
+            DedicatedConfig = new ConfigDedicatedViewModel((MyConfigDedicated<MyObjectBuilder_SessionSettings>) MySandboxGame.ConfigDedicated);
 
             var worldFolders = Directory.EnumerateDirectories(Path.Combine(Torch.Config.InstancePath, "Saves"));
 
diff --git a/Torch/Session/TorchSessionManager.cs b/Torch/Session/TorchSessionManager.cs
index de52707..05b415a 100644
--- a/Torch/Session/TorchSessionManager.cs
+++ b/Torch/Session/TorchSessionManager.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ namespace Torch.Session
         public TorchSessionManager(ITorchBase torchInstance) : base(torchInstance)
         {
             _overrideMods = new Dictionary<ulong, MyObjectBuilder_Checkpoint.ModItem>();
-            _overrideMods.Add(TorchModCore.MOD_ID, ModItemUtils.Create(TorchModCore.MOD_ID));
+            if (Torch.Config.UgcServiceType == UGCServiceType.Steam)
+                _overrideMods.Add(TorchModCore.MOD_ID, ModItemUtils.Create(TorchModCore.MOD_ID));
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
diff --git a/Torch/VRageGame.cs b/Torch/VRageGame.cs
index c5a1d53..73c32ae 100644
--- a/Torch/VRageGame.cs
+++ b/Torch/VRageGame.cs
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ namespace Torch
 
             MyFileSystem.Reset();
             MyInitializer.InvokeBeforeRun(_appSteamId, _appName, _userDataPath);
+
+            _log.Info("Loading Dedicated Config");
+            // object created in SpaceEngineersGame.SetupPerGameSettings()
+            MySandboxGame.ConfigDedicated.Load();
+            MyPlatformGameSettings.CONSOLE_COMPATIBLE = MySandboxGame.ConfigDedicated.ConsoleCompatibility;
             
             //Type.GetType("VRage.Steam.MySteamService, VRage.Steam").GetProperty("IsActive").GetSetMethod(true).Invoke(service, new object[] {SteamAPI.Init()});
             _log.Info("Initializing network services");
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ namespace Torch
                     MySandboxGame.ConfigDedicated.VerboseNetworkLogging,
                     Enumerable.Empty<string>(),
                     aggregator,
-                    Array.Empty<byte>());
+                    MyMultiplayer.Channels);
 
                 var mockingInventory = new MyMockingInventory(service);
                 MyServiceManager.Instance.AddService<IMyInventoryService>(mockingInventory);