diff --git a/TShockAPI/PacketBufferer.cs b/TShockAPI/PacketBufferer.cs
index be00dd72..72b1bb5b 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/PacketBufferer.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/PacketBufferer.cs
@@ -123,9 +123,13 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             buffers[socket.whoAmI] = new PacketBuffer();
         }
 
-        void ServerHooks_SendBytes(ServerSock socket, byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, HandledEventArgs e)
+        public void SendBytes(ServerSock socket, byte[] buffer)
+        {
+            SendBytes(socket, buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
+        }
+
+        public void SendBytes(ServerSock socket, byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
         {
-            e.Handled = true;
             lock (buffers[socket.whoAmI])
             {
 #if DEBUG_NET
@@ -142,6 +146,12 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        void ServerHooks_SendBytes(ServerSock socket, byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, HandledEventArgs e)
+        {
+            e.Handled = true;
+            SendBytes(socket, buffer, offset, count);
+        }
 #if DEBUG_NET
         static int Compress(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
         {
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 18787b22..4f954f7c 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
 
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.2.6.0811")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("3.2.6.0811")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.2.6.0812")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("3.2.6.0812")]
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
index 0b8d2403..7ec18de9 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
@@ -339,20 +339,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             if (!RealPlayer || !ConnectionAlive)
                 return false;
 
-            try
-            {
-                if (Netplay.serverSock[Index].tcpClient.Connected)
-                {
-                    Netplay.serverSock[Index].networkStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
-                    return true;
-                }
-
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Log.Error(ex.ToString());
-            }
-            return false;
+            return TShock.SendBytes(Netplay.serverSock[Index], data);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index d74e85ef..eed1d0bd 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using System.Data;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         public static ConfigFile Config { get; set; }
         public static IDbConnection DB;
         public static bool OverridePort;
-        PacketBufferer bufferer;
+        static PacketBufferer bufferer;
 
 
         public override Version Version
@@ -655,6 +656,33 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Send bytes to client using packetbuffering if available
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="client">socket to send to</param>
+        /// <param name="bytes">bytes to send</param>
+        /// <returns>False on exception</returns>
+        public static bool SendBytes(ServerSock client, byte[] bytes)
+        {
+            if (bufferer != null)
+            {
+                bufferer.SendBytes(client, bytes);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                if (client.tcpClient.Connected)
+                    client.networkStream.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Log.Error(ex.ToString());
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
         private void OnSaveWorld(bool resettime, HandledEventArgs e)
         {
             Tools.Broadcast("Saving world. Momentary lag might result from this.", Color.Red);