diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 622133dc..e7357131 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ solution: ./TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
 notifications:
   hipchat:
     secure: hpRLWiHF2j6O2qJOVs++aqAmryN6G5kY0SF26/rKCpQ7klhMlDZIgI1V1dbkKqlculFtW1neS0EBJyV9lmcV5b26H+KhlZYGN0j7q1VcOTM3rvtU6wW0Ap22uRLl2RrnA4kEsgDAsNouPOkyLZ19hlHAISlsId6G4+Rfqg6k+zQ=
+  slack:
+    secure: O4Nibe2fdaUa2ZxuETUg6WEoQKvNM2CotnfaIVgm3fjfe61dfE1P+EgTpbwDG8646jSmpTqMDw8Z6I/WJwGTlXV/ZQsbwu63Cps4MgOTvPHZ0Lsye5azySlJZs1iI4ItYSj2czXfcnJ+qAl1SOOkXJrjB5uyTMWtDpCrSCFB3MA=
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
index c04f2b00..8835ee64 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
@@ -1285,11 +1285,11 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 									{
 										if (args.Silent)
 										{
-											args.Player.SendInfoMessage("[broken name] was {1}banned for '{2}'.", force ? "force " : "", reason);
+											args.Player.SendInfoMessage("[broken name] was {0}banned for '{1}'.", force ? "force " : "", reason);
 										}
 										else
 										{
-											TSPlayer.All.SendInfoMessage("{0} {1}banned [broken name] for '{3}'.", args.Player.Name, force ? "force " : "", reason);
+											TSPlayer.All.SendInfoMessage("{0} {1}banned [broken name] for '{2}'.", args.Player.Name, force ? "force " : "", reason);
 										}
 									}
 								}
@@ -4449,7 +4449,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 			args.Player.SendSuccessMessage("Your new account has been verified, and the /auth system has been turned off.");
 			args.Player.SendSuccessMessage("You can always use the /user command to manage players. Don't just delete the auth.lck.");
-			args.Player.SendSuccessMessage("Thank you for using TShock! http://tshock.co/ & http://github.com/TShock/TShock");
+			args.Player.SendSuccessMessage("Thank you for using TShock! https://tshock.co/ & https://github.com/TShock/TShock");
 			FileTools.CreateFile(Path.Combine(TShock.SavePath, "auth.lck"));
 			File.Delete(Path.Combine(TShock.SavePath, "authcode.txt"));
 			TShock.AuthToken = 0;
diff --git a/TShockAPI/DB/GroupManager.cs b/TShockAPI/DB/GroupManager.cs
index b8d0c4a2..c817705d 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/DB/GroupManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/DB/GroupManager.cs
@@ -110,6 +110,45 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 			return 1 == ret.Count() ? ret.ElementAt(0) : null;
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds group with name and permissions if it does not exist.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="name">name of group</param>
+		/// <param name="parentname">parent of group</param>
+		/// <param name="permissions">permissions</param>
+		/// <param name="chatcolor">chatcolor</param>
+		public void AddGroup(String name, string parentname, String permissions, String chatcolor)
+		{
+			if (GroupExists(name))
+			{
+				throw new GroupExistsException(name);
+			}
+
+			var group = new Group(name, null, chatcolor);
+			group.Permissions = permissions;
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(parentname))
+			{
+				var parent = groups.FirstOrDefault(gp => gp.Name == parentname);
+				if (parent == null || name == parentname)
+				{
+					var error = "Invalid parent {0} for group {1}".SFormat(parentname, group.Name);
+					TShock.Log.ConsoleError(error);
+					throw new GroupManagerException(error);
+				}
+				group.Parent = parent;
+			}
+
+			string query = (TShock.Config.StorageType.ToLower() == "sqlite")
+							? "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO GroupList (GroupName, Parent, Commands, ChatColor) VALUES (@0, @1, @2, @3);"
+							: "INSERT IGNORE INTO GroupList SET GroupName=@0, Parent=@1, Commands=@2, ChatColor=@3";
+			if (database.Query(query, name, parentname, permissions, chatcolor) == 1)
+			{
+				groups.Add(group);
+			}
+			else
+				throw new GroupManagerException("Failed to add group '" + name + ".'");
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Adds group with name and permissions if it does not exist.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -118,13 +157,14 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 		/// <param name="permissions">permissions</param>
 		/// <param name="chatcolor">chatcolor</param>
 		/// <param name="exceptions">exceptions true indicates use exceptions for errors false otherwise</param>
+		[Obsolete("Use AddGroup(name, parentname, permissions, chatcolor) instead.")]
 		public String AddGroup(String name, string parentname, String permissions, String chatcolor = Group.defaultChatColor, bool exceptions = false)
 		{
 			if (GroupExists(name))
 			{
 				if (exceptions)
 					throw new GroupExistsException(name);
-				return "Error: Group already exists. Use /modgroup to change permissions.";
+				return "Error: Group already exists; unable to add group.";
 			}
 
 			var group = new Group(name, null, chatcolor);
diff --git a/TShockAPI/DB/SqlTable.cs b/TShockAPI/DB/SqlTable.cs
index 5245e04c..8a9a9c2d 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/DB/SqlTable.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/DB/SqlTable.cs
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-        /// Ensures a table exists and that its structure is correct
+		/// Ensures a table exists and that its structure is correct
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="table">The table name</param>
-        [Obsolete("This method will be replaced by EnsureTableExists.")]
+		[Obsolete("This method will be replaced by EnsureTableStructure.")]
 		public void EnsureExists(SqlTable table)
 		{
 			EnsureTableStructure(table);
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 32afbe74..9e1ba90f 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // Also, be sure to release on github with the exact assembly version tag as below
 // so that the update manager works correctly (via the Github releases api and mimic)
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.2.7")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.2.7")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.2.8")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.2.8")]
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 4374c295..e7c605fe 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						if (path.IndexOfAny(Path.GetInvalidPathChars()) == -1)
 						{
 							SavePath = path;
-							Log.ConsoleInfo("Config path has been set to " + path);
+							ServerApi.LogWriter.PluginWriteLine(this, "Config path has been set to " + path, TraceLevel.Info);
 						}
 						break;
 
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						if (path.IndexOfAny(Path.GetInvalidPathChars()) == -1)
 						{
 							Main.WorldPath = path;
-							Log.ConsoleInfo("World path has been set to " + path);
+							ServerApi.LogWriter.PluginWriteLine(this, "World path has been set to " + path, TraceLevel.Info);
 						}
 						break;
 
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						if (path.IndexOfAny(Path.GetInvalidPathChars()) == -1)
 						{
 							LogPath = path;
-							Log.ConsoleInfo("Log path has been set to " + path);
+							ServerApi.LogWriter.PluginWriteLine(this, "Log path has been set to " + path, TraceLevel.Info);
 						}
 						break;
 
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 				if (Main.ServerSideCharacter)
 				{
 					player.SendErrorMessage(
-						player.IgnoreActionsForInventory = "Server side characters is enabled! Please {0}register or {0}login to play!", Commands.Specifier);
+						player.IgnoreActionsForInventory = String.Format("Server side characters is enabled! Please {0}register or {0}login to play!", Commands.Specifier));
 					player.LoginHarassed = true;
 				}
 				else if (Config.RequireLogin)
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Utils.cs b/TShockAPI/Utils.cs
index a4884856..873b2ee7 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Utils.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Utils.cs
@@ -63,28 +63,6 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			return mess.Split(':')[0];
 		}
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Used for some places where a list of players might be used.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <returns>String of players seperated by commas.</returns>
-		[Obsolete("Use GetPlayers and manually create strings. This should never have been kept as far as actual functions go.")]
-		public string GetPlayers()
-		{
-			var sb = new StringBuilder();
-			foreach (TSPlayer player in TShock.Players)
-			{
-				if (player != null && player.Active)
-				{
-					if (sb.Length != 0)
-					{
-						sb.Append(", ");
-					}
-					sb.Append(player.Name);
-				}
-			}
-			return sb.ToString();
-		}
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Returns a list of current players on the server
 		/// </summary>
@@ -112,30 +90,6 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			return players;
 		}
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Used for some places where a list of players might be used.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <returns>String of players and their id seperated by commas.</returns>
-		[Obsolete("Use GetPlayers and manually create strings. This should never have been kept as far as actual functions go.")]
-		public string GetPlayersWithIds()
-		{
-			var sb = new StringBuilder();
-			foreach (TSPlayer player in TShock.Players)
-			{
-					if (player != null && player.Active)
-					{
-							if (sb.Length != 0)
-							{
-									sb.Append(", ");
-							}
-							sb.Append(player.Name);
-							string id = "(ID: " + Convert.ToString(TShock.Users.GetUserID(player.UserAccountName)) + ", IX:" + player.Index + ")";
-							sb.Append(id);
-					}
-			}
-			return sb.ToString();
-		}
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Finds a player and gets IP as string
 		/// </summary>
@@ -697,7 +651,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 					}
 
 					foo = foo.Replace("%map%", Main.worldName);
-					foo = foo.Replace("%players%", GetPlayers());
+					foo = foo.Replace("%players%", String.Join(",", GetPlayers(false)));
 					Regex reg = new Regex("%\\s*(?<r>\\d{1,3})\\s*,\\s*(?<g>\\d{1,3})\\s*,\\s*(?<b>\\d{1,3})\\s*%");
 					var matches = reg.Matches(foo);
 					Color c = Color.White;