diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7313922c..858535c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ This is the rolling changelog for TShock for Terraria. Use past tense when addin
 
 ## Upcoming Release
 * Fix pet licenses. (@Olink)
+* Initial support for Journey mode in SSC worlds. (@Olink)
   
 ## TShock 4.4.0 (Pre-release 8)
 * Update for OTAPI 2.0.0.36 and Terraria 1.4.0.4. (@hakusaro, @Patrikkk, @DeathCradle)
diff --git a/TShockAPI/DB/ResearchDatastore.cs b/TShockAPI/DB/ResearchDatastore.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb7d933c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TShockAPI/DB/ResearchDatastore.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Data;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Terraria;
+using Terraria.ID;
+
+namespace TShockAPI.DB
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// This class is used as the data interface for Journey mode research.
+	/// This information is maintained such that SSC characters will be properly set up with
+	/// the world's current research.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class ResearchDatastore
+	{
+		private IDbConnection database;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// In-memory cache of what items have been sacrificed.
+		/// The first call to GetSacrificedItems will load this with data from the database.
+		/// </summary>
+		private Dictionary<int, int> _itemsSacrificed;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="TShockAPI.DB.ResearchDatastore"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="db">A valid connection to the TShock database</param>
+		public ResearchDatastore(IDbConnection db)
+		{
+			database = db;
+
+			var table = new SqlTable("Research",
+									new SqlColumn("WorldId", MySqlDbType.Int32),
+									new SqlColumn("PlayerId", MySqlDbType.Int32),
+									new SqlColumn("ItemId", MySqlDbType.Int32),
+									new SqlColumn("AmountSacrificed", MySqlDbType.Int32),
+									new SqlColumn("TimeSacrificed", MySqlDbType.DateTime)
+				);
+			var creator = new SqlTableCreator(db,
+				db.GetSqlType() == SqlType.Sqlite
+					? (IQueryBuilder)new SqliteQueryCreator()
+					: new MysqlQueryCreator());
+			try
+			{
+				creator.EnsureTableStructure(table);
+			}
+			catch (DllNotFoundException)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine("Possible problem with your database - is Sqlite3.dll present?");
+				throw new Exception("Could not find a database library (probably Sqlite3.dll)");
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// This call will return the memory-cached list of items sacrificed.
+		/// If the cache is not initialized, it will be initialized from the database.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public Dictionary<int, int> GetSacrificedItems()
+		{
+			if (_itemsSacrificed == null)
+			{
+				_itemsSacrificed = ReadFromDatabase();
+			}
+
+			return _itemsSacrificed;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// This function will return a Dictionary&lt;ItemId, AmountSacrificed&gt; representing
+		/// what the progress of research on items is for this world.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns>A dictionary of ItemID keys and Amount Sacrificed values.</returns>
+		private Dictionary<int, int> ReadFromDatabase()
+		{
+			Dictionary<int, int> sacrificedItems = new Dictionary<int, int>();
+
+			var sql = @"select itemId, sum(AmountSacrificed) totalSacrificed
+  from Research
+	where WorldId = @0
+      group by itemId";
+
+			try { 
+				using (var reader = database.QueryReader(sql, Main.worldID))
+				{
+					while (reader.Read())
+					{
+						var itemId = reader.Get<Int32>("itemId");
+						var amount = reader.Get<Int32>("totalSacrificed");
+						sacrificedItems[itemId] = amount;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				TShock.Log.Error(ex.ToString());
+			}
+			return sacrificedItems;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// This method will sacrifice an amount of an item for research.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="itemId">The net ItemId that is being researched.</param>
+		/// <param name="amount">The amount of items being sacrificed.</param>
+		/// <param name="player">The player who sacrificed the item for research.</param>
+		/// <returns>The cumulative total sacrifices for this item.</returns>
+		public int SacrificeItem(int itemId, int amount, TSPlayer player)
+		{
+			var itemsSacrificed = GetSacrificedItems();
+			if (!(itemsSacrificed.ContainsKey(itemId)))
+				itemsSacrificed[itemId] = 0;
+
+			var sql = @"insert into Research (WorldId, PlayerId, ItemId, AmountSacrificed, TimeSacrificed) values (@0, @1, @2, @3, @4)";
+
+			var result = 0;
+			try
+			{
+				result = database.Query(sql, Main.worldID, player.Account.ID, itemId, amount, DateTime.Now);
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				TShock.Log.Error(ex.ToString());
+			}
+
+			if (result == 1)
+			{
+				itemsSacrificed[itemId] += amount;
+			}
+
+			return itemsSacrificed[itemId];
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index 93da1ccb..3eee034f 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ using TShockAPI.Localization;
 using TShockAPI.Models;
 using TShockAPI.Models.PlayerUpdate;
 using TShockAPI.Models.Projectiles;
+using Terraria.Net;
+using Terraria.GameContent.NetModules;
 
 namespace TShockAPI
 {
@@ -3135,7 +3137,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_timefreeze))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to freeze the time of the server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to freeze the time of the server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3147,7 +3149,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_timeset))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to modify the time of the server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to modify the time of the server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3156,7 +3158,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_godmode))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to toggle godmode!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to toggle godmode!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3165,7 +3167,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_windstrength))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to modify the wind strength of the server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to modify the wind strength of the server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3174,7 +3176,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_rainstrength))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to modify the rain strength of the server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to modify the rain strength of the server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3183,7 +3185,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_timespeed))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to modify the time speed of the server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to modify the time speed of the server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3192,7 +3194,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_rainfreeze))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to freeze the rain strength of the server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to freeze the rain strength of the server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3201,7 +3203,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_windfreeze))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to freeze the wind strength of the server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to freeze the wind strength of the server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3210,7 +3212,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_placementrange))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to modify the tile placement range of your character!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to modify the tile placement range of your character!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3219,7 +3221,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_setdifficulty))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to modify the world dificulty of the server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to modify the world dificulty of the server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3228,7 +3230,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_biomespreadfreeze))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to freeze the biome spread of server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to freeze the biome spread of server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3237,7 +3239,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 						{
 							if (!args.Player.HasPermission(Permissions.journey_setspawnrate))
 							{
-								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You have no permission to modify the NPC spawn rate of server!");
+								args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You don't have permission to modify the NPC spawn rate of server!");
 								return true;
 							}
 							break;
@@ -3247,6 +3249,20 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 							return true;
 						}
 				}
+			} else if (moduleId == (int)NetModulesTypes.CreativeUnlocksPlayerReport)
+			{
+				var unknownField = args.Data.ReadByte();
+
+				if (unknownField == 0) //this is required or something???
+				{
+					var itemId = args.Data.ReadUInt16();
+					var amount = args.Data.ReadUInt16();
+
+					var totalSacrificed = TShock.ResearchDatastore.SacrificeItem(itemId, amount, args.Player);
+
+					var response = NetCreativeUnlocksModule.SerializeItemSacrifice(itemId, totalSacrificed);
+					NetManager.Instance.Broadcast(response);
+				}
 			}
 
 			// As of 1.4.x.x, this is now used for more things:
diff --git a/TShockAPI/PlayerData.cs b/TShockAPI/PlayerData.cs
index 64a33676..6e649768 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/PlayerData.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/PlayerData.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Terraria;
 using TShockAPI;
 using Terraria.Localization;
+using Terraria.GameContent.NetModules;
+using Terraria.Net;
+using Terraria.ID;
 
 namespace TShockAPI
 {
@@ -480,6 +483,20 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			NetMessage.SendData(76, -1, -1, NetworkText.Empty, player.Index);
 
 			NetMessage.SendData(39, player.Index, -1, NetworkText.Empty, 400);
+
+
+			var sacrificedItems = TShock.ResearchDatastore.GetSacrificedItems();
+			for(int i = 0; i < ItemID.Count; i++)
+			{
+				var amount = 0;
+				if (sacrificedItems.ContainsKey(i))
+				{
+					amount = sacrificedItems[i];
+				}
+
+				var response = NetCreativeUnlocksModule.SerializeItemSacrifice(i, amount);
+				NetManager.Instance.SendToClient(response, player.TPlayer.whoAmI);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index c1032d43..aa1791d5 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		public static RememberedPosManager RememberedPos;
 		/// <summary>CharacterDB - Static reference to the SSC character manager.</summary>
 		public static CharacterManager CharacterDB;
+		/// <summary>Contains the information about what research has been performed in Journey mode.</summary>
+		public static ResearchDatastore ResearchDatastore;
 		/// <summary>Config - Static reference to the config system, for accessing values set in users' config files.</summary>
 		public static ConfigFile Config { get; set; }
 		/// <summary>ServerSideCharacterConfig - Static reference to the server side character config, for accessing values set by users to modify SSC.</summary>
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 				TileBans = new TileManager(DB);
 				RememberedPos = new RememberedPosManager(DB);
 				CharacterDB = new CharacterManager(DB);
+				ResearchDatastore = new ResearchDatastore(DB);
 				RestApi = new SecureRest(Netplay.ServerIP, Config.RestApiPort);
 				RestManager = new RestManager(RestApi);
 				RestManager.RegisterRestfulCommands();
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj b/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
index 02b9e43e..c941ea0a 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShockAPI.csproj
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     <Compile Include="CLI\FlagSet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DB\ProjectileManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DB\RegionManager.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DB\ResearchDatastore.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DB\TileManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\ExceptionExt.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Hooks\AccountHooks.cs" />
@@ -220,4 +221,4 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>