diff --git a/Nuclei/Events/ServerEvents.cs b/Nuclei/Events/ServerEvents.cs
index 7ff1cd1..bc7d6fb 100644
--- a/Nuclei/Events/ServerEvents.cs
+++ b/Nuclei/Events/ServerEvents.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using Nuclei.Features;
 
 namespace Nuclei.Events;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ public static class ServerEvents
     internal static void OnServerStarted()
     {
         ServerStarted?.Invoke();
+        TimeService.Initialize();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -26,4 +28,4 @@ internal static void OnServerStopped()
     {
         ServerStopped?.Invoke();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Nuclei/Features/MissionService.cs b/Nuclei/Features/MissionService.cs
index 49ea733..336d2e6 100644
--- a/Nuclei/Features/MissionService.cs
+++ b/Nuclei/Features/MissionService.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public static class MissionService
     /// <summary>
     ///     The current mission time.
     /// </summary>
-    public static float CurrentMissionTime => Globals.MissionManagerInstance.missionTime;
+    public static float CurrentMissionTime => Globals.MissionManagerInstance.MissionTime;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Gets all Mission Keys as an IEnumerable.
diff --git a/Nuclei/Features/NucleiConfig.cs b/Nuclei/Features/NucleiConfig.cs
index 6acfb49..ebc8dbb 100644
--- a/Nuclei/Features/NucleiConfig.cs
+++ b/Nuclei/Features/NucleiConfig.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
 using BepInEx.Configuration;
 using Nuclei.Enums;
 using Nuclei.Helpers;
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ public static class NucleiConfig
     
     internal static ConfigEntry<bool>? RefreshServerNamePeriodically;
     internal const bool DefaultRefreshServerNamePeriodically = true;
+
+    internal static ConfigEntry<bool>? RandomizeWeather;
+    internal const bool DefaultRandomizeWeather = false;
     
     internal static ConfigEntry<short>? TargetFrameRate;
     internal const short DefaultTargetFrameRate = 120;
@@ -164,6 +170,12 @@ internal static void InitSettings(ConfigFile config)
 
         CommandPrefix = config.Bind(GeneralSection, "CommandPrefix", DefaultCommandPrefix, "What to use as the command prefix (the character at the start of a command).");
         Nuclei.Logger?.LogDebug($"CommandPrefix: {CommandPrefix.Value}");
+
+        RandomizeWeather = config.Bind(GeneralSection, "RandomizeWeather", DefaultRandomizeWeather,
+            "Randomize weather by modifying the .json mission file directly. This requires the missions to be in " +
+            "the mission folder you assigned in DedicatedServerConfig.json, meaning all missions' MissionGroup must be User, not BuiltIn");
+
+        Nuclei.Logger?.LogDebug($"CommandPrefix: {CommandPrefix.Value}");
         
         Nuclei.Logger?.LogDebug("Loaded settings!");
     }
diff --git a/Nuclei/Features/TimeService.cs b/Nuclei/Features/TimeService.cs
index 885c8f3..d0e3c42 100644
--- a/Nuclei/Features/TimeService.cs
+++ b/Nuclei/Features/TimeService.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ private void FixedUpdate()
         _lastTime = currentTime;
         
         TimeEvents.OnEverySecond();
+
+        
+        // MoTD
+        var motdFreq = NucleiConfig.MotDFrequency!.Value;
+        if (currentTime % motdFreq == 0)
+        {
+            ChatService.SendMotD();
+        }
+
         if (currentTime % 3600 == 0)
         {
             TimeEvents.OnEveryHour();
@@ -85,4 +94,4 @@ private void FixedUpdate()
             TimeEvents.OnEvery30Seconds();
         }
     }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/Nuclei/Features/WeatherRandomizerService.cs b/Nuclei/Features/WeatherRandomizerService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2299cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Nuclei/Features/WeatherRandomizerService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.Json;
+ 
+ namespace Nuclei.Features;
+ 
+ public class WeatherRandomizerService
+ {
+     internal static string MissionDir = null!;
+     public static void RandomizeWeather(string missionName)
+     {
+         var currentMissionDir = Directory.GetDirectories(MissionDir).First(x => x.Contains(missionName));
+         Nuclei.Logger?.LogInfo($"currentMissionDir: {currentMissionDir} ");
+         var currentMissionFile = $"{currentMissionDir}/{missionName}.json";
+         Nuclei.Logger?.LogInfo($"currentMissionFile: {currentMissionFile} ");
+         
+         string json = File.ReadAllText(currentMissionFile); 
+         var parsedJson = System.Text.Json.Nodes.JsonNode.Parse(json)!;
+        
+         var writerOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions()
+         {
+             WriteIndented = true
+         };
+
+         Random rnd = new Random();
+         parsedJson["environment"]!["timeOfDay"] = rnd.Next(3,13);
+         parsedJson["environment"]!["timeFactor"] = 2.0;
+         parsedJson["environment"]!["weatherIntensity"] = rnd.NextDouble() * 0.9;
+         parsedJson["environment"]!["cloudAltitude"] = 500 + rnd.NextDouble() * 1000;
+         parsedJson["environment"]!["cloudAltitude"] = 500 + rnd.NextDouble() * 1000;
+         parsedJson["environment"]!["windSpeed"] = rnd.NextDouble() * 4;
+         parsedJson["environment"]!["windTurbulence"] = rnd.NextDouble() * 1;
+         parsedJson["environment"]!["windHeading"] = rnd.Next(0, 360);
+         parsedJson["environment"]!["windRandomHeading"] = rnd.Next(0, 91);
+         File.WriteAllText(currentMissionFile, parsedJson.ToJsonString(writerOptions)); 
+     }
+ }
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diff --git a/Nuclei/Nuclei.csproj b/Nuclei/Nuclei.csproj
index 7b3033f..4f71a60 100644
--- a/Nuclei/Nuclei.csproj
+++ b/Nuclei/Nuclei.csproj
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
         <PackageReference Include="BepInEx.Analyzers" Version="1.*" PrivateAssets="all"/>
         <PackageReference Include="BepInEx.Core" Version="5.*"/>
         <PackageReference Include="BepInEx.PluginInfoProps" Version="1.*"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="10.0.1" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <!-- Nuclear Option-specific Assembly References -->
diff --git a/Nuclei/Patches/MissionSaveLoadPatches.cs b/Nuclei/Patches/MissionSaveLoadPatches.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d6eb68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Nuclei/Patches/MissionSaveLoadPatches.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using System;
+using HarmonyLib;
+using NuclearOption.SavedMission;
+using Nuclei.Features;
+
+[HarmonyPriority(Priority.First)]
+[HarmonyWrapSafe]
+[HarmonyPatch(typeof(MissionSaveLoad))]
+public class MissionSaveLoadPatches
+{
+    [HarmonyPostfix]
+    [HarmonyPatch(nameof(MissionSaveLoad.TryLoad))]
+    private static void Postfix(
+        MissionKey item,
+        ref Mission mission,
+        ref string error,
+        ref bool __result)
+    {
+        if (!__result || mission == null) return;
+        
+        RandomizeWeather(ref mission);
+        ModifyDifficulty(ref mission);
+    }
+
+    private static void ModifyDifficulty(ref Mission mission)
+    {
+        // This is set to scale for larger player counts better
+        foreach (var f in mission.factions)
+        {
+            f.addAIPerEnemyPlayer = 0.80f;
+            f.AIAircraftLimit = 8;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void RandomizeWeather(ref Mission mission)
+    {
+        if (!NucleiConfig.RandomizeWeather!.Value) return;
+        
+        var rnd = new Random();
+        mission.environment.timeOfDay = rnd.Next(3, 18);
+        mission.environment.timeFactor = 8f;
+        mission.environment.weatherIntensity = (float)(rnd.NextDouble() * 0.9);
+        mission.environment.cloudAltitude = (float)(500 + rnd.NextDouble() * 1000);
+        mission.environment.windSpeed = (float)(rnd.NextDouble() * 4);
+        mission.environment.windTurbulence = (float)rnd.NextDouble();
+        mission.environment.windHeading = rnd.Next(0, 360);
+    }
+}
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