diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4c334d58..7a0607ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ out/
 project/metals.sbt
 /docs
 .vscode
+.bsp
 
 # User configs
 config/psforever.conf
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index cb6a5a8a..ed145bbb 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version = 1.3.13
+sbt.version = 1.4.5
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/net/MiddlewareActor.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/net/MiddlewareActor.scala
index 3bb5a51d..0b793974 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/net/MiddlewareActor.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/net/MiddlewareActor.scala
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ class MiddlewareActor(
   val queueProcessor: Cancellable = {
     context.system.scheduler.scheduleWithFixedDelay(10.milliseconds, 10.milliseconds)(() => {
       try {
+
         if (outQueue.nonEmpty && outQueueBundled.isEmpty) {
           var length = 0L
           val bundle = outQueue
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/AvatarActor.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/AvatarActor.scala
index 67f74b08..8143bfc0 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/AvatarActor.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/actors/session/AvatarActor.scala
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ class AvatarActor(
 
         case ReplaceAvatar(newAvatar) =>
           avatar = newAvatar
+          avatar.deployables.UpdateMaxCounts(avatar.certifications)
+          updateDeployableUIElements(
+            avatar.deployables.UpdateUI()
+          )
           Behaviors.same
 
         case AddFirstTimeEvent(event) =>
@@ -461,15 +465,12 @@ class AvatarActor(
                         sessionActor ! SessionActor.SendResponse(
                           PlanetsideAttributeMessage(session.get.player.GUID, 24, certification.value)
                         )
-                        avatar = avatar.copy(certifications = avatar.certifications.diff(replace) + certification)
+                        context.self ! ReplaceAvatar(
+                          avatar.copy(certifications = avatar.certifications.diff(replace) + certification)
+                        )
                         sessionActor ! SessionActor.SendResponse(
                           ItemTransactionResultMessage(terminalGuid, TransactionType.Sell, success = true)
                         )
-
-                        avatar.deployables.UpdateMaxCounts(avatar.certifications)
-                        updateDeployableUIElements(
-                          avatar.deployables.UpdateUI()
-                        )
                     }
 
               }
@@ -510,19 +511,15 @@ class AvatarActor(
                     ItemTransactionResultMessage(terminalGuid, TransactionType.Sell, success = false)
                   )
                 case Success(certs) =>
+                  context.self ! ReplaceAvatar(avatar.copy(certifications = avatar.certifications.diff(remove)))
                   certs.foreach { cert =>
                     sessionActor ! SessionActor.SendResponse(
                       PlanetsideAttributeMessage(session.get.player.GUID, 25, cert.value)
                     )
                   }
-                  avatar = avatar.copy(certifications = avatar.certifications.diff(remove))
                   sessionActor ! SessionActor.SendResponse(
                     ItemTransactionResultMessage(terminalGuid, TransactionType.Sell, success = true)
                   )
-                  avatar.deployables.UpdateMaxCounts(avatar.certifications)
-                  updateDeployableUIElements(
-                    avatar.deployables.UpdateUI()
-                  )
               }
           }
           Behaviors.same
@@ -560,11 +557,7 @@ class AvatarActor(
             )
             .onComplete {
               case Success(_) =>
-                avatar = avatar.copy(certifications = certifications)
-                avatar.deployables.UpdateMaxCounts(avatar.certifications)
-                updateDeployableUIElements(
-                  avatar.deployables.UpdateUI()
-                )
+                context.self ! ReplaceAvatar(avatar.copy(certifications = certifications))
               case Failure(exception) =>
                 log.error(exception)("db failure")
             }
@@ -600,7 +593,9 @@ class AvatarActor(
                 .run(query[persistence.Implant].insert(_.name -> lift(definition.Name), _.avatarId -> lift(avatar.id)))
                 .onComplete {
                   case Success(_) =>
-                    avatar = avatar.copy(implants = avatar.implants.updated(index, Some(Implant(definition))))
+                    context.self ! ReplaceAvatar(
+                      avatar.copy(implants = avatar.implants.updated(index, Some(Implant(definition))))
+                    )
                     sessionActor ! SessionActor.SendResponse(
                       AvatarImplantMessage(
                         session.get.player.GUID,
@@ -641,7 +636,7 @@ class AvatarActor(
                 )
                 .onComplete {
                   case Success(_) =>
-                    avatar = avatar.copy(implants = avatar.implants.updated(index, None))
+                    context.self ! ReplaceAvatar(avatar.copy(implants = avatar.implants.updated(index, None)))
                     sessionActor ! SessionActor.SendResponse(
                       AvatarImplantMessage(session.get.player.GUID, ImplantAction.Remove, index, 0)
                     )
@@ -668,7 +663,7 @@ class AvatarActor(
                 case Success(_) =>
                   loadLoadouts().onComplete {
                     case Success(loadouts) =>
-                      avatar = avatar.copy(loadouts = loadouts)
+                      context.self ! ReplaceAvatar(avatar.copy(loadouts = loadouts))
                       context.self ! RefreshLoadouts()
                     case Failure(exception) => log.error(exception)("db failure")
                   }
@@ -694,7 +689,7 @@ class AvatarActor(
             )
             .onComplete {
               case Success(_) =>
-                avatar = avatar.copy(loadouts = avatar.loadouts.updated(number, None))
+                context.self ! ReplaceAvatar(avatar.copy(loadouts = avatar.loadouts.updated(number, None)))
                 sessionActor ! SessionActor.SendResponse(FavoritesMessage(loadoutType, player.GUID, number, ""))
               case Failure(exception) =>
                 log.error(exception)("db failure")
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/PacketCoding.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/PacketCoding.scala
index 09831325..e76d3541 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/PacketCoding.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/PacketCoding.scala
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ object PacketCoding {
       macEncryptionKey: ByteVector,
       macDecryptionKey: ByteVector
   ) {
-    private val iv         = BigInt(64, random)
     private val rc5Spec    = new RC5ParameterSpec(0, 16, 32)
     private val rc5Encrypt = Cipher.getInstance("RC5/ECB/NoPadding")
     private val rc5Decrypt = Cipher.getInstance("RC5/ECB/NoPadding")
@@ -276,7 +275,9 @@ object PacketCoding {
       val packetWithPadding = packetNoPadding ++ ByteVector.fill(paddingNeeded)(0x00) ++ paddingEncoded.toByteVector
       // raw packets plus MAC, padded to the nearest 8 byte boundary
       try {
-        Successful(ByteVector.view(rc5Encrypt.doFinal(packetWithPadding.toArray)))
+        rc5Encrypt.synchronized {
+          Successful(ByteVector.view(rc5Encrypt.doFinal(packetWithPadding.toArray)))
+        }
       } catch {
         case e: Throwable => Failure(Err(s"encrypt error: '${e.getMessage}' data: ${packetWithPadding.toHex}"))
       }
@@ -285,7 +286,9 @@ object PacketCoding {
     def decrypt(data: ByteVector): Attempt[ByteVector] = {
       val payloadDecrypted =
         try {
-          ByteVector.view(rc5Decrypt.doFinal(data.toArray))
+          rc5Decrypt.synchronized {
+            ByteVector.view(rc5Decrypt.doFinal(data.toArray))
+          }
         } catch {
           case e: Throwable => return Failure(Err(e.getMessage))
         }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/util/Md5Mac.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/util/Md5Mac.scala
index 1f1141a2..f84a079c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/util/Md5Mac.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/util/Md5Mac.scala
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Md5Mac(val key: ByteVector) {
   assert(key.length == KEYLENGTH, s"key length must be ${KEYLENGTH}, not ${key.length}")
   doKey()
 
-  private def doKey() = {
+  private def doKey(): Unit = {
     val ek: ListBuffer[Byte]   = ListBuffer.fill(48)(0)
     val data: ListBuffer[Byte] = ListBuffer.fill(128)(0)
     (0 until 16).foreach(j => {