diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b2872dc2bff..8bdd7871c65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   run_linters:
     name: Run Linters
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Cache
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
   odlint:
     name: Lint with OpenDream
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup OD
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
 
   compile_all_maps:
     name: Compile All Maps
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Cache
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
 
   unit_tests_and_sql:
     name: Unit Tests + SQL Validation
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # Let all map tests run to completion
       matrix:
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
           sudo apt update || true
-          sudo apt install libssl1.1:i386
-          ldd librust_g.so
+          sudo apt install lib32z1 git pkg-config libssl-dev:i386 libssl-dev zlib1g-dev:i386 curl gcc libdbus-1-dev
+          sudo apt install gcc:i386
+          tools/ci/install_rustg.sh
       - name: Compile & Run Unit Tests
         run: |
           tools/ci/install_byond.sh '${{ matrix.byondtype }}'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89bc37e9421..052fe69acad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,4 +58,9 @@ __pycache__/
 dmm-tools.exe
 OpenDream
 paradise.json
+
+# Misc windows shenanigans
 $RECYCLE.BIN
+
+# Linux libs
+/*.so
diff --git a/.tgs.yml b/.tgs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6970078ff70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tgs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# This file is used by TGS (https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation-server) clients to quickly initialize a server instance for the codebase
+# The format isn't documented anywhere but hopefully we never have to change it. If there are questions, contact the TGS maintainer Cyberboss/@Dominion#0444
+version: 1
+# The BYOND version to use
+# Must be interpreted as a string, keep quoted
+byond: "515.1620"
+# Folders to create in "<instance_path>/Configuration/GameStaticFiles/"
+static_files:
+  # Config directory should be static
+  - name: config
+    # This implies the folder should be pre-populated with contents from the repo
+    populate: true
+  # Data directory must be static
+  - name: data
+# Scripts linux needs
+linux_scripts:
+  PreCompile.sh: tools/tgs_scripts/PreCompile.sh
+  WatchdogLaunch.sh: tools/tgs_scripts/WatchdogLaunch.sh
+  InstallDeps.sh: tools/tgs_scripts/InstallDeps.sh
+# The security level the game should be run at
+security: Trusted
diff --git a/_build_dependencies.sh b/_build_dependencies.sh
index 8cded2a078a..d146ad1c518 100644
--- a/_build_dependencies.sh
+++ b/_build_dependencies.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ export NODE_VERSION=18
 # Stable Byond Major
 export STABLE_BYOND_MAJOR=515
 # Stable Byond Minor
-export STABLE_BYOND_MINOR=1619
+export STABLE_BYOND_MINOR=1620
 # Beta Byond Major
 export BETA_BYOND_MAJOR=515
 # Beta Byond Minor
-export BETA_BYOND_MINOR=1619
+export BETA_BYOND_MINOR=1620
 # Python version for mapmerge and other tools
 export PYTHON_VERSION=3.11.6
+# RUSTG version
+export RUSTG_VERSION=v3.0.0-P
diff --git a/code/game/world.dm b/code/game/world.dm
index 3eb34e067be..2b03f0ad2d1 100644
--- a/code/game/world.dm
+++ b/code/game/world.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM(test_runner, /datum/test_runner)
 	SSmetrics.world_init_time = REALTIMEOFDAY
 
 	// Do sanity checks to ensure RUST actually exists
-	if(!fexists(RUST_G))
+	if((!fexists(RUST_G)) && world.system_type == MS_WINDOWS)
 		DIRECT_OUTPUT(world.log, "ERROR: RUSTG was not found and is required for the game to function. Server will now exit.")
 		del(world)
 
diff --git a/librust_g.so b/librust_g.so
deleted file mode 100644
index d4bb0d3adc5..00000000000
Binary files a/librust_g.so and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/tools/ci/install_rustg.sh b/tools/ci/install_rustg.sh
index 7c67513e64a..c7e1cfc606c 100755
--- a/tools/ci/install_rustg.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/install_rustg.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# This script is not actually used by CI, but kept as a reference incase we refactor CI again
-
 source _build_dependencies.sh
 
 mkdir -p ~/.byond/bin
-wget -O ~/.byond/bin/librust_g.so "https://github.com/ParadiseSS13/rust-g/releases/download/$RUSTG_VERSION/librust_g.so"
+wget -O ~/.byond/bin/librust_g.so "https://github.com/ParadiseSS13/rust-g/releases/download/$RUSTG_VERSION/librust_g-ci.so"
 chmod +x ~/.byond/bin/librust_g.so
 ldd ~/.byond/bin/librust_g.so
diff --git a/tools/tgs_scripts/InstallDeps.sh b/tools/tgs_scripts/InstallDeps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..8fbc7a59bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/tgs_scripts/InstallDeps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#find out what we have (+e is important for this)
+set +e
+has_git="$(command -v git)"
+has_curl="$(command -v curl)"
+has_cargo="$(command -v ~/.cargo/bin/cargo)"
+has_sudo="$(command -v sudo)"
+set -e
+set -x
+
+# apt packages, libssl needed by rust-g but not included in TGS barebones install
+# These basically only work on ubuntu+debian
+if ! ( [ -x "$has_git" ] && [ -x "$has_curl" ] && [ -f "/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libssl.so" ] ); then
+	echo "Installing apt dependencies..."
+	if ! [ -x "$has_sudo" ]; then
+		dpkg --add-architecture i386
+		apt-get update
+		apt-get install -y lib32z1 git pkg-config libssl-dev:i386 libssl-dev zlib1g-dev:i386 curl gcc libdbus-1-dev
+		apt-get install -y gcc:i386
+	else
+		sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
+		sudo apt-get update
+		sudo apt-get install -y lib32z1 git pkg-config libssl-dev:i386 libssl-dev zlib1g-dev:i386 curl gcc libdbus-1-dev
+		sudo apt-get install -y gcc:i386
+	fi
+fi
+
+# install cargo if needed
+if ! [ -x "$has_cargo" ]; then
+	echo "Installing rust..."
+	curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y
+	. ~/.profile
+fi
diff --git a/tools/tgs_scripts/PreCompile.sh b/tools/tgs_scripts/PreCompile.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..26af2b44ea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/tgs_scripts/PreCompile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+./InstallDeps.sh
+
+set -e
+set -x
+
+#load dep exports
+#need to switch to game dir for Dockerfile weirdness
+original_dir=$PWD
+cd "$1"
+. dependencies.sh
+cd "$original_dir"
+
+
+# update rust-g
+if [ ! -d "rust-g" ]; then
+	echo "Cloning rust-g..."
+	git clone https://github.com/tgstation/rust-g
+	cd rust-g
+	~/.cargo/bin/rustup target add i686-unknown-linux-gnu
+else
+	echo "Fetching rust-g..."
+	cd rust-g
+	git fetch
+	~/.cargo/bin/rustup target add i686-unknown-linux-gnu
+fi
+
+echo "Deploying rust-g..."
+git checkout "$RUST_G_VERSION"
+env PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_CROSS=1 ~/.cargo/bin/cargo build --release --features all --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu
+mv target/i686-unknown-linux-gnu/release/librust_g.so "$1/librust_g.so"
+cd ..
diff --git a/tools/tgs_scripts/WatchdogLaunch.sh b/tools/tgs_scripts/WatchdogLaunch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..cd400cbb969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/tgs_scripts/WatchdogLaunch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Special file to ensure all dependencies still exist between server launches.
+# Mainly for use by people who abuse docker by modifying the container's system.
+
+./InstallDeps.sh