diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm b/code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm
index ed740f85d16..ecbac32ed1c 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/global_lists.dm
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ var/global/list/landmarks_list = list()				//list of all landmarks created
 var/global/list/surgery_steps = list()				//list of all surgery steps  |BS12
 var/global/list/mechas_list = list()				//list of all mechs. Used by hostile mobs target tracking.
 
+//Languages/species
+var/global/list/all_species[0]
+var/global/list/all_languages[0]
+
 //Preferences stuff
 	//Hairstyles
 var/global/list/hair_styles_list = list()			//stores /datum/sprite_accessory/hair indexed by name
@@ -69,6 +73,18 @@ var/global/list/backbaglist = list("Nothing", "Backpack", "Satchel", "Satchel Al
 		var/datum/surgery_step/S = new T
 		surgery_steps += S
 	sort_surgeries()
+
+	//Languages and species.
+	paths = typesof(/datum/language)-/datum/language
+	for(var/T in paths)
+		var/datum/language/L = new T
+		all_languages[L.name] = L
+
+	paths = typesof(/datum/species)-/datum/species
+	for(var/T in paths)
+		var/datum/species/S = new T
+		all_species[S.name] = S
+
 /* // Uncomment to debug chemical reaction list.
 /client/verb/debug_chemical_list()
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index d0a60a08162..a22c9eec5f1 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@
 	var/gateway_delay = 18000 //How long the gateway takes before it activates. Default is half an hour.
 	var/ghost_interaction = 0
 
+	var/comms_password = ""
+
 	var/use_irc_bot = 0
+	var/irc_bot_host = ""
 	var/main_irc = ""
 	var/admin_irc = ""
 	var/python_path = "" //Path to the python executable.  Defaults to "python" on windows and "/usr/bin/env python2" on unix
@@ -407,6 +410,12 @@
 				if("ghost_interaction")
 					config.ghost_interaction = 1
 
+				if("comms_password")
+					config.comms_password = value
+
+				if("irc_bot_host")
+					config.irc_bot_host = value
+
 				if("main_irc")
 					config.main_irc = value
 
diff --git a/code/datums/datumvars.dm b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
index cafc1c58cd3..517c6d0931e 100644
--- a/code/datums/datumvars.dm
+++ b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
@@ -754,13 +754,13 @@ client
 			usr << "This can only be done to instances of type /mob/living/carbon/human"
 			return
 
-		var/datum/species/new_species = input("Please choose a new species.","Species",null) as null|anything in (typesof(/datum/species)-/datum/species)
+		var/new_species = input("Please choose a new species.","Species",null) as null|anything in all_species
 
 		if(!H)
 			usr << "Mob doesn't exist anymore"
 			return
 
-		if(H.set_species(new new_species))
+		if(H.set_species(new_species))
 			usr << "Set species of [H] to [H.species]."
 		else
 			usr << "Failed! Something went wrong."
@@ -773,13 +773,13 @@ client
 			usr << "This can only be done to instances of type /mob"
 			return
 
-		var/datum/language/new_language = input("Please choose a language to add.","Language",null) as null|anything in (typesof(/datum/language)-/datum/language)
+		var/new_language = input("Please choose a language to add.","Language",null) as null|anything in all_languages
 
 		if(!H)
 			usr << "Mob doesn't exist anymore"
 			return
 
-		if(H.add_language(new new_language))
+		if(H.add_language(new_language))
 			usr << "Added [new_language] to [H]."
 		else
 			usr << "Mob already knows that language."
@@ -792,13 +792,17 @@ client
 			usr << "This can only be done to instances of type /mob"
 			return
 
+		if(!H.languages.len)
+			usr << "This mob knows no languages."
+			return
+
 		var/datum/language/rem_language = input("Please choose a language to remove.","Language",null) as null|anything in H.languages
 
 		if(!H)
 			usr << "Mob doesn't exist anymore"
 			return
 
-		if(H.remove_language(rem_language))
+		if(H.remove_language(rem_language.name))
 			usr << "Removed [rem_language] from [H]."
 		else
 			usr << "Mob doesn't know that language."
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm
index fa4299c3c1b..935e0974c75 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/heist/heist.dm
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ var/global/vox_kills = 0 //Used to check the Inviolate.
 
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/vox = raider.current
 
-		vox.languages += new /datum/language/vox
 		vox.real_name = capitalize(newname)
 		vox.name = vox.real_name
 		vox.age = rand(12,20)
-		vox.set_species(new /datum/species/vox)
 		vox.dna.mutantrace = "vox"
+		vox.set_species("Vox")
+		vox.add_language("Vox-pidgin")
 		vox.h_style = "Short Vox Quills"
 		vox.equip_vox_raider()
 		vox.regenerate_icons()
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/podmen.dm b/code/game/machinery/podmen.dm
index 5078dd379a5..2fe409dcfb5 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/podmen.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/podmen.dm
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Growing it to term with nothing injected will grab a ghost from the observers. *
 	podman.gender = NEUTER
 	podman.dna = new /datum/dna()
 	podman.dna.real_name = podman.real_name
-	podman.set_species(new /datum/species/diona)
+	podman.set_species("Diona")
 	podman.dna.mutantrace = "plant"
 	podman.update_mutantrace()
 
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/vending.dm b/code/game/machinery/vending.dm
index 5e33df7f56f..9439757282a 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/vending.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/vending.dm
@@ -312,17 +312,7 @@
 	if(usr.stat || usr.restrained())
 		return
 
-	if(istype(usr,/mob/living/silicon))
-		if(istype(usr,/mob/living/silicon/robot))
-			var/mob/living/silicon/robot/R = usr
-			if(!(R.module && istype(R.module,/obj/item/weapon/robot_module/butler) ))
-				usr << "\red The vending machine refuses to interface with you, as you are not in its target demographic!"
-				return
-		else
-			usr << "\red The vending machine refuses to interface with you, as you are not in its target demographic!"
-			return
-
-	if(href_list["remove_coin"])
+	if(href_list["remove_coin"] && !istype(usr,/mob/living/silicon))
 		if(!coin)
 			usr << "There is no coin in this machine."
 			return
@@ -338,6 +328,16 @@
 		usr.set_machine(src)
 		if ((href_list["vend"]) && (src.vend_ready) && (!currently_vending))
 
+			if(istype(usr,/mob/living/silicon))
+				if(istype(usr,/mob/living/silicon/robot))
+					var/mob/living/silicon/robot/R = usr
+					if(!(R.module && istype(R.module,/obj/item/weapon/robot_module/butler) ))
+						usr << "\red The vending machine refuses to interface with you, as you are not in its target demographic!"
+						return
+				else
+					usr << "\red The vending machine refuses to interface with you, as you are not in its target demographic!"
+					return
+
 			if ((!src.allowed(usr)) && (!src.emagged) && (src.wires & WIRE_SCANID)) //For SECURE VENDING MACHINES YEAH
 				usr << "\red Access denied." //Unless emagged of course
 				flick(src.icon_deny,src)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/one_click_antag.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/one_click_antag.dm
index c5b20ecb924..e4850b4ceb3 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/one_click_antag.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/one_click_antag.dm
@@ -507,13 +507,14 @@ client/proc/one_click_antag()
 		i++
 		newname += pick(list("ti","hi","ki","ya","ta","ha","ka","ya","chi","cha","kah"))
 
-	new_vox.languages += new /datum/language/vox
 	new_vox.real_name = capitalize(newname)
 	new_vox.name = new_vox.real_name
 	new_vox.age = rand(12,20)
 
 	new_vox.dna.ready_dna(new_vox) // Creates DNA.
-	new_vox.set_species(new /datum/species/vox) // Actually makes the vox! How about that.
+	new_vox.dna.mutantrace = "vox"
+	new_vox.set_species("Vox") // Actually makes the vox! How about that.
+	new_vox.add_language("Vox-pidgin")
 	new_vox.mind_initialize()
 	new_vox.mind.assigned_role = "MODE"
 	new_vox.mind.special_role = "Vox Raider"
diff --git a/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm b/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
index bc4774af115..f4e94f3ffc4 100644
--- a/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /proc/send2irc(var/channel, var/msg)
-	if(config.use_irc_bot)
-		ext_python("ircbot_message.py", "[channel] [msg]")
+	if(config.use_irc_bot && config.irc_bot_host)
+		ext_python("ircbot_message.py", "[config.comms_password] [config.irc_bot_host] [channel] [msg]")
 	return
 
 /proc/send2mainirc(var/msg)
-	if(config.use_irc_bot && config.main_irc)
-		ext_python("ircbot_message.py", "[config.main_irc] [msg]")
+	if(config.use_irc_bot && config.main_irc && config.irc_bot_host)
+		ext_python("ircbot_message.py", "[config.comms_password] [config.irc_bot_host] [config.main_irc] [msg]")
 	return
 
 /proc/send2adminirc(var/msg)
-	if(config.use_irc_bot && config.admin_irc)
-		ext_python("ircbot_message.py", "[config.admin_irc] [msg]")
-	return
\ No newline at end of file
+	if(config.use_irc_bot && config.admin_irc && config.irc_bot_host)
+		ext_python("ircbot_message.py", "[config.comms_password] [config.irc_bot_host] [config.admin_irc] [msg]")
+	return
diff --git a/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm b/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm
index a6e578635d3..9b798d80cae 100644
--- a/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ext_scripts/python.dm
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 	var/command = config.python_path + " " + script + " " + args
 
-	return shell(command)
\ No newline at end of file
+	return shell(command)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/language.dm b/code/modules/mob/language.dm
index 727437a19f2..7db84dbbf0b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/language.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/language.dm
@@ -30,4 +30,29 @@
 	name = "Vox-pidgin"
 	speech_verb = "shrieks"
 	colour = "vox"
-	key = "v"
\ No newline at end of file
+	key = "v"
+
+
+// Language handling.
+/mob/proc/add_language(var/language)
+
+	for(var/datum/language/L in languages)
+		if(L && L.name == language)
+			return 0
+
+	var/datum/language/new_language = all_languages[language]
+
+	if(!istype(new_language,/datum/language))
+		return 0
+
+	languages += new_language
+	return 1
+
+/mob/proc/remove_language(var/rem_language)
+
+	for(var/datum/language/L in languages)
+		if(L && L.name == rem_language)
+			languages -= L
+			return 1
+
+	return 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 6b98ec7c1dc..48583833096 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/skrell/New()
 	h_style = "Skrell Male Tentacles"
-	set_species(new /datum/species/skrell(src))
+	set_species("Skrell")
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/tajaran/New()
 	h_style = "Tajaran Ears"
-	set_species(new /datum/species/tajaran(src))
+	set_species("Tajara")
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/unathi/New()
 	h_style = "Unathi Horns"
-	set_species(new /datum/species/unathi(src))
+	set_species("Unathi")
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/vox/New()
 	h_style = "Short Vox Quills"
-	species = new /datum/species/vox(src)
+	set_species("Vox")
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/diona/New()
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 		set_species()
 
 	if(species.language)
-		languages += species.language
+		var/datum/language/L = all_languages[species.language]
+		if(L)
+			languages += L
 
 	var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(1000)
 	reagents = R
@@ -1260,21 +1262,15 @@ mob/living/carbon/human/yank_out_object()
 	else
 		usr << "\blue [self ? "Your" : "[src]'s"] pulse is [src.get_pulse(GETPULSE_HAND)]."
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/set_species(var/datum/species/new_species)
+/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/set_species(var/new_species)
 
 	if(!new_species)
-		new_species = new /datum/species/human
+		new_species = "Human"
 
-	if(species)
+	if(species && (species.name && species.name == new_species))
+		return
 
-		if(species.name == new_species.name)
-			return
-
-		var/temp = species
-		species = new_species
-		del(temp)
-	else
-		species = new_species
+	species = all_species[new_species]
 
 	spawn(0)
 		update_icons()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm
index 62c8a6273b6..6d5ec719c10 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 	var/tail                     // Name of tail image in species effects icon file.
 	var/primitive                // Lesser form, if any (ie. monkey for humans)
-	var/datum/language/language  // Default racial language, if any.
+	var/language                 // Default racial language, if any.
 	var/attack_verb = "punch"    // Empty hand hurt intent verb.
 
 	var/breath_type     // Non-oxygen gas breathed, if any.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	name = "Unathi"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_lizard.dmi'
 	deform = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_def_lizard.dmi'
-	language = new /datum/language/unathi
+	language = "Sinta'unathi"
 	tail = "sogtail"
 	attack_verb = "scratch"
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	name = "Tajara"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_tajaran.dmi'
 	deform = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_def_tajaran.dmi'
-	language = new /datum/language/tajaran
+	language = "Siik'mas"
 	tail = "tajtail"
 	attack_verb = "scratch"
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	name = "Skrell"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_skrell.dmi'
 	deform = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_def_skrell.dmi'
-	language = new /datum/language/skrell
+	language = "Skrellian"
 
 	flags = WHITELISTED | HAS_LIPS | HAS_UNDERWEAR
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 	name = "Vox"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_vox.dmi'
 	deform = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_def_vox.dmi'
-	language = new /datum/language/vox
+	language = "Vox-pidgin"
 
 	eyes = "vox_eyes_s"
 	breath_type = "nitrogen"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index 0bd78027093..ded645a11ef 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -955,23 +955,4 @@ mob/verb/yank_out_object()
 			pinned -= O
 		if(!pinned.len)
 			anchored = 0
-	return 1
-
-// Language handling.
-/mob/proc/add_language(var/datum/language/new_language)
-
-	for(var/datum/language/L in languages)
-		if(L && L.name == new_language.name)
-			return 0
-
-	languages += new_language
-	return 1
-
-/mob/proc/remove_language(var/datum/language/rem_language)
-
-	for(var/datum/language/L in languages)
-		if(L && L.name == rem_language.name)
-			languages -= L
-			return 1
-
-	return 0
\ No newline at end of file
+	return 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index 06575f9fa79..3c77f36965e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -349,26 +349,26 @@
 
 		if(client.prefs.species == "Tajaran") //This is like the worst, but it works, so meh. - Erthilo
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Tajaran") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.set_species(new /datum/species/tajaran)
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/tajaran
+				new_character.set_species("Tajara")
+				new_character.add_language("Siik'mas")
 		if(client.prefs.species == "Unathi")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Soghun") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.set_species(new /datum/species/unathi)
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/unathi
+				new_character.set_species("Unathi")
+				new_character.add_language("Sinta'unathi")
 		if(client.prefs.species == "Skrell")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Skrell") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.set_species(new /datum/species/skrell)
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/skrell
+				new_character.set_species("Skrell")
+				new_character.add_language("Skrellian")
 
 		if(client.prefs.language == "Tajaran")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Language_Tajaran") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/tajaran
+				new_character.add_language("Siik'mas")
 		if(client.prefs.language == "Unathi")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Language_Soghun") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/unathi
+				new_character.add_language("Sinta'unathi")
 		if(client.prefs.language == "Skrell")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Language_Skrell") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/skrell
+				new_character.add_language("Skrellian")
 
 		if(ticker.random_players)
 			new_character.gender = pick(MALE, FEMALE)
diff --git a/code/modules/organs/blood.dm b/code/modules/organs/blood.dm
index 78ccd65c287..dd31d28ac76 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/blood.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/blood.dm
@@ -189,18 +189,11 @@ var/const/BLOOD_VOLUME_SURVIVE = 122
 	. = ..()
 	vessel.remove_reagent("blood",amount) // Removes blood if human
 
-//Transfers blood from container ot vessels, respecting blood types compatability.
-/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/inject_blood(obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/container, var/amount)
-	var/datum/reagent/blood/our = get_blood(vessel)
+//Transfers blood from container ot vessels
+/mob/living/carbon/proc/inject_blood(obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/container, var/amount)
 	var/datum/reagent/blood/injected = get_blood(container.reagents)
 	if (!injected)
 		return
-	if(blood_incompatible(injected.data["blood_type"],our.data["blood_type"]) )
-		reagents.add_reagent("toxin",amount * 0.5)
-		reagents.update_total()
-	else
-		vessel.add_reagent("blood", amount, injected.data)
-		vessel.update_total()
 	src.virus2 |= virus_copylist(injected.data["virus2"])
 	if (injected.data["antibodies"] && prob(5))
 		antibodies |= injected.data["antibodies"]
@@ -208,11 +201,24 @@ var/const/BLOOD_VOLUME_SURVIVE = 122
 	chems = params2list(injected.data["trace_chem"])
 	for(var/C in chems)
 		src.reagents.add_reagent(C, (text2num(chems[C]) / 560) * amount)//adds trace chemicals to owner's blood
-		//world << "added [(text2num(chems[C])/560) * amount] = [text2num(chems[C])]/560*[amount] units of [C] to [src]"	//DEBUG
 	reagents.update_total()
 
 	container.reagents.remove_reagent("blood", amount)
 
+//Transfers blood from container ot vessels, respecting blood types compatability.
+/mob/living/carbon/human/inject_blood(obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/container, var/amount)
+	var/datum/reagent/blood/our = get_blood(vessel)
+	var/datum/reagent/blood/injected = get_blood(container.reagents)
+	if (!injected || !our)
+		return
+	if(blood_incompatible(injected.data["blood_type"],our.data["blood_type"]) )
+		reagents.add_reagent("toxin",amount * 0.5)
+		reagents.update_total()
+	else
+		vessel.add_reagent("blood", amount, injected.data)
+		vessel.update_total()
+	..()
+
 //Gets human's own blood.
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/get_blood(datum/reagents/container)
 	var/datum/reagent/blood/res = locate() in container.reagent_list //Grab some blood
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/change.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/change.dm
index 699e1f76ad1..31c7389fefd 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/change.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/change.dm
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 				A.randomize_appearance_for(new_mob)
 
 				var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = new_mob
-				var/newspecies = pick(typesof(/datum/species)-/datum/species)
-				H.set_species(new newspecies)
+				var/newspecies = pick(all_species)
+				H.set_species(newspecies)
 			else
 				return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm
index d93ce042295..38e9c6f6882 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/syringes.dm
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@
 						B = d
 						break
 					var/trans
-					if(B && ishuman(target))
-						var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
-						H.inject_blood(src,5)
+					if(B && istype(target,/mob/living/carbon))
+						var/mob/living/carbon/C = target
+						C.inject_blood(src,5)
 					else
 						trans = src.reagents.trans_to(target, amount_per_transfer_from_this)
 					user << "\blue You inject [trans] units of the solution. The syringe now contains [src.reagents.total_volume] units."
diff --git a/code/modules/virus2/items_devices.dm b/code/modules/virus2/items_devices.dm
index 75a33ef5c86..25674ea2b6e 100644
--- a/code/modules/virus2/items_devices.dm
+++ b/code/modules/virus2/items_devices.dm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	flags = FPRINT | TABLEPASS | CONDUCT | USEDELAY
 
 
-/obj/item/device/antibody_scanner/attack(mob/living/carbon/human/M as mob, mob/user as mob)
+/obj/item/device/antibody_scanner/attack(mob/living/carbon/M as mob, mob/user as mob)
 	if(!istype(M))
 		user << "<span class='notice'>Incompatible object, scan aborted.</span>"
 		return
diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index 502d25d1905..8d811e8ea46 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
 
 	sleep_offline = 1
 
+	send2mainirc("Server starting up on [config.server? "byond://[config.server]" : "byond://[world.address]:[world.port]"]")
+
 	master_controller = new /datum/controller/game_controller()
 	spawn(1)
 		master_controller.setup()
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 65ea61919e4..6538a9edbfb 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -211,15 +211,21 @@ USEALIENWHITELIST
 ##Remove the # to let ghosts spin chairs
 #GHOST_INTERACTION
 
+## Password used for authorizing ircbot and other external tools.
+#COMMS_PASSWORD
+
 ## Uncomment to enable sending data to the IRC bot.
 #USE_IRC_BOT
 
+## Host where the IRC bot is hosted.  Port 45678 needs to be open.
+#IRC_BOT_HOST localhost
+
 ## IRC channel to send information to.  Leave blank to disable.
 #MAIN_IRC #main
 
 ## IRC channel to send adminhelps to.  Leave blank to disable adminhelps-to-irc.
 #ADMIN_IRC #admin
 
-## Path to the python executable on the system.  Leave blank for default.
+## Path to the python2 executable on the system.  Leave blank for default.
 ## Default is "python" on Windows, "/usr/bin/env python2" on UNIX.
-PYTHON_PATH
+#PYTHON_PATH
diff --git a/icons/mob/monkey.dmi b/icons/mob/monkey.dmi
index 30a7bdb3c57..82262675d4b 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/monkey.dmi and b/icons/mob/monkey.dmi differ
diff --git a/scripts/ircbot_message.py b/scripts/ircbot_message.py
index b2b8a02f1ba..95673c62f44 100644
--- a/scripts/ircbot_message.py
+++ b/scripts/ircbot_message.py
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
 import sys,cPickle,socket
 
 def pack():
-    ip = sys.argv[1]
+    passwd = sys.argv[1]
+    ip = sys.argv[3]
     try:
-        data = sys.argv[2:] #The rest of the arguments is data
+        data = sys.argv[4:] #The rest of the arguments is data
     except:
         data = "NO DATA SPECIFIED"
-    dictionary = {"ip":ip,"data":["PASSWORD"] + data}
+    dictionary = {"ip":ip,"data":[passwd] + data}
     pickled = cPickle.dumps(dictionary)
     nudge(pickled)
 def nudge(data):
-    HOST = "IRCBOT IP"
+    HOST = sys.argv[2]
     PORT = 45678
-    size = 1024
     s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     s.connect((HOST,PORT))
     s.send(data)