diff --git a/build/Version.props b/build/Version.props
index e301751a07..c6b95d7f1a 100644
--- a/build/Version.props
+++ b/build/Version.props
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TgsCoreVersion>6.0.0</TgsCoreVersion>
     <TgsConfigVersion>5.0.0</TgsConfigVersion>
-    <TgsApiVersion>9.11.1</TgsApiVersion>
+    <TgsApiVersion>10.0.0</TgsApiVersion>
     <TgsCommonLibraryVersion>6.0.0</TgsCommonLibraryVersion>
-    <TgsApiLibraryVersion>11.0.1</TgsApiLibraryVersion>
+    <TgsApiLibraryVersion>12.0.0</TgsApiLibraryVersion>
     <TgsClientVersion>13.0.0</TgsClientVersion>
     <TgsDmapiVersion>6.5.2</TgsDmapiVersion>
     <TgsInteropVersion>5.6.1</TgsInteropVersion>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/DiscordConnectionStringBuilder.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/DiscordConnectionStringBuilder.cs
index c51d74a49f..7ab64442ce 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/DiscordConnectionStringBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/DiscordConnectionStringBuilder.cs
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Api.Models
 		/// <remarks>See https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/topics/oauth2#bots</remarks>
 		public string? BotToken { get; set; }
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// <see cref="bool"/> to enable based mode. Will auto reply with a youtube link to a video that says "based on the hardware that's installed in it" to anyone saying 'based on what?' case-insensitive.
-		/// </summary>
-		public bool BasedMeme { get; set; }
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// If the tgstation-server logo is shown in deployment embeds.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -34,12 +29,17 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Api.Models
 		/// </summary>
 		public DiscordDMOutputDisplayType DMOutputDisplay { get; set; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Currently unused. Note its origin in based meme before repurposing.
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly bool unusedFlag;
+
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DiscordConnectionStringBuilder"/> class.
 		/// </summary>
 		public DiscordConnectionStringBuilder()
 		{
-			BasedMeme = true;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Api.Models
 			DMOutputDisplay = dMOutputDisplayType;
 
 			if (splits.Length > 2 && Int32.TryParse(splits[2], out Int32 basedMeme))
-				BasedMeme = Convert.ToBoolean(basedMeme);
-			else
-				BasedMeme = true; // oranges said this needs to be true by default :pensive:
+				unusedFlag = Convert.ToBoolean(basedMeme);
 
 			if (splits.Length > 3 && Int32.TryParse(splits[3], out Int32 branding))
 				DeploymentBranding = Convert.ToBoolean(branding);
@@ -71,6 +69,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Api.Models
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public override string ToString() => $"{BotToken};{(int)DMOutputDisplay};{Convert.ToInt32(BasedMeme)};{Convert.ToInt32(DeploymentBranding)}";
+		public override string ToString() => $"{BotToken};{(int)DMOutputDisplay};{Convert.ToInt32(unusedFlag)};{Convert.ToInt32(DeploymentBranding)}";
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs
index 142513c275..937105594d 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat.Providers
 		/// </summary>
 		readonly object connectDisconnectLock;
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// <see cref="bool"/> to enable based mode. Will auto reply with a youtube link to a video that says "based on the hardware that's installed in it" to anyone saying 'based on what?' case-insensitive.
-		/// </summary>
-		readonly bool basedMeme;
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// If the tgstation-server logo is shown in deployment embeds.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -199,7 +194,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat.Providers
 
 			var csb = new DiscordConnectionStringBuilder(chatBot.ConnectionString);
 			var botToken = csb.BotToken;
-			basedMeme = csb.BasedMeme;
 			outputDisplayType = csb.DMOutputDisplay;
 			deploymentBranding = csb.DeploymentBranding;
 
@@ -514,22 +508,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat.Providers
 				FailIfNotExists = false,
 			};
 
-			if (basedMeme && messageCreateEvent.Content.Equals("Based on what?", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-			{
-				await SendMessage(
-					new DiscordMessage
-					{
-						MessageReference = messageReference,
-					},
-					new MessageContent
-					{
-						Text = "https://youtu.be/LrNu-SuFF_o",
-					},
-					messageCreateEvent.ChannelID.Value,
-					cancellationToken);
-				return Result.FromSuccess();
-			}
-
 			var channelsClient = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IDiscordRestChannelAPI>();
 			var channelResponse = await channelsClient.GetChannelAsync(messageCreateEvent.ChannelID, cancellationToken);
 			if (!channelResponse.IsSuccess)
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ChatTest.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ChatTest.cs
index f90c1dc116..02faa835ca 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ChatTest.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/ChatTest.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live.Instance
 				// needs to just be valid
 				connectionString = new DiscordConnectionStringBuilder
 				{
-					BasedMeme = true,
 					BotToken = "some_token",
 					DeploymentBranding = true,
 					DMOutputDisplay = DiscordDMOutputDisplayType.Never,
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/InstanceTest.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/InstanceTest.cs
index 3035e45de9..9265e0e7f6 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/InstanceTest.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/InstanceTest.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live.Instance
 				// needs to just be valid
 				connectionString = new DiscordConnectionStringBuilder
 				{
-					BasedMeme = true,
 					BotToken = "some_token",
 					DeploymentBranding = true,
 					DMOutputDisplay = DiscordDMOutputDisplayType.Always,
diff --git a/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator.Comms/Program.cs b/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator.Comms/Program.cs
index e83f874734..754d9e69d5 100644
--- a/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator.Comms/Program.cs
+++ b/tools/Tgstation.Server.Migrator.Comms/Program.cs
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ static class Program
 					var discordSetupInfo = new DiscordSetupInfo(providerInfo);
 					csb = new DiscordConnectionStringBuilder
 					{
-						BasedMeme = false,
 						DMOutputDisplay = DiscordDMOutputDisplayType.Always,
 						BotToken = discordSetupInfo.BotToken
 					};