diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/prototypes/emitPrototypes.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/config-update/convertPrototypes.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/prototypes/emitPrototypes.ts
rename to modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/config-update/convertPrototypes.ts
index 2099e3e..b1e2c3f 100644
--- a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/prototypes/emitPrototypes.ts
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/config-update/convertPrototypes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Serdes} from "../events/serdes";
+import {Converters} from "../events/converters";
 
 export function convertPrototypes (): FactorioPrototype[] {
   let prototypes = new Array<FactorioPrototype>()
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function getMapTilePrototypes(): FactorioMapTilePrototype[] {
           order: tile.order,
           layer: tile.layer,
           collisionMasks: convertCollisionMaskToNames(tile.collision_mask),
-          mapColor: Serdes.mapColour(tile.map_color),
+          mapColor: Converters.mapColour(tile.map_color),
           canBeMined: tile.mineable_properties.minable,
         }
     )
diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/config-update/handleConfigurationUpdate.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/config-update/handleConfigurationUpdate.ts
index 1ea1d0e..8ceb25b 100644
--- a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/config-update/handleConfigurationUpdate.ts
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/config-update/handleConfigurationUpdate.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import {emitPacket} from "../emitKafkatorioPacket";
-import {convertPrototypes} from "../../prototypes/emitPrototypes";
+import {convertPrototypes} from "./convertPrototypes";
+import {updateGlobal} from "./updateGlobal";
 
 export function handleConfigurationUpdate(changeData: ConfigurationChangedData) {
+  updateGlobal()
 
   emitPacket<FactorioConfigurationUpdate>({
     modVersion: global.MOD_VERSION,
diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/serdes.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/converters.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/serdes.ts
rename to modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/converters.ts
index 4eb7e42..b8eebdf 100644
--- a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/serdes.ts
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/converters.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export namespace Serdes {
+export namespace Converters {
 
   export function playerToTable(player: LuaPlayer): PlayerData {
     let charIds = entitiesToUnitNumbers(player.get_associated_characters())
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export namespace Serdes {
     }
   }
 
-  export function entitiesToUnitNumbers(entities: LuaEntity[]): uint[] {
+  function entitiesToUnitNumbers(entities: LuaEntity[]): uint[] {
     let result: (uint) [] = []
     for (let entity of entities) {
       if (entity.unit_number != null) {
diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/emitEvent.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/emitEvent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4aad9ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/emitEvent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// const SERVER_ID: uint = 0
+// const EVENT_FILE_DIR: string = "events"
+
+import {emitPacket} from "../emitKafkatorioPacket";
+
+/** Emit a serialised event */
+export function emitEvent<T extends FactorioObjectData>(eventData: T, tick: uint, eventType: string) {
+  emitPacket({
+    data: eventData,
+    eventType: eventType,
+    modVersion: global.MOD_VERSION,
+    tick: tick
+  })
+}
diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/emitter.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/emitter.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 28a8f8e..0000000
--- a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/emitter.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-export const MOD_VERSION = script.active_mods["@mod.name@"] ?? "UNKNOWN"
-export const FACTORIO_VERSION = script.active_mods["base"] ?? "UNKNOWN"
-
-// const SERVER_ID: uint = 0
-// const EVENT_FILE_DIR: string = "events"
-
-/** Emit a serialised event */
-export function emitEvent<T extends FactorioObjectData>(eventData: T, tick: uint, eventType: string) {
-
-  let event: FactorioEvent<T> = {
-    data: eventData,
-    eventType: eventType,
-    modVersion: MOD_VERSION,
-    tick: tick
-  }
-
-  let data = game.table_to_json(event)
-
-  localised_print(`FactorioEvent: ${data}`)
-}
diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/handlers.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/handlers.ts
index 0bcf505..036080a 100644
--- a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/handlers.ts
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/handlers.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import {Serdes} from "./serdes"
-import {emitEvent} from "./emitter";
+import {Converters} from "./converters"
+import {emitEvent} from "./emitEvent";
 
 export function handlePlayerUpdate(tick: uint, playerIndex: uint, eventType: string) {
   let player: LuaPlayer = game.players[playerIndex]
-  let table = Serdes.playerToTable(player)
+  let table = Converters.playerToTable(player)
+
+
   emitEvent(table, tick, eventType)
 
   handleCharactersEvent(tick, playerIndex, eventType)
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ export function handleCharactersEvent(tick: uint, playerIndex: uint, eventType:
 }
 
 export function handleEntityUpdate(tick: uint, entity: LuaEntity, eventType: string) {
-  let table = Serdes.entityToTable(entity)
+  let table = Converters.entityToTable(entity)
   emitEvent(table, tick, eventType)
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ export function handleSurfaceUpdate(
     surface: LuaSurface,
     eventType: string
 ) {
-  let table = Serdes.surfaceToTable(surface)
+  let table = Converters.surfaceToTable(surface)
   emitEvent(table, tick, eventType)
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export function handleConsoleChat(
     message: string,
     eventType: string,
 ) {
-  let table = Serdes.consoleChat(message, playerIndex)
+  let table = Converters.consoleChat(message, playerIndex)
   emitEvent(table, tick, eventType)
 }
 
@@ -71,8 +73,8 @@ export function handleChunkUpdate(
 
   let tilePositionMap = new Map<PositionData, FactorioTile>();
   for (let tile of tiles) {
-    let position = Serdes.convertMapPosition(tile.position)
-    tilePositionMap.set(position, Serdes.convertTile(tile))
+    let position = Converters.convertMapPosition(tile.position)
+    tilePositionMap.set(position, Converters.convertTile(tile))
   }
   let mapChunk: FactorioTilesMap = {
     objectName: "FactorioTilesMap",
diff --git a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events.ts b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/registerHandlers.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events.ts
rename to modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/registerHandlers.ts
index fd5d7d3..969d90d 100644
--- a/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events.ts
+++ b/modules/events-mod/src/main/typescript/main/events/registerHandlers.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   handleEntityUpdate,
   handlePlayerUpdate,
   handleSurfaceUpdate
-} from "./events/handlers";
+} from "./handlers";
 
 const mapEventIdToName = new LuaTable<defines.Events, keyof typeof defines.events>()
 for (const [k, v] of pairs(defines.events)) {
diff --git a/modules/events-schema/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/events/schema/factorioCommonData.kt b/modules/events-schema/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/events/schema/factorioCommonData.kt
index 191e215..6da45c7 100644
--- a/modules/events-schema/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/events/schema/factorioCommonData.kt
+++ b/modules/events-schema/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/events/schema/factorioCommonData.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ data class Colour(
   val blue: Float = 0f,
   val alpha: Float = 1f,
 ) {
+  
   /** True if any value is greater than 1, so the values are hexadecimal. */
   fun isDecimal(): Boolean {
     return red > 1f
diff --git a/modules/events-schema/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/events/schema/factorioEvents.kt b/modules/events-schema/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/events/schema/factorioEvents.kt
index 15eef33..12b0994 100644
--- a/modules/events-schema/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/events/schema/factorioEvents.kt
+++ b/modules/events-schema/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/events/schema/factorioEvents.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 data class FactorioEvent<out T : FactorioObjectData>(
   override val modVersion: String,
 
-  /** the initial Factorio event ({defines.events}) trigger */
+  /** the initial Factorio event (`defines.events`) trigger */
   val eventType: String,
   /** game time */
   val tick: UInt,