diff --git a/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/remote/CallGenerator.java b/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/remote/CallGenerator.java
index 00ac5fabac..48a17f2e86 100644
--- a/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/remote/CallGenerator.java
+++ b/annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/remote/CallGenerator.java
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ public class CallGenerator{
             TypeSpec.Builder packet = TypeSpec.classBuilder(ent.packetClassName)
             .addModifiers(Modifier.PUBLIC);
 
+            //temporary data to deserialize later
+            packet.addField(byte[].class, "DATA", Modifier.PRIVATE);
+
             packet.superclass(tname("mindustry.net.Packet"));
 
             //return the correct priority
@@ -41,8 +44,8 @@ public class CallGenerator{
             }
 
             //implement read & write methods
-            packet.addMethod(makeWriter(ent, serializer));
-            packet.addMethod(makeReader(ent, serializer));
+            makeWriter(packet, ent, serializer);
+            makeReader(packet, ent, serializer);
 
             //generate handlers
             if(ent.where.isClient){
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ public class CallGenerator{
         JavaFile.builder(packageName, spec).build().writeTo(BaseProcessor.filer);
     }
 
-    private static MethodSpec makeWriter(MethodEntry ent, ClassSerializer serializer){
+    private static void makeWriter(TypeSpec.Builder typespec, MethodEntry ent, ClassSerializer serializer){
         MethodSpec.Builder builder = MethodSpec.methodBuilder("write")
             .addParameter(Writes.class, "WRITE")
             .addModifiers(Modifier.PUBLIC).addAnnotation(Override.class);
@@ -132,13 +135,27 @@ public class CallGenerator{
             }
         }
 
-        return builder.build();
+        typespec.addMethod(builder.build());
     }
 
-    private static MethodSpec makeReader(MethodEntry ent, ClassSerializer serializer){
-        MethodSpec.Builder builder = MethodSpec.methodBuilder("read")
+    private static void makeReader(TypeSpec.Builder typespec, MethodEntry ent, ClassSerializer serializer){
+        MethodSpec.Builder readbuilder = MethodSpec.methodBuilder("read")
             .addParameter(Reads.class, "READ")
+            .addParameter(int.class, "LENGTH")
             .addModifiers(Modifier.PUBLIC).addAnnotation(Override.class);
+
+        //read only into temporary data buffer
+        readbuilder.addStatement("DATA = READ.b(LENGTH)");
+
+        typespec.addMethod(readbuilder.build());
+
+        MethodSpec.Builder builder = MethodSpec.methodBuilder("check")
+            .addModifiers(Modifier.PRIVATE);
+
+        //make sure data is present, begin reading it if so
+        builder.beginControlFlow("if(DATA != null)");
+        builder.addStatement("BAIS.setBytes(DATA)");
+
         Seq<Svar> params = ent.element.params();
 
         //go through each parameter
@@ -185,7 +202,9 @@ public class CallGenerator{
             }
         }
 
-        return builder.build();
+        builder.endControlFlow();
+
+        typespec.addMethod(builder.build());
     }
 
     /** Creates a specific variant for a method entry. */
@@ -332,6 +351,8 @@ public class CallGenerator{
         .addAnnotation(Override.class)
         .returns(void.class);
 
+        builder.addStatement("check()");
+
         Smethod elem = ent.element;
         Seq<Svar> params = elem.params();
 
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/net/ArcNetProvider.java b/core/src/mindustry/net/ArcNetProvider.java
index a18c8d57de..a81376d189 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/net/ArcNetProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/net/ArcNetProvider.java
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ public class ArcNetProvider implements NetProvider{
                 return readFramework(byteBuffer);
             }else{
                 //read length int, followed by compressed lz4 data
-                //TODO not thread safe!!!
                 Packet packet = Net.newPacket(id);
                 var buffer = decompressBuffer.get();
                 int length = byteBuffer.getShort() & 0xffff;
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ public class ArcNetProvider implements NetProvider{
                     buffer.position(0).limit(length);
                     buffer.put(byteBuffer.array(), byteBuffer.position(), length);
                     buffer.position(0);
-                    packet.read(reads.get());
+                    packet.read(reads.get(), length);
                     //move read packets forward
                     byteBuffer.position(byteBuffer.position() + buffer.position());
                 }else{
@@ -405,7 +404,7 @@ public class ArcNetProvider implements NetProvider{
 
                     buffer.position(0);
                     buffer.limit(length);
-                    packet.read(reads.get());
+                    packet.read(reads.get(), length);
                     //move buffer forward based on bytes read by decompressor
                     byteBuffer.position(byteBuffer.position() + read);
                 }
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/net/Packet.java b/core/src/mindustry/net/Packet.java
index a6200547cc..843c2e78eb 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/net/Packet.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/net/Packet.java
@@ -2,7 +2,17 @@ package mindustry.net;
 
 import arc.util.io.*;
 
+import java.io.*;
+
 public abstract class Packet{
+    //internally used by generated code
+    //TODO intermediate buffers should ONLY be needed for:
+    //readObject
+    //readBuilding
+    //readUnit (possibly)
+    protected static final ReusableByteInStream BAIS = new ReusableByteInStream();
+    protected static final Reads READ = new Reads(new DataInputStream(BAIS));
+
     //these are constants because I don't want to bother making an enum to mirror the annotation enum
 
     /** Does not get handled unless client is connected. */
@@ -15,6 +25,10 @@ public abstract class Packet{
     public void read(Reads read){}
     public void write(Writes write){}
 
+    public void read(Reads read, int length){
+        read(read);
+    }
+
     public int getPriority(){
         return priorityNormal;
     }
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/net/Packets.java b/core/src/mindustry/net/Packets.java
index a1cd13670c..10e607ec50 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/net/Packets.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/net/Packets.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package mindustry.net;
 
 import arc.*;
 import arc.struct.*;
-import arc.util.*;
 import arc.util.io.*;
 import arc.util.serialization.*;
 import mindustry.core.*;
@@ -131,8 +130,6 @@ public class Packets{
             crc.update(Base64Coder.decode(uuid), 0, b.length);
             buffer.l(crc.getValue());
 
-            Log.info("CRC value sent: @", Long.toHexString(crc.getValue()));
-
             buffer.b(mobile ? (byte)1 : 0);
             buffer.i(color);
             buffer.b((byte)mods.size);