diff --git a/BoneSync/MelonLoaderMod.cs b/BoneSync/MelonLoaderMod.cs
index 686cb68..c7dfb6d 100644
--- a/BoneSync/MelonLoaderMod.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/MelonLoaderMod.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using UnityEngine;
 using BoneSync.Player;
 using BoneSync.Sync;
 using Facepunch.Steamworks;
+using System.Reflection.Emit;
 
 namespace BoneSync
 {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ namespace BoneSync
         public override void OnSceneWasInitialized(int buildIndex, string sceneName)
         {
             //MelonLogger.Msg("OnLevelWasInitialized: " + sceneName);
+            SceneSync.OnSceneInit(buildIndex);
         }
 
         public override void OnSceneWasUnloaded(int buildIndex, string sceneName)
@@ -76,11 +78,6 @@ namespace BoneSync
             }
         }
 
-        public override void OnLevelWasInitialized(int level)
-        {
-            SceneSync.OnSceneInit(level);
-        }
-
         public override void BONEWORKS_OnLoadingScreen()
         {
             base.BONEWORKS_OnLoadingScreen();
diff --git a/BoneSync/Networking/Messages/DiscardSyncableMessage.cs b/BoneSync/Networking/Messages/DiscardSyncableMessage.cs
index f845296..1cde343 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Networking/Messages/DiscardSyncableMessage.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Networking/Messages/DiscardSyncableMessage.cs
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using BoneSync.Sync;
 using BoneSync.Sync.Components;
+using MelonLoader;
 
 namespace BoneSync.Networking.Messages
 {
     public struct DiscardSyncableMessageData
     {
         public ushort syncId;
+        public bool despawn;
     }
     [PacketType(PacketType.DiscardSyncable), PacketReliability(PacketReliability.ReliableFast)]
     internal class DiscardSyncableMessage : NetworkMessage
@@ -21,20 +23,26 @@ namespace BoneSync.Networking.Messages
         {
             _data = discardSyncableMessageData;
             byteEncoder.WriteUShort(_data.syncId);
+            byteEncoder.WriteBool(_data.despawn);
         }
 
         public DiscardSyncableMessage(Packet packet)
         {
             byteEncoder.WriteBytes(packet.Data);
             _data.syncId = byteEncoder.ReadUShort();
+            _data.despawn = byteEncoder.ReadBool();
         }
 
         public override void Execute()
         {
             Syncable syncable = ObjectSyncCache.GetSyncable(_data.syncId);
+
             if (syncable != null)
             {
-                syncable.DiscardSyncable(true);
+                syncable.DiscardSyncable(true, _data.despawn);
+            } else
+            {
+                MelonLogger.Warning(senderId + " tried to discard a syncable that doesn't exist (syncId: " + _data.syncId + ")");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/BoneSync/Networking/Messages/ObjectAttributeMessage.cs b/BoneSync/Networking/Messages/ObjectAttributeMessage.cs
index 214eae5..5dbb0df 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Networking/Messages/ObjectAttributeMessage.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Networking/Messages/ObjectAttributeMessage.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace BoneSync.Networking.Messages
         public bool[] _attributes;
         public ObjectMagazineData? magazineData;
     }
+
+    [PacketType(PacketType.ObjectAttribute), PacketReliability(PacketReliability.ReliableFast)]
     internal class ObjectAttributeMessage : NetworkMessage
     {
         private ObjectAttributeMessageData _data;
@@ -26,8 +28,8 @@ namespace BoneSync.Networking.Messages
             _data = objectAttributeMessageData;
             byteEncoder.WriteUShort(_data.syncId);
 
-            attributes.Add(_data.magazineData != null);
-            if (_data.magazineData != null)
+            attributes.Add(_data.magazineData.HasValue);
+            if (_data.magazineData.HasValue)
             {
                 byteEncoder.WriteByte(_data.magazineData.Value.ammoCount);
             }
diff --git a/BoneSync/Networking/PacketTypes.cs b/BoneSync/Networking/PacketTypes.cs
index 18c1843..3706946 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Networking/PacketTypes.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Networking/PacketTypes.cs
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ namespace BoneSync.Networking
         ObjectEvent = 5,
         ObjectOwnership = 6,
         DiscardSyncable = 7,
+        ObjectAttribute = 8,
     }
 }
diff --git a/BoneSync/Patching/CallPatchedMethod.cs b/BoneSync/Patching/CallPatchedMethod.cs
index 1b58945..cfe2ac9 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Patching/CallPatchedMethod.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Patching/CallPatchedMethod.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ namespace BoneSync.Patching
             allowPatchedMethodCall = false;
         }
 
+        public static void Despawn(Poolee poolee)
+        {
+            allowPatchedMethodCall = true;
+            poolee.Despawn();
+            allowPatchedMethodCall = false;
+        }
+
         public static Poolee InstantiatePoolee(Pool pool, Vector3 position, Quaternion rotation, Vector3 scale)
         {
             allowPatchedMethodCall = true;
diff --git a/BoneSync/Patching/GripPatches.cs b/BoneSync/Patching/GripPatches.cs
index 707c59c..14c05ae 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Patching/GripPatches.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Patching/GripPatches.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using BoneSync.Sync;
+using BoneSync.Sync.Components;
 using HarmonyLib;
 using StressLevelZero.Interaction;
 namespace BoneSync.Patching
@@ -15,7 +16,13 @@ namespace BoneSync.Patching
         public static void OnEnablePatch(ForcePullGrip __instance)
         {
             MelonLoader.MelonLogger.Msg("ForcePullGrip.Pull: " + __instance.name);
-            ObjectSync.MakeOrGetSyncable(__instance.gameObject);
+            InteractableHost interactableHost = __instance.GetComponent<InteractableHost>();
+            if (interactableHost == null) return;
+            Syncable syncable = ObjectSync.MakeOrGetSyncable(interactableHost);
+            if (syncable)
+            {
+                syncable.RegisterSyncable();
+            }
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/BoneSync/Patching/PoolPatches.cs b/BoneSync/Patching/PoolPatches.cs
index 3ef0c0e..86829f5 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Patching/PoolPatches.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Patching/PoolPatches.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace BoneSync.Patching
             if (PoolBlacklist.isBlacklistedPool(__instance)) return;
             MelonLogger.Msg("Patched Instantiating object in pool: " + __instance.name);
             __result.onSpawnDelegate = Il2CppSystem.Delegate.Combine(__result.onSpawnDelegate, (Il2CppSystem.Action<GameObject>)((g) => { PooleePatches.OnSpawnPatchPost(__result); })).Cast<Il2CppSystem.Action<GameObject>>();
+            __result.onDespawnDelegate = Il2CppSystem.Delegate.Combine(__result.onDespawnDelegate, (Il2CppSystem.Action<GameObject>)((g) => { PooleePatches.OnDespawnPatchPost(__result); })).Cast<Il2CppSystem.Action<GameObject>>();
 
         }
 
@@ -140,6 +141,22 @@ namespace BoneSync.Patching
 
         }
 
+        public static void OnDespawnPatchPost(Poolee __instance)
+        {
+            if (CallPatchedMethods.allowPatchedMethodCall) return;
+            if (!BoneSync.lobby.IsConnected()) return;
+
+            MelonLogger.Msg("Poolee.OnDespawn: " + __instance.gameObject.transform.GetPath());
+
+            //Syncable syncable = ObjectSync.MakeOrGetSyncable(__instance);
+
+            //if (syncable == null) return;
+
+            //if (syncable.isOwner) return;
+
+            //syncable.DiscardSyncable(true);
+        }
+
         public static IEnumerator OnSpawnClient(Poolee poolee)
         {
             GameObject go = poolee.gameObject;
diff --git a/BoneSync/Sync/Components/SyncableBase.cs b/BoneSync/Sync/Components/SyncableBase.cs
index 68e60b2..1e15e39 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Sync/Components/SyncableBase.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Sync/Components/SyncableBase.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,28 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
                 return "/" + current.name;
             return current.parent.GetPath() + "/" + current.name;
         }
+
+        public static Transform TransformFromPath(string path)
+        {
+            if (path.StartsWith("/"))
+            {
+                path = path.Substring(1);
+            }
+            string[] pathParts = path.Split('/');
+            Transform current = null;
+            foreach (string part in pathParts)
+            {
+                if (current == null)
+                {
+                    current = GameObject.Find(part).transform;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    current = current.Find(part);
+                }
+            }
+            return current;
+        }
     }
 
     [RegisterTypeInIl2Cpp]
@@ -92,15 +114,20 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
 
         private SpawnFragment spawnFragment;
 
-        private IEnumerator _CheckAutoSyncCo()
+        private void CheckAutoSync()
         {
-            yield return null;
             bool shouldAutoSync = CheckIfShouldAutoSync();
             if (shouldAutoSync && (BoneSync.lobby.IsHost || ClientSpawningAllowed()))
             {
                 MelonLogger.Msg("AutoSyncing: " + transform.GetPath());
                 RegisterSyncable();
             }
+        }
+        private IEnumerator _OnEnableCo()
+        {
+            yield return null; // wait a frame to make sure all components are initialized, I hate this but it works
+            FindComponents();
+            CheckAutoSync();
             yield break;
         }
 
@@ -110,11 +137,15 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
 
             FindComponents();
 
-            MelonCoroutines.Start(_CheckAutoSyncCo());
+            MelonCoroutines.Start(_OnEnableCo());
         }
 
         public bool CheckIfShouldAutoSync()
         {
+            if (transform.GetPath().StartsWith("/Pool Manager/"))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
             if (poolee && poolee.pool) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -129,7 +160,7 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
             }
             if (interactableHost || interactableManager)
             {
-                return transform.GetPath().Replace(" ", "[]");
+                return transform.GetPath();
             }
             return "";
         }
@@ -153,6 +184,13 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
             ObjectSyncCache.AddSyncable(this);
         }
 
+        private void ResetSyncStatus()
+        {
+            _ownerId = 0;
+            _syncId = 0;
+            _attemptedRegister = false;
+            SetKinematic(false);
+        }
         public bool CanBeSynced()
         {
             if (spawnFragment) return false; // if has spawn fragment, don't sync
@@ -161,25 +199,39 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
 
             return false;
         }
-
-        private void _DiscardSyncable(bool force)
+        
+        private void _DiscardSyncable(bool force, bool despawn)
         {
-            if (Registered)
+            bool isRegistered = Registered;
+            MelonLogger.Msg("Discarding syncable: " + transform.GetPath() + " force: " + force + " isRegistered: " + isRegistered + " despawn: " + despawn);
+            if (isRegistered)
             {
-                MelonLogger.Warning("Discarding registered syncable: " + transform.GetPath() + " force: " + force);
+                //MelonLogger.Warning("Discarding registered syncable: " + transform.GetPath() + " force: " + force);
 
                 bool isowner = isOwner;
 
                 if (isowner)
                 {
-                    _SendDiscard(); // owner sends discard message
+                    _SendDiscard(true); // owner sends discard message
                 }
 
                 if (!isowner && !force) return; // only owner can discard
             }
-            syncablesCache.Remove(gameObject);
+
+            if (gameObject) syncablesCache.Remove(gameObject);
+            
             ObjectSyncCache.RemoveSyncable(this);
-            Destroy(this); // delete the component
+
+            ResetSyncStatus();
+
+            DestroyImmediate(this); // delete the component
+
+            if (despawn)
+            {
+                gameObject?.SetActive(false);
+            }
+
+
         }
 
         public void OnDestroy()
@@ -188,19 +240,25 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
             {
                 MelonLogger.Warning("Destroying registered syncable: " + transform.GetPath());
             }
-            _DiscardSyncable(true);
+            DiscardSyncableImmediate(true, Registered);
             //MelonLogger.Msg("Syncable destroyed: " + transform.GetPath());
         }
 
-        private IEnumerator _FlagForDiscardCo(bool force)
+        private IEnumerator _FlagForDiscardCo(bool force, bool despawn) { yield return null; _DiscardSyncable(force, despawn); } // delay discard to prevent silly behavior
+
+        public void DiscardSyncable(bool force = false, bool despawn = false)
         {
-            yield return null;
-            _DiscardSyncable(force);
+            if (Registered && isOwner)
+            {
+                DiscardSyncableImmediate(force, despawn);
+                return;
+            }
+            MelonCoroutines.Start(_FlagForDiscardCo(force, despawn));
         }
 
-        public void DiscardSyncable(bool force = false)
+        public void DiscardSyncableImmediate(bool force = false, bool despawn = false)
         {
-            MelonCoroutines.Start(_FlagForDiscardCo(force));
+            _DiscardSyncable(true, despawn);
         }
 
         public void OnDisable()
@@ -209,10 +267,9 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
             {
                 MelonLogger.Warning("tried to disable non-owner syncable: " + transform.GetPath());
                 gameObject.SetActive(true);
-            } else
-            {
-                DiscardSyncable();
+                return;
             }
+            DiscardSyncable(); 
         }
 
         public void RegisterSyncable()
diff --git a/BoneSync/Sync/Components/SyncableNetworking.cs b/BoneSync/Sync/Components/SyncableNetworking.cs
index 4cf50f0..9d1f704 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Sync/Components/SyncableNetworking.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Sync/Components/SyncableNetworking.cs
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
             SetSyncId(ObjectSync.SendRegisterSyncableMessage(this));
         }
 
-        private void _SendDiscard()
+        private void _SendDiscard(bool despawn = false)
         {
+            MelonLogger.Msg("Sending discard for " + _syncId + " despawn: " + despawn);
             DiscardSyncableMessageData discardSyncableMessageData = new DiscardSyncableMessageData()
             {
-                syncId = _syncId
+                syncId = _syncId,
+                despawn = despawn
             };
             DiscardSyncableMessage discardSyncableMessage = new DiscardSyncableMessage(discardSyncableMessageData);
             discardSyncableMessage.Broadcast();
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync.Components
 
         public void TryBecomeOwner()
         {
-            if (!isOwner)
+            if (Registered && !isOwner)
             {
                 MelonLogger.Msg("Attempting to become owner of " + _syncId);
                 OwnershipTransferMessageData data = new OwnershipTransferMessageData()
diff --git a/BoneSync/Sync/ObjectSync.cs b/BoneSync/Sync/ObjectSync.cs
index 839afc5..b3a0a19 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Sync/ObjectSync.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Sync/ObjectSync.cs
@@ -105,12 +105,6 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync
             //Scene scene = gameObject.scene;
             //MelonLogger.Msg("Making or getting syncable for: " + gameObject.name + " in scene: " + scene.name);
 
-            Syncable parentSyncable = gameObject.transform.parent.GetComponentInParent<Syncable>();
-            if (parentSyncable != null)
-            {
-                return parentSyncable;
-            }
-
             Syncable syncable = gameObject.GetComponent<Syncable>();
 
             // delete all sub syncables
@@ -210,6 +204,12 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync
                 }
             }
 
+            if (info.id == 0)
+            {
+                MelonLogger.Warning("Received register sync message with id 0");
+                return;
+            }
+
             bool hasCallback = info.callbackId != 0;
             if (hasCallback)
             {
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync
         {
             ObjectSyncMessageData data = objectSyncMessage.objectSyncMessageData;
             ushort objectId = data.objectId;
+
+            if (objectId == 0) return;
+
             if (objectId >= _nextSyncableId && !BoneSync.lobby.IsHost)
             {
                 _nextSyncableId = (ushort)(objectId + 1);
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync
             Syncable syncable = ObjectSyncCache.GetSyncable(objectId);
             if (syncable == null)
             {
-                MelonLogger.Msg("SyncEvent: Syncable not found for id: " + objectId);
+                //MelonLogger.Msg("SyncEvent: Syncable not found for id: " + objectId);
                 return;
             }
             syncable.ApplyObjectSyncTransforms(data.objectSyncTransforms);
diff --git a/BoneSync/Sync/ObjectSyncCache.cs b/BoneSync/Sync/ObjectSyncCache.cs
index 26e51cf..07aa461 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Sync/ObjectSyncCache.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Sync/ObjectSyncCache.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace BoneSync.Sync
 {
@@ -86,6 +87,11 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync
             {
                 return _pathToSyncable[path];
             }
+            Transform transform = TransformExtensions.TransformFromPath(path);
+            if (transform)
+            {
+                return transform.GetComponent<Syncable>();
+            }
             return null;
         }
 
diff --git a/BoneSync/Sync/SceneSync.cs b/BoneSync/Sync/SceneSync.cs
index 4590b8c..b302c8e 100644
--- a/BoneSync/Sync/SceneSync.cs
+++ b/BoneSync/Sync/SceneSync.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-using MelonLoader;
+using BoneSync.Sync.Components;
+using MelonLoader;
+using StressLevelZero.Interaction;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
 
 namespace BoneSync.Sync
@@ -27,12 +30,45 @@ namespace BoneSync.Sync
 
                 return sceneName;
             }
+        }
+
+        public static void RenameDuplicateSceneTransforms(Scene scene)
+        {
+            Dictionary<string, ushort> seenTransformNames = new Dictionary<string, ushort>();
+            uint total = 0;
+            foreach (GameObject go in scene.GetRootGameObjects())
+            {
+                foreach (InteractableHost host in go.GetComponentsInChildren<InteractableHost>(true))
+                {
+                    Transform t = host.transform;
+                    string path = t.GetPath();
+                    if (seenTransformNames.ContainsKey(path))
+                    {
+                        seenTransformNames[path]++;
+                        t.name = t.name + " (BoneSync." + seenTransformNames[path] + ")";
+                        total++;
+                        //MelonLogger.Msg("Renamed duplicate transform: " + path);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        seenTransformNames[path] = 1;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            MelonLogger.Msg("Renamed " + total + " duplicate transforms in " + scene.name);
+
+
+
+            
         }
         public static void OnSceneInit(int buildIndex)
         {
-            string SceneName = SceneManager.GetSceneByBuildIndex(buildIndex).name;
+            Scene scene = SceneManager.GetSceneByBuildIndex(buildIndex);
+            string SceneName = scene.name;
             _currentSceneName = SceneName;
             MelonLogger.Msg("Scene initialized: " + SceneName);
+            RenameDuplicateSceneTransforms(scene);
         }
 
         public static void Initialize()