diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/PlexCMD.java b/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/PlexCMD.java
index f9da571..b23e3fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/PlexCMD.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/PlexCMD.java
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import dev.plex.util.PlexLog;
 import dev.plex.util.PlexUtils;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
-import org.bukkit.command.ConsoleCommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/SpawnListener.java b/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/SpawnListener.java
index a6356b0..e3d2b25 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/SpawnListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/SpawnListener.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerInteractEvent;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class SpawnListener extends PlexListener
@@ -31,10 +32,8 @@ public class SpawnListener extends PlexListener
         {
             event.setCancelled(true);
             Location location = event.getLocation();
-            for (Player player : location.getNearbyEntitiesByType(Player.class, 10))
-            {
-                PlexUtils.disabledEffect(player, location);
-            }
+            Collection<Player> coll = location.getNearbyEntitiesByType(Player.class, 10);
+            PlexUtils.disabledEffectMultiple(coll.toArray(new Player[coll.size()]), location); // dont let intellij auto correct toArray to an empty array (for efficiency)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/PlexUtils.java b/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/PlexUtils.java
index a410a78..04d3360 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/PlexUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/PlexUtils.java
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ public class PlexUtils extends PlexBase
         player.playSound(location, org.bukkit.Sound.BLOCK_FIRE_EXTINGUISH, 0.5f, 0.5f);
     }
 
+    public static void disabledEffectMultiple(Player[] players, Location location)
+    {
+        Particle.CLOUD.builder().location(location).receivers(players).extra(0).offset(0.5,0.5,0.5).count(5).spawn();
+        Particle.FLAME.builder().location(location).receivers(players).extra(0).offset(0.5,0.5,0.5).count(3).spawn();
+        Particle.SOUL_FIRE_FLAME.builder().location(location).receivers(players).offset(0.5,0.5,0.5).extra(0).count(2).spawn();
+        // note that the sound is played to everyone who is close enough to hear it
+        players[0].getWorld().playSound(location, org.bukkit.Sound.BLOCK_FIRE_EXTINGUISH, 0.5f, 0.5f);
+    }
+
     public static ChatColor randomChatColor()
     {
         return CHAT_COLOR_POOL.get(RANDOM.nextInt(CHAT_COLOR_POOL.size()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/UpdateChecker.java b/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/UpdateChecker.java
index 01da09d..610ab4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/UpdateChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/UpdateChecker.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import dev.plex.Plex;
 import dev.plex.PlexBase;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
@@ -135,6 +136,23 @@ public class UpdateChecker extends PlexBase
     }
 
     public void updateJar()
+    {
+        updateJar(null);
+    }
+
+    private void sendOrLog(CommandSender sender, String message)
+    {
+        if (sender == null)
+        {
+            PlexLog.log(message);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            sender.sendMessage(MiniMessage.miniMessage().deserialize(message));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void updateJar(CommandSender sender)
     {
         CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.createDefault();
         HttpGet get = new HttpGet(DOWNLOAD_PAGE + "job/master/lastSuccessfulBuild/api/json");
@@ -144,7 +162,7 @@ public class UpdateChecker extends PlexBase
             JSONObject object = new JSONObject(EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
             JSONObject artifact = object.getJSONArray("artifacts").getJSONObject(0);
             String name = artifact.getString("fileName");
-            PlexLog.log("Downloading latest Plex jar file: " + name);
+            sendOrLog(sender, "Downloading latest Plex jar file: " + name);
             CompletableFuture.runAsync(() ->
             {
                 try
@@ -153,7 +171,7 @@ public class UpdateChecker extends PlexBase
                             new URL(DOWNLOAD_PAGE + "job/master/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/build/libs/" + name),
                             new File(Bukkit.getUpdateFolderFile(), name)
                     );
-                    PlexLog.log("Saved new jar. Please restart your server.");
+                    sendOrLog(sender, "Saved new jar. Please restart your server.");
                 }
                 catch (IOException e)
                 {