diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70b6edb..f00ccba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,4 +30,7 @@ log
 *.pem
 *.key
 *.pcap
-*.pcapng
\ No newline at end of file
+*.pcapng
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/globals/globals.go b/globals/globals.go
index 4fafd7c..ad10bdd 100644
--- a/globals/globals.go
+++ b/globals/globals.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package globals
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	pb "github.com/PretendoNetwork/grpc-go/account"
 	"github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-go/v2"
+	"github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/globals"
 	"github.com/PretendoNetwork/plogger-go"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
@@ -20,3 +22,6 @@ var SecureEndpoint *nex.PRUDPEndPoint
 var GRPCAccountClientConnection *grpc.ClientConn
 var GRPCAccountClient pb.AccountClient
 var GRPCAccountCommonMetadata metadata.MD
+
+var Postgres *sql.DB
+var MatchmakingManager *common_globals.MatchmakingManager
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5f2693c..c24c3ff 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 module github.com/PretendoNetwork/splatoon
 
-go 1.21
-
-toolchain go1.21.9
+go 1.22.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/PretendoNetwork/grpc-go v1.0.2
-	github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-go/v2 v2.0.2
-	github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2 v2.0.5
-	github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2 v2.0.3
+	github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-go/v2 v2.0.5
+	github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2 v2.0.6
+	github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2 v2.0.4
 	github.com/PretendoNetwork/plogger-go v1.0.4
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/PretendoNetwork/pq-extended v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dolthub/maphash v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/jwalton/go-supportscolor v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 // indirect
+	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 // indirect
 	github.com/lxzan/gws v1.8.5 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8e971a2..e90c2cc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 github.com/PretendoNetwork/grpc-go v1.0.2 h1:9TvKmX7dCOANyoHEra1MMYqS1N/RGav66TRG4SHInvo=
 github.com/PretendoNetwork/grpc-go v1.0.2/go.mod h1:XZjEsij9lL7HJBNkH6JPbBIkUSq/1rjflvjGdv+DAj0=
-github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-go/v2 v2.0.2 h1:mPp27Ero3Rr28nekuKg4f0tdp28NzmCJXgupt2paT18=
-github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-go/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:O5v200Ro8bdrmqSAmzV0cqQsG7cdmwLHAet5X7Jxz20=
-github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2 v2.0.5 h1:17b7vA8wjWLW9JdJTHeOoX2g2e4S/EwA32m9AuPEA80=
-github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2 v2.0.5/go.mod h1:0wDEYxDYbUOjsKjsTUjU0/f3pL1MT54h+tGn4UyeB+A=
-github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2 v2.0.3 h1:80CG7f9w/34MN1vAZ1XP3ec4LJ4mqKlkests+HQzrvc=
-github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:2UN8khoMDNaeJ4GcIG7ez7MqqmbLfLzbVS6hSa+kGnk=
+github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-go/v2 v2.0.5 h1:S/bYPb2SNUb9MSzai4wlqj/9J1JIiLuMtZcAAbBughM=
+github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-go/v2 v2.0.5/go.mod h1:iW1xjbg/vl2c3uheitUFxGcrt0sxaDxeXR5QqDcyLpI=
+github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2 v2.0.6 h1:8nNJvJi5aTmGBRtEGVYAI6cjNK1WyIiF+AnGD1QyD+E=
+github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:Mngar0XMLs7oG9KfeyVJBBhYNCNRXxDcucJTthpP9GY=
+github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2 v2.0.4 h1:7Vb/jV/cO6c8XcGzGCoowSNXjZDLb/D1lYkLk8rxm7c=
+github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:2UN8khoMDNaeJ4GcIG7ez7MqqmbLfLzbVS6hSa+kGnk=
 github.com/PretendoNetwork/plogger-go v1.0.4 h1:PF7xHw9eDRHH+RsAP9tmAE7fG0N0p6H4iPwHKnsoXwc=
 github.com/PretendoNetwork/plogger-go v1.0.4/go.mod h1:7kD6M4vPq1JL4LTuPg6kuB1OvUBOwQOtAvTaUwMbwvU=
+github.com/PretendoNetwork/pq-extended v1.0.0 h1:GHZ0hLvCvmYKQPTV9I9XtTx8J1iB5Z9CEnfW2tUpsYg=
+github.com/PretendoNetwork/pq-extended v1.0.0/go.mod h1:bq6Ai+3lG4/M0iamUBt2Uzi5vL/nYy1a1Ar2ow9NDF0=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dolthub/maphash v0.1.0 h1:bsQ7JsF4FkkWyrP3oCnFJgrCUAFbFf3kOl4L/QxPDyQ=
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ github.com/jwalton/go-supportscolor v1.2.0 h1:g6Ha4u7Vm3LIsQ5wmeBpS4gazu0UP1DRDE
 github.com/jwalton/go-supportscolor v1.2.0/go.mod h1:hFVUAZV2cWg+WFFC4v8pT2X/S2qUUBYMioBD9AINXGs=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/lxzan/gws v1.8.5 h1:6x+wW3EHtoGFNeCtZP1OVZ1IHrpZZzDaEjQGg1lUJqU=
 github.com/lxzan/gws v1.8.5/go.mod h1:FcGeRMB7HwGuTvMLR24ku0Zx0p6RXqeKASeMc4VYgi4=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 134b7a2..1361ac5 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
@@ -104,4 +105,9 @@ func init() {
 	globals.GRPCAccountCommonMetadata = metadata.Pairs(
 		"X-API-Key", accountGRPCAPIKey,
 	)
+	globals.Postgres, err = sql.Open("postgres", os.Getenv("PN_SPLATOON_POSTGRES_URI"))
+	if err != nil {
+		globals.Logger.Critical(err.Error())
+	}
+	globals.Logger.Success("Connected to Postgres!")
 }
diff --git a/nex/register_common_secure_server_protocols.go b/nex/register_common_secure_server_protocols.go
index 2b1e81a..9c29c49 100644
--- a/nex/register_common_secure_server_protocols.go
+++ b/nex/register_common_secure_server_protocols.go
@@ -3,21 +3,20 @@ package nex
 import (
 	"github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-go/v2"
 	"github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-go/v2/types"
-	commonnattraversal "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/nat-traversal"
-	commonsecure "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/secure-connection"
-	nattraversal "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/nat-traversal"
-	secure "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/secure-connection"
-	"github.com/PretendoNetwork/splatoon/globals"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-
 	commonmatchmaking "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/match-making"
 	commonmatchmakingext "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/match-making-ext"
 	commonmatchmakeextension "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/matchmake-extension"
+	commonnattraversal "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/nat-traversal"
+	commonranking "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/ranking"
+	commonsecure "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/secure-connection"
 	matchmaking "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/match-making"
 	matchmakingext "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/match-making-ext"
-	matchmakingtypes "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/match-making/types"
+	match_making_types "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/match-making/types"
 	matchmakeextension "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/matchmake-extension"
+	nattraversal "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/nat-traversal"
+	ranking "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/ranking/splatoon"
+	secure "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-go/v2/secure-connection"
+	"github.com/PretendoNetwork/splatoon/globals"
 )
 
 func CreateReportDBRecord(_ *types.PID, _ *types.PrimitiveU32, _ *types.QBuffer) error {
@@ -33,12 +32,7 @@ func stubGetPlayingSession(err error, packet nex.PacketInterface, callID uint32,
 	connection := packet.Sender().(*nex.PRUDPConnection)
 	endpoint := connection.Endpoint().(*nex.PRUDPEndPoint)
 
-	lstPlayingSession := types.NewList[*matchmakingtypes.PlayingSession]()
-
-	// * There are no sessions, I tell you!
-	//for _, playingSession := range playingSessions {
-	//	lstPlayingSession.Append(playingSession)
-	//}
+	lstPlayingSession := types.NewList[*match_making_types.PlayingSession]()
 
 	rmcResponseStream := nex.NewByteStreamOut(endpoint.LibraryVersions(), endpoint.ByteStreamSettings())
 
@@ -54,56 +48,21 @@ func stubGetPlayingSession(err error, packet nex.PacketInterface, callID uint32,
 	return rmcResponse, nil
 }
 
-// from nex-protocols-common-go/matchmaking_utils.go
-func compareSearchCriteria[T ~uint16 | ~uint32](original T, search string) bool {
-	if search == "" { // * Accept any value
-		return true
-	}
-
-	before, after, found := strings.Cut(search, ",")
-	if found {
-		min, err := strconv.ParseUint(before, 10, 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		max, err := strconv.ParseUint(after, 10, 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		return min <= uint64(original) && max >= uint64(original)
-	} else {
-		searchNum, err := strconv.ParseUint(before, 10, 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		return searchNum == uint64(original)
+func cleanupMatchmakeSessionSearchCriteriasHandler(searchCriterias *types.List[*match_making_types.MatchmakeSessionSearchCriteria]) {
+	for _, searchCriteria := range searchCriterias.Slice() {
+		_ = searchCriteria.Attribs.SetIndex(4, types.NewString(""))
 	}
 }
 
-func gameSpecificMatchmakeSessionSearchCriteriaChecksHandler(searchCriteria *matchmakingtypes.MatchmakeSessionSearchCriteria, matchmakeSession *matchmakingtypes.MatchmakeSession) bool {
-	original := matchmakeSession.Attributes.Slice()
-	search := searchCriteria.Attribs.Slice()
-	if len(original) != len(search) {
-		return false
-	}
+func onAfterAutoMatchmakeWithParamPostpone(_ nex.PacketInterface, _ *match_making_types.AutoMatchmakeParam) {
+	globals.MatchmakingManager.Mutex.Lock()
 
-	for index, originalAttribute := range original {
-		// ignore dummy criterias for matchmaking
-		// everyone ends up in different rooms if you don't skip these
-		if index == 1 || index == 4 {
-			continue
-		}
-		searchAttribute := search[index]
-
-		if !compareSearchCriteria(originalAttribute.Value, searchAttribute.Value) {
-			return false
-		}
+	_, err := globals.MatchmakingManager.Database.Exec(`UPDATE matchmaking.matchmake_sessions SET open_participation=true WHERE game_mode=12`)
+	if err != nil {
+		globals.Logger.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	return true
+	globals.MatchmakingManager.Mutex.Unlock()
 }
 
 func registerCommonSecureServerProtocols() {
@@ -119,15 +78,23 @@ func registerCommonSecureServerProtocols() {
 
 	matchMakingProtocol := matchmaking.NewProtocol()
 	globals.SecureEndpoint.RegisterServiceProtocol(matchMakingProtocol)
-	commonmatchmaking.NewCommonProtocol(matchMakingProtocol)
+	commonMatchMakingProtocol := commonmatchmaking.NewCommonProtocol(matchMakingProtocol)
+	commonMatchMakingProtocol.SetManager(globals.MatchmakingManager)
 
 	matchMakingExtProtocol := matchmakingext.NewProtocol()
 	globals.SecureEndpoint.RegisterServiceProtocol(matchMakingExtProtocol)
-	commonmatchmakingext.NewCommonProtocol(matchMakingExtProtocol)
+	commonMatchMakingExtProtocol := commonmatchmakingext.NewCommonProtocol(matchMakingExtProtocol)
+	commonMatchMakingExtProtocol.SetManager(globals.MatchmakingManager)
 
 	matchmakeExtensionProtocol := matchmakeextension.NewProtocol()
 	globals.SecureEndpoint.RegisterServiceProtocol(matchmakeExtensionProtocol)
 	commonMatchmakeExtensionProtocol := commonmatchmakeextension.NewCommonProtocol(matchmakeExtensionProtocol)
 	matchmakeExtensionProtocol.SetHandlerGetPlayingSession(stubGetPlayingSession)
-	commonMatchmakeExtensionProtocol.GameSpecificMatchmakeSessionSearchCriteriaChecks = gameSpecificMatchmakeSessionSearchCriteriaChecksHandler
+	commonMatchmakeExtensionProtocol.CleanupMatchmakeSessionSearchCriterias = cleanupMatchmakeSessionSearchCriteriasHandler
+	commonMatchmakeExtensionProtocol.OnAfterAutoMatchmakeWithParamPostpone = onAfterAutoMatchmakeWithParamPostpone
+	commonMatchmakeExtensionProtocol.SetManager(globals.MatchmakingManager)
+
+	rankingProtocol := ranking.NewProtocol(globals.SecureEndpoint)
+	globals.SecureEndpoint.RegisterServiceProtocol(rankingProtocol)
+	commonranking.NewCommonProtocol(rankingProtocol)
 }
diff --git a/nex/secure.go b/nex/secure.go
index 48e4c8f..38451de 100644
--- a/nex/secure.go
+++ b/nex/secure.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package nex
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	common_globals "github.com/PretendoNetwork/nex-protocols-common-go/v2/globals"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ func StartSecureServer() {
 		globals.Logger.Errorf("Secure: %v", err)
 	})
 
+	globals.MatchmakingManager = common_globals.NewMatchmakingManager(globals.SecureEndpoint, globals.Postgres)
+
 	registerCommonSecureServerProtocols()
 
 	port, _ := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("PN_SPLATOON_SECURE_SERVER_PORT"))
diff --git a/splatoon b/splatoon
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..83c8725
Binary files /dev/null and b/splatoon differ