diff --git a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/logging.cpp b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/logging.cpp
index 5936007fa..03b914e24 100644
--- a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/logging.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/logging.cpp
@@ -407,6 +407,86 @@ bool CClientState_ProcessPrint_Hook(__int64 thisptr, __int64 msg)
 	return true;
 }
 
+
+typedef double(__fastcall* GetTimeConnectedType)(__int64 thisptr);
+GetTimeConnectedType GetTimeConnected;
+
+typedef char*(__fastcall* GetAddressType)(__int64 thisptr);
+GetAddressType GetAddress;
+
+const char* COM_FormatSeconds(int seconds)
+{
+	static char string[64];
+
+	int hours = 0;
+	int minutes = seconds / 60;
+
+	if (minutes > 0)
+	{
+		seconds -= (minutes * 60);
+		hours = minutes / 60;
+
+		if (hours > 0)
+		{
+			minutes -= (hours * 60);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (hours > 0)
+	{
+		snprintf(string, sizeof(string), "%2i:%02i:%02i", hours, minutes, seconds);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		snprintf(string, sizeof(string), "%02i:%02i", minutes, seconds);
+	}
+
+	return string;
+}
+
+void __fastcall Host_Status_PrintClient_Hook(__int64 client, char addresses, void (*print)(const char*, ...))
+{
+	__int64 playerUid = *(unsigned __int64*)(client + 185928);
+	DWORD playerSlot = *(DWORD*)(client + 16);
+	__int64 nci = *(unsigned __int64*)(client + 656);
+	int state = *(DWORD*)(client + 672);
+	const char* active;
+
+	if (state == 8)
+	{
+		active = "active";
+	}
+	else if (state < 3)
+	{
+		active = "connecting";
+		if (state < 2)
+			active = "challenging";
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		active = "spawning";
+	}
+
+	if (nci)
+	{
+		int rate = *(unsigned int*)(nci + 232);
+		int loss = ((*(float*)(6712 * 1 + nci + 500)) * 100.0);
+		int ping = ((*(float*)(6712 * 0 + nci + 508)) * 1000.0);
+		const char* connected = COM_FormatSeconds(GetTimeConnected(nci));
+		print("# %i \"%s\" %lld %s %i %i %s %d", (unsigned int)(playerSlot + 1), client + 22, playerUid, connected, ping, loss, active, rate);
+		if (addresses)
+		{
+			char* address = GetAddress(nci);
+			print(" %s", address);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		print("#%2i \"%s\" %lld %s", (unsigned int)(playerSlot + 1), client + 22, playerUid, active);
+	}
+	print("\n");
+}
+
 void InitialiseEngineSpewFuncHooks(HMODULE baseAddress)
 {
 	HookEnabler hook;
@@ -423,6 +503,11 @@ void InitialiseEngineSpewFuncHooks(HMODULE baseAddress)
 		CClientState_ProcessPrint_Hook,
 		reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(&CClientState_ProcessPrint_Original));
 
+	ENABLER_CREATEHOOK(hook, (char*)baseAddress + 0x15B7F0, Host_Status_PrintClient_Hook, NULL);
+
+	GetTimeConnected = (GetTimeConnectedType)((char*)baseAddress + 0x210530);
+	GetAddress = (GetAddressType)((char*)baseAddress + 0x2101A0);
+
 	Cvar_spewlog_enable = new ConVar("spewlog_enable", "1", FCVAR_NONE, "Enables/disables whether the engine spewfunc should be logged");
 }
 
@@ -484,4 +569,4 @@ void InitialiseClientPrintHooks(HMODULE baseAddress)
 	ENABLER_CREATEHOOK(hook, (char*)baseAddress + 0x198710, TextMsgHook, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(&TextMsg_Original));
 
 	Cvar_cl_showtextmsg = new ConVar("cl_showtextmsg", "1", FCVAR_NONE, "Enable/disable text messages printing on the screen.");
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/serverauthentication.cpp b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/serverauthentication.cpp
index ac1985cf9..348479439 100644
--- a/NorthstarDedicatedTest/serverauthentication.cpp
+++ b/NorthstarDedicatedTest/serverauthentication.cpp
@@ -481,6 +481,14 @@ void CBaseClient__DisconnectHook(void* self, uint32_t unknownButAlways1, const c
 typedef bool (*CCommand__TokenizeType)(CCommand& self, const char* pCommandString, cmd_source_t commandSource);
 CCommand__TokenizeType CCommand__Tokenize;
 
+// this function checks the command against several "engine client" commands.
+// the full array is named "s_clcommands" and can be found at 0x7C5EF0 in engine.dll and is as follows:
+// status, pause, recheck, migrateme, server_single_frame, setpause, unpause,
+// ping, rpt_server_enable, rpt_client_enable, rpt, rpt_connect, rpt_password,
+// rpt_screenshot, rpt_download_log, ss_connect, ss_disconnect
+typedef bool (*CGameClient__IsEngineClientCommandType)(__int64 thisptr_unused, const CCommand& args);
+CGameClient__IsEngineClientCommandType CGameClient__IsEngineClientCommand;
+
 char CGameClient__ExecuteStringCommandHook(void* self, uint32_t unknown, const char* pCommandString)
 {
 	// Only log clientcommands if the convar `ns_should_log_all_clientcommands` equals 1
@@ -521,7 +529,7 @@ char CGameClient__ExecuteStringCommandHook(void* self, uint32_t unknown, const c
 	ConCommand* command = g_pCVar->FindCommand(tempCommand.Arg(0));
 
 	// if the command doesn't exist pass it on to ExecuteStringCommand for script clientcommands and stuff
-	if (command && !command->IsFlagSet(FCVAR_CLIENTCMD_CAN_EXECUTE))
+	if (command && !command->IsFlagSet(FCVAR_CLIENTCMD_CAN_EXECUTE) && !CGameClient__IsEngineClientCommand(NULL, tempCommand))
 	{
 		// ensure FCVAR_GAMEDLL concommands without FCVAR_CLIENTCMD_CAN_EXECUTE can't be executed by remote clients
 		if (IsDedicated())
@@ -712,6 +720,7 @@ void InitialiseServerAuthentication(HMODULE baseAddress)
 		hook, (char*)baseAddress + 0x117800, &ProcessConnectionlessPacketHook, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(&ProcessConnectionlessPacket));
 
 	CCommand__Tokenize = (CCommand__TokenizeType)((char*)baseAddress + 0x418380);
+	CGameClient__IsEngineClientCommand = (CGameClient__IsEngineClientCommandType)((char*)baseAddress + 0x103590);
 
 	uintptr_t ba = (uintptr_t)baseAddress;