diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88a9244c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Java CI with Gradle
+
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+
+  jdk17:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Setup JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+
+    - name: Build with Gradle
+      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+      with:
+        arguments: build
+
+    - name: Locate built JARfile
+      id: jar
+      run: jarfile=$(find build/libs/ -name "*-all.jar" -not -name "*slim*" -not -name "*source*" | tr '\n' ' '); echo "jarfile=$jarfile" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Set Artifact name
+      id: jarname
+      run: jarname=$(find build/libs/ -name "*-all.jar" -not -name "*slim*" -not -name "*source*" | sed 's:.*/::' | tr '\n' ' '); echo "jarname=$jarname" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Upload artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+          name: ${{ steps.jarname.outputs.jarname }}
+          path: ${{ steps.jar.outputs.jarfile }}
+
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b9f0fe0f..86f3777c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ repositories {
     maven {
         url "https://cursemaven.com"
     }
+    maven { url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven" }
     flatDir {
         dir 'libs'
     }
@@ -137,6 +138,12 @@ dependencies {
     // The group id is ignored when searching -- in this case, it is "blank"
     // implementation "blank:coolmod-${mc_version}:${coolmod_version}"
 
+    implementation ('com.lovetropics.ltweather:ltweather-neoforge:1.21-1.0')
+    implementation ('com.lovetropics.ltextras:LTExtras:1.3.0-release+248-gha')
+    implementation ('com.tropicraft:Tropicraft:9.7.3-beta+688-gha')
+    implementation ("com.lovetropics.minigames:LTMinigames:${ltminigames_version}")
+    //implementation ('maven.modrinth:tropicraft:9.7.3-1.21')
+
     implementation ("com.corosus.coroutil:coroutil-neoforge:${project.minecraft_version}.0-${project.coroutil_version}")
     //implementation ("com.github.stephengold:Libbulletjme:$libbulletjme_version")
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9d63b40d..8701ae73 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ org.gradle.parallel=true
 	mod_authors=Corosus
 	mod_license=All Rights Reserved
 
+ltminigames_version=0.1.0-alpha+1140-gha
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/ClientTickHandler.java b/src/main/java/weather2/ClientTickHandler.java
index b2bcb077..2070a5dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/ClientTickHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/ClientTickHandler.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import weather2.util.WindReader;
 import weather2.weathersystem.WeatherManagerClient;
 
-@Mod(Weather.MODID)
+
 public class ClientTickHandler
 {
 	public static final ClientTickHandler INSTANCE = new ClientTickHandler();
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/ClientWeatherProxy.java b/src/main/java/weather2/ClientWeatherProxy.java
index a02a973b..3346aa5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/ClientWeatherProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/ClientWeatherProxy.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3;
 import weather2.client.SceneEnhancer;
 import weather2.ltcompat.ClientWeatherIntegration;
+import weather2.ltcompat.ServerWeatherIntegration;
 import weather2.weathersystem.storm.StormObject;
 import weather2.weathersystem.storm.WeatherObjectParticleStorm;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ public PrecipitationType getPrecipitationType(Biome biome) {
 	}
 
 	public float getWindSpeed() {
+		System.out.println("client getWindSpeed" + ClientWeatherIntegration.get().getWindSpeed());
 		return ClientWeatherIntegration.get().getWindSpeed();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/ServerWeatherProxy.java b/src/main/java/weather2/ServerWeatherProxy.java
index f6fa247e..8fb8a2c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/ServerWeatherProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/ServerWeatherProxy.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ public class ServerWeatherProxy {
 
     public static float getWindSpeed(ServerLevel level) {
         if (isWeatherEffectsServerSideControlled()) {
+            //System.out.println("server getWindSpeed" + ServerWeatherIntegration.getWindSpeed(level));
+            //return 1f;//ServerWeatherIntegration.getWindSpeed(level);
             return ServerWeatherIntegration.getWindSpeed(level);
         } else {
             return -1;
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/client/SceneEnhancer.java b/src/main/java/weather2/client/SceneEnhancer.java
index e3d7d54e..578d4728 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/client/SceneEnhancer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/client/SceneEnhancer.java
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ public void tickEnvironmentalParticleSpawning() {
 		Random rand = CoroUtilMisc.random();
 
 		float windSpeed = windMan.getWindSpeed(posPlayer);
+		if (world.getGameTime() % 40 == 0)
+			//System.out.println("client wind speed: " + windSpeed + " - " + windMan.manager.getWorld().dimension() + " - " + windMan);
 
 		//funnel.tickGame();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/ltcompat/ClientWeatherIntegration.java b/src/main/java/weather2/ltcompat/ClientWeatherIntegration.java
index 92d76c9d..d65c3975 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/ltcompat/ClientWeatherIntegration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/ltcompat/ClientWeatherIntegration.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package weather2.ltcompat;
 
 import weather2.datatypes.PrecipitationType;
+import com.lovetropics.weather.ClientWeather;
+import com.lovetropics.weather.TypeBridge;
 
 public final class ClientWeatherIntegration {
 	private static ClientWeatherIntegration instance = new ClientWeatherIntegration();
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ public static void reset() {
 		instance = new ClientWeatherIntegration();
 	}
 
-	public float getRainAmount() {
+	/*public float getRainAmount() {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -46,12 +48,12 @@ public boolean isSnowstorm() {
 
 	public boolean hasWeather() {
 		return false;
-	}
+	}*/
 
 	/**
 	 * TODO: for LT, turn back on when LT is needed, activates dependency on LTWeather
 	 */
-	/*public float getRainAmount() {
+	public float getRainAmount() {
 		return ClientWeather.get().getRainAmount();
 	}
 
@@ -81,5 +83,5 @@ public boolean isSnowstorm() {
 
 	public boolean hasWeather() {
 		return ClientWeather.get().hasWeather();
-	}*/
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/ltcompat/ServerWeatherIntegration.java b/src/main/java/weather2/ltcompat/ServerWeatherIntegration.java
index 61ce2c67..a4a190ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/ltcompat/ServerWeatherIntegration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/ltcompat/ServerWeatherIntegration.java
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
 import net.minecraft.util.Tuple;
 import weather2.datatypes.StormState;
+import com.lovetropics.weather.TypeBridge;
 
 public class ServerWeatherIntegration {
 
-    public static float getWindSpeed(ServerLevel level) {
+    /*public static float getWindSpeed(ServerLevel level) {
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -16,12 +17,12 @@ public static StormState getSandstormForEverywhere(ServerLevel level) {
 
     public static StormState getSnowstormForEverywhere(ServerLevel level) {
         return null;
-    }
+    }*/
 
     /**
      * TODO: for LT, turn back on when LT is needed, activates dependency on LTWeather
      */
-    /*public static float getWindSpeed(ServerLevel level) {
+    public static float getWindSpeed(ServerLevel level) {
         return TypeBridge.getWindSpeed(level);
     }
 
@@ -33,6 +34,6 @@ public static StormState getSandstormForEverywhere(ServerLevel level) {
     public static StormState getSnowstormForEverywhere(ServerLevel level) {
         Tuple<Integer, Integer> data = TypeBridge.getSnowstormData(level);
         return data != null ? new StormState(data.getA(), data.getB()) : null;
-    }*/
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/WeatherManager.java b/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/WeatherManager.java
index d067b329..8e006519 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/WeatherManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/WeatherManager.java
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public void tick() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			//tick wind
-			if (WeatherUtilConfig.listDimensionsWindEffects.contains(getWorld().dimension().location().toString())) {
+			//tick wind, always tick if love tropics installed, so the override on wind speed updates correctly
+			if (Weather.isLoveTropicsInstalled() || WeatherUtilConfig.listDimensionsWindEffects.contains(getWorld().dimension().location().toString())) {
 				wind.tick();
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/storm/StormObject.java b/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/storm/StormObject.java
index c37c3035..90d7d856 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/storm/StormObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/storm/StormObject.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import net.neoforged.api.distmarker.OnlyIn;
 import net.neoforged.fml.LogicalSide;
 import net.neoforged.fml.util.thread.EffectiveSide;
+import net.tropicraft.core.common.entity.underdasea.SharkEntity;
 import weather2.EntityRegistry;
 import weather2.ServerTickHandler;
 import weather2.Weather;
@@ -2475,9 +2476,9 @@ public void spinEntityv2(Entity entity) {
 			if (entHeightFromBase > 90) {
 				if (Weather.isLoveTropicsInstalled()) {
 					//TODO: for LT, reenable or make it a soft dependency somehow
-					/*if (isSharknado() && entity instanceof SharkEntity) {
+					if (isSharknado() && entity instanceof SharkEntity) {
 						entity.getPersistentData().putBoolean("tornado_shoot", true);
-					}*/
+					}
 					if (isSharknado() && entity instanceof Dolphin) {
 						entity.getPersistentData().putBoolean("tornado_shoot", true);
 					}
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/tornado/simple/TornadoFunnelSimple.java b/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/tornado/simple/TornadoFunnelSimple.java
index b9528c83..9684e1f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/tornado/simple/TornadoFunnelSimple.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/tornado/simple/TornadoFunnelSimple.java
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ public void tick() {
                          * TODO: for LT, turn back on when LT is needed, activates dependency on LTWeather / Tropicraft
                          */
                         //ent = new SharkEntity(TropicraftEntities.HAMMERHEAD.get(), level);
-                    } else {
+                    }
+                    if (ent == null) {
                         ent = new Dolphin(EntityType.DOLPHIN, level);
                     }
                     if (ent == null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/wind/WindManager.java b/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/wind/WindManager.java
index 1a2ea75b..a743d7c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/wind/WindManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/weather2/weathersystem/wind/WindManager.java
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ public float getWindSpeed(@Nullable BlockPos pos) {
 	}
 	
 	public float getWindSpeed(@Nullable BlockPos pos, float extraHeightAmpMax) {
-		if (pos != null) {
+		//TODO: rethink use of Weather.isLoveTropicsInstalled() here, this was added just to get wind working in LT again, but theres probably a better way to integrate it
+		//this is new since adding turbines after last love tropics, so somethings not accounted for correctly
+		if (pos != null && !Weather.isLoveTropicsInstalled()) {
 			return getWindSpeedPositional(pos, extraHeightAmpMax);
 		}
 		if (windTimeEvent > 0 && (windSpeedEvent > windSpeedGust && windSpeedEvent > windSpeedGlobal)) {
@@ -338,6 +340,8 @@ public void tick() {
 				}
 
 				float speedOverride = ServerWeatherProxy.getWindSpeed((ServerLevel) manager.getWorld());
+				//System.out.println("tick wind speed for " + manager.getWorld().dimension() + " - " + speedOverride);
+				//System.out.println("tick server wind speed for " + manager.getWorld().dimension() + " - " + speedOverride + " - " + this);
 				if (speedOverride != -1) {
 					windSpeedGlobal = speedOverride;
 				}
@@ -651,6 +655,11 @@ public Vec3 applyWindForceImpl(Vec3 pos, Vec3 motion, float weight, float multip
 	}
 
 	public CompoundTag nbtSyncForClient() {
+		/*float speedOverride = ServerWeatherProxy.getWindSpeed((ServerLevel) manager.getWorld());
+		System.out.println("sync wind speed for " + manager.getWorld().dimension() + " - " + speedOverride);
+		if (speedOverride != -1) {
+			windSpeedGlobal = speedOverride;
+		}*/
 		CompoundTag data = new CompoundTag();
 
 		//idea: only sync the wind data client cares about (the active priority wind)
@@ -681,6 +690,8 @@ public void nbtSyncFromServer(CompoundTag parNBT) {
 		windTimeEvent = parNBT.getInt("windTimeEvent");*/
 
 		windTimeGust = parNBT.getInt("windTimeGust");
+
+		//System.out.println("synced client wind speed for " + manager.getWorld().dimension() + " - " + windSpeedGlobal + " - " + this);
 	}
 
 	public Vec3 getWindForce(@Nullable BlockPos pos) {