diff --git a/K4-System/src/Module/Utils/UtilsEvents.cs b/K4-System/src/Module/Utils/UtilsEvents.cs
index 17dfab6..59ee0ae 100644
--- a/K4-System/src/Module/Utils/UtilsEvents.cs
+++ b/K4-System/src/Module/Utils/UtilsEvents.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public void Initialize_Events()
 					if (k4player is null || !k4player.IsValid || !k4player.IsPlayer)
 						return HookResult.Continue;
 
-					Server.PrintToChatAll(plugin.ReplacePlaceholders(k4player, plugin.ApplyPrefixColors(Config.UtilSettings.DisconnectMessage)));
+					Server.PrintToChatAll(plugin.ReplacePlaceholders(k4player, plugin.Localizer["k4.announcement.disconnect"]));
 					return HookResult.Continue;
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginConfig.cs b/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginConfig.cs
index 7e550c8..fd424ff 100644
--- a/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginConfig.cs
+++ b/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginConfig.cs
@@ -75,15 +75,8 @@ public sealed class UtilSettings
 		[JsonPropertyName("connect-message-enable")]
 		public bool ConnectMessageEnable { get; set; } = true;
 
-		[JsonPropertyName("connect-message")]
-		public string ConnectMessage { get; set; } = "» {green}{rank} {name} {orange}has joined the server from {lightred}{country}";
-
 		[JsonPropertyName("disconnect-message-enable")]
 		public bool DisconnectMessageEnable { get; set; } = true;
-
-		[JsonPropertyName("disconnect-message")]
-		public string DisconnectMessage { get; set; } = "» {green}{rank} {name} {orange}has left the server with {lightred}{points} points";
-
 	}
 
 	public sealed class CommandSettings
diff --git a/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginDatabase.cs b/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginDatabase.cs
index 0b11d28..6b94166 100644
--- a/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginDatabase.cs
+++ b/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginDatabase.cs
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ public void LoadPlayerRowToCache(K4Player k4player, dynamic row, bool all)
 		if (!all)
 		{
 			K4Players.Add(k4player);
-			Server.NextWorldUpdate(() => Server.PrintToChatAll(ReplacePlaceholders(k4player, ApplyPrefixColors(Config.UtilSettings.ConnectMessage))));
+			Server.NextWorldUpdate(() => Server.PrintToChatAll(ReplacePlaceholders(k4player, Localizer["k4.announcement.connect"])));
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginStock.cs b/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginStock.cs
index d6dcde0..ad14082 100644
--- a/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginStock.cs
+++ b/K4-System/src/Plugin/PluginStock.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@ namespace K4System
 	using MaxMind.GeoIP2;
 	using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 	using MaxMind.GeoIP2.Exceptions;
+	using System.Reflection;
 
 	public sealed partial class Plugin : BasePlugin
 	{
+		private static readonly Dictionary<string, char> PredefinedColors = typeof(ChatColors)
+			.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static)
+			.ToDictionary(field => $"{{{field.Name}}}", field => (char)(field.GetValue(null) ?? '\x01'));
+
 		public string ApplyPrefixColors(string msg)
 		{
 			var chatColors = typeof(ChatColors).GetFields().Select(f => (f.Name, Value: f.GetValue(null)?.ToString()));
@@ -134,19 +139,19 @@ public string ReplacePlaceholders(K4Player k4player, string text)
 		{
 			Dictionary<string, string> placeholders = new Dictionary<string, string>
 			{
-				{ "{name}", k4player.PlayerName },
-				{ "{steamid}", k4player.SteamID.ToString() },
-				{ "{clantag}", k4player.ClanTag },
-				{ "{rank}", k4player.rankData?.Rank.Name ?? "Unranked" },
-				{ "{country}", GetPlayerCountryCode(k4player.Controller) },
-				{ "{points}", k4player.rankData?.Points.ToString() ?? "0" },
-				{ "{topplacement}", k4player.rankData?.TopPlacement.ToString() ?? "0" },
-				{ "{playtime}", k4player.timeData?.TimeFields["all"].ToString() ?? "0" },
+				{ "name", k4player.PlayerName },
+				{ "steamid", k4player.SteamID.ToString() },
+				{ "clantag", k4player.ClanTag },
+				{ "rank", k4player.rankData?.Rank.Name ?? "Unranked" },
+				{ "country", GetPlayerCountryCode(k4player.Controller) },
+				{ "points", k4player.rankData?.Points.ToString() ?? "0" },
+				{ "topplacement", k4player.rankData?.TopPlacement.ToString() ?? "0" },
+				{ "playtime", k4player.timeData?.TimeFields["all"].ToString() ?? "0" },
 			};
 
 			foreach (var placeholder in placeholders)
 			{
-				text = text.Replace(placeholder.Key, placeholder.Value);
+				text = text.Replace($"{{{placeholder.Key}}}", placeholder.Value);
 			}
 
 			return text;
diff --git a/K4-System/src/lang/en.json b/K4-System/src/lang/en.json
index 39547ed..498bca5 100644
--- a/K4-System/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/K4-System/src/lang/en.json
@@ -121,5 +121,8 @@
   "k4.phrases.shortday": "d",
   "k4.phrases.shorthour": "h",
   "k4.phrases.shortminute": "m",
-  "k4.phrases.shortsecond": "s"
+  "k4.phrases.shortsecond": "s",
+
+  "k4.announcement.connect": "» {green}{rank} {name} {orange}has joined the server from {lightred}{country}",
+  "k4.announcement.disconnect": "» {green}{rank} {name} {orange}has left the server with {lightred}{points} points"
 }