diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/game/datatypes/inventory/Slot.java b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/game/datatypes/inventory/Slot.java
index ba6de555a..4661d9ee8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/game/datatypes/inventory/Slot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/game/datatypes/inventory/Slot.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class Slot {
         this.nbt = nbt;
     }
 
-    public Slot(short itemId, byte itemCount, short itemMetadata, CompoundTag nbt) {
+    public Slot(int itemId, byte itemCount, short itemMetadata, CompoundTag nbt) {
         this.itemId = itemId;
         this.itemMetadata = itemMetadata;
         this.itemCount = itemCount;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/InByteBuffer.java b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/InByteBuffer.java
index dabd5a6fe..20f6e2854 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/InByteBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/InByteBuffer.java
@@ -263,32 +263,22 @@ public class InByteBuffer {
 
     public Slot readSlot() {
         switch (version) {
-            case VERSION_1_7_10: {
-                short id = readShort();
-                if (id != -1) {
-                    return new Slot(id, readByte(), readShort(), readNBT(true));
-                }
-                break;
-            }
+            case VERSION_1_7_10:
             case VERSION_1_8:
             case VERSION_1_9_4:
             case VERSION_1_10:
             case VERSION_1_11_2:
-            case VERSION_1_12_2: {
+            case VERSION_1_12_2:
                 short id = readShort();
                 if (id == -1) {
                     return null;
                 }
-                return new Slot(id, readByte(), readShort(), readNBT());
-            }
-                /*
-
-        if (readBoolean()) {
-            return new Slot(readVarInt(), readByte(), readNBT());
-        }
-        //else no data
-        return null;
-                 */
+                return new Slot(id, readByte(), readShort(), readNBT(version == ProtocolVersion.VERSION_1_7_10)); // compression
+            case VERSION_1_13_2:
+                if (!readBoolean()) {
+                    // nothing here
+                    return new Slot(readVarInt(), readByte(), readNBT()); // ToDo: item metadata
+                }
         }
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/OutByteBuffer.java b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/OutByteBuffer.java
index fcf502243..c41eb4c60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/OutByteBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/protocol/OutByteBuffer.java
@@ -33,14 +33,27 @@ public class OutByteBuffer {
         this.version = version;
     }
 
-    public void writeByte(byte b) {
-        bytes.add(b);
-    }
-
     public static void writeByte(byte b, List<Byte> write) {
         write.add(b);
     }
 
+    public static void writeVarInt(int value, List<Byte> write) {
+        // thanks https://wiki.vg/Protocol#VarInt_and_VarLong
+        do {
+            byte temp = (byte) (value & 0b01111111);
+            // Note: >>> means that the sign bit is shifted with the rest of the number rather than being left alone
+            value >>>= 7;
+            if (value != 0) {
+                temp |= 0b10000000;
+            }
+            writeByte(temp, write);
+        } while (value != 0);
+    }
+
+    public void writeByte(byte b) {
+        bytes.add(b);
+    }
+
     public void writeBytes(byte[] b) {
         for (byte value : b) {
             bytes.add(value);
@@ -59,19 +72,6 @@ public class OutByteBuffer {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void writeVarInt(int value, List<Byte> write) {
-        // thanks https://wiki.vg/Protocol#VarInt_and_VarLong
-        do {
-            byte temp = (byte) (value & 0b01111111);
-            // Note: >>> means that the sign bit is shifted with the rest of the number rather than being left alone
-            value >>>= 7;
-            if (value != 0) {
-                temp |= 0b10000000;
-            }
-            writeByte(temp, write);
-        } while (value != 0);
-    }
-
     public void writeLong(Long l) {
         ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(Long.BYTES);
         buffer.putLong(l);
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ public class OutByteBuffer {
                 writeByte((byte) slot.getItemCount());
                 writeShort(slot.getItemMetadata());
                 writeNBT(slot.getNbt());
+                break;
+            case VERSION_1_13_2:
+                if (slot == null) {
+                    writeBoolean(false);
+                    return;
+                }
+                writeVarInt(slot.getItemId());
+                writeByte((byte) slot.getItemCount());
+                writeNBT(slot.getNbt());
+
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/ChunkUtil.java b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/ChunkUtil.java
index 2d739829d..7cc266735 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/ChunkUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/util/ChunkUtil.java
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ public class ChunkUtil {
             case VERSION_1_9_4:
             case VERSION_1_10:
             case VERSION_1_11_2:
-            case VERSION_1_12_2: {
+            case VERSION_1_12_2:
+            case VERSION_1_13_2: {
                 // really big thanks to: https://wiki.vg/index.php?title=Chunk_Format&oldid=13712
                 HashMap<Byte, ChunkNibble> nibbleMap = new HashMap<>();
                 for (byte c = 0; c < 16; c++) { // max sections per chunks in chunk column