diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/cover/CoverBehavior.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/cover/CoverBehavior.java
index 7da44721bec..12a161dd87d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/cover/CoverBehavior.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/cover/CoverBehavior.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.InteractionResult;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.BlockHitResult;
@@ -115,6 +116,11 @@ public void onLoad() {}
 
     public void onUnload() {}
 
+    @Override
+    public Level getLevel() {
+        return coverHolder.getLevel();
+    }
+
     //////////////////////////////////////
     // ********** Misc ***********//
     //////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/cover/filter/FilterHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/cover/filter/FilterHandler.java
index ea051ee971f..5e63504fc89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/cover/filter/FilterHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/cover/filter/FilterHandler.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
 
 import lombok.Getter;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -195,4 +196,9 @@ public void markAsChanged() {
     public void scheduleRenderUpdate() {
         container.scheduleRenderUpdate();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Level getLevel() {
+        return container.getLevel();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/machine/MetaMachine.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/machine/MetaMachine.java
index 7609d198079..edbf0bc5119 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/machine/MetaMachine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/machine/MetaMachine.java
@@ -449,10 +449,6 @@ public void notifyBlockUpdate() {
         }
     }
 
-    public @UnknownNullability Level getLevel() {
-        return super.getLevel();
-    }
-
     public void setOwnerUUID(UUID uuid) {
         ownerUUID = uuid;
         syncDataHolder.markClientSyncFieldDirty("ownerUUID");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/ISyncManaged.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/ISyncManaged.java
index ec48892047d..cf97432c2ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/ISyncManaged.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/ISyncManaged.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import com.gregtechceu.gtceu.api.sync_system.data_transformers.ValueTransformer;
 
 import net.minecraft.nbt.Tag;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.INBTSerializable;
 
 /**
@@ -31,4 +32,6 @@ public interface ISyncManaged {
      * Function called to notify the server that this object has been updated and must be synced to clients
      */
     void markAsChanged();
+
+    Level getLevel();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/ManagedSyncBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/ManagedSyncBlockEntity.java
index c6bab08d64c..29da882700f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/ManagedSyncBlockEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/ManagedSyncBlockEntity.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.Packet;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientGamePacketListener;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundBlockEntityDataPacket;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityType;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 import lombok.Setter;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.MustBeInvokedByOverriders;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.UnknownNullability;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
 
@@ -74,6 +76,11 @@ public CompoundTag getUpdateTag() {
         return tag;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public @UnknownNullability Level getLevel() {
+        return super.getLevel();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called to get an update packet which is sent to clients to notify them when a loaded BE's data changes.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/SyncDataHolder.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/SyncDataHolder.java
index c16d2630b29..b54473d69e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/SyncDataHolder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/SyncDataHolder.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ private static Tag serializeField(ISyncManaged holder, FieldSyncData field,
 
             if (field.transformer != null) {
                 return ((ValueTransformer<Object>) field.transformer).serializeNBT(currentValue,
-                        new ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<>(holder, field.type, currentValue, field.fieldName,
+                        new ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<>(holder, field.type, currentValue, field.fieldName, holder.getLevel(),
                                 writeClientFields));
             } else if (currentValue instanceof ISyncManaged syncObj) {
                 return syncObj.getSyncDataHolder().serializeNBT(writeClientFields);
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ private static void deserializeField(ISyncManaged holder, FieldSyncData field,
                 try {
                     var current = field.handle.get(holder);
                     Object result = transformer.deserializeNBT(savedValue, new ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<>(
-                            holder, field.type, current, field.fieldName, readingClientFields));
+                            holder, field.type, current, field.fieldName, holder.getLevel(), readingClientFields));
                     if (result != current) {
                         field.handle.set(holder, result);
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/ResourceLocationReferenceTransformer.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/ResourceLocationReferenceTransformer.java
index 4f6f6e97057..e40b5cb766e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/ResourceLocationReferenceTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/ResourceLocationReferenceTransformer.java
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 public class ResourceLocationReferenceTransformer<T> implements ValueTransformer<T> {
 
     private final Function<T, ResourceLocation> getResourceLocation;
-    private final Function<ResourceLocation, T> loadFromLocation;
+    private final Function<ResourceLocation, @Nullable T> loadFromLocation;
 
     public ResourceLocationReferenceTransformer(Function<T, ResourceLocation> getResourceLocation,
-                                                Function<ResourceLocation, T> loadFromLocation) {
+                                                Function<ResourceLocation, @Nullable T> loadFromLocation) {
         this.getResourceLocation = getResourceLocation;
         this.loadFromLocation = loadFromLocation;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/SimpleClassTransformer.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/SimpleClassTransformer.java
index 83c85f14989..3057f474898 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/SimpleClassTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/SimpleClassTransformer.java
@@ -2,32 +2,39 @@
 
 import net.minecraft.nbt.Tag;
 
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 public class SimpleClassTransformer<T, TagType extends Tag> implements ValueTransformer<T> {
 
-    private final Function<T, TagType> write;
-    private final Function<TagType, T> read;
+    private final BiFunction<T, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T>, TagType> write;
+    private final BiFunction<TagType, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T>, T> read;
     private final Class<TagType> tagClass;
 
     public SimpleClassTransformer(Function<T, TagType> write,
                                   Function<TagType, T> read,
                                   Class<TagType> tagClass) {
+        this.write = (t, c) -> write.apply(t);
+        this.read = (t, c) -> read.apply(t);
+        this.tagClass = tagClass;
+    }
+
+    public SimpleClassTransformer(BiFunction<T, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T>, TagType> write,
+                                  BiFunction<TagType, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T>, T> read,
+                                  Class<TagType> tagClass) {
         this.write = write;
         this.read = read;
         this.tagClass = tagClass;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public @NotNull Tag serializeNBT(T value, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T> context) {
-        return write.apply(value);
+    public Tag serializeNBT(T value, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T> context) {
+        return write.apply(value, context);
     }
 
     @Override
     public T deserializeNBT(Tag tag, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T> context) {
         TagType t = ValueTransformer.assertTagType(tagClass, tag, context);
-        return read.apply(t);
+        return read.apply(t, context);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/ValueTransformer.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/ValueTransformer.java
index 22a83bc1f86..3050c4a29b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/ValueTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/ValueTransformer.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import net.minecraft.nbt.Tag;
 
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ public interface ValueTransformer<T> {
      *                     being
      *                     written to the server save.
      */
-    record TransformerContext<U>(@NotNull ISyncManaged holder, @NotNull TypeDeclaration type,
-                                 @Nullable U currentValue, @Nullable String fieldName, boolean isClientSync) {}
+    record TransformerContext<U>(ISyncManaged holder, TypeDeclaration type,
+                                 @Nullable U currentValue, @Nullable String fieldName, Level levelContext, boolean isClientSync) {}
 
     /**
      * Casts a given NBT tag to a specific tag type, throwing an error if the tag cannot be casted.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/ListTransformer.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/ListTransformer.java
index aa217e318dd..2d970342b98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/ListTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/ListTransformer.java
@@ -29,23 +29,25 @@ private ValueTransformer<T> getElemTransformer(ValueTransformer.TransformerConte
         return elementTransformer;
     }
 
-    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T> getInnerElemContext(@Nullable T elem,
+    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<?> getInnerElemContext(@Nullable T elem,
                                                                        ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<List<T>> parentContext) {
         return new TransformerContext<>(parentContext.holder(),
-                parentContext.type().getGenericTypeArgs()[0], elem, parentContext.fieldName() + "[element]",
+                parentContext.type().getGenericTypeArgs()[0], elem, parentContext.fieldName() + "[element]", parentContext.levelContext(),
                 parentContext.isClientSync());
     }
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public Tag serializeNBT(List<T> value, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<List<T>> context) {
         ListTag list = new ListTag();
         for (var obj : value) {
-            list.add(getElemTransformer(context).serializeNBT(obj, getInnerElemContext(obj, context)));
+            list.add(getElemTransformer(context).serializeNBT(obj, (TransformerContext<T>)getInnerElemContext(obj, context)));
         }
         return list;
     }
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public @Nullable List<T> deserializeNBT(Tag tag, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<List<T>> context) {
         var current = context.currentValue();
         ListTag listTag = ValueTransformer.assertTagType(ListTag.class, tag, context);
@@ -53,8 +55,7 @@ public Tag serializeNBT(List<T> value, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<List<
         else current = new ArrayList<>();
         List<T> finalCurrent = current;
         for (var t : listTag) {
-            T val = getElemTransformer(context).deserializeNBT(TagCompatibilityFixer.stripLDLibPayloadWrapper(t),
-                    getInnerElemContext(null, context));
+            T val = getElemTransformer(context).deserializeNBT(TagCompatibilityFixer.stripLDLibPayloadWrapper(t), (TransformerContext<T>) getInnerElemContext(null, context));
             if (val != null) finalCurrent.add(val);
         }
         return current;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/MapTransformer.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/MapTransformer.java
index b66985a169e..4e965afe7ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/MapTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/MapTransformer.java
@@ -44,38 +44,41 @@ private ValueTransformer<V> getValueTransformer(ValueTransformer.TransformerCont
         return valueTransformer;
     }
 
-    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<K> getInnerKeyContext(@Nullable K key,
+
+    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<?> getInnerKeyContext(@Nullable K key,
                                                                       ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<Map<K, V>> parentContext) {
         return new TransformerContext<>(parentContext.holder(),
-                parentContext.type().getGenericTypeArgs()[0], key, parentContext.fieldName() + "[key]",
+                parentContext.type().getGenericTypeArgs()[0], key, parentContext.fieldName() + "[key]", parentContext.levelContext(),
                 parentContext.isClientSync());
     }
 
-    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<V> getInnerValueContext(@Nullable V value,
+    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<?> getInnerValueContext(@Nullable V value,
                                                                         ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<Map<K, V>> parentContext) {
         return new TransformerContext<>(parentContext.holder(),
                 parentContext.type().getGenericTypeArgs()[1], value,
-                parentContext.fieldName() + "[value]",
+                parentContext.fieldName() + "[value]", parentContext.levelContext(),
                 parentContext.isClientSync());
     }
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public Tag serializeNBT(Map<K, V> value, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<Map<K, V>> context) {
         ListTag entries = new ListTag();
         for (var entry : value.entrySet()) {
             CompoundTag compound = new CompoundTag();
             compound.put("k",
                     getKeyTransformer(context).serializeNBT(entry.getKey(),
-                            getInnerKeyContext(entry.getKey(), context)));
+                            (TransformerContext<K>) getInnerKeyContext(entry.getKey(), context)));
             compound.put("v",
                     getValueTransformer(context).serializeNBT(entry.getValue(),
-                            getInnerValueContext(entry.getValue(), context)));
+                            (TransformerContext<V>)getInnerValueContext(entry.getValue(), context)));
             entries.add(compound);
         }
         return entries;
     }
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public Map<K, V> deserializeNBT(Tag tag, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<Map<K, V>> context) {
         var current = context.currentValue();
         ListTag listTag = ValueTransformer.assertTagType(ListTag.class, tag, context);
@@ -88,8 +91,8 @@ public Map<K, V> deserializeNBT(Tag tag, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<Map
             Tag valueTag = compound.get("v");
             if (keyTag == null || valueTag == null) continue;
 
-            K key = getKeyTransformer(context).deserializeNBT(keyTag, getInnerKeyContext(null, context));
-            V value = getValueTransformer(context).deserializeNBT(valueTag, getInnerValueContext(null, context));
+            K key = getKeyTransformer(context).deserializeNBT(keyTag, (TransformerContext<K>)getInnerKeyContext(null, context));
+            V value = getValueTransformer(context).deserializeNBT(valueTag, (TransformerContext<V>)getInnerValueContext(null, context));
             if (key == null || value == null) {
                 GTCEu.LOGGER.warn(
                         "Sync: Skipping null key or field while deserializing map: [key: {}, value: {}] [nbt key: {}, nbt value: {}]",
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/ObjectArrayTransformer.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/ObjectArrayTransformer.java
index 1f665105fe0..24bf88414e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/ObjectArrayTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/ObjectArrayTransformer.java
@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@ public ObjectArrayTransformer(ValueTransformer<T> elementTransformer) {
         this.elementTransformer = elementTransformer;
     }
 
-    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T> getInnerElemContext(@Nullable T elem,
+    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<?> getInnerElemContext(@Nullable T elem,
                                                                        ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T[]> parentContext) {
         return new TransformerContext<>(parentContext.holder(),
-                parentContext.type().getArrayComponentType(), elem, parentContext.fieldName() + "[element]",
+                parentContext.type().getArrayComponentType(), elem, parentContext.fieldName() + "[element]", parentContext.levelContext(),
                 parentContext.isClientSync());
     }
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public Tag serializeNBT(T[] value, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T[]> context) {
         ListTag listTag = new ListTag();
         for (T element : value) {
-            listTag.add(elementTransformer.serializeNBT(element, getInnerElemContext(element, context)));
+            listTag.add(elementTransformer.serializeNBT(element, (TransformerContext<T>)getInnerElemContext(element, context)));
         }
         return listTag;
     }
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public Tag serializeNBT(T[] value, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T[]> cont
         }
         for (int i = 0; i < listTag.size(); i++) {
             T result = elementTransformer.deserializeNBT(TagCompatibilityFixer.stripLDLibPayloadWrapper(listTag.get(i)),
-                    getInnerElemContext(current[i], context));
+                    (TransformerContext<T>)getInnerElemContext(current[i], context));
             if (result == null) return current;
             current[i] = result;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/SetTransformer.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/SetTransformer.java
index 94c03417653..520b5191b0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/SetTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/api/sync_system/data_transformers/collections/SetTransformer.java
@@ -29,30 +29,32 @@ private ValueTransformer<T> getElemTransformer(ValueTransformer.TransformerConte
         return elementTransformer;
     }
 
-    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<T> getInnerElemContext(@Nullable T elem,
+    private ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<?> getInnerElemContext(@Nullable T elem,
                                                                        ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<Set<T>> parentContext) {
         return new TransformerContext<>(parentContext.holder(),
-                parentContext.type().getGenericTypeArgs()[0], elem, parentContext.fieldName() + "[element]",
+                parentContext.type().getGenericTypeArgs()[0], elem, parentContext.fieldName() + "[element]", parentContext.levelContext(),
                 parentContext.isClientSync());
     }
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public Tag serializeNBT(Set<T> value, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<Set<T>> context) {
         ListTag tag = new ListTag();
         for (T element : value) {
-            tag.add(getElemTransformer(context).serializeNBT(element, getInnerElemContext(element, context)));
+            tag.add(getElemTransformer(context).serializeNBT(element, (TransformerContext<T>)getInnerElemContext(element, context)));
         }
         return tag;
     }
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public Set<T> deserializeNBT(Tag tag, ValueTransformer.TransformerContext<Set<T>> context) {
         ListTag listTag = ValueTransformer.assertTagType(ListTag.class, tag, context);
         var current = context.currentValue();
         if (current != null) current.clear();
         else current = new ObjectOpenHashSet<>();
         for (Tag elementTag : listTag) {
-            T value = getElemTransformer(context).deserializeNBT(elementTag, getInnerElemContext(null, context));
+            T value = getElemTransformer(context).deserializeNBT(elementTag, (TransformerContext<T>)getInnerElemContext(null, context));
             if (value != null) current.add(value);
         }
         return current;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/common/machine/multiblock/electric/research/HPCAMachine.java b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/common/machine/multiblock/electric/research/HPCAMachine.java
index 7718f9ab4a0..507a59d9269 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/common/machine/multiblock/electric/research/HPCAMachine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gregtechceu/gtceu/common/machine/multiblock/electric/research/HPCAMachine.java
@@ -758,5 +758,10 @@ public void markAsChanged() {
         public void scheduleRenderUpdate() {
             controller.scheduleRenderUpdate();
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public Level getLevel() {
+            return controller.getLevel();
+        }
     }
 }