diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sollace/fabwork/api/packets/C2SPacketType.java b/src/main/java/com/sollace/fabwork/api/packets/C2SPacketType.java
index b22b472..53570dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sollace/fabwork/api/packets/C2SPacketType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sollace/fabwork/api/packets/C2SPacketType.java
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ public void sendToServer(T packet) {
         ClientSimpleNetworkingImpl.send(new Payload<>(packet, id));
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    public void sendToServer(Packet packet) {
+        sendToServer((T)packet);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a single-use callback to invoke when receiving a packet from a particular client.
      * The returned future will either complete successfully with the incoming packet,
@@ -60,4 +65,9 @@ public net.minecraft.network.packet.Packet<ServerCommonPacketListener> toPacket(
         Objects.requireNonNull(packet, "Packet cannot be null");
         return ClientSimpleNetworkingImpl.createC2SPacket(new Payload<>(packet, id));
     }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public net.minecraft.network.packet.Packet<ServerCommonPacketListener> toPacket(Packet packet) {
+        return toPacket((T)packet);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sollace/fabwork/api/packets/S2CPacketType.java b/src/main/java/com/sollace/fabwork/api/packets/S2CPacketType.java
index a3cf2d7..c5091f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sollace/fabwork/api/packets/S2CPacketType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sollace/fabwork/api/packets/S2CPacketType.java
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ public void sendToPlayer(T packet, ServerPlayerEntity recipient) {
         ServerPlayNetworking.send(recipient, new Payload<>(packet, id));
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    public void sendToPlayer(Packet packet, ServerPlayerEntity recipient) {
+        sendToPlayer((T)packet, recipient);
+    }
+
     public void sendToAllPlayers(T packet, World world) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(world, "Server world cannot be null");
         var p = toPacket(packet);
@@ -36,6 +41,11 @@ public void sendToAllPlayers(T packet, World world) {
         });
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    public void sendToAllPlayers(Packet packet, World world) {
+        sendToAllPlayers((T)packet, world);
+    }
+
     public void sendToSurroundingPlayers(T packet, Entity entity) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(entity, "Entity cannot be null");
         if (entity.getWorld() instanceof ServerWorld sw) {
@@ -43,6 +53,11 @@ public void sendToSurroundingPlayers(T packet, Entity entity) {
         }
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    public void sendToSurroundingPlayers(Packet packet, Entity entity) {
+        sendToSurroundingPlayers((T)packet, entity);
+    }
+
     public void sendToAllPlayers(T packet, MinecraftServer server) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(server, "Server cannot be null");
         var p = toPacket(packet);
@@ -51,6 +66,11 @@ public void sendToAllPlayers(T packet, MinecraftServer server) {
         });
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    public void sendToAllPlayers(Packet packet, MinecraftServer server) {
+        sendToAllPlayers((T)packet, server);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Repackages a fabwork packet into a normal Minecraft protocol packet suitable for sending to a connected client.
      */
@@ -58,4 +78,9 @@ public net.minecraft.network.packet.Packet<ClientCommonPacketListener> toPacket(
         Objects.requireNonNull(packet, "Packet cannot be null");
         return ServerPlayNetworking.createS2CPacket(new Payload<>(packet, id));
     }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public net.minecraft.network.packet.Packet<ClientCommonPacketListener> toPacket(Packet packet) {
+        return toPacket((T)packet);
+    }
 }
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