diff --git a/kubi-shared/src/networking/channels.rs b/kubi-shared/src/networking/channels.rs
index 170fa68..88ddfc1 100644
--- a/kubi-shared/src/networking/channels.rs
+++ b/kubi-shared/src/networking/channels.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ pub const CHANNEL_GENERIC: usize = 0;
 pub const CHANNEL_AUTH: usize = 1;
 pub const CHANNEL_WORLD: usize = 2;
 pub const CHANNEL_BLOCK: usize = 3;
+pub const CHANNEL_MOVE: usize = 4;
diff --git a/kubi-shared/src/networking/messages.rs b/kubi-shared/src/networking/messages.rs
index edd3a93..39ef2ec 100644
--- a/kubi-shared/src/networking/messages.rs
+++ b/kubi-shared/src/networking/messages.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 use crate::{chunk::BlockData, queue::QueuedBlock};
 use super::client::ClientId;
 
-pub const PROTOCOL_ID: u16 = 0; //protocol id not used yet
+//protocol id not used yet
+pub const PROTOCOL_ID: u16 = 0; 
 
 pub const C_CLIENT_HELLO: u8 = 0;
 pub const C_POSITION_CHANGED: u8 = 1;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ pub const S_SERVER_FUCK_OFF: u8 = 1;
 pub const S_PLAYER_POSITION_CHANGED: u8 = 2;
 pub const S_CHUNK_RESPONSE: u8 = 3;
 pub const S_QUEUE_BLOCK: u8 = 4;
+pub const S_PLAYER_CONNECTED: u8 = 5;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 #[repr(u8)]
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ pub enum ServerToClientMessage {
   } = S_PLAYER_POSITION_CHANGED,
   ///## WARNING: THIS IS COMPRESSED  
   ///MESSAGES OF THIS TYPE ARE FULLY 
-  ///COMPRESSED EXCEPT THE FIRST BYTE
+  ///COMPRESSED ***EXCEPT THE FIRST BYTE***
   ///TO REDUCE NETWORK USAGE
   ChunkResponse {
     chunk: IVec3,
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@ pub enum ServerToClientMessage {
   QueueBlock {
     item: QueuedBlock
   } = S_QUEUE_BLOCK,
+  PlayerConnected {
+    init: UserInitData
+  } = S_PLAYER_CONNECTED,
 }
 
 //---
diff --git a/kubi/src/networking.rs b/kubi/src/networking.rs
index 80b4cfa..0587656 100644
--- a/kubi/src/networking.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/networking.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
+use glam::Vec3;
 use shipyard::{Unique, AllStoragesView, UniqueView, UniqueViewMut, Workload, IntoWorkload, EntitiesViewMut, Component, ViewMut, SystemModificator, View, IntoIter, WorkloadModificator};
 use glium::glutin::event_loop::ControlFlow;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
-use uflow::{client::{Client, Config as ClientConfig, Event as ClientEvent}, EndpointConfig};
+use uflow::{client::{Client, Config as ClientConfig, Event as ClientEvent}, EndpointConfig, SendMode};
 use kubi_shared::networking::{
   messages::{ClientToServerMessage, ServerToClientMessage, S_SERVER_HELLO},
   state::ClientJoinState, 
-  channels::CHANNEL_AUTH,
+  channels::{CHANNEL_AUTH, CHANNEL_MOVE},
 };
 use crate::{
-  events::EventComponent, 
+  events::{EventComponent, player_actions::PlayerActionEvent}, 
   control_flow::SetControlFlow, 
   world::tasks::ChunkTaskManager, 
   state::is_ingame_or_loading
 };
 
 mod world;
+mod player;
 
 use world::{
   inject_network_responses_into_manager_queue,
   send_block_place_events,
   recv_block_place_events,
 };
+use player::send_player_movement_events;
 
 #[derive(Unique, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum GameType {
@@ -168,7 +171,10 @@ pub fn update_networking() -> Workload {
 
 pub fn update_networking_late() -> Workload {
   (
-    send_block_place_events.run_if(is_join_state::<{ClientJoinState::Joined as u8}>),
+    (
+      send_block_place_events,
+      send_player_movement_events,
+    ).into_sequential_workload().run_if(is_join_state::<{ClientJoinState::Joined as u8}>),
     flush_client,
   ).into_sequential_workload()
 }
diff --git a/kubi/src/networking/player.rs b/kubi/src/networking/player.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b10b63b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubi/src/networking/player.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use glam::Vec3;
+use shipyard::{UniqueViewMut, View, IntoIter};
+use uflow::{SendMode, client::Event as ClientEvent};
+use kubi_shared::networking::{
+  messages::{ClientToServerMessage, ServerToClientMessage, S_PLAYER_POSITION_CHANGED},
+  channels::CHANNEL_MOVE,
+};
+use crate::events::player_actions::PlayerActionEvent;
+use super::{UdpClient, NetworkEvent};
+
+pub fn send_player_movement_events(
+  actions: View<PlayerActionEvent>,
+  mut client: UniqueViewMut<UdpClient>,
+) {
+  for event in actions.iter() {
+    let PlayerActionEvent::PositionChanged { position, direction } = event else {
+      continue
+    };
+    client.0.send(
+      postcard::to_allocvec(&ClientToServerMessage::PositionChanged {
+        position: *position,
+        velocity: Vec3::ZERO,
+        direction: *direction
+      }).unwrap().into_boxed_slice(), 
+      CHANNEL_MOVE,
+      SendMode::TimeSensitive
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+pub fn receive_player_movement_events(
+  network_events: View<NetworkEvent>,
+) {
+  for event in network_events.iter() {
+    let ClientEvent::Receive(data) = &event.0 else {
+      continue
+    };
+    if !event.is_message_of_type::<S_PLAYER_POSITION_CHANGED>() {
+      continue
+    }
+    let Ok(parsed_message) = postcard::from_bytes(data) else {
+      log::error!("Malformed message");
+      continue
+    };
+    let ServerToClientMessage::PlayerPositionChanged {
+      client_id, position, direction
+    } = parsed_message else { unreachable!() };
+    //TODO apply position to local player
+  }
+}