diff --git a/code/game/CMakeLists.txt b/code/game/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f650cd..d68d03a 100644
--- a/code/game/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/game/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ add_executable(eco2d
 	src/entity_view.c
 	src/packet.c
 	src/player.c
+	src/vehicle.c
 	src/signal_handling.c
 	src/profiler.c
 	src/debug_ui.c
diff --git a/code/game/src/debug_ui.c b/code/game/src/debug_ui.c
index 17bccc9..423aade 100644
--- a/code/game/src/debug_ui.c
+++ b/code/game/src/debug_ui.c
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ static debug_item items[] = {
             }
         }
     },
+    {
+        .kind = DITEM_LIST,
+        .name = "debug actions",
+        .list = {
+            .items = (debug_item[]) {
+                { .kind = DITEM_BUTTON, .name = "spawn car", .on_click = ActSpawnCar },
+                { .kind = DITEM_END },
+            }
+        }
+    },
     {
         .kind = DITEM_LIST,
         .name = "profilers",
diff --git a/code/game/src/debug_ui_actions.c b/code/game/src/debug_ui_actions.c
index 7db24be..89ae57d 100644
--- a/code/game/src/debug_ui_actions.c
+++ b/code/game/src/debug_ui_actions.c
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 #include "debug_ui.h"
 #include "raylib.h"
+#include "vehicle.h"
 #include "game.h"
 
 static inline void
 ActExitGame(void) {
     game_request_close();
+}
+
+static inline void
+ActSpawnCar(void) {
+    vehicle_spawn();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/game/src/entity.c b/code/game/src/entity.c
index 082688d..724e1d7 100644
--- a/code/game/src/entity.c
+++ b/code/game/src/entity.c
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@
 #include "zpl.h"
 
 uint64_t entity_spawn(uint16_t class_id) {
-    ECS_IMPORT(world_ecs(), Components);
-    
     ecs_entity_t e = ecs_new(world_ecs(), 0);
     
-    ecs_set(world_ecs(), e, Velocity, {0});
-    ecs_set(world_ecs(), e, Classify, { .id = class_id });
-    ecs_add(world_ecs(), e, Walking);
-    Position *pos = ecs_get_mut(world_ecs(), e, Position, NULL);
+    w_ecs_set(e, Velocity, {0});
+    w_ecs_set(e, Classify, { .id = class_id });
+    w_ecs_add(e, Walking);
+    Position *pos = w_ecs_get_mut(e, Position, NULL);
 #if 1
     pos->x=rand() % world_dim();
     pos->y=rand() % world_dim();
diff --git a/code/game/src/entity_view.h b/code/game/src/entity_view.h
index 60dcc82..e59b0cb 100644
--- a/code/game/src/entity_view.h
+++ b/code/game/src/entity_view.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 typedef enum {
     EKIND_SERVER = 0,
     EKIND_PLAYER,
+    EKIND_VEHICLE,
     EKIND_DEMO_NPC,
     EKIND_MONSTER,
     EKIND_CHUNK,
diff --git a/code/game/src/game.c b/code/game/src/game.c
index 9996633..ea0fd4a 100644
--- a/code/game/src/game.c
+++ b/code/game/src/game.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ world_view *game_world_view_get_active(void) {
 
 void game_world_view_cycle_active(int8_t dir) {
     uint16_t idx = (uint16_t)(active_viewer - world_viewers);
-    game_world_view_set_active_by_idx((idx+dir)%zpl_buffer_count(world_viewers));
+    game_world_view_set_active_by_idx(zpl_max(0, (idx+dir)%zpl_buffer_count(world_viewers)));
 }
 void game_world_view_set_active_by_idx(uint16_t idx) {
     ZPL_ASSERT(idx >= 0 && idx < zpl_buffer_count(world_viewers));
diff --git a/code/game/src/packets/pkt_00_init.c b/code/game/src/packets/pkt_00_init.c
index 73ad6fd..b618804 100644
--- a/code/game/src/packets/pkt_00_init.c
+++ b/code/game/src/packets/pkt_00_init.c
@@ -28,13 +28,12 @@ size_t pkt_00_init_send(uint16_t view_id) {
 }
 
 int32_t pkt_00_init_handler(pkt_header *header) {
-    ECS_IMPORT(world_ecs(), Components);
     pkt_00_init table;
     PKT_IF(pkt_msg_decode(header, pkt_00_init_desc, pkt_pack_desc_args(pkt_00_init_desc), PKT_STRUCT_PTR(&table)));
     
     uint64_t peer_id = (uint64_t)header->udata;
     uint64_t ent_id = player_spawn(NULL);
-    ecs_set(world_ecs(), ent_id, ClientInfo, {.peer = ent_id, .view_id = header->view_id });
+    w_ecs_set(ent_id, ClientInfo, {.peer = ent_id, .view_id = header->view_id });
     pkt_01_welcome_send(peer_id, header->view_id, ent_id, world_chunk_size(), world_chunk_amount());
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/code/game/src/packets/pkt_send_keystate.c b/code/game/src/packets/pkt_send_keystate.c
index 4d7bcde..4b9de44 100644
--- a/code/game/src/packets/pkt_send_keystate.c
+++ b/code/game/src/packets/pkt_send_keystate.c
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ int32_t pkt_send_keystate_handler(pkt_header *header) {
     pkt_send_keystate table;
     PKT_IF(pkt_msg_decode(header, pkt_send_keystate_desc, pkt_pack_desc_args(pkt_send_keystate_desc), PKT_STRUCT_PTR(&table)));
     ecs_entity_t e = PKT_GET_ENT(header);
-    ecs_world_t *ecs = world_ecs();
     
-    ECS_IMPORT(ecs, Components);
-    Input *i = ecs_get_mut(world_ecs(), e, Input, NULL);
-    if (i) {
+    Input *i = w_ecs_get_mut(e, Input, NULL);
+    if (i && !i->is_blocked) {
         i->x = table.x;
         i->y = table.y;
         i->use = table.use;
diff --git a/code/game/src/player.c b/code/game/src/player.c
index d288c11..67b9ad0 100644
--- a/code/game/src/player.c
+++ b/code/game/src/player.c
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@ uint64_t player_spawn(char *name) {
         name = zpl_bprintf("player_%d", e);
     }
     
-    ECS_IMPORT(world_ecs(), Components);
-    
     ecs_set(world_ecs(), e, EcsName, {.alloc_value = name });
-    ecs_add(world_ecs(), e, EcsClient);
-    ecs_set(world_ecs(), e, ClientInfo, {0});
-    ecs_set(world_ecs(), e, Input, {0});
-    ecs_set(world_ecs(), e, Health, {.hp = PLAYER_MAX_HP, .max_hp = PLAYER_MAX_HP});
-    ecs_add(world_ecs(), e, Player);
+    w_ecs_add(e, EcsClient);
+    w_ecs_set(e, ClientInfo, {0});
+    w_ecs_set(e, Input, {0});
+    w_ecs_set(e, Health, {.hp = PLAYER_MAX_HP, .max_hp = PLAYER_MAX_HP});
+    w_ecs_add(e, Player);
     
     librg_entity_owner_set(world_tracker(), e, (int64_t)e);
     
@@ -36,3 +34,6 @@ uint64_t player_spawn(char *name) {
 void player_despawn(uint64_t ent_id) {
     entity_despawn(ent_id);
 }
+
+void player_freeze(uint64_t id, uint8_t state, uint8_t clear) {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/game/src/player.h b/code/game/src/player.h
index cd6b611..dd6ce50 100644
--- a/code/game/src/player.h
+++ b/code/game/src/player.h
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 
 uint64_t player_spawn(char *name);
 void player_despawn(uint64_t ent_id);
+
+void player_freeze(uint64_t id, uint8_t state, uint8_t clear);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/game/src/vehicle.c b/code/game/src/vehicle.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d35988b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/game/src/vehicle.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "vehicle.h"
+#include "entity.h"
+#include "entity_view.h"
+#include "world/world.h"
+
+#include "modules/components.h"
+
+uint64_t vehicle_spawn(void) {    
+    ecs_entity_t e = entity_spawn(EKIND_VEHICLE);
+    
+    w_ecs_add(e, Vehicle);
+    return (uint64_t)e;
+}
+
+void vehicle_despawn(uint64_t ent_id) {
+    entity_despawn(ent_id);
+}
diff --git a/code/game/src/vehicle.h b/code/game/src/vehicle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ca9daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/game/src/vehicle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "system.h"
+
+uint64_t vehicle_spawn(void);
+void vehicle_despawn(uint64_t id);
+
+
diff --git a/code/game/src/world/world.c b/code/game/src/world/world.c
index 3ef96c7..78a9d47 100644
--- a/code/game/src/world/world.c
+++ b/code/game/src/world/world.c
@@ -10,39 +10,44 @@
 
 #include "packets/pkt_send_librg_update.h"
 
+ZPL_TABLE(static, world_snapshot, world_snapshot_, entity_view);
+
 static world_data world = {0};
-static Components const *ecs_components;
+static world_snapshot streamer_snapshot;
+static ecs_entity_t components_handle;
 
 entity_view world_build_entity_view(int64_t e) {
-    ECS_IMPORT(world.ecs, Components);
+    entity_view *cached_ev = world_snapshot_get(&streamer_snapshot, e);
+    if (cached_ev) return *cached_ev;
+    
     entity_view view = {0};
     
-    const Classify *classify = ecs_get(world.ecs, e, Classify);
+    const Classify *classify = w_ecs_get(e, Classify);
     assert(classify);
     
     view.kind = classify->id;
     
-    const Position *pos = ecs_get(world.ecs, e, Position);
+    const Position *pos = w_ecs_get(e, Position);
     if (pos) {
         view.x = pos->x;
         view.y = pos->y;
     }
     
-    const Velocity *vel = ecs_get(world.ecs, e, Velocity);
+    const Velocity *vel = w_ecs_get(e, Velocity);
     if (vel) {
         view.flag |= EFLAG_INTERP;
         view.vx = vel->x;
         view.vy = vel->y;
     }
     
-    const Health *health = ecs_get(world.ecs, e, Health);
+    const Health *health = w_ecs_get(e, Health);
     if (health) {
         view.hp = health->hp;
         view.max_hp = health->max_hp;
     }
     
-    if (ecs_get(world.ecs, e, Chunk)) {
-        Chunk *chpos = ecs_get_mut(world.ecs, e, Chunk, 0);
+    if (w_ecs_get(e, Chunk)) {
+        Chunk *chpos = w_ecs_get_mut(e, Chunk, 0);
         view.x = chpos->x;
         view.y = chpos->y;
         view.blocks_used = 1;
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ entity_view world_build_entity_view(int64_t e) {
         }
     }
     
+    world_snapshot_set(&streamer_snapshot, e, view);
     return view;
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +96,6 @@ int32_t tracker_write_update(librg_world *w, librg_event *e) {
     entity_view view = world_build_entity_view(entity_id);
     
     // NOTE(zaklaus): exclude chunks from updates as they never move
-    // TODO(zaklaus): use dirty flag to send updates if chunk changes
     {
         if (view.kind == EKIND_CHUNK && !view.is_dirty) {
             return LIBRG_WRITE_REJECT;
@@ -149,7 +154,8 @@ int32_t world_init(int32_t seed, uint16_t chunk_size, uint16_t chunk_amount) {
     world.ecs_update = ecs_query_new(world.ecs, "components.ClientInfo, components.Position");
     world.chunk_mapping = zpl_malloc(sizeof(ecs_entity_t)*zpl_square(chunk_amount));
     world.block_mapping = zpl_malloc(sizeof(uint8_t*)*zpl_square(chunk_amount));
-    ecs_components = ecs_get(world.ecs, ecs_typeid(Components), Components);
+    components_handle = ecs_typeid(Components);
+    world_snapshot_init(&streamer_snapshot, zpl_heap());
     
     int32_t world_build_status = worldgen_test(&world);
     ZPL_ASSERT(world_build_status >= 0);
@@ -190,6 +196,7 @@ int32_t world_destroy(void) {
         zpl_mfree(world.block_mapping[i]);
     }
     zpl_mfree(world.block_mapping);
+    world_snapshot_destroy(&streamer_snapshot);
     zpl_memset(&world, 0, sizeof(world));
     zpl_printf("[INFO] World was destroyed.\n");
     return WORLD_ERROR_NONE;
@@ -202,8 +209,6 @@ static void world_tracker_update(uint8_t ticker, uint32_t freq, uint8_t radius)
     world.tracker_update[ticker] = zpl_time_rel_ms() + freq;
     
     profile(PROF_WORLD_WRITE) {
-        ECS_IMPORT(world.ecs, Components);
-        
         ecs_iter_t it = ecs_query_iter(world.ecs_update);
         static char buffer[WORLD_LIBRG_BUFSIZ] = {0};
         world.active_layer_id = ticker;
@@ -230,13 +235,18 @@ static void world_tracker_update(uint8_t ticker, uint32_t freq, uint8_t radius)
                 pkt_send_librg_update((uint64_t)p[i].peer, p[i].view_id, ticker, buffer, datalen);
             }
         }
+        
+        // NOTE(zaklaus): clear out our streaming snapshot
+        // TODO(zaklaus): move this to zpl
+        {
+            zpl_array_clear(streamer_snapshot.hashes);
+            zpl_array_clear(streamer_snapshot.entries);
+        }
     }
 }
 
 
 int32_t world_update() {
-    ECS_IMPORT(world.ecs, Components);
-    
     profile (PROF_UPDATE_SYSTEMS) {
         ecs_progress(world.ecs, 0.0f);
     }
@@ -273,11 +283,12 @@ ecs_world_t * world_ecs() {
     return world.ecs;
 }
 
-Components const* world_components(void) {
-    return ecs_components;
+Components const *world_components(void) {
+    ecs_entity_t ecs_typeid(Components) = components_handle;
+    return ecs_get(world.ecs, ecs_typeid(Components), Components);
 }
 
-librg_world * world_tracker() {
+librg_world *world_tracker() {
     return world.tracker;
 }
 
@@ -366,15 +377,15 @@ uint8_t *world_chunk_get_blocks(int64_t id) {
 
 void world_chunk_mark_dirty(ecs_entity_t e) {
     bool was_added=false;
-    Chunk *chunk = (Chunk *)ecs_get_mut_w_entity(world.ecs, e, ecs_components->ecs_typeid(Chunk), &was_added);
+    Chunk *chunk = w_ecs_get_mut(e, Chunk, &was_added);
     assert(!was_added);
     if (chunk) chunk->is_dirty = true;
 }
 
 uint8_t world_chunk_is_dirty(ecs_entity_t e) {
     bool was_added=false;
-    Chunk *chunk = (Chunk *)ecs_get_mut_w_entity(world.ecs, e, ecs_components->ecs_typeid(Chunk), &was_added);
+    Chunk *chunk = w_ecs_get_mut(e, Chunk, &was_added);
     assert(!was_added);
     if (chunk) return chunk->is_dirty;
     return false;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/code/game/src/world/world.h b/code/game/src/world/world.h
index 8bbafa2..c593117 100644
--- a/code/game/src/world/world.h
+++ b/code/game/src/world/world.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "librg.h"
 #include "packet.h"
 #include "flecs/flecs.h"
+#include "flecs/flecs_meta.h"
 #include "modules/components.h"
 
 #define WORLD_ERROR_NONE                +0x0000
@@ -52,9 +53,9 @@ int32_t world_read(void* data, uint32_t datalen, void *udata);
 int32_t world_write(pkt_header *pkt, void *udata);
 
 uint32_t world_buf(uint8_t const **ptr, uint32_t *width);
-ecs_world_t * world_ecs(void);
-Components const* world_components(void);
-librg_world * world_tracker(void);
+ecs_world_t *world_ecs(void);
+Components const *world_components(void);
+librg_world *world_tracker(void);
 
 uint16_t world_chunk_size(void);
 uint16_t world_chunk_amount(void);
@@ -78,3 +79,20 @@ uint8_t *world_chunk_get_blocks(int64_t id);
 void world_chunk_mark_dirty(ecs_entity_t e);
 uint8_t world_chunk_is_dirty(ecs_entity_t e);
 
+// NOTE(zaklaus): flecs wrappers for easier world access
+
+#define w_ecs_set(entity, component, ...)\
+ecs_set_ptr_w_entity(world_ecs(), entity, world_components()->ecs_typeid(component), sizeof(component), &(component)__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define w_ecs_add(entity, component)\
+ecs_add_type(world_ecs(), entity, world_components()->ecs_type(component))
+
+#define w_ecs_get(entity, component)\
+((const component*)ecs_get_w_entity(world_ecs(), entity, world_components()->ecs_typeid(component)))
+
+#define w_ecs_get_ref(ref, entity, component)\
+((const component*)ecs_get_ref_w_entity(world_ecs(), ref, entity, world_components()->ecs_typeid(component)))
+
+#define w_ecs_get_mut(entity, component, is_added)\
+((component*)ecs_get_mut_w_entity(world_ecs(), entity, world_components()->ecs_typeid(component), is_added))
+
diff --git a/code/modules/modules/components.c b/code/modules/modules/components.c
index b1dc1ee..629b709 100644
--- a/code/modules/modules/components.c
+++ b/code/modules/modules/components.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ void ComponentsImport(ecs_world_t *ecs) {
     ECS_META(ecs, Input);
     ECS_META(ecs, Health);
     ECS_META(ecs, Classify);
+    ECS_META(ecs, Vehicle);
     
     ECS_TAG(ecs, Walking);
     ECS_TAG(ecs, Flying);
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ void ComponentsImport(ecs_world_t *ecs) {
     ECS_SET_COMPONENT(Input);
     ECS_SET_COMPONENT(Health);
     ECS_SET_COMPONENT(Classify);
+    ECS_SET_COMPONENT(Vehicle);
     ECS_SET_ENTITY(EcsClient);
     ECS_SET_ENTITY(Walking);
     ECS_SET_ENTITY(Flying);
diff --git a/code/modules/modules/components.h b/code/modules/modules/components.h
index 5451806..efa463e 100644
--- a/code/modules/modules/components.h
+++ b/code/modules/modules/components.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ECS_STRUCT(Input, {
                float y;
                uint8_t use;
                uint8_t sprint;
+               uint8_t is_blocked;
            });
 
 ECS_STRUCT(ClientInfo, {
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ ECS_STRUCT(Classify, {
                uint16_t id;
            });
 
+ECS_STRUCT(Vehicle, {
+               uint64_t seats[4];
+           });
+
 typedef struct {
     ECS_DECLARE_COMPONENT(Chunk);
     ECS_DECLARE_COMPONENT(Position);
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ typedef struct {
     ECS_DECLARE_COMPONENT(ClientInfo);
     ECS_DECLARE_COMPONENT(Health);
     ECS_DECLARE_COMPONENT(Classify);
+    ECS_DECLARE_COMPONENT(Vehicle);
     ECS_DECLARE_ENTITY(EcsActor);
     ECS_DECLARE_ENTITY(EcsPlayer);
     ECS_DECLARE_ENTITY(EcsBuilder);
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ ECS_IMPORT_COMPONENT(handles, Velocity);\
 ECS_IMPORT_COMPONENT(handles, ClientInfo);\
 ECS_IMPORT_COMPONENT(handles, Health);\
 ECS_IMPORT_COMPONENT(handles, Classify);\
+ECS_IMPORT_COMPONENT(handles, Vehicle);\
 ECS_IMPORT_TYPE(handles, Player);\
 ECS_IMPORT_TYPE(handles, Builder);\
 ECS_IMPORT_TYPE(handles, Movement);\
diff --git a/code/modules/modules/systems.c b/code/modules/modules/systems.c
index 2db17c4..0e27cf7 100644
--- a/code/modules/modules/systems.c
+++ b/code/modules/modules/systems.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ void MovementImpulse(ecs_iter_t *it) {
 
 void DemoNPCMoveAround(ecs_iter_t *it) {
     Velocity *v = ecs_column(it, Velocity, 1);
-    
     for (int i = 0; i < it->count; i++) {
         v[i].x = zpl_lerp(v[i].x, (rand()%3-1)*DEMO_NPC_MOVE_SPEED, DEMO_NPC_CHANGEDIR_FACTOR);
         v[i].y = zpl_lerp(v[i].y, (rand()%3-1)*DEMO_NPC_MOVE_SPEED, DEMO_NPC_CHANGEDIR_FACTOR);