diff --git a/internal/app/game_view.go b/internal/app/game_view.go
index 7d479ce..507e0f1 100644
--- a/internal/app/game_view.go
+++ b/internal/app/game_view.go
@@ -37,14 +37,8 @@ func (v *gameView) handleEvent(ui *UI, e tcell.Event) bool {
 }
 
 func (v *gameView) move(ui *UI, dx, dy int) {
-	reply, err := ui.client.Send(sim.Move{dx, dy})
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	e := reply.Body.(*wire.Entity)
-	v.room.Entities[e.ID] = e
-	v.me = e
+	// fuck lol
+	go ui.client.Send(sim.Move{dx, dy})
 }
 
 func (v *gameView) draw(ui *UI) {
diff --git a/internal/app/ui.go b/internal/app/ui.go
index cba5cc7..28e20eb 100644
--- a/internal/app/ui.go
+++ b/internal/app/ui.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ func (ui *UI) Run() {
 	ui.setupTerminal()
 	defer ui.clearTerminal()
 
+	ui.room = new(wire.Room)
+
 	if err := ui.connect(); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -44,7 +46,11 @@ func (ui *UI) Run() {
 	ui.view = &gameView{
 		Log:  ui.Child("game-view"),
 		room: &room,
-		me:   room.Entities[meta.Avatar],
+		me: &wire.Entity{
+			ID:       meta.Avatar,
+			Glyph:    room.Entities[meta.Avatar].Glyph,
+			Position: room.Entities[meta.Avatar].Position,
+		},
 	}
 
 	ui.Info("running ui")
@@ -100,8 +106,10 @@ func (ui *UI) clearTerminal() {
 func (ui *UI) handleNotifications(c <-chan wire.Response) {
 	for n := range c {
 		if ui.handleNotification(n.Body) {
-			ui.view.draw(ui)
-			ui.screen.Show()
+			if ui.view != nil {
+				ui.view.draw(ui)
+				ui.screen.Show()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	ui.Info("notifications channel is closed so we must be done")
@@ -115,7 +123,14 @@ func (ui *UI) handleNotification(v wire.Value) bool {
 	switch n := v.(type) {
 
 	case *wire.Entity:
-		ui.room.Entities[n.ID] = n
+		ui.room.Entities[n.ID] = *n
+		return true
+
+	case *wire.Frame:
+		if ui.room == nil {
+			ui.room = new(wire.Room)
+		}
+		ui.room.Entities = n.Entities
 		return true
 
 	default:
diff --git a/internal/server/sim/effect.go b/internal/server/sim/effect.go
index 7600a44..8f7fce8 100644
--- a/internal/server/sim/effect.go
+++ b/internal/server/sim/effect.go
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ type Effect interface {
 }
 
 type result struct {
-	reply    wire.Value
-	announce wire.Value
+	reply wire.Value
 }
diff --git a/internal/server/sim/player.go b/internal/server/sim/player.go
index 6dffe07..95ef8df 100644
--- a/internal/server/sim/player.go
+++ b/internal/server/sim/player.go
@@ -36,12 +36,7 @@ func (m *Move) exec(r *room, p *player, seq int) result {
 
 	currentTile.here, nextTile.here = nil, p.avatar
 	p.avatar.Position = target
-	e := wire.Entity{
-		ID:       p.avatar.ID,
-		Position: p.avatar.Position,
-		Glyph:    p.avatar.Glyph,
-	}
-	return result{reply: e, announce: e}
+	return result{reply: wire.OK{}}
 }
 
 // SpawnPlayer is a request to spawn a player
@@ -87,9 +82,9 @@ func (s *SpawnPlayer) exec(r *room, p *player, seq int) result {
 		Rooms:   make(map[string]wire.Room),
 		Players: make(map[string]wire.Player),
 	}
-	ents := make(map[int]*wire.Entity)
+	ents := make(map[int]wire.Entity)
 	for id, e := range r.allEntities() {
-		ents[id] = &wire.Entity{
+		ents[id] = wire.Entity{
 			ID:       id,
 			Position: e.Position,
 			Glyph:    e.Glyph,
@@ -109,11 +104,6 @@ func (s *SpawnPlayer) exec(r *room, p *player, seq int) result {
 	}
 	return result{
 		reply: welcome,
-		announce: wire.Entity{
-			ID:       p.avatar.ID,
-			Position: p.avatar.Position,
-			Glyph:    p.avatar.Glyph,
-		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/server/sim/room.go b/internal/server/sim/room.go
index c203c3a..2e5b486 100644
--- a/internal/server/sim/room.go
+++ b/internal/server/sim/room.go
@@ -25,14 +25,10 @@ func (r *room) update(dt time.Duration) {
 		p.pending = nil
 
 		res := req.Wants.exec(r, p, req.Seq)
-		p.outbox <- wire.Response{Re: req.Seq, Body: res.reply}
-		if res.announce != nil {
-			for _, p2 := range r.players {
-				if p2 == p {
-					continue
-				}
-				p2.outbox <- wire.Response{Body: res.announce}
-			}
+		if res.reply != nil {
+			p.outbox <- wire.Response{Re: req.Seq, Body: res.reply}
+		} else {
+			p.outbox <- wire.Response{Re: req.Seq, Body: wire.OK{}}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -41,19 +37,40 @@ func (r *room) update(dt time.Duration) {
 			t.here.update(dt)
 		}
 	}
+
+	frame := wire.Frame{
+		Entities: r.allEntities(),
+		Players:  r.playerAvatars(),
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range r.players {
+		p.outbox <- wire.Response{Body: frame}
+	}
 }
 
-func (r *room) allEntities() map[int]*entity {
-	all := make(map[int]*entity, 4)
+func (r *room) allEntities() map[int]wire.Entity {
+	all := make(map[int]wire.Entity, 4)
 	for _, t := range r.tiles {
 		if t.here != nil {
 			e := t.here
-			all[e.ID] = e
+			all[e.ID] = wire.Entity{
+				ID:       e.ID,
+				Position: e.Position,
+				Glyph:    e.Glyph,
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return all
 }
 
+func (r *room) playerAvatars() map[string]int {
+	all := make(map[string]int, len(r.players))
+	for nick, p := range r.players {
+		all[nick] = p.avatar.ID
+	}
+	return all
+}
+
 func (r *room) addPlayer(p *player) {
 	r.players[p.name] = p
 }
diff --git a/internal/wire/frame.go b/internal/wire/frame.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f567121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/wire/frame.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package wire
+
+type Frame struct {
+	Entities map[int]Entity `json:"entities"`
+	Players  map[string]int `json:"players"`
+}
+
+func (Frame) NetTag() string { return "frame" }
+
+func init() {
+	Register(func() Value { return new(Frame) })
+}
diff --git a/internal/wire/room.go b/internal/wire/room.go
index f47b850..deb1ef3 100644
--- a/internal/wire/room.go
+++ b/internal/wire/room.go
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ import (
 type Room struct {
 	Name        string `json:"name"`
 	math.Bounds `json:"bounds"`
-	Entities    map[int]*Entity `json:"entities"`
+	Entities    map[int]Entity `json:"entities"`
 }