diff --git a/godot/native/libroutes_native.so b/godot/native/libroutes_native.so
index 84e0fc9..de4a071 100755
Binary files a/godot/native/libroutes_native.so and b/godot/native/libroutes_native.so differ
diff --git a/godot/world/StateApi.gd b/godot/world/StateApi.gd
index c6a8462..05ca9fc 100644
--- a/godot/world/StateApi.gd
+++ b/godot/world/StateApi.gd
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ func _ready():
 	server.generate_world(xsize, ysize, zsize)
 	print(server.get_tile_at(xsize -1,ysize -1,zsize-1))
 
-func _on_StateServer_request_full_reload():
-	respawn_tilemaps(zsize - 1)
-
 func respawn_tilemaps(amount):
 	tilemaps = []
 	for tile in range(0, amount + 1):
 		add_child(Tilemap.instance())
 		tilemaps.push_back(tile)
+
+func _on_StateServer_request_init():
+	respawn_tilemaps(zsize - 1)
+
+func _on_StateServer_changed_tiletypes(tile_positions):
+	pass
diff --git a/godot/world/world.tscn b/godot/world/world.tscn
index d2ddb26..925365b 100644
--- a/godot/world/world.tscn
+++ b/godot/world/world.tscn
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ script = ExtResource( 5 )
 
 [node name="StateServer" parent="World" instance=ExtResource( 2 )]
 
-[connection signal="request_full_reload" from="World/StateServer" to="World" method="_on_StateServer_request_full_reload"]
+[connection signal="changed_tiletypes" from="World/StateServer" to="World" method="_on_StateServer_changed_tiletypes"]
+[connection signal="request_init" from="World/StateServer" to="World" method="_on_StateServer_request_init"]
diff --git a/routes-native/src/stateserver.rs b/routes-native/src/stateserver.rs
index 321b7c9..78302f8 100644
--- a/routes-native/src/stateserver.rs
+++ b/routes-native/src/stateserver.rs
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ impl StateServer {
     }
 
     #[export]
-    fn _ready(&self, _owner: &Node) {
-        //godot_print!("hello world")
-    }
+    fn _ready(&self, _owner: &Node) {}
 
     #[export]
     fn generate_world(&mut self, _owner: &Node, xsize: usize, ysize: usize, zsize: usize) {
         self.world = world::World::new(xsize, ysize, zsize);
-        self.world.generate();
-        _owner.emit_signal("request_full_reload", &[]);
+        _owner.emit_signal("request_init", &[]);
+        _owner.emit_signal("changed_tiletypes", &[Variant::new(
+                // changes what the world looks like! by generating a new one!
+                self.world.generate())]);
     }
 
     #[export]
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ impl StateServer {
 impl StateServer {
     fn register(builder: &ClassBuilder<StateServer>) {
         builder
-            .signal("changed_tile")
-            .with_param("position", VariantType::Vector3)
-            .with_param("new_type", VariantType::GodotString)
+            .signal("changed_tiletypes")
+            .with_param("tile_positions", VariantType::Vector3Array)
             .done();
-        builder.signal("request_full_reload").done();
+        builder.signal("request_init").done();
     }
 }
diff --git a/routes-native/src/stateserver/world.rs b/routes-native/src/stateserver/world.rs
index 67cf83a..13bd95e 100644
--- a/routes-native/src/stateserver/world.rs
+++ b/routes-native/src/stateserver/world.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use gdnative::prelude::*;
+
 mod tiles;
 
 pub struct World {
@@ -11,16 +13,19 @@ impl World {
     pub fn get_tile_at(&self, x: usize, y: usize, z: usize) -> &tiles::Tile{
         &self.tiles[x][y][z]
     }
-    pub fn generate(&mut self) {
+    pub fn generate(&mut self)  -> Vector3Array{
         self.tiles = get_vec3(self.xsize, self.ysize, self.zsize);
+        let mut ret: Vector3Array = Vector3Array::new();
         for x in 0..self.xsize {
             for y in 0..self.ysize {
                 for z in 0..self.zsize {
-                    let tile = tiles::Tile::new(tiles::Tiletypes::Dirt);
+                    let tile = tiles::Tile::new(tiles::Tiletypes::Dirt, x, y, z);
+                    ret.push(Vector3::new(x as f32, y as f32, z as f32));
                     self.tiles[x][y][z] = tile;
                 }
             }
         }
+        ret
     }
     pub fn new(xsize: usize, ysize: usize, zsize: usize) -> World {
         World {
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ impl World {
 
 fn get_vec3(xsize: usize, ysize: usize, zsize: usize) -> Vec<Vec<Vec<tiles::Tile>>> {
     let mut zvec: Vec<tiles::Tile> = Vec::with_capacity(zsize);
-    zvec.resize(zsize, tiles::Tile::new(tiles::Tiletypes::Air));
+    zvec.resize(zsize, tiles::Tile::new(tiles::Tiletypes::Air, 0, 0, 0));
 
     let mut yvec: Vec<Vec<tiles::Tile>> = Vec::with_capacity(ysize);
     yvec.resize(ysize, zvec.clone());
diff --git a/routes-native/src/stateserver/world/tiles.rs b/routes-native/src/stateserver/world/tiles.rs
index 76dc2fc..819b02d 100644
--- a/routes-native/src/stateserver/world/tiles.rs
+++ b/routes-native/src/stateserver/world/tiles.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use strum::AsRefStr;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, AsRefStr)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, AsRefStr, Copy)]
 pub enum Tiletypes {
     Air,
     Water,
@@ -9,16 +9,19 @@ pub enum Tiletypes {
     Sand,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Tile {
     kind: Tiletypes,
+    x: usize,
+    y: usize,
+    z: usize,
 }
 
 impl Tile {
-    pub fn new(kind: Tiletypes) -> Tile {
-        Tile { kind }
+    pub fn new(kind: Tiletypes, x: usize, y: usize, z: usize) -> Tile {
+        Tile { kind, x, y, z }
     }
     pub fn kind_to_string(&self) -> &str {
-        self.kind.as_ref()
+        &self.kind.as_ref()
     }
 }