diff --git a/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacter.cpp b/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacter.cpp
index 05eeed6..ba875fa 100644
--- a/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacter.cpp
+++ b/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacter.cpp
@@ -31,5 +31,21 @@ void AFFCharacter::BeginPlay()
 void AFFCharacter::Tick(float DeltaTime)
 {
 	Super::Tick(DeltaTime);
+}
+
+// movement section
+// NOTE: non-axis movement is triggered from controller which checks 0 value locks
+// its kind of a round-about way to handle input:
+// 1 - controller bindings 
+// 2 - character adds movement input value
+// 3 - character movement triggered 
+// mouse skips right to adding input value
+void AFFCharacter::MovementForwardBack(float Value)
+{
+	AddMovementInput(GetActorForwardVector(), Value);
+}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+void AFFCharacter::MovementStrafe(float Value)
+{
+	AddMovementInput(GetActorRightVector(), Value);
+}
diff --git a/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacter.h b/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacter.h
index 8c4e45b..b077368 100644
--- a/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacter.h
+++ b/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacter.h
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ class AFFCharacter : public ACharacter
 	virtual void Tick(float DeltaTime) override;
 
 	FORCEINLINE class UCameraComponent* GetFirstPersonCameraComponent() const { return CameraComponent; }
+
+	// Movement commands from input
+	void MovementStrafe(float Value);
+	void MovementForwardBack(float Value);
 };
diff --git a/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacterMovement.cpp b/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacterMovement.cpp
index 4a0a083..b6ec350 100644
--- a/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacterMovement.cpp
+++ b/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacterMovement.cpp
@@ -13,17 +13,39 @@ UFFCharacterMovement::UFFCharacterMovement(const class FObjectInitializer& Objec
 	// q2 style double jumps
 	// rampslides and sharks
 	// would rather simplify and just make the movement fast and crisp to start with,
-	// which surprisingly the default networked movement can do OK at 
+	// which surprisingly the default networked movement can do OK at .
+	// if someone was so inclined to do so, this class would be the place to do it as it can handle
+	// the frame by frame movement calculations and pmove
 
-	MaxWalkSpeed = 1105.0f;
-	AirControl = 0.65f;
-	GroundFriction = 11.0f;
-	BrakingFriction = 12.0f;
+	MaxWalkSpeed = 1000.0f;
+	AirControl = 0.75f;
+	GroundFriction = 4.0f;
+	BrakingFriction = 10.0f;
+	BrakingFrictionFactor = 3;
+	GravityScale = 1.0f;
+	JumpZVelocity = 350.0f;
+	BrakingDecelerationFalling = 1.0f;
 
-	JumpZVelocity = 800.0f;
-
-	MaxAcceleration = 3500.0f;
+	Mass = 110.0f;
+	// todo: non-accel based strafe movement etc
+	MaxAcceleration = 6500.0f;
 
 	// verdict is out on this one
 	NetworkSmoothingMode = ENetworkSmoothingMode::Exponential;
+}
+
+bool UFFCharacterMovement::DoJump(bool bReplayingMoves)
+{ 
+	if (CharacterOwner && CharacterOwner->CanJump())
+	{
+		// Don't jump if we can't move up/down.
+		if (!bConstrainToPlane || FMath::Abs(PlaneConstraintNormal.Z) != 1.f)
+		{
+			Velocity.Z = JumpZVelocity;
+			SetMovementMode(MOVE_Falling);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacterMovement.h b/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacterMovement.h
index 8470054..ee0fbbb 100644
--- a/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacterMovement.h
+++ b/Source/FF/Private/FFCharacterMovement.h
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ UCLASS()
 class FF_API UFFCharacterMovement : public UCharacterMovementComponent
 {
 	GENERATED_UCLASS_BODY()
+
+public:
+	bool DoJump(bool bReplayingMoves);
 };
diff --git a/Source/FF/Private/FFPlayerController.cpp b/Source/FF/Private/FFPlayerController.cpp
index f313c76..eb385f0 100644
--- a/Source/FF/Private/FFPlayerController.cpp
+++ b/Source/FF/Private/FFPlayerController.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ void AFFPlayerController::SetupInputComponent()
 	Super::SetupInputComponent();
 
 	// TODO: the base ACharacter jump handling kinda stinks
-	//InputComponent->BindAction("Jump", IE_Pressed, this, &AFFPlayerController::InputJump);
-	//InputComponent->BindAction("Jump", IE_Released, this, &AFFPlayerController::InputStopJumping);
+	InputComponent->BindAction("Jump", IE_Pressed, this, &AFFPlayerController::JumpPressed);
+	InputComponent->BindAction("Jump", IE_Released, this, &AFFPlayerController::JumpReleased);
 	InputComponent->BindAxis("Forward", this, &AFFPlayerController::Forward);
 	InputComponent->BindAxis("Strafe", this, &AFFPlayerController::Strafe);
 	InputComponent->BindAxis("LookX", this, &AFFPlayerController::LookX);
@@ -21,34 +21,54 @@ void AFFPlayerController::SetupInputComponent()
 	MouseSensitivityRate = 150.0f;
 }
 
+// bind axis has nonconst :-(
+
+// ReSharper disable once CppMemberFunctionMayBeConst
 void AFFPlayerController::Forward(float Value)
 {
 	if (Value != 0.0f)
 	{
-		// add movement in that direction
-		//AddMovementInput(GetActorForwardVector(), Value);
+		FFCharacter->MovementForwardBack(Value);
 	}
 }
 
+// ReSharper disable once CppMemberFunctionMayBeConst
 void AFFPlayerController::Strafe(float Value)
 {
 	if (Value != 0.0f)
 	{
-		// add movement in that direction
-		//AddMovementInput(GetActorRightVector(), Value);
+		FFCharacter->MovementStrafe(Value);
 	}
 }
 
 void AFFPlayerController::LookX(float Rate)
 {
 	// calculate delta for this frame from the rate information
-	//AddControllerYawInput(Rate * MouseSensitivityRate * GetWorld()->GetDeltaSeconds());
+	AddYawInput(Rate * MouseSensitivityRate * GetWorld()->GetDeltaSeconds());
 }
 
 void AFFPlayerController::LookY(float Rate)
 {
 	// calculate delta for this frame from the rate information
-	//AddControllerPitchInput(Rate * MouseSensitivityRate * GetWorld()->GetDeltaSeconds());
+	AddPitchInput(Rate * MouseSensitivityRate * GetWorld()->GetDeltaSeconds());
+}
+
+void AFFPlayerController::JumpPressed()
+{
+	if (FFCharacter != NULL && !IsMoveInputIgnored())
+	{
+		//FFCharacter->bPressedJump = true;
+		FFCharacter->Jump();
+	}
+}
+
+void AFFPlayerController::JumpReleased()
+{
+	if (FFCharacter)
+	{
+		//FFCharacter->bPressedJump = false;
+		FFCharacter->StopJumping();
+	}
 }
 
 void AFFPlayerController::SetPawn(APawn* NewPawn)
@@ -75,6 +95,7 @@ void AFFPlayerController::SetPawn(APawn* NewPawn)
 
 AFFCharacter* AFFPlayerController::GetFFCharacter()
 {
-	// TODO:
-	return nullptr;
+	// for BPs
+	return FFCharacter;
 }
+
diff --git a/Source/FF/Private/FFPlayerController.h b/Source/FF/Private/FFPlayerController.h
index a4bb0d3..3d73f7e 100644
--- a/Source/FF/Private/FFPlayerController.h
+++ b/Source/FF/Private/FFPlayerController.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class AFFPlayerController : public APlayerController
 	void Strafe(float Val);
 	void LookX(float Rate);
 	void LookY(float Rate);
+	void JumpPressed();
+	void JumpReleased();
 
 public:
 	UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, GlobalConfig, Category = Camera)