diff --git a/Game/Source/GDKShooter/Private/Game/GDKSessionGameState.cpp b/Game/Source/GDKShooter/Private/Game/GDKSessionGameState.cpp
index 0ca88a0f..aa13789c 100644
--- a/Game/Source/GDKShooter/Private/Game/GDKSessionGameState.cpp
+++ b/Game/Source/GDKShooter/Private/Game/GDKSessionGameState.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 #include "GDKSessionGameState.h"
 
+#include "Interop/SpatialStaticComponentView.h"
 #include "TimerManager.h"
 #include "UnrealNetwork.h"
 #include "SpatialNetDriver.h"
 #include "SpatialWorkerConnection.h"
-#include "c_worker.h"
-#include "c_schema.h"
 
+#include <WorkerSDK/improbable/c_schema.h>
+#include <WorkerSDK/improbable/c_worker.h>
 
 void AGDKSessionGameState::GetLifetimeReplicatedProps(TArray<FLifetimeProperty>& OutLifetimeProps) const
 {
@@ -44,6 +45,13 @@ void AGDKSessionGameState::RemovePlayerState(APlayerState* PlayerState)
 
 void AGDKSessionGameState::OnRep_SessionProgress()
 {
+	USpatialNetDriver* SpatialNetDriver = Cast<USpatialNetDriver>(GetWorld()->GetNetDriver());
+	bool bAuthoritativeOverSessionEntity = SpatialNetDriver->StaticComponentView->HasAuthority(SessionEntityId, SessionComponentId);
+
+	if (bAuthoritativeOverSessionEntity)
+	{
+		SendStateUpdate(SessionProgress);
+	}
 	TimerEvent.Broadcast(SessionProgress, SessionTimer);
 }
 
@@ -64,46 +72,63 @@ void AGDKSessionGameState::BeginTimer()
 
 void AGDKSessionGameState::TickGameTimer()
 {
-	if (GetNetMode() != NM_Client)
+	const bool bAuthoritativeOverSessionProgress = HasAuthority();
+
+	if (GetNetMode() != NM_Client && bAuthoritativeOverSessionProgress)
 	{
 		SessionTimer--;
 
+		USpatialNetDriver* SpatialNetDriver = Cast<USpatialNetDriver>(GetWorld()->GetNetDriver());
+		bool bAuthoritativeOverSessionEntity = SpatialNetDriver->StaticComponentView->HasAuthority(SessionEntityId, SessionComponentId);
+
 		if (SessionProgress == EGDKSessionProgress::Lobby && SessionTimer <= 0)
 		{
 			UE_LOG(LogGDK, Log, TEXT("Advance GameState to Running"));
 			SessionProgress = EGDKSessionProgress::Running;
-			SendStateUpdate(2);
+			if (bAuthoritativeOverSessionEntity)
+			{
+				SendStateUpdate(SessionProgress);
+			}
 			SessionTimer = GameSessionLength;
 		}
 		if (SessionProgress == EGDKSessionProgress::Running && SessionTimer <= 0)
 		{
 			UE_LOG(LogGDK, Log, TEXT("Advance GameState to Results"));
 			SessionProgress = EGDKSessionProgress::Results;
-			SendStateUpdate(3);
+			if (bAuthoritativeOverSessionEntity)
+			{
+				SendStateUpdate(SessionProgress);
+			}
 			SessionTimer = ResultsSessionLength;
 		}
 		if (SessionProgress == EGDKSessionProgress::Results && SessionTimer <= 0)
 		{
 			UE_LOG(LogGDK, Log, TEXT("Advance GameState to Finished"));
 			SessionProgress = EGDKSessionProgress::Finished;
-			SendStateUpdate(4);
+			if (bAuthoritativeOverSessionEntity)
+			{
+				SendStateUpdate(SessionProgress);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-void AGDKSessionGameState::SendStateUpdate(int NewState)
+void AGDKSessionGameState::SendStateUpdate(EGDKSessionProgress SessionProgressState)
 {
 	if (!GetWorld()->GetNetDriver() || !GetWorld()->GetNetDriver()->IsA<USpatialNetDriver>())
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 
-	Worker_EntityId target_entity_id = 39;
+	// There's an offset of 1 between the corresponding states of session progress and session state.
+	int SessionState = static_cast<int>(SessionProgressState) + 1;
+
+	Worker_EntityId target_entity_id = SessionEntityId;
 	Worker_ComponentUpdate component_update = {};
-	component_update.component_id = 1000;
-	component_update.schema_type = Schema_CreateComponentUpdate(1000);
+	component_update.component_id = SessionComponentId;
+	component_update.schema_type = Schema_CreateComponentUpdate(SessionComponentId);
 	Schema_Object* fields_object = Schema_GetComponentUpdateFields(component_update.schema_type);
-	Schema_AddInt32(fields_object, 1, NewState);
+	Schema_AddInt32(fields_object, 1, SessionState);
 	Cast<USpatialNetDriver>(GetWorld()->GetNetDriver())->Connection->SendComponentUpdate(target_entity_id, &component_update);
 }
 
diff --git a/Game/Source/GDKShooter/Public/Game/GDKSessionGameState.h b/Game/Source/GDKShooter/Public/Game/GDKSessionGameState.h
index ff8f80e2..990d2ea6 100644
--- a/Game/Source/GDKShooter/Public/Game/GDKSessionGameState.h
+++ b/Game/Source/GDKShooter/Public/Game/GDKSessionGameState.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include "GDKLogging.h"
 #include "Game/GDKGameState.h"
 #include "GDKSessionProgress.h"
+
+#include <WorkerSDK/improbable/c_worker.h>
+
 #include "GDKSessionGameState.generated.h"
 
 DECLARE_EVENT_TwoParams(AGDKGameState, FSessionTimerEvent, EGDKSessionProgress, int);
@@ -42,6 +45,9 @@ class GDKSHOOTER_API AGDKSessionGameState : public AGDKGameState
 
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Timers")
 		int ResultsSessionLength = 60;
+	
+	Worker_EntityId SessionEntityId = 39;
+	Worker_ComponentId SessionComponentId = 1000;
 
 	FTimerHandle TickTimer;
 
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ class GDKSHOOTER_API AGDKSessionGameState : public AGDKGameState
 	void TickGameTimer();
 
 	// Send a component update to the session manager entity to be picked up by the deployment manager
-	void SendStateUpdate(int NewState);
+	void SendStateUpdate(EGDKSessionProgress SessionProgressState);
 
 	// Begin progressing through the different stages of game session, if not already started
 	void BeginTimer();
diff --git a/LaunchServer.bat b/LaunchServer.bat
index 222bdcc6..702cdb6c 100644
--- a/LaunchServer.bat
+++ b/LaunchServer.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 @echo off
 call "%~dp0ProjectPaths.bat"
-"%UNREAL_HOME%\Engine\Binaries\Win64\UE4Editor.exe" "%~dp0%PROJECT_PATH%\%GAME_NAME%.uproject" ThirdPersonExampleMap -server -log -workerType UnrealWorker -stdout -nowrite -unattended -nologtimes -nopause -noin -messaging -SaveToUserDir -NoVerifyGC -windowed -resX=400 -resY=300
+"%UNREAL_HOME%\Engine\Binaries\Win64\UE4Editor.exe" "%~dp0%PROJECT_PATH%\%GAME_NAME%.uproject" FPS-Start_Medium -server -log -workerType UnrealWorker -stdout -nowrite -unattended -nologtimes -nopause -noin -messaging -SaveToUserDir -NoVerifyGC -windowed -resX=400 -resY=300
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da28ce0e..f573b906 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # SpatialOS Unreal GDK Example Project
 
+<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2433131/58086122-f28af200-7bb5-11e9-9b96-b13b747130d0.png" height="70%" width="70%">
+
 - **LICENSE:** Use of the contents of this repository is subject to the [license](LICENSE.md)
 
 This project is an example shooter game which uses the [SpatialOS GDK for Unreal](https://github.com/spatialos/unrealGDK). 
@@ -51,4 +53,4 @@ The GDK and related projects are available on GitHub.
 
 We are not currently accepting public contributions. However, we are accepting [issues](https://github.com/spatialos/UnrealGDK/issues) and we do want your feedback.
 
-&copy; 2019 Improbable
\ No newline at end of file
+&copy; 2019 Improbable