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index dccc09d154..3e4661f797 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4967ab327b..bbf42dd77f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ variables:
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   GIT_DEPTH: 3
   GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS: -f
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+  CACHE_IMAGE_TAG: c6476744
 
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ad28d3149..30cc28e9cc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 - Entity-entity pushback is no longer applied in forced movement states like rolling and leaping.
 - Updated audio library (rodio 0.13 -> 0.14).
+- Improve entity-terrain physics performance by reducing the number of voxel lookups.
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4f9c525c5e..bfe59249e9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -713,6 +713,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "comma"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "96677551532ffe910f470bd767a9a7daf9ba53b1f5532e0891dba6c735f692e5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "concurrent-queue"
 version = "1.2.2"
@@ -6112,6 +6118,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "bytemuck",
  "chrono",
+ "comma",
  "conrod_core",
  "conrod_winit",
  "copy_dir",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d66acc620e..45716c89b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -89,8 +89,27 @@ opt-level = 3
 overflow-checks = false
 debug-assertions = false
 lto = true
-debug = 1 # line tables so we can have useful backtraces
+debug = false
 panic = "abort" # don't need unwinding so we can skip including the landing pads for that
+# line tables so we can have useful backtraces for in-house crates
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+[profile.release.package."veloren-client"]
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+[profile.release.package."veloren-server"]
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+debug = 1
+[profile.release.package."veloren-voxygen"]
+debug = 1
+[profile.release.package."veloren-world"]
+debug = 1
 
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new file mode 100644
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new file mode 100644
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new file mode 100644
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deleted file mode 100644
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b287b8064e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/voxygen/background/bg_main.jpg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/assets/voxygen/background/bg_main.png b/assets/voxygen/background/bg_main.png
deleted file mode 100755
index 7696d64216..0000000000
--- a/assets/voxygen/background/bg_main.png
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diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index e4f2dd66fa..628578c97b 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -808,9 +808,9 @@ impl Client {
                     //Only in game, terrain
                     ClientGeneral::TerrainChunkRequest { .. } => &mut self.terrain_stream,
                     //Always possible
-                    ClientGeneral::ChatMsg(_) | ClientGeneral::Terminate => {
-                        &mut self.general_stream
-                    },
+                    ClientGeneral::ChatMsg(_)
+                    | ClientGeneral::Command(_, _)
+                    | ClientGeneral::Terminate => &mut self.general_stream,
                 };
                 stream.send(msg)
             },
@@ -1370,6 +1370,11 @@ impl Client {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Send a command to the server.
+    pub fn send_command(&mut self, name: String, args: Vec<String>) {
+        self.send_msg(ClientGeneral::Command(name, args));
+    }
+
     /// Remove all cached terrain
     pub fn clear_terrain(&mut self) {
         self.state.clear_terrain();
diff --git a/common/assets/src/lib.rs b/common/assets/src/lib.rs
index b3031053d6..e8807680e2 100644
--- a/common/assets/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/assets/src/lib.rs
@@ -97,19 +97,20 @@ impl Image {
     pub fn to_image(&self) -> Arc<DynamicImage> { Arc::clone(&self.0) }
 }
 
-pub struct PngLoader;
-impl Loader<Image> for PngLoader {
-    fn load(content: Cow<[u8]>, _: &str) -> Result<Image, BoxedError> {
-        let format = image::ImageFormat::Png;
+pub struct ImageLoader;
+impl Loader<Image> for ImageLoader {
+    fn load(content: Cow<[u8]>, ext: &str) -> Result<Image, BoxedError> {
+        let format = image::ImageFormat::from_extension(ext)
+            .ok_or_else(|| format!("Invalid file extension {}", ext))?;
         let image = image::load_from_memory_with_format(&content, format)?;
         Ok(Image(Arc::new(image)))
     }
 }
 
 impl Asset for Image {
-    type Loader = PngLoader;
+    type Loader = ImageLoader;
 
-    const EXTENSION: &'static str = "png";
+    const EXTENSIONS: &'static [&'static str] = &["png", "jpg"];
 }
 
 pub struct DotVoxAsset(pub DotVoxData);
diff --git a/common/build.rs b/common/build.rs
index 60fd6fe813..3a1d6ed8e9 100644
--- a/common/build.rs
+++ b/common/build.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     // Check if git-lfs is working
     if std::env::var("DISABLE_GIT_LFS_CHECK").is_err() && cfg!(not(feature = "no-assets")) {
-        let asset_path: PathBuf = ["..", "assets", "voxygen", "background", "bg_main.png"]
+        let asset_path: PathBuf = ["..", "assets", "voxygen", "background", "bg_main.jpg"]
             .iter()
             .collect();
         let asset_file = match File::open(&asset_path) {
diff --git a/common/net/src/msg/client.rs b/common/net/src/msg/client.rs
index 9252e5ec85..0cc811ceb9 100644
--- a/common/net/src/msg/client.rs
+++ b/common/net/src/msg/client.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ pub enum ClientGeneral {
     },
     //Always possible
     ChatMsg(String),
+    Command(String, Vec<String>),
     Terminate,
     RequestPlayerPhysics {
         server_authoritative: bool,
@@ -129,7 +130,9 @@ impl ClientMsg {
                             c_type == ClientType::Game && presence.is_some()
                         },
                         //Always possible
-                        ClientGeneral::ChatMsg(_) | ClientGeneral::Terminate => true,
+                        ClientGeneral::ChatMsg(_)
+                        | ClientGeneral::Command(_, _)
+                        | ClientGeneral::Terminate => true,
                     }
             },
             ClientMsg::Ping(_) => true,
diff --git a/common/src/cmd.rs b/common/src/cmd.rs
index 892da21885..54c00c9af4 100644
--- a/common/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/common/src/cmd.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,11 @@ impl ChatCommand {
                 "Spawns an airship",
                 Some(Admin),
             ),
-            ChatCommand::Alias => cmd(vec![Any("name", Required)], "Change your alias", None),
+            ChatCommand::Alias => cmd(
+                vec![Any("name", Required)],
+                "Change your alias",
+                Some(Moderator),
+            ),
             ChatCommand::ApplyBuff => cmd(
                 vec![
                     Enum("buff", BUFFS.clone(), Required),
diff --git a/common/src/comp/controller.rs b/common/src/comp/controller.rs
index c27a4c1c50..63c3664f8d 100644
--- a/common/src/comp/controller.rs
+++ b/common/src/comp/controller.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ pub enum UtteranceKind {
     Surprised,
     Hurt,
     Greeting,
+    /* Death,
+     * TODO: Wait for more post-death features (i.e. animiations) before implementing death
+     * sounds */
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/common/src/event.rs b/common/src/event.rs
index ffa178fdd4..1056da4716 100644
--- a/common/src/event.rs
+++ b/common/src/event.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pub enum ServerEvent {
     ClientDisconnect(EcsEntity, DisconnectReason),
     ClientDisconnectWithoutPersistence(EcsEntity),
     ChunkRequest(EcsEntity, Vec2<i32>),
-    ChatCmd(EcsEntity, String),
+    Command(EcsEntity, String, Vec<String>),
     /// Send a chat message to the player from an npc or other player
     Chat(comp::UnresolvedChatMsg),
     Aura {
diff --git a/common/systems/src/phys.rs b/common/systems/src/phys.rs
index 613431035c..5852454f5f 100644
--- a/common/systems/src/phys.rs
+++ b/common/systems/src/phys.rs
@@ -1283,11 +1283,22 @@ fn box_voxel_collision<'a, T: BaseVol<Vox = Block> + ReadVol>(
         near_iter.filter_map(move |(i, j, k)| {
             let block_pos = pos.map(|e| e.floor() as i32) + Vec3::new(i, j, k);
 
+            // `near_iter` could be a few blocks too large due to being integer aligned and
+            // rounding up, so skip points outside of the tighter bounds before looking them
+            // up in the terrain (which incurs a hashmap cost for volgrids)
+            let player_aabb = Aabb {
+                min: pos + Vec3::new(-radius, -radius, z_range.start),
+                max: pos + Vec3::new(radius, radius, z_range.end),
+            };
+            let block_approx = Aabb {
+                min: block_pos.as_(),
+                max: block_pos.as_() + Vec3::new(1.0, 1.0, Block::MAX_HEIGHT),
+            };
+            if !player_aabb.collides_with_aabb(block_approx) {
+                return None;
+            }
+
             if let Some(block) = terrain.get(block_pos).ok().copied().filter(hit) {
-                let player_aabb = Aabb {
-                    min: pos + Vec3::new(-radius, -radius, z_range.start),
-                    max: pos + Vec3::new(radius, radius, z_range.end),
-                };
                 let block_aabb = Aabb {
                     min: block_pos.map(|e| e as f32),
                     max: block_pos.map(|e| e as f32) + Vec3::new(1.0, 1.0, height(&block)),
diff --git a/server/src/cmd.rs b/server/src/cmd.rs
index fcdd197e1a..a10e1276d1 100644
--- a/server/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/server/src/cmd.rs
@@ -52,11 +52,15 @@ use scan_fmt::{scan_fmt, scan_fmt_some};
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
 pub trait ChatCommandExt {
-    fn execute(&self, server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity, args: String);
+    fn execute(&self, server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity, args: Vec<String>);
 }
 impl ChatCommandExt for ChatCommand {
     #[allow(clippy::needless_return)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
-    fn execute(&self, server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity, args: String) {
+    fn execute(&self, server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity, args: Vec<String>) {
+        // TODO: Pass arguments to commands as Vec<String>, not String, to support
+        // proper parsing.
+        let args = args.join(" ");
+
         if let Err(err) = do_command(server, entity, entity, args, self) {
             server.notify_client(
                 entity,
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ fn do_command(
             cmd.keyword()
         ));
     }
+
     let handler: CommandHandler = match cmd {
         ChatCommand::Adminify => handle_adminify,
         ChatCommand::Airship => handle_spawn_airship,
diff --git a/server/src/events/mod.rs b/server/src/events/mod.rs
index 7ab52e6b60..38c73e6c52 100644
--- a/server/src/events/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl Server {
         let mut frontend_events = Vec::new();
 
         let mut requested_chunks = Vec::new();
-        let mut chat_commands = Vec::new();
+        let mut commands = Vec::new();
         let mut chat_messages = Vec::new();
 
         let events = self
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ impl Server {
                 ServerEvent::ChunkRequest(entity, key) => {
                     requested_chunks.push((entity, key));
                 },
-                ServerEvent::ChatCmd(entity, cmd) => {
-                    chat_commands.push((entity, cmd));
+                ServerEvent::Command(entity, name, args) => {
+                    commands.push((entity, name, args));
                 },
                 ServerEvent::Chat(msg) => {
                     chat_messages.push(msg);
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ impl Server {
             self.generate_chunk(entity, key);
         }
 
-        for (entity, cmd) in chat_commands {
-            self.process_chat_cmd(entity, cmd);
+        for (entity, name, args) in commands {
+            self.process_command(entity, name, args);
         }
 
         for msg in chat_messages {
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index b7ca95298c..f1620b6680 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -983,16 +983,9 @@ impl Server {
         );
     }
 
-    fn process_chat_cmd(&mut self, entity: EcsEntity, cmd: String) {
-        // Separate string into keyword and arguments.
-        let sep = cmd.find(' ');
-        let (kwd, args) = match sep {
-            Some(i) => (cmd[..i].to_string(), cmd[(i + 1)..].to_string()),
-            None => (cmd, "".to_string()),
-        };
-
+    fn process_command(&mut self, entity: EcsEntity, name: String, args: Vec<String>) {
         // Find the command object and run its handler.
-        if let Ok(command) = kwd.parse::<ChatCommand>() {
+        if let Ok(command) = name.parse::<ChatCommand>() {
             command.execute(self, entity, args);
         } else {
             #[cfg(feature = "plugins")]
@@ -1020,8 +1013,8 @@ impl Server {
                 let rs = plugin_manager.execute_event(
                     &ecs_world,
                     &plugin_api::event::ChatCommandEvent {
-                        command: kwd.clone(),
-                        command_args: args.split(' ').map(|x| x.to_owned()).collect(),
+                        command: name.clone(),
+                        command_args: args.clone(),
                         player: plugin_api::event::Player { id: uid },
                     },
                 );
@@ -1035,7 +1028,7 @@ impl Server {
                                     format!(
                                         "Unknown command '/{}'.\nType '/help' for available \
                                          commands",
-                                        kwd
+                                        name
                                     ),
                                 ),
                             );
@@ -1059,7 +1052,7 @@ impl Server {
                                             comp::ChatType::CommandError,
                                             format!(
                                                 "Error occurred while executing command '/{}'.\n{}",
-                                                kwd, e
+                                                name, e
                                             ),
                                         ),
                                     );
@@ -1068,7 +1061,7 @@ impl Server {
                         }
                     },
                     Err(e) => {
-                        error!(?e, "Can't execute command {} {}", kwd, args);
+                        error!(?e, "Can't execute command {} {:?}", name, args);
                         self.notify_client(
                             entity,
                             ServerGeneral::server_msg(
@@ -1076,7 +1069,7 @@ impl Server {
                                 format!(
                                     "Internal error while executing '/{}'.\nContact the server \
                                      administrator",
-                                    kwd
+                                    name
                                 ),
                             ),
                         );
diff --git a/server/src/sys/msg/general.rs b/server/src/sys/msg/general.rs
index 26eaebb489..e3787cc0ca 100644
--- a/server/src/sys/msg/general.rs
+++ b/server/src/sys/msg/general.rs
@@ -29,12 +29,7 @@ impl Sys {
                 if player.is_some() {
                     match validate_chat_msg(&message) {
                         Ok(()) => {
-                            if let Some(message) = message.strip_prefix('/') {
-                                if !message.is_empty() {
-                                    let argv = String::from(message);
-                                    server_emitter.emit(ServerEvent::ChatCmd(entity, argv));
-                                }
-                            } else if let Some(from) = uids.get(entity) {
+                            if let Some(from) = uids.get(entity) {
                                 const CHAT_MODE_DEFAULT: &ChatMode = &ChatMode::default();
                                 let mode = chat_modes.get(entity).unwrap_or(CHAT_MODE_DEFAULT);
                                 // Send chat message
@@ -52,6 +47,11 @@ impl Sys {
                     }
                 }
             },
+            ClientGeneral::Command(name, args) => {
+                if player.is_some() {
+                    server_emitter.emit(ServerEvent::Command(entity, name, args));
+                }
+            },
             ClientGeneral::Terminate => {
                 debug!(?entity, "Client send message to terminate session");
                 server_emitter.emit(ServerEvent::ClientDisconnect(
diff --git a/voxygen/Cargo.toml b/voxygen/Cargo.toml
index f8cc7abb6b..973c3ff677 100644
--- a/voxygen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/voxygen/Cargo.toml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ backtrace = "0.3.40"
 bincode = "1.3.1"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.9", features = ["serde"] }
 cpal = "0.13"
+comma = "0.1"
 copy_dir = "0.1.2"
 crossbeam-utils = "0.8.1"
 crossbeam-channel = "0.5"
diff --git a/voxygen/src/audio/sfx/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/audio/sfx/mod.rs
index 65623f5bd2..061cd592ca 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/audio/sfx/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/audio/sfx/mod.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ pub enum VoiceKind {
     Antelope,
     Alligator,
     Saurok,
+    Cat,
+    Goat,
 }
 
 fn body_to_voice(body: &Body) -> Option<VoiceKind> {
@@ -223,6 +225,8 @@ fn body_to_voice(body: &Body) -> Option<VoiceKind> {
         Body::QuadrupedSmall(body) => match body.species {
             quadruped_small::Species::Sheep => VoiceKind::Sheep,
             quadruped_small::Species::Pig | quadruped_small::Species::Boar => VoiceKind::Pig,
+            quadruped_small::Species::Cat => VoiceKind::Cat,
+            quadruped_small::Species::Goat => VoiceKind::Goat,
             _ => VoiceKind::Critter,
         },
         Body::QuadrupedMedium(body) => match body.species {
@@ -410,7 +414,7 @@ impl SfxMgr {
             },
             Outcome::GroundSlam { pos, .. } => {
                 let sfx_trigger_item = triggers.get_key_value(&SfxEvent::GroundSlam);
-                audio.emit_sfx(sfx_trigger_item, *pos, Some(1.0), false);
+                audio.emit_sfx(sfx_trigger_item, *pos, Some(2.0), false);
             },
             Outcome::ProjectileShot { pos, body, .. } => {
                 match body {
diff --git a/voxygen/src/hud/chat.rs b/voxygen/src/hud/chat.rs
index 9bcd04ce3a..43283d68a0 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/hud/chat.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/hud/chat.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ pub struct State {
 pub enum Event {
     TabCompletionStart(String),
     SendMessage(String),
+    SendCommand(String, Vec<String>),
     Focus(Id),
     ChangeChatTab(Option<usize>),
     ShowChatTabSettings(usize),
@@ -645,7 +646,17 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Chat<'a> {
                     s.history.truncate(self.history_max);
                 }
             });
-            events.push(Event::SendMessage(msg));
+            if let Some(msg) = msg.strip_prefix('/') {
+                match msg.parse::<comma::Command>() {
+                    Ok(cmd) => events.push(Event::SendCommand(cmd.name, cmd.arguments)),
+                    Err(err) => self.new_messages.push_back(ChatMsg {
+                        chat_type: ChatType::CommandError,
+                        message: err.to_string(),
+                    }),
+                }
+            } else {
+                events.push(Event::SendMessage(msg));
+            }
         }
         events
     }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs
index 6066aea2a5..419919936c 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ pub struct HudInfo {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum Event {
     SendMessage(String),
+    SendCommand(String, Vec<String>),
 
     CharacterSelection,
     UseSlot {
@@ -2706,6 +2707,9 @@ impl Hud {
                 chat::Event::SendMessage(message) => {
                     events.push(Event::SendMessage(message));
                 },
+                chat::Event::SendCommand(name, args) => {
+                    events.push(Event::SendCommand(name, args));
+                },
                 chat::Event::Focus(focus_id) => {
                     self.to_focus = Some(Some(focus_id));
                 },
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
index 01d6188095..e68b48b774 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub enum Error {
         mismatched_server_info: Option<ServerInfo>,
     },
     ClientCrashed,
+    ServerNotFound,
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
@@ -125,11 +126,10 @@ impl ClientInit {
                 tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
             }
 
-            // Only possibility for no last_err is aborting
-            let _ = tx.send(Msg::Done(Err(last_err.unwrap_or(Error::ClientError {
-                error: ClientError::Other("Connection attempt aborted by user".to_owned()),
-                mismatched_server_info: None,
-            }))));
+            // Parsing/host name resolution successful but no connection succeeded
+            // If last_err is None this typically means there was no server up at the input
+            // address and all the attempts timed out.
+            let _ = tx.send(Msg::Done(Err(last_err.unwrap_or(Error::ServerNotFound))));
 
             // Safe drop runtime
             tokio::task::block_in_place(move || drop(runtime2));
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
index 97754adff1..b28703a6b0 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ fn get_client_msg_error(e: client_init::Error, localized_strings: &LocalizationH
             },
         },
         InitError::ClientCrashed => localization.get("main.login.client_crashed").into(),
+        InitError::ServerNotFound => localization.get("main.login.server_not_found").into(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/session/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/session/mod.rs
index 21317b91b1..3f8ba44d02 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/session/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/session/mod.rs
@@ -1041,6 +1041,9 @@ impl PlayState for SessionState {
                         // TODO: Handle result
                         self.client.borrow_mut().send_chat(msg);
                     },
+                    HudEvent::SendCommand(name, args) => {
+                        self.client.borrow_mut().send_command(name, args);
+                    },
                     HudEvent::CharacterSelection => {
                         self.client.borrow_mut().request_remove_character()
                     },