diff --git a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/LanMenuState.cpp b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/LanMenuState.cpp
index f5699ce5..6a836a36 100644
--- a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/LanMenuState.cpp
+++ b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/LanMenuState.cpp
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ void LanMenuState::ChangeState( ClientState next )
 	{
 	case GameClientState::ClientState_Lobby:
 		// attempt to connect to lobby
-		if( !this->privData->nwClient->Connect(this->privData->connectPort, (*this->privData->connectIP)[0]) )
-			return;
+		//if( !this->privData->nwClient->Connect(this->privData->connectPort, (*this->privData->connectIP)[0]) )
+		//	return; // TODO: temporary commented out
 		break;
 	default: break;
 	}
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void OnButtonInteract_Connect( Oyster::Event::ButtonEvent<LanMenuState*>& e )
 	switch( e.state )
 	{
 	case ButtonState_Released:
-		e.owner->ChangeState( GameClientState::ClientState_LobbyCreate );
+		e.owner->ChangeState( GameClientState::ClientState_Lobby );
 		break;
 	default: break;
 	}
diff --git a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/LobbyState.cpp b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/LobbyState.cpp
index 96ac9ca5..e3bfa68a 100644
--- a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/LobbyState.cpp
+++ b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/LobbyState.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ bool LobbyState::Init(NetworkClient* nwClient)
 	// create buttons
 	ButtonRectangle<LobbyState*> *button;
 	
-	button = new ButtonRectangle<LobbyState*>( L"earth_md.png", L"", Float3(1.0f), OnButtonInteract_Ready, this, Float3(0.5f, 0.2f, 0.5f), Float2(0.3f, 0.1f), ResizeAspectRatio_Width );
+	button = new ButtonRectangle<LobbyState*>( L"earth_md.png", L"Ready", Float3(1.0f), OnButtonInteract_Ready, this, Float3(0.5f, 0.2f, 0.5f), Float2(0.3f, 0.1f), ResizeAspectRatio_Width );
 	this->privData->guiElements.AddButton( button );
 
 	// bind button collection to the singleton eventhandler
diff --git a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/NetLoadState.cpp b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/NetLoadState.cpp
index 4c1f711c..e3f419bf 100644
--- a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/NetLoadState.cpp
+++ b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/NetLoadState.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "NetLoadState.h"
 #include "NetworkClient.h"
+#include "../Game/GameProtocols/ProtocolIdentificationID.h"
 
 using namespace ::DanBias::Client;
 using namespace ::Oyster;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ struct NetLoadState::MyData
 	MyData() {}
 
 	GameClientState::ClientState nextState;
-	NetworkClient *nwClient;
+	//NetworkClient *nwClient; needed?
 };
 
 NetLoadState::NetLoadState(void) {}
@@ -26,9 +27,12 @@ bool NetLoadState::Init( NetworkClient* nwClient )
 	this->privData = new MyData();
 
 	this->privData->nextState = GameClientState::ClientState_Same;
-	this->privData->nwClient = nwClient;
+	//this->privData->nwClient = nwClient; needed?
+
+	// we may assume that nwClient is properly connected to the server
 
 
+	this->privData->nextState = GameClientState::ClientState_Main;
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -55,4 +59,28 @@ bool NetLoadState::Release()
 void NetLoadState::ChangeState( ClientState next )
 {
 	this->privData->nextState = next;
+}
+
+void NetLoadState::DataRecieved( NetEvent<NetworkClient*, NetworkClient::ClientEventArgs> e )
+{
+	CustomNetProtocol data = e.args.data.protocol;
+	short ID = data[0].value.netShort; // fetching the id data.
+	
+	//if( ProtocolIsGameplay(ID) )
+	//{
+	//	switch(ID)
+	//	{
+	//	//case protocol_Gameplay_ObjectPickup:			break; /** @todo TODO: implement */
+	//	default: break;
+	//	}
+	//}
+	//else if( ProtocolIsGeneral(ID) )
+	//{
+	//	switch( ID )
+	//	{
+	//		case protocol_General_Status:				break; /** @todo TODO: implement */
+	//		case protocol_General_Text:					break; /** @todo TODO: implement */
+	//	default: break;
+	//	}
+	//}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/NetLoadState.h b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/NetLoadState.h
index f147bfe8..e2688a4e 100644
--- a/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/NetLoadState.h
+++ b/Code/Game/DanBiasGame/GameClientState/NetLoadState.h
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ namespace DanBias
 	{
 		class NetLoadState : public GameClientState
 		{
-		private:
-			struct MyData;
-			::Utility::DynamicMemory::UniquePointer<MyData> privData;
 		public:
 			NetLoadState( );
 			virtual ~NetLoadState( );
@@ -23,6 +20,12 @@ namespace DanBias
 			bool Render();
 			bool Release();
 			void ChangeState( ClientState next );
+
+			void DataRecieved( ::Oyster::Network::NetEvent<::Oyster::Network::NetworkClient*, ::Oyster::Network::NetworkClient::ClientEventArgs> e );
+		
+		private:
+			struct MyData;
+			::Utility::DynamicMemory::UniquePointer<MyData> privData;
 		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Code/OysterMath/LinearMath.h b/Code/OysterMath/LinearMath.h
index a6d48eb2..e0c7bf9f 100644
--- a/Code/OysterMath/LinearMath.h
+++ b/Code/OysterMath/LinearMath.h
@@ -373,6 +373,14 @@ namespace LinearAlgebra3D
 		return (rotation*localAxis*rotation.GetConjugate()).imaginary;
 	}
 
+	template<typename ScalarType>
+	inline ::LinearAlgebra::Vector3<ScalarType> AngularAxis( const ::LinearAlgebra::Quaternion<ScalarType> &rotation )
+	{
+		ScalarType angle = ScalarType(2) * (ScalarType)::std::acos( rotation.real ),
+				   multiplier = angle / (ScalarType)::std::sqrt( rotation.real );
+		return multiplier * rotation.imaginary;
+	}
+
 	// All Matrix to AngularAxis conversions here is incorrect
 	//template<typename ScalarType>
 	//inline ::LinearAlgebra::Vector4<ScalarType> AngularAxis( const ::LinearAlgebra::Matrix3x3<ScalarType> &rotationMatrix )
diff --git a/Code/OysterMath/OysterMath.cpp b/Code/OysterMath/OysterMath.cpp
index 3906a1db..8db4e175 100644
--- a/Code/OysterMath/OysterMath.cpp
+++ b/Code/OysterMath/OysterMath.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ namespace Oyster { namespace Math2D
 
 namespace Oyster { namespace Math3D
 {
+	//! Converts a rotationQuaternion to an angularAxis
+	Float3 AngularAxis( const Quaternion &rotation )
+	{
+		return ::LinearAlgebra3D::AngularAxis( rotation );
+	}
+
 	//Float4 AngularAxis( const Float3x3 &rotationMatrix )
 	//{
 	//	return ::LinearAlgebra3D::AngularAxis( rotationMatrix );
diff --git a/Code/OysterMath/OysterMath.h b/Code/OysterMath/OysterMath.h
index 23ba55ff..8de2759a 100644
--- a/Code/OysterMath/OysterMath.h
+++ b/Code/OysterMath/OysterMath.h
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ namespace Oyster { namespace Math3D //! Oyster's native math library specialized
 {
 	using namespace ::Oyster::Math; // deliberate inheritance from ::Oyster::Math namespace
 
+	//! Converts a rotationQuaternion to an angularAxis
+	Float3 AngularAxis( const Quaternion &rotation );
+
 	//! Extracts the angularAxis from rotationMatrix
 	//Float4 AngularAxis( const Float3x3 &rotationMatrix );