diff --git a/player.tscn b/player.tscn
index 0f736ed..97fb907 100644
--- a/player.tscn
+++ b/player.tscn
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://ctakygdw82fs2" path="res://assets/players/top-down/orange-45.png" id="2_onrkg"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://nbb3fdh08hbk" path="res://player_label.tscn" id="3_i3pqv"]
 
+[sub_resource type="CapsuleShape2D" id="CapsuleShape2D_i3pqv"]
+radius = 11.0
+height = 46.0
+
 [sub_resource type="Gradient" id="Gradient_i3pqv"]
 offsets = PackedFloat32Array(0, 0.74882627)
 colors = PackedColorArray(1, 1, 1, 0.5019608, 0, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -15,20 +19,27 @@ fill_from = Vector2(0.5, 0.5)
 
 [sub_resource type="Shortcut" id="Shortcut_hqtel"]
 
-[node name="Player" type="Node2D" unique_id=1267043713]
+[node name="Player" type="CharacterBody2D" unique_id=1353719775]
+motion_mode = 1
 script = ExtResource("1_onrkg")
 
 [node name="PlayerSprite" type="Sprite2D" parent="." unique_id=1692351563]
 texture_filter = 1
 texture = ExtResource("2_onrkg")
 
+[node name="PlayerCollider" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." unique_id=1534226951]
+position = Vector2(1, 0)
+shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape2D_i3pqv")
+debug_color = Color(0.23987567, 0.6988715, 0.40862384, 0.41960785)
+
 [node name="PlayerCamera" type="Camera2D" parent="." unique_id=1839930911]
 zoom = Vector2(1.5, 1.5)
 editor_draw_screen = false
 
 [node name="PlayerNav" type="NavigationAgent2D" parent="." unique_id=1205813043]
 avoidance_enabled = true
-radius = 50.0
+radius = 25.0
+max_speed = 100000.0
 debug_enabled = true
 
 [node name="NavTarget" type="Sprite2D" parent="." unique_id=1224616450]
diff --git a/scripts/player.gd b/scripts/player.gd
index 15c1ee8..1e6ec48 100644
--- a/scripts/player.gd
+++ b/scripts/player.gd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @icon("res://assets/icons/player.svg")
 #@tool
 class_name Player
-extends Node2D
+extends CharacterBody2D
 
 ## signals
 signal turn_finished
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 		nav_target.global_position = get_global_mouse_position()
 
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
-	if player_nav.target_position:
-		player_nav.velocity = global_position.direction_to(player_nav.get_next_path_position())
-		#var movement_direction = 
-		#translate(movement_direction)
+	var desired_velocity: Vector2 = global_position.direction_to(player_nav.get_next_path_position()) * attributes.speed ## TODO: this doesn't seem to affect actual movement speed
+	player_nav.velocity = desired_velocity
+	#if player_nav.target_position:
+		#player_nav.velocity = global_position.direction_to(player_nav.get_next_path_position())
+		##var movement_direction = 
+		##translate(movement_direction)
 
 func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	if event.is_action_pressed("end_turn"):
@@ -86,4 +88,5 @@ func end_turn() -> void:
 	turn_finished.emit()
 
 func on_velocity_computed(safe_velocity: Vector2) -> void:
-	translate(safe_velocity)
+	velocity = safe_velocity
+	move_and_slide()
diff --git a/teams/blue_team.tscn b/teams/blue_team.tscn
index a3edd42..c7b2a71 100644
--- a/teams/blue_team.tscn
+++ b/teams/blue_team.tscn
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ script = ExtResource("5_bwj7y")
 player_texture = ExtResource("4_21h5f")
 player_name = "Stevie"
 player_number = 14
-speed = 120.0
+speed = 250.0
 reflexes = 5.0
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://bbey5ttwv5utd"
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ player_texture = ExtResource("6_21h5f")
 player_name = "Brendan"
 player_number = 9
 player_position = 1
-speed = 80.0
+speed = 170.0
 reflexes = 3.0
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://bbey5ttwv5utd"
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ player_texture = ExtResource("7_bwj7y")
 player_name = "Big Country"
 player_number = 50
 player_position = 2
-speed = 50.0
+speed = 100.0
 reflexes = 1.0
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://bbey5ttwv5utd"
 
diff --git a/teams/orange_team.tscn b/teams/orange_team.tscn
index 72a88a4..cbb4ec7 100644
--- a/teams/orange_team.tscn
+++ b/teams/orange_team.tscn
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ script = ExtResource("5_ssmnd")
 player_texture = ExtResource("4_dbbjc")
 player_name = "Dave"
 player_number = 11
-speed = 100.0
+speed = 400.0
 reflexes = 5.0
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://bbey5ttwv5utd"
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ player_texture = ExtResource("6_dbbjc")
 player_name = "Matt"
 player_number = 13
 player_position = 1
-speed = 70.0
+speed = 150.0
 reflexes = 3.0
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://bbey5ttwv5utd"
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ player_texture = ExtResource("7_ssmnd")
 player_name = "Orville"
 player_number = 33
 player_position = 2
-speed = 85.0
+speed = 175.0
 reflexes = 4.0
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://bbey5ttwv5utd"
 
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ attributes = SubResource("Resource_hms1j")
 position = Vector2(6284.951, 0)
 attributes = SubResource("Resource_jsul0")
 
+[node name="PlayerNav" parent="Orange1" index="3" unique_id=1205813043]
+debug_use_custom = true
+
 [node name="Orange2" parent="." index="1" unique_id=1623179654 instance=ExtResource("3_oxqyn")]
 position = Vector2(3503.8748, 0)
 attributes = SubResource("Resource_ufsyq")
@@ -57,3 +60,5 @@ attributes = SubResource("Resource_ufsyq")
 [node name="Orange3" parent="." index="2" unique_id=964363928 instance=ExtResource("3_oxqyn")]
 position = Vector2(4278.757, 0)
 attributes = SubResource("Resource_nbn31")
+
+[editable path="Orange1"]