diff --git a/lua/random_player.lua b/lua/random_player.lua
index e06cbdc..134290e 100755
--- a/lua/random_player.lua
+++ b/lua/random_player.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/lua
 
 -- use socket to communicate with the server directly
-require "socket"
+ttrts = require "ttrts"
 
 -- usage text
 local USAGE = [[
@@ -18,146 +18,6 @@ OPTIONS
 	HOSTNAME - host to connect to
 ]]
 
--- [[ Perform the handshake to connect ]]
-ttrts = {}
-do 
-
---[[ Attempt to connect to the server ]]
-ttrts.ConnectToHost = function (host)
-	print( "Connecting to " .. host )
-
-	ttrts.socket = socket.connect( host, 11715 )
-	if not ttrts.socket then error("Failed to connect to " .. host .. " on port 11715") end
-
-	print( "Connected to " .. host )
-
-	-- Porform the hanshake
-	local line = ttrts.socket:receive('*l')
-
-	local player, name = string.match(line, "player (%d+) name ([%a%d]+)")
-
-	-- bail out if handshake information failed
-	assert( player and name , "Handshake failed with incorrect player and name")
-
-	print( "Player: " .. player )
-	print( "Name: " .. name )
-
-	-- return the handshake line with a new line (removed by the *l call to receive) and string end
-	ttrts.socket:send( line .. "\n" .. "\0" )
-
-	return player, name
-end
-
--- [[ Recieve gamestate info ]]
-ttrts.GetStateFromHost = function ()
-
-	if not ttrts.socket then error("ttrts.socket must be set") end
-
-	function newLine()
-		return ttrts.socket:receive('*l')
-	end
-
-	local line = ""
-	local state = {}
-
-	-- INVESTIGATE WHY THIS IS NEEDED
-	newLine()
-
-	local thename = newLine()
-	state.name = string.match( thename, "NAME:([%a%d]+)" )
-	assert( state.name, "Gamestate file format missmatch (no name)")
-
-	state.size = {}
-	local sizes = newLine()
-	state.size.x, state.size.y = string.match( sizes, "SIZE:%[(%d+),(%d+)%]" )
-	assert( state.size.x and state.size.y , "Gamestate file format missmatch (size failure)")
-
-	state.turn = string.match( newLine(), "TURN:(%d+)" )
-	assert( state.turn, "Gamestate file format missmatch (no turn)")
-
-	-- Get the wall line
-	state.walls = {}
-	local wallline = newLine()
-
-	assert(string.match( wallline, "WALL:"), "Gamestate file format missmatch (no wall line)")
-
-	-- Grab all walls on the line
-	for wallstring in string.gmatch(wallline, "%[%d+,%d+%]") do 
-		local wall = {}
-		wall.x, wall.y = string.match( wallstring, "%[(%d+),(%d+)%]" )
-		table.insert(state.walls,wall)
-	end
-
-	assert( newLine() == "~~~~", "Gamestate file format missmatch (missing ~~~~)" )
-
-	-- get the units
-	state.units = {}
-
-	local unitline = newLine()
-	while unitline ~= "END" do
-
-		local unit = {}
-		unit.pos = {}
-
-		-- Parse the unit line
-		unit.id, unit.player, unit.vis, unit.dir, unit.pos.x, unit.pos.y = 
-			string.match( unitline, "UNIT:(%d+) pl:(%d+) vs:([^%s]+) dr:(%a+) ps:%[(%d+),(%d+)%]")
-
-		assert(unit.id and unit.player and unit.vis and unit.dir and unit.pos.x and unit.pos.y, "gamestate file format missmatch (error with unit)")
-
-		table.insert(state.units,unit)
-
-		unitline = newLine()
-	end
-
-	assert(unitline == "END", "Gamestate file format missmatch (didn't end in END)")
-
-	return state
-end
-
--- [[ Get Random Orders from gamestate for a particular player ]]
-ttrts.GetRandomOrders = function( id, state )
-  
-	local orders = ""
-	local possibleorders = { "F", "L", "R", "A" }
-
-	local units = state.units
-	for key,unit in pairs(units) do
-		if unit.id == id then
-			local order = "F" -- TODO MAKE RANDOM
-			orders = orders .. "ORDER:" .. order .. " id:" .. tostring(id) .. "\n"
-		end
-	end
-
-	orders = orders .. "END\n"
-
-	return orders
-end
-
--- [[ Send the orders to the server through the socket ]]
-ttrts.SendOrdersToHost = function( orders )
-	assert( string.match(orders,"END"), "Cannot send orders without END" )
-	ttrts.socket:send( orders .. "\0" )
-end
-
--- [[ using method from http://lua-users.org/wiki/AlternativeGetOpt  ]]
-ttrts.getopt function ( arg, options ) 
-	local tab = {} 
-	for k, v in ipairs(arg) do if string.sub( v, 1, 2) == "--" then local x = string.find( v, "=", 1, true ) if x then tab[ string.sub( v, 3, x-1 ) ] = string.sub( v, x+1 ) else tab[ string.sub( v, 3 ) ] = true end 
-	elseif string.sub( v, 1, 1 ) == "-" then local y = 2 local l = string.len(v) local jopt while ( y <= l ) do jopt = string.sub( v, y, y ) if string.find( options, jopt, 1, true ) then if y < l then tab[ jopt ] = string.sub( v, y+1 ) y = l else tab[ jopt ] = arg[ k + 1 ] end 
-	else tab[ jopt ] = true end 
-	y = y + 1 end 
-	end end 
-	return tab 
-end
-
-end -- end ttrts
-
-
-
-
--- [[ =================== Program Start ======================= ]]
-
 -- [[ Get our options and set up state ]]
 local opts = ttrts.getopt(arg, "host")
 
@@ -167,8 +27,12 @@ if not opts.host or opts.host == true then
 end
 
 -- [[ Connect to the host ]]
+print( "Connecting to " .. opts.host )
 local player, name = ttrts.ConnectToHost(opts.host)
 
+print( "Player: " .. player )
+print( "Name: " .. name )
+
 --[[ Main Loop ]]
 while true do