diff --git a/client/gameplay_scenes/makefile b/client/gameplay_scenes/makefile
index 40fc4ee..a19ca62 100644
--- a/client/gameplay_scenes/makefile
+++ b/client/gameplay_scenes/makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ CXXFLAGS+=-std=c++11 $(addprefix -I,$(INCLUDES))
 #source
 CXXSRC=$(wildcard *.cpp)
 
+#DEBUG: Overwrite the wildcard
+CXXSRC=world_logic.cpp
+
 #objects
 OBJDIR=obj
 OBJ+=$(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/,$(CXXSRC:.cpp=.o))
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ OUT=$(addprefix $(OUTDIR)/,client.a)
 
 #targets
 all: $(OBJ) $(OUT)
-	ar -crs $(OUT) $(OBJ)
+#	ar -crs $(OUT) $(OBJ)
 
 $(OBJ): | $(OBJDIR)
 
diff --git a/client/gameplay_scenes/world.hpp b/client/gameplay_scenes/world.hpp
index 790cc2e..5437351 100644
--- a/client/gameplay_scenes/world.hpp
+++ b/client/gameplay_scenes/world.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 #include "base_monster.hpp"
 #include "local_character.hpp"
 
+#include "SDL2/SDL.h"
+#include "SDL2/SDL_net.h"
+#include "SDL2/SDL_ttf.h"
+
 //STL
 #include <map>
 
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ private:
 	void FrameEnd() override;
 
 	//input events
+	void QuitEvent();
 	void MouseMotion(SDL_MouseMotionEvent const& event) override;
 	void MouseButtonDown(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& event) override;
 	void MouseButtonUp(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& event) override;
@@ -130,15 +135,16 @@ private:
 	int roomIndex = -1;
 
 	//graphics
-	Image buttonImage;
 	TileSheet tileSheet;
 
 	//map
 	RegionPagerBase regionPager;
 
 	//UI
+	Image buttonImage;
+	TTF_Font* font = nullptr;
 	Button disconnectButton;
-	Button shutDownButton;
+	Button shutdownButton;
 	FrameRate fps;
 
 	//the camera structure
diff --git a/client/gameplay_scenes/world_logic.cpp b/client/gameplay_scenes/world_logic.cpp
index a75833e..8cce181 100644
--- a/client/gameplay_scenes/world_logic.cpp
+++ b/client/gameplay_scenes/world_logic.cpp
@@ -40,29 +40,24 @@ World::World(int* const argClientIndex,	int* const argAccountIndex):
 	accountIndex(*argAccountIndex)
 {
 	//setup the utility objects
-	buttonImage.LoadSurface(config["dir.interface"] + "button_menu.bmp");
-	buttonImage.SetClipH(buttonImage.GetClipH()/3);
-	font.LoadSurface(config["dir.fonts"] + "pk_white_8.bmp");
+	buttonImage.Load(GetRenderer(), config["dir.interface"] + "button.png");
+	font = TTF_OpenFont(config["client.font"].c_str(), 12);
 
-	//pass the utility objects
-	disconnectButton.SetImage(&buttonImage);
-	disconnectButton.SetFont(&font);
-	shutDownButton.SetImage(&buttonImage);
-	shutDownButton.SetFont(&font);
+	//setup the buttons
+	disconnectButton.SetBackgroundTexture(GetRenderer(), buttonImage.GetTexture());
+	disconnectButton.SetText(GetRenderer(), font, "Disconnect", {255, 255, 255, 255});
+	shutdownButton.SetBackgroundTexture(GetRenderer(), buttonImage.GetTexture());
+	shutdownButton.SetText(GetRenderer(), font, "Shutdown", {255, 255, 255, 255});
 
 	//set the button positions
 	disconnectButton.SetX(50);
 	disconnectButton.SetY(50 + buttonImage.GetClipH() * 0);
-	shutDownButton.SetX(50);
-	shutDownButton.SetY(50 + buttonImage.GetClipH() * 1);
-
-	//set the button texts
-	disconnectButton.SetText("Disconnect");
-	shutDownButton.SetText("Shut Down");
+	shutdownButton.SetX(50);
+	shutdownButton.SetY(50 + buttonImage.GetClipH() * 1);
 
 	//load the tilesheet
 	//TODO: (2) Tile size and tile sheet should be loaded elsewhere
-	tileSheet.Load(config["dir.tilesets"] + "overworld.bmp", 32, 32);
+	tileSheet.Load(GetRenderer(), config["dir.tilesets"] + "overworld.bmp", 32, 32);
 
 	//Send the character data
 	CharacterPacket newPacket;
@@ -73,8 +68,7 @@ World::World(int* const argClientIndex,	int* const argAccountIndex):
 	network.SendTo(Channels::SERVER, &newPacket);
 
 	//set the camera's values
-	camera.width = GetScreen()->w;
-	camera.height = GetScreen()->h;
+	SDL_RenderGetLogicalSize(GetRenderer(), &camera.width, &camera.height);
 
 	//debug
 	//
@@ -82,6 +76,7 @@ World::World(int* const argClientIndex,	int* const argAccountIndex):
 
 World::~World() {
 	//unload the local data
+	TTF_CloseFont(font);
 	characterMap.clear();
 	monsterMap.clear();
 }
@@ -160,17 +155,10 @@ void World::FrameEnd() {
 	//
 }
 
-void World::RenderFrame() {
-//	SDL_FillRect(GetScreen(), 0, 0);
-	Render(GetScreen());
-	SDL_Flip(GetScreen());
-	fps.Calculate();
-}
-
-void World::Render(SDL_Surface* const screen) {
+void World::RenderFrame(SDL_Renderer* renderer) {
 	//draw the map
 	for (std::list<Region>::iterator it = regionPager.GetContainer()->begin(); it != regionPager.GetContainer()->end(); it++) {
-		tileSheet.DrawRegionTo(screen, &(*it), camera.x, camera.y);
+		tileSheet.DrawRegionTo(renderer, &(*it), camera.x, camera.y);
 
 		//debugging
 //		std::ostringstream msg;
@@ -181,18 +169,22 @@ void World::Render(SDL_Surface* const screen) {
 	//draw the entities
 	for (auto& it : characterMap) {
 		//BUG: #29 Characters (and other entities) are drawn out of order
-		it.second.DrawTo(screen, camera.x, camera.y);
+		it.second.DrawTo(renderer, camera.x, camera.y);
 	}
 	for (auto& it : monsterMap) {
-		it.second.DrawTo(screen, camera.x, camera.y);
+		it.second.DrawTo(renderer, camera.x, camera.y);
 	}
 
 	//draw UI
-	disconnectButton.DrawTo(screen);
-	shutDownButton.DrawTo(screen);
+	disconnectButton.DrawTo(renderer);
+	shutdownButton.DrawTo(renderer);
 	std::ostringstream msg;
-	msg << fps.GetFrameRate();
-	font.DrawStringTo(msg.str(), screen, 0, 0);
+	//TODO: FPS
+//	msg << fps.GetFrameRate();
+//	font.DrawStringTo(msg.str(), screen, 0, 0);
+
+	//FPS
+	fps.Calculate();
 }
 
 //-------------------------
@@ -202,24 +194,24 @@ void World::Render(SDL_Surface* const screen) {
 void World::QuitEvent() {
 	//two-step logout
 	SendDisconnectRequest();
-	SetNextScene(SceneList::QUIT);
+	SetSceneSignal(SceneSignal::QUIT);
 }
 
-void World::MouseMotion(SDL_MouseMotionEvent const& motion) {
-	disconnectButton.MouseMotion(motion);
-	shutDownButton.MouseMotion(motion);
+void World::MouseMotion(SDL_MouseMotionEvent const& event) {
+	disconnectButton.MouseMotion(event);
+	shutdownButton.MouseMotion(event);
 }
 
-void World::MouseButtonDown(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& button) {
-	disconnectButton.MouseButtonDown(button);
-	shutDownButton.MouseButtonDown(button);
+void World::MouseButtonDown(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& event) {
+	disconnectButton.MouseButtonDown(event);
+	shutdownButton.MouseButtonDown(event);
 }
 
-void World::MouseButtonUp(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& button) {
-	if (disconnectButton.MouseButtonUp(button) == Button::State::HOVER && button.button == SDL_BUTTON_LEFT) {
+void World::MouseButtonUp(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& event) {
+	if (disconnectButton.MouseButtonUp(event) == Button::State::RELEASED) {
 		SendLogoutRequest();
 	}
-	if (shutDownButton.MouseButtonUp(button) == Button::State::HOVER && button.button == SDL_BUTTON_LEFT) {
+	if (shutdownButton.MouseButtonUp(event) == Button::State::RELEASED) {
 		SendAdminShutdownRequest();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/makefile b/client/makefile
index 6e5e6cb..1b70607 100644
--- a/client/makefile
+++ b/client/makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ INCLUDES+=. client_utilities entities gameplay_scenes menu_scenes ../common/debu
 
 #libraries
 #the order of the $(LIBS) is important, at least for MinGW
-LIBS+=client.a ../libcommon.a -lSDL_net
+LIBS+=client.a ../common/libcommon.a -lSDL_net
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	LIBS+=-lwsock32 -liphlpapi -lmingw32
 endif
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ OUT=$(addprefix $(OUTDIR)/,client)
 all: $(OBJ) $(OUT)
 	$(MAKE) -C client_utilities
 	$(MAKE) -C entities
-#	$(MAKE) -C gameplay_scenes
+	$(MAKE) -C gameplay_scenes
 	$(MAKE) -C menu_scenes
 #	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $(OUT) $(OBJ) $(LIBS)
 
diff --git a/common b/common
index 6bcaf46..345980a 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6bcaf460b95d3da258545140b8c82fc508cb658b
+Subproject commit 345980af5ed1080317bc671c852bb6e92c5d0ba1
diff --git a/server/makefile b/server/makefile
index fd5b942..9fab003 100644
--- a/server/makefile
+++ b/server/makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ INCLUDES+=SDL . accounts characters clients entities rooms server_utilities trig
 
 #libraries
 #the order of the $(LIBS) is important, at least for MinGW
-LIBS+=server.a ../libcommon.a -lSDL_net
+LIBS+=server.a ../common/libcommon.a -lSDL_net
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	LIBS+=-lwsock32 -liphlpapi -lmingw32
 endif