diff --git a/game/main.cpp b/game/main.cpp
index 946b8e0..d28c5e6 100644
--- a/game/main.cpp
+++ b/game/main.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,10 @@ uint64_t optionsFlags;
 
 using asio::ip::tcp;
 
-using namespace std;
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-
-
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    bool devMode = false;
     char port[]="3490";
-    char c;
 
     static struct option long_options[] =
         {
@@ -35,13 +32,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
           {"autorun", required_argument, 0, 'a'},
           {"port",    required_argument, 0, 'p'},
           {"fps",     no_argument,       0, 'f'},
+          {"dev",     no_argument,       0, 'd'},
           {0, 0, 0, 0}
         };
 
     int option_index = 0;
 
     while(1){
-        c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "p:fa",
+        char c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "p:fad",
                        long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1)
             break;
@@ -51,6 +49,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             case 'f':
                 SET_FLAG(SHOW_FPS,true);
                 break;
+            case 'd':
+                std::cout<<"enabling developer mode" << std::endl;
+                devMode = true;
+                break;
+
             case 'p':
                 strcpy(port,optarg);
                 break;
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     Game game;
+    game.state()->setDeveloperMode(devMode);
 
     asio::io_service io_service;
     Server s(io_service, game.state(), atoi(port) );
diff --git a/game/network/session.cpp b/game/network/session.cpp
index e8727e8..f44d3e6 100644
--- a/game/network/session.cpp
+++ b/game/network/session.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,37 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-using namespace std;
+#include <sstream>
 
-bool Session::parse(string s)
+void trim(std::string &str)
 {
-    s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(),
-                std::not1(std::ptr_fun<int, int>(std::isspace))).base(), s.end());
+    const std::string ws = " \t\r\n";
+    size_t endpos = str.find_last_not_of(ws);
+    if (endpos != std::string::npos) {
+        str = str.substr(0, endpos+1);
+    }
+
+    // trim leading spaces
+    size_t startpos = str.find_first_not_of(ws);
+    if (startpos != std::string::npos) {
+        str = str.substr(startpos);
+    }
+}
+
+bool Session::parse(std::string s)
+{
+    // strip leading/trailing whitespace/newlines as they are always unintional
+    trim(s);
+
+    std::istringstream iss(s);
+
+    std::string token;
+    iss >> token;
+
+    // skip token + next whitespace
+    std::string rest = s.substr(std::min(s.size(), token.size()+1));
+
+    //std::cout<<"[session] token='" << token << "' rest='" << rest << "'" << std::endl;
 
     // TODO:
     // from knoc:
@@ -23,21 +48,29 @@ bool Session::parse(string s)
         m_socket.close();
         m_state->quitPlayer(m_pid);
         return false;
+
     } else if (s.size()==1&&s[0]=='c') {
         //clear
         m_state->clear(m_pid);
+
     } else if (s.size()>=3&&s[0]=='n'&&s[1]==' ') {
         //set name
         m_state->setName(m_pid, s.substr(2));
+
     } else if (s.size()>=3&&s[0]=='v'&&s[1]==' ') {
         //set speed
         double speed = atof(s.substr(2).c_str());
         m_state->setSpeed(m_pid, speed);
+
+    } else if (token == "dev") {
+        m_state->commandForPlayer(m_pid, new game::DeveloperCommand(rest));
+
     } else {
         //shoot
         double angle = atof(s.c_str());
         m_state->commandForPlayer(m_pid, new game::ShootCommand(angle));
     }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/game/renderer_polygon_3d/polygon_model.cpp b/game/renderer_polygon_3d/polygon_model.cpp
index 3bc1347..0bb6f55 100644
--- a/game/renderer_polygon_3d/polygon_model.cpp
+++ b/game/renderer_polygon_3d/polygon_model.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace endofthejedi {
             return;
         }
 
-        std::cout<<"program: " << shader->program() << std::endl;
+        //std::cout<<"program: " << shader->program() << std::endl;
 
         m_shader = shader;
 
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ namespace endofthejedi {
                     << "') is invalid!" << std::endl;
 
             } else {
-                std::cout<<"[polygonmodel] attribute location #"
-                    << i << " (for '" << name
-                    << "') is " << m_attr_locations[i] << std::endl;
+                //std::cout<<"[polygonmodel] attribute location #"
+                //    << i << " (for '" << name
+                //    << "') is " << m_attr_locations[i] << std::endl;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/game/state/player.hpp b/game/state/player.hpp
index 06fa8d4..af58142 100644
--- a/game/state/player.hpp
+++ b/game/state/player.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace game {
         std::string name;
         std::list<Missile*> missiles;
 
-        Player(int id) : id(id), alive(true), speed(0.01), energy(0.0), ship(nullptr), name("<unnamed>")
+        Player(int id) : id(id), alive(true), speed(1.0), energy(0.0), ship(nullptr), name("<unnamed>")
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/game/state/state.cpp b/game/state/state.cpp
index 74df578..e0412c7 100644
--- a/game/state/state.cpp
+++ b/game/state/state.cpp
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ namespace game {
 
     void State::advancePlayerMissiles(float dt)
     {
-		std::vector<Missile*> rm;
-
         // advance missiles
         for (Player *player : players) {
+
+            std::vector<Missile*> rm;
 			for (Missile *missile : player->missiles) {
 
                 //std::cout<<"missile: " << (long unsigned int) missile << std::endl;
@@ -339,8 +339,6 @@ namespace game {
 
     void State::deleteTrace(Trace *trace)
     {
-		traces.remove(trace);
-
         if (trace->missile != nullptr) {
             // delete backlink.
             // XXX: there's a missile without a trace now.
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ namespace game {
 
         for (Trace *trace : rm) {
             traces.remove(trace);
-            delete(trace);
+            deleteTrace(trace);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/100players..py b/test/100players..py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a9cab5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/100players..py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import random
+
+for i in range(100):
+    a = random.randint(0, 360)
+    print("spawn #%d +shoot %d" % (i, a))
+    os.system("echo %d | ncat  192.168.0.191 3490" % a)
+