diff --git a/Game/Assets/Characters/Player.gd b/Game/Assets/Characters/Player.gd
index bed15a6..9a6d1ae 100644
--- a/Game/Assets/Characters/Player.gd
+++ b/Game/Assets/Characters/Player.gd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 extends CharacterBody3D
 
-@export var mouse_sensitivity := 0.35
+@export var mouse_sensitivity := 0.15
 
 @onready var main = 		get_tree().root.get_node("Main")
 @onready var hud = 			main.get_node("HUD")
@@ -70,14 +70,22 @@ var speed_type := {
 	"water": 5
 	}
 var gravity := 28
-var jump := 14
+var jump := 14 * 1
+
+var jetpack_active = false
+
+var jetpack_thrust = 48 # force applied against gravity
+var jetpack_tank = 0.5 # maximum fuel (jetpack use time
+var jetpack_fuel = jetpack_tank # current fuel (use time) left
+var jetpack_recharge = 0.25 # how long to recharge to full
 
 var velocity := Vector3.ZERO
 var gravity_vec := Vector3.ZERO
 
-@rpc func update_movement(player_transform, head_rotation):
+@rpc(nosync,ordered) func update_movement(player_transform, head_rotation, jetpack):
 	global_transform = player_transform
 	head.set_rotation(head_rotation)
+	jetpack_active = jetpack
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	#Input.set_mouse_mode(Input.MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED)
@@ -144,6 +152,8 @@ func _process(delta):
 		view_zoom = min(view_zoom_target, view_zoom + delta * 4)
 	elif not view_zoom_direction and view_zoom > view_zoom_target:
 		view_zoom = max(view_zoom_target, view_zoom - delta * 4)
+	
+	$Jetpack/GPUParticles3D.emitting = jetpack_active
 
 func damage(hp: int):
 	var target = main.player_list.players[self.get_network_authority()]
@@ -180,7 +190,7 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 
 	direction = Vector3.ZERO
 	
-	if is_on_floor() and ground_check.is_colliding():
+	if is_on_floor() and ground_check.is_colliding() and not jetpack_active:
 		snap = -get_floor_normal()
 		medium = "ground"
 		gravity_vec = Vector3.ZERO
@@ -202,7 +212,18 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 			direction -= transform.basis.x
 		if Input.is_action_pressed("move_right"):
 			direction += transform.basis.x
+		
+		jetpack_active = Input.is_action_pressed("move_special") if jetpack_fuel > 0 else false
+
 	
+	if jetpack_active:
+		gravity_vec[1] += jetpack_thrust * delta
+		jetpack_fuel -= delta
+	elif jetpack_fuel < jetpack_tank:
+		jetpack_fuel = min(jetpack_tank, jetpack_fuel + jetpack_recharge * delta)
+	
+	#print("Jetpack fuel: ", jetpack_fuel, " active: ", jetpack_active, " delta: ", delta, " gravity vec: ", gravity_vec)
+				
 	if direction.length() > 0: # normalized() will return a null
 		direction = direction.normalized()
 	
@@ -230,7 +251,7 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 #	else:
 #		rpc_id(1, &'update_movement', global_transform, head.get_rotation())
 #
-	rpc(&'update_movement', global_transform, head.get_rotation())
+	rpc(&'update_movement', global_transform, head.get_rotation(), jetpack_active)
 	
 	# (stair) climbing
 	#   ↓ disabled - Tween is undergoing redesign in Godot 4
diff --git a/Game/Assets/Characters/Player.tscn b/Game/Assets/Characters/Player.tscn
index 16a21fa..a5673db 100644
--- a/Game/Assets/Characters/Player.tscn
+++ b/Game/Assets/Characters/Player.tscn
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=7 format=3 uid="uid://cwuys43c7ak61"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=17 format=3 uid="uid://cwuys43c7ak61"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://Assets/Characters/Player.gd" id="1"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://Assets/Weapons/Weapon.tscn" id="3"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://cguy76rs8e220" path="res://Assets/Effects/Flame.png" id="3_jw7jd"]
 
 [sub_resource type="StandardMaterial3D" id="4"]
 albedo_color = Color(0.545098, 0.545098, 0.545098, 1)
@@ -24,6 +25,54 @@ height = 1.7
 radius = 0.25
 height = 0.5
 
+[sub_resource type="StandardMaterial3D" id="StandardMaterial3D_y4s21"]
+albedo_color = Color(0.243137, 0.243137, 0.243137, 1)
+metallic = 1.0
+roughness = 0.45
+
+[sub_resource type="CylinderMesh" id="CylinderMesh_8yana"]
+top_radius = 0.1
+bottom_radius = 0.1
+height = 0.8
+
+[sub_resource type="StandardMaterial3D" id="StandardMaterial3D_mytx0"]
+blend_mode = 1
+shading_mode = 0
+vertex_color_use_as_albedo = true
+albedo_color = Color(3, 3, 3, 1)
+albedo_texture = ExtResource( "3_jw7jd" )
+albedo_tex_force_srgb = true
+billboard_mode = 3
+particles_anim_h_frames = 2
+particles_anim_v_frames = 2
+particles_anim_loop = false
+
+[sub_resource type="QuadMesh" id="QuadMesh_355ks"]
+material = SubResource( "StandardMaterial3D_mytx0" )
+
+[sub_resource type="Curve" id="Curve_elwjc"]
+_data = [Vector2(0, 1), 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0, Vector2(1, 0), 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0]
+
+[sub_resource type="Gradient" id="Gradient_fu53v"]
+offsets = PackedFloat32Array(0, 0.0888031, 0.227799, 0.393822, 1)
+colors = PackedColorArray(0, 0, 0, 1, 0.671875, 0.946167, 1, 1, 0.996185, 1, 0.511719, 1, 1, 0.732788, 0.222656, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1)
+
+[sub_resource type="GradientTexture" id="GradientTexture_nta0d"]
+gradient = SubResource( "Gradient_fu53v" )
+width = 128
+
+[sub_resource type="CurveTexture" id="CurveTexture_cvegn"]
+width = 512
+texture_mode = 1
+curve = SubResource( "Curve_elwjc" )
+
+[sub_resource type="ParticlesMaterial" id="ParticlesMaterial_px65a"]
+scale_curve = SubResource( "CurveTexture_cvegn" )
+color_ramp = SubResource( "GradientTexture_nta0d" )
+anim_offset_min = -100.0
+anim_offset_max = 100.0
+collision_friction = 1.0
+
 [node name="Player" type="CharacterBody3D"]
 script = ExtResource( "1" )
 
@@ -80,3 +129,34 @@ script = null
 [node name="Camera3D" type="Camera3D" parent="."]
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0.00117874, 2.00811, 2.99957)
 script = null
+
+[node name="Jetpack" type="MeshInstance3D" parent="."]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0.93832, 0.5022)
+material_override = SubResource( "StandardMaterial3D_y4s21" )
+mesh = SubResource( "CylinderMesh_8yana" )
+surface_material_override/0 = null
+script = null
+
+[node name="GPUParticles3D" type="CPUParticles3D" parent="Jetpack"]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, -0.45039, 0.00259888)
+emitting = false
+amount = 128
+lifetime = 0.5
+fixed_fps = 30
+local_coords = false
+mesh = SubResource( "QuadMesh_355ks" )
+scale_amount_curve = SubResource( "Curve_elwjc" )
+color_ramp = SubResource( "Gradient_fu53v" )
+anim_offset_min = -100.0
+anim_offset_max = 100.0
+script = null
+
+[node name="GPUParticles3D2" type="GPUParticles3D" parent="Jetpack"]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, -0.45039, 0.00259888)
+visible = false
+emitting = false
+lifetime = 3.0
+local_coords = false
+process_material = SubResource( "ParticlesMaterial_px65a" )
+draw_pass_1 = SubResource( "QuadMesh_355ks" )
+script = null