diff --git a/OpenRA.Server/Connection.cs b/OpenRA.Server/Connection.cs
index a905ad6a17..50962f5d26 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Server/Connection.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Server/Connection.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 		public int Frame = 0;
 
 		/* client data */
-		public bool IsReady;
 		public int PlayerIndex;
 
 		public byte[] PopBytes(int n)
@@ -25,6 +24,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			data.RemoveRange(0, n);
 			return result.ToArray();
 		}
+
+		/* file server state */
+		public int NextChunk = 0;
+		public int NumChunks = 0;
+		public Stream Stream = null;
 	}
 
 	enum ReceiveState { Header, Data };
diff --git a/OpenRA.Server/Server.cs b/OpenRA.Server/Server.cs
index 11a7e06f18..9287c4e9de 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Server/Server.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Server/Server.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 		static Dictionary<int, List<Connection>> inFlightFrames
 			= new Dictionary<int, List<Connection>>();
 		static Session lobbyInfo = new Session();
+		static bool GameStarted = false;
 
 		public static void Main(string[] args)
 		{
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 				{ "race",
 					s => 
 					{
-						if (conn.IsReady) 
+						if (GameStarted) 
 						{
 							DispatchOrdersToClient(conn, 0, 
 								new ServerOrder( conn.PlayerIndex, "Chat", 
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 				{ "pal",
 					s =>
 					{
-						if (conn.IsReady) 
+						if (GameStarted) 
 						{
 							DispatchOrdersToClient(conn, 0, 
 								new ServerOrder( conn.PlayerIndex, "Chat", 
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 							return true;
 						}
 
-						if (conn.IsReady)
+						if (GameStarted)
 						{
 							DispatchOrdersToClient(conn, 0, 
 								new ServerOrder( conn.PlayerIndex, "Chat",
@@ -309,15 +310,22 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			switch (so.Name)
 			{
 				case "ToggleReady":
-					conn.IsReady ^= true;
+					// if we're downloading, we can't ready up.
 
-					Console.WriteLine("Player @{0} is {1}", 
-						conn.socket.RemoteEndPoint, conn.IsReady ? "ready" : "not ready");
+					var client = lobbyInfo.Clients[conn.PlayerIndex];
+					if (client.State == Session.ClientState.NotReady)
+						client.State = Session.ClientState.Ready;
+					else if (client.State == Session.ClientState.Ready)
+						client.State = Session.ClientState.NotReady;
+
+					Console.WriteLine("Player @{0} is {1}",
+						conn.socket.RemoteEndPoint, client.State);
 
 					// start the game if everyone is ready.
-					if (conns.All(c => c.IsReady))
+					if (conns.All(c => lobbyInfo.Clients[c.PlayerIndex].State == Session.ClientState.Ready))
 					{
 						Console.WriteLine("All players are ready. Starting the game!");
+						GameStarted = true;
 						DispatchOrders(null, 0,
 							new ServerOrder(0, "StartGame", "").Serialize());
 					}
@@ -336,6 +344,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 						foreach (var c in conns.Except(conn).ToArray())
 							DispatchOrdersToClient(c, 0, so.Serialize());
 					break;
+
+				case "RequestFile":
+					Console.WriteLine("** Requesting file: `{0}`", so.Data);
+					// todo: start serving!
+					break;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -374,6 +387,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			Console.WriteLine("Server emptied out; doing a bit of housekeeping to prepare for next game..");
 			inFlightFrames.Clear();
 			lobbyInfo = new Session();
+			GameStarted = false;
 		}
 
 		static void SyncLobbyInfo()
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
index 48ec5768a7..15a65ba70a 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
@@ -160,13 +160,12 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			buttons.Clear();
 
 			renderer.Device.DisableScissor();
-			renderer.DrawText("RenderFrame {0} ({2:F1} ms)\nTick {1} ({3:F1} ms)\nReady: {4} (F8 to toggle)".F(
+			renderer.DrawText("RenderFrame {0} ({2:F1} ms)\nTick {1} ({3:F1} ms)\n".F(
 				Game.RenderFrame,
 				Game.orderManager.FrameNumber,
 				PerfHistory.items["render"].LastValue,
-				PerfHistory.items["tick_time"].LastValue,
-				Game.LocalPlayer.IsReady ? "Yes" : "No"
-				), new int2(140, 15), Color.White);
+				PerfHistory.items["tick_time"].LastValue), 
+				new int2(140, 15), Color.White);
 
 			if (Game.Settings.PerfGraph)
 				PerfHistory.Render(renderer, Game.worldRenderer.lineRenderer);
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs b/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
index 6be9b4fc8a..6d03fc3e2c 100755
--- a/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
@@ -146,10 +146,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			/* hack hack hack */
 			if (e.KeyCode == Keys.F8 && !Game.orderManager.GameStarted)
 			{
-				Game.LocalPlayer.IsReady ^= true;
 				Game.controller.AddOrder(
-					new Order( "ToggleReady", Game.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor, null, int2.Zero,
-						Game.LocalPlayer.IsReady ? "ready" : "not ready") { IsImmediate = true });
+					new Order( "ToggleReady", Game.LocalPlayer.PlayerActor, null, int2.Zero, "") { IsImmediate = true });
 			}
 
 			/* temporary hack: DO NOT LEAVE IN */
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
index 2cb84bd562..8463b2a6e6 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public int PowerProvided = 0;
 		public int PowerDrained = 0;
 
-		public bool IsReady;
-
 		public Shroud Shroud = new Shroud();
 		public Dictionary<string, SupportPower> SupportPowers;