diff --git a/player.gd b/player.gd
index a0fa87c..f0458ca 100644
--- a/player.gd
+++ b/player.gd
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 extends CharacterBody3D
 
-const SPEED = 5.0
+const WALK_SPEED    = 6.0
+const CHARGE_SPEED  = 18.0
+const WALK_ACCEL    = 14.0
+const CHARGE_ACCEL  = 40.0   # snaps to charge speed quickly — burst feel
+const DECELERATION  = 12.0
+const CHARGE_DECEL  = 3.5    # momentum lingers after releasing shift
+
+const WALK_TURN_FAST = 8.0   # rad/s at rest
+const WALK_TURN_SLOW = 3.5   # rad/s at full walk speed
+const CHARGE_TURN    = 0.55  # rad/s — ~31 deg/s, very wide committed arc
+
 const JUMP_VELOCITY = 4.5
 
-@export var turn_speed: float = 10.0
+@export var visual_turn_speed: float = 12.0
 
 @onready var camera_pivot: Node3D = $SpringArmPivot
-@onready var cube_guy: Node3D = $bull_v10
+@onready var cube_guy:     Node3D = $bull_v10
+
+var current_speed: float = 0.0
+var facing_angle:  float = 0.0
 
 
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
@@ -16,19 +29,38 @@ func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump") and is_on_floor():
 		velocity.y = JUMP_VELOCITY
 
-	var input_dir := Input.get_vector("move_left", "move_right", "move_forward", "move_back")
-	var cam_basis := camera_pivot.global_transform.basis
+	var input_dir    := Input.get_vector("move_left", "move_right", "move_forward", "move_back")
+	var cam_basis    := camera_pivot.global_transform.basis
 	var flat_forward := -Vector3(cam_basis.z.x, 0.0, cam_basis.z.z).normalized()
-	var flat_right := Vector3(cam_basis.x.x, 0.0, cam_basis.x.z).normalized()
-	var direction := (flat_forward * -input_dir.y + flat_right * input_dir.x).normalized()
+	var flat_right   :=  Vector3(cam_basis.x.x, 0.0, cam_basis.x.z).normalized()
+	var direction    := (flat_forward * -input_dir.y + flat_right * input_dir.x).normalized()
 
+	# Logic for mimicking 4 legged animal movement
 	if direction:
-		velocity.x = direction.x * SPEED
-		velocity.z = direction.z * SPEED
-	else:
-		velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0.0, SPEED)
-		velocity.z = move_toward(velocity.z, 0.0, SPEED)
+		var target_angle := atan2(direction.x, direction.z)
 
-	cube_guy.rotation.y = lerp_angle(cube_guy.rotation.y, camera_pivot.rotation.y + PI, delta * turn_speed)
+		# Snap on first movement so there is no startup arc from 0
+		if current_speed < 0.01:
+			facing_angle = target_angle
+
+		var charging := Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_SHIFT)
+		var speed_t: float   = clampf(current_speed / WALK_SPEED, 0.0, 1.0)
+		var turn_rate: float = CHARGE_TURN if charging else lerpf(WALK_TURN_FAST, WALK_TURN_SLOW, speed_t)
+
+		var diff := wrapf(target_angle - facing_angle, -PI, PI)
+		facing_angle += clampf(diff, -turn_rate * delta, turn_rate * delta)
+
+		var top_speed: float = CHARGE_SPEED if charging else WALK_SPEED
+		var accel: float     = CHARGE_ACCEL  if charging else WALK_ACCEL
+		current_speed = move_toward(current_speed, top_speed, accel * delta)
+	else:
+		var charging := Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_SHIFT)
+		var decel: float = CHARGE_DECEL if charging else DECELERATION
+		current_speed = move_toward(current_speed, 0.0, decel * delta)
+
+	velocity.x = sin(facing_angle) * current_speed
+	velocity.z = cos(facing_angle) * current_speed
+
+	cube_guy.rotation.y = lerp_angle(cube_guy.rotation.y, facing_angle, delta * visual_turn_speed)
 
 	move_and_slide()
diff --git a/scene.tscn b/scene.tscn
index 3cafe85..6b581bf 100644
--- a/scene.tscn
+++ b/scene.tscn
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dio67r8ambe7h" path="res://Assets/arena_placeholder_v01.glb" id="2_nxogm"]
 
 [sub_resource type="BoxShape3D" id="BoxShape3D_ulcgi"]
+size = Vector3(1, 1, 1)
 
 [node name="scene" type="Node3D" unique_id=22320312]
 
 [node name="Player" parent="." unique_id=165510044 instance=ExtResource("1_ulcgi")]
-transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2.3040223, 0)
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1.5, 0)
 
 [node name="DirectionalLight3D" type="DirectionalLight3D" parent="." unique_id=818712731]
 transform = Transform3D(0.030703627, 0.98235905, -0.18446636, -0.1612905, 0.18700416, 0.9690277, 0.9864293, -1.2735805e-08, 0.16418687, -4.08134, 0.3070748, 0.97087634)
 shadow_enabled = true
 
 [node name="Node3D" type="Node3D" parent="." unique_id=1081100876]
-transform = Transform3D(3.5710833, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2.2964425, 0, 0, 0)
+transform = Transform3D(10, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 10, 0, 0, 0)
 
 [node name="StaticBody3D" type="StaticBody3D" parent="Node3D" unique_id=2072095624]
-transform = Transform3D(1.0000001, 0, 0, 0, 1.0000001, 0, 0, 0, 1.0000001, 0, 0, 0)
 
 [node name="CollisionShape3D" type="CollisionShape3D" parent="Node3D/StaticBody3D" unique_id=1444198204]
-transform = Transform3D(7.6892185, 0, 0, 0, 0.34217754, 0, 0, 0, 8.638921, 0, 0, 0)
+transform = Transform3D(30, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 30, 0, -0.5, 0)
 shape = SubResource("BoxShape3D_ulcgi")
 
 [node name="arena_placeholder_v01" parent="Node3D" unique_id=1341659233 instance=ExtResource("2_nxogm")]