diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index 30f6a46..d2c61f2 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include "main.h"
 #include "networking.h"
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ game_source_callback(GSocket *socket, GIOCondition condition, struct AcceptData
 	client_data = g_new0(wmudClient, 1);
 	client_data->socket = client_socket;
 	client_data->buffer = g_string_new("");
+	client_data->state = WMUD_CLIENT_STATE_MENU;
 	clients = g_slist_prepend(clients, client_data);
 
 	client_source = g_socket_create_source(client_socket, G_IO_IN | G_IO_OUT | G_IO_PRI | G_IO_ERR | G_IO_HUP | G_IO_NVAL, NULL);
@@ -235,3 +237,18 @@ wmud_networking_init(guint port_number)
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
+void
+wmud_client_send(wmudClient *client, const gchar *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	GString *buf = g_string_new("");
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	g_string_vprintf(buf, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	/* TODO: error checking */
+	g_socket_send(client->socket, buf->str, buf->len, NULL, NULL);
+	g_string_free(buf, TRUE);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/networking.h b/src/networking.h
index 91ba287..f663744 100644
--- a/src/networking.h
+++ b/src/networking.h
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@
 #include  <glib.h>
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 
+typedef enum {
+	WMUD_CLIENT_STATE_MENU
+} wmudClientState;
+
 typedef struct _wmudClient {
 	GSocket *socket;
 	GString *buffer;
+	wmudClientState state;
 } wmudClient;
 
 extern GSList *clients;
 
 gboolean wmud_networking_init(guint port_number);
+void wmud_client_send(wmudClient *client, const gchar *fmt, ...);
 
 #endif