diff --git a/public/client.js b/public/client.js
index 05b596a..0262264 100644
--- a/public/client.js
+++ b/public/client.js
@@ -271,10 +271,33 @@ function connectWebSocket() {
               }
             }
 
-            document.getElementById(`ability-${abilityIndex}-cooldown`).style.clipPath = `polygon(0 ${cssPercentage}, 100% ${cssPercentage}, 100% 100%, 0 100%)`
+            if (player.casting?.ability?.id == ability.id) {
+              document.getElementById(`ability-${abilityIndex}-cooldown`).style.clipPath = `polygon(50% 0%, 0% 100%, 100% 100%)` // triangle
+            }
+            else {
+              document.getElementById(`ability-${abilityIndex}-cooldown`).style.clipPath = `polygon(0 ${cssPercentage}, 100% ${cssPercentage}, 100% 100%, 0 100%)`
+            }
+
             document.getElementById(`ability-${abilityIndex}-cooldown-text`).innerHTML = text
           }
         }
+
+        let castIndicatorDisplay = 'none'
+        if (player.casting != null) {
+          castIndicatorDisplay = 'block'
+          const castDuration = (player.casting.ability.castTime * state.tickRate) ?? 0
+          const remainingCastTime = (player.casting.timestamp + castDuration) - state.currentTick
+          let cssPercentage = '100%'
+          if (remainingCastTime > 0) {
+            const castPercentage = 1 - (remainingCastTime / castDuration)
+            cssPercentage = `${Math.round(100 * castPercentage)}%`
+          }
+
+          document.getElementById('cast_indicator_progress').style.clipPath = `polygon(0 0, ${cssPercentage} 0, ${cssPercentage} 100%, 0% 100%)`
+          document.getElementById('cast_indicator_name').innerHTML = player.casting.ability?.name ?? ''
+        }
+
+        document.getElementById('cast_indicator').style.display = castIndicatorDisplay
       }
     }
 
@@ -294,12 +317,12 @@ window.addEventListener('load', () => {
   const canvas = renderer.domElement
   canvas.classList.add('canvas')
 
-  canvas.addEventListener('mousedown', (event) => {
+  window.addEventListener('mousedown', (event) => {
     const intersect = raycastToGround()
     if (intersect != null) {
       const { x, y } = intersect
       if (event.button == 0) {
-        websocket.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'cast', slot: 0, id: playerId, x, y }))
+        websocket.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'attack', id: playerId, x, y }))
       }
 
       if (event.button == 2) {
@@ -311,6 +334,20 @@ window.addEventListener('load', () => {
     const intersect = raycastToGround()
     if (intersect != null) {
       const { x, y } = intersect
+      if (event.code == 'KeyA') {
+        websocket.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'attack', id: playerId, x, y }))
+      }
+      if (event.code == 'KeyX') {
+        websocket.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'cast', slot: 0, id: playerId, x, y }))
+      }
+
+      if (event.code == 'KeyS') {
+        websocket.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'stop', id: playerId }))
+      }
+      if (event.code == 'KeyH') {
+        websocket.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'halt', id: playerId }))
+      }
+
       if (event.code == 'KeyQ') {
         websocket.send(JSON.stringify({ action: 'cast', slot: 1, id: playerId, x, y }))
       }
@@ -330,7 +367,7 @@ window.addEventListener('load', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  document.addEventListener('wheel', (event) => {
+  window.addEventListener('wheel', (event) => {
     if (event.deltaY < 0) {
       camera.zoom += 0.2
       if (camera.zoom > 3) {
@@ -353,7 +390,7 @@ window.addEventListener('load', () => {
     renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight)
   })
 
-  document.addEventListener('contextmenu', (event) => event.preventDefault())
+  window.addEventListener('contextmenu', (event) => event.preventDefault())
   window.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => keysDown[event.code] = true)
   window.addEventListener('keyup', (event) => keysDown[event.code] = false)
   window.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => {
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 164ffad..c3ccf3d 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -103,6 +103,35 @@
         color: white;
         font-family: monospace;
       }
+
+      .cast-indicator-wrapper {
+        display: none;
+        position: fixed;
+        inset: auto 0 30%;
+        width: 400px;
+        margin: auto;
+      }
+
+      .cast-indicator-progress {
+        position: absolute;
+        background-color: #edd9ff;
+        width: calc(100% - 4px);
+        height: calc(100% - 4px);
+      }
+
+      .cast-indicator-name {
+        text-align: center;
+        color: white;
+        text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px black, 0 0 1em dimgray, 0 0 0.2em dimgray;
+        }
+
+      .cast-indicator-bar {
+        position: relative;
+        background-color: dimgray;
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 20px;
+        padding: 2px;
+      }
     </style>
   </head>
   <body>
@@ -110,6 +139,12 @@
       <p>Connection: <span id="connection"></span></p>
       <pre id="state"></pre>
     </div>
+    <div id="cast_indicator" class="cast-indicator-wrapper">
+      <div id="cast_indicator_name" class="cast-indicator-name"></div>
+      <div class="cast-indicator-bar">
+        <div id="cast_indicator_progress" class="cast-indicator-progress"></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
     <div class="hud">
       <div id="ability-0" class="ability">
         A
diff --git a/src/entity.js b/src/entity.js
index 0873945..672f89d 100644
--- a/src/entity.js
+++ b/src/entity.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default class Entity {
   id = crypto.randomUUID()
   speed = 400
   radius = 0
-  health = 1 // TODO: health can go into negatives and can go over maxHealth
+  health = 1
   maxHealth = 1
   abilities = [
     Ability.basicAttack,
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default class Entity {
 
   cooldowns = {}
 
+  #attack = false
   #position = new Vector2()
   #dest = null
   #game = null
@@ -70,6 +71,72 @@ export default class Entity {
     ])
   }
 
+  attackAction(x, y) {
+    this.moveAction(x, y, true)
+  }
+
+  castAction(slot, x, y, clearDestination = true) {
+    const ability = this.abilities[slot]
+
+    if (this.casting != null) {
+      const abilityBeingCasted = this.casting.ability
+      if (abilityBeingCasted.id == ability.id) {
+        return false
+      }
+
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (clearDestination) {
+      this.#dest = null
+    }
+
+    const cursor = new Vector2(x, y)
+    const cooldown = this.game?.secToTick(ability.cooldown) ?? 0
+    const lastCast = this.cooldowns[ability.id]
+    const timestamp = this.game?.currentTick ?? 0
+    if (lastCast != null && lastCast + cooldown > timestamp) {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    this.casting = { ability, cursor, timestamp }
+
+    return true
+  }
+
+  haltAction() {
+    this.#dest = null
+  }
+
+  moveAction(x, y, attack = false) {
+    this.#attack = attack
+    if (this.casting != null && (!this.#attack || this.casting.ability.id != this.abilities[0].id)) {
+      this.casting = null
+    }
+
+    this.#dest = SATX.fixCollisions(new Vector2(x, y), this.collidables(), this.radius, this.game?.width, this.game?.height)
+  }
+
+  stopAction() {
+    this.casting = null
+    this.#dest = null
+    this.#attack = false
+  }
+
+  autoAttack() {
+    if (!this.#attack) { return false }
+
+    if (this.game?.entities.some((e) => e.id != this.id && e.position.clone().sub(this.position).length() < this.abilities[0].range)) {
+      const cooldown = this.game?.secToTick(this.abilities[0].cooldown) ?? 0
+      const lastCast = this.cooldowns[this.abilities[0].id]
+      const timestamp = this.game?.currentTick ?? 0
+      if (lastCast != null && lastCast + cooldown > timestamp) { return false }
+
+      const target = this.#dest ?? this.position
+      this.castAction(0, target.x, target.y, false)
+    }
+  }
+
   cast() {
     if (this.casting == null) {
       return false
@@ -88,22 +155,6 @@ export default class Entity {
     return true
   }
 
-  castAction(slot, x, y) {
-    const ability = this.abilities[slot]
-    const cursor = new Vector2(x, y)
-    const cooldown = this.game?.secToTick(ability.cooldown) ?? 0
-    const lastCast = this.cooldowns[ability.id]
-    const timestamp = this.game?.currentTick ?? 0
-    if (lastCast != null && lastCast + cooldown > timestamp) {
-      return false
-    }
-
-    this.#dest = null
-    this.casting = { ability, cursor, timestamp }
-
-    return true
-  }
-
   collidables() {
     const entityColliders = (this.game?.entities ?? []).filter((e) => e.id != this.id).map((e) => e.collider)
     const terrainColliders = (this.game?.terrains ?? []).map((t) => t.colliders).flat()
@@ -123,7 +174,7 @@ export default class Entity {
     this.cooldowns[id] = this.game?.currentTick ?? 0
   }
 
-  damage(amount, source = null) {
+  damage(amount) {
     this.health = Math.min(Math.max(0, this.health - amount), this.maxHealth)
   }
 
@@ -131,7 +182,7 @@ export default class Entity {
     this.game?.despawn(this)
   }
 
-  heal(amount, source = null) {
+  heal(amount) {
     this.health = Math.min(Math.max(0, this.health + amount), this.maxHealth)
   }
 
@@ -143,10 +194,6 @@ export default class Entity {
     return SATX.collideObjects(this.collider, colliders)
   }
 
-  moveAction(x, y) {
-    this.#dest = SATX.fixCollisions(new Vector2(x, y), this.collidables(), this.radius, this.game?.width, this.game?.height)
-  }
-
   state() {
     return {
       ...this,
@@ -165,6 +212,8 @@ export default class Entity {
   // TODO: unset destination on teleports, etc.
   // TODO: recalculate path on obstructions (currently next waypoint is used)
   takeStep(distanceTraveled = 0) {
+    if (this.casting != null) { return false }
+
     const speed = (this.speed / (this.game?.tickBudget ?? 1000)) - distanceTraveled
     const collidables = this.collidables()
     if (this.#dest != null) {
@@ -213,6 +262,9 @@ export default class Entity {
     this.cast()
     this.takeStep()
     this.fixPosition()
+    this.autoAttack()
+
+    // TODO: proper death and respawn
     if (this.health <= 0) {
       if (this.id == '1' || this.id == '2') {
         this.health = this.maxHealth
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 021d412..3d80af4 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -33,17 +33,30 @@ app.ws('/ws', async (req, res) => {
     }
     console.log(message)
 
+    // DEPRECATED: teleporting is now directly possible via Ability...
     if (message.action == 'teleport') {
       entity.teleport(new Vector2(message.x, message.y))
     }
 
-    if (message.action == 'move') {
-      entity.moveAction(message.x, message.y)
+    if (message.action == 'attack') {
+      entity.attackAction(message.x, message.y)
     }
 
     if (message.action == 'cast') {
       entity.castAction(message.slot, message.x, message.y)
     }
+
+    if (message.action == 'halt') {
+      entity.haltAction()
+    }
+
+    if (message.action == 'stop') {
+      entity.stopAction()
+    }
+
+    if (message.action == 'move') {
+      entity.moveAction(message.x, message.y)
+    }
   })
 })