diff --git a/assets/core/ships/ship_script.gd b/assets/core/ships/ship_script.gd
index 8908500..bea2ab9 100644
--- a/assets/core/ships/ship_script.gd
+++ b/assets/core/ships/ship_script.gd
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ func handle_input(_delta: float):
 
 
 func interpolate_position_and_rotation(delta: float):
-	# Non-piloting players should smoothly interpolate between positions and rotations
-	global_position = lerp(global_position, target_position, acceleration * delta)
+	global_position = lerp(global_position,target_position, acceleration * delta)
 	var current_rotation = global_transform.basis.get_rotation_quaternion()
 	var interpolated_rotation = current_rotation.slerp(target_rotation, acceleration * delta)
 	global_transform.basis = Basis(interpolated_rotation)
@@ -123,13 +122,13 @@ func _on_player_exited(body):
 func send_network_update():
 	if NetworkManager.is_host:
 		if ship_is_piloted and piloting_player.steam_id == NetworkManager.steam_id or !ship_is_piloted:
-			if global_position != previous_position or global_transform.basis.get_rotation_quaternion() != previous_rotation:
+			if global_position.distance_to(previous_position) > 0.1 or global_transform.basis.get_rotation_quaternion().dot(previous_rotation) < 0.99:
 				NetworkManager.sync_property_to_all_except_host(network_uuid, "global_position", global_position)
 				NetworkManager.sync_property_to_all_except_host(network_uuid, "global_rotation", global_transform.basis.get_rotation_quaternion())
 				previous_position = global_position
 				previous_rotation = global_transform.basis.get_rotation_quaternion()
 	elif ship_is_piloted and piloting_player.steam_id == NetworkManager.steam_id:
-		if global_position != previous_position or global_transform.basis.get_rotation_quaternion() != previous_rotation:
+		if global_position.distance_to(previous_position) > 0.1 or global_transform.basis.get_rotation_quaternion().dot(previous_rotation) < 0.99:
 			NetworkManager.sync_property_to_all(network_uuid, "global_position", global_position)
 			NetworkManager.sync_property_to_all(network_uuid, "global_rotation", global_transform.basis.get_rotation_quaternion())
 			previous_position = global_position
@@ -140,8 +139,8 @@ func receive_global_position_update(value: Vector3):
 	target_position = value
 	
 	
-func receive_global_rotation_update(value: Vector3):
-	target_rotation = Quaternion().from_euler(value)
+func receive_global_rotation_update(value: Quaternion):
+	target_rotation = value
 
 
 func _on_property_update(node_id: String, property_name: String, value: Variant) -> void: