diff --git a/gamestate.c b/gamestate.c
index 92031f5..87d76df 100644
--- a/gamestate.c
+++ b/gamestate.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void ser_box(char **out, struct Box *b)
     ser_V2(out, cp_to_v2(cpShapeGetCenterOfGravity(b->shape)));
 
     ser_int(out, b->type); // @Robust separate enum serialization that checks for out of bounds enum
-    ser_int(out, b->rotation);
+    ser_int(out, b->compass_rotation);
     ser_float(out, b->thrust);
     ser_float(out, b->energy_used);
     ser_float(out, b->damage);
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void des_box(char **in, struct Box *new_box, struct GameState *gs, struct Grid *
     box_new(new_box, gs, g, pos);
 
     des_int(in, (int *)&new_box->type);
-    des_int(in, (int *)&new_box->rotation);
+    des_int(in, (int *)&new_box->compass_rotation);
     des_float(in, &new_box->thrust);
     des_float(in, &new_box->energy_used);
     des_float(in, &new_box->damage);
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ V2 thruster_direction(struct Box *box)
     assert(box->type == BoxThruster);
     V2 to_return = (V2){.x = 1.0f, .y = 0.0f};
 
-    to_return = V2rotate(to_return, rotangle(box->rotation));
+    to_return = V2rotate(to_return, rotangle(box->compass_rotation));
     to_return = V2rotate(to_return, box_rotation(box));
 
     return to_return;
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ void process(struct GameState *gs, float dt)
                 grid_new(empty_grid, gs, world_build);
                 box_new(&empty_grid->boxes[0], gs, empty_grid, (V2){0});
                 empty_grid->boxes[0].type = p->input.build_type;
-                empty_grid->boxes[0].rotation = p->input.build_rotation;
+                empty_grid->boxes[0].compass_rotation = p->input.build_rotation;
                 cpBodySetVelocity(empty_grid->body, v2_to_cp(p->vel));
             }
             else
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ void process(struct GameState *gs, float dt)
                 p->spice_taken_away += 0.1f;
                 box_new(empty_box, gs, g, grid_world_to_local(g, world_build));
                 empty_box->type = p->input.build_type;
-                empty_box->rotation = p->input.build_rotation;
+                empty_box->compass_rotation = p->input.build_rotation;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index cdad778..28b52ae 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static void frame(void)
                         }
                         sgp_push_transform();
 
-                        sgp_rotate_at(grid_rotation(g) + rotangle(b->rotation), box_pos(b).x, box_pos(b).y);
+                        sgp_rotate_at(grid_rotation(g) + rotangle(b->compass_rotation), box_pos(b).x, box_pos(b).y);
 
                         if (b->type == BoxThruster)
                         {
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 47e928d..adf6be2 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ void server(void *data)
 
         box_new(&gs.grids[0].boxes[3], &gs, &gs.grids[0], (V2){BOX_SIZE, BOX_SIZE*2.0});
         gs.grids[0].boxes[3].type = BoxThruster;
-        gs.grids[0].boxes[3].rotation = Right;
+        gs.grids[0].boxes[3].compass_rotation = Right;
 
         box_new(&gs.grids[0].boxes[4], &gs, &gs.grids[0], (V2){0, BOX_SIZE*3.0});
         gs.grids[0].boxes[4].type = BoxThruster;
-        gs.grids[0].boxes[4].rotation = Up;
+        gs.grids[0].boxes[4].compass_rotation = Up;
 
 
         grid_new(&gs.grids[1], &gs, (V2){.x = -BOX_SIZE*1.5, .y = 0.0});
diff --git a/types.h b/types.h
index e53633e..28e6a36 100644
--- a/types.h
+++ b/types.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ enum BoxType
     BoxLast,
 };
 
-enum Rotation
+enum CompassRotation
 {
     Right,
     Down,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct InputFrame
     V2 build;
     bool dobuild;
     enum BoxType build_type;
-    enum Rotation build_rotation;
+    enum CompassRotation build_rotation;
     int grid_index;
 };
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ struct GameState
         struct Box
         {
             enum BoxType type;
-            enum Rotation rotation; // @Robust rename to compass_rotation
+            enum CompassRotation compass_rotation; // @Robust rename to compass_rotation
 
             // thruster
             float thrust; // must be between 0 and 1
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ struct GameState
 #define PI 3.14159f
 
 // returns in radians
-static float rotangle(enum Rotation rot)
+static float rotangle(enum CompassRotation rot)
 {
     switch (rot)
     {