diff --git a/src/player.c b/src/player.c
index 8ede7a9..bee1fb8 100644
--- a/src/player.c
+++ b/src/player.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Saves a player file to the specified path. Returns 0 on success, non-zero on
  * failure.
  */
-int Player_save (Player *player, char *path) {
+int Player_save (Player *player, const char *path) {
         FILE *file = fopen(path, "w");
         if (file == NULL) { return 1; }
 
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@ int Player_save (Player *player, char *path) {
                 "%a %a %a\n"
                 "%a %a\n"
                 "%hhu %hhu %hhu\n"
-                "%i\n",
+                "%hu\n",
                 0,
                 player->pos.x, player->pos.y, player->pos.z,
                 player->hRot, player->vRot,
                 player->health, player->hunger, player->breath,
-                player->xp
-                );
+                player->xp);
 
         // TODO: save inventory
         
@@ -31,6 +30,37 @@ int Player_save (Player *player, char *path) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+/* Player_save
+ * Loads a player from the specified file. Returns 0 on success, non-zero on
+ * failure.
+ */
+int Player_load (Player *player, const char *path) {
+        FILE *file = fopen(path, "r");
+        if (file == NULL) { return 1; }
+        
+        int version;
+        fscanf(file, "%i", &version);
+        if (version != 0) { return 2; }
+
+        fscanf (
+                file,
+                "%a %a %a "
+                "%a %a "
+                "%hhu %hhu %hhu "
+                "%hu",
+                &player->pos.x, &player->pos.y, &player->pos.z,
+                &player->hRot, &player->vRot,
+                &player->health, &player->hunger, &player->breath,
+                &player->xp
+                );
+
+        // TODO: load inventory
+        
+        fclose(file);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 /* Inventory_transferIn
  * Transfers items from src int dest. This will transfer as many items as it
  * can. Returns true if all items were transferred, false if some items weren't.
diff --git a/src/player.h b/src/player.h
index 67034c7..35cf0cf 100644
--- a/src/player.h
+++ b/src/player.h
@@ -56,4 +56,5 @@ typedef struct Player {
         float LRVelocity;
 } Player;
 
-int Player_save (Player *, char *);
+int Player_save (Player *, const char *);
+int Player_load (Player *, const char *);
diff --git a/src/terrain.c b/src/terrain.c
index a3ef382..236a93d 100644
--- a/src/terrain.c
+++ b/src/terrain.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int World_save (World *world) {
         data_getWorldPlayerPath (
                 playerPath, world->path,
                 data_options.username.buffer);
-        Player_save(&world->player, playerPath);
+        if (Player_save(&world->player, playerPath)) { return 3; }
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -110,11 +110,19 @@ int World_load (World *world, const char *name) {
         
         fclose(metadata);
 
-        world->player = (const Player) { 0 };
-        world->player.pos.x = 32.5;
-        world->player.pos.y = 16;
-        world->player.pos.z = 32.5;
-        
+        char playerPath[PATH_MAX];
+        data_getWorldPlayerPath (
+                playerPath, world->path,
+                data_options.username.buffer);
+        if (data_fileExists(playerPath)) {
+                Player_load(&world->player, playerPath);
+        } else {
+                world->player = (const Player) { 0 };
+                world->player.pos.x = 32.5;
+                world->player.pos.y = 64;
+                world->player.pos.z = 32.5;
+        }
+
         return 0;
 }