diff --git a/Server/Node/CSNC.js b/Server/Node/CSNC.js
index 91d9de7..1a3d9cd 100644
--- a/Server/Node/CSNC.js
+++ b/Server/Node/CSNC.js
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+const timeoutTickRate = 1; //timeout check every x seconds
+const timeoutLength = 5000; //timeout length in ms
 var gameObjectStore = {}; //object which stores CSNCgameobjects for each client
 
 //below is an example of the structure of gameobjectstore
 /**
  * {
- *      "2c0a48e9-40c6-4139-9697-992397773b12": [
+ *      "2c0a48e9-40c6-4139-9697-992397773b12": 
+ *      time: Date.now(),
+ *      gameObjects: [
  *          {
                 "type": "razorblade",
                 "transform": {
@@ -42,6 +46,21 @@ var gameObjectStore = {}; //object which stores CSNCgameobjects for each client
  * 
  */
 
+/**
+ * @param {string} uuid 
+ */
+function removePlayer(uuid) {
+    delete gameObjectStore[uuid];
+}
+
+function checkTimeout() {
+    for (let key in gameObjectStore) {
+        if (Date.now() - gameObjectStore[key].time > timeoutLength) {
+            removePlayer(key);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {http.ServerResponse<http.IncomingMessage>} res 
  * @param {string} req 
@@ -53,9 +72,7 @@ async function handleResponse(res, req) {
         var request = JSON.parse(req);
         let gameObjects = request.gameObjects;
 
-        gameObjectStore[request.uuid] = gameObjects; //store gameobjects to send to other players
-
-
+        gameObjectStore[request.uuid] = {gameObjects: gameObjects, time: Date.now()}; //store gameobjects to send to other players
 
         res.writeHead(200);
         res.write(JSON.stringify(responseObjectHelper(request.uuid)));
@@ -68,6 +85,7 @@ async function handleResponse(res, req) {
     }
 
 }
+
 //preps and returns data to send back to client
 function responseObjectHelper(uuid) {
     var responseObject = {
@@ -76,9 +94,11 @@ function responseObjectHelper(uuid) {
 
     for (let key in gameObjectStore) {
         if (key == uuid) continue; //dont send back players own data
-        responseObject.gameObjects = responseObject.gameObjects.concat(gameObjectStore[key]);
+        responseObject.gameObjects = responseObject.gameObjects.concat(gameObjectStore[key].gameObjects);
     }
 
     return responseObject;
 }
+
+setInterval(checkTimeout, timeoutTickRate * 1000);
 exports.handleResponse = handleResponse;
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