diff --git a/src/renderer.cpp b/src/renderer.cpp
index dd9be43..96f1cea 100644
--- a/src/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static render_group* g_hex_line_render_group;
 static render_group* g_debug_render_group;
 static rg_shader_program g_default_shader;
 // NOTE: entity render_group pointers are kept in the entity struct
-static camera g_camera;
+static render_state* g_render_state;
 // TODO: maybe keep all these globals in the render_state object?
 
 
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ static camera g_camera;
 bool
 initRenderer(render_state* rs)
 {
+	g_render_state = rs;
+
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_FLAGS, SDL_GL_CONTEXT_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE_FLAG);
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK, SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_CORE);
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, 1);
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ addTexture(SDL_Handles &handles, const char * path)
 camera&
 renGetCamera()
 {
-	return g_camera;
+	return g_render_state->cam;
 }
 
 v2f
@@ -213,12 +215,6 @@ getUnprojectedCoords(int32 x, int32 y, int32 vp_width, int32 vp_height)
 	return v;
 }
 
-v3f
-getCameraPosition()
-{
-	return v3f(g_camera.position.x, g_camera.position.y, g_camera.position.z);
-}
-
 bool
 createScene(render_state* rs, std::vector<hex_info>* hexes, Entity* entities, uint32 entity_count)
 {
@@ -270,10 +266,10 @@ moveCamera(bool up, bool left, bool down, bool right, bool forward, bool backwar
 	if (!up && !left && !down && !right && !forward && !backward)
 		return;
 
-	glm::vec3 f = g_camera.forward;
-	glm::vec3 u = g_camera.up;
-	glm::vec3 old = g_camera.position;
-	glm::vec3 &p = g_camera.position;
+	glm::vec3 f = g_render_state->cam.forward;
+	glm::vec3 u = g_render_state->cam.up;
+	glm::vec3 old = g_render_state->cam.position;
+	glm::vec3 &p = g_render_state->cam.position;
 	glm::vec3 v(0.f); // normalized direction
 
 	// TODO: still seems like we're adding magnitude when moving in 2 directions
@@ -302,7 +298,7 @@ moveCamera(bool up, bool left, bool down, bool right, bool forward, bool backwar
 void
 rotateCamera(int32	xrel, int32 yrel)
 {
-	camera &c = g_camera;
+	camera &c = g_render_state->cam;
 	float &h = c.hAngle;
 	float &v = c.vAngle;
 	h += ROTATE_SPEED * xrel;
@@ -339,11 +335,11 @@ rollCamera(bool CW, bool CCW)
 	float a = 0.005f;
 	if (CW) a *= 1;
 	if (CCW) a *= -1;
-	camera &c = g_camera;
+	camera &c = g_render_state->cam;
 	glm::mat4 m = glm::rotate(glm::mat4(1.f), a, c.forward);
 	glm::vec4 v(c.up.x, c.up.y, c.up.z, 0);
 	v = v * m;
-	g_camera.up = glm::vec3(v.x, v.y, v.z);
+	g_render_state->cam.up = glm::vec3(v.x, v.y, v.z);
 	g_scene_matrices.view *= m;
 	g_scene_matrices.MVP = g_scene_matrices.projection * g_scene_matrices.view * g_scene_matrices.model;
 #endif
@@ -404,10 +400,10 @@ initMatrices(projection_type p)
 	if (p == PERSPECTIVE)
 	{
 		// TODO: replace referernces to g_scene_matrices with camera.matrix_name
-		g_scene_matrices.projection = g_camera.projection;
-		g_scene_matrices.view = g_camera.view;
-		//g_scene_matrices.model = g_camera.model;
-		//g_scene_matrices.MVP = g_camera.MVP;
+		g_scene_matrices.projection = g_render_state->cam.projection;
+		g_scene_matrices.view = g_render_state->cam.view;
+		//g_scene_matrices.model = g_render_state->cam.model;
+		//g_scene_matrices.MVP = g_render_state->cam.MVP;
 #if 0
 		g_scene_matrices.projection = glm::infinitePerspective(
 			glm::radians(60.f), // FoV
@@ -415,18 +411,18 @@ initMatrices(projection_type p)
 			0.1f // near clip plane
 		);
 
-		g_camera.position = glm::vec3(640,0,100);
-		g_camera.target = glm::vec3(640,500,0);
-		//g_camera.target = glm::vec3(0,0,0);
+		g_render_state->cam.position = glm::vec3(640,0,100);
+		g_render_state->cam.target = glm::vec3(640,500,0);
+		//g_render_state->cam.target = glm::vec3(0,0,0);
 		// inital rotation should match target direction
-		glm::vec3 &p = g_camera.position;
-		glm::vec3 &t = g_camera.target;
-		g_camera.hAngle = 0;
-		g_camera.vAngle = glm::atan((t.z - p.z) / (t.y - p.y));
+		glm::vec3 &p = g_render_state->cam.position;
+		glm::vec3 &t = g_render_state->cam.target;
+		g_render_state->cam.hAngle = 0;
+		g_render_state->cam.vAngle = glm::atan((t.z - p.z) / (t.y - p.y));
 
 		//////
 		// TODO: add call to rotate camera here to remove duplicate code
-		camera &c = g_camera;
+		camera &c = g_render_state->cam;
 		float &h = c.hAngle;
 		float &v = c.vAngle;
 		c.forward = glm::vec3(
@@ -438,14 +434,14 @@ initMatrices(projection_type p)
 		glm::normalize(c.forward);
 		//////
 
-		g_camera.up = glm::vec3(0,1,0);
-		g_camera.left = glm::normalize(glm::cross(g_camera.up, g_camera.forward));
-		g_camera.up = glm::normalize(glm::cross(g_camera.forward, g_camera.left));
+		g_render_state->cam.up = glm::vec3(0,1,0);
+		g_render_state->cam.left = glm::normalize(glm::cross(g_render_state->cam.up, g_render_state->cam.forward));
+		g_render_state->cam.up = glm::normalize(glm::cross(g_render_state->cam.forward, g_render_state->cam.left));
 
 		g_scene_matrices.view = glm::lookAt(
-			g_camera.position, // camera position
-			g_camera.position + g_camera.forward,
-			g_camera.up // "up" vector
+			g_render_state->cam.position, // camera position
+			g_render_state->cam.position + g_render_state->cam.forward,
+			g_render_state->cam.up // "up" vector
 		);
 #endif
 	}
diff --git a/src/renderer.h b/src/renderer.h
index 07ed7f3..e6ddfcf 100644
--- a/src/renderer.h
+++ b/src/renderer.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct render_state
 	v2i viewport_dims;
 	bool is_debug_draw;
 	SDL_Handles handles;
+	camera cam;
 
 	// TODO: testing lighting
 	rg_point_light* lights = nullptr;
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ void freeBuffers(render_state* rs);
 bool addTexture(SDL_Handles &handles, const char * path);
 camera& renGetCamera();
 v2f getUnprojectedCoords(int32 x, int32 y, int32 vp_width, int32 vp_height);
-v3f getCameraPosition();
 bool createScene(render_state* rs, std::vector<hex_info>* hexes, Entity* entities, uint32 entity_count);
 void moveCamera(bool up, bool left, bool down, bool right, bool forward, bool backward);
 void rollCamera(bool CW, bool CCW);