diff --git a/aiocraft/client.py b/aiocraft/client.py
index 52456dc..f39fb36 100644
--- a/aiocraft/client.py
+++ b/aiocraft/client.py
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ import asyncio
 from asyncio import Task
 from enum import Enum
 
+from typing import Dict
+
 from .dispatcher import Dispatcher
 from .mc.mctypes import VarInt
+from .mc.packet import Packet
+from .mc import proto
 
 class ConnectionState(Enum):
 	HANDSHAKING = 0
@@ -11,12 +15,24 @@ class ConnectionState(Enum):
 	LOGIN = 2
 	PLAY = 3
 
+def _registry_from_state(state:ConnectionState) -> Dict[int, Dict[int, Packet]]:
+	if state == ConnectionState.HANDSHAKING:
+		return proto.handshaking.clientbound.REGISTRY
+	if state == ConnectionState.STATUS:
+		return proto.status.clientbound.REGISTRY
+	if state == ConnectionState.LOGIN:
+		return proto.login.clientbound.REGISTRY
+	if state == ConnectionState.PLAY:
+		return proto.play.clientbound.REGISTRY
+
 class Client:
 	host:str
 	port:int
 
-	dispatcher : Dispatcher
+	proto : int
 	state : ConnectionState
+
+	dispatcher : Dispatcher
 	_processing : bool
 	_worker : Task
 
@@ -30,6 +46,7 @@ class Client:
 		self.host = host
 		self.port = port
 
+		self.proto = 340 # TODO default to max available proto
 		self.state = ConnectionState.HANDSHAKING
 		self.dispatcher = Dispatcher(host, port)
 		self._processing = False
@@ -44,27 +61,28 @@ class Client:
 	async def _logic_worker(self):
 		while self._processing:
 			buffer = await self.dispatcher.incoming.get()
-			if self.state == ConnectionState.HANDSHAKING:
-				self.handshaking_logic(buffer)
-			elif self.state == ConnectionState.LOGIN:
-				self.login_logic(buffer)
-			elif self.state == ConnectionState.PLAY:
-				self.play_logic(buffer)
 			
 			packet_id = VarInt.deserialize(buffer)
-			cls = PacketRegistry.state(self.state).clientbound.get(packet_id)
-			packet = cls(buffer)
+			cls = _registry_from_state(self.state)[self.proto][packet_id]
+			packet = cls.deserialize(buffer)
+
 			# Process packets? switch state, invoke callbacks? Maybe implement Reactors?
+			if self.state == ConnectionState.HANDSHAKING:
+				self.handshaking_logic(packet)
+			elif self.state == ConnectionState.LOGIN:
+				self.login_logic(packet)
+			elif self.state == ConnectionState.PLAY:
+				self.play_logic(packet)
 
-	async def handshaking_logic(self, buffer: bytes):
+	async def handshaking_logic(self, packet:Packet):
 		pass
 
-	async def status_logic(self, buffer: bytes):
+	async def status_logic(self, packet:Packet):
 		pass
 
-	async def login_logic(self, buffer: bytes):
+	async def login_logic(self, packet:Packet):
 		pass
 
-	async def play_logic(self, buffer: bytes):
+	async def play_logic(self, packet:Packet):
 		pass
 
diff --git a/aiocraft/dispatcher.py b/aiocraft/dispatcher.py
index 1a2b636..f1883e5 100644
--- a/aiocraft/dispatcher.py
+++ b/aiocraft/dispatcher.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import asyncio
 from asyncio import StreamReader, StreamWriter, Queue, Task
 from enum import Enum
 
+from .mc import proto
+
 class InvalidState(Exception):
 	pass
 
@@ -17,6 +19,13 @@ async def read_varint(stream: asyncio.StreamReader) -> int:
 		off += 1
 	return buf
 
+_STATE_REGS = {
+	ConnectionStatus.HANDSHAKING : proto.handshaking,
+	ConnectionStatus.STATUS : proto.status,
+	ConnectionStatus.LOGIN : proto.login,
+	ConnectionStatus.PLAY : proto.play,
+}
+
 class Dispatcher:
 	_down : StreamReader
 	_up   : StreamWriter
@@ -42,17 +51,34 @@ class Dispatcher:
 		)
 		self.connected = True
 
+		packet_handshake = proto.handshaking.serverbound.PacketSetProtocol(
+			self.proto,
+			protocolVersion=self.proto,
+			serverHost=self.host,
+			serverPost=self.port,
+			nextState=3, # play
+		)
+		packet_login = proto.login.serverbound.PacketLoginStart(340, username=self.username)
+
+		await self.outgoing.put(packet_handshake)
+		await self.outgoing.put(packet_login)
+
+		self._dispatching = True
+		self._reader = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self._down_worker())
+		self._writer = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self._up_worker())
+
 	async def _down_worker(self):
 		while self._dispatching:
 			length = await read_varint(self._down)
 			buffer = await self._down.read(length)
 			# TODO encryption
 			# TODO compression
-			await self.incoming.put(packet)
+			await self.incoming.put(buffer)
 
 	async def _up_worker(self):
 		while self._dispatching:
-			buffer = await self.outgoing.get()
+			packet = await self.outgoing.get()
+			buffer = packet.serialize()
 			length = len(buffer)
 			# TODO compression
 			# TODO encryption
@@ -62,9 +88,6 @@ class Dispatcher:
 		if self.connected:
 			raise InvalidState("Dispatcher already connected")
 		await self.connect()
-		self._dispatching = True
-		self._reader = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self._down_worker())
-		self._writer = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self._up_worker())
 
 	async def stop(self):
 		self._dispatching = False