diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index a5574e106..d0212861a 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ add_component_dir (version
 add_component_dir (openmw-mp
         Log
         PacketsController
-        Packets/PlayerPacket Packets/PacketBaseInfo Packets/PacketPosition Packets/PacketEquipment Packets/PacketAttack
-        Packets/PacketDynamicStats Packets/PacketCell Packets/PacketDrawState Packets/PacketChatMessage
+        Packets/BasePacket Packets/PlayerPacket Packets/PacketBaseInfo Packets/PacketPosition Packets/PacketEquipment
+        Packets/PacketAttack Packets/PacketDynamicStats Packets/PacketCell Packets/PacketDrawState Packets/PacketChatMessage
         Packets/PacketCharGen Packets/PacketAttribute Packets/PacketSkill Packets/PacketLevel Packets/PacketHandshake
         Packets/PacketGUIBoxes Packets/PacketClass Packets/PacketTime)
 
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..408b95c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <components/openmw-mp/NetworkMessages.hpp>
+#include <PacketPriority.h>
+#include <RakPeer.h>
+#include "BasePacket.hpp"
+
+using namespace mwmp;
+
+BasePacket::BasePacket(RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer)
+{
+    packetID = 0;
+    priority = HIGH_PRIORITY;
+    reliability = RELIABLE_ORDERED;
+    this->peer = peer;
+}
+
+BasePacket::~BasePacket()
+{
+
+}
+
+void BasePacket::SetReadStream(RakNet::BitStream *bitStream)
+{
+    bsRead = bitStream;
+}
+
+void BasePacket::SetSendStream(RakNet::BitStream *bitStream)
+{
+    bsSend = bitStream;
+}
+
+void BasePacket::SetStreams(RakNet::BitStream *inStream, RakNet::BitStream *outStream)
+{
+    if (inStream != 0)
+        bsRead = inStream;
+    if (outStream != 0)
+        bsSend = outStream;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88b963734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_BASEPACKET_HPP
+#define OPENMW_BASEPACKET_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+#include <RakNetTypes.h>
+#include <BitStream.h>
+#include <PacketPriority.h>
+#include <components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp>
+
+
+namespace mwmp
+{
+    class BasePacket
+    {
+    public:
+        BasePacket(RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer);
+
+        ~BasePacket();
+
+        void SetReadStream(RakNet::BitStream *bitStream);
+        void SetSendStream(RakNet::BitStream *bitStream);
+        void SetStreams(RakNet::BitStream *inStream, RakNet::BitStream *outStream);
+
+        static size_t headerSize()
+        {
+            return (size_t)(1 + RakNet::RakNetGUID::size()); // packetID + RakNetGUID (uint64_t)
+        }
+
+        unsigned char GetPacketID()
+        {
+            return packetID;
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        template<class templateType>
+        void RW(templateType &data, unsigned int size, bool write)
+        {
+            if (write)
+                bs->Write(data, size);
+            else
+                bs->Read(data, size);
+        }
+
+        template<class templateType>
+        void RW(templateType &data, bool write)
+        {
+            if (write)
+                bs->Write(data);
+            else
+                bs->Read(data);
+        }
+
+        void RW(bool &data, bool write)
+        {
+            char _data;
+            if (write)
+            {
+                _data = data;
+                bs->Write(_data);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                bs->Read(_data);
+                data = _data;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        void RW(std::string &str, bool write)
+        {
+            if (write)
+            {
+                RakNet::RakString rstr(str.c_str());
+                bs->Write(rstr);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                RakNet::RakString rstr;
+                bs->Read(rstr);
+                str = rstr.C_String();
+            }
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        unsigned char packetID;
+        PacketReliability reliability;
+        PacketPriority priority;
+        RakNet::BitStream *bsRead, *bsSend, *bs;
+        RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif //OPENMW_BASEPACKET_HPP
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/PlayerPacket.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/PlayerPacket.cpp
index 08ef332af..823be9ab7 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/PlayerPacket.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/PlayerPacket.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void PlayerPacket::Packet(RakNet::BitStream *bs, BasePlayer *player, bool send)
     }
 }
 
-PlayerPacket::PlayerPacket(RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer)
+PlayerPacket::PlayerPacket(RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer) : BasePacket(peer)
 {
     packetID = 0;
     priority = HIGH_PRIORITY;
@@ -49,16 +49,6 @@ void PlayerPacket::Read(BasePlayer *player)
     Packet(bsRead, player, false);
 }
 
-void PlayerPacket::SetReadStream(RakNet::BitStream *bitStream)
-{
-    bsRead = bitStream;
-}
-
-void PlayerPacket::SetSendStream(RakNet::BitStream *bitStream)
-{
-    bsSend = bitStream;
-}
-
 void PlayerPacket::RequestData(RakNet::RakNetGUID player)
 {
     bsSend->ResetWritePointer();
@@ -66,11 +56,3 @@ void PlayerPacket::RequestData(RakNet::RakNetGUID player)
     bsSend->Write(player);
     peer->Send(bsSend, HIGH_PRIORITY, RELIABLE_ORDERED, 0, player, false);
 }
-
-void PlayerPacket::SetStreams(RakNet::BitStream *inStream, RakNet::BitStream *outStream)
-{
-    if (inStream != 0)
-        bsRead = inStream;
-    if (outStream != 0)
-        bsSend = outStream;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/PlayerPacket.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/PlayerPacket.hpp
index fe45f1e23..9281baf87 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/PlayerPacket.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/PlayerPacket.hpp
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 #include <PacketPriority.h>
 #include <components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp>
 
+#include "BasePacket.hpp"
+
 
 namespace mwmp
 {
-    class PlayerPacket
+    class PlayerPacket : public BasePacket
     {
     public:
         PlayerPacket(RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer);
@@ -25,10 +27,6 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         virtual void RequestData(RakNet::RakNetGUID player);
 
-        void SetReadStream(RakNet::BitStream *bitStream);
-        void SetSendStream(RakNet::BitStream *bitStream);
-        void SetStreams(RakNet::BitStream *inStream, RakNet::BitStream *outStream);
-
         static size_t headerSize()
         {
             return (size_t)(1 + RakNet::RakNetGUID::size()); // packetID + RakNetGUID (uint64_t)
@@ -39,65 +37,8 @@ namespace mwmp
             return packetID;
         }
 
-    protected:
-        template<class templateType>
-        void RW(templateType &data, unsigned int size, bool write)
-        {
-            if (write)
-                bs->Write(data, size);
-            else
-                bs->Read(data, size);
-        }
-
-        template<class templateType>
-        void RW(templateType &data, bool write)
-        {
-            if (write)
-                bs->Write(data);
-            else
-                bs->Read(data);
-        }
-
-        void RW(bool &data, bool write)
-        {
-            char _data;
-            if (write)
-            {
-                _data = data;
-                bs->Write(_data);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                bs->Read(_data);
-                data = _data;
-            }
-        }
-
-
-        void RW(std::string &str, bool write)
-        {
-            if (write)
-            {
-                RakNet::RakString rstr(str.c_str());
-                bs->Write(rstr);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                RakNet::RakString rstr;
-                bs->Read(rstr);
-                str = rstr.C_String();
-            }
-        }
-
     protected:
         BasePlayer *player;
-        unsigned char packetID;
-        PacketReliability reliability;
-        PacketPriority priority;
-
-    private:
-        RakNet::BitStream *bsRead, *bsSend, *bs;
-        RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer;
 
     };
 }
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/PacketsController.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/PacketsController.cpp
index e27f33c4d..19f82f938 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/PacketsController.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/PacketsController.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "Packets/PacketClass.hpp"
 #include "Packets/PacketPosition.hpp"
 #include "Packets/PacketBaseInfo.hpp"
-#include "components/openmw-mp/Packets/PacketEquipment.hpp"
+#include "Packets/PacketEquipment.hpp"
 #include "Packets/PacketAttack.hpp"
 #include "Packets/PacketDynamicStats.hpp"
 #include "Packets/PacketResurrect.hpp"