diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/use-self-entity.js b/packages/core/src/hooks/use-self-entity.js
index 321ce68..3694be0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/use-self-entity.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/use-self-entity.js
@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@ export default () => {
     if (!room) {
       return;
     }
-    setEntity(room.findEntity(selfEntity));
+    const augmentSelfEntity = async (entity) => {
+      if (entity) {
+        await entity.addTraits({
+          Controllable: {},
+          Followed: {},
+        });
+      }
+      setEntity(entity);
+    };
+    augmentSelfEntity(room.findEntity(selfEntity));
   }, [room, selfEntity]);
   return entity;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/traits/informed.js b/packages/core/src/traits/informed.js
index 7b80d2d..d75f5ba 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/traits/informed.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/traits/informed.js
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import {SenderSynchronizer} from '@avocado/s13n';
 
 export default (latus) => class Informed extends Trait {
 
-  static type() {
-    return 'informed';
-  }
-
   #synchronizer = new SenderSynchronizer(latus);
 
+  static dependencies() {
+    return [
+      'Followed',
+    ];
+  }
+
   destroy() {
     this.#synchronizer.destroy();
   }
diff --git a/packages/universe/src/server/packets/join.js b/packages/universe/src/server/packets/join.js
index d96eeee..6b89fb0 100644
--- a/packages/universe/src/server/packets/join.js
+++ b/packages/universe/src/server/packets/join.js
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ export default (latus) => class ServerJoin extends Join() {
           'cha0s',
           'index.entity.json',
         ),
+        traits: {
+          Controllable: {},
+          Informed: {},
+        },
       },
     );
     player = universe.addPlayer({