diff --git a/control.go b/control.go
index a1b8985..286e3c9 100644
--- a/control.go
+++ b/control.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/smcquay/idg"
 	"golang.org/x/net/websocket"
 )
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func (h JsonHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 // Controller is the shepherd of a collection of games. The main package in
 // server simply populates one of these and starts an http server.
 type Controller struct {
-	Idg        *IdGenerator
+	Idg        *idg.Generator
 	Conf       Config
 	Games      MapLock
 	Memprofile string
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 // Controller.
 func NewController(conf Config, mprof, pprof string) *http.ServeMux {
 	c := &Controller{
-		Idg:  NewIdGenerator(),
+		Idg:  idg.NewGenerator(),
 		Conf: conf,
 		Games: MapLock{
 			M: make(map[string]*Game),
diff --git a/id.go b/id.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f6bf294..0000000
--- a/id.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package server
-
-import (
-	"crypto/md5"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// This thing contains a channel that when initialized (see NewIdGenerator)
-// will return a bunch of (as best as I can tell) unique md5 hashes.
-//
-// we use this for naming players, games, etc.
-//
-// It will consume a single goroutine
-type IdGenerator struct {
-	id chan int64
-}
-
-func NewIdGenerator() *IdGenerator {
-	return &IdGenerator{
-		id: make(chan int64),
-	}
-}
-
-// Run is called (typically in a gorotine) to allow for queries to be made
-// against IdGenerator.id throgh the Hash method.
-func (idg *IdGenerator) Run() {
-	var i int64
-	for i = 0; ; i++ {
-		idg.id <- i
-	}
-}
-
-// Hash is the method used by a properly instantiated IdGenerator that gives
-// fairly unique strings. They are currently truncated md5 hashes of the time
-// plus a unique counter
-func (id *IdGenerator) Hash() string {
-	h := md5.New()
-	ns := time.Now().UnixNano() + <-id.id
-	io.WriteString(h, fmt.Sprintf("%d", ns))
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", h.Sum(nil))[:8]
-}
diff --git a/id_test.go b/id_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 24b4bf2..0000000
--- a/id_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package server
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestIDGenerator(t *testing.T) {
-	cache := make(map[string]bool)
-	var cur string
-	gg := NewIdGenerator()
-	go gg.Run()
-	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
-		cur = gg.Hash()
-		if _, ok := cache[cur]; ok {
-			t.Errorf("unexpected duplicate key")
-		}
-		cache[cur] = true
-	}
-}
diff --git a/robot.go b/robot.go
index 5a25d7f..f3a2484 100644
--- a/robot.go
+++ b/robot.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 
+	"github.com/smcquay/idg"
+
 	v "bitbucket.org/hackerbots/vector"
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ type Robot struct {
 	ProbeResult    *Collision  `json:"probe_result"`
 	gameStats      *BotStats   `json:"-"`
 	Delta          float64     `json:"-"`
-	idg            *IdGenerator
+	idg            *idg.Generator
 }
 
 // Collision is basically a Point2d.