diff --git a/src/Game1.cs b/src/Game1.cs
index 061b2b7..00f6c75 100644
--- a/src/Game1.cs
+++ b/src/Game1.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input;
-
+using World;
 namespace tunnet;
 
 public class Game1 : Game
 {
     private GraphicsDeviceManager _graphics;
     private SpriteBatch _spriteBatch;
+    private Dictionary<Point, Chunk> _chunks;
 
     public Game1()
     {
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ public class Game1 : Game
     protected override void Initialize()
     {
         // TODO: Add your initialization logic here
+        _chunks = new Dictionary<Point, Chunk>();
 
         base.Initialize();
     }
diff --git a/src/src/World.cs b/src/src/World.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65ea2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/src/World.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+//
+namespace World;
+
+public class Tile
+{
+    public int Id { get; }
+    public Tile(int id) => Id = id;
+    public static Tile FromId(int id) => new Tile(id);
+}
+public class Chunk
+{
+    public const int Width = 16;
+    public const int Height = 16;
+    public Tile[,] Tiles { get; private set; }
+
+    public Chunk()
+    {
+        Tiles = new Tile[Width, Height];
+    }
+}
+
+public static class ChunkStorage
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Saves the given chunk to disk in a compact binary format:  
+    /// Width×Height consecutive Int32 tile IDs.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static void Save(string filePath, Chunk chunk)
+    {
+        if (chunk == null)
+            throw new System.ArgumentNullException(nameof(chunk));
+
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(filePath) ?? ".");
+        using var fs = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
+        using var writer = new BinaryWriter(fs);
+
+        for (int x = 0; x < Chunk.Width; x++)
+        {
+            for (int y = 0; y < Chunk.Height; y++)
+            {
+                // write each tile’s ID
+                writer.Write(chunk.Tiles[x, y]?.Id ?? 0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    public static void Save(int chunkX, int chunkY, Chunk chunk)
+    {
+        Save($"{chunkX}_{chunkY}.chunk", chunk);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Loads a chunk from the binary file format produced by Save().
+    /// </summary>
+    public static Chunk Load(string filePath)
+    {
+        if (!File.Exists(filePath))
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Chunk file not found", filePath);
+
+        var chunk = new Chunk();
+        using var fs = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+        using var reader = new BinaryReader(fs);
+
+        for (int x = 0; x < Chunk.Width; x++)
+            for (int y = 0; y < Chunk.Height; y++)
+            {
+                int id = reader.ReadInt32();
+                chunk.Tiles[x, y] = Tile.FromId(id);
+            }
+
+        return chunk;
+    }
+    public static Chunk Load(int chunkX, int chunkY)
+    {
+        var filePath = $"{chunkX}_{chunkY}.chunk";
+        if (File.Exists(filePath))
+            return Load(filePath);
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+public class WorldMap
+{
+    private readonly Dictionary<Point, Chunk> _loadedChunks = new Dictionary<Point, Chunk>();
+
+    // Get a chunk (load if not in memory)
+    public Chunk GetChunk(int chunkX, int chunkY)
+    {
+        var key = new Point(chunkX, chunkY);
+        if (!_loadedChunks.TryGetValue(key, out Chunk chunk))
+        {
+            chunk = ChunkStorage.Load(chunkX, chunkY);// LoadChunkFromDisk(chunkX, chunkY); // Or generate
+            _loadedChunks[key] = chunk;
+        }
+        return chunk;
+    }
+
+    // Access a specific tile
+    public Tile GetTile(int worldX, int worldY)
+    {
+        int chunkX = worldX / Chunk.Width;
+        int chunkY = worldY / Chunk.Height;
+        int tileX = worldX % Chunk.Width;
+        int tileY = worldY % Chunk.Height;
+
+        // Handle negative coordinates
+        if (tileX < 0) tileX += Chunk.Width;
+        if (tileY < 0) tileY += Chunk.Height;
+
+        return GetChunk(chunkX, chunkY).Tiles[tileX, tileY];
+    }
+
+    // Unload distant chunks (memory management)
+    public void UnloadChunks(Point currentChunk, int keepRadius)
+    {
+        var keysToRemove = new List<Point>();
+        foreach (var key in _loadedChunks.Keys)
+        {
+            if (System.Math.Abs(key.X - currentChunk.X) > keepRadius ||
+                System.Math.Abs(key.Y - currentChunk.Y) > keepRadius)
+            {
+                ChunkStorage.Save(key.X, key.Y, _loadedChunks[key]); // Persist if needed
+                keysToRemove.Add(key);
+            }
+        }
+        keysToRemove.ForEach(k => _loadedChunks.Remove(k));
+    }
+}
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