diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 543c203..32c5f54 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,4 +20,12 @@ criterion = { version = "^0.5" }
 
 [[bench]]
 name = "systems_benchmark"
-harness = false
\ No newline at end of file
+harness = false
+
+# Enable max optimizations for dependencies, but not for our code:
+[profile.dev.package."*"]
+opt-level = 3
+
+# Enable only a small amount of optimization in debug mode
+# [profile.dev]
+# opt-level = 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ai/approach_ai_system.rs b/src/ai/approach_ai_system.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b54286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ai/approach_ai_system.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+use crate::{EntityMoved, Map, Position, TakingTurn, Telepath, Viewshed, WantsToApproach};
+use rltk::prelude::*;
+use specs::prelude::*;
+
+pub struct ApproachAI {}
+
+impl<'a> System<'a> for ApproachAI {
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+    type SystemData = (
+        WriteStorage<'a, TakingTurn>,
+        WriteStorage<'a, WantsToApproach>,
+        WriteStorage<'a, Position>,
+        WriteExpect<'a, Map>,
+        WriteStorage<'a, Viewshed>,
+        WriteStorage<'a, Telepath>,
+        WriteStorage<'a, EntityMoved>,
+        Entities<'a>,
+    );
+
+    fn run(&mut self, data: Self::SystemData) {
+        let (
+            mut turns,
+            mut wants_to_approach,
+            mut positions,
+            mut map,
+            mut viewsheds,
+            mut telepaths,
+            mut entity_moved,
+            entities,
+        ) = data;
+        let mut turn_done: Vec<Entity> = Vec::new();
+        for (entity, mut pos, approach, mut viewshed, _turn) in
+            (&entities, &mut positions, &wants_to_approach, &mut viewsheds, &turns).join()
+        {
+            turn_done.push(entity);
+            let path = a_star_search(
+                map.xy_idx(pos.x, pos.y) as i32,
+                map.xy_idx(approach.idx % map.width, approach.idx / map.width) as i32,
+                &mut *map,
+            );
+            if path.success && path.steps.len() > 1 {
+                let mut idx = map.xy_idx(pos.x, pos.y);
+                map.blocked[idx] = false;
+                pos.x = path.steps[1] as i32 % map.width;
+                pos.y = path.steps[1] as i32 / map.width;
+                entity_moved.insert(entity, EntityMoved {}).expect("Unable to insert EntityMoved");
+                idx = map.xy_idx(pos.x, pos.y);
+                map.blocked[idx] = true;
+                viewshed.dirty = true;
+                if let Some(telepath) = telepaths.get_mut(entity) {
+                    telepath.dirty = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        wants_to_approach.clear();
+        for done in turn_done.iter() {
+            turns.remove(*done);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ai/mod.rs b/src/ai/mod.rs
index 0b54d07..8703344 100644
--- a/src/ai/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ai/mod.rs
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ mod adjacent_ai_system;
 pub use adjacent_ai_system::AdjacentAI;
 mod visible_ai_system;
 pub use visible_ai_system::VisibleAI;
+mod approach_ai_system;
+pub use approach_ai_system::ApproachAI;
diff --git a/src/ai/visible_ai_system.rs b/src/ai/visible_ai_system.rs
index b675d0b..720d74e 100644
--- a/src/ai/visible_ai_system.rs
+++ b/src/ai/visible_ai_system.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub struct VisibleAI {}
 impl<'a> System<'a> for VisibleAI {
     #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
     type SystemData = (
-        WriteStorage<'a, TakingTurn>,
+        ReadStorage<'a, TakingTurn>,
         ReadStorage<'a, Faction>,
         ReadStorage<'a, Position>,
         ReadExpect<'a, Map>,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl<'a> System<'a> for VisibleAI {
 
     fn run(&mut self, data: Self::SystemData) {
         let (
-            mut turns,
+            turns,
             factions,
             positions,
             map,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 73713b4..8a605a2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ impl State {
         let mut quip_system = ai::QuipSystem {};
         let mut adjacent_ai = ai::AdjacentAI {};
         let mut visible_ai = ai::VisibleAI {};
+        let mut approach_ai = ai::ApproachAI {};
         let mut mob = ai::MonsterAI {};
         let mut bystanders = ai::BystanderAI {};
         let mut trigger_system = trigger_system::TriggerSystem {};
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ impl State {
         quip_system.run_now(&self.ecs);
         adjacent_ai.run_now(&self.ecs);
         visible_ai.run_now(&self.ecs);
+        approach_ai.run_now(&self.ecs);
         mob.run_now(&self.ecs);
         bystanders.run_now(&self.ecs);
         trigger_system.run_now(&self.ecs);