diff --git a/src/store/actions/index.js b/src/store/actions/index.js
index 7ca376e..f91bfed 100644
--- a/src/store/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/store/actions/index.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export function zoomOut(zoompoint) {
 
 export function requestBigChunk(center) {
   return {
-    type: 'REQUEST_BIG_CHUNK',
+    type: 'REQ_BIG_CHUNK',
     center,
   };
 }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export function receiveBigChunk(
   chunk,
 ) {
   return {
-    type: 'RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK',
+    type: 'REC_BIG_CHUNK',
     center,
     chunk,
   };
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export function receiveBigChunk(
 
 export function receiveBigChunkFailure(center, error) {
   return {
-    type: 'RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK_FAILURE',
+    type: 'REC_BIG_CHUNK_FAILURE',
     center,
     error,
   };
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export function receiveCoolDown(
   wait,
 ) {
   return {
-    type: 'RECEIVE_COOLDOWN',
+    type: 'REC_COOLDOWN',
     wait,
   };
 }
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export function receiveMe(
   me,
 ) {
   return {
-    type: 'RECEIVE_ME',
+    type: 'REC_ME',
     ...me,
   };
 }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export function receiveStats(
 ) {
   const { ranking: totalRanking, dailyRanking: totalDailyRanking } = rankings;
   return {
-    type: 'RECEIVE_STATS',
+    type: 'REC_STATS',
     totalRanking,
     totalDailyRanking,
   };
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export function receiveStats(
 
 export function receiveOnline(online) {
   return {
-    type: 'RECEIVE_ONLINE',
+    type: 'REC_ONLINE',
     online,
   };
 }
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ export function receiveChatMessage(
   isRead,
 ) {
   return {
-    type: 'RECEIVE_CHAT_MESSAGE',
+    type: 'REC_CHAT_MESSAGE',
     name,
     text,
     country,
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export function receiveChatMessage(
  * check socket/packets/PixelReturn.js for args
  */
 export function storeReceivePixelReturn(args) {
-  args.type = 'RECEIVE_PIXEL_RETURN';
+  args.type = 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN';
   return args;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/store/actions/thunks.js b/src/store/actions/thunks.js
index 3816452..f901bac 100644
--- a/src/store/actions/thunks.js
+++ b/src/store/actions/thunks.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function receiveChatHistory(
   history,
 ) {
   return {
-    type: 'RECEIVE_CHAT_HISTORY',
+    type: 'REC_CHAT_HISTORY',
     cid,
     history,
   };
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/audio.js b/src/store/middleware/audio.js
index 19004ae..e053c02 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/audio.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/audio.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
         break;
       }
 
-      case 'RECEIVE_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+      case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
         switch (action.retCode) {
           case 0: {
             // successfully placed pixel
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
         break;
       }
 
-      case 'RECEIVE_CHAT_MESSAGE': {
+      case 'REC_CHAT_MESSAGE': {
         if (chatNotify) break;
 
         const { isPing, channel } = action;
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/extensions.js b/src/store/middleware/extensions.js
index 5b540e6..cda3b97 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/extensions.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/extensions.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default () => (next) => (action) => {
       break;
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK': {
+    case 'REC_BIG_CHUNK': {
       /*
        * chunk: ChunkRGB or ChunkRGB3D object,
        *        see ui/ChunkRGB.js and ui/ChunkRGB3D.js
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/notifications.js b/src/store/middleware/notifications.js
index dc6220a..293d479 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/notifications.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/notifications.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
   try {
     if (!document.hasFocus()) {
       switch (action.type) {
-        case 'RECEIVE_ME': {
+        case 'REC_ME': {
           if (window.Notification
             && Notification.permission !== 'granted'
             && Notification.permission !== 'denied'
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
           break;
         }
 
-        case 'RECEIVE_CHAT_MESSAGE': {
+        case 'REC_CHAT_MESSAGE': {
           const state = store.getState();
           const { chatNotify } = state.audio;
           if (!chatNotify) break;
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/placePixelControl.js b/src/store/middleware/placePixelControl.js
index 2a52cd6..90e1b60 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/placePixelControl.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/placePixelControl.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
   const ret = next(action);
 
   switch (action.type) {
-    case 'RECEIVE_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+    case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
       const renderer = getRenderer();
       const {
         retCode,
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/rendererHook.js b/src/store/middleware/rendererHook.js
index 0f915aa..9b24089 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/rendererHook.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/rendererHook.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
   switch (type) {
     case 'RELOAD_URL':
     case 'SELECT_CANVAS':
-    case 'RECEIVE_ME': {
+    case 'REC_ME': {
       const renderer = getRenderer();
       const { is3D } = state.canvas;
 
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
       break;
     }
 
-    case 'REQUEST_BIG_CHUNK':
+    case 'REQ_BIG_CHUNK':
     case 'PRE_LOADED_BIG_CHUNK':
-    case 'RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK':
-    case 'RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK_FAILURE': {
+    case 'REC_BIG_CHUNK':
+    case 'REC_BIG_CHUNK_FAILURE': {
       const renderer = getRenderer();
       renderer.forceNextRender = true;
       break;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
       break;
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+    case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
       const renderer = getRenderer();
       renderer.forceNextSubrender = true;
       const { coolDownSeconds } = action;
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/socketClientHook.js b/src/store/middleware/socketClientHook.js
index 9b4e61b..87635ba 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/socketClientHook.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/socketClientHook.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import SocketClient from '../../socket/SocketClient';
 
 export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
-    case 'RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK':
-    case 'RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK_FAILURE': {
+    case 'REC_BIG_CHUNK':
+    case 'REC_BIG_CHUNK_FAILURE': {
       if (!action.center) {
         break;
       }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
     case 'RELOAD_URL':
     case 'SELECT_CANVAS':
-    case 'RECEIVE_ME': {
+    case 'REC_ME': {
       const state = store.getState();
       const { canvasId } = state.canvas;
       SocketClient.setCanvas(canvasId);
diff --git a/src/store/middleware/title.js b/src/store/middleware/title.js
index cd40ccd..1883fce 100644
--- a/src/store/middleware/title.js
+++ b/src/store/middleware/title.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default (store) => (next) => (action) => {
 
 
     case 'SELECT_CANVAS':
-    case 'RECEIVE_ME':
+    case 'REC_ME':
     case 'RELOAD_URL':
     case 'ON_VIEW_FINISH_CHANGE': {
       const state = store.getState();
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/canvas.js b/src/store/reducers/canvas.js
index 4603fdc..11314bd 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/canvas.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/canvas.js
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ export default function canvasReducer(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_ME': {
+    case 'REC_ME': {
       const { canvases } = action;
       let { canvasIdent, scale, view } = state;
 
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/chat.js b/src/store/reducers/chat.js
index d8a2fb7..dca0bf4 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/chat.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/chat.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default function chat(
   action,
 ) {
   switch (action.type) {
-    case 'RECEIVE_ME':
+    case 'REC_ME':
     case 'LOGIN': {
       // making sure object keys are numbers
       const channels = {};
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export default function chat(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_CHAT_MESSAGE': {
+    case 'REC_CHAT_MESSAGE': {
       const {
         name, text, country, channel, user,
       } = action;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export default function chat(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_CHAT_HISTORY': {
+    case 'REC_CHAT_HISTORY': {
       const { cid, history } = action;
       for (let i = 0; i < history.length; i += 1) {
         msgId += 1;
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/chatRead.js b/src/store/reducers/chatRead.js
index d54dd84..72b66ae 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/chatRead.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/chatRead.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function chatRead(
   action,
 ) {
   switch (action.type) {
-    case 'RECEIVE_ME':
+    case 'REC_ME':
     case 'LOGIN': {
       const { channels } = action;
       const cids = Object.keys(channels);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default function chatRead(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_CHAT_MESSAGE': {
+    case 'REC_CHAT_MESSAGE': {
       const { channel: cid, isRead } = action;
       const readTs = isRead
         ? {
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/fetching.js b/src/store/reducers/fetching.js
index f22f913..f12675c 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/fetching.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/fetching.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default function fetching(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'REQUEST_BIG_CHUNK': {
+    case 'REQ_BIG_CHUNK': {
       const {
         fetchingChunks,
       } = state;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default function fetching(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK': {
+    case 'REC_BIG_CHUNK': {
       const { fetchingChunks } = state;
 
       return {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default function fetching(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK_FAILURE': {
+    case 'REC_BIG_CHUNK_FAILURE': {
       const { fetchingChunks } = state;
 
       return {
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/ranks.js b/src/store/reducers/ranks.js
index b9d5df2..373bede 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/ranks.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/ranks.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function ranks(
   action,
 ) {
   switch (action.type) {
-    case 'RECEIVE_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+    case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
       const {
         rankedPxlCnt,
       } = action;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default function ranks(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_ONLINE': {
+    case 'REC_ONLINE': {
       const { online } = action;
       return {
         ...state,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default function ranks(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_ME':
+    case 'REC_ME':
     case 'LOGIN': {
       const {
         totalPixels,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default function ranks(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_STATS': {
+    case 'REC_STATS': {
       const { totalRanking, totalDailyRanking } = action;
       const lastFetch = Date.now();
       return {
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/user.js b/src/store/reducers/user.js
index b2939df..4bb61a8 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/user.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/user.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default function user(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_PIXEL_RETURN': {
+    case 'REC_PIXEL_RETURN': {
       const {
         wait: duration,
       } = action;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function user(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_COOLDOWN': {
+    case 'REC_COOLDOWN': {
       const { wait: duration } = action;
       const wait = duration
         ? Date.now() + duration
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function user(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_ME':
+    case 'REC_ME':
     case 'LOGIN': {
       const {
         id,
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/windows.js b/src/store/reducers/windows.js
index d53deed..fad4d4b 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/windows.js
+++ b/src/store/reducers/windows.js
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export default function windows(
       };
     }
 
-    case 'RECEIVE_ME':
+    case 'REC_ME':
     case 'WINDOW_RESIZE': {
       const {
         innerWidth: width,
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ export default function windows(
       let { windows: newWindows, args, positions } = state;
       const showWindows = width > SCREEN_WIDTH_THRESHOLD;
 
-      if (action.type === 'RECEIVE_ME') {
+      if (action.type === 'REC_ME') {
         if (!showWindows) {
           // reset on phones on every refresh
           return initialState;
diff --git a/src/ui/ChunkRGB.js b/src/ui/ChunkRGB.js
index 1da4417..0cc82dd 100644
--- a/src/ui/ChunkRGB.js
+++ b/src/ui/ChunkRGB.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ChunkRGB {
   isBasechunk;
 
   constructor(palette, zoom = 0, cx = 0, cy = 0) {
-    // isBasechunk gets set to true by RECEIVE_BIG_CHUNK
+    // isBasechunk gets set to true by REC_BIG_CHUNK
     // if true => chunk got requested from api/chunk and
     //            receives websocket pixel updates
     // if false => chunk is an zoomed png tile