diff --git a/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/bomb_spawner.rs b/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/bomb_spawner.rs
index 645b1d8da..30927b94a 100644
--- a/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/bomb_spawner.rs
+++ b/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/bomb_spawner.rs
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ use godot::prelude::*;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BombArgs {
     position: Vector2,
-    player_idx: i64,
+    player_id: i64,
 }
 
 impl BombArgs {
-    pub fn new(position: Vector2, player_idx: i64) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(position: Vector2, player_id: i64) -> Self {
         Self {
             position,
-            player_idx,
+            player_id,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ impl FromGodot for BombArgs {
             .get(0)
             .ok_or(ConvertError::new("couldn't find position for bomb spawn!"))?
             .try_to::<Vector2>()?;
-        let player_idx = via
+        let player_id = via
             .get(1)
-            .ok_or(ConvertError::new(
-                "couldn't find player idx for bomb spawn!",
-            ))?
+            .ok_or(ConvertError::new("couldn't find player id for bomb spawn!"))?
             .try_to::<i64>()?;
         Ok(Self {
             position,
-            player_idx,
+            player_id,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ impl ToGodot for BombArgs {
     type ToVia<'v> = VariantArray where Self: 'v;
 
     fn to_godot(&self) -> Self::ToVia<'_> {
-        varray![self.position.to_variant(), self.player_idx.to_variant()]
+        varray![self.position.to_variant(), self.player_id.to_variant()]
     }
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ impl BombSpawner {
             panic!("couldn't instantiate bomb scene!")
         };
         bomb.set_position(args.position);
-        bomb.bind_mut().from_player = args.player_idx;
+        bomb.bind_mut().from_player = args.player_id;
         bomb
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/game_state.rs b/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/game_state.rs
index e4269d762..0625f2c44 100644
--- a/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/game_state.rs
+++ b/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/game_state.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ impl GameState {
         let Some(world) = self.game_board.as_mut() else {
             panic!("no game board!")
         };
-        for (i, (player_idx, player_name)) in self.players.iter().enumerate() {
+        for (i, (player_id, player_name)) in self.players.iter().enumerate() {
             let spawn_marker = world
                 .bind_mut()
                 .spawn_points
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ impl GameState {
                 panic!("Couldn't instantiate player scene!")
             };
             player.bind_mut().synced_position = spawn_marker.get_position();
-            player.bind_mut().player_idx = *player_idx;
-            player.set_name(GString::from(player_idx.to_string()));
+            player.bind_mut().player_id = *player_id;
+            player.set_name(GString::from(player_id.to_string()));
             world.bind_mut().players.add_child(&player);
             player.bind_mut().label.set_text(player_name.clone());
         }
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ impl GameState {
             .unwrap()
             .add_child(&world);
 
-        for (player_idx, player_name) in self.players.iter() {
+        for (player_id, player_name) in self.players.iter() {
             world
                 .bind_mut()
                 .score
                 .bind_mut()
-                .add_player(*player_idx, player_name.clone());
+                .add_player(*player_id, player_name.clone());
         }
         self.game_board = Some(world);
         self.base().get_tree().unwrap().set_pause(false);
diff --git a/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/player.rs b/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/player.rs
index 26c6a9080..32f71932c 100644
--- a/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/player.rs
+++ b/examples/multiplayer-bomber/rust/src/player.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct Player {
     #[export]
     pub synced_position: Vector2,
     #[export]
-    pub player_idx: i32,
+    pub player_id: i32,
     last_bomb_time: f64,
     #[init(val = OnReady::manual())]
     multiplayer: OnReady<Gd<MultiplayerApi>>,
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ impl ICharacterBody2D for Player {
         self.base_mut().set_position(pos);
         self.multiplayer
             .init(self.base().get_multiplayer().unwrap());
-        self.inputs_sync.set_multiplayer_authority(self.player_idx);
+        self.inputs_sync.set_multiplayer_authority(self.player_id);
     }
 
     fn physics_process(&mut self, delta: f64) {
         if self.multiplayer.get_multiplayer_peer().is_none()
-            || self.multiplayer.get_unique_id() == self.player_idx
+            || self.multiplayer.get_unique_id() == self.player_id
         {
             self.inputs.bind_mut().update();
         }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl ICharacterBody2D for Player {
             {
                 self.last_bomb_time = 0.0;
                 let bomb_args =
-                    BombArgs::new(self.base().get_position(), self.player_idx as i64).to_variant();
+                    BombArgs::new(self.base().get_position(), self.player_id as i64).to_variant();
                 GameState::singleton().emit_signal("spawn_bomb".into(), &[bomb_args]);
             }
         } else {