diff --git a/cart.wren b/cart.wren
index b9af6dc..331fd0d 100644
--- a/cart.wren
+++ b/cart.wren
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Color {
 	static green_light { 5 }
 	static green { 6 }
 	static green_dark { 7 }
+	static white { 12 }
 }
 
 class Star {
@@ -157,6 +158,9 @@ class Player {
 	}
 
 	draw() {
+		if (!_alive) {
+			return
+		}
 		TIC.spr(256, _x - _w / 2, _y - _h / 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 2)
 		for (b in _bullets) {
 			b.draw()
@@ -178,22 +182,34 @@ class Player {
 
 class Explosion {
 	construct new(x, y) {
-		System.print("explosion at %(x), %(y)")
 		_x = x
 		_y = y
-		_countdown = 30
+		_countdown = 10
+		_t = 0
 	}
 
-	expired { _countdown < 0 }
+	expired { _t > _countdown }
 
 	update() {
-		//System.print("explosion countdown %(_countdown)")
-		_countdown = _countdown - 1
+		_t = _t + 1
 	}
 
 	draw() {
-		var size = 10
-		TIC.circ(_x, _y, size, 2)
+		if (_t <= 2) {
+			TIC.circ(_x, _y, 10, Color.white)
+		} else if (_t <= 4) {
+			TIC.circ(_x, _y, 10, Color.red)
+		} else if (_t <= 6) {
+			TIC.circ(_x - 4, _y - 4, 4, Color.white)
+			TIC.circ(_x - 4, _y + 4, 4, Color.white)
+			TIC.circ(_x + 4, _y + 4, 4, Color.white)
+			TIC.circ(_x + 4, _y - 4, 4, Color.white)
+		} else if (_t <= 8) {
+			TIC.circ(_x - 4, _y - 4, 4, Color.red)
+			TIC.circ(_x - 4, _y + 4, 4, Color.red)
+			TIC.circ(_x + 4, _y + 4, 4, Color.red)
+			TIC.circ(_x + 4, _y - 4, 4, Color.red)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -259,14 +275,8 @@ class World {
 			v.update()
 		}
 
-		// Collect
-		while (_stars.count > 0 && _stars[0].expired) {
-			_stars.removeAt(0)
-		}
-
-		collect(_enemies)
-		collect(_vfx)
-
+		// Generation
+		//
 		// small stars
 		if (_t % 30 == 0) {
 			_stars.add(Star.new(W, R.int(0,H), 1, 1, 12))
@@ -280,15 +290,24 @@ class World {
 			_stars.add(Star.new(W, R.int(0,H), width, speed, 13))
 		}
 
-		if (_player.alive) {
-			_t = _t + 1
-		}
-
+		// Map scrolling
 		if (_t % _world_scroll_speed == 0) {
 			_world_x = _world_x + 1
 		}
 		_w_offset_x = -(_t % _world_scroll_speed) / (_world_scroll_speed / 8)
 
+		if (_player.alive) {
+			_t = _t + 1
+		}
+
+		// Collect
+		while (_stars.count > 0 && _stars[0].expired) {
+			_stars.removeAt(0)
+		}
+
+		collect(_enemies)
+		collect(_vfx)
+
 		// Collisions
 		var i = 0
 		while (i < _player.bullets.count) {
@@ -307,13 +326,15 @@ class World {
 				i = i + 1
 			}
 		}
-		if (!(fgCheck(_player.x - _player.bw / 2, _player.y - _player.bh / 2) &&
-			fgCheck(_player.x - _player.bw / 2, _player.y + _player.bh / 2) &&
-			fgCheck(_player.x + _player.bw / 2, _player.y + _player.bh / 2) &&
-			fgCheck(_player.x + _player.bw / 2, _player.y - _player.bh / 2))) {
-			System.print("collision with foreground")
-			_player.die()
-			_vfx.add(Explosion.new(_player.x, _player.y))
+		if (_player.alive) {
+			if (!(fgCheck(_player.x - _player.bw / 2, _player.y - _player.bh / 2) &&
+				fgCheck(_player.x - _player.bw / 2, _player.y + _player.bh / 2) &&
+				fgCheck(_player.x + _player.bw / 2, _player.y + _player.bh / 2) &&
+				fgCheck(_player.x + _player.bw / 2, _player.y - _player.bh / 2))) {
+				//System.print("collision with foreground")
+				_player.die()
+				_vfx.add(Explosion.new(_player.x, _player.y))
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -350,7 +371,7 @@ class World {
 		if (tile == 0) {
 			return true
 		}
-		System.print("collision at %(x), %(y)!")
+		//System.print("collision at %(x), %(y)!")
 		return false
 	}