diff --git a/scripts/components.js b/scripts/components.js
index ced6fda..dc4273f 100644
--- a/scripts/components.js
+++ b/scripts/components.js
@@ -79,19 +79,61 @@ component.sprite = Object.copy(component, {
   _enghook: make_sprite,
 });
 
-Object.hide(component.sprite, 'rect');
-
 component.sprite.impl = {
+  toJSON() {
+    var j = {};
+    Object.keys(this).forEach(k => j[k] = this[k]);
+    delete j.rect;
+    return j;
+  },
+
   set path(x) {
-    //cmd(12,this.id,prototypes.resani(this.gameobject.__proto__.toString(), x),this.rect);
-    cmd(12,this.id,x,this.rect);
+    if (this.cancel) {
+      this.cancel();
+      this.cancel = undefined;
+    }
+    
+    if (!Resources.is_animation(x)) {
+      this.rect = component.sprite.rect;
+      cmd(12,this.id,x,this.rect);
+    }
+    else {
+      this.rect = SpriteAnim.make(x).frames[0].rect;
+      cmd(12,this.id,x,this.rect);
+    }
   },
   get path() {
     var s = cmd(116,this.id);
     if (s === "icons/no_tex.gif") return undefined;
     return s;
-    //return prototypes.resavi(this.gameobject.__proto__.toString(), cmd(116,this.id));
   },
+
+  play() {
+    var frame = 0;
+    var anim = SpriteAnim.make(this.path);
+    var advance = function() {
+      frame = (frame+1)%anim.frames.length;
+      this.rect = anim.frames[frame].rect;
+      cmd(12,this.id,this.path,this.rect);
+      this.cancel = this.gameobject.delay(advance.bind(this), anim.frames[frame].time);
+    }
+    advance.call(this);
+    
+  },
+  
+  stop() {
+    if (!this.cancel) return;
+    this.cancel();
+    this.cancel = undefined;
+  },
+  setframe(f) {
+    this.stop();
+    var anim = SpriteAnim.make(this.path);
+    if (!anim) return;
+    this.rect = anim.frames[f].rect;
+    cmd(12,this.id,this.path,this.rect);
+  },
+    
   toString() { return "sprite"; },
   hide() { this.enabled = false; },
   show() { this.enabled = true; },
@@ -163,12 +205,18 @@ sprite.inputs.kp2 = function() { this.pos = this.dimensions().scale([-0.5,-1]);
 sprite.inputs.kp1 = function() { this.pos = this.dimensions().scale([-1,-1]); };
 Object.seal(sprite);
 
+/* sprite anim returns a data structure for the given file path
+  frames: array of frames
+    rect: frame rectangle
+    time: miliseconds to hold the frame for
+  loop: true if it should be looped
+*/
 var SpriteAnim = {
   make(path) {
     if (path.ext() === 'gif')
       return SpriteAnim.gif(path);
-    else if (Resources.is_image(path))
-      return SpriteAnim.strip(path);
+    else
+      return undefined;
   },
   gif(path) {
     var anim = {};
@@ -187,11 +235,13 @@ var SpriteAnim = {
       frame.time = 0.05;
       anim.frames.push(frame);
     }
+    var times = cmd(224,path);
+    for (var i = 0; i < frames; i++)
+      anim.frames[i].time = times[i]/1000;
     anim.loop = true;
     var dim = Resources.texture.dimensions(path);
     dim.y /= frames;
     anim.dim = dim;
-    anim.toJSON = function() { return {}; };
     return anim;
   },
 
@@ -268,106 +318,6 @@ SpriteAnim.strip.doc = 'Given a path and number of frames, converts a horizontal
 SpriteAnim.aseprite.doc = 'Given an aseprite json metadata, returns an object of animations defined in the aseprite file.';
 SpriteAnim.find.doc = 'Given a path, find the relevant animation for the file.';
 
-/* Container to play sprites and anim2ds */
-
-component.char2d = Object.create(component.sprite);
-component.char2dimpl = {
-  boundingbox() {
-    var dim = this.acur.dim.slice();
-    dim = dim.scale(this.gameobject.scale);	
-    var realpos = this.pos.slice();
-    realpos.x = realpos.x * dim.x + (dim.x/2);
-    realpos.y = realpos.y * dim.y + (dim.y/2);
-    return cwh2bb(realpos,dim);
-  },
-
-  anims:{},
-  acur:{},
-  frame: 0,
-
-  play_anim(anim) {
-    this.acur = anim;
-    this.frame = 0;
-    this.gameobject.delay(this.advance.bind(this), this.acur.frames[this.frame].time);
-    this.setsprite();
-  },
-  
-  play(name) {
-    if (!(name in this)) {
-      Log.info("Can't find an animation named " + name);
-      return;
-    }
-    
-    if (this.acur === this[name]) {
-      this.timer.start();
-      return;
-    }
-    
-    this.acur = this[name];
-    this.frame = 0;
-    this.timer.time = this.acur.frames[this.frame].time;
-    this.timer.start();
-    this.setsprite();
-  },
-  
-  setsprite() {
-    this.rect = this.acur.frames[this.frame].rect;
-    this.path = this.path;
-  },
-
-  advance() {
-    this.frame = (this.frame + 1) % this.acur.frames.length;
-    this.setsprite();
-    this.gameobject.delay(this.advance.bind(this), this.acur.frames[this.frame].time);
-  },
-
-  devance() {
-    this.frame = (this.frame - 1);
-    if (this.frame === -1) this.frame = this.acur.frames-1;
-    this.setsprite();
-  },
-
-  setframe(frame) {
-    this.frame = frame;
-    this.setsprite();
-  },
-  
-  pause() {
-    this.timer.pause();
-  },
-
-  stop() {
-    this.setframe(0);
-    this.timer.stop();
-  },
-  
-  kill() { cmd(9, this.id); },
-
-  add_anim(anim,name) {
-    if (name in this) return;
-    this[name] = function() {
-      this.play_anim(anim);
-    }
-  },
-};
-
-component.char2dimpl.doc = {
-  doc: "An animation player for sprites.",
-  frame: "The current frame of animation.",
-  anims: "A list of all animations in this player.",
-  acur: "The currently playing animation object.",
-  advance: "Advance the animation by one frame.",
-  devance: "Go back one frame in the animation.",
-  setframe: "Set a specific frame of animation.",
-  stop: "Stops the animation and returns to the first frame.",
-  pause: "Pauses the animation sequence in place.",
-  play: "Given an animation string, play it. Equivalent to anim.[name].play().",
-  play_anim: "Play a given animation object.",
-  add_anim: "Add an animation object with the given name."
-};
-
-Object.hide(component.char2dimpl, "doc");
-
 /* Returns points specifying this geometry, with ccw */
 var Geometry = {
   box(w, h) {
@@ -907,7 +857,8 @@ component.circle2d.impl = Object.mix({
   get pos() { return this.offset; },
   set pos(x) { this.offset = x; },
   
-}, collider2d.impl);;
+}, collider2d.impl);
+
 
 /* ASSETS */
 
diff --git a/scripts/engine.js b/scripts/engine.js
index 2049ff0..b2cc576 100644
--- a/scripts/engine.js
+++ b/scripts/engine.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ var timer = {
 
   kill() {
     Register.unregister_obj(this);
+    this.fn = undefined;
   },
   
   delay(fn, secs) {
diff --git a/source/engine/jsffi.c b/source/engine/jsffi.c
index 5dd93a3..5e8f52b 100644
--- a/source/engine/jsffi.c
+++ b/source/engine/jsffi.c
@@ -1382,6 +1382,10 @@ JSValue duk_cmd(JSContext *js, JSValueConst this, int argc, JSValueConst *argv)
       ret = ptr2js(cpGearJointNew(js2gameobject(argv[1])->body, js2gameobject(argv[2])->body, js2number(argv[3]), js2number(argv[4])));
       cpSpaceAddConstraint(space,js2ptr(ret));
       break;
+    case 224:
+      str = js2str(argv[1]);
+      ret = ints2js(gif_delays(str));
+      break;
   }
 
   if (str)
diff --git a/source/engine/particle.c b/source/engine/particle.c
index aa0abeb..379eac8 100644
--- a/source/engine/particle.c
+++ b/source/engine/particle.c
@@ -1,36 +1,184 @@
 #include "particle.h"
 #include "stb_ds.h"
-#include "freelist.h"
+#include "render.h"
+#include "particle.sglsl.h"
+#include "log.h"
 
-struct emitter make_emitter() {
-  struct emitter e = {0};
-  arrsetcap(e.particles, 200);
+static emitter **emitters;
+
+static sg_shader par_shader;
+static sg_pipeline par_pipe;
+static sg_bindings par_bind;
+static int draw_count;
+
+struct par_vert {
+  HMM_Vec2 pos;
+  float angle;
+  float scale;
+  struct rgba color;
+};
+
+typedef struct par_vert par_vert;
+
+void particle_init()
+{
+  par_shader = sg_make_shader(particle_shader_desc(sg_query_backend()));
+  
+  par_pipe = sg_make_pipeline(&(sg_pipeline_desc){
+    .shader = par_shader,
+    .layout = {
+      .attrs = {
+        [1].format = SG_VERTEXFORMAT_FLOAT2,
+	[2].format = SG_VERTEXFORMAT_FLOAT,
+	[3].format = SG_VERTEXFORMAT_FLOAT,
+	[4].format = SG_VERTEXFORMAT_UBYTE4N,
+	[0].format = SG_VERTEXFORMAT_FLOAT2,
+	[0].buffer_index = 1
+      },
+    .buffers[0].step_func = SG_VERTEXSTEP_PER_INSTANCE,
+    },
+    .primitive_type = SG_PRIMITIVETYPE_TRIANGLE_STRIP,
+    .label = "particle pipeline",
+    .cull_mode = SG_CULLMODE_BACK,
+    .colors[0].blend = blend_trans,
+    .depth = {
+      .write_enabled = true,
+      .compare = SG_COMPAREFUNC_LESS_EQUAL,
+      .pixel_format = SG_PIXELFORMAT_DEPTH
+    }
+  });
+
+  par_bind.vertex_buffers[0] = sg_make_buffer(&(sg_buffer_desc){
+    .size = sizeof(par_vert)*500,
+    .type = SG_BUFFERTYPE_VERTEXBUFFER,
+    .usage = SG_USAGE_STREAM,
+    .label = "particle buffer"
+  });
+  
+  float circleverts[8] = {
+    0,0,
+    0,1,
+    1,0,
+    1,1,
+  };
+
+  par_bind.vertex_buffers[1] = sg_make_buffer(&(sg_buffer_desc){
+    .data = (sg_range){.ptr = circleverts, .size = sizeof(float)*8},
+    .usage = SG_USAGE_IMMUTABLE
+  });
+
+  par_bind.fs.samplers[0] = sg_make_sampler(&(sg_sampler_desc){});
+}
+
+emitter *make_emitter() {
+  emitter *e = NULL;
+  e = malloc(sizeof(*e));
+  e->max = 20;
+  arrsetlen(e->particles, e->max);
+  for (int i = 0; i < arrlen(e->particles); i++)
+    e->particles[i].life = 0;
+    
+  e->life = 10;
+  e->explosiveness = 0;
+  e->tte = e->life/e->max;
+  e->color = color_white;
+  e->scale = 20;
+  arrpush(emitters,e);
   return e;
 }
 
-void free_emitter(struct emitter e) {
-  arrfree(e.particles);
+void free_emitter(emitter *e)
+{
+  arrfree(e->particles);
+  for (int i = arrlen(emitters)-1; i >= 0; i--)
+    if (emitters[i] == e) {
+      arrdelswap(emitters,i);
+      break;
+    }
 }
 
-void start_emitter(struct emitter e) {
- 
+void start_emitter(emitter *e)
+{
+  
 }
 
-void pause_emitter(struct emitter e) {
+void pause_emitter(emitter *e) {
 
 }
 
-void stop_emitter(struct emitter e) {
+void stop_emitter(emitter *e) {
 
 }
 
-void emitter_step(struct emitter e, double dt) {
-  for (int i = 0; i < arrlen(e.particles); i++) {
-  e.particles[i].pos = HMM_AddV3(e.particles[i].pos, HMM_MulV3F(e.particles[i].v, dt));
-  e.particles[i].angle = HMM_MulQ(e.particles[i].angle, HMM_MulQF(e.particles[i].angle, dt));
-  e.particles[i].life -= dt;
+int emitter_spawn(emitter *e)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < e->max; i++) {
+    if (e->particles[i].life > 0) continue;
+    e->particles[i].life = e->life;
+    e->particles[i].pos = (HMM_Vec3){0,0,0};
+    e->particles[i].v = (HMM_Vec3){20,1,0};
+    e->particles[i].angle = 0;
+    e->particles[i].av = 1;
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
 
-  if (e.particles[i].life <= 0)
-    arrdelswap(e.particles, i);
+void emitter_emit(emitter *e, int count)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+    if (!emitter_spawn(e)) return;
+}
+
+void emitters_step(double dt)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < arrlen(emitters); i++)
+    emitter_step(emitters[i], dt);
+}
+
+void emitters_draw()
+{
+
+  draw_count = 0;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < arrlen(emitters); i++) {
+    emitter *e = emitters[i];
+    par_bind.fs.images[0] = e->texture->id;
+    for (int j = 0; j < arrlen(e->particles); j++) {
+      particle *p = &e->particles[j];
+      if (p->life <= 0) continue;
+      struct par_vert pv;
+      pv.pos = p->pos.xy;
+      pv.angle = p->angle;
+      pv.scale = p->scale;
+      pv.color = p->color;
+      sg_append_buffer(par_bind.vertex_buffers[0], &(sg_range){.ptr=&pv, .size=sizeof(struct par_vert)});
+      draw_count++;
+    }
+  }
+  if (draw_count == 0) return;
+  sg_apply_pipeline(par_pipe);
+  sg_apply_uniforms(SG_SHADERSTAGE_VS, 0, SG_RANGE_REF(projection));
+  sg_apply_bindings(&par_bind);
+  sg_draw(0, 4, draw_count);
+}
+
+void emitter_step(emitter *e, double dt) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < arrlen(e->particles); i++) {
+    if (e->particles[i].life <= 0) continue;
+    e->particles[i].pos = HMM_AddV3(e->particles[i].pos, HMM_MulV3F(e->particles[i].v, dt));
+    e->particles[i].angle += e->particles[i].av*dt;
+    e->particles[i].life -= dt;
+    e->particles[i].color = e->color;
+    e->particles[i].scale = e->scale;
+
+    if (e->particles[i].life <= 0)
+      e->particles[i].life = 0;
+  }
+
+  e->tte-=dt;
+  if (e->tte <= 0) {
+    emitter_emit(e,1);
+    e->tte = e->life/e->max;
   }
 }
diff --git a/source/engine/particle.h b/source/engine/particle.h
index 1fbae39..cd096b0 100644
--- a/source/engine/particle.h
+++ b/source/engine/particle.h
@@ -3,34 +3,42 @@
 
 #include "HandmadeMath.h"
 #include "transform.h"
+#include "texture.h"
 
-struct particle {
+typedef struct particle {
   HMM_Vec3 pos;
   HMM_Vec3 v; /* velocity */
-  HMM_Quat angle;
-  HMM_Quat av; /* angular velocity */
-
-  union {
-    double life;
-    unsigned int next;
-  };
-};
+  float angle;
+  float av; /* angular velocity */
+  float scale;
+  double life;
+  rgba color;
+} particle;
 
 typedef struct emitter {
   struct particle *particles;
   transform3d t;
-  int max;
-  double life;
-  void (*seeder)(struct particle *p); /* Called to initialize each particle */
+  float explosiveness; /* 0 for a stream, 1 for all at once. Range of values allowed. */
+  int max; /* number of particles */
+  double life; /* how long a particle lasts */
+  double tte; /* time to emit */
+  rgba color;
+  float scale;
+  texture *texture;
 } emitter;
 
-struct emitter make_emitter();
-void free_emitter(struct emitter e);
+void particle_init();
 
-void start_emitter(struct emitter e);
-void pause_emitter(struct emitter e);
-void stop_emitter(struct emitter e);
+emitter *make_emitter();
+void free_emitter(emitter *e);
 
-void emitter_step(struct emitter e, double dt);
+void start_emitter(emitter *e);
+void pause_emitter(emitter *e);
+void stop_emitter(emitter *e);
+
+void emitter_emit(emitter *e, int count);
+void emitters_step(double dt);
+void emitters_draw();
+void emitter_step(emitter *e, double dt);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/source/engine/render.c b/source/engine/render.c
index b52a530..8f8f6c7 100644
--- a/source/engine/render.c
+++ b/source/engine/render.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "gameobject.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "sprite.h"
+#include "particle.h"
 #include "window.h"
 #include "model.h"
 #include "stb_ds.h"
@@ -512,6 +513,8 @@ void full_2d_pass(struct window *window)
   model_draw_all();
   call_draw();
 
+  emitters_draw();
+
   //// DEBUG
   if (debugDrawPhysics) {
     gameobject_draw_debugs();
diff --git a/source/engine/render.h b/source/engine/render.h
index 6338aba..d326b2b 100644
--- a/source/engine/render.h
+++ b/source/engine/render.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ struct rgba {
   unsigned char a;
 };
 
+typedef struct rgba rgba;
+
 struct boundingbox {
   float t;
   float b;
diff --git a/source/engine/sprite.c b/source/engine/sprite.c
index d80c008..11231dc 100644
--- a/source/engine/sprite.c
+++ b/source/engine/sprite.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ void slice9_draw(const char *img, HMM_Vec2 pos, HMM_Vec2 dimensions, struct rgba
 
   sg_draw(sprite_count * 4, 4, 1);
   sprite_count++;
-  
 }
 
 void sprite_setframe(struct sprite *sprite, struct glrect *frame) {
diff --git a/source/engine/texture.c b/source/engine/texture.c
index 1ad8914..762e571 100644
--- a/source/engine/texture.c
+++ b/source/engine/texture.c
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ int gif_nframes(const char *path)
   return t->frames;
 }
 
+int *gif_delays(const char *path)
+{
+  struct Texture *t = texture_pullfromfile(path);
+  return t->delays;
+}
+
 /* If an empty string or null is put for path, loads default texture */
 struct Texture *texture_pullfromfile(const char *path) {
   if (!path) return texture_notex();
@@ -110,7 +116,13 @@ struct Texture *texture_pullfromfile(const char *path) {
     tex->height = qoi.height;
     n = qoi.channels;
   } else if (!strcmp(ext, ".gif")) {
-    data = stbi_load_gif_from_memory(raw, rawlen, NULL, &tex->width, &tex->height, &tex->frames, &n, 4);
+    data = stbi_load_gif_from_memory(raw, rawlen, &tex->delays, &tex->width, &tex->height, &tex->frames, &n, 4);
+    int *dd = tex->delays;
+    tex->delays = NULL;
+    arrsetlen(tex->delays, tex->frames);
+    for (int i = 0; i < tex->frames;i++)
+      tex->delays[i] = dd[i];
+    free(dd);
     tex->height *= tex->frames;
   } else if (!strcmp(ext, ".svg")) {
   #ifndef NSVG
diff --git a/source/engine/texture.h b/source/engine/texture.h
index 28ee8a0..6bb6ce6 100644
--- a/source/engine/texture.h
+++ b/source/engine/texture.h
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ struct Texture {
     int height;
     unsigned char *data;
     struct TextureOptions opts;
-  int frames;  
+  int frames;
+  int *delays;
 };
 
+typedef struct Texture texture;
+
 struct Image {
   struct Texture *tex;
   struct glrect frame;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ void texture_sync(const char *path);
 char * tex_get_path(struct Texture *tex);   // Get image path for texture
 
 int gif_nframes(const char *path);
+int *gif_delays(const char *path);
 
 struct glrect tex_get_rect(struct Texture *tex);
 HMM_Vec2 tex_get_dimensions(struct Texture *tex);
diff --git a/source/engine/yugine.c b/source/engine/yugine.c
index 13b99b7..ebb34c8 100644
--- a/source/engine/yugine.c
+++ b/source/engine/yugine.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "resources.h"
 #include "spline.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include "particle.h"
 
 #include "datastream.h"
 
@@ -101,6 +102,11 @@ void c_init() {
   window_set_icon("icons/moon.gif");  
   window_resize(sapp_width(), sapp_height());
   script_evalf("Game.init();");
+
+  particle_init();
+//  emitter *e = make_emitter();
+//  e->texture = texture_pullfromfile("bolt.gif");
+//  start_emitter(e);
 }
 
 int frame_fps() { return 1.0/sapp_frame_duration(); }
@@ -114,10 +120,7 @@ static void process_frame()
     /* Timers all update every frame - once per monitor refresh */
     timer_update(elapsed, timescale);
 
-  /* Update at a high level::
-   * Update scene graph
-   *
-  */
+  emitters_step(elapsed);
 
   if (sim_play == SIM_PLAY || sim_play == SIM_STEP) {
     if (stm_sec(stm_diff(frame_t, updatelast)) > updateMS) {
diff --git a/source/shaders/bezier.sglsl b/source/shaders/bezier.sglsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d244ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/shaders/bezier.sglsl
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+@vs vs
+in vec2 pos;
+
+uniform vs_p { mat4 proj; };
+
+void main()
+{
+  gl_Position = proj * vec4(pos,0.0,1.0);
+}
+@end
+
+@fs fs
+void main()
+{
+
+}
+@end
+
+@program particle vs fs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/shaders/particle.sglsl b/source/shaders/particle.sglsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c9b255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/shaders/particle.sglsl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+@vs vs
+in vec2 vertex;
+in vec2 apos;
+in float angle;
+in float scale;
+in vec4 vc;
+
+out vec4 fcolor;
+out vec2 uv;
+
+uniform vs_p { mat4 proj; };
+
+void main()
+{
+  fcolor = vc;
+  uv = vertex;
+  vec2 v = vertex - 0.5;
+  vec2 p = vec2(
+    cos(angle)*v.x-sin(angle)*v.y,
+    sin(angle)*v.x+cos(angle)*v.y
+  );
+  p += 0.5;
+  p *= scale;
+  p += apos;
+
+  gl_Position = proj * vec4(p, 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+@end
+
+@fs fs
+in vec4 fcolor;
+out vec4 color;
+
+in vec2 uv;
+uniform texture2D image;
+uniform sampler smp;
+
+void main()
+{
+  color = texture(sampler2D(image,smp),uv);
+  color *= fcolor;
+}
+@end
+
+@program particle vs fs
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