diff --git a/scratchpad/raycaster_floor.cpp b/scratchpad/raycaster_floor.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e0ee83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scratchpad/raycaster_floor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2004-2019, Lode Vandevenne
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
+CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "quickcg.h"
+using namespace QuickCG;
+
+/*
+g++ *.cpp -lSDL -O3 -W -Wall -ansi -pedantic
+g++ *.cpp -lSDL
+*/
+
+// set to 1 to use the horizontal floor algorithm (contributed by Ádám Tóth in 2019),
+// or to 0 to use the slower vertical floor algorithm.
+#define FLOOR_HORIZONTAL 1
+
+#define screenWidth 640
+#define screenHeight 480
+#define texWidth 64 // must be power of two
+#define texHeight 64 // must be power of two
+#define mapWidth 24
+#define mapHeight 24
+
+int worldMap[mapWidth][mapHeight] =
+{
+  {8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,4,4,6,4,4,6,4,6,4,4,4,6,4},
+  {8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4},
+  {8,0,3,3,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6},
+  {8,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6},
+  {8,0,3,3,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,4},
+  {8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,4,0,0,0,0,0,6,6,6,0,6,4,6},
+  {8,8,8,8,0,8,8,8,8,8,8,4,4,4,4,4,4,6,0,0,0,0,0,6},
+  {7,7,7,7,0,7,7,7,7,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,4,0,4,0,6,0,6},
+  {7,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,8,6,0,0,0,0,0,6},
+  {7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,6,0,0,0,0,0,4},
+  {7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,6,0,6,0,6,0,6},
+  {7,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,8,6,4,6,0,6,6,6},
+  {7,7,7,7,0,7,7,7,7,8,8,4,0,6,8,4,8,3,3,3,0,3,3,3},
+  {2,2,2,2,0,2,2,2,2,4,6,4,0,0,6,0,6,3,0,0,0,0,0,3},
+  {2,2,0,0,0,0,0,2,2,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,3,0,0,0,0,0,3},
+  {2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,4,3,0,0,0,0,0,3},
+  {1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,4,4,4,4,4,6,0,6,3,3,0,0,0,3,3},
+  {2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,6,6,0,0,5,0,5,0,5},
+  {2,2,0,0,0,0,0,2,2,2,0,0,0,2,2,0,5,0,5,0,0,0,5,5},
+  {2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,2,5,0,5,0,5,0,5,0,5},
+  {1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,5},
+  {2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,2,5,0,5,0,5,0,5,0,5},
+  {2,2,0,0,0,0,0,2,2,2,0,0,0,2,2,0,5,0,5,0,0,0,5,5},
+  {2,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,2,2,2,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5}
+};
+
+Uint32 buffer[screenHeight][screenWidth]; // y-coordinate first because it works per scanline
+
+int main(int /*argc*/, char */*argv*/[])
+{
+  double posX = 22.0, posY = 11.5; //x and y start position
+  double dirX = -1.0, dirY = 0.0; //initial direction vector
+  double planeX = 0.0, planeY = 0.66; //the 2d raycaster version of camera plane
+
+  double time = 0; //time of current frame
+  double oldTime = 0; //time of previous frame
+
+  std::vector<Uint32> texture[8];
+  for(int i = 0; i < 8; i++) texture[i].resize(texWidth * texHeight);
+
+  screen(screenWidth,screenHeight, 0, "Raycaster");
+
+  //load some textures
+  unsigned long tw, th, error = 0;
+  error |= loadImage(texture[0], tw, th, "pics/eagle.png");
+  error |= loadImage(texture[1], tw, th, "pics/redbrick.png");
+  error |= loadImage(texture[2], tw, th, "pics/purplestone.png");
+  error |= loadImage(texture[3], tw, th, "pics/greystone.png");
+  error |= loadImage(texture[4], tw, th, "pics/bluestone.png");
+  error |= loadImage(texture[5], tw, th, "pics/mossy.png");
+  error |= loadImage(texture[6], tw, th, "pics/wood.png");
+  error |= loadImage(texture[7], tw, th, "pics/colorstone.png");
+  if(error) { std::cout << "error loading images" << std::endl; return 1; }
+
+  //start the main loop
+  while(!done())
+  {
+#if FLOOR_HORIZONTAL
+    //FLOOR CASTING
+    for(int y = screenHeight / 2 + 1; y < screenHeight; ++y)
+    {
+      // rayDir for leftmost ray (x = 0) and rightmost ray (x = w)
+      float rayDirX0 = dirX - planeX;
+      float rayDirY0 = dirY - planeY;
+      float rayDirX1 = dirX + planeX;
+      float rayDirY1 = dirY + planeY;
+
+      // Current y position compared to the center of the screen (the horizon)
+      int p = y - screenHeight / 2;
+
+      // Vertical position of the camera.
+      // NOTE: with 0.5, it's exactly in the center between floor and ceiling,
+      // matching also how the walls are being raycasted. For different values
+      // than 0.5, a separate loop must be done for ceiling and floor since
+      // they're no longer symmetrical.
+      float posZ = 0.5 * screenHeight;
+
+      // Horizontal distance from the camera to the floor for the current row.
+      // 0.5 is the z position exactly in the middle between floor and ceiling.
+      // NOTE: this is affine texture mapping, which is not perspective correct
+      // except for perfectly horizontal and vertical surfaces like the floor.
+      // NOTE: this formula is explained as follows: The camera ray goes through
+      // the following two points: the camera itself, which is at a certain
+      // height (posZ), and a point in front of the camera (through an imagined
+      // vertical plane containing the screen pixels) with horizontal distance
+      // 1 from the camera, and vertical position p lower than posZ (posZ - p). When going
+      // through that point, the line has vertically traveled by p units and
+      // horizontally by 1 unit. To hit the floor, it instead needs to travel by
+      // posZ units. It will travel the same ratio horizontally. The ratio was
+      // 1 / p for going through the camera plane, so to go posZ times farther
+      // to reach the floor, we get that the total horizontal distance is posZ / p.
+      float rowDistance = posZ / p;
+
+      // calculate the real world step vector we have to add for each x (parallel to camera plane)
+      // adding step by step avoids multiplications with a weight in the inner loop
+      float floorStepX = rowDistance * (rayDirX1 - rayDirX0) / screenWidth;
+      float floorStepY = rowDistance * (rayDirY1 - rayDirY0) / screenWidth;
+
+      // real world coordinates of the leftmost column. This will be updated as we step to the right.
+      float floorX = posX + rowDistance * rayDirX0;
+      float floorY = posY + rowDistance * rayDirY0;
+
+      for(int x = 0; x < screenWidth; ++x)
+      {
+        // the cell coord is simply got from the integer parts of floorX and floorY
+        int cellX = (int)(floorX);
+        int cellY = (int)(floorY);
+
+        // get the texture coordinate from the fractional part
+        int tx = (int)(texWidth * (floorX - cellX)) & (texWidth - 1);
+        int ty = (int)(texHeight * (floorY - cellY)) & (texHeight - 1);
+
+        floorX += floorStepX;
+        floorY += floorStepY;
+
+        // choose texture and draw the pixel
+        int checkerBoardPattern = (int(cellX + cellY)) & 1;
+        int floorTexture;
+        if(checkerBoardPattern == 0) floorTexture = 3;
+        else floorTexture = 4;
+        int ceilingTexture = 6;
+        Uint32 color;
+
+        // floor
+        color = texture[floorTexture][texWidth * ty + tx];
+        color = (color >> 1) & 8355711; // make a bit darker
+        buffer[y][x] = color;
+
+        //ceiling (symmetrical, at screenHeight - y - 1 instead of y)
+        color = texture[ceilingTexture][texWidth * ty + tx];
+        color = (color >> 1) & 8355711; // make a bit darker
+        buffer[screenHeight - y - 1][x] = color;
+      }
+    }
+#endif // FLOOR_HORIZONTAL
+
+    // WALL CASTING
+    for(int x = 0; x < w; x++)
+    {
+      //calculate ray position and direction
+      double cameraX = 2 * x / double(w) - 1; //x-coordinate in camera space
+      double rayDirX = dirX + planeX * cameraX;
+      double rayDirY = dirY + planeY * cameraX;
+
+      //which box of the map we're in
+      int mapX = int(posX);
+      int mapY = int(posY);
+
+      //length of ray from current position to next x or y-side
+      double sideDistX;
+      double sideDistY;
+
+      //length of ray from one x or y-side to next x or y-side
+      double deltaDistX = (rayDirX == 0) ? 1e30 : std::abs(1 / rayDirX);
+      double deltaDistY = (rayDirY == 0) ? 1e30 : std::abs(1 / rayDirY);
+      double perpWallDist;
+
+      //what direction to step in x or y-direction (either +1 or -1)
+      int stepX;
+      int stepY;
+
+      int hit = 0; //was there a wall hit?
+      int side; //was a NS or a EW wall hit?
+
+      //calculate step and initial sideDist
+      if(rayDirX < 0)
+      {
+        stepX = -1;
+        sideDistX = (posX - mapX) * deltaDistX;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        stepX = 1;
+        sideDistX = (mapX + 1.0 - posX) * deltaDistX;
+      }
+      if(rayDirY < 0)
+      {
+        stepY = -1;
+        sideDistY = (posY - mapY) * deltaDistY;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        stepY = 1;
+        sideDistY = (mapY + 1.0 - posY) * deltaDistY;
+      }
+      //perform DDA
+      while (hit == 0)
+      {
+        //jump to next map square, either in x-direction, or in y-direction
+        if(sideDistX < sideDistY)
+        {
+          sideDistX += deltaDistX;
+          mapX += stepX;
+          side = 0;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          sideDistY += deltaDistY;
+          mapY += stepY;
+          side = 1;
+        }
+        //Check if ray has hit a wall
+        if(worldMap[mapX][mapY] > 0) hit = 1;
+      }
+
+      //Calculate distance of perpendicular ray (Euclidean distance would give fisheye effect!)
+      if(side == 0) perpWallDist = (sideDistX - deltaDistX);
+      else          perpWallDist = (sideDistY - deltaDistY);
+
+      //Calculate height of line to draw on screen
+      int lineHeight = (int)(h / perpWallDist);
+
+      //calculate lowest and highest pixel to fill in current stripe
+      int drawStart = -lineHeight / 2 + h / 2;
+      if(drawStart < 0) drawStart = 0;
+      int drawEnd = lineHeight / 2 + h / 2;
+      if(drawEnd >= h) drawEnd = h - 1;
+      //texturing calculations
+      int texNum = worldMap[mapX][mapY] - 1; //1 subtracted from it so that texture 0 can be used!
+
+      //calculate value of wallX
+      double wallX; //where exactly the wall was hit
+      if(side == 0) wallX = posY + perpWallDist * rayDirY;
+      else          wallX = posX + perpWallDist * rayDirX;
+      wallX -= floor((wallX));
+
+      //x coordinate on the texture
+      int texX = int(wallX * double(texWidth));
+      if(side == 0 && rayDirX > 0) texX = texWidth - texX - 1;
+      if(side == 1 && rayDirY < 0) texX = texWidth - texX - 1;
+
+      // TODO: an integer-only bresenham or DDA like algorithm could make the texture coordinate stepping faster
+      // How much to increase the texture coordinate per screen pixel
+      double step = 1.0 * texHeight / lineHeight;
+      // Starting texture coordinate
+      double texPos = (drawStart - h / 2 + lineHeight / 2) * step;
+      for(int y = drawStart; y < drawEnd; y++)
+      {
+        // Cast the texture coordinate to integer, and mask with (texHeight - 1) in case of overflow
+        int texY = (int)texPos & (texHeight - 1);
+        texPos += step;
+        Uint32 color = texture[texNum][texHeight * texY + texX];
+        //make color darker for y-sides: R, G and B byte each divided through two with a "shift" and an "and"
+        if(side == 1) color = (color >> 1) & 8355711;
+        buffer[y][x] = color;
+      }
+
+#if !FLOOR_HORIZONTAL
+      //FLOOR CASTING
+      double floorXWall, floorYWall; //x, y position of the floor texel at the bottom of the wall
+
+      //4 different wall directions possible
+      if(side == 0 && rayDirX > 0)
+      {
+        floorXWall = mapX;
+        floorYWall = mapY + wallX;
+      }
+      else if(side == 0 && rayDirX < 0)
+      {
+        floorXWall = mapX + 1.0;
+        floorYWall = mapY + wallX;
+      }
+      else if(side == 1 && rayDirY > 0)
+      {
+        floorXWall = mapX + wallX;
+        floorYWall = mapY;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        floorXWall = mapX + wallX;
+        floorYWall = mapY + 1.0;
+      }
+
+      double distWall, distPlayer, currentDist;
+
+      distWall = perpWallDist;
+      distPlayer = 0.0;
+
+      if(drawEnd < 0) drawEnd = h; //becomes < 0 when the integer overflows
+
+      //draw the floor from drawEnd to the bottom of the screen
+      for(int y = drawEnd + 1; y < h; y++)
+      {
+        currentDist = h / (2.0 * y - h); //you could make a small lookup table for this instead
+
+        double weight = (currentDist - distPlayer) / (distWall - distPlayer);
+
+        double currentFloorX = weight * floorXWall + (1.0 - weight) * posX;
+        double currentFloorY = weight * floorYWall + (1.0 - weight) * posY;
+
+        int floorTexX, floorTexY;
+        floorTexX = int(currentFloorX * texWidth) & (texWidth - 1);
+        floorTexY = int(currentFloorY * texHeight) & (texHeight - 1);
+
+        int checkerBoardPattern = ((int)currentFloorX + (int)currentFloorY) & 1;
+        int floorTexture;
+        if(checkerBoardPattern == 0) floorTexture = 3;
+        else floorTexture = 4;
+
+        //floor
+        buffer[y][x] = (texture[floorTexture][texWidth * floorTexY + floorTexX] >> 1) & 8355711;
+        //ceiling (symmetrical)
+        buffer[h - y][x] = texture[6][texWidth * floorTexY + floorTexX];
+      }
+#endif // !FLOOR_HORIZONTAL
+    }
+
+    drawBuffer(buffer[0]);
+    // No need to clear the screen here, since everything is overdrawn with floor and ceiling
+
+    //timing for input and FPS counter
+    oldTime = time;
+    time = getTicks();
+    double frameTime = (time - oldTime) / 1000.0; //frametime is the time this frame has taken, in seconds
+    print(1.0 / frameTime); //FPS counter
+    redraw();
+
+    //speed modifiers
+    double moveSpeed = frameTime * 3.0; //the constant value is in squares/second
+    double rotSpeed = frameTime * 2.0; //the constant value is in radians/second
+    readKeys();
+    //move forward if no wall in front of you
+    if (keyDown(SDLK_UP))
+    {
+      if(worldMap[int(posX + dirX * moveSpeed)][int(posY)] == false) posX += dirX * moveSpeed;
+      if(worldMap[int(posX)][int(posY + dirY * moveSpeed)] == false) posY += dirY * moveSpeed;
+    }
+    //move backwards if no wall behind you
+    if(keyDown(SDLK_DOWN))
+    {
+      if(worldMap[int(posX - dirX * moveSpeed)][int(posY)] == false) posX -= dirX * moveSpeed;
+      if(worldMap[int(posX)][int(posY - dirY * moveSpeed)] == false) posY -= dirY * moveSpeed;
+    }
+    //rotate to the right
+    if(keyDown(SDLK_RIGHT))
+    {
+      //both camera direction and camera plane must be rotated
+      double oldDirX = dirX;
+      dirX = dirX * cos(-rotSpeed) - dirY * sin(-rotSpeed);
+      dirY = oldDirX * sin(-rotSpeed) + dirY * cos(-rotSpeed);
+      double oldPlaneX = planeX;
+      planeX = planeX * cos(-rotSpeed) - planeY * sin(-rotSpeed);
+      planeY = oldPlaneX * sin(-rotSpeed) + planeY * cos(-rotSpeed);
+    }
+    //rotate to the left
+    if(keyDown(SDLK_LEFT))
+    {
+      //both camera direction and camera plane must be rotated
+      double oldDirX = dirX;
+      dirX = dirX * cos(rotSpeed) - dirY * sin(rotSpeed);
+      dirY = oldDirX * sin(rotSpeed) + dirY * cos(rotSpeed);
+      double oldPlaneX = planeX;
+      planeX = planeX * cos(rotSpeed) - planeY * sin(rotSpeed);
+      planeY = oldPlaneX * sin(rotSpeed) + planeY * cos(rotSpeed);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sfmlcaster.cpp b/sfmlcaster.cpp
index 28adc38..e6a4ede 100644
--- a/sfmlcaster.cpp
+++ b/sfmlcaster.cpp
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ using matrix::Matrix;
 using namespace fmt;
 
 Matrix MAP{
-  {2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2},
-  {2,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,2},
-  {2,0,7,0,0,5,6,0,2},
-  {2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2},
-  {2,2,0,0,0,0,0,2,2},
-  {2,0,0,1,3,4,0,0,2},
-  {2,0,0,0,0,0,2,2,2},
-  {2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2},
-  {2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2}
+  {8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8},
+  {8,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,8},
+  {8,0,7,0,0,5,6,0,8},
+  {8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8},
+  {8,8,0,0,0,0,0,8,8},
+  {8,0,0,1,3,4,0,0,8},
+  {8,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,8},
+  {8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8},
+  {8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8}
 };
 
 const int SCREEN_HEIGHT=480;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const int CASTED_RAYS=120;
 const float STEP_ANGLE = FOV / CASTED_RAYS;
 const int MAX_DEPTH = MAP_SIZE * TILE_SIZE;
 const float SCALE = (SCREEN_WIDTH / 2) / CASTED_RAYS;
-int PITCH=25;
+int PITCH=0;
 
 float player_x = SCREEN_WIDTH / 4;
 float player_y = SCREEN_WIDTH / 4;
@@ -285,14 +285,56 @@ void ray_casting(sf::RenderWindow &window, Matrix& map) {
 }
 
 void draw_ceiling_floor(sf::RenderWindow &window) {
+  int screenHeight = THREED_VIEW_HEIGHT;
+  int screenWidth = THREED_VIEW_HEIGHT;
 
+  for(int y = screenHeight / 2 + 1; y < screenHeight; ++y) {
+    float rayDirX0 = dirX - planeX;
+    float rayDirY0 = dirY - planeY;
+    float rayDirX1 = dirX + planeX;
+    float rayDirY1 = dirY + planeY;
+
+    int p = y - screenHeight / 2;
+
+    float posZ = 0.5 * screenHeight;
+    float rowDistance = posZ / p;
+
+    float floorStepX = rowDistance * (rayDirX1 - rayDirX0) / screenWidth;
+    float floorStepY = rowDistance * (rayDirY1 - rayDirY0) / screenWidth;
+
+    float floorX = posX + rowDistance * rayDirX0;
+    float floorY = posY + rowDistance * rayDirY0;
+
+    for(int x = 0; x < screenWidth; ++x) {
+      int cellX = int(floorX);
+      int cellY = int(floorY);
+
+      int tx = int(texWidth * (floorX - cellX)) & (texWidth - 1);
+      int ty = int(texWidth * (floorY - cellY)) & (texHeight - 1);
+
+      floorX += floorStepX;
+      floorY += floorStepY;
+
+      int checkerBoardPattern = int(cellX + cellY) & 1;
+      int floorTexture = checkerBoardPattern == 0 ? 3 : 4;
+
+      int ceilingTexture = 6;
+
+      uint32_t color;
+      color = texture[floorTexture][texWidth * ty + tx];
+      pixels[pixcoord(x, y)] = color;
+
+      color = texture[ceilingTexture][texWidth * ty + tx];
+      pixels[pixcoord(x, screenHeight - y - 1)] = color;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void draw_everything(sf::RenderWindow &window) {
   clear(window);
   draw_map(window, MAP);
   draw_ceiling_floor(window);
-  //ray_casting(window, MAP);
+  ray_casting(window, MAP);
   draw_pixel_buffer(window);
   window.display();
 }
@@ -350,9 +392,11 @@ int main() {
     }
 
     if(KB::isKeyPressed(KB::E)) {
-      PITCH = std::clamp(PITCH + 10, -60, 240);
+      println("PITCH DISABLED");
+      // PITCH = std::clamp(PITCH + 10, -60, 240);
     } else if(KB::isKeyPressed(KB::Q)) {
-      PITCH = std::clamp(PITCH - 10, -60, 240);
+      println("PITCH DISABLED");
+      // PITCH = std::clamp(PITCH - 10, -60, 240);
     }
 
     sf::Event event;