diff --git a/assets/enemies.json b/assets/enemies.json
index c3d69f9..c7b1353 100644
--- a/assets/enemies.json
+++ b/assets/enemies.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "PLAYER_TILE": {
+    "placement": "fixed",
     "components": [
       {"_type": "Tile", "display": "\ua66b",
         "foreground": [255, 200, 125],
@@ -8,7 +9,8 @@
       {"_type": "Combat", "hp": 200, "damage": 15, "dead": false},
       {"_type": "Motion", "dx": 0, "dy": 0, "random": false},
       {"_type": "LightSource", "strength": 70, "radius": 2},
-      {"_type": "EnemyConfig", "hearing_distance": 5}
+      {"_type": "EnemyConfig", "hearing_distance": 5},
+      {"_type": "Sprite", "name": "peasant_girl"}
     ]
   },
   "KNIGHT": {
diff --git a/dinkyecs.cpp b/dinkyecs.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 19e8383..0000000
--- a/dinkyecs.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "dinkyecs.hpp"
-#include "dbc.hpp"
-#include <fmt/core.h>
diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 1b3337d..070f05c 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -111,10 +111,8 @@ namespace gui {
 
     $renderer.init_terminal();
     $map_view.create_render();
-
     $renderer.resize_grid(MAX_FONT_SIZE, $map_view);
     $map_view.resize_canvas();
-
     state(State::IDLE);
   }
 
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ namespace gui {
         // just do 10 ticks
         if($rotation_count % 10 == 0) {
           run_systems();
-          $rayview.$anim.play(true);
+          $rayview.$anim.play(false);
           $rotation = -10.0f;
           state(State::IDLE);
         }
@@ -195,6 +193,8 @@ namespace gui {
         state(State::ROTATING);
         break;
       case FU::MAP_OPEN:
+        $renderer.resize_grid(MAX_FONT_SIZE, $map_view);
+        $map_view.resize_canvas();
         state(State::MAPPING);
         break;
       case FU::ATTACK:
@@ -310,26 +310,26 @@ namespace gui {
   }
 
   void FSM::render() {
-    auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-
     if(in_state(State::MAPPING)) {
       $window.clear();
       $map_view.render();
       $renderer.draw($map_view);
     } else {
+      auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
       $rayview.draw($window);
-    }
+      auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+      auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration<double>(end - start);
+      $stats.sample(1/elapsed.count());
 
-    auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-    auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration<double>(end - start);
-    $stats.sample(1/elapsed.count());
+      draw_weapon();
+    }
 
     draw_gui();
-    draw_weapon();
     $window.display();
   }
 
   void FSM::mouse() {
+    // temporarily gutted
   }
 
   void FSM::generate_map() {
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 357af2f..0e7f443 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ sources = [
   'config.cpp',
   'dbc.cpp',
   'devices.cpp',
-  'dinkyecs.cpp',
   'gui.cpp',
   'inventory.cpp',
   'levelmanager.cpp',
diff --git a/worldbuilder.cpp b/worldbuilder.cpp
index 62eeeb3..487e6bc 100644
--- a/worldbuilder.cpp
+++ b/worldbuilder.cpp
@@ -235,10 +235,6 @@ void WorldBuilder::randomize_entities(DinkyECS::World &world, GameConfig &config
     int rand_entity = Random::uniform<int>(0, keys.size() - 1);
     std::string key = keys[rand_entity];
     // BUG: this may crash if PLAYER_TILE isn't first
-    if(key == "PLAYER_TITLE") {
-      key = keys[rand_entity + 1];
-      fmt::println("SKIPPING PLAYER and using {} instead", key);
-    }
     auto entity_data = entity_db[key];
 
     // pass that to the config as it'll be a generic json