diff --git a/gui/map_view.cpp b/gui/map_view.cpp
index 64c78ab..fcac5e6 100644
--- a/gui/map_view.cpp
+++ b/gui/map_view.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace gui {
   void MapViewUI::render(sf::RenderWindow &window, int compass_dir) {
     $gui.render(window);
     System::draw_map($level, $map_tiles, $entity_map);
-    System::render_map($level, $map_tiles, $entity_map, *$map_render, compass_dir, $player_display);
+    System::render_map($map_tiles, $entity_map, *$map_render, compass_dir, $player_display);
     $map_sprite.setTexture($map_render->getTexture(), true);
     window.draw($map_sprite);
     // $gui.debug_layout(window);
diff --git a/lights.cpp b/lights.cpp
index 9fcf6df..ac797fa 100644
--- a/lights.cpp
+++ b/lights.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ namespace lighting {
         if($paths.$paths[it.y][it.x] == WALL_PATH_LIMIT) {
           $lightmap[it.y][it.x] = light_level(source.strength, 1.5f, point.x, point.y);
         }
-        $fow[it.y][it.x] = $lightmap[it.y][it.x];
       }
     }
   }
@@ -74,6 +73,14 @@ namespace lighting {
     $paths.set_target(at, value);
   }
 
+  void LightRender::update_fow(Point at, LightSource source) {
+    for(matrix::circle it{$lightmap, at, source.radius}; it.next();) {
+      for(auto x = it.left; x < it.right; x++) {
+        $fow[it.y][x] = $lightmap[it.y][x];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   void LightRender::path_light(Matrix &walls) {
     $paths.compute_paths(walls);
   }
diff --git a/lights.hpp b/lights.hpp
index d5bbfa6..ef0005b 100644
--- a/lights.hpp
+++ b/lights.hpp
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ namespace lighting {
     int light_level(int level, float distance, size_t x, size_t y);
     void render_light(LightSource source, Point at);
     void render_square_light(LightSource source, Point at, PointList &has_light);
-    void render_compass_light(LightSource source, Point at, PointList &has_light);
-    void render_circle_light(LightSource source, Point at, PointList &has_light);
+    void update_fow(Point player_pos, LightSource source);
     Matrix &lighting() { return $lightmap; }
     Matrix &paths() { return $paths.paths(); }
   };
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index 9449851..eedc832 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,14 @@ void System::lighting(GameLevel &level) {
 
   light.path_light(map.walls());
 
-  world.query<Position, LightSource>([&](auto, auto &position, auto &lightsource) {
+  world.query<Position, LightSource>([&](auto ent, auto &position, auto &lightsource) {
     light.render_light(lightsource, position.location);
+
+    if(ent == level.player) {
+      light.update_fow(position.location, lightsource);
+    }
   });
+
 }
 
 void System::generate_paths(GameLevel &level) {
@@ -572,15 +577,12 @@ void System::draw_map(GameLevel& level, Matrix& grid, EntityGrid& entity_map) {
   });
 }
 
-void System::render_map(GameLevel& level, Matrix& tiles, EntityGrid& entity_map, sf::RenderTexture& render, int compass_dir, wchar_t player_display) {
+void System::render_map(Matrix& tiles, EntityGrid& entity_map, sf::RenderTexture& render, int compass_dir, wchar_t player_display) {
   sf::Vector2i tile_sprite_dim{MAP_TILE_DIM,MAP_TILE_DIM};
   unsigned int width = matrix::width(tiles);
   unsigned int height = matrix::height(tiles);
   sf::Vector2u dim{width * tile_sprite_dim.x, height * tile_sprite_dim.y};
   auto render_size = render.getSize();
-  Matrix &fow = level.lights->$fow;
-  (void)level;
-  (void)fow;
 
   if(render_size.x != width || render_size.y != height) {
     bool worked = render.resize(dim);
diff --git a/systems.hpp b/systems.hpp
index 3a95793..727d848 100644
--- a/systems.hpp
+++ b/systems.hpp
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ namespace System {
   bool inventory_occupied(GameLevel& level, Entity container_id, const std::string& name);
 
   void draw_map(GameLevel& level, Matrix& grid, EntityGrid& entity_map);
-  void render_map(GameLevel& level, Matrix& tiles, EntityGrid& entity_map, sf::RenderTexture& render, int compass_dir, wchar_t player_display);
+  void render_map(Matrix& tiles, EntityGrid& entity_map, sf::RenderTexture& render, int compass_dir, wchar_t player_display);
 }
diff --git a/tests/map.cpp b/tests/map.cpp
index 04d9dcc..c807c49 100644
--- a/tests/map.cpp
+++ b/tests/map.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ TEST_CASE("map image test", "[map-sprite]") {
     player_pos.location.x = it.x;
     player_pos.location.y = it.y;
     System::draw_map(level, map_tiles, entity_map);
-    System::render_map(level, map_tiles, entity_map, *render, 2, player_display);
+    System::render_map(map_tiles, entity_map, *render, 2, player_display);
 
 #ifdef TEST_RENDER
     // confirm we get two different maps