diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index f4c4e4d..1cdb14a 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;
  */
 void configure_world(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map) {
   const auto &config = world.get_the<MapConfig>();
-  // this sets up the gui event system
-  world.set_the<Events::GUI>(Events::GUI::START);
-
   // configure a player as a fact of the world
   Player player{world.entity()};
   world.set_the<Player>(player);
diff --git a/status.txt b/status.txt
index 9cfba0f..548a90e 100644
--- a/status.txt
+++ b/status.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 NOTES:
 
-* src/ftxui/screen/color_info.hpp has pallete.
-* src/ftxui/screen/color.cpp
-* Just search for ugrep x1B
-* https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man4/console_codes.4.html
 
 TODO:
 
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index 4802863..e43f29b 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ void System::enemy_pathing(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map, Player &player
 void System::init_positions(DinkyECS::World &world) {
   auto &collider = world.get_the<spatial_map>();
 
-  world.query<Position>([&](const auto &ent, auto &pos) {
-      collider.insert(pos.location, ent);
+  world.query<Position, Combat>([&](const auto &ent, auto &pos, auto &combat) {
+      if(!combat.dead) {
+        collider.insert(pos.location, ent);
+      }
   });
 }