diff --git a/Toy b/Toy
index f869c94..f84cdff 160000
--- a/Toy
+++ b/Toy
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f869c9425a9070e243d975f4fe7748662ce27f6b
+Subproject commit f84cdff88319108d1a8e0f910700ec5d570af9f4
diff --git a/assets/scripts/empty.toy b/assets/scripts/empty.toy
index 2b82815..8776059 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/empty.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/empty.toy
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-//this file is a polyfill TODO: fix this
\ No newline at end of file
+//this file is a polyfill TODO: fix this
+
+fn onDraw(node: opaque) {
+	//debug draw at the origin
+	node.drawNode(0, 0);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/scripts/gameplay/drone.toy b/assets/scripts/gameplay/drone.toy
index 7d8dfd7..35fac16 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/gameplay/drone.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/gameplay/drone.toy
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import standard;
 import node;
+import random;
 
 //constants
 var SPEED: int const = 4;
@@ -140,8 +141,6 @@ fn runAI(node: opaque, rng: opaque) {
 	if ((stepAI++) >= 1) { //TODO: Toy bug here, something to do with precedence of postfix++?
 		stepAI = 0;
 
-		import random;
-
 		var dir = rng.generateRandomNumber() % 4;
 		var moveX = 0;
 		var moveY = 0;
diff --git a/assets/scripts/gameplay/scene.toy b/assets/scripts/gameplay/scene.toy
index af74c83..cac5b48 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/gameplay/scene.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/gameplay/scene.toy
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import standard;
 import node;
+import random;
 
 //consts
 var TILE_WIDTH: int const = 32;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ var MAP_HEIGHT: int const = 16;
 
 var tilemap: opaque = null;
 var player: opaque = null;
+
 var enemies: [opaque] = [];
 
 var entities: [opaque] = null; //full list of entities
@@ -23,14 +25,25 @@ var rng: opaque = null;
 var stepCounter: int = 0;
 var drawCounter: int = 0;
 
+var textNode: opaque = null;
+
 //lifecycle functions
 fn onLoad(node: opaque) {
 	tilemap = node.loadChild("scripts:/gameplay/tilemap.toy");
 	player = node.loadChild("scripts:/gameplay/lejana.toy");
+	textNode = node.loadChild("scripts:/empty.toy");
 }
 
 fn onInit(node: opaque) {
 	node.generateLevel(clock().hash(), MAP_WIDTH, MAP_HEIGHT);
+
+	//debugging
+//	textNode.setNodeText("fonts:/alphbeta.ttf", 48, "Hello world", 128, 0, 0, 255);
+	textNode.setNodeText("fonts:/Ancient God.ttf", 48, "Hello world", 128, 0, 0, 255);
+}
+
+fn onFree(node: opaque) {
+	rng.freeRandomGenerator();
 }
 
 fn onStep(node: opaque) {
@@ -46,7 +59,7 @@ fn onStep(node: opaque) {
 fn onDraw(node: opaque) {
 	drawCounter++;
 
-	//call each child's custom sort fn
+	//call each child's custom draw fn
 	tilemap.callNodeFn("customOnDraw");
 	for (var i = 0; i < entities.length(); i++) {
 		entities[i].callNodeFn("customOnDraw");
@@ -66,8 +79,6 @@ fn generateLevel(node: opaque, seed: int, width: int, height: int) {
 	enemies = [];
 	entities = [player]; //assume the player exists already
 
-	import random;
-
 	if (rng != null) rng.freeRandomGenerator();
 	rng = createRandomGenerator(seed);
 
@@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ fn generateLevel(node: opaque, seed: int, width: int, height: int) {
 		var y = 0;
 
 		//while generated spot is a collision, or too close to the player
-		while ((x == 0 && y == 0) || node.getCollisionAt(x, y) == false || (x < (width / 3 * 2) && y < (height / 3 * 2))) { //TODO: toy bug - no short-circuiting?
+		while ((x == 0 && y == 0) || node.getCollisionAt(x, y) == false || (x < (width / 6 * 2) && y < (height / 6 * 2))) { //TODO: toy bug - no short-circuiting?
 			x = rng.generateRandomNumber() % width;
 			y = rng.generateRandomNumber() % height;
 		}
diff --git a/box/box_engine_node.c b/box/box_engine_node.c
index 53f3f11..5f3a77d 100644
--- a/box/box_engine_node.c
+++ b/box/box_engine_node.c
@@ -271,7 +271,21 @@ void Box_incrementCurrentFrame(Box_EngineNode* node) {
 	}
 }
 
+void Box_setTextEngineNode(Box_EngineNode* node, TTF_Font* font, const char* text, SDL_Color color) {
+	SDL_Surface* surface = TTF_RenderText_Solid(font, text, color);
+
+	node->texture = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(engine.renderer, surface);
+
+	node->rect = (SDL_Rect){ .x = 0, .y = 0, .w = surface->w, .h = surface->h };
+	node->frames = 1;
+	node->currentFrame = 0;
+
+	SDL_FreeSurface(surface);
+}
+
+
 void Box_drawEngineNode(Box_EngineNode* node, SDL_Rect dest) {
+	if (!node->texture) return;
 	SDL_Rect src = node->rect;
 	src.x += src.w * node->currentFrame; //TODO: improve this
 	SDL_RenderCopy(engine.renderer, node->texture, &src, &dest);
diff --git a/box/box_engine_node.h b/box/box_engine_node.h
index 11d3a0e..701a7d9 100644
--- a/box/box_engine_node.h
+++ b/box/box_engine_node.h
@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ BOX_API void Box_setCurrentFrameEngineNode(Box_EngineNode* node, int currentFram
 BOX_API int Box_getCurrentFrameEngineNode(Box_EngineNode* node);
 BOX_API void Box_incrementCurrentFrame(Box_EngineNode* node);
 
+BOX_API void Box_setTextEngineNode(Box_EngineNode* node, TTF_Font* font, const char* text, SDL_Color color);
+
 BOX_API void Box_drawEngineNode(Box_EngineNode* node, SDL_Rect dest);
diff --git a/box/lib_node.c b/box/lib_node.c
index aad6930..b390587 100644
--- a/box/lib_node.c
+++ b/box/lib_node.c
@@ -747,6 +747,139 @@ static int nativeDrawNode(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* argume
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int nativeSetNodeText(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
+	if (arguments->count != 8) {
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments passed to setNodeText\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	//extract the arguments
+	Toy_Literal aLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
+	Toy_Literal bLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
+	Toy_Literal gLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
+	Toy_Literal rLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
+	Toy_Literal textLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
+	Toy_Literal sizeLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
+	Toy_Literal fontLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
+	Toy_Literal nodeLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
+
+	Toy_Literal nodeLiteralIdn = nodeLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(nodeLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &nodeLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(nodeLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Literal fontLiteralIdn = fontLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(fontLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &fontLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(fontLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Literal sizeLiteralIdn = sizeLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(sizeLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &sizeLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(sizeLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Literal textLiteralIdn = textLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(textLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &textLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(textLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Literal rLiteralIdn = rLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(rLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &rLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(rLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Literal gLiteralIdn = gLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(gLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &gLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(gLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Literal bLiteralIdn = bLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(bLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &bLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(bLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Literal aLiteralIdn = aLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(aLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &aLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(aLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	//check argument types
+	if (!TOY_IS_OPAQUE(nodeLiteral) || !TOY_IS_STRING(fontLiteral)  || !TOY_IS_INTEGER(sizeLiteral) || !TOY_IS_STRING(textLiteral)
+		|| !TOY_IS_INTEGER(rLiteral) || !TOY_IS_INTEGER(gLiteral) || !TOY_IS_INTEGER(bLiteral) || !TOY_IS_INTEGER(aLiteral)) {
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to setNodeText\n");
+		Toy_freeLiteral(nodeLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(fontLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(sizeLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(textLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(rLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(gLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(bLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(aLiteral);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	//bounds checks
+	if (TOY_AS_INTEGER(rLiteral) < 0 || TOY_AS_INTEGER(rLiteral) > 255 ||
+		TOY_AS_INTEGER(gLiteral) < 0 || TOY_AS_INTEGER(gLiteral) > 255 ||
+		TOY_AS_INTEGER(bLiteral) < 0 || TOY_AS_INTEGER(bLiteral) > 255 ||
+		TOY_AS_INTEGER(aLiteral) < 0 || TOY_AS_INTEGER(aLiteral) > 255) {
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Color out of bounds in to setNodeText\n");
+		Toy_freeLiteral(nodeLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(fontLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(sizeLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(textLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(rLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(gLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(bLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(aLiteral);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	//get the font
+	Toy_Literal fileLiteral = Toy_getFilePathLiteral(interpreter, &fontLiteral);
+
+	TTF_Font* font = TTF_OpenFont( Toy_toCString(TOY_AS_STRING(fileLiteral)), TOY_AS_INTEGER(sizeLiteral) );
+
+	if (!font) {
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Failed to open a font file: ");
+		interpreter->errorOutput(SDL_GetError());
+		interpreter->errorOutput("\n");
+
+		Toy_freeLiteral(fileLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(nodeLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(fontLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(sizeLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(textLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(rLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(gLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(bLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(aLiteral);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	//make the color
+	SDL_Color color = (SDL_Color){ .r = TOY_AS_INTEGER(rLiteral), .g = TOY_AS_INTEGER(gLiteral), .b = TOY_AS_INTEGER(bLiteral), .a = TOY_AS_INTEGER(aLiteral) };
+
+	//actually set
+	Box_EngineNode* node = (Box_EngineNode*)TOY_AS_OPAQUE(nodeLiteral);
+	Box_setTextEngineNode(node, font, Toy_toCString(TOY_AS_STRING(textLiteral)), color);
+
+	//cleanup
+	TTF_CloseFont(font);
+
+	Toy_freeLiteral(fileLiteral);
+	Toy_freeLiteral(nodeLiteral);
+	Toy_freeLiteral(fontLiteral);
+	Toy_freeLiteral(sizeLiteral);
+	Toy_freeLiteral(textLiteral);
+	Toy_freeLiteral(rLiteral);
+	Toy_freeLiteral(gLiteral);
+	Toy_freeLiteral(bLiteral);
+	Toy_freeLiteral(aLiteral);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int nativeCallNodeFn(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	//checks
 	if (arguments->count < 2) {
@@ -847,6 +980,7 @@ int Box_hookNode(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_Literal identifier, Toy_Liter
 		{"getCurrentNodeFrame", nativeGetCurrentNodeFrame},
 		{"incrementCurrentNodeFrame", nativeIncrementCurrentNodeFrame},
 		{"drawNode", nativeDrawNode},
+		{"setNodeText", nativeSetNodeText},
 		{"callNodeFn", nativeCallNodeFn},
 
 		//TODO: get rect, get node var, create empty node