diff --git a/assets/scripts/gameplay/drone.toy b/assets/scripts/gameplay/drone.toy
index 6c31639..7d8dfd7 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/gameplay/drone.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/gameplay/drone.toy
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import standard;
 import node;
 
 //constants
-var SPEED: int const = 2;
+var SPEED: int const = 4;
 
 var SPRITE_WIDTH: int const = 64;
 var SPRITE_HEIGHT: int const = 64;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn onInit(node: opaque) {
 }
 
 fn onStep(node: opaque) {
-	if (++stepCount >= 10) {
+	if (++stepCount >= 5) {
 		node.incrementCurrentNodeFrame();
 		stepCount = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/assets/scripts/gameplay/lejana.toy b/assets/scripts/gameplay/lejana.toy
index 3ba00d2..0c6d387 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/gameplay/lejana.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/gameplay/lejana.toy
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import standard;
 import node;
 
 //constants
-var SPEED: int const = 2;
+var SPEED: int const = 4;
 
 var SPRITE_WIDTH: int const = 64;
 var SPRITE_HEIGHT: int const = 64;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var inputX: int = 0; //cache the keyboard input
 var inputY: int = 0;
 
 var direction: int = null; //BUGFIX: animation not looping properly
-var enableMovementCounter: int = 60 * 4; //BUGFIX: freeze while drones reach their starting spot
+var enableMovementCounter: int = 30 * 3; //BUGFIX: freeze while drones reach their starting spot
 
 
 //polyfills - animating different cycles on one image 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn onStep(node: opaque) {
 		node.setCurrentNodeFrame(0);
 	}
 
-	if (++stepCount >= 10) {
+	if (++stepCount >= 5) {
 		node.incrementCurrentNodeFrame();
 		stepCount = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/assets/scripts/gameplay/scene.toy b/assets/scripts/gameplay/scene.toy
index 853d70c..92184d7 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/gameplay/scene.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/gameplay/scene.toy
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ fn onInit(node: opaque) {
 }
 
 fn onStep(node: opaque) {
-	if (++stepCounter >= 60) {
-		print "FPS: " + string drawCounter + " / 60";
+	if (++stepCounter >= 30) {
+		print "FPS: " + string drawCounter + " / 30";
 		stepCounter = 0;
 		drawCounter = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/assets/scripts/init.toy b/assets/scripts/init.toy
index 6204726..cf15d34 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/init.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/init.toy
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@
 	mapInputEventToKeyUp("character_right", "right"); //event, keysym
 
 
+	//TODO: escape to kill the game
+
+
 	//this function must always be called, or the engine won't run
-	initWindow("Skyland", 1080, 720, false);
+	initWindow("Skyland", 32*16, 32*16, false); //TODO: custom FPS setting
 
 	//kick off the logic of the scene graph
 	loadRootNode("scripts:/gameplay/scene.toy");
diff --git a/box/box_engine.c b/box/box_engine.c
index 55d0a84..b50d961 100644
--- a/box/box_engine.c
+++ b/box/box_engine.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void Box_execEngine() {
 	//set up time
 	engine.realTime = clock();
 	engine.simTime = engine.realTime;
-	clock_t delta = (double) CLOCKS_PER_SEC / 60.0;
+	clock_t delta = (double) CLOCKS_PER_SEC / 30.0;
 
 	while (engine.running) {
 		execLoadRootNode();
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ void Box_execEngine() {
 		}
 
 		//render the world
-		SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(engine.renderer, 128, 128, 128, 255); //NOTE: This line can be disabled later
-		SDL_RenderClear(engine.renderer); //NOTE: This line can be disabled later
+		//SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(engine.renderer, 128, 128, 128, 255); //NOTE: This line can be disabled later
+		//SDL_RenderClear(engine.renderer); //NOTE: This line can be disabled later
 
 		Box_callRecursiveEngineNode(engine.rootNode, &engine.interpreter, "onDraw", NULL);