diff --git a/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/core/Gradient.java b/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/core/Gradient.java
index 612476a..31a578c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/core/Gradient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/core/Gradient.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class Gradient {
         if (index < 0 || index > 1) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Index must be between 0 and 1");
         }
-
+        
         Color color = new Color(red,green,blue);
         gradient.put(index, color);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/nebula/NebulaSkyboxPainter.java b/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/nebula/NebulaSkyboxPainter.java
index 05bd020..0790f3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/nebula/NebulaSkyboxPainter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/nebula/NebulaSkyboxPainter.java
@@ -20,35 +20,50 @@ public class NebulaSkyboxPainter extends SkyboxPainter {
 
     @Override
     int getColour(float x, float y, float z) {
+        // Get projection
         float[] projCoords = this.projectOnSphere(x, y, z);
         x = projCoords[0];
         y = projCoords[1];
         z = projCoords[2];
 
+        // Get offset
         float offset = (float) noise.getValue(x * SCALING_FACTOR * 3, y * SCALING_FACTOR * 3, z * SCALING_FACTOR * 3);
+        x = Mth.clamp(x + offset/5f, -1f, 1f);
+        y = Mth.clamp(y + offset/5f, -1f, 1f);
+        z = Mth.clamp(z + offset/5f, -1f, 1f);
 
-        x += offset/5f;
-        y += offset/5f;
-        z += offset/5f;
-
-        // 0..1
+        // Value of noise at coord, 0..1
         double noiseValue = Mth.clamp(noise.getValue(x * SCALING_FACTOR, y * SCALING_FACTOR, z * SCALING_FACTOR) + 0.5, 0D, 1D);
 
-        // 0..1
+        // Value to be subtracted from noise at coord, 0..1
         double subtractionValue = Mth.clamp(noise.getOctaveNoise(1).noise(x * SCALING_FACTOR, y * SCALING_FACTOR, z * SCALING_FACTOR) + 0.5, 0D, 1D);
 
 //        double[] derivates = new double[3];
 //        noise.getOctaveNoise(0).noiseWithDerivative(x * SCALING_FACTOR, y * SCALING_FACTOR, z * SCALING_FACTOR, derivates);
 //        double maxDerivative = Mth.clamp(Math.max(Math.max(derivates[0], derivates[1]), derivates[2]) * 0.5 + 0.5, 0, 0);
 
-        int alpha = (int)(Mth.clamp((noiseValue * (1D / BASE_NOISE_AMOUNT) - (1D / BASE_NOISE_AMOUNT - 1)) * 255D, 1D, 254.99D)); // otherwise death occurs
+        // Find a base background colour to use (xyz interpoaltion across sky, gamer mode)
+        int blueness, greenness, redness;
+        blueness = (int) ((x/2 + 0.5) * 127);
+        greenness = (int) ((y/2 + 0.5) * 127);
+        redness = (int) ((z/2 + 0.5) * 127);
 
-        alpha = (int) Mth.clamp(alpha - subtractionValue * 128, 0, 255); //todo subtract colour channels separately
+        int alpha = (int)(Mth.clamp((noiseValue * (1D / BASE_NOISE_AMOUNT) - (1D / BASE_NOISE_AMOUNT - 1)) * 255D, 20D, 254.99D)); // otherwise death occurs
 
-        double colourValue = Mth.clamp((alpha / 255D), 0D, 1D);
+        alpha = (int) Mth.clamp(alpha - subtractionValue * 128, 50, 255);
 
+        //todo: make nebulas be -1..+1 and they can also subtract a little from the main colour, but they can also add some yellow or red or idk
+
+        double colourValue = (Mth.clamp((noiseValue * (1D / BASE_NOISE_AMOUNT) - (1D / BASE_NOISE_AMOUNT - 1)), 0.01D, 0.9999D));
         Color color = nebulaGradient.getAt(colourValue);
+        double bgPresence = Mth.clamp(Math.log10(-colourValue + 1) + 1, 0D, 1D);
 
-        return FastColor.ARGB32.color(alpha, color.getBlue(), color.getGreen(), color.getRed());
+        int red, green, blue;
+        red = (int) ((colourValue * color.getRed()) + redness * bgPresence);
+        green = (int) ((colourValue * color.getGreen()) + greenness * bgPresence);
+        blue = (int) ((colourValue * color.getBlue()) + blueness * bgPresence);
+
+        return FastColor.ARGB32.color(alpha, blue, green, red);
+//        return FastColor.ARGB32.color(alpha, color.getBlue(), color.getGreen(), color.getRed());
     }
 }