diff --git a/kubi/shaders/c2d.wgsl b/kubi/shaders/c2d.wgsl
index 471ce88..c6fce2e 100644
--- a/kubi/shaders/c2d.wgsl
+++ b/kubi/shaders/c2d.wgsl
@@ -1 +1,14 @@
-//TODO
+@group(0) @binding(0)
+var<uniform> color: vec4<f32>;
+
+@vertex
+fn vs_main(
+  @location(0) position: vec2<f32>,
+) -> @builtin(position) vec4<f32> {
+  return vec4<f32>(position, 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+
+@fragment
+fn fs_main() -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
+  return color;
+}
diff --git a/kubi/src/prefabs/loader.rs b/kubi/src/prefabs/loader.rs
index f32834b..ab11b32 100644
--- a/kubi/src/prefabs/loader.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/prefabs/loader.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ pub fn load_texture2d_prefab(
   assman: &AssetManager,
   path: &Path,
 ) -> wgpu::Texture {
+  log::info!("loading texture2d: {path:?}");
+
   let image = image::load(
     BufReader::new(assman.open_asset(path).expect("Failed to open texture file")),
     image::ImageFormat::Png
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ pub fn load_obj_prefab(
   assman: &AssetManager,
   path: &Path,
 ) -> BufferPair {
+  log::info!("loading obj prefab: {path:?}");
+
   let mut reader = BufReader::new(
     assman.open_asset(path).expect("Failed to open texture file")
   );
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering.rs b/kubi/src/rendering.rs
index 923e8ac..288627b 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use shipyard::{AllStoragesViewMut, IntoIter, IntoWorkload, SystemModificator, Unique, UniqueView, UniqueViewMut, View, Workload};
+use shipyard::{AllStoragesViewMut, IntoIter, IntoWorkload, SystemModificator, Unique, UniqueView, UniqueViewMut, View, Workload, WorkloadModificator};
 use winit::dpi::PhysicalSize;
 use glam::Vec3;
 use crate::{events::WindowResizedEvent, hui_integration::kubi_ui_draw, state::is_ingame};
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub mod background;
 pub mod world;
 pub mod camera_uniform;
 pub mod depth;
+pub mod smoverlay;
 
 pub struct BufferPair {
   pub index: wgpu::Buffer,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ pub fn init_rendering() -> Workload {
     world::init_world_render_state, //req: depth, camera
     entities::init_entities_render_state, //req: depth, camera
     selection_box::init_selection_box_render_state, //req: depth, camera, primitives
+    smoverlay::init_smoverlay_render_state, //req: primitives
   ).into_sequential_workload()
 }
 
@@ -53,8 +55,11 @@ pub fn update_rendering_early() -> Workload {
 pub fn update_rendering_late() -> Workload {
   (
     camera_uniform::update_camera_uniform_buffer,
-    selection_box::update_selection_box_render_state.run_if(is_ingame),
-    entities::update_entities_render_state.run_if(is_ingame),
+    (
+      selection_box::update_selection_box_render_state,
+      entities::update_entities_render_state,
+      smoverlay::update_smoverlay_render_state,
+    ).into_workload().run_if(is_ingame),
   ).into_workload()
 }
 
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ pub fn render_master(storages: AllStoragesViewMut) {
     storages.run_with_data(selection_box::draw_selection_box, &mut data);
     storages.run_with_data(entities::render_entities, &mut data);
     storages.run_with_data(world::rpass_submit_trans_bundle, &mut data);
+    storages.run_with_data(smoverlay::render_submerged_view, &mut data);
   }
   storages.run_with_data(kubi_ui_draw, &mut data);
 
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/entities/instance.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/instance.rs
index 271949a..6ad7226 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/entities/instance.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/instance.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub struct InstanceBuffer {
 pub fn create_instance_buffer(
   renderer: UniqueView<Renderer>,
 ) -> InstanceBuffer {
+  log::info!("entities: create_instance_buffer");
   let buffer = renderer.device().create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
     label: Some("instance_buffer"),
     size: 255 * std::mem::size_of::<InstanceData>() as u64,
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs
index b7e8e42..bacc587 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ pub fn init_entities_pipeline(
   prefabs: UniqueView<GpuPrefabs>,
   camera_ubo: UniqueView<CameraUniformBuffer>,
 ) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline {
+  log::info!("init_entities_pipeline");
+
   let module = renderer.device().create_shader_module(include_wgsl!("../../../shaders/entities.wgsl"));
 
   let pipeline_layout = renderer.device().create_pipeline_layout(&wgpu::PipelineLayoutDescriptor {
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/primitives.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/primitives.rs
index 05ef112..457bace 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/primitives.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/primitives.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub use fstri::FstriPrimitive;
 pub fn init_primitives() -> Workload {
   (
     cube::init_cube_primitive,
+    fstri::init_fstri_primitive,
   ).into_workload()
 }
 
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/primitives/cube.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/primitives/cube.rs
index 3abd3e2..ff74e96 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/primitives/cube.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/primitives/cube.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const CUBE_INDICES: &[u16] = &[
 ];
 
 pub fn init_cube_primitive(storages: AllStoragesView) {
+  log::info!("init_cube_primitive");
   let renderer = storages.borrow::<UniqueView<Renderer>>().unwrap();
   storages.add_unique(CubePrimitive(BufferPair {
     index: renderer.device().create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/primitives/fstri.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/primitives/fstri.rs
index b6eb26d..7e22d5f 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/primitives/fstri.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/primitives/fstri.rs
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ use crate::rendering::Renderer;
 use super::PrimitiveVertex2;
 
 pub const FSTRI_VERTICES: &[PrimitiveVertex2] = &[
-  PrimitiveVertex2 { position: [0.0, 0.0] },
-  PrimitiveVertex2 { position: [1.0, 0.0] },
-  PrimitiveVertex2 { position: [0.0, 1.0] },
-  PrimitiveVertex2 { position: [1.0, 1.0] },
+  PrimitiveVertex2 { position: [-1.0, -1.0] },
+  PrimitiveVertex2 { position: [ 3.0, -1.0] },
+  PrimitiveVertex2 { position: [-1.0,  3.0] },
 ];
 
 #[derive(Unique)]
-pub struct FstriPrimitive(wgpu::Buffer);
+pub struct FstriPrimitive(pub wgpu::Buffer);
 
 pub fn init_fstri_primitive(storages: AllStoragesView) {
+  log::info!("init_fstri_primitive");
   let renderer = storages.borrow::<UniqueView<Renderer>>().unwrap();
   let buffer = renderer.device().create_buffer_init(&wgpu::util::BufferInitDescriptor {
     label: Some("fstri_vertex_buffer"),
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/selection_box/pipeline.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/selection_box/pipeline.rs
index 352ce83..ab15dcd 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/selection_box/pipeline.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/selection_box/pipeline.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub fn init_selection_box_pipeline(
   depth: UniqueView<DepthTexture>,
   camera_ubo: UniqueView<CameraUniformBuffer>,
 ) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline {
+  log::info!("init_selection_box_pipeline");
+
   let shader = ren.device().create_shader_module(
     wgpu::include_wgsl!("../../../shaders/selection_box.wgsl")
   );
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/selection_box/uniform.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/selection_box/uniform.rs
index 8ee8f5e..cf551ad 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/selection_box/uniform.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/selection_box/uniform.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ pub struct SelectionBoxUniform {
   pub bind_group: wgpu::BindGroup,
 }
 
-pub fn init_selection_box_uniform(renderer: UniqueView<Renderer>) -> SelectionBoxUniform {
+pub fn init_selection_box_uniform(
+  renderer: UniqueView<Renderer>
+) -> SelectionBoxUniform {
+  log::info!("init_selection_box_uniform");
+
   let buffer = renderer.device().create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
     label: Some("selection_box_uniform"),
     size: std::mem::size_of::<SelectionBoxUniformData>() as u64,
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/smoverlay.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/smoverlay.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0e66fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/smoverlay.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use shipyard::{AllStoragesView, Unique, UniqueView};
+use super::{primitives::FstriPrimitive, RenderCtx, Renderer};
+
+mod uniform;
+mod pipeline;
+use uniform::SmUniform;
+
+#[derive(Unique)]
+pub struct SmOverlayRenderState {
+  pub uniform: SmUniform,
+  pub pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
+}
+
+pub fn init_smoverlay_render_state(storages: AllStoragesView) {
+  let uniform = storages.run(uniform::init_sm_uniform);
+  let pipeline = storages.run_with_data(pipeline::init_smoverlay_pipeline, &uniform);
+  storages.add_unique(SmOverlayRenderState { uniform, pipeline });
+}
+
+pub use uniform::update_sm_uniform as update_smoverlay_render_state;
+
+pub fn render_submerged_view(
+  ctx: &mut RenderCtx,
+  state: UniqueView<SmOverlayRenderState>,
+  buf: UniqueView<FstriPrimitive>,
+) {
+  if state.uniform.stored_data.is_none() { return }
+
+  let mut rpass = ctx.encoder.begin_render_pass(&wgpu::RenderPassDescriptor {
+    label: Some("smoverlay_render_pass"),
+    color_attachments: &[Some(wgpu::RenderPassColorAttachment {
+      view: ctx.surface_view,
+      resolve_target: None,
+      ops: wgpu::Operations {
+        load: wgpu::LoadOp::Load,
+        store: wgpu::StoreOp::Store,
+      },
+    })],
+    depth_stencil_attachment: None,
+    timestamp_writes: None,
+    occlusion_query_set: None,
+  });
+
+  rpass.set_pipeline(&state.pipeline);
+  rpass.set_bind_group(0, &state.uniform.bind_group, &[]);
+  rpass.set_vertex_buffer(0, buf.0.slice(..));
+  rpass.draw(0..3, 0..1);
+}
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/smoverlay/pipeline.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/smoverlay/pipeline.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df35e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/smoverlay/pipeline.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+use shipyard::UniqueView;
+use crate::rendering::{primitives::PrimitiveVertex2, Renderer};
+use super::uniform::SmUniform;
+
+pub fn init_smoverlay_pipeline(
+  uniform: &SmUniform,
+  renderer: UniqueView<Renderer>
+) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline {
+  let module = renderer.device().create_shader_module(
+    wgpu::include_wgsl!("../../../shaders/c2d.wgsl")
+  );
+
+  let rp_layout = renderer.device().create_pipeline_layout(
+    &wgpu::PipelineLayoutDescriptor {
+      label: Some("smoverlay_pipeline_layout"),
+      bind_group_layouts: &[
+        &uniform.bind_group_layout,
+      ],
+      push_constant_ranges: &[],
+    }
+  );
+
+  renderer.device().create_render_pipeline(&wgpu::RenderPipelineDescriptor {
+    label: Some("smoverlay_pipeline"),
+    layout: Some(&rp_layout),
+    vertex: wgpu::VertexState {
+      module: &module,
+      compilation_options: wgpu::PipelineCompilationOptions::default(),
+      entry_point: "vs_main",
+      buffers: &[
+        PrimitiveVertex2::LAYOUT,
+      ],
+    },
+    fragment: Some(wgpu::FragmentState {
+      module: &module,
+      compilation_options: wgpu::PipelineCompilationOptions::default(),
+      entry_point: "fs_main",
+      targets: &[Some(wgpu::ColorTargetState {
+      format: renderer.surface_config().format,
+        blend: Some(wgpu::BlendState::ALPHA_BLENDING),
+        write_mask: wgpu::ColorWrites::ALL,
+      })],
+    }),
+    primitive: wgpu::PrimitiveState {
+      topology: wgpu::PrimitiveTopology::TriangleList,
+      strip_index_format: None,
+      front_face: wgpu::FrontFace::Ccw,
+      cull_mode: Some(wgpu::Face::Back),
+      polygon_mode: wgpu::PolygonMode::Fill,
+      conservative: false,
+      unclipped_depth: false,
+    },
+    depth_stencil: None,
+    multisample: wgpu::MultisampleState::default(),
+    multiview: None,
+  })
+}
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/smoverlay/uniform.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/smoverlay/uniform.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c859739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/smoverlay/uniform.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
+use kubi_shared::transform::Transform;
+use shipyard::{IntoIter, UniqueView, UniqueViewMut, View};
+use crate::{player::MainPlayer, rendering::Renderer, world::ChunkStorage};
+use super::SmOverlayRenderState;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Pod, Zeroable)]
+#[repr(C, packed)]
+pub struct SmUniformData {
+  pub color: [f32; 4],
+}
+
+pub struct SmUniform {
+  pub stored_data: Option<SmUniformData>,
+  pub buffer: wgpu::Buffer,
+  pub bind_group_layout: wgpu::BindGroupLayout,
+  pub bind_group: wgpu::BindGroup,
+}
+
+pub fn init_sm_uniform(
+  renderer: UniqueView<Renderer>
+) -> SmUniform {
+  log::info!("init_sm_uniform");
+
+  let buffer = renderer.device().create_buffer(&wgpu::BufferDescriptor {
+    label: Some("smoverlay_uniform"),
+    size: std::mem::size_of::<SmUniformData>() as u64,
+    usage: wgpu::BufferUsages::UNIFORM | wgpu::BufferUsages::COPY_DST,
+    mapped_at_creation: false,
+  });
+
+  let bind_group_layout = renderer.device().create_bind_group_layout(&wgpu::BindGroupLayoutDescriptor {
+    label: Some("smoverlay_bind_group_layout"),
+    entries: &[wgpu::BindGroupLayoutEntry {
+      binding: 0,
+      visibility: wgpu::ShaderStages::FRAGMENT,
+      ty: wgpu::BindingType::Buffer {
+        ty: wgpu::BufferBindingType::Uniform,
+        has_dynamic_offset: false,
+        min_binding_size: None,
+      },
+      count: None,
+    }],
+  });
+
+  let bind_group = renderer.device().create_bind_group(&wgpu::BindGroupDescriptor {
+    label: Some("smoverlay_bind_group"),
+    layout: &bind_group_layout,
+    entries: &[wgpu::BindGroupEntry {
+      binding: 0,
+      resource: buffer.as_entire_binding(),
+    }],
+  });
+
+  SmUniform {
+    stored_data: None,
+    buffer,
+    bind_group_layout,
+    bind_group,
+  }
+}
+
+pub fn update_sm_uniform(
+  mut state: UniqueViewMut<SmOverlayRenderState>,
+  renderer: UniqueView<Renderer>,
+  plr: View<MainPlayer>,
+  trans: View<Transform>,
+  world: UniqueView<ChunkStorage>,
+) {
+  state.uniform.stored_data = None;
+
+  let (_, plr_trans) = (&plr, &trans).iter().next().expect("Main player MIA");
+  let plr_pos = plr_trans.0.to_scale_rotation_translation().2;
+  let block_at_pos = world.get_block(plr_pos.floor().as_ivec3());
+  let Some(block_at_pos) = block_at_pos  else { return };
+  let Some(color) = block_at_pos.descriptor().submerge else { return };
+
+  let new_data = SmUniformData {
+    color: color.to_array()
+  };
+
+  if state.uniform.stored_data == Some(new_data) {
+    return
+  }
+  state.uniform.stored_data = Some(new_data);
+
+  log::debug!("update_sm_uniform: {:?}", new_data);
+
+  renderer.queue().write_buffer(
+    &state.uniform.buffer,
+    0,
+    bytemuck::cast_slice(&[new_data]),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/submerge/pipeline.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/submerge/pipeline.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bcd41a..0000000
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/submerge/pipeline.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-pub fn create_render_pipeline(
-  ren: UniqueView<Renderer>,
-  stri_primitive: UniqueView<FstriPrimitive>,
-) -> wgpu::RenderPipeline {
-  let shader = ren.device().create_shader_module(
-    wgpu::include_wgsl!("../../../shaders/c2d.wgsl")
-  );
-  let pipeline_layout = ren.device().create_pipeline_layout(&wgpu::PipelineLayoutDescriptor {
-    label: Some("smoverlay_pipeline_layout"),
-    bind_group_layouts: &[&ren.bind_group_layout],
-    push_constant_ranges: &[],
-  });
-  //TODO
-}
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/sumberge.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/sumberge.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 89eebb0..0000000
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/sumberge.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-mod pipeline;
-
-// use glium::{uniform, Blend, DrawParameters, Surface};
-// use kubi_shared::transform::Transform;
-// use shipyard::{IntoIter, NonSendSync, UniqueView, UniqueViewMut, View};
-// use crate::{
-//   player::MainPlayer,
-//   prefabs::Colored2ShaderPrefab,
-//   rendering::primitives::stri::STriPrimitive,
-//   world::ChunkStorage,
-// };
-// use super::RenderTarget;
-
-// pub fn render_submerged_view(
-//   mut target: NonSendSync<UniqueViewMut<RenderTarget>>,
-//   primitive: NonSendSync<UniqueView<STriPrimitive>>,
-//   program: NonSendSync<UniqueView<Colored2ShaderPrefab>>,
-//   plr: View<MainPlayer>,
-//   trans: View<Transform>,
-//   world: UniqueView<ChunkStorage>,
-// ) {
-//   let (_, plr_trans) = (&plr, &trans).iter().next().expect("Main player MIA");
-//   let plr_pos = plr_trans.0.to_scale_rotation_translation().2;
-//   let block_at_pos = world.get_block(plr_pos.floor().as_ivec3());
-//   let Some(block_at_pos) = block_at_pos  else { return };
-//   let Some(color) = block_at_pos.descriptor().submerge else { return };
-
-//   let draw_parameters = DrawParameters {
-//     blend: Blend::alpha_blending(),
-//     ..Default::default()
-//   };
-//   target.0.draw(
-//     &primitive.0,
-//     &primitive.1,
-//     &program.0,
-//     &uniform! {
-//       color: color.to_array(),
-//     },
-//     &draw_parameters,
-//   ).unwrap();
-// }
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/world/pipeline.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/world/pipeline.rs
index 692cb7c..6d960c6 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/world/pipeline.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/world/pipeline.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@ pub fn init_world_pipeline(
   textures: UniqueView<GpuPrefabs>,
   camera_ubo: UniqueView<CameraUniformBuffer>,
 ) -> (wgpu::RenderPipeline, wgpu::RenderPipeline) {
+  log::info!("init_world_pipeline: creating shader module");
+
   let shader = ren.device().create_shader_module(
     wgpu::include_wgsl!("../../../shaders/world.wgsl")
   );
 
+  log::info!("init_world_pipeline: creating pipeline layout");
+
   let world_pipeline_layout = ren.device().create_pipeline_layout(&wgpu::PipelineLayoutDescriptor {
     label: Some("world_pipeline_layout"),
     bind_group_layouts: &[
@@ -23,6 +27,8 @@ pub fn init_world_pipeline(
     push_constant_ranges: &[],
   });
 
+  log::info!("init_world_pipeline: create main pipeline");
+
   let pipeline_main = ren.device().create_render_pipeline(&wgpu::RenderPipelineDescriptor {
     label: Some("world_pipeline"),
     layout: Some(&world_pipeline_layout),
@@ -64,6 +70,8 @@ pub fn init_world_pipeline(
     multiview: None,
   });
 
+  log::info!("init_world_pipeline: create trans pipeline");
+
   let pipeline_trans = ren.device().create_render_pipeline(&wgpu::RenderPipelineDescriptor {
     label: Some("world_pipeline_trans"),
     layout: Some(&world_pipeline_layout),
diff --git a/kubi/src/settings.rs b/kubi/src/settings.rs
index a0abbbe..9a83be3 100644
--- a/kubi/src/settings.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/settings.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ pub struct FullscreenSettings {
 
 #[derive(Unique)]
 pub struct GameSettings {
-  pub vsync: bool,
+  // pub vsync: bool,
   pub fullscreen: Option<FullscreenSettings>,
-  pub msaa: Option<u8>,
-  pub max_anisotropy: Option<u16>,
+  // pub msaa: Option<u8>,
+  // pub max_anisotropy: Option<u16>,
   /// there's a 1 chunk border of loaded but invisible around this
   pub render_distance: u8,
   pub mouse_sensitivity: f32,
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ pub struct GameSettings {
 impl Default for GameSettings {
   fn default() -> Self {
     Self {
-      vsync: false,
+      // vsync: false,
       fullscreen: None,
-      msaa: Some(4),
-      max_anisotropy: Some(16),
+      // msaa: Some(4),
+      // max_anisotropy: Some(16),
       render_distance: match true {
         cfg!(debug_assertions) => 5,
         cfg!(target_os = "android") => 6,