diff --git a/gamestate.c b/gamestate.c
index 982e0d0..e400f18 100644
--- a/gamestate.c
+++ b/gamestate.c
@@ -1005,6 +1005,10 @@ void process(GameState* gs, float dt)
 			p = new_entity(gs);
 			create_player(gs, p);
 			player->entity = get_id(gs, p);
+			cpVect pos = v2_to_cp(V2sub(entity_pos(p), SUN_POS));
+			cpFloat r = cpvlength(pos);
+			cpFloat v = cpfsqrt(SUN_GRAVITY_STRENGTH/ r) / r;
+			cpBodySetVelocity(p->body, cpvmult(cpvperp(pos), v));
 		}
 		assert(p->is_player);
 
@@ -1149,12 +1153,26 @@ void process(GameState* gs, float dt)
 		p->spice_taken_away = clamp01(p->spice_taken_away);
 	}
 
-	// process grids
+	// process entities
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < gs->cur_next_entity; i++) {
 		Entity* e = &gs->entities[i];
 		if (!e->exists)
 			continue;
 
+		if (e->body != NULL)
+		{
+			cpVect p = cpvsub(cpBodyGetPosition(e->body),v2_to_cp(SUN_POS));
+			cpFloat sqdist = cpvlengthsq(p);
+			if (sqdist < (SUN_RADIUS * SUN_RADIUS))
+			{
+				entity_destroy(gs, e);
+				continue;
+			}
+			cpVect g = cpvmult(p, -SUN_GRAVITY_STRENGTH / (sqdist * cpfsqrt(sqdist)));
+
+			cpBodyUpdateVelocity(e->body, g, 1.0f, dt);
+		}
+
 		if (e->is_box)
 		{
 			if (e->damage >= 1.0f)
diff --git a/loaded/stars2.png b/loaded/stars2.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43c8627
Binary files /dev/null and b/loaded/stars2.png differ
diff --git a/loaded/sun.png b/loaded/sun.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..310572b
Binary files /dev/null and b/loaded/sun.png differ
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index c063ee8..f97577c 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ static sg_image image_thrusterburn;
 static sg_image image_player;
 static sg_image image_cockpit_used;
 static sg_image image_stars;
+static sg_image image_stars2;
+static sg_image image_sun;
 static int cur_editing_boxtype = -1;
 static int cur_editing_rotation = 0;
 
@@ -157,6 +159,8 @@ init(void)
 		image_player = load_image("loaded/player.png");
 		image_cockpit_used = load_image("loaded/cockpit_used.png");
 		image_stars = load_image("loaded/stars.png");
+		image_stars2 = load_image("loaded/stars2.png");
+		image_sun = load_image("loaded/sun.png");
 	}
 
 	// socket initialization
@@ -597,7 +601,7 @@ frame(void)
 #if 1 // space background
 			transform_scope
 			{
-				V2 scaled_camera_pos = V2scale(camera_pos, 0.1f); // this is how strong/weak the parallax is
+				V2 scaled_camera_pos = V2scale(camera_pos, 0.05f); // this is how strong/weak the parallax is
 				sgp_translate(-scaled_camera_pos.x, -scaled_camera_pos.y);
 				set_color(WHITE);
 				sgp_set_image(0, image_stars);
@@ -608,6 +612,19 @@ frame(void)
 				//sgp_draw_textured_rect(0, 0, stars_width, stars_height);
 				sgp_reset_image(0);
 			}
+			transform_scope
+			{
+				V2 scaled_camera_pos = V2scale(camera_pos, 0.1f); // this is how strong/weak the parallax is
+				sgp_translate(-scaled_camera_pos.x, -scaled_camera_pos.y);
+				set_color(WHITE);
+				sgp_set_image(0, image_stars2);
+				float stars_height_over_width = (float)sg_query_image_info(image_stars).height / (float)sg_query_image_info(image_stars).width;
+				const float stars_width = 35.0f;
+				float stars_height = stars_width * stars_height_over_width;
+				sgp_draw_textured_rect(-stars_width / 2.0f, -stars_height / 2.0f, stars_width, stars_height);
+				//sgp_draw_textured_rect(0, 0, stars_width, stars_height);
+				sgp_reset_image(0);
+			}
 #endif
 
 #if 1 // parallaxed dots
@@ -750,6 +767,12 @@ frame(void)
 				set_color(GOLD);
 				sgp_draw_filled_rect(gs.goldpos.x, gs.goldpos.y, 0.1f, 0.1f);
 
+				// the SUN
+				set_color(WHITE);
+				sgp_set_image(0, image_sun);
+				draw_texture_centered(SUN_POS, SUN_RADIUS*2.0f);
+				sgp_reset_image(0);
+
 				sgp_set_color(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 				dbg_drawall();
 } // world space transform end
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 35e6a77..e58b6fe 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void server(void* data)
 	Log("Allocated %zu bytes for entities\n", entities_size);
 
 	// one box policy
-	if (true)
+	if (false)
 	{
 		Entity* grid = new_entity(&gs);
 		grid_create(&gs, grid);
diff --git a/types.h b/types.h
index 7d54494..cead86c 100644
--- a/types.h
+++ b/types.h
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
 #define BOX_MASS 1.0f
 #define THRUSTER_FORCE 4.0f
 #define THRUSTER_ENERGY_USED_PER_SECOND 0.05f
-#define VISION_RADIUS 8.0f
+#define VISION_RADIUS 16.0f
 #define MAX_BYTES_SIZE 2048 * 2 // maximum size of gamestate buffer
+#define SUN_RADIUS 10.0f
+#define SUN_POS ((V2){50.0f,0.0f})
+#define SUN_GRAVITY_STRENGTH (5.0e3f)
 
 #define TIMESTEP (1.0f / 60.0f) // not required to simulate at this, but this defines what tick the game is on
 #define TIME_BETWEEN_INPUT_PACKETS (1.0f / 20.0f)