diff --git a/shader/texture/barrel.frag b/shader/texture/barrel.frag
index 187f0a12a..e3a8c6d69 100644
--- a/shader/texture/barrel.frag
+++ b/shader/texture/barrel.frag
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #version 450 core
 in vec2 texPos;
-in vec2 distmask[10];
-in vec2 pinchr[10];
-in vec2 pinchg[10];
-in vec2 pinchb[10];
+const int n1 = 15;
+in vec2 distmask[n1];
+in vec2 pinchr[n1];
+in vec2 pinchg[n1];
+in vec2 pinchb[n1];
 out vec4 fColor;
 layout (binding = 1) uniform sampler2D screenTexture;
 layout (location = 0) uniform int n;
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ void main()
     tposb += x * pinchb[i];
     }
     fColor.r = texture(screenTexture, tposr).r;
-    fColor.b = texture(screenTexture, tposb).b;
     fColor.g = texture(screenTexture, tposg).g;
+    fColor.b = texture(screenTexture, tposb).b;
 }
 //    fColor = vec4
 //        ( toRGB(vec3(  toYUV(texture(screenTexture, texPos).rgb).r
diff --git a/shader/texture/barrel.vert b/shader/texture/barrel.vert
index 5b36c423a..cedcad0c2 100644
--- a/shader/texture/barrel.vert
+++ b/shader/texture/barrel.vert
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ struct DataS { vec2 pos; vec2 v1; vec2 v2;
 layout (std430, binding = 9) readonly buffer Data { DataS data[]; };
 layout (std140, binding = 0) uniform TheMat { mat4 theMat; } ;
 layout (location = 0) uniform int n;
+// setting n1 > 15 does not work on my current hardware
+// on other hardware n = 15 might not work
+// e.g. if GL_MAX_VERTEX_OUTPUT_COMPONENTS < 128
+// note the vec2s might be treated as vec4s
+// note also the limit on GL_MAX_VARYING_COMPONENTS
+const int n1 = 15;
 out vec2 texPos;
-out vec2 distmask[10];
-out vec2 pinchr[10];
-out vec2 pinchg[10];
-out vec2 pinchb[10];
+out vec2 distmask[n1];
+out vec2 pinchr[n1];
+out vec2 pinchg[n1];
+out vec2 pinchb[n1];
 const int ks[6] =   
     {0,1,2          //  2--3
     ,2,1,3          //  |  |
@@ -24,9 +30,8 @@ const vec2 cs[4] =
     };
 vec2 f (vec2 p) // transforms a vector from "world" into "screen" space
 { return (theMat * vec4(p,0,1) - theMat * vec4(0,0,0,1)).xy; }
-vec2 g (vec2 p)
-{ return normalize(p); }
 vec2 ncToTex (vec2 p) {return 0.5 * (p + 1);}
+// don't need mat4 here, could get away with mat3...
 mat4 toTransMat (vec2 p)
 { return mat4
     (  1,  0, 0 ,0
@@ -40,51 +45,51 @@ void main()
   int k = ks[gl_VertexID];
   for(int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
   {
-  vec4 off = theMat * vec4(data[i + gl_VertexID/6].pos, 0,1);
-  DataS thedata = data[i + gl_VertexID/6];
-  vec2 r1 = f(thedata.v1);
-  vec2 r2 = f(thedata.v2);
-  mat2 distT = inverse (mat2(r1,r2));
-  distmask[i] = (distT * (cs[k] - off.xy));
-  vec4 pinchxr = theMat 
-      * toTransMat(thedata.t3r) 
-      * toTransMat(thedata.pos)
-      * mat4
-        (thedata.t1r , 0, 0
-        ,thedata.t2r , 0, 0
-        , 0,      0 , 0, 0
-        , 0,      0 , 0, 1
-        )
-      * inverse(toTransMat(thedata.pos))
-      * inverse(theMat) 
-      * (vec4(cs[k],0,1));
-  pinchr[i] = ncToTex(pinchxr.xy) - ncToTex(cs[k]);
-  vec4 pinchxg = theMat 
-      * toTransMat(thedata.t3g) 
-      * toTransMat(thedata.pos)
-      * mat4
-        (thedata.t1g , 0, 0
-        ,thedata.t2g , 0, 0
-        , 0,      0 , 0, 0
-        , 0,      0 , 0, 1
-        )
-      * inverse(toTransMat(thedata.pos))
-      * inverse(theMat) 
-      * (vec4(cs[k],0,1));
-  pinchg[i] = ncToTex(pinchxg.xy) - ncToTex(cs[k]);
-  vec4 pinchxb = theMat 
-      * toTransMat(thedata.t3b) 
-      * toTransMat(thedata.pos)
-      * mat4
-        (thedata.t1b , 0, 0
-        ,thedata.t2b , 0, 0
-        , 0,      0 , 0, 0
-        , 0,      0 , 0, 1
-        )
-      * inverse(toTransMat(thedata.pos))
-      * inverse(theMat) 
-      * (vec4(cs[k],0,1));
-  pinchb[i] = ncToTex(pinchxb.xy) - ncToTex(cs[k]);
+    DataS thedata = data[i + gl_VertexID/6];
+    vec4 off = theMat * vec4(thedata.pos, 0,1);
+    vec2 r1 = f(thedata.v1);
+    vec2 r2 = f(thedata.v2);
+    mat2 distT = inverse (mat2(r1,r2));
+    distmask[i] = (distT * (cs[k] - off.xy));
+    vec4 pinchxr = theMat 
+        * toTransMat(thedata.t3r) 
+        * toTransMat(thedata.pos)
+        * mat4
+          (thedata.t1r , 0, 0
+          ,thedata.t2r , 0, 0
+          , 0,      0 , 0, 0
+          , 0,      0 , 0, 1
+          )
+        * inverse(toTransMat(thedata.pos))
+        * inverse(theMat) 
+        * (vec4(cs[k],0,1));
+    pinchr[i] = ncToTex(pinchxr.xy) - ncToTex(cs[k]);
+    vec4 pinchxg = theMat 
+        * toTransMat(thedata.t3g) 
+        * toTransMat(thedata.pos)
+        * mat4
+          (thedata.t1g , 0, 0
+          ,thedata.t2g , 0, 0
+          , 0,      0 , 0, 0
+          , 0,      0 , 0, 1
+          )
+        * inverse(toTransMat(thedata.pos))
+        * inverse(theMat) 
+        * (vec4(cs[k],0,1));
+    pinchg[i] = ncToTex(pinchxg.xy) - ncToTex(cs[k]);
+    vec4 pinchxb = theMat 
+        * toTransMat(thedata.t3b) 
+        * toTransMat(thedata.pos)
+        * mat4
+          (thedata.t1b , 0, 0
+          ,thedata.t2b , 0, 0
+          , 0,      0 , 0, 0
+          , 0,      0 , 0, 1
+          )
+        * inverse(toTransMat(thedata.pos))
+        * inverse(theMat) 
+        * (vec4(cs[k],0,1));
+    pinchb[i] = ncToTex(pinchxb.xy) - ncToTex(cs[k]);
   }
   texPos = ncToTex(cs[k]);
   gl_Position = vec4 (cs[k],0,1);
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Bullet.hs b/src/Dodge/Bullet.hs
index 8d97ae058..c512176b5 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Bullet.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Bullet.hs
@@ -154,7 +154,17 @@ makeFlak bu _ w = w & cWorld . lWorld . bullets .++~ [f x | x <- xs]
     g x v = v +.+ x *.* normalizeV (vNormal v)
 
 hitEffFromBul :: World -> Bullet -> (World, Bullet)
-hitEffFromBul w bu = case _buEffect bu of
+hitEffFromBul w bu = hitEffFromBul' w' bu
+  where
+    w' = w  & cWorld . lWorld . distortions .:~ x
+    x = RadialDistortion (_buPos bu + _buVel bu) (V2 50 0) (V2 0 50)
+        (v3 & _3 .~ t) (v3 & _3 .~ negate t) v3 1
+    v3 = V3 (V2 1 0) (V2 0 1) 0
+    t = vNormal (_buVel bu)
+--        (V2 1 0) (V2 
+
+hitEffFromBul' :: World -> Bullet -> (World, Bullet)
+hitEffFromBul' w bu = case _buEffect bu of
     PenetrateBullet -> movePenBullet bu hitstream w
     BounceBullet -> fromMaybe (expireAndDamage bu hitstream w) $ do
         (hp, crwl) <- hitstream ^? _head
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Data/Distortion.hs b/src/Dodge/Data/Distortion.hs
index 74c760edd..20f1b59ba 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Data/Distortion.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Data/Distortion.hs
@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ data Distortion = RadialDistortion
     { _rdPos :: Point2 
     , _rdDist1 :: Point2 
     , _rdDist2 :: Point2 
-    , _rdT1R :: Point2
-    , _rdT2R :: Point2
-    , _rdT3R :: Point2
-    , _rdT1G :: Point2
-    , _rdT2G :: Point2
-    , _rdT3G :: Point2
-    , _rdT1B :: Point2
-    , _rdT2B :: Point2
-    , _rdT3B :: Point2
+    , _rdTR :: V3 Point2
+    , _rdTB :: V3 Point2
+    , _rdTG :: V3 Point2
+--    , _rdT1R :: Point2
+--    , _rdT2R :: Point2
+--    , _rdT3R :: Point2
+--    , _rdT1G :: Point2
+--    , _rdT2G :: Point2
+--    , _rdT3G :: Point2
+--    , _rdT1B :: Point2
+--    , _rdT2B :: Point2
+--    , _rdT3B :: Point2
     , _rdTime :: Int
     }
     deriving (Eq, Ord, Show, Read) --Generic, Flat)
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Distortion.hs b/src/Dodge/Distortion.hs
index c3931a139..f02365751 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Distortion.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Distortion.hs
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ import Control.Lens
 
 updateDistortion :: Distortion -> Maybe Distortion
 updateDistortion rd
-    | rd ^. rdTime > 0 = Just $ rd & rdTime .~ 1
+    | rd ^. rdTime > 0 = Just $ rd & rdTime -~ 1
     | otherwise = Nothing
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Event/Test.hs b/src/Dodge/Event/Test.hs
index 8941b224c..cf5386372 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Event/Test.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Event/Test.hs
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@ testEvent w = fromMaybe w $ do
         t1 = (V2 1 (-1))
         t2 = (V2 1 1)
         t3 = (V2 distR 0)
+        v3 = V3 t1 t2 t3
         distortionBulge =
             RadialDistortion
                 cpos
                 (V2 distR 0)
                 (V2 0 distR)
-                t1 t2 t3 t1 t2 t3 t1 t2 t3
+                v3 v3 v3
                 20
     return $ w & cWorld . lWorld . distortions .~ [distortionBulge
-        , distortionBulge & rdPos +~ 50 & rdT1R +~ V2 (-1) 1
+        , distortionBulge & rdPos +~ 50 & rdTR . _1 +~ V2 (-1) 1
         , distortionBulge & rdPos +~ (-50)
         ]
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Render.hs b/src/Dodge/Render.hs
index 92eb5c0aa..af4263f9c 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Render.hs
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ doDrawing' win pdata u = do
     glDepthFunc GL_ALWAYS
     glBlendFunc GL_ONE GL_ZERO
     -- perform distortions
-    -- this is hideous
     case getDistortions cfig w of
         [] -> do
             glBindTextureUnit 0 $ pdata ^. fboBase . _2 . _1 . unTO
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ doDrawing' win pdata u = do
             glBindFramebuffer GL_FRAMEBUFFER (pdata ^. fbo2 . _1 . unFBO)
             withArray (concatMap rdToVec2s rs) $ 
                 glNamedBufferSubData (pdata ^. barrelShader . _2 . vboName) 0 
-                    (18 * fromIntegral (length rs * sizeOf (0 :: Float)))
+                    (24 * fromIntegral (length rs * sizeOf (0 :: Float)))
             glBindTextureUnit 1 $ pdata ^. fboBase . _2 . _1 . unTO
             glUseProgram (pdata ^. barrelShader . _1)
             glUniform1i 0 (fromIntegral (length rs))
@@ -399,7 +398,9 @@ doDrawing' win pdata u = do
     SDL.glSwapWindow win
 
 rdToVec2s :: Distortion -> [Point2]
-rdToVec2s (RadialDistortion a b c d e f g h i j k l _) = [a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l]
+rdToVec2s (RadialDistortion a b c d e f _) = [a,b,c] <> t d <> t e <> t f
+  where
+    t (V3 x y z) = [x,y,z]
 
 bufferPerspectiveMatrixUBO :: Config -> Camera -> GLuint -> IO ()
 bufferPerspectiveMatrixUBO cfig cam uboid =