diff --git a/src/Dodge/Data.hs b/src/Dodge/Data.hs
index 6b1bf50fa..4044bf911 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Data.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Data.hs
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@ data Particle' =
             , _btTimer'     :: Int
             }
 
-type HitEffect = Point2 -> Point2 -> (Point2, (Either3 Creature Wall ForceField)) -> World -> World
+type HitEffect = Particle' -> [( Point2, [(Point2, (Either3 Creature Wall ForceField))] )] 
+                           -> World -> World
 type HitEffect' = Particle' -> (Point2, (Either3 Creature Wall ForceField)) -> World -> World
 
 data Particle = 
diff --git a/src/Dodge/LevelGen.hs b/src/Dodge/LevelGen.hs
index 87d8a59a8..85b887341 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/LevelGen.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/LevelGen.hs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ instance Shiftable PlacementSpot where
     rotateS    r' (PS p r x) = PS (rotateV r' p) (r + r') x
 
 putWindowBlock :: Point2 -> Point2 -> World -> World
-putWindowBlock a b w = removePathsCrossing a b $ foldr makeBlockAt w $ zip ps ns
+putWindowBlock a b w = removePathsCrossing a b $ foldr (makeBlockAt bSide) w $ zip ps ns
     where d = dist a b
           rot = argV (b -.- a)
           numPoints' = floor (d / 20)
@@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ putWindowBlock a b w = removePathsCrossing a b $ foldr makeBlockAt w $ zip ps ns
           ns = take (numPoints+1) [0..]
           ps = map (\i -> a +.+ i/ (fromIntegral numPoints) *.* (b -.- a)) 
                    $ map fromIntegral ns
-          k = newKey $ _walls w
-          ksAtN i = [k+i*4,k+i*4 + 1 ,k+i*4 +2, k+i*4+3]
           bSide = d / (fromIntegral numPoints)
-          ds = [(-bSide,-10),(-bSide,10),(bSide,10),(bSide,-10)]
-          polyAtP p = map ((+.+) p . rotateV rot) ds
-          hp = 1
-          degradeHP = [5,5]
-          winCol = withAlpha 0.5 cyan
-          makeBlockAt :: (Point2,Int) -> World -> World
-          makeBlockAt (p,i) w = 
-            let (k0:k1:k2:k3:_) = ksAtN i
+          makeBlockAt :: Float -> (Point2,Int) -> World -> World
+          makeBlockAt bSide (p,i) w = 
+            let k = newKey $ _walls w
+                ds = [(-bSide,-9),(-bSide,9),(bSide,9),(bSide,-9)]
+                polyAtP p = map ((+.+) p . rotateV rot) ds
+                hp = 1
+                degradeHP = [5,5]
+                winCol = withAlpha 0.5 cyan
+                ksAtN i = [k+i*4,k+i*4 + 1 ,k+i*4 +2, k+i*4+3]
+                (k0:k1:k2:k3:_) = ksAtN i
                 (bl:tl:tr:br:_) = polyAtP p
                 shadows | i == 0 = ksAtN 1
                         | i == numPoints - 1 = ksAtN $ numPoints - 2
diff --git a/src/Dodge/WorldActions/ThingsHit.hs b/src/Dodge/WorldActions/ThingsHit.hs
index 44bdea8ae..3a510f140 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/WorldActions/ThingsHit.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/WorldActions/ThingsHit.hs
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ thingsHit sp ep w
     where 
           hitCrs   = IM.elems $ IM.filter (\cr -> circOnLine sp ep (_crPos cr) (_crRad cr))
                                             $ _creatures w
-                                        --  $ creaturesAlongLine sp ep w
-                                        --  creaturesAlongLine doesn't always
-                                        --  hit crs
           crPs     = map (\cr -> ssaTriPoint ep (_crPos cr) sp (_crRad cr)) hitCrs
           crs   = zip crPs (map E3x1 hitCrs)
 
@@ -58,3 +55,6 @@ thingsHit sp ep w
           hitFFs   = mapMaybe (collidePointFF sp ep (_randGen w)) (IM.elems $ _forceFields w)
           ffs = map (\(p,(_,i)) -> (p, E3x3 $ _forceFields w IM.! i)) hitFFs
 
+thingsHitOnPath :: [Point2] -> World -> [ [ ( Point2, (Either3 Creature Wall ForceField) ) ] ]
+thingsHitOnPath [] _ = error "tried to find thingsHitOnPath containing no points"
+thingsHitOnPath ps w = map (flip (uncurry thingsHit) w) . zip ps $ tail ps