diff --git a/src/Dodge/Combine.hs b/src/Dodge/Combine.hs
index c9d059bf4..365711f8a 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Combine.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Combine.hs
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ invertListInv = IM.foldrWithKey
     (\k it -> ((_itType it, k, itStackAmount it) :) )
     []
 
+-- gives a list of indices-item pairs.
+-- Note that within the pair, indices can be repeated if two or more of an item
+-- are needed
 combineItemListYou :: World -> [([Int],Item)]
 combineItemListYou = concatMap lookupItems . invertListInvMult . yourInv
 
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Render/Connectors.hs b/src/Dodge/Render/Connectors.hs
index 02896e1b1..5fca360aa 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Render/Connectors.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Render/Connectors.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module Dodge.Render.Connectors
     ( zConnect
+    , zConnectCol
     , bConnect
     , lConnect
     ) where
@@ -13,6 +14,15 @@ zConnect (V2 x y) (V2 a b) = line $ map toV2
     ,(0.5 * (x+a), b)
     ,(a, b)
     ]
+zConnectCol :: Point2 -> Point2 -> Color -> Color -> Color -> Color -> Picture
+zConnectCol (V2 x y) (V2 a b) c1 c2 c3 c4 = lineCol $ zip
+    ( map toV2
+    [(x,y)
+    ,(0.5 * (x+a), y)
+    ,(0.5 * (x+a), b)
+    ,(a, b)
+    ]
+    ) [c1,c2,c3,c4]
 
 bConnect :: Point2 -> Point2 -> Picture
 bConnect (V2 x y) (V2 z w) = pictures 
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Render/HUD.hs b/src/Dodge/Render/HUD.hs
index d89a8e0de..3a3963ef7 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Render/HUD.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Render/HUD.hs
@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ subInventoryDisplay cfig w = case _inventoryMode w of
         , fromMaybe mempty $ do
             i <- mi
             cpos <- combinePoss w !? i
-            lnks <- combineListLnks w !? i
-            return $ (lnkMidPosInvSels cfig w) cpos (snd lnks)
-                <> foldMap (cursorAtInvSel listCursorNESW cfig w) (snd lnks)
+            col  <- (combineItemListYou w !? i) <&> _itInvColor . snd
+            lnks <- map fst (combineItemListYou w) !? i
+            return $ lnkMidPosInvSelsCol cfig w cpos col lnks
+                <> foldMap (cursorAtInvSel listCursorNESW cfig w) lnks
+                <> combineCounts cfig w lnks
         ]
     InspectInventory -> invHead cfig "INSPECT"
   where 
@@ -138,10 +140,25 @@ lnkMidInvSel cfig w lefti midi = winScale cfig
     hw = halfWidth  cfig
     
 
-lnkMidPosInvSels :: Configuration -> World -> Int -> [Int] -> Picture
-lnkMidPosInvSels cfig w i = winScale cfig 
-    . color white 
-    . concatMap (zConnect rp . selNumMidHeight cfig w)
+--lnkMidPosInvSels :: Configuration -> World -> Int -> [Int] -> Picture
+--lnkMidPosInvSels cfig w i = winScale cfig 
+--    . color white 
+--    . concatMap (zConnect rp . selNumMidHeight cfig w)
+--  where
+----    lp ipos = V2 (150 - hw) ( hh - (20 * fromIntegral ipos + 17.5))
+--    rp = V2 (190 - hw) ( hh - (20 * fromIntegral i + 77.5))
+--    hh = halfHeight cfig
+--    hw = halfWidth  cfig
+
+combineCounts :: Configuration -> World -> [Int] -> Picture
+combineCounts cfig w = winScale cfig . foldMap f . group
+  where
+    f (i:is) = uncurryV translate (V2 10 5 +.+ selNumMidHeight cfig w i) . scale 0.1 0.1 . text . show $ length is + 1
+    f _ = mempty
+
+lnkMidPosInvSelsCol :: Configuration -> World -> Int -> Color -> [Int] -> Picture
+lnkMidPosInvSelsCol cfig w i col = winScale cfig 
+    . concatMap (\j -> zConnectCol rp (selNumMidHeight cfig w j) col white white (selNumCol j w))
   where
 --    lp ipos = V2 (150 - hw) ( hh - (20 * fromIntegral ipos + 17.5))
     rp = V2 (190 - hw) ( hh - (20 * fromIntegral i + 77.5))
@@ -161,9 +178,6 @@ combineListStringPictures w = case concatMap (itemText . snd) . combineItemListY
     [] -> [text "NO POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS"]
     xs -> xs
 
-combineListLnks :: World -> [(Int,[Int])]
-combineListLnks = zip [0..] . map fst . combineItemListYou
-
 ammoTweakStrings :: Maybe Item -> [String]
 ammoTweakStrings it = case it ^? _Just . itTweaks . tweakParams of
     Just l -> map tweakString $ IM.elems l