diff --git a/data/objdefs/testobj.dod b/data/objdefs/testobj.dod
index 8ee6dfc..8956d9a 100644
--- a/data/objdefs/testobj.dod
+++ b/data/objdefs/testobj.dod
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 entity TestObj
 {
    subtype Test
-   health 1
+   health 6
    size 10
    drawsize 16
    sprite "ent/testobj"
+   color 1, 0, 0
 }
 
 // EOF
diff --git a/data/resdecl.rd b/data/resdecl.rd
index 48c0667..4565a42 100644
--- a/data/resdecl.rd
+++ b/data/resdecl.rd
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ font "place" = "fonts/base.ttf", 30pt
 texture "gui/border"     = "textures/Border.png"
 texture "gui/playerback" = "textures/PlayerBack.png"
 
-texture "ent/testobj"    = "sprites/Particle3.png"
+texture "ent/testobj"    = "sprites/Particle2.png"
 texture "ent/explosion1" = "sprites/Explosion1.png"
 texture "ent/explosion2" = "sprites/Explosion2.png"
 texture "ent/explosion3" = "sprites/Explosion3.png"
diff --git a/maps/stage1.gmf9 b/maps/stage1.gmf9
index 9f4e1d0..97f577b 100644
--- a/maps/stage1.gmf9
+++ b/maps/stage1.gmf9
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 // Copyright © 2017 Project Golan, all rights reserved.
-{ 50 TestObj -300 -200 16}
-{ 60 TestObj -250 -200 16}
-{100 TestObj -150 -200 16}
-{110 TestObj -100 -200 16}
-{150 TestObj -200 -200 16}
-{160 TestObj -250 -200 16}
-{200 TestObj -300 -200 16}
-{210 TestObj -250 -200 16}
-{250 TestObj -300 -200 16}
-{260 TestObj -250 -200 16}
-{300 TestObj -150 -200 16}
-{310 TestObj -100 -200 16}
-{350 TestObj -200 -200 16}
-{360 TestObj -250 -200 16}
-{400 TestObj -300 -200 16}
-{410 TestObj -250 -200 16}
+{ 50 TestObj -300 -340 17}
+{ 60 TestObj -250 -340 17}
+{100 TestObj -150 -340 17}
+{110 TestObj -100 -340 17}
+{150 TestObj -200 -340 17}
+{160 TestObj -250 -340 17}
+{200 TestObj -300 -340 17}
+{210 TestObj -250 -340 17}
+{250 TestObj -300 -340 17}
+{260 TestObj -250 -340 17}
+{300 TestObj -150 -340 17}
+{310 TestObj -100 -340 17}
+{350 TestObj -200 -340 17}
+{360 TestObj -250 -340 17}
+{400 TestObj -300 -340 17}
+{410 TestObj -250 -340 17}
 
 // EOF
diff --git a/src/g_objdef.c b/src/g_objdef.c
index 11e99d3..7da3dd7 100644
--- a/src/g_objdef.c
+++ b/src/g_objdef.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ typedef union G_odprm
    integ i;
    fixed k;
    lfrac r;
+   ulfra R;
 } G_odprm;
 
 typedef struct G_odarg
@@ -223,12 +224,14 @@ static G_odarg G_ObjDef_getArgs(G_dodst *st, char const *arg)
             a.argv[a.argc++].t = \
                f(st->expect(tok_number, "number")->textV, __VA_ARGS__); \
             break
-      CaseN('u', u, strtoui,   NULL, 0);
-      CaseN('i', i, strtoi,    NULL, 0);
-      CaseN('k', k, strtofxhk, NULL);
-      CaseN('r', r, strtofxlk, NULL);
-      // TODO: get david to implement fracts
-      //CaseN('r', r, strtofxlr, NULL);
+      CaseN('u', u, strtoui,    NULL, 0);
+      CaseN('i', i, strtoi,     NULL, 0);
+      CaseN('k', k, strtofxhk,  NULL);
+      // TODO: replace when strtofxr* is added
+      CaseN('r', r, strtod, NULL);
+      CaseN('R', R, strtod, NULL);
+      //CaseN('r', r, strtofxlr,  NULL);
+      //CaseN('R', R, strtofxulr, NULL);
       #undef CaseN
       case  '|': done = true; continue;
       case '\0': st->throw("too many arguments");
@@ -282,12 +285,10 @@ static void G_ObjDef_getEntProp(G_dodst *st, G_enttype *type, char const *id)
       G_odarg a = st->getArgs("k|kk");
       if(a.argc == 1) {
          type->sx = type->sy = a.argv[0].k;
-         type->sz = 16;
       } else {
          type->sx = a.argv[0].k;
          type->sy = a.argv[1].k;
          if(a.argc > 2) type->sz = a.argv[2].k;
-         else           type->sz = 16;
       }
    }
    else if(strcmp(id, "drawsize") == 0)
@@ -300,6 +301,14 @@ static void G_ObjDef_getEntProp(G_dodst *st, G_enttype *type, char const *id)
          type->rsy = a.argv[1].k;
       }
    }
+   else if(strcmp(id, "color") == 0)
+   {
+      G_odarg a = st->getArgs("R|RRR");
+                     type->cr = a.argv[0].R;
+      if(a.argc > 1) type->cg = a.argv[1].R;
+      if(a.argc > 2) type->cb = a.argv[2].R;
+      if(a.argc > 3) type->ca = a.argv[3].R;
+   }
    else if(strcmp(id, "sprite") == 0)
    {
       type->sprite = DGE_Texture_Get(
@@ -449,6 +458,9 @@ static void G_ObjDef_parseEntDef(G_dodst *st)
       }
    }
 
+   decl->type.sz = 16;
+   decl->type.cr = decl->type.cg = decl->type.cb = decl->type.ca = 1.0ulr;
+
    if(st->drop(tok_lt)) {
       G_etdcl *base =
          G_enttypes.find(st->expect(tok_identi, "base entity name")->textV);
diff --git a/src/g_objdef.h b/src/g_objdef.h
index a3a2e4d..0d5cc0f 100644
--- a/src/g_objdef.h
+++ b/src/g_objdef.h
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
       (th).sx       = (type)->sx; \
       (th).sy       = (type)->sy; \
       (th).sz       = (type)->sz; \
+      (th).cr       = (type)->cr; \
+      (th).cg       = (type)->cg; \
+      (th).cb       = (type)->cb; \
+      (th).ca       = (type)->ca; \
       (th).subtype  = (type)->subtype; \
    } while(0)
 
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ typedef struct G_enttype
      fixed mass;
      fixed rsx, rsy;
      fixed sx, sy, sz;
+     ulfra cr, cg, cb, ca;
      mword subtype;
      mword ext;
    DGE_CallbackType task;
diff --git a/src/g_player.c b/src/g_player.c
index c76d5f0..1696df4 100644
--- a/src/g_player.c
+++ b/src/g_player.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ void G_Player_Think(G_enttype const *ty, unsigned id)
    G_player   th   = {id};
    G_renderth shot = {DGE_RenderThinker_Create(0)};
 
+   G_Player_Count++;
+
    shot.rsx = 30;
    shot.rsy = 24;
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ void G_Player_Think(G_enttype const *ty, unsigned id)
    {
       G_Player_applyVelocity(ty, th);
 
+      // TODO: de-hardcode this
       if(G_Time < 70)
          th.y = th.y + log(G_Time / 70.0) * 0.7hk;