diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4b651e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// @ts-ignore: injected by webpack
+export const isProduction: boolean = __IS_PRODUCTION__;
+// @ts-ignore: injected by webpack
+export const lastEdit = new Date(__CURRENT_DATE__);
diff --git a/src/game-loop/game-loop-settings.ts b/src/game-loop/game-loop-settings.ts
index 085c9d8..e71ebc8 100644
--- a/src/game-loop/game-loop-settings.ts
+++ b/src/game-loop/game-loop-settings.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,5 @@ export interface GameLoopSettings {
   renderSpeed: number;
   simulatedDelayMs: number;
 
-  spawnRadius: number;
-  spawnInterval: number;
-
   startColorHue: number;
 }
diff --git a/src/game-loop/game-loop.ts b/src/game-loop/game-loop.ts
index 4aab844..7a1d362 100644
--- a/src/game-loop/game-loop.ts
+++ b/src/game-loop/game-loop.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ export default class GameLoop {
       pipeline.setParameters({
         time,
         isNextGenerationOdd: this.gameRules.nextGenerationId % 2,
+        nextGenerationSensorOffsetDistance: this.gameRules.getSensorOffset(),
+        nextGenerationSpeed: this.gameRules.getNextGenerationMoveSpeed(),
+        infectionProbability: this.gameRules.getInfectionProbability(),
         deltaTime,
         canvasSize: this.canvasSize,
         brushColor: GamePresentation.getGenerationColor(
diff --git a/src/game-loop/game-rules.ts b/src/game-loop/game-rules.ts
index d743313..6097c32 100644
--- a/src/game-loop/game-rules.ts
+++ b/src/game-loop/game-rules.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { GenerationCounts } from '../pipelines/agents/agent-generation/generation-counts';
 import { settings } from '../settings';
+import { clamp, clamp01 } from '../utils/clamp';
+import { mix } from '../utils/mix';
 import { Random } from '../utils/random';
 
 import { vec2 } from 'gl-matrix';
@@ -11,7 +13,15 @@ export interface SpawnAction {
 }
 
 export class GameRules {
+  private static readonly DEAFULT_SPAWN_INTERVAL = 8;
+  private static readonly DEAFULT_SPAWN_TIME_LENGTH = 2;
+  private static readonly DEFAULT_SPAWN_RADIUS = 20;
+
   private lastSpawnTimeInSeconds = 0;
+  private currentSpawnInterval = 0;
+  private currentSpawnRadius = 0;
+  private lastGenerationChangeTimeInSeconds = 0;
+
   public nextGenerationId = 1;
   public generationCounts: {
     currentGenerationCount: number;
@@ -23,10 +33,37 @@ export class GameRules {
 
   public constructor(startingTimeInSeconds: number) {
     this.lastSpawnTimeInSeconds = startingTimeInSeconds;
+    this.lastGenerationChangeTimeInSeconds = startingTimeInSeconds;
   }
 
+  private lastSpawnAction: SpawnAction | undefined;
+
   public getSpawnAction(timeInSeconds: number, canvasSize: vec2): SpawnAction {
-    if (timeInSeconds - this.lastSpawnTimeInSeconds < settings.spawnInterval) {
+    if (
+      this.lastSpawnAction &&
+      timeInSeconds - this.lastSpawnTimeInSeconds < GameRules.DEAFULT_SPAWN_TIME_LENGTH
+    ) {
+      return this.lastSpawnAction;
+    }
+
+    this.currentSpawnInterval = mix(
+      GameRules.DEAFULT_SPAWN_INTERVAL,
+      GameRules.DEAFULT_SPAWN_INTERVAL / 5,
+      clamp01((timeInSeconds - this.lastGenerationChangeTimeInSeconds) / 120)
+    );
+
+    this.currentSpawnRadius = mix(
+      GameRules.DEFAULT_SPAWN_RADIUS,
+      GameRules.DEFAULT_SPAWN_RADIUS * 3,
+      clamp01((timeInSeconds - this.lastGenerationChangeTimeInSeconds) / 120)
+    );
+
+    const q = this.generationCounts.nextGenerationCount / settings.agentCount;
+
+    if (
+      timeInSeconds - this.lastSpawnTimeInSeconds < this.currentSpawnInterval ||
+      q > 0.05
+    ) {
       return {
         generation: this.nextGenerationId,
         position: vec2.create(),
@@ -36,14 +73,16 @@ export class GameRules {
 
     this.lastSpawnTimeInSeconds = timeInSeconds;
 
-    return {
+    this.lastSpawnAction = {
       generation: this.nextGenerationId,
       position: vec2.fromValues(
         Random.randomBetween(0, canvasSize.x),
         Random.randomBetween(0, canvasSize.y)
       ),
-      radius: settings.spawnRadius,
+      radius: this.currentSpawnRadius,
     };
+
+    return this.lastSpawnAction;
   }
 
   public updateGenerationCounts({
@@ -55,8 +94,9 @@ export class GameRules {
     const currentGenerationCount =
       this.nextGenerationId % 2 === 1 ? evenGenerationCount : oddGenerationCount;
 
-    if (currentGenerationCount === 0) {
+    if (currentGenerationCount <= 100) {
       this.nextGenerationId++;
+      this.lastGenerationChangeTimeInSeconds = performance.now() / 1000;
     }
 
     this.generationCounts = {
@@ -64,4 +104,19 @@ export class GameRules {
       nextGenerationCount,
     };
   }
+
+  public getNextGenerationMoveSpeed(): number {
+    const q = this.generationCounts.nextGenerationCount / settings.agentCount;
+    return mix(settings.moveSpeed / 8, settings.moveSpeed, q ** 2);
+  }
+
+  public getInfectionProbability(): number {
+    const q = this.generationCounts.nextGenerationCount / settings.agentCount;
+    return clamp(mix(0.3, 1, q * 5), 0, 0.9);
+  }
+
+  public getSensorOffset(): number {
+    const q = this.generationCounts.nextGenerationCount / settings.agentCount;
+    return mix(20, settings.sensorOffsetDistance, q);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 4337837..ecbeabc 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <noscript>JavaScript is required for this website.</noscript>
       </section>
 
-      <div class="counters"><pre></pre></div>
+      <!-- <div class="counters"><pre></pre></div> -->
     </main>
 
     <aside>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <button class="restart"></button>
       </nav>
 
-      <main class="pages info-page">
+      <main class="pages hidden info-page">
         <section>
           <h1>Just a bunch of blobs</h1>
           <p>
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@
             perspiciatis nesciunt, molestiae officiis dignissimos porro! Provident totam
             sit enim, dolores dicta possimus ex assumenda earum, ea tempore, aut quidem?
           </p>
-
-          <button id="share" class="large-button">Share</button>
         </section>
       </main>
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ac0c43a..4364e0e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import '../assets/icons/info.svg';
+import { isProduction, lastEdit } from './constants';
 import GameLoop from './game-loop/game-loop';
 import { GameRules } from './game-loop/game-rules';
 import './index.scss';
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import { resetSettings } from './settings';
 import { applyArrayPlugins } from './utils/array';
 import { DeltaTimeCalculator } from './utils/delta-time-calculator';
 import { ErrorHandler, Severity } from './utils/error-handler';
-import { formatNumber } from './utils/format-number';
 import { initializeGpu } from './utils/graphics/initialize-gpu';
 
 declare global {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const elements = {
   canvas: document.querySelector('canvas') as HTMLCanvasElement,
   canvasContainer: document.querySelector('main.canvas-container') as HTMLCanvasElement,
   errorContainer: document.querySelector('.errors-container') as HTMLDivElement,
-  counters: document.querySelector('.counters > pre') as HTMLPreElement,
+  // counters: document.querySelector('.counters > pre') as HTMLPreElement,
 };
 
 const main = async () => {
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ const main = async () => {
     );
     settingsPageHandler.onOpen = infoPageHandler.close.bind(infoPageHandler);
     infoPageHandler.onOpen = settingsPageHandler.close.bind(settingsPageHandler);
-    infoPageHandler.open();
+
+    if (isProduction) {
+      infoPageHandler.open();
+    }
 
     new MenuHider(
       elements.aside,
@@ -99,7 +102,6 @@ const main = async () => {
     elements.restartButton.addEventListener('click', () => game?.destroy());
 
     const deltaTimeCalculator = new DeltaTimeCalculator();
-    const gameRules = new GameRules(performance.now() / 1000);
     let sliders: Array<SettingsSlider<any>> = [];
 
     elements.applyDefaults.addEventListener('click', () => {
@@ -107,15 +109,18 @@ const main = async () => {
       sliders.forEach((slider) => slider.updateSliderValueBasedOnSource());
     });
 
-    const updateCounters = () => {
-      elements.counters.innerHTML = `FPS: ${deltaTimeCalculator.fps.toFixed(2)}
-current gen: ${formatNumber(game?.aliveAgentCounts.currentGenerationCount ?? 0)}
-next gen: ${formatNumber(game?.aliveAgentCounts.nextGenerationCount ?? 0)}`;
-      window.requestAnimationFrame(updateCounters);
-    };
-    updateCounters();
+    console.log({ lastEdit });
+
+    //     const updateCounters = () => {
+    //       elements.counters.innerHTML = `FPS: ${deltaTimeCalculator.fps.toFixed(2)}
+    // current gen: ${formatNumber(game?.aliveAgentCounts.currentGenerationCount ?? 0)}
+    // next gen: ${formatNumber(game?.aliveAgentCounts.nextGenerationCount ?? 0)}`;
+    //       window.requestAnimationFrame(updateCounters);
+    //     };
+    //     updateCounters();
 
     while (!shouldStop) {
+      const gameRules = new GameRules(performance.now() / 1000);
       game = new GameLoop(elements.canvas, gpu, deltaTimeCalculator, gameRules);
 
       if (sliders.length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/page/set-up-settings-page.ts b/src/page/set-up-settings-page.ts
index b669546..b15898f 100644
--- a/src/page/set-up-settings-page.ts
+++ b/src/page/set-up-settings-page.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { isProduction } from '../constants';
 import { settings } from '../settings';
 import { SettingsSlider, ValueScaling } from './settings-slider';
 
@@ -6,16 +7,17 @@ export const setUpSettingsPage = (
   maxAgentCount: number
 ): Array<SettingsSlider<any>> => {
   const sliders = [
-    new SettingsSlider(settings, 'renderSpeed', {
-      min: 1,
-      max: 10,
-      rounding: Math.round,
-    }),
+    !isProduction &&
+      new SettingsSlider(settings, 'renderSpeed', {
+        min: 1,
+        max: 10,
+        rounding: Math.round,
+      }),
 
     new SettingsSlider(settings, 'agentCount', {
       min: 1,
       max: maxAgentCount,
-      scaling: ValueScaling.Logarithmic,
+      scaling: ValueScaling.Quadratic,
       rounding: Math.round,
     }),
 
@@ -61,12 +63,6 @@ export const setUpSettingsPage = (
       max: 1,
     }),
 
-    new SettingsSlider(settings, 'deinfectionProbability', {
-      min: 0,
-      max: 1,
-      scaling: ValueScaling.Quadratic,
-    }),
-
     new SettingsSlider(settings, 'individualTrailWeight', {
       min: 0,
       max: 1,
@@ -79,7 +75,8 @@ export const setUpSettingsPage = (
 
     new SettingsSlider(settings, 'decayRateTrails', {
       min: 0.1,
-      max: 1000,
+      max: 5000,
+      scaling: ValueScaling.Quadratic,
     }),
 
     new SettingsSlider(settings, 'diffusionRateBrush', {
@@ -92,22 +89,6 @@ export const setUpSettingsPage = (
       max: 100,
     }),
 
-    new SettingsSlider(settings, 'spawnRadius', {
-      min: 0,
-      max: 1000,
-    }),
-
-    new SettingsSlider(settings, 'spawnInterval', {
-      min: 0.1,
-      max: 600,
-      scaling: ValueScaling.Quadratic,
-    }),
-
-    new SettingsSlider(settings, 'clarity', {
-      min: 0,
-      max: 0.5,
-    }),
-
     new SettingsSlider(settings, 'brushSize', {
       min: 1,
       max: 30,
@@ -116,9 +97,11 @@ export const setUpSettingsPage = (
 
   const sliderContainerElement = document.createElement('div');
 
-  sliders.forEach((slider) => {
-    sliderContainerElement.appendChild(slider.element);
-  });
+  sliders
+    .filter((v) => v)
+    .forEach((slider) => {
+      sliderContainerElement.appendChild(slider.element);
+    });
 
   settingsPage.appendChild(sliderContainerElement);
 
diff --git a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-counting.wgsl b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-counting.wgsl
index ff81335..9d4c1b6 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-counting.wgsl
+++ b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-counting.wgsl
@@ -28,7 +28,4 @@ fn main(
   } else {
     atomicAdd(&counters.oddGenerationAlive, 1);
   }
-
-  // atomicStore(&counters.evenGenerationAlive, settings.agentCount);
-  // atomicStore(&counters.oddGenerationAlive,  workgroup_count.y);
 }
diff --git a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-first-generation.wgsl b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-first-generation.wgsl
index 091297e..0f2bb34 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-first-generation.wgsl
+++ b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-first-generation.wgsl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ fn main(
   @builtin(global_invocation_id) global_id: vec3<u32>,
   @builtin(num_workgroups) workgroup_count: vec3<u32>
 ) {
-  let id = global_id.x + global_id.y * (workgroup_count.x * 64) + global_id.z * (workgroup_count.x * workgroup_count.y * 64);
+  let id = get_id(global_id, workgroup_count);
 
   if id >= arrayLength(&agents) {
     return;
diff --git a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-schema.wgsl b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-schema.wgsl
index b4eaa38..3b37725 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-schema.wgsl
+++ b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-generation/agent-schema.wgsl
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ struct Agent {
 }
 
 @group(1) @binding(1) var<storage, read_write> agents: array<Agent>;
+
+fn get_id(global_id: vec3<u32>,  workgroup_count: vec3<u32>) -> u32 {
+  return global_id.x + global_id.y * (workgroup_count.x * 64) + global_id.z * (workgroup_count.x * workgroup_count.y * 64);
+}    
diff --git a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-pipeline.ts b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-pipeline.ts
index 3b3d7dd..57373b7 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-pipeline.ts
+++ b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-pipeline.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { vec2 } from 'gl-matrix';
 
 export class AgentPipeline {
   private static readonly WORKGROUP_SIZE = 64;
-  private static readonly UNIFORM_COUNT = 16;
+  private static readonly UNIFORM_COUNT = 19;
 
   private readonly bindGroupLayout: GPUBindGroupLayout;
   private readonly pipeline: GPUComputePipeline;
@@ -44,26 +44,33 @@ export class AgentPipeline {
   }
 
   public setParameters({
+    deltaTime,
+    center,
+    radius,
     brushTrailWeight,
     moveSpeed,
     turnSpeed,
     sensorOffsetAngle,
     sensorOffsetDistance,
+    nextGenerationSensorOffsetDistance,
     currentGenerationAggression,
     nextGenerationAggression,
+    nextGenerationSpeed,
     isNextGenerationOdd,
-    center,
-    radius,
     turnWhenLost,
     individualTrailWeight,
-    deinfectionProbability,
+    infectionProbability,
     agentCount,
   }: AgentSettings & {
+    deltaTime: number;
     currentGenerationAggression: number;
     nextGenerationAggression: number;
+    nextGenerationSensorOffsetDistance: number;
+    nextGenerationSpeed: number;
     isNextGenerationOdd: number;
     center: vec2;
     radius: number;
+    infectionProbability: number;
     agentCount: number;
   }) {
     this.agentCount = agentCount;
@@ -75,19 +82,21 @@ export class AgentPipeline {
         radius,
 
         brushTrailWeight,
-        moveSpeed,
-        turnSpeed,
+        moveSpeed * deltaTime,
+        turnSpeed * deltaTime,
 
         (sensorOffsetAngle * Math.PI) / 180,
         sensorOffsetDistance,
 
         currentGenerationAggression,
         nextGenerationAggression,
+        nextGenerationSensorOffsetDistance,
+        nextGenerationSpeed * deltaTime,
         isNextGenerationOdd,
 
         turnWhenLost,
         individualTrailWeight,
-        deinfectionProbability,
+        infectionProbability,
 
         agentCount,
       ])
diff --git a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-settings.ts b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-settings.ts
index c6115df..53b639c 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/agents/agent-settings.ts
+++ b/src/pipelines/agents/agent-settings.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ export interface AgentSettings {
   sensorOffsetDistance: number;
   turnWhenLost: number;
   individualTrailWeight: number;
-  deinfectionProbability: number;
   currentGenerationAggression: number;
   nextGenerationAggression: number;
 }
diff --git a/src/pipelines/agents/agent.wgsl b/src/pipelines/agents/agent.wgsl
index bbe902d..586cc02 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/agents/agent.wgsl
+++ b/src/pipelines/agents/agent.wgsl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ struct Settings {
   radius: f32,
 
   brushTrailWeight: f32,
-  moveRate: f32,
+  currentGenerationMoveRate: f32,
   turnRate: f32,
 
   sensorAngle: f32,
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ struct Settings {
 
   currentGenerationAggression: f32,
   nextGenerationAggression: f32,
+  nextGenerationSensorOffsetDistance: f32,
+  nextGenerationMoveRate: f32,
   isNextGenerationOdd: f32,
 
   turnWhenLost: f32,
   individualTrailWeight: f32,
-  deinfectionProbability: f32,
+  infectionProbability: f32,
 
   agentCount: f32 // might be smaller than the length of the agents array
 };
@@ -30,12 +32,13 @@ struct Settings {
 @group(1) @binding(2) var trailMapIn: texture_2d<f32>;
 @group(1) @binding(3) var trailMapOut: texture_storage_2d<rgba16float, write>;
 
+
 @compute @workgroup_size(64)
 fn main(
   @builtin(global_invocation_id) global_id: vec3<u32>,
   @builtin(num_workgroups) workgroup_count: vec3<u32>
 ) {
-  let id = global_id.x + global_id.y * (workgroup_count.x * 64) + global_id.z * (workgroup_count.x * workgroup_count.y * 64);
+  let id = get_id(global_id, workgroup_count);
 
   if id >= u32(settings.agentCount) {
     return;
@@ -48,94 +51,84 @@ fn main(
     noiseSampler,
     vec2(
       f32(id) % 23647 / 2000,
-      agent.angle / 10
-    ) + agent.position / state.size,
+      state.time % 3243 / 2000
+    ),
     0
   );
 
   let isFromCurrentGeneration = abs(agent.generation - settings.isNextGenerationOdd);
-  let isFromOddGeneration = agent.generation == 1.0;
+  let isFromNextGeneration = 1.0 - isFromCurrentGeneration;
+  let isFromOddGeneration = agent.generation % 2;
 
-  let trailForward = sense(agent.position, agent.angle, settings.sensorOffset, 0);
-  let trailLeft = sense(agent.position, agent.angle, settings.sensorOffset, settings.sensorAngle);
-  let trailRight = sense(agent.position, agent.angle, settings.sensorOffset, -settings.sensorAngle);
+  let sensorOffset = mix(settings.sensorOffset, settings.nextGenerationSensorOffsetDistance, isFromNextGeneration); 
+  let moveRate = mix(settings.currentGenerationMoveRate, settings.nextGenerationMoveRate, isFromNextGeneration); 
+  let brushWeight = mix(settings.brushTrailWeight, 0, isFromNextGeneration);
+  
+  let trailForward = sense(agent.position, agent.angle, sensorOffset, 0);
+  let trailLeft = sense(agent.position, agent.angle, sensorOffset, settings.sensorAngle);
+  let trailRight = sense(agent.position, agent.angle, sensorOffset, -settings.sensorAngle);
 
-  let brushWeight = isFromCurrentGeneration * settings.brushTrailWeight - (1 - isFromCurrentGeneration) * settings.brushTrailWeight;
-  var weightForward: f32 = brushWeight * trailForward.a;
-  var weightLeft: f32 = brushWeight * trailLeft.a;
-  var weightRight: f32 = brushWeight * trailRight.a;
+  var weightForward = brushWeight * trailForward.a;
+  var weightLeft = brushWeight * trailLeft.a;
+  var weightRight = brushWeight * trailRight.a;
 
-  let agression = isFromCurrentGeneration * settings.currentGenerationAggression + (1.0 - isFromCurrentGeneration) * settings.nextGenerationAggression; 
-  if (isFromOddGeneration) {
-    weightForward += trailForward.g + agression * trailForward.r;
-    weightLeft += trailLeft.g + agression * trailLeft.r;
-    weightRight += trailRight.g + agression * trailRight.r;
-  } else {
-    weightForward += trailForward.r + agression * trailForward.g;
-    weightLeft += trailLeft.r + agression * trailLeft.g;
-    weightRight += trailRight.r + agression * trailRight.g;
-  }
+  let agression = mix(settings.currentGenerationAggression, settings.nextGenerationAggression, isFromNextGeneration) + weightForward; 
 
-  var rotation: f32 = 0;
+  weightForward += mix(trailForward.r + agression * trailForward.g, trailForward.g + agression * trailForward.r, isFromOddGeneration);
+  weightLeft += mix(trailLeft.r + agression * trailLeft.g, trailLeft.g + agression * trailLeft.r, isFromOddGeneration);
+  weightRight += mix(trailRight.r + agression * trailRight.g, trailRight.g + agression * trailRight.r, isFromOddGeneration);
+  
+  var rotation: f32;
   if weightForward >= weightLeft && weightForward >= weightRight {
-    rotation = (random.r - 0.5) * 0.0 * settings.turnRate * state.deltaTime;
-  } else if weightLeft < weightRight {
-    rotation = -settings.turnRate * state.deltaTime;
-  } else if weightRight < weightLeft {
-    rotation = settings.turnRate * state.deltaTime;
+    rotation = 0;
   } else {
-    rotation = (random.r - 0.5) * settings.turnWhenLost * settings.turnRate * state.deltaTime;
+    rotation = sign(weightLeft - weightRight) * settings.turnRate;
   }
 
-  let direction = vec2(cos(agent.angle), sin(agent.angle));
-  var nextPosition = agent.position + direction * settings.moveRate * state.deltaTime;
-  nextPosition = clamp(nextPosition, vec2<f32>(0, 0), state.size);
+  let nextPosition = clamp(
+    agent.position + vec2(cos(agent.angle), sin(agent.angle)) * moveRate,
+    vec2<f32>(0, 0),
+    state.size
+  );
   if nextPosition.x == 0 || nextPosition.x == state.size.x || nextPosition.y == 0 || nextPosition.y == state.size.y {
     rotation = 3.14159265359 + random.a - 0.5;
   }
 
   var trail = vec4<f32>(settings.individualTrailWeight, 0, 0, 0);
-  if isFromOddGeneration {
+  if isFromOddGeneration == 1.0 {
     trail = vec4<f32>(0, settings.individualTrailWeight, 0, 0);
   }
 
-  agent.position = nextPosition;
-  agent.angle += rotation;
   var trailBelow = textureLoad(trailMapIn, vec2<i32>(nextPosition), 0);
 
+  agent.angle += rotation;
+  trailBelow += trail;
+
   if settings.radius > 0 && length(settings.center - agent.position) < settings.radius {
     agent.generation = settings.isNextGenerationOdd;
     
     // clear trail map below so the agent won't die immediately
-    if (settings.isNextGenerationOdd == 1.0) {
-      trailBelow.g += trailBelow.r;
-      trailBelow.r = 0;
-    } else {
-      trailBelow.r += trailBelow.g;
-      trailBelow.g = 0;
-    }
-
-    textureStore(trailMapOut, vec2<i32>(nextPosition), trailBelow);
+    // trailBelow.r = (1 - settings.isNextGenerationOdd) * (trailBelow.r + trailBelow.g);
+    // trailBelow.g = settings.isNextGenerationOdd * (trailBelow.r + trailBelow.g);
   } else {
-    textureStore(trailMapOut, vec2<i32>(nextPosition), trail + trailBelow);
-
-    if isFromOddGeneration {
-      if trailBelow.g < trailBelow.r && (isFromCurrentGeneration == 1.0 || (isFromCurrentGeneration == 0.0 && random.a < settings.deinfectionProbability)) {
-        agent.generation = 0;
-      }
-    } else {
-      if trailBelow.r < trailBelow.g && (isFromCurrentGeneration == 1.0 || (isFromCurrentGeneration == 0.0 && random.a < settings.deinfectionProbability)) {
-        agent.generation = 1;
-      }
+    let relativeWeight = mix(trailBelow.g - trailBelow.r, trailBelow.r - trailBelow.g, isFromOddGeneration);
+    if relativeWeight > 0 && (
+        (isFromCurrentGeneration == 1.0 && trailBelow.a == 0 && random.b < settings.infectionProbability)
+     || (isFromCurrentGeneration == 0.0 && trailBelow.a > 0)
+    ) {
+      // trailBelow.r = isFromOddGeneration * (trailBelow.r + trailBelow.g);
+      // trailBelow.g = (1 - isFromOddGeneration) * (trailBelow.r + trailBelow.g);
+      agent.generation = (agent.generation + 1) % 2;
     }
   }
 
+  textureStore(trailMapOut, vec2<i32>(nextPosition), trailBelow);
+  agent.position = nextPosition;
   agents[id] = agent;
 }
 
 fn sense(agentPosition: vec2<f32>, agentAngle: f32, sensorOffset: f32, sensorOffsetAngle: f32) -> vec4<f32> {
   let sensorAngle = agentAngle + sensorOffsetAngle;
-  let sensorDirection = vec2(cos(sensorAngle), sin(sensorAngle));
-  let sensorPosition = vec2<i32>(agentPosition + sensorDirection * sensorOffset);
+  let sensorPosition = vec2<i32>(agentPosition + vec2(cos(sensorAngle), sin(sensorAngle)) * sensorOffset);
   return textureLoad(trailMapIn, sensorPosition, 0); 
 }
diff --git a/src/pipelines/diffusion/diffuse.wgsl b/src/pipelines/diffusion/diffuse.wgsl
index f0dc3df..83eb43b 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/diffusion/diffuse.wgsl
+++ b/src/pipelines/diffusion/diffuse.wgsl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn fragment(@location(0) uv: vec2<f32>) -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
   ) / 8;
 
   let decayed = clamp(vec4(
-    current.rgb - settings.decayRateTrails,
+    clamp(current.rgb + (current.rgb - 1.001) * settings.decayRateTrails, vec3(0), vec3(1)),
     max(0, current.a + (current.a - 1.001) * settings.decayRateBrush)
   ), vec4(0), vec4(1));
  
diff --git a/src/pipelines/render/render.wgsl b/src/pipelines/render/render.wgsl
index ba2b7d0..1fed28c 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/render/render.wgsl
+++ b/src/pipelines/render/render.wgsl
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ fn fragment(@location(0) uv: vec2<f32>) -> @location(0) vec4<f32> {
 }
 
 fn clarity(strength: f32) -> f32 {
-  return pow(strength, 5) - strength * settings.clarity + sign(strength) * settings.clarity;
+  return sign(strength);
 }
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 1a34208..42347d1 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -13,28 +13,24 @@ const initialValues: GameLoopSettings &
   agentCount: 1_001_500,
 
   currentGenerationAggression: -5,
-  nextGenerationAggression: 0.5,
+  nextGenerationAggression: 0.2,
 
   moveSpeed: 90,
-  turnSpeed: 78,
-  sensorOffsetAngle: 41,
-  sensorOffsetDistance: 45,
-  turnWhenLost: 0.43,
-  deinfectionProbability: 1,
+  turnSpeed: 53,
+  sensorOffsetAngle: 40,
+  sensorOffsetDistance: 43,
+  turnWhenLost: 0.08,
 
   brushTrailWeight: 500,
-  individualTrailWeight: 0.2,
+  individualTrailWeight: 0.78,
 
-  diffusionRateTrails: 0.29,
-  decayRateTrails: 21.95,
+  diffusionRateTrails: 1.11,
+  decayRateTrails: 718,
   diffusionRateBrush: 0.25,
   decayRateBrush: 15,
 
-  spawnRadius: 8,
-  spawnInterval: 8,
-
   clarity: 0,
-  brushSize: 12,
+  brushSize: 16,
 
   brushSizeVariation: 0.5, // hidden on the UI
 
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index db7a51d..c2896bc 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
 const TerserPlugin = require('terser-webpack-plugin');
 const InlineSourceWebpackPlugin = require('inline-source-webpack-plugin');
 const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require('mini-css-extract-plugin');
+const DefinePlugin = require('webpack').DefinePlugin;
 
 module.exports = (env, argv) => ({
   devtool: argv.mode === 'development' ? 'inline-source-map' : false,
@@ -26,15 +27,15 @@ module.exports = (env, argv) => ({
       template: './src/index.html',
     }),
     new MiniCssExtractPlugin(),
-    argv.mode === 'production'
-      ? new InlineSourceWebpackPlugin({
-          compress: true,
-        })
-      : null,
-    new (require('webpack').DefinePlugin)({
+    argv.mode === 'production' &&
+      new InlineSourceWebpackPlugin({
+        compress: true,
+      }),
+    new DefinePlugin({
       __CURRENT_DATE__: Date.now(),
+      __IS_PRODUCTION__: argv.mode === 'production',
     }),
-  ].filter(Boolean),
+  ].filter((v) => v),
   module: {
     rules: [
       {