diff --git a/lights.hpp b/lights.hpp
index bd49729..b3db47e 100644
--- a/lights.hpp
+++ b/lights.hpp
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ namespace lighting {
 
   const int MIN = 40;
   const int MAX = 220;
+  const int MID = 140;
 
   const std::array<int, 10> LEVELS{
     MAX,
     200,
     180,
     160,
-    140,
+    MID,
     120,
     100,
     80,
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index ea903a0..503fa0b 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void configure_world(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map) {
   world.set<Combat>(player.entity, {100, 10});
   world.set<Tile>(player.entity, {config.PLAYER_TILE});
   world.set<Inventory>(player.entity, {5});
-  world.set<LightSource>(player.entity, {5,2});
+  world.set<LightSource>(player.entity, {6,1});
 
   auto enemy = world.entity();
   world.set<Position>(enemy, {game_map.place_entity(1)});
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void configure_world(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map) {
   world.set<Motion>(enemy2, {0,0});
   world.set<Combat>(enemy2, {20, 10});
   world.set<Tile>(enemy2, {"*"});
-  world.set<LightSource>(enemy2, {6,1});
+  world.set<LightSource>(enemy2, {7,1});
 
   auto gold = world.entity();
   world.set<Position>(gold, {game_map.place_entity(3)});
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void configure_world(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map) {
   auto wall_torch = world.entity();
   world.set<Position>(wall_torch, {game_map.place_entity(4)});
   world.set<LightSource>(wall_torch, {2,3});
-  world.set<Tile>(wall_torch, {"!"});
+  world.set<Tile>(wall_torch, {"☀"});
 }
 
 const int GAME_MAP_X = 40;
diff --git a/map.cpp b/map.cpp
index a27f71c..2ab5302 100644
--- a/map.cpp
+++ b/map.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 using std::vector, std::pair;
 using namespace fmt;
 
+const int WALL_LIGHT_LEVEL = 3;
+
 void dump_map(const std::string &msg, Matrix &map) {
   println("----------------- {}", msg);
   for(auto row : map) {
@@ -424,8 +426,7 @@ void Map::render_light(LightSource source, Point at) {
     }
   }
 
-
-  const int wall_light = source.strength+3;
+  const int wall_light = source.strength + WALL_LIGHT_LEVEL;
   for(auto point : has_light) {
     for(int i = -1; i <= 1; i++) {
       for(int j = -1; j <= 1; j++) {
diff --git a/status.txt b/status.txt
index 5b693c9..a61ac38 100644
--- a/status.txt
+++ b/status.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ TODAY'S GOAL:
 * Neighbors algo isn't using greater parameter
 * Think up an enemy system.
 * Revisit map generation.
-* Create a index based light system and a unit test for it.
+* How do we do coverage reports in C++?
 
 TODO:
 * Write a method for renderer that can translate coordinates.
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index ce8d2fa..f139eca 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ void System::collision(DinkyECS::World &world, Player &player) {
 
         world.send<Events::GUI>(Events::GUI::LOOT, entity, loot);
         inventory.gold += loot.amount;
-        light.strength = 3;
+        light.strength = 4;
+        light.distance = 2;
         collider.remove(loot_pos.location);
       } else {
         println("UNKNOWN COLLISION TYPE {}", entity);
@@ -154,12 +155,13 @@ void System::draw_entities(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map, ftxui::Canvas
     if(pos.location.x >= cam_orig.x && pos.location.x <= cam_orig.x + view_x
         && pos.location.y >= cam_orig.y && pos.location.y <= cam_orig.y + view_y) {
       Point loc = game_map.map_to_camera(pos.location, cam_orig);
+
       int light_value = lighting[pos.location.y][pos.location.x];
 
       // the 2 and 4 are from ftxui::Canvas since it does a kind of "subpixel" drawing
       canvas.DrawText(loc.x*2, loc.y*4, tile.chr, [light_value](auto &pixel) {
           pixel.foreground_color = Color::HSV(255, 200, light_value + 20);
-          pixel.background_color = Color::HSV(30, 20, light_value / 5);
+          pixel.background_color = Color::HSV(30, 20, light_value / 3);
       });
     }
   });
@@ -180,19 +182,12 @@ void System::draw_map(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map, ftxui::Canvas &canv
   for(size_t x = 0; x < end_x; ++x) {
     for(size_t y = 0; y < end_y; ++y) {
       string tile = walls[start.y+y][start.x+x] == 1 ? config.WALL_TILE : config.FLOOR_TILE;
-      // "WALL_TILE": "\u2591",
-      // "WALL_TILE": "\ua5b8",
       int light_value = lighting[start.y+y][start.x+x];
 
       if(tile == config.WALL_TILE) {
         canvas.DrawText(x * 2, y * 4, config.WALL_TILE, [light_value](auto &pixel) {
-            if(light_value > lighting::MIN) {
-              pixel.foreground_color = Color::HSV(230, 20, 10);
-              pixel.background_color = Color::HSV(230, 20, light_value / 2);
-            } else {
-              pixel.foreground_color = Color::HSV(230, 20, 20);
-              pixel.background_color = Color::HSV(230, 20, 30);
-            }
+          pixel.foreground_color = Color::HSV(230, 20, 10);
+          pixel.background_color = Color::HSV(230, 20, light_value / 2);
         });
       } else if(DEBUG_MAP) {
         int dnum = paths[start.y+y][start.x+x];
@@ -206,7 +201,7 @@ void System::draw_map(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map, ftxui::Canvas &canv
       } else {
         canvas.DrawText(x * 2, y * 4, tile, [light_value](auto &pixel) {
             pixel.foreground_color = Color::HSV(30, 40, light_value);
-            pixel.background_color = Color::HSV(30, 20, light_value / 5);
+            pixel.background_color = Color::HSV(30, 20, light_value / 3);
         });
       }
     }