diff --git a/kernels/conways.cl b/kernels/conways.cl
index 926a1f5..03ac74b 100644
--- a/kernels/conways.cl
+++ b/kernels/conways.cl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ int pixel_to_index(int2 dimensions, int2 pixel) {
 
 __kernel void conways (
 		global int2* image_res,
-		__write_only image2d_t image,
+		__read_write image2d_t image,
 		global char* first_node_buffer,
         global char* second_node_buffer,
         global char* buffer_flip
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ __kernel void conways (
 	//if (pixel.x > 1800)
 	//	printf("%i, %i", pixel.x, pixel.y);
 
-	float4 dead = (float4)(.49, .68, .81, 1);
-	float4 alive = (float4)(.49, .68, .71, .3);
+	float4 dead = (float4)(.51, .49, .39, .9);
+	float4 alive = (float4)(.21, .43, .46, .6);
+	float4 flavor = (float4)(.21, .76, .83, .8);
 
 	// add all 8 blocks to neghbors
 	int neighbors = 0;
@@ -80,11 +81,12 @@ __kernel void conways (
 
 		int base = pixel_to_index(*image_res, pixel);
 		if (neighbors == 3 || (neighbors == 2 && first_node_buffer[base])){
-		   write_imagef(image, pixel, alive);
-		   second_node_buffer[base] = 1;
+			write_imagef(image, pixel, alive);
+			second_node_buffer[base] = 1;
 		} else {
-		   write_imagef(image, pixel, dead);
-		   second_node_buffer[base] = 0;
+
+			write_imagef(image, pixel, mix(read_imagef(image, pixel), dead, 0.01f));
+			second_node_buffer[base] = 0;
 		}
 
 	} else {
@@ -131,11 +133,11 @@ __kernel void conways (
 
 		int base = pixel_to_index(*image_res, pixel);
 		if (neighbors == 3 || (neighbors == 2 && second_node_buffer[base])){
-		   write_imagef(image, pixel, alive);
-		   first_node_buffer[base] = 1;
+		   	write_imagef(image, pixel, alive);
+		   	first_node_buffer[base] = 1;
 		} else {
-		   write_imagef(image, pixel, dead);
-		   first_node_buffer[base] = 0;
+		  	write_imagef(image, pixel, mix(read_imagef(image, pixel), flavor, 0.001f));
+		   	first_node_buffer[base] = 0;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4cd5f7f..5edced9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ const int WINDOW_Y = 1080;
 void generate_nodes(sf::Uint8* nodes) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < WINDOW_X * WINDOW_Y; i += 1) {
-		if (rand() % 10 > 8)
+
+		sf::Vector2i pos(i % WINDOW_X, i / WINDOW_X);
+
+		if ((pos.x % 5 == 0) || (pos.y % 8 == 0))
 			nodes[i] = 1;
 		else
 			nodes[i] = 0;
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ void generate_nodes(sf::Uint8* nodes) {
 int main() {
 
 	sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(WINDOW_X, WINDOW_Y), "conways-game-of-life-opencl");
-	window.setFramerateLimit(60);
+	window.setFramerateLimit(300);
 
 	float physic_step = 0.166f;
 	float physic_time = 0.0f;
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ int main() {
 	}
 
 	sf::Vector2i image_resolution(WINDOW_X, WINDOW_Y);
-	cl.create_image_buffer("viewport_image", image_resolution, sf::Vector2f(0, 0), CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY);
+	cl.create_image_buffer("viewport_image", image_resolution, sf::Vector2f(0, 0), CL_MEM_READ_WRITE);
 	cl.create_buffer("image_res", sizeof(sf::Vector2i), &image_resolution);
 
 	sf::Uint8* nodes = new sf::Uint8[WINDOW_X * WINDOW_Y];
@@ -116,7 +119,6 @@ int main() {
 		window.clear(sf::Color::White);
 	
 		cl.run_kernel("conways", image_resolution);
-		//cl.run_kernel("conways", sf::Vector2i(5, 5));
 		cl.draw(&window);
 		
 		if (buffer_flip == 1)