diff --git a/outrun.rkt b/outrun.rkt
index 6994932..0f04d5e 100644
--- a/outrun.rkt
+++ b/outrun.rkt
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@
 (define init-scene-state
   (scene-state #f 0 0 0 0))
 
-(current-material (material #:ambient 0.1
-                            #:diffuse 0.6
-                            #:specular 0.3
-                            #:roughness 0.5))
+;; (current-material (material #:ambient 0.1
+;;                             #:diffuse 0.6
+;;                             #:specular 0.3
+;;                             #:roughness 0.5))
+
+(current-material (material #:ambient 0.05
+                            #:diffuse 0.70
+                            #:specular 0.25
+                            #:roughness 0.1))
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;; the wavy road thingie
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; the static spheres
 
-(define sspheres
+(define (sspheres amount)
   (let* ((calculate-noise-fn
           (lambda (f)
             (lambda (i j k)
@@ -121,17 +126,21 @@
                             -1 1
                             0 1))))
          (noise1 (calculate-noise-fn simplex))
-         (noise2 (calculate-noise-fn perlin)))
+         (noise2 (calculate-noise-fn perlin))
+         (random-position (lambda ()
+                            (pos (* (- (random) 0.5) 15)
+                                 (* (- (random) 0.5) 15)
+                                 (* (- (random) 0.5) 15)))))
     (combine
-     (for*/list ([i (in-range -10 10)]
-                 [j (in-range -10 10)]
-                 [k (in-range -10 10)]
-                 #:when (< (random) 0.31))
-       (with-color
-         (rgba (noise1 i j k) (noise1 k j i) (noise2 i j k))
-         (sphere (pos i j k) (* 0.25 (+ (random) 0.1))))))))
+     (for/list ([_ (in-range amount)])
+       (match-let* ([(pos i j k) (random-position)]
+                    [red (noise1 i j k)]
+                    [green (noise2 i j k)]
+                    [blue (noise1 red green 0)])
+         (with-color (rgba red green blue)
+           (sphere (pos i j k) (* 0.25 (+ (random) 0.1)))))))))
 
-(define frozen-sspheres (freeze sspheres))
+(define frozen-sspheres (freeze (sspheres 1000)))
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; the lights