diff --git a/samples/golf/src/golf/GolfState.cpp b/samples/golf/src/golf/GolfState.cpp
index 31b92e0db..e3d002434 100644
--- a/samples/golf/src/golf/GolfState.cpp
+++ b/samples/golf/src/golf/GolfState.cpp
@@ -1505,6 +1505,8 @@ void GolfState::handleMessage(const cro::Message& msg)
                     e.getComponent<cro::Callback>().active = false;
                 };
             m_gameScene.getSystem<cro::CommandSystem>()->sendCommand(cmd);
+
+            m_inputParser.setActive(false, m_currentPlayer.terrain);
         }
         break;
         case GolfEvent::NiceTiming:
diff --git a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheBackgroundState.cpp b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheBackgroundState.cpp
index c1bfe1e3d..f02caf9c5 100644
--- a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheBackgroundState.cpp
+++ b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheBackgroundState.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ PseutheBackgroundState::PseutheBackgroundState(cro::StateStack& stack, cro::Stat
         loadAssets();
         createScene();
         
-        //TODO push menu on load
         cacheState(States::ScratchPad::PseutheGame);
         cacheState(States::ScratchPad::PseutheMenu);
     });
+
+    //TODO push menu on load
+    requestStackPush(States::ScratchPad::PseutheGame);
 }
 
 //public
diff --git a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheConsts.hpp b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheConsts.hpp
index aa2af425e..d43ff6468 100644
--- a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheConsts.hpp
+++ b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheConsts.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <crogine/core/App.hpp>
 #include <crogine/ecs/components/Camera.hpp>
 #include <crogine/detail/glm/vec2.hpp>
+#include <crogine/graphics/Colour.hpp>
 
 static inline constexpr glm::uvec2 SceneSize(1920u, 1080u);
 static inline constexpr glm::vec2 SceneSizeFloat(SceneSize);
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ constexpr std::int32_t MinBallSize = 40;
 constexpr std::int32_t MaxBallSize = 92;
 constexpr float BallSize = 128.f; //this is the sprite size
 
+//constexpr cro::Colour PlayerColour(std::uint8_t(200u), 200u, 230u, 180u);
+constexpr cro::Colour PlayerColour(std::uint8_t(140u), 140u, 161u, 180u);
+
 struct ShaderID final
 {
     enum
diff --git a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheGameState.cpp b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheGameState.cpp
index a6949cd94..cc8925e91 100644
--- a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheGameState.cpp
+++ b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheGameState.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #include <crogine/ecs/systems/SpriteAnimator.hpp>
 #include <crogine/ecs/systems/RenderSystem2D.hpp>
 
+#include <crogine/graphics/SpriteSheet.hpp>
 #include <crogine/util/Constants.hpp>
+#include <crogine/util/Maths.hpp>
 
 PseutheGameState::PseutheGameState(cro::StateStack& stack, cro::State::Context context)
     : cro::State    (stack, context),
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ void PseutheGameState::loadAssets()
 
 void PseutheGameState::createScene()
 {
-
+    createPlayer();
 
     auto& cam = m_gameScene.getActiveCamera().getComponent<cro::Camera>();
     cam.resizeCallback = std::bind(cameraCallback, std::placeholders::_1);
@@ -114,4 +116,89 @@ void PseutheGameState::createUI()
     auto& cam = m_uiScene.getActiveCamera().getComponent<cro::Camera>();
     cam.resizeCallback = std::bind(cameraCallback, std::placeholders::_1);
     cameraCallback(cam);
+}
+
+void PseutheGameState::createPlayer()
+{
+    cro::SpriteSheet spriteSheet;
+
+    //head part
+    spriteSheet.loadFromFile("pseuthe/assets/sprites/head.spt", m_resources.textures);
+
+    auto entity = m_gameScene.createEntity();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Transform>().setPosition(SceneSizeFloat / 2.f);
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Drawable2D>();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Sprite>() = spriteSheet.getSprite("head");
+    entity.getComponent<cro::Sprite>().setColour(PlayerColour); //TODO this could be part of the sprite sheet
+    entity.addComponent<cro::SpriteAnimation>().play(0);
+    auto bounds = entity.getComponent<cro::Sprite>().getTextureBounds();
+    entity.getComponent<cro::Transform>().setOrigin({ bounds.width / 2.f, bounds.height / 2.f });
+    auto headEnt = entity;
+
+
+    //mouth part
+    spriteSheet.loadFromFile("pseuthe/assets/sprites/mouth.spt", m_resources.textures);
+
+    entity = m_gameScene.createEntity();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Transform>().setPosition({0.f, 0.f, -0.2f});
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Drawable2D>();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Sprite>() = spriteSheet.getSprite("mouth");
+    entity.getComponent<cro::Sprite>().setColour(PlayerColour);
+    entity.addComponent<cro::SpriteAnimation>();// .play(0);
+    headEnt.getComponent<cro::Transform>().addChild(entity.getComponent<cro::Transform>());
+
+    //antennae root
+    entity = m_gameScene.createEntity();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Transform>().setPosition({ bounds.width / 2.f, bounds.height / 2.f, 0.1f });
+    headEnt.getComponent<cro::Transform>().addChild(entity.getComponent<cro::Transform>());
+    auto rootEnt = entity;
+
+
+    constexpr float WigglerOffset = 24.f;
+
+    struct WigglerCallback final
+    {
+        const float Rotation = 35.f * cro::Util::Const::degToRad;
+        float direction = 1.f;
+        cro::Entity head;
+
+        WigglerCallback(float d, cro::Entity h)
+            : direction(d), head(h) {}
+
+        void operator()(cro::Entity e, float dt)
+        {
+            const auto rot = head.getComponent<cro::Transform>().getRotation2D();
+            const auto amt = cro::Util::Maths::shortestRotation(e.getComponent<cro::Transform>().getRotation2D(), rot + (Rotation * direction));
+            e.getComponent<cro::Transform>().rotate(amt * dt);
+        }
+    };
+
+    //left wiggler
+    spriteSheet.loadFromFile("pseuthe/assets/sprites/wiggler.spt", m_resources.textures);
+    entity = m_gameScene.createEntity();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Transform>();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Drawable2D>();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Sprite>() = spriteSheet.getSprite("wiggler");
+    entity.getComponent<cro::Sprite>().setColour(PlayerColour);
+    entity.addComponent<cro::SpriteAnimation>().play(0);
+    bounds = entity.getComponent<cro::Sprite>().getTextureBounds();
+    entity.getComponent<cro::Transform>().setOrigin({ bounds.width + WigglerOffset, bounds.height / 2.f });
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Callback>().active = true;
+    entity.getComponent<cro::Callback>().function = WigglerCallback(1.f, headEnt);
+    rootEnt.getComponent<cro::Transform>().addChild(entity.getComponent<cro::Transform>());
+
+    //right wiggler
+    entity = m_gameScene.createEntity();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Transform>();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Drawable2D>();
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Sprite>() = spriteSheet.getSprite("wiggler");
+    entity.getComponent<cro::Sprite>().setColour(PlayerColour);
+    entity.addComponent<cro::SpriteAnimation>().play(0);
+    bounds = entity.getComponent<cro::Sprite>().getTextureBounds();
+    entity.getComponent<cro::Transform>().setOrigin({ bounds.width + WigglerOffset, bounds.height / 2.f });
+    entity.addComponent<cro::Callback>().active = true;
+    entity.getComponent<cro::Callback>().function = WigglerCallback(-1.f, headEnt);
+    rootEnt.getComponent<cro::Transform>().addChild(entity.getComponent<cro::Transform>());
+
+    //TODO implement the 'tail' part
 }
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diff --git a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheGameState.hpp b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheGameState.hpp
index 40584d4f3..81fd7bbca 100644
--- a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheGameState.hpp
+++ b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheGameState.hpp
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ class PseutheGameState final : public cro::State, public cro::GuiClient
     void loadAssets();
     void createScene();
     void createUI();
+
+    void createPlayer();
+    void addBodyPart(cro::Entity);
 };
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diff --git a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheShaders.inl b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheShaders.inl
index 65a0b7a85..d0cabc7d0 100644
--- a/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheShaders.inl
+++ b/samples/scratchpad/src/pseuthe/PseutheShaders.inl
@@ -132,9 +132,13 @@ void main()
     //outer circle
     vec3 ringColour = v_colour.rgb * 0.5;
     ringColour *= u_ambientColour;
-    ringColour += (lightColour * lightIntensity) * v_colour.rgb * 0.5;
+    ringColour += (lightColour * lightIntensity) * v_colour.rgb;
 
     vec2 UVNorm = mod(v_texCoord, UVSize) / UVSize;
     float l = length(UVNorm - vec2(0.5));
-    FRAG_OUT.rgb = mix(blendedColour, ringColour, smoothstep(0.47, 0.472, l) * (1.0 - smoothstep(0.498, 0.5, l)));
+    float circleInner = smoothstep(0.46, 0.482, l);
+    
+    blendedColour += vec3(v_colour.r * (100.0 / 255.0)) * (1.0 - circleInner);
+    FRAG_OUT.rgb = mix(blendedColour, ringColour, circleInner * (1.0 - smoothstep(0.498, 0.5, l)));
+
 })";
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