diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index e948713..a53d5a5 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ require "src/tower"
 
 
 function main_action(self)
-    self"hex_backdrop""rotate".angle = math.wrapf(self"hex_backdrop""rotate".angle - 0.002 * am.delta_time, math.pi*2)
+    self"hex_backdrop""rotate".angle = math.wrapf(self"hex_backdrop""rotate".angle - 0.005 * am.delta_time, math.pi*2)
 end
 
 function make_main_scene_toolbelt()
@@ -54,23 +54,19 @@ function make_main_scene_toolbelt()
         false,
         false,
         {
-            label = "new game",
             texture = TEXTURES.NEW_GAME_HEX,
-            action = function() end
+            action = function() game_init() end
         },
         {
-            label = "load game",
             texture = TEXTURES.LOAD_GAME_HEX,
             action = function() game_init(am.load_state("save", "json")) end
         },
         false,
         {
-            label = "settings",
             texture = TEXTURES.SETTINGS_HEX,
             action = function() end
         },
         {
-            label = "about",
             texture = TEXTURES.ABOUT_HEX,
             action = function() end
         },
@@ -78,7 +74,6 @@ function make_main_scene_toolbelt()
         false,
         false,
         {
-            label = "map editor",
             texture = TEXTURES.MAP_EDITOR_HEX,
             action = function() log("map editor not implemented") end
         },
@@ -167,8 +162,6 @@ function main_scene()
     return group
 end
 
-win.scene = am.group()
 win.scene = main_scene()
---game_init()
 noglobals()
 
diff --git a/src/game.lua b/src/game.lua
index 8c2a130..08de570 100644
--- a/src/game.lua
+++ b/src/game.lua
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ local function game_deserialize(json_string)
         if t then
             new_state.towers[i] = tower_deserialize(t)
 
+            for _,h in pairs(new_state.towers[i].hexes) do
+                local tile = hex_map_get(new_state.map, h.x, h.y)
+                tile.elevation = tile.elevation + new_state.towers[i].height
+            end
+
             -- @STATEFUL, shouldn't be done here
             new_state.world:append(new_state.towers[i].node)
         end
diff --git a/src/mob.lua b/src/mob.lua
index 986cf5f..3aff201 100644
--- a/src/mob.lua
+++ b/src/mob.lua
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function make_mob_node(mob_type, mob)
 
     if mob_type == MOB_TYPE.BEEPER then
         return am.group{
-            am.rotate(state.time)
+            am.rotate(am.current_time()) -- state.time is not garunteed to be set when deserializing
             ^ pack_texture_into_sprite(TEXTURES.MOB_BEEPER, MOB_SIZE, MOB_SIZE),
             am.translate(0, -10)
             ^ healthbar
diff --git a/src/tower.lua b/src/tower.lua
index 4833c24..4b9783f 100644
--- a/src/tower.lua
+++ b/src/tower.lua
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ end
 function tower_deserialize(json_string)
     local tower = entity_basic_json_parse(json_string)
 
-    tower.hexes = {}
     for i,h in pairs(tower.hexes) do
+        log(h)
         tower.hexes[i] = vec2(tower.hexes[i][1], tower.hexes[i][2])
     end