diff --git a/src/MAndEngine/AppHelper.java b/src/MAndEngine/AppHelper.java
index 1f17322..f0656e4 100644
--- a/src/MAndEngine/AppHelper.java
+++ b/src/MAndEngine/AppHelper.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class AppHelper implements Runnable{
                 //one of us...
                 if(obj instanceof BasicApp) {
                     apps.add((BasicApp)(obj));
+                    ((BasicApp)obj).initialize();
                 }
                 progress++;
             }
diff --git a/src/MAndEngine/BasicApp.java b/src/MAndEngine/BasicApp.java
index a22ce52..55384c4 100644
--- a/src/MAndEngine/BasicApp.java
+++ b/src/MAndEngine/BasicApp.java
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ public abstract interface BasicApp {
      */
     public abstract Color getColor();
 
-    /**
-     * the framerate that this should be run at.
-     * @return
-     */
-    public abstract int getFramerate();
-
     /**
      * should this window be resizable
      * @return
diff --git a/src/MAndEngine/Engine.java b/src/MAndEngine/Engine.java
index 6a818f6..5bee705 100644
--- a/src/MAndEngine/Engine.java
+++ b/src/MAndEngine/Engine.java
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ import javax.swing.*;
 
 public class Engine extends Canvas implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener, MouseListener, ContainerListener, ComponentListener {
 
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static double tickTime = 0;
+	public static double timeScale = 1;
+	public static double deltaTime = 0;
+	
 	/**
 	 * to track the x and y
 	 */
@@ -42,16 +49,6 @@ public class Engine extends Canvas implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener,
 	 */
 	private static AppHelper appInitializer;
 
-	/**
-	 * AER WE SUPER SPEEDING?!?!?
-	 */
-	private static boolean overclock = false;
-
-	/**
-	 * current framerate and time required to sleep to achieve that framerate.
-	 */
-	private static int frameSync = 50, sleepTime = 1000 / frameSync;
-
 	/**
 	 * variables to track the fps, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, PAST YOU HAS YOU
 	 * COVERED.
@@ -216,6 +213,8 @@ public class Engine extends Canvas implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener,
 
 		frame.setVisible(true);
 
+		long nanos = System.nanoTime();
+		
 		// now we do stuff.
 		while (running) {
 			// FPS STUFF WORRY NOT, ITS ALL GOOD. MOVE ALONG.
@@ -227,21 +226,13 @@ public class Engine extends Canvas implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener,
 			}
 			framesInCurrentSecond++;
 
-			// tick stuff
-			tick();
-			// paint the same stuff
 			repaint();
-
-			// FRAMERATE OVERCLOCKING AND SUCH, MOVE ALONG.
-			try {
-				if (!overclock)
-					Thread.sleep((long) Math.floor(sleepTime - (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime)));
-				else
-					Thread.sleep(0);
-				lag = false;
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				lag = true;
-			}
+			tick();
+			tickTime = (System.nanoTime() - nanos)/1000d;
+			deltaTime = tickTime * timeScale;
+			nanos = System.nanoTime();
+			
+			//no sleeping because we now operate on delta time.
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -302,7 +293,7 @@ public class Engine extends Canvas implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener,
 	 * @param app
 	 */
 	private static void setWindowProperties(BasicApp app) {
-		setWindowProperties(app.getResolution(), app.getFramerate(), app.getResizable());
+		setWindowProperties(app.getResolution(), app.getResizable());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -312,14 +303,13 @@ public class Engine extends Canvas implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener,
 	 * @param fps
 	 * @param resizable
 	 */
-	private static void setWindowProperties(Dimension dimension, int fps, boolean resizable) {
+	private static void setWindowProperties(Dimension dimension, boolean resizable) {
 		frame.setResizable(resizable);
 		staticMain.setSize(dimension);
 		frame.pack();
 		frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
 		WIDTH = dimension.width;
 		HEIGHT = dimension.height;
-		setFramerate(fps);
 		frame.setResizable(resizable);
 
 	}
@@ -354,8 +344,6 @@ public class Engine extends Canvas implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener,
 			// show fps if debug level high enough
 			if (debug > 0)
 				g.drawString("FPS: " + FPS, 20, 20);
-			if (overclock)
-				g.drawString("Overclocking!", 20, 35);
 			g.setColor(Color.RED);
 			if (lag)
 				g.fillOval(10, 10, 10, 10);
@@ -382,9 +370,7 @@ public class Engine extends Canvas implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener,
 	@Override
 	public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
 		apps[app].keyPressed(e);
-		if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_O && keys[KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL]) {
-			overclock = !overclock;
-		}
+		
 		keys[e.getKeyCode()] = true;
 	}
 
@@ -403,11 +389,6 @@ public class Engine extends Canvas implements KeyListener, MouseMotionListener,
 		System.exit(0);
 	}
 
-	private static void setFramerate(int fps) {
-		frameSync = fps;
-		sleepTime = 1000 / frameSync;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
 		updateMouse(e);
diff --git a/src/MAndEngine/ImageCreator.java b/src/MAndEngine/ImageCreator.java
index 27586c5..0db0a53 100644
--- a/src/MAndEngine/ImageCreator.java
+++ b/src/MAndEngine/ImageCreator.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class ImageCreator {
 		double power = width > height ? width : height;
 		power *= 2;
 		power = (int) (log(2, power) + .5);
-		//not my code hell if i know how it works
+		//not my code
 		final int DATA_SIZE = (int) Math.pow(2, power) + 1;
 		final double SEED = 1000.0;
 		double[][] data = new double[DATA_SIZE][DATA_SIZE];
@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ public class ImageCreator {
 		}
 		for (int i = 0; i < DATA_SIZE; i++) {
 			for (int j = 0; j < DATA_SIZE; j++) {
-				img.setRGB(i, j, (0xFF000000) | ((int) (((data[i][j] - min) / (max - min)) * 255) << 16) | ((int) (((data[i][j] - min) / (max - min)) * 255) << 8) | ((int) (((data[i][j] - min) / (max - min)) * 255)));
+				img.setRGB(i, j, (0xFF000000) | 
+					((int) (((data[i][j] - min) / (max - min)) * 255) << 16) | 
+					((int) (((data[i][j] - min) / (max - min)) * 255) << 8) | 
+					((int) (((data[i][j] - min) / (max - min)) * 255) << 0));
 			}
 		}
 		for (int i = 0; i < DATA_SIZE; i++) {
@@ -162,10 +165,35 @@ public class ImageCreator {
 		BufferedImage _return = new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TRANSLUCENT);
 		_return.getGraphics().drawImage(img, 0 - (img.getWidth() / 8), 0 - (img.getHeight() / 8), null);
 		return _return;
-
 	}
 
 	private static double log(double b, double x) {
 		return Math.log(x) / Math.log(b);
 	}
+	
+	public static BufferedImage colorNoise(int r, int g, int b, double multMin,
+			double multMax, int width, int height) {
+
+		BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(width, height,
+				BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+		Graphics graphics = image.getGraphics();
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < width; i++) {
+			for (int j = 0; j < height; j++) {
+				double k = Math.random() * (multMax - multMin) + multMin;
+				graphics.setColor(new Color((int) (r * k), (int) (g * k),
+						(int) (b * k)));
+				graphics.fillRect(i, j, 1, 1);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return image;
+
+	}
+
+	public static Image colorNoise(Color c, double d, double i, int width,
+			int height) {
+		return colorNoise(c.getRed(), c.getGreen(), c.getBlue(), d, i, width,
+				height);
+	}
 }