diff --git a/src/Map/Graphics.hs b/src/Map/Graphics.hs
index f2e188d..2cd89e9 100644
--- a/src/Map/Graphics.hs
+++ b/src/Map/Graphics.hs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ getMapBufferObject
 )
 where
 
-import System.Random
 import Data.Array.IArray
 import Data.Text as T
 import Prelude as P
@@ -39,12 +38,11 @@ type MapEntry = (
                 Height,
                 TileType
                 )
-
 type GraphicsMap = Array (Int, Int) MapEntry
 
 -- extract graphics information from Playmap
 convertToGraphicsMap :: PlayMap -> GraphicsMap
-convertToGraphicsMap map = array (bounds map) [(i, graphicsyfy (map!i))| i <- indices map]
+convertToGraphicsMap mp = array (bounds mp) [(i, graphicsyfy (mp ! i))| i <- indices mp]
     where
       graphicsyfy :: Node -> MapEntry
       graphicsyfy (Minimal _               ) = (0, Grass)
@@ -78,23 +76,19 @@ fgVertexIndex = (ToFloat, mapVertexArrayDescriptor 3 7) --vertex after normal
 
 getMapBufferObject :: IO (BufferObject, NumArrayIndices)
 getMapBufferObject = do
-        map'   <- return $ convertToGraphicsMap mapCenterMountain
-        ! map' <- return $ generateTriangles map'
-        len <- return $ fromIntegral $ P.length map' `div` numComponents
+        myMap'  <- return $ convertToGraphicsMap mapCenterMountain
+        ! myMap <- return $ generateTriangles myMap'
+        len <- return $ fromIntegral $ P.length myMap `div` numComponents
         putStrLn $ P.unwords ["num verts in map:",show len]
         bo <- genObjectName                     -- create a new buffer
         bindBuffer ArrayBuffer $= Just bo       -- bind buffer
-        withArray map' $ \buffer ->
-                bufferData ArrayBuffer $= (fromIntegral $ sizeOf (0 :: GLfloat)*P.length map',
+        withArray myMap $ \buffer ->
+                bufferData ArrayBuffer $= (fromIntegral $ sizeOf (0 :: GLfloat) * P.length myMap,
                                            buffer,
                                            StaticDraw)
         checkError "initBuffer"
         return (bo,len)
 
-prettyMap :: [GLfloat] -> [(GLfloat,GLfloat,GLfloat,GLfloat,GLfloat,GLfloat,GLfloat,GLfloat,GLfloat,GLfloat)]
-prettyMap (a:b:c:d:x:y:z:u:v:w:ms) = (a,b,c,d,x,y,z,u,v,w):(prettyMap ms)
-prettyMap _ = []
-
 --generateTriangles :: PlayMap -> [GLfloat]
 generateTriangles :: GraphicsMap -> [GLfloat]
 generateTriangles map' =
@@ -178,7 +172,7 @@ normalLookup map' x y = normalize $ normN + normNE + normSE + normS + normSW + n
                       vW
                         | even x    = coordLookup (x-2,y  ) $ heightLookup map' (x-2,y  )
                         | otherwise = coordLookup (x-2,y  ) $ heightLookup map' (x-2,y  )
-                      eo = if even x then 1 else -1
+                      -- eo = if even x then 1 else -1
 
 heightLookup :: GraphicsMap -> (Int,Int) -> GLfloat
 heightLookup hs t = if inRange (bounds hs) t then fromRational $ toRational h else 0.0
@@ -204,66 +198,3 @@ coordLookup (x,z) y =
                         V3 (fromIntegral $ x `div` 2) y (fromIntegral (2 * z) * lineHeight)
                 else
                         V3 (fromIntegral (x `div` 2) + 0.5) y (fromIntegral (2 * z + 1) * lineHeight)
-
-
--- if writing in ASCII-Format transpose so i,j -> y,x
--- row-minor -> row-major
-testMapTemplate :: [Text]
-testMapTemplate = repText 2 $ T.transpose [
-                "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~",
-                "~~~SSSSSSSSSSSSSS~~~~~SSSSSSSSSSSSSS~~~~",
-                "~~SSGGGGGGGSGSGGS~~~~SSGGGGGGGSGSGGS~~~~",
-                "~~SSGGGGGGMSGSGGS~~~~SSGGGGGGMSGSGGS~~~~",
-                "~~SGGGGGGMMMGGGS~~~S~SGGGGGGMMMGGGS~~~S~",
-                "~~SGGGMGMMMMMGGS~~~SSSGGGMGMMMMMGGS~~~SS",
-                "~~GGGGGGGGGGGGGGS~~~~GGGGGGGGGGGGGGS~~~~",
-                "~~SGGGGGGGGGGGGGS~~~~SGGGGGGGGGGGGGS~~~~",
-                "~~~SSSSGGGSSSSS~~~~~~~SSSSGGGSSSSS~~~~~~",
-                "~~~~~~SGGGGS~~~~~~~~~~~~~SGGGGS~~~~~~~~~",
-                "~~~~~SSGGGGSS~~~~~~~~~~~SSGGGGSS~~~~~~~~",
-                "~~~SSSGGGGGGSSSSS~~~~~SSSGGGGGGSSSSS~~~~",
-                "~~SSGSGSGGGSGSGGS~~~~SSGSGSGGGSGSGGS~~~~",
-                "~~SSGSGSGGMSGSGMS~~~~SSGSGSGMMMMMSSS~~~~",
-                "~~SGGMMMMGGGGGGS~~~~~SGGGGGGMMMMMSS~~~~~",
-                "~~SGMMMMMGGGGSSS~~~~~SGGGGGGMMMMMSS~~~~~",
-                "~~GGMMMMMGGGSSSSS~~~~GGGGGGGGGGSSSSS~~~~",
-                "~~SGGGGGGGSSSSSSS~~~~SGGGGGGGSSSSSSS~~~~",
-                "~~~SSSSSSSSSSSS~~~~~~~SSSSSSSSSSSS~~~~~~",
-                "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
-                ]
-
-repText :: Int -> [a] -> [a]
-repText a (t:[]) = P.replicate a t
-repText a ts     = P.concat $ P.map (repText' a) ts
-                where
-                        repText' :: Int -> a -> [a]
-                        repText' a x = repText a [x]
-
-testMapTemplate2 :: [Text]
-testMapTemplate2 = T.transpose [
-                "~~~~~~~~~~~~"
-                ]
-
-testmap :: IO GraphicsMap
-testmap = do
-                g <- getStdGen
-                rawMap <- return $ parseTemplate (randoms g) (T.concat testMapTemplate)
-                return $ listArray ((0,0),(79,19)) rawMap
-
-testmap2 :: IO GraphicsMap
-testmap2 = do
-                g <- getStdGen
-                rawMap <- return $ parseTemplate (randoms g) (T.concat testMapTemplate2)
-                return $ listArray ((0,0),(9,0)) rawMap
-
-
-parseTemplate :: [Int] -> Text -> [MapEntry]
-parseTemplate (r:rs) t =
-        (case T.head t of
-                '~' -> (0, Ocean)
-                'S' -> (0, Beach)
-                'G' -> (fromIntegral (r `mod` 10)/10.0,Grass)
-                'M' -> (fromIntegral ((r `mod` 10) + 20)/10.0, Mountain)
-                _ -> error "invalid template format for map"
-         ):parseTemplate rs (T.tail t)
-parseTemplate [] _ = error "out of randoms.."
diff --git a/src/Map/StaticMaps.hs b/src/Map/StaticMaps.hs
index b88340c..1f63929 100644
--- a/src/Map/StaticMaps.hs
+++ b/src/Map/StaticMaps.hs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ gauss2Dgeneral :: Floating q =>
                   -> q -- ^ Coordinate in question on X
                   -> q -- ^ Coordinate in question on Y
                   -> q -- ^ elevation on coordinate in question
-gauss2Dgeneral amp x0 y0 sX sY x y = amp * exp(-(((x-x0)^2/(2 * sX^2))+((y-y0)^2/(2 * sY^2))))
+gauss2Dgeneral amp x0 y0 sX sY x y = amp * exp(-(((x-x0)^(2 :: Integer)/(2 * sX^(2 :: Integer)))+((y-y0)^(2 :: Integer)/(2 * sY^(2 :: Integer)))))
 
 gauss2D :: Floating q => q -> q -> q
 gauss2D x y = gauss2Dgeneral 15 100.0 100.0 15.0 15.0 x y