diff --git a/src/Map/Graphics.hs b/src/Map/Graphics.hs
index 86bdb96..035b276 100644
--- a/src/Map/Graphics.hs
+++ b/src/Map/Graphics.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import System.Random
 import Data.Array.IArray
 import Data.Text as T 
 import Prelude as P
+
 --import Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL.GL
 import           Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL.GL.BufferObjects
 import           Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL.GL.ObjectName
@@ -24,12 +25,13 @@ import           Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL.GL.VertexSpec
 import           Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL.Raw.Core31
 
 import Foreign.Marshal.Array (withArray)
-import Foreign.Storable (sizeOf)
-import Foreign.Ptr (Ptr, nullPtr, plusPtr)
-import Render.Misc (checkError)
+import Foreign.Storable      (sizeOf)
+import Foreign.Ptr           (Ptr, nullPtr, plusPtr)
+import Render.Misc           (checkError)
 import Linear
 
 import Map.Types
+import Map.StaticMaps
 
 type MapEntry = (
                 Float, -- ^ Height
@@ -38,6 +40,14 @@ type MapEntry = (
 
 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]
+    where
+      graphicsyfy :: Node -> MapEntry
+      graphicsyfy (Minimal _               ) = (0, Grass)
+      graphicsyfy (Full    _ y t _ _ _ _ _ ) = (y, t)
+
 lineHeight :: GLfloat
 lineHeight = 0.8660254
 
@@ -66,7 +76,7 @@ fgVertexIndex = (ToFloat, mapVertexArrayDescriptor 3 7) --vertex after normal
 
 getMapBufferObject :: IO (BufferObject, NumArrayIndices)
 getMapBufferObject = do
-        map' <- testmap
+        map'   <- return $ convertToGraphicsMap mapCenterMountain
         ! map' <- return $ generateTriangles map'
         len <- return $ fromIntegral $ P.length map' `div` numComponents
         putStrLn $ P.unwords ["num verts in map:",show len]
diff --git a/src/Map/StaticMaps.hs b/src/Map/StaticMaps.hs
index 59316cf..1283981 100644
--- a/src/Map/StaticMaps.hs
+++ b/src/Map/StaticMaps.hs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mnh2D (a,b) (c,d) = abs (a-c) + abs (b-d)
 
 -- entirely empty map, only uses the minimal constructor
 mapEmpty :: PlayMap
-mapEmpty = array ((0,0), (200,200)) [((a,b), (Minimal (a,b) 0.5)) | a <- [0..200], b <- [0..200]]
+mapEmpty = array ((0,0), (200,200)) [((a,b), (Minimal (a,b))) | a <- [0..200], b <- [0..200]]
 
 -- TODO: Stripify
 mapCenterMountain :: PlayMap
diff --git a/src/Map/Types.hs b/src/Map/Types.hs
index 0f4ff5d..f55afc1 100644
--- a/src/Map/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Map/Types.hs
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ data TileType   = Ocean
 
 -- TODO: Record Syntax
 data Node = Full    (XCoord, ZCoord) YCoord TileType BuildInfo PlayerInfo PathInfo ResInfo StorInfo
-          | Minimal (XCoord, ZCoord) YCoord -- defaults to empty green grass node on height 0.5
+          | Minimal (XCoord, ZCoord) -- defaults to empty green grass node on height 0
           deriving (Show)