diff --git a/animation.cpp b/animation.cpp
index 3ea924b..32e7177 100644
--- a/animation.cpp
+++ b/animation.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ namespace components {
       float tick = twitching();
 
       if(stationary) {
-        scale_out.x = std::lerp(scale, max_scale, tick);
-        scale_out.y = std::lerp(scale, max_scale, tick);
+        scale_out.x = std::lerp(scale_x, max_scale, tick);
+        scale_out.y = std::lerp(scale_y, max_scale, tick);
         pos_out.y = pos_out.y - (pos_out.y * scale_out.y - pos_out.y);
       } else {
-        scale_out.x = std::lerp(scale_out.x * scale, scale_out.x * max_scale, tick);
-        scale_out.y = std::lerp(scale_out.y * scale, scale_out.y * max_scale, tick);
+        scale_out.x = std::lerp(scale_out.x * scale_x, scale_out.x * max_scale, tick);
+        scale_out.y = std::lerp(scale_out.y * scale_y, scale_out.y * max_scale, tick);
       }
 
       if(!simple) {
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ namespace components {
       }
 
       subframe += speed;
-      current = int(subframe);
-    } else if(!looped) {
+      current = looped ? int(subframe) % frames : int(subframe);
+    } else if(toggled) {
       playing = false;
       current = frames - 1;
       subframe = float(frames - 1);
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ namespace components {
         rect_out.position.x += current * frame_width;
       }
     } else {
-      scale_out.x = scale;
-      scale_out.y = scale;
+      scale_out.x = scale_x;
+      scale_out.y = scale_y;
       playing = false;
       current = 0;
       subframe = 0.0f;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace animation {
 
   bool apply(Animation& anim, sf::Sprite& sprite, sf::Vector2f pos) {
     sf::IntRect rect{{0,0}, {anim.frame_width, anim.frame_height}};
-    sf::Vector2f scale{anim.scale, anim.scale};
+    sf::Vector2f scale{anim.scale_x, anim.scale_y};
 
     anim.step(scale, pos, rect);
 
diff --git a/assets/animations.json b/assets/animations.json
index f44eaeb..62b7d09 100644
--- a/assets/animations.json
+++ b/assets/animations.json
@@ -3,154 +3,196 @@
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 0,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 1.0,
+    "scale_x": 1.0,
+    "scale_y": 1.0,
     "max_scale": 1.0,
     "simple": false,
     "frames": 5,
     "speed": 0.1,
-    "stationary": false
+    "stationary": false,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "male_hand": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 0,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 1.0,
+    "scale_x": 1.0,
+    "scale_y": 1.0,
     "max_scale": 1.0,
     "simple": false,
     "frames": 3,
     "speed": 0.08,
-    "stationary": false
+    "stationary": false,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "female_hand": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 0,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 1.0,
+    "scale_x": 1.0,
+    "scale_y": 1.0,
     "max_scale": 1.0,
     "simple": false,
     "frames": 3,
     "speed": 0.08,
-    "stationary": false
+    "stationary": false,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "lightning_animation": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 0,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 1.0,
+    "scale_x": 1.0,
+    "scale_y": 1.0,
     "max_scale": 1.0,
     "simple": false,
     "frames": 5,
     "speed": 0.5,
-    "stationary": false
+    "stationary": false,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "ritual_crafting_area": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 0,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 1.0,
+    "scale_x": 1.0,
+    "scale_y": 1.0,
     "max_scale": 1.0,
     "simple": false,
     "frames": 3,
     "speed": 0.2,
-    "stationary": true
+    "stationary": true,
+    "toggled": true,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "peasant_girl_rear_view": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 3,
     "ease_rate": 0.2,
-    "scale": 0.5,
+    "scale_x": 0.5,
+    "scale_y": 0.5,
     "max_scale": 0.5,
     "simple": true,
     "frames": 1,
     "speed": 0.03,
-    "stationary": true
+    "stationary": true,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "gold_savior": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 1,
     "ease_rate": 0.2,
-    "scale": 1.1,
+    "scale_x": 1.1,
+    "scale_y": 1.1,
     "max_scale": 1.2,
     "simple": true,
     "frames": 10,
     "speed": 0.3,
-    "stationary": false
+    "stationary": false,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "armored_knight" :  {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 1,
     "ease_rate": 0.2,
-    "scale": 1.1,
+    "scale_x": 1.1,
+    "scale_y": 1.1,
     "max_scale": 1.2,
     "simple": true,
     "frames": 10,
     "speed": 0.3,
-    "stationary": false
+    "stationary": false,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "axe_ranger": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 3,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 1.1,
+    "scale_x": 1.1,
+    "scale_y": 1.1,
     "max_scale": 1.2,
     "simple": true,
     "frames": 1,
     "speed": 0.6,
-    "stationary": false
+    "stationary": false,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "rat_with_sword": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 3,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 1.0,
+    "scale_x": 1.0,
+    "scale_y": 1.0,
     "max_scale": 0.9,
     "simple": true,
     "frames": 1,
     "speed": 1.0,
-    "stationary": false
+    "stationary": false,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "hairy_spider": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 2,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 0.9,
+    "scale_x": 0.9,
+    "scale_y": 0.9,
     "max_scale": 1.1,
     "simple": true,
     "frames": 10,
     "speed": 1.0,
-    "stationary": false
+    "stationary": false,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "test_boss": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 1,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 0.4,
+    "scale_x": 0.4,
+    "scale_y": 0.4,
     "max_scale": 0.4,
     "simple": true,
     "frames": 1,
     "speed": 0.02,
-    "stationary": true
+    "stationary": true,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "rat_king_boss": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 4,
     "ease_rate": 0.9,
-    "scale": 0.6,
+    "scale_x": 0.6,
+    "scale_y": 0.6,
     "max_scale": 0.7,
     "simple": false,
     "frames": 2,
     "speed": 0.02,
-    "stationary": true
+    "stationary": true,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": false
   },
   "torch_fixture": {
     "_type": "Animation",
     "easing": 0,
     "ease_rate": 0.5,
-    "scale": 0.4,
+    "scale_x": 0.5,
+    "scale_y": 0.5,
     "max_scale": 0.4,
-    "simple": true,
-    "frames": 1,
-    "speed": 0.02,
-    "stationary": true
+    "simple": false,
+    "frames": 3,
+    "speed": 0.2,
+    "stationary": true,
+    "toggled": false,
+    "looped": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/assets/bosses.json b/assets/bosses.json
index 70b40e1..e8cccc7 100644
--- a/assets/bosses.json
+++ b/assets/bosses.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
           "sprite": "rat_king_boss"
         },
         "fixtures": [
-          {"name": "torch_fixture", "scale_x": 0.5, "scale_y": 0.5, "cell": "torch1", "x": 66, "y": -10},
-          {"name": "torch_fixture", "scale_x": -0.5, "scale_y": 0.5, "cell": "torch2", "x": 130, "y": -10}
+          {"name": "torch_fixture", "scale_x": 0.5, "scale_y": 0.5, "cell": "torch1", "x": 66, "y": -50},
+          {"name": "torch_fixture", "scale_x": -0.5, "scale_y": 0.5, "cell": "torch2", "x": 132, "y": -30}
         ]
       },
       {"_type": "Combat", "hp": 20, "max_hp": 20, "damage": 20, "dead": false},
diff --git a/assets/fixtures/torch_fixture.png b/assets/fixtures/torch_fixture.png
index 472941a..1296f21 100644
Binary files a/assets/fixtures/torch_fixture.png and b/assets/fixtures/torch_fixture.png differ
diff --git a/boss/fight.cpp b/boss/fight.cpp
index 9ca5743..7d421b0 100644
--- a/boss/fight.cpp
+++ b/boss/fight.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ namespace boss {
   }
 
   void Fight::render(sf::RenderWindow& window) {
-    $ui.play_animations(window);
+    window.clear();
+    $ui.play_animations();
     $ui.render(window);
   }
 }
diff --git a/boss/ui.cpp b/boss/ui.cpp
index 7a6ccee..9ff863d 100644
--- a/boss/ui.cpp
+++ b/boss/ui.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,14 @@ namespace boss {
       auto st = textures::get_sprite(name);
       // clone the sprite so it can be positioned
       st.sprite = std::make_shared<sf::Sprite>(*st.texture);
-
-      auto anim = animation::load(name);
       float scale_x = fixture["scale_x"];
       float scale_y = fixture["scale_y"];
+
+      auto anim = animation::load(name);
+      anim.scale_x = scale_x;
+      anim.scale_y = scale_y;
+      anim.play();
+
       std::string cell = fixture["cell"];
       float x = fixture["x"];
       float y = fixture["y"];
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ namespace boss {
     for(auto& fixture : $fixtures) {
       position_sprite(fixture.st, fixture.cell,
           fixture.scale_x, fixture.scale_y, false, fixture.x, fixture.y);
+      fixture.pos = fixture.st.sprite->getPosition();
     }
 
     $arena.init();
@@ -147,27 +152,14 @@ namespace boss {
     position_sprite($player_sprite, cell_name, scale, scale, $scene.player["mid_cell"]);
   }
 
-  void UI::play_animations(sf::RenderWindow& window) {
-    if($boss_anim.playing) {
-      using namespace std::chrono_literals;
-      auto& sound = $world->get<components::Sound>($boss_id);
-
-      animation::apply($boss_anim, *$boss_sprite.sprite, $boss_pos);
-
-      if($boss_anim.current == 1 && !sound::playing(sound.attack)) {
-        sound::play(sound.attack);
+  void UI::play_animations() {
+    for(auto& fixture : $fixtures) {
+      if(fixture.anim.playing) {
+        animation::apply(fixture.anim, *fixture.st.sprite, fixture.pos);
       }
+    }
 
-      // https://www.construct.net/en/blogs/ashleys-blog-2/using-lerp-delta-time-924
-
-      // frame start
-      render(window);
-      window.display();
-      // frame end
-      // deltaTime = end - start
-      // lerp(a, b, 1 - f ^ deltaTime)
-      // std::this_thread::sleep_for(16ms);
-    } else {
+    if($boss_anim.playing) {
       animation::apply($boss_anim, *$boss_sprite.sprite, $boss_pos);
     }
   }
diff --git a/boss/ui.hpp b/boss/ui.hpp
index 2084077..6945d22 100644
--- a/boss/ui.hpp
+++ b/boss/ui.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct AnimatedFixture {
   float x;
   float y;
   bool at_mid=false;
+  sf::Vector2f pos{0,0};
 };
 
 namespace boss {
@@ -47,6 +48,6 @@ namespace boss {
     void status(const std::wstring& msg);
     void move_boss(const std::string& cell_name);
     void move_player(const std::string& cell_name);
-    void play_animations(sf::RenderWindow& window);
+    void play_animations();
   };
 }
diff --git a/components.hpp b/components.hpp
index 971a046..d2dc3bd 100644
--- a/components.hpp
+++ b/components.hpp
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ namespace components {
   };
 
   struct Animation {
-    float scale = 1.0f;
+    float scale_x = 1.0f;
+    float scale_y = 1.0f;
     float max_scale = 1.0f;
     bool simple = true;
     int frames = 10;
@@ -125,10 +126,12 @@ namespace components {
     ease::Style easing = ease::IN_OUT_BACK;
     float ease_rate = 0.5f;
     bool stationary = false;
+    bool toggled = false;
+    bool looped = false;
+
     int current = 0;
     bool playing = false;
     float subframe = 0.0f;
-    bool looped = false;
     // BUG: this is weirdly not used in most animations but also named wrong should be frame_width
     int frame_width = -1;
     int frame_height = -1;
@@ -159,8 +162,8 @@ namespace components {
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Motion, dx, dy, random);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Combat, hp, max_hp, damage, dead);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Device, config, events);
-  ENROLL_COMPONENT(Animation, scale, max_scale, simple, frames,
-      speed, easing, ease_rate, stationary);
+  ENROLL_COMPONENT(Animation, scale_x, scale_y, max_scale, simple, frames,
+      speed, easing, ease_rate, stationary, toggled, looped);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Sound, attack, death);
   ENROLL_COMPONENT(Collision, has);
 
diff --git a/scripts/build_assets.ps1 b/scripts/build_assets.ps1
index 66c1c07..efa9508 100644
--- a/scripts/build_assets.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build_assets.ps1
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ function Build-Images {
 # Build-Images -Source "Textures" -pixel_count 12
 # Build-Images -Source "Sprites" -pixel_count 6
 # Build-Images -Source "Items" -pixel_count 2
-# Build-Images -Source "Animations" -pixel_count 6
+Build-Images -Source "Animations" -pixel_count 24
 # Build-Images -Source "Hands" -pixel_count 6
 # Build-Images -Source "Boss2" -pixel_count 4
-Build-Images -Source "Fixtures" -pixel_count 24
+# Build-Images -Source "Fixtures" -pixel_count 24
 
 
 #magick montage -tile 3x1 -geometry +0+0 -background transparent .\assets\hands\female_hand_*.png .\assets\hands\female_hand.png
diff --git a/tools/arena.cpp b/tools/arena.cpp
index 7bdb451..99dab40 100644
--- a/tools/arena.cpp
+++ b/tools/arena.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main(int, char*[]) {
 
   gui::routing::Router router;
 
-  sound::mute(true);
+  sound::mute(false);
   sound::play("ambient_1", true);
 
   GameDB::create_level();
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ int main(int, char*[]) {
       }
     }
 
-    window.clear();
     main->render(window);
     window.display();
   }