diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/recrown/islandsurvivalcraft/interaction/items/variations/IslandMapItem.java b/src/main/java/ca/recrown/islandsurvivalcraft/interaction/items/variations/IslandMapItem.java
index 00bccd1..5ece7df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/recrown/islandsurvivalcraft/interaction/items/variations/IslandMapItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/recrown/islandsurvivalcraft/interaction/items/variations/IslandMapItem.java
@@ -68,13 +68,23 @@ public class IslandMapItem extends MapRenderer implements VariedItem {
             for (int y = 0; y < 128; y ++) {
                 int actualX = blocksPerPixel * (x - Byte.MAX_VALUE/2) + map.getCenterX();
                 int actualZ = blocksPerPixel * (y - Byte.MAX_VALUE/2) + map.getCenterZ();
-                byte baseColorVal = canvas.getBasePixel(x, y);
-                Color baseColor = MapPalette.getColor(baseColorVal);
                 Point2 pCoords = new Point2(actualX, actualZ);
                 IslandInformation info = islandInformationManager.getIslandInformation(pCoords, false);
                 if (info != null) {
-                    Color mixed = new Color((int) Math.min(255, baseColor.getRed() * 1.5f), (int) Math.min(255, baseColor.getGreen() * 0.7f), (int) Math.min(255, baseColor.getBlue() * 0.44f));
-                    canvas.setPixel(x, y, MapPalette.matchColor(mixed));
+                    byte baseColorVal = canvas.getBasePixel(x, y);
+                    Color mainColor = new Color(255, 120, 70);
+                    Color baseColor = null;
+                    if (baseColorVal != 0) {
+                        baseColor = MapPalette.getColor(baseColorVal);
+                    } else {
+                        baseColor = new Color(1f, 1f, 1f);
+                    }
+                    Color resultingColor = new Color(
+                        (mainColor.getRed() * baseColor.getRed())/(255f * 255f),
+                        (mainColor.getGreen() * baseColor.getGreen())/(255f * 255f), 
+                        (mainColor.getBlue() * baseColor.getBlue())/(255f * 255f)
+                        );
+                    canvas.setPixel(x, y, MapPalette.matchColor(resultingColor));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/recrown/islandsurvivalcraft/world/generation/shaders/WorldLayerShader.java b/src/main/java/ca/recrown/islandsurvivalcraft/world/generation/shaders/WorldLayerShader.java
index a04f2f8..3323b86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/recrown/islandsurvivalcraft/world/generation/shaders/WorldLayerShader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/recrown/islandsurvivalcraft/world/generation/shaders/WorldLayerShader.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class WorldLayerShader {
                 }
             }
         } else if (mainBiomeName.contains("mountain")) {
-            if (y > (maxHeight * 0.48d) - getNormalizedNoise(worldX, worldZ, 2.2f) * 8d) {
+            if (y > (maxHeight * 0.36d) - getNormalizedNoise(worldX, worldZ, 2.2f) * 8d) {
                 res = Material.STONE.createBlockData();
             } else if (y > highestPoint - getSurfaceThickness(worldX, worldZ, mainBiome)) {
                 res = getSurfaceMaterial(mainBiome).createBlockData();
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class WorldLayerShader {
             return Material.SAND;
         } else if (biome == Biome.ICE_SPIKES) {
             return Material.SNOW_BLOCK;
-        } else if (biomeName.contains("ocean")) {
+        } else if (biomeName.contains("ocean") || biomeName.contains("gravelly")) {
             return Material.GRAVEL;
         } else if (biomeName.contains("stone")) {
             return Material.STONE;
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@ public class WorldLayerShader {
     public int getSurfaceThickness(int worldX, int worldZ, Biome biome) {
         String biomeName = biome.toString().toLowerCase();
 
-        if (biomeName.contains("beach")) {
+        if (biomeName.contains("beach") || biomeName.contains("desert")) {
             return (int) (getNormalizedNoise(worldX, worldZ, 1.3f) * 5) + 4;
+        } else if (biomeName.contains("gravelly")) {
+            return (int) (getNormalizedNoise(worldX, worldZ, 1.3f) * 5);
         }
         return 1;
     }