diff --git a/android/assets/particles/standard_thrust.p b/android/assets/particles/standard_thrust.p
index 8e127b5..fcfdb57 100755
--- a/android/assets/particles/standard_thrust.p
+++ b/android/assets/particles/standard_thrust.p
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ timeline5: 1.0
 attached: false
 continuous: true
 aligned: false
-additive: false
+additive: true
 behind: false
 premultipliedAlpha: false
 - Image Path -
diff --git a/core/src/zero1hd/polyjet/ui/stages/GamePlayArea.java b/core/src/zero1hd/polyjet/ui/stages/GamePlayArea.java
index 2310947..b1cdc69 100755
--- a/core/src/zero1hd/polyjet/ui/stages/GamePlayArea.java
+++ b/core/src/zero1hd/polyjet/ui/stages/GamePlayArea.java
@@ -131,17 +131,14 @@ public class GamePlayArea extends Stage {
 			getBatch().setBlendFunction(-1, -1);
 			Gdx.gl20.glBlendFuncSeparate(GL20.GL_ONE, GL20.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA,GL20.GL_ONE, GL20.GL_DST_ALPHA);
 			getBatch().setShader(null);
-			
-			// use -1 to ignore.. somebody should fix this in LibGDX :\
-			getBatch().setBlendFunction(-1, -1);
-			// setup our alpha blending to avoid blending twice
-			Gdx.gl20.glBlendFuncSeparate(GL20.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL20.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA, GL20.GL_ONE, GL20.GL_ONE);
 			super.draw();
-
 			blurTarget.end(getViewport().getScreenX(), getViewport().getScreenY(), getViewport().getScreenWidth(), getViewport().getScreenHeight());
+			getBatch().setBlendFunction(GL20.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL20.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 			
+			
+			getBatch().setBlendFunction(GL20.GL_ONE, GL20.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 			getBatch().begin();
-//			getBatch().setShader(glowShader);
+			getBatch().setShader(glowShader);
 			getBatch().draw(fboRegion, 0f, 0f, Polyjet.GAME_AREA_WIDTH, Polyjet.GAME_AREA_HEIGHT);
 			getBatch().setShader(null);
 			getBatch().end();