diff --git a/particles/foo2.prtc b/particles/foo2.prtc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3846c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/particles/foo2.prtc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Center Delay
+count velocity x y theta_i theta_f color start end decayrate
+===================================================
+s
+18000 65 0.5 0.5 0 360 cyan 1 0 0
+18000 65 0.5 0.5 0 360 magenta 2.075 0 0
+18000 65 0.5 0.5 0 360 yellow 4.931 0 0
+5000 65 0.78127 0.5 -45 45 white 4.931 10 2
+5000 65 0.21873 0.5 135 225 white 4.931 10 2
diff --git a/particles/load.prtc b/particles/load.prtc
index c712cc2..699375f 100644
--- a/particles/load.prtc
+++ b/particles/load.prtc
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ Center Delay
 count velocity x y theta_i theta_f color start end decayrate
 ===================================================
 s
-20000 70 0.4 0.5 0 360 cyan 0 0 0
-20000 70 0.5 0.5 0 360 yellow 0 0 0
-20000 70 0.6 0.5 0 360 magenta 0 0 0
+20000 68 0.5 0.5 0 360 cyan 1 0 0
+20000 68 0.5 0.5 0 360 magenta 2.075 0 0
+20000 68 0.5 0.5 0 360 yellow 4.931 0 0
diff --git a/particles/standard.prtc b/particles/standard.prtc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c712cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/particles/standard.prtc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Center Delay
+count velocity x y theta_i theta_f color start end decayrate
+===================================================
+s
+20000 70 0.4 0.5 0 360 cyan 0 0 0
+20000 70 0.5 0.5 0 360 yellow 0 0 0
+20000 70 0.6 0.5 0 360 magenta 0 0 0
diff --git a/rooms/load.room b/rooms/load.room
index ac3b37e..076273e 100644
--- a/rooms/load.room
+++ b/rooms/load.room
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-Square (relative)
-x y (remember to dupe first entry for final entry)
-==================================================
+Big Diamond (relative)
+x y
+==================
 r
-0.275 0.1
-0.725 0.1
-0.725 0.9
-0.275 0.9
-0.275 0.1
+0.5 0.0
+0.78125 0.5
+0.5 1.0
+0.21875 0.5
+0.5 0.0
diff --git a/shaders/blur2.fs b/shaders/blur2.fs
index 984fa61..8983ab0 100644
--- a/shaders/blur2.fs
+++ b/shaders/blur2.fs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void main()
 
     vec4 color = texture(texture0, fragTexCoord) * weight[0];
 
-    for (int i = 1; i < 4; i++) {
+    for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
         vec2 offset = texel * float(i);
         color += texture(texture0, fragTexCoord + offset) * weight[i];
         color += texture(texture0, fragTexCoord - offset) * weight[i];
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0b27730..58c2d39 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     const int screenWidth = 1920;
     const int screenHeight = 1080;
     int rotFrame = 0;
-    float angle = 0.05;
-    float d_interval_pct = 0.00001;
+    float rotSpeed = -0.1f;
+    float rotAngle = 0.0f;
+    float d_interval_pct = 0.00001f;
     bool rotate = false;
     bool drawLines = true;
     bool drawFPS = false;
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     int resXY = blurShader.GetLocation("resolution");
     int dirXY = blurShader.GetLocation("direction");
+    int angleGL = rotShader.GetLocation("angle");
+    int resRotGL = rotShader.GetLocation("resolution");
     float resolution[2] = { float(screenWidth), float(screenHeight)};
     blurShader.SetValue(resXY, resolution, RL_SHADER_UNIFORM_VEC2);
     noBlur.SetValue(resXY, resolution, RL_SHADER_UNIFORM_VEC2);
@@ -77,14 +80,21 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_R)) rotate = !rotate;
         if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_L)) drawLines = !drawLines;
         if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_F)) drawFPS = !drawFPS;
-        if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_D)) angle *= -1;
+        if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_D)) rotSpeed *= -1;
         if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_B)) useShader = !useShader;
         if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_SPACE)) paused = !paused;
         if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_T)) sim.reverseInterval();
         if (!paused) {
             sim.updateFields(window.GetTime());
             if (rotate) {
-                rotFrame++;
+                if (rotSpeed > 0) {
+                    rotFrame++;
+                } else if (rotSpeed < 0 ) {
+                    rotFrame--;
+                }
+
+                rotAngle += rotSpeed * window.GetFrameTime();
+                rotAngle = std::fmod(rotAngle, 2.0f * PI);
             }
         }
         //for(const auto& item : sim.getCorners()) lines.push_back({item[0], item[1]});
@@ -121,12 +131,15 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             blur.EndMode();
 
             blurShader.SetValue(dirXY, dirV, SHADER_UNIFORM_VEC2);
-        } 
+        }
+
+        rotShader.SetValue(angleGL, &rotAngle, SHADER_UNIFORM_FLOAT);
+        rotShader.SetValue(resRotGL, resolution, SHADER_UNIFORM_VEC2);
 
         while(window.Drawing()) {
             window.ClearBackground(BLACK);
 
-            //rot.BeginMode();
+            rot.BeginMode();
             ClearBackground(BLACK);
             if (useShader) {
                 blurShader.BeginMode();
@@ -137,7 +150,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                 DrawTextureRec(renderTarget.texture, {0, 0, resolution[0], -resolution[1]}, {0,0}, WHITE);
                 //noBlur.EndMode();
             }
-            //rotShader.BeginMode();
+            rot.EndMode();
+            rotShader.BeginMode();
+            DrawTextureRec(rot.texture, {0, 0, resolution[0], -resolution[1]}, {0,0}, WHITE);
+            rotShader.EndMode();
 
             if(drawFPS) window.DrawFPS(10,10);
          }
diff --git a/src/polypartiCL.hpp b/src/polypartiCL.hpp
index 1742f91..be11645 100644
--- a/src/polypartiCL.hpp
+++ b/src/polypartiCL.hpp
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ namespace Polyparti {
     class Beam : public ParticleField {
 
     };
-};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tmp/polypartiCL.cpp b/tmp/polypartiCL.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaf2ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmp/polypartiCL.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,563 @@
+//use floats, not doubles, for 32-bit iGPUs
+
+#include "polypartiCL.hpp"
+#include <cmath>
+#include <sycl/sycl.hpp>
+#include <exception>
+#include <vector>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using namespace sycl;
+
+struct Polyparti::ParticleField::ColCode {
+    std::vector<XYVector> positions, velocities;
+    float t, lifeTime = 0, startTime = 0;
+    int count, decay = 0, originCounter = 0;
+    int color[4];
+    //float decay = 1.0f;
+    bool dies = false, dead = false;
+
+    // allocate only one queue so we don't reinitialize every step of the calculation
+    static queue& q_shared() {
+        static queue q{gpu_selector_v, property::queue::in_order()};
+        return q;
+    }
+
+    void checkCollisions(std::vector<XYVector> verticies) {
+        queue& q = q_shared();
+        int len_points = positions.size();
+
+        //Pointers to malloc on GPU VRAM for calculations. malloc_shared pointers are entry/exit 
+        //point for data in CPU RAM
+        float *v_ptr = malloc_shared<float>(2 * len_points, q);
+        float *d_ptr = malloc_shared<float>(2 * len_points, q);
+        float *c_ptr = malloc_shared<float>(2 * len_points, q);
+        float *ray_ptr = malloc_device<float>(2 * len_points, q);
+        float *det_ptr = malloc_device<float>(len_points, q);
+        float *bestA_ptr = malloc_device<float>(2 * len_points, q);
+        float *bestSlope_ptr = malloc_device<float>(2 * len_points, q);
+        float *r_ptr = malloc_device<float>(len_points, q);
+        float *s_ptr = malloc_device<float>(len_points, q);
+        float *rPref_ptr = malloc_device<float>(len_points, q);
+        float *sPref_ptr = malloc_device<float>(len_points, q);
+        float *nml_ptr = malloc_device<float>(len_points * 2, q);
+        float *dot_ptr = malloc_device<float>(len_points, q);
+
+        float *t_ptr = malloc_shared<float>(1, q);
+        std::vector<float> sPrefInit(len_points, float(1000000.0f));
+
+        XYVector A, B, borderSlope;
+
+        //Copy arrays from CPU RAM to shared pointer with GPU VRAM & CPU RAM
+        //SYCL can only handle one memcpy per kernel 
+
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) {h.memcpy(c_ptr, &positions[0], len_points * 2 * sizeof(float)); });
+        q.wait();
+
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) {h.memcpy(v_ptr, &velocities[0], len_points * 2 * sizeof(float));});
+        q.wait();
+        
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) {h.memcpy(sPref_ptr, &sPrefInit[0], len_points * sizeof(float)); });
+        q.wait();
+
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) { h.memcpy(t_ptr, &t, sizeof(float)); });
+        q.wait();
+
+
+        //Calculate expected location of each particle after imminent time step, and vectorize the
+        //difference <dx, dy> from the current position. We will use Cramer's Rule with the 
+        //vectorized boundary, also <dx, dy>, to check intersection
+
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) {
+            h.parallel_for(len_points * 2, [=](id<1> i) {
+                d_ptr[i] = v_ptr[i] * *t_ptr + c_ptr[i];
+                ray_ptr[i] = d_ptr[i] - c_ptr[i];
+            });
+        });
+        q.wait();
+
+        //Iterate over each room boundary in terms of their endpoints. Note that iterative and
+        //parallel computing concepts can work in tandem, with the next kernel executed
+        //sychronously within the for loop
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < verticies.size(); i++) {
+            A = verticies[i-1], B = verticies[i];
+            borderSlope[0] = B[0] - A[0];
+            borderSlope[1] = B[1] - A[1];
+
+            q.submit([&](handler& h) {
+                h.parallel_for(len_points, [=](id<1> i) {
+                    //Calculate determinant of 2x2 matrix of both vectors
+                    det_ptr[i] = borderSlope[0] * ray_ptr[(i*2) + 1] - borderSlope[1] * ray_ptr[(i*2)];
+                    if (fabs(det_ptr[i]) > float(1e-5) * hypot(borderSlope[0], borderSlope[1]) * hypot(ray_ptr[i*2], ray_ptr[(i*2) + 1])) {
+                        //
+                        r_ptr[i] = ((c_ptr[i*2] - A[0]) * ray_ptr[(i*2)+1] - (c_ptr[(2*i)+1] - A[1]) * ray_ptr[i*2]) / det_ptr[i];
+                        s_ptr[i] = ((c_ptr[i*2] - A[0]) * borderSlope[1] - (c_ptr[(i*2) + 1] - A[1]) * borderSlope[0]) / det_ptr[i];
+                    } else {
+                        r_ptr[i] = float(-1.0f);
+                        s_ptr[i] = float(-1.0f);
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+            q.wait();
+
+            q.submit([&](handler& h) {
+                h.parallel_for(len_points, [=](id<1> i) {
+                    if (r_ptr[i] >= float(0.0) && r_ptr[i] <= float(1.0) 
+                            && s_ptr[i] >= float(0.0) && s_ptr[i] <= float(1.0)) {
+                        if (s_ptr[i] < sPref_ptr[i]) {
+                            sPref_ptr[i] = s_ptr[i];
+                            rPref_ptr[i] = r_ptr[i];
+                            bestA_ptr[i*2] = A[0];
+                            bestA_ptr[(i*2) + 1] = A[1];
+                            bestSlope_ptr[i*2] = borderSlope[0];
+                            bestSlope_ptr[(i*2) + 1] = borderSlope[1];
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+            q.wait();
+        }
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) {
+            h.parallel_for(len_points, [=](id<1> i) {
+                if (sPref_ptr[i] < float(1000000.0f)) {
+                    nml_ptr[(i*2)] = (-1 * bestSlope_ptr[(i*2) + 1]) / hypot(bestSlope_ptr[i*2], bestSlope_ptr[(i*2) + 1]);
+                    nml_ptr[(i*2) + 1] = bestSlope_ptr[i*2] / hypot(bestSlope_ptr[i*2], bestSlope_ptr[(i*2) + 1]);
+
+                    dot_ptr[i] = (nml_ptr[i*2] * v_ptr[i*2]) + (nml_ptr[(i*2) + 1] * v_ptr[(i*2) + 1]);
+
+                    if (dot_ptr[i] > 0) {
+                        nml_ptr[i*2] = nml_ptr[i*2] * -1;
+                        nml_ptr[(i*2) + 1] = nml_ptr[(i*2) + 1] * -1;
+                        dot_ptr[i] *= -1;
+                    }
+
+                    v_ptr[i*2] -= 2 * dot_ptr[i] * nml_ptr[i*2];
+                    v_ptr[(i*2) + 1] -= 2 * dot_ptr[i] * nml_ptr[(i*2) + 1];
+
+                    c_ptr[i*2] = bestA_ptr[i*2] + (rPref_ptr[i] * bestSlope_ptr[i*2]);
+                    c_ptr[(i*2) + 1] = bestA_ptr[(i*2) + 1] + (rPref_ptr[i] * bestSlope_ptr[(i*2) + 1]);
+
+                    c_ptr[i*2] -= nml_ptr[i*2] * 1e-4f;
+                    c_ptr[(i*2) + 1] -= nml_ptr[(i*2) + 1] * 1e-4f;
+                }
+            });
+        });
+        q.wait();
+       
+        //Get the computed data back into pointers we can use
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) {h.memcpy(&positions[0], c_ptr, len_points * 2 * sizeof(float));});
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) {h.memcpy(&velocities[0], v_ptr, len_points * 2 * sizeof(float));});
+        q.wait();   
+            
+        free(c_ptr, q);
+        free(d_ptr, q);
+        free(v_ptr, q);
+        free(ray_ptr, q);
+        free(det_ptr, q);
+        free(bestA_ptr, q);
+        free(bestSlope_ptr, q);
+        free(r_ptr, q);
+        free(s_ptr, q);
+        free(rPref_ptr, q);
+        free(sPref_ptr, q);
+        free(nml_ptr, q);
+        free(dot_ptr, q);
+        free(t_ptr,q);
+
+    }
+    void moveParticles() {
+        queue& q = q_shared();
+        int len = positions.size();
+        float *v_ptr = malloc_shared<float>(2 * len, q);
+        float *p_ptr = malloc_shared<float>(2 * len, q);
+        float *t_ptr = malloc_shared<float>(1, q);
+
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) {
+            h.memcpy(p_ptr, &positions[0], len * 2 * sizeof(float));
+        });
+        q.wait();
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) { h.memcpy(v_ptr, &velocities[0], len * 2 * sizeof(float)); } );
+        q.wait();
+
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) { h.memcpy(t_ptr, &t, sizeof(float)); } );
+        q.wait();
+
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) { h.parallel_for(len * 2, [=](id<1> i) {
+                p_ptr[i] += v_ptr[i] * *t_ptr;
+        }); });
+        q.wait();
+
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) { h.memcpy(&positions[0], p_ptr, len * 2 * sizeof(float)); });
+        q.wait();
+
+        q.submit([&](handler& h) { h.memcpy(&velocities[0], v_ptr, len * 2 * sizeof(float)); });
+        q.wait();
+
+        free(p_ptr, q);
+        free(v_ptr, q);
+        free(t_ptr, q);
+    }
+
+};
+
+Polyparti::ParticleField::ParticleField() : colcode(std::make_unique<ColCode>()) { }
+Polyparti::ParticleField::~ParticleField() = default;
+Polyparti::ParticleField::ParticleField(const ParticleField& other)
+    : colcode(std::make_unique<ColCode>(*other.colcode)) {}
+Polyparti::ParticleField::ParticleField(ParticleField&&) noexcept = default;
+Polyparti::ParticleField& Polyparti::ParticleField::operator=(ParticleField&& other) noexcept = default;
+Polyparti::ParticleField& Polyparti::ParticleField::operator=(const ParticleField& other) {
+    if (this != &other) { *colcode = *other.colcode; }
+    return *this;
+}
+
+void Polyparti::ParticleField::addParticle(float x, float y, float vx, float vy) {
+    colcode->positions.push_back({x, y});
+    colcode->velocities.push_back({vx, vy});
+    colcode->count++;
+}
+
+void Polyparti::ParticleField::deleteParticle(int index) {
+    colcode->positions.erase(colcode->positions.begin() + index);
+    colcode->velocities.erase(colcode->velocities.begin() + index);
+    colcode->count--;
+}
+
+void Polyparti::ParticleField::updateField(std::vector<XYVector> verticies, double time) {
+    if(colcode->t > 0) {
+        ++colcode->originCounter;
+    } else if (colcode->t < 0) {
+        --colcode->originCounter;
+    }
+    if (colcode->dies) {
+        if (time >= colcode->lifeTime) {
+            colcode->color[3] -= colcode->decay;
+        }
+        if (colcode->color[3] <= 0) {
+            colcode->dead = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(colcode->originCounter >= 0) {
+        colcode->checkCollisions(verticies);
+        colcode->moveParticles();
+    }
+}
+
+const std::vector<XYVector>& Polyparti::ParticleField::getPositions() const {
+    return colcode->positions;
+}
+
+const std::vector<XYVector>& Polyparti::ParticleField::getVelocities() const {
+    return colcode->velocities;
+}
+int Polyparti::ParticleField::getSize() {
+    return colcode->positions.size();
+}
+
+void Polyparti::ParticleField::setColor(std::string newColor) {
+    colcode->color[3] = 255;
+    if (newColor == "red" ) {
+        colcode->color[0] = 255;
+        colcode->color[1] = 0;
+        colcode->color[2] = 0;
+    } else if (newColor == "orange") {
+        colcode->color[0] = 255;
+        colcode->color[1] = 127;
+        colcode->color[2] = 0;
+    } else if (newColor == "yellow") {
+        colcode->color[0] = 255;
+        colcode->color[1] = 255;
+        colcode->color[2] = 0;
+    } else if (newColor == "green") {
+        colcode->color[0] = 0;
+        colcode->color[1] = 255;
+        colcode->color[2] = 0;
+    } else if (newColor == "blue") {
+        colcode->color[0] = 0;
+        colcode->color[1] = 0;
+        colcode->color[2] = 255;
+    } else if (newColor == "indigo") {
+        colcode->color[0] = 31;
+        colcode->color[1] = 0;
+        colcode->color[2] = 127;
+    } else if (newColor == "violet") {
+        colcode->color[0] = 127;
+        colcode->color[1] = 0;
+        colcode->color[2] = 127;
+    } else if (newColor == "cyan") {
+        colcode->color[0] = 0;
+        colcode->color[1] = 255;
+        colcode->color[2] = 255;
+    } else if (newColor == "darkgreen") {
+        colcode->color[0] = 0;
+        colcode->color[1] = 127;
+        colcode->color[2] = 0;
+    } else if (newColor == "magenta") {
+        colcode->color[0] = 255;
+        colcode->color[1] = 0;
+        colcode->color[2] = 255;
+    } else {
+        colcode->color[0] = 255;
+        colcode->color[1] = 255;
+        colcode->color[2] = 255;
+    }
+}
+
+int* Polyparti::ParticleField::getColor() {
+    return colcode->color;
+}
+
+int Polyparti::ParticleField::getCount() {
+    return colcode->count;
+}
+
+void Polyparti::ParticleField::setInterval(const float interval) {
+    colcode->t = interval;
+}
+
+void Polyparti::ParticleField::setDecay(const float t, const float d) {
+    if (t != 0) {
+        colcode->dies = true;
+        colcode->lifeTime = t;
+        colcode->decay = static_cast<int>(fabs(d));
+    }
+}
+
+bool Polyparti::ParticleField::isDead() {
+    return colcode->dead;
+}
+
+bool Polyparti::ParticleField::willDie() {
+    return colcode->dies;
+}
+struct Polyparti::Room::ImplRoom {
+    std::vector<XYVector> corners;
+    XYVector midpoint;
+//    std::vector<ParticleField> field;
+};
+Polyparti::Room::Room() : implRoom(std::make_unique<ImplRoom>()) {}
+
+Polyparti::Room::Room(int w, int h) : Room() { screenWidth = w; screenHeight = h;}
+
+Polyparti::Room::Room(int w, int h, int fps) : Room() {
+    screenWidth = w;
+    screenHeight = h;
+    interval = 1.0f/fps;
+}
+Polyparti::Room::~Room() = default;
+Polyparti::Room::Room(const Room& other) 
+    : implRoom(std::make_unique<ImplRoom>(*other.implRoom)),
+      info(other.info),
+      field(other.field),
+      x_min(other.x_min),
+      x_max(other.x_max),
+      y_min(other.y_min),
+      y_max(other.y_max){}
+Polyparti::Room::Room(Room&& other) noexcept = default;
+Polyparti::Room& Polyparti::Room::operator=(const Room& other) {
+    if (this != &other) {
+        *implRoom = *other.implRoom;
+        info = other.info;
+        field = other.field;
+        x_min = other.x_min;
+        x_max = other.x_max;
+        y_min = other.y_min;
+        y_max = other.y_max;
+    }
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Polyparti::Room& Polyparti::Room::operator=(Room&& other) noexcept = default;
+
+
+void Polyparti::Room::addCorner(float x, float y) { implRoom->corners.push_back({x,y}); }
+
+void Polyparti::Room::checkCorners() {
+    if (implRoom->corners.front() != implRoom->corners.back()) { implRoom->corners.push_back(implRoom->corners.front()); }
+}
+
+std::vector<XYVector> Polyparti::Room::getCorners() {
+    return implRoom->corners;
+}
+void Polyparti::Room::loadRoom(std::string name) {
+    std::ifstream roomfile;
+    std::string roomName, temp;
+    bool relative = false;
+    float a, b, tot_x = 0, tot_y = 0;
+    int n = 0;
+    char check;
+    roomfile.open(name);
+    if (roomfile.is_open()) {
+        getline(roomfile, roomName);
+        getline(roomfile, temp);
+        getline(roomfile, temp);
+        check = roomfile.get();
+        this->name = roomName;
+    }
+    else { std::cout << "error" << std::endl;}
+
+    x_min = screenHeight;
+    y_min = screenWidth;
+
+    if (check == 'r') { relative = true; }
+
+    if (roomfile.is_open()) {
+        while (roomfile >> a >> b) {
+            if (relative) { a *= screenWidth; b *= screenHeight; }
+            addCorner(a,b);
+           tot_x += a;
+            tot_y += b;
+            n++;
+            
+            if ( a > x_max) {x_max = a;}
+            if ( a < x_min) {x_min = a;}
+            if ( b > y_max) {y_max = b;}
+            if ( b < y_min) {y_min = b;}
+        }
+    } else {
+        std::cout << "error: rooms/load.room not found" << '\n';
+    }
+    checkCorners();
+    roomfile.close();
+
+    implRoom->midpoint[0] = tot_x / n;
+    implRoom->midpoint[1] = tot_y / n;
+}
+
+void Polyparti::Room::loadParticles(std::string name) { 
+    fieldInfo newEntry;
+    std::ifstream partfile(name);
+    bool relativeScreen = false;
+    bool relativeRoom = false;
+    int count;
+    float velocity, x, y, deg_start, deg_end, start, life, decay;
+    std::string color, partName, temp;
+
+    getline(partfile, partName);
+    getline(partfile, temp);
+    getline(partfile, temp);
+
+    char check = partfile.get();
+    if (check =='s') { relativeScreen = true;}
+    else if (check == 'r') { relativeRoom = true; }
+
+    if (partfile.is_open()) {
+        while (partfile >> count >> velocity >> x >> y >> deg_start >> deg_end >> color >> start 
+                >> life >> decay) {
+            if (relativeScreen) {
+                x *= screenWidth;
+                y *= screenHeight;
+            } else if (relativeRoom) {
+                x = implRoom->midpoint[0] + (x * (x_max - x_min) / 2);
+                y = implRoom->midpoint[1] + (y * (y_max - y_min) / 2);
+            }
+            newEntry.count = count;
+            newEntry.velocity = velocity;
+            newEntry.x = x;
+            newEntry.y = y;
+            newEntry.deg_start = deg_start;
+            newEntry.deg_end = deg_end;
+            newEntry.color = color;
+            newEntry.start = start;
+            newEntry.life = life;
+            newEntry.decayRate = decay;
+
+            if (start == 0) { this->info.push_back(newEntry); }
+            else { 
+                ++moreCount;
+                this->later.push_back(newEntry);
+            }
+        }
+
+        //sort later fields by descending order so they can be popped_back
+        std::sort(later.begin(), later.end(), 
+                [] (const fieldInfo& a, const fieldInfo& b) { return a.start > b.start; });
+    }
+    else {
+        std::cout << "error: particles/load.prtc not found" << '\n';
+    }
+
+}
+void Polyparti::Room::initField(Polyparti::Room::fieldInfo info) {
+    ParticleField newField;
+    double rad = 4 * std::acos(0.0);
+    int passCount;
+    bool finalPass = false;
+    info.deg_start = (info.deg_start / 360) * rad;
+    info.deg_end = (info.deg_end/360) * rad;
+    
+    newField.setColor(info.color);
+    newField.setInterval(interval);
+    newField.setDecay(info.life, info.decayRate);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < passCount; i++) {
+        double angle = (float(i) / passCount) * (info.deg_end - info.deg_start);
+        newField.addParticle(info.x, info.y, info.velocity * (std::cos(angle + info.deg_start)), info.velocity * -(std::sin(angle + info.deg_start)));
+    }
+
+    field.push_back(std::move(newField));
+}
+
+void Polyparti::Room::rotateRoom(float degrees) {
+    float rad = (degrees / 360) * 4 * std::acos(0.0);
+
+    for (auto& point : implRoom->corners) {
+        float temp = point[0];
+        point[0] = ((temp - implRoom->midpoint[0]) * std::cos(rad) - (point[1] - (implRoom->midpoint[1])) * std::sin(rad));
+        point[1] = ((temp - implRoom->midpoint[0]) * std::sin(rad) + (point[1] - (implRoom->midpoint[1])) * std::cos(rad));
+        point[0] += implRoom->midpoint[0];
+        point[1] += implRoom->midpoint[1];
+        }
+    }
+
+void Polyparti::Room::addFields() {
+    for (auto& i: info) initField(i);
+
+    /*for (auto& f: field) {
+        if (!f.willDie()) {
+            
+        }
+    }*/
+
+}
+
+void Polyparti::Room::updateFields(double time) { 
+        while (moreCount && later.back().start <= time) {
+            initField(later.back());
+            later.pop_back();
+            --moreCount;
+        }
+    for (auto& f : field) {
+        f.updateField(implRoom->corners, time);
+    }
+    field.erase(std::remove_if(field.begin(), field.end(), [](auto& f) { return f.isDead();}), field.end());
+}
+
+
+
+Polyparti::ParticleField& Polyparti::Room::getField(int index) { return field.at(index); }
+
+void Polyparti::Room::adjustInterval(const float diff) { 
+    //float diff = 1.0 + pct;
+    interval += diff;
+    for (auto &f : field) {
+        f.setInterval(diff);
+    }
+}
+
+void Polyparti::Room::reverseInterval() {
+    interval = -interval;
+    for (auto &f : field) {
+        f.setInterval(interval);
+    }
+}
+int Polyparti::Room::getFieldCount() {
+    return field.size();
+}
+
+std::string Polyparti::Room::getName() {
+    return this->name;
+}