diff --git a/buildings/building.gd b/buildings/building.gd
index 25f3686..c5b3809 100644
--- a/buildings/building.gd
+++ b/buildings/building.gd
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ class_name Building extends Node2D
 
 @export var location : Vector2i # x is the angle, y is the height in the grid
 @export var dimension : Vector2i = Vector2(2, 1) # same as above
+@export var blocks_area = true
+
 @onready var grid : Grid = get_parent()
 
 var objects = []
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	var angle = location.x * TAU / grid.num_collumns; # currently assumes anchor is bottom left
 	var height = grid.ground_radius + location.y * grid.cell_height;
 	position = height * Vector2.from_angle(angle)
-	
-	grid.buildings.append(self)
+	if blocks_area:
+		grid.buildings.append(self)
 	
 	await get_tree().create_timer(0.2).timeout
 	if get_node_or_null("EnemyList") != null:
diff --git a/traps/bear_trap.tscn b/traps/bear_trap.tscn
index ab249e2..93fe4fb 100644
--- a/traps/bear_trap.tscn
+++ b/traps/bear_trap.tscn
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ shape = SubResource("CircleShape2D_yh007")
 
 [node name="AnimatedSprite2D" type="AnimatedSprite2D" parent="."]
 modulate = Color(2.1168277, 2.1168277, 2.1168277, 1)
+z_index = 2
 position = Vector2(5.9604645e-08, -37.000004)
 scale = Vector2(0.7, 0.7)
 sprite_frames = SubResource("SpriteFrames_3n4a6")
diff --git a/world/earth.gd b/world/earth.gd
index ae7a630..4e6770c 100644
--- a/world/earth.gd
+++ b/world/earth.gd
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 extends Node2D
 
+@export var grass : PackedScene
+
 func _ready() -> void:
 	ItemSpawn.item_pool = ResourceLoader.load("res://items/generic/item_pool.tres","",ResourceLoader.CACHE_MODE_IGNORE)
+	for column in range($Grid.num_collumns):
+		var grass_placed : Building = grass.instantiate()
+		grass_placed.location = Vector2(column, 0)
+		$Grid.add_child(grass_placed)
 
 func get_grid() -> Grid:
 	return $Grid
diff --git a/world/earth.tscn b/world/earth.tscn
index 774215e..bc2a6b3 100644
--- a/world/earth.tscn
+++ b/world/earth.tscn
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=14 format=3 uid="uid://jjoyj1ldafkf"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=15 format=3 uid="uid://jjoyj1ldafkf"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://vgxh2xdevat7" path="res://world/earth.gd" id="1_wxnww"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://xrbh432lrjge" path="res://world/grass.tscn" id="2_abvrx"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://m3vyyfk8gnma" path="res://world/grid.gd" id="3_2bhor"]
 [ext_resource type="Shader" uid="uid://ptqflyxta2qd" path="res://world/earth.gdshader" id="3_640fc"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://djawvtdwp423v" path="res://buildings/room_temple.tscn" id="3_nihcy"]
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ shader_parameter/color = Color(0, 0, 0, 1)
 
 [node name="Earth" type="Node2D"]
 script = ExtResource("1_wxnww")
+grass = ExtResource("2_abvrx")
 
 [node name="Ground" type="StaticBody2D" parent="."]
 collision_layer = 41
diff --git a/world/grass.png b/world/grass.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab5641f
Binary files /dev/null and b/world/grass.png differ
diff --git a/world/grass.png.import b/world/grass.png.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..353db19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/world/grass.png.import
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="texture"
+type="CompressedTexture2D"
+uid="uid://bywwrf3d65rsv"
+path="res://.godot/imported/grass.png-6a0ba0babdf91a4884e4357e37a3b3bf.ctex"
+metadata={
+"vram_texture": false
+}
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://world/grass.png"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/grass.png-6a0ba0babdf91a4884e4357e37a3b3bf.ctex"]
+
+[params]
+
+compress/mode=0
+compress/high_quality=false
+compress/lossy_quality=0.7
+compress/uastc_level=0
+compress/rdo_quality_loss=0.0
+compress/hdr_compression=1
+compress/normal_map=0
+compress/channel_pack=0
+mipmaps/generate=false
+mipmaps/limit=-1
+roughness/mode=0
+roughness/src_normal=""
+process/channel_remap/red=0
+process/channel_remap/green=1
+process/channel_remap/blue=2
+process/channel_remap/alpha=3
+process/fix_alpha_border=true
+process/premult_alpha=false
+process/normal_map_invert_y=false
+process/hdr_as_srgb=false
+process/hdr_clamp_exposure=false
+process/size_limit=0
+detect_3d/compress_to=1
diff --git a/world/grass.tscn b/world/grass.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de0639e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/world/grass.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=7 format=3 uid="uid://xrbh432lrjge"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b2ji03ekijjnn" path="res://buildings/building.gd" id="1_k0ih8"]
+[ext_resource type="Shader" uid="uid://c7gb1nqwvkr37" path="res://buildings/building.gdshader" id="2_hhh8n"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://bywwrf3d65rsv" path="res://world/grass.png" id="3_co4wa"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dj7d4d2xs3nci" path="res://buildings/building_mesh.gd" id="4_q1c74"]
+[ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://3weywjfsapax" path="res://buildings/Building 2x1 downside.png" id="5_tnolt"]
+
+[sub_resource type="ShaderMaterial" id="ShaderMaterial_pfkkr"]
+shader = ExtResource("2_hhh8n")
+shader_parameter/ground_height = 3000.0
+shader_parameter/cell_height = 300.0
+shader_parameter/num_cells = 60
+
+[node name="GrassBuilding" type="Node2D"]
+z_index = 1
+script = ExtResource("1_k0ih8")
+blocks_area = false
+
+[node name="Sprite2D2" type="Sprite2D" parent="."]
+z_index = 1
+material = SubResource("ShaderMaterial_pfkkr")
+scale = Vector2(25, 25)
+texture = ExtResource("3_co4wa")
+flip_v = true
+script = ExtResource("4_q1c74")
+
+[node name="EnemyList" type="Node2D" parent="."]
+
+[node name="DebugSprite" type="Sprite2D" parent="."]
+visible = false
+position = Vector2(300, -150)
+scale = Vector2(1.172, 1.172)
+texture = ExtResource("5_tnolt")
+flip_v = true