diff --git a/game.wren b/game.wren
index 858f9c5..0933be6 100644
--- a/game.wren
+++ b/game.wren
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "luxe: math" for Math
 import "luxe: draw" for Draw
 import "luxe: io" for IO
 import "random" for Random
+// import "luxe: array" for Lists
 
 import "outline/app" for App
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ class game is Game {
 
     // starfield
     _star_scale = 2
+    _stars = []
+    _stars2 = []
     
     // player ship
     _ship_rotation = 0
@@ -35,12 +38,16 @@ class game is Game {
     _ship_velocity_y = 0
     _ship_dampening = 0.85
 
-    Camera.ortho(app.camera, 0, 0, app.width / _camera_scale, app.height / _camera_scale, -1, 1)
+    Camera.ortho(app.camera, 0, 0, app.width / _camera_scale, app.height / _camera_scale, -5, 5)
 
-    draw_starfield()
     create_ship()
+    create_startracker()
+    draw_starfield_2()
     Transform.set_pos(app.camera, Transform.get_pos_x(_ship) - (app.width / 2 / _camera_scale), Transform.get_pos_y(_ship) - (app.height / 2 / _camera_scale))
 
+    // NOTES
+    // z-layers: -1 stars, 0 player ship
+
   } //ready
 
   tick(delta) {
@@ -61,27 +68,6 @@ class game is Game {
   // CREATORS //
   //////////////
 
-  draw_starfield() {
-
-    //todo: understand this starfield, expand it, make it move.
-    var rng = Random.new(25)
-    var ctx = Draw.create(World.render_set(app.world))
-    var color = [1,1,1,1]
-    for(i in 0 ... 1000) {
-      var x = rng.int(-app.width / _star_scale, app.width / _star_scale)
-      var y = rng.int(-app.height / _star_scale, app.height / _star_scale)
-      var z = 0
-      var w = rng.int(1, 4)
-      // var h = rng.int(1, 3)
-      var h = w
-      var a = 0
-      color.a = 0.1 * w
-      Draw.quad(ctx, x, y, z, w, h, a, color)
-    }
-    Draw.commit(ctx)
-
-  } //draw_starfield
-
   create_ship() {
 
     _ship = Entity.create(app.world, "ship")
@@ -92,6 +78,66 @@ class game is Game {
 
   } //create_ship
 
+  create_startracker() {
+
+    _star_tracker = Entity.create(app.world, "star_tracker")
+    Transform.create(_star_tracker)
+    Transform.set_pos(_star_tracker, Transform.get_pos_x(_ship), Transform.get_pos_y(_ship), Transform.get_pos_z(_ship))
+
+  } //create_startracker
+
+  // draw_starfield() {
+
+  //   //todo: understand this starfield, expand it, make it move.
+  //   //todo: for now, just generate a very large starfield. Do something at the "edge of space"]
+  //   var rng = Random.new(25)
+  //   var ctx = Draw.create(World.render_set(app.world))
+  //   var color = [1,1,1,1]
+  //   for(i in 0 ... 100000) {
+  //     var x = rng.int(-app.width / _star_scale * 10, app.width / _star_scale * 10)
+  //     var y = rng.int(-app.height / _star_scale * 10, app.height / _star_scale * 10)
+  //     var z = -1
+  //     var w = rng.int(1, 4)
+  //     // var h = rng.int(1, 3)
+  //     var h = w
+  //     var a = 0
+  //     color.a = 0.1 * w
+  //     Draw.quad(ctx, x, y, z, w, h, a, color)
+  //   }
+  //   Draw.commit(ctx)
+
+  // } //draw_starfield
+
+  draw_starfield_2() {
+
+    //try to do this again, making sprites/entities for each star, and attach to player ship transform
+    //Transform.set_pos(x, y, -1)
+    var rng = Random.new()
+    var star_spread = 1000
+
+
+    for(i in 0 ... 1000) {
+      _star = Entity.create(app.world, "star")
+      Transform.create(_star)
+      Transform.set_pos(_star, rng.int(-star_spread, star_spread), rng.int(-star_spread, star_spread), -1)
+      var star_mat = Assets.material("material/star")
+      Sprite.create(_star, star_mat, 8, 8)
+      Transform.link(_star, _star_tracker)
+      _stars.add(_star)
+    }
+
+    for(i in 0 ... 1000) {
+      _star = Entity.create(app.world, "star")
+      Transform.create(_star)
+      Transform.set_pos(_star, rng.int(-star_spread, star_spread), rng.int(-star_spread, star_spread), -1)
+      var star_mat = Assets.material("material/star")
+      Sprite.create(_star, star_mat, 4, 4)
+      Transform.link(_star, _star_tracker)
+      _stars2.add(_star)
+    }
+
+  } //draw_starfield_2
+
   //////////////
   // UPDATERS //
   //////////////
@@ -117,7 +163,7 @@ class game is Game {
 
     // move ship
     Transform.translate(_ship, _ship_velocity_x, _ship_velocity_y)
-    System.print("[%(Transform.get_pos_x(_ship)), %(Transform.get_pos_y(_ship))]")
+    // System.print("[%(Transform.get_pos_x(_ship)), %(Transform.get_pos_y(_ship))]")
 
   } //tick_ship
 
@@ -137,6 +183,16 @@ class game is Game {
 
   tick_starfield(delta) {
 
+    Transform.set_pos(_star_tracker, Transform.get_pos_x(_ship), Transform.get_pos_y(_ship), Transform.get_pos_z(_ship))
+    for(star in _stars) {
+      Transform.set_pos_x(star, Transform.get_pos_x(star) + -_ship_velocity_x)
+      Transform.set_pos_y(star, Transform.get_pos_y(star) + -_ship_velocity_y)
+    }
+    for(star in _stars2) {
+      Transform.set_pos_x(star, Transform.get_pos_x(star) + -_ship_velocity_x * 0.9)
+      Transform.set_pos_y(star, Transform.get_pos_y(star) + -_ship_velocity_y * 0.9)
+    }
+
   } //tick_starfield
 
   /////////////
diff --git a/image/star.image.lx b/image/star.image.lx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87e28ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image/star.image.lx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+image = {
+    source = "image/star.png"
+}
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diff --git a/image/star.png b/image/star.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa51d2e
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diff --git a/material/star.material b/material/star.material
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24753f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/material/star.material
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+material = {
+	basis = "luxe: material_basis/sprite_pixelated"
+	samplers = { 0 = "image/star" }
+}
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