diff --git a/ootw/Makefile b/ootw/Makefile
index 1267072a..b85442d3 100644
--- a/ootw/Makefile
+++ b/ootw/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ OOTW:	ootw.o
 
 ootw.o:	ootw.s \
 	gr_copy.s gr_fast_clear.s gr_pageflip.s gr_unrle.s gr_putsprite.s \
-	gr_make_quake.s zp.inc \
+	gr_make_quake.s gr_overlay.s zp.inc \
 	keyboard.s sluggy.s \
 	ootw_rope.s earthquake.s ootw_mesa.s \
 	ootw_pool.s ootw_cavern.s physicist.s random16.s \
diff --git a/ootw/ootw.s b/ootw/ootw.s
index 9b8c03cf..bc3b963b 100644
--- a/ootw/ootw.s
+++ b/ootw/ootw.s
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ end_message:
 .include "gr_offsets.s"
 .include "random16.s"
 .include "keyboard.s"
+.include "gr_overlay.s"
+
+
 ; room backgrounds
 .include "ootw_graphics/pool/ootw_pool.inc"
 .include "ootw_graphics/caves/ootw_cavern.inc"
diff --git a/ootw/ootw_graphics/rope/Makefile b/ootw/ootw_graphics/rope/Makefile
index 3e95ebca..d53474c5 100644
--- a/ootw/ootw_graphics/rope/Makefile
+++ b/ootw/ootw_graphics/rope/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ all:	ootw_rope.inc ootw_swing.inc
 
 ootw_rope.inc:	$(PNG2RLE) another_rope.png another_norope.png
 	$(PNG2RLE) asm another_rope.png rope_rle > ootw_rope.inc
-	$(PNG2RLE) asm another_norope.png broke_rope_rle >> ootw_rope.inc
+	$(PNG2RLE) asm another_norope.png no_rope_rle >> ootw_rope.inc
+	$(PNG2RLE) asm another_brokerope.png broke_rope_rle >> ootw_rope.inc
 
 
 #####
diff --git a/ootw/ootw_graphics/rope/ootw_rope.inc b/ootw/ootw_graphics/rope/ootw_rope.inc
index e829edc4..02dd315b 100644
--- a/ootw/ootw_graphics/rope/ootw_rope.inc
+++ b/ootw/ootw_graphics/rope/ootw_rope.inc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ rope_rle:	.byte $28 ; ysize=48
 	.byte $AC,$55, $A4,$00, $AA,$22, $AF,$00, $05, $A6,$55, $A4,$05
 	.byte $A4,$00, $AA,$22, $A0,$92,$00
 	.byte $A1
-broke_rope_rle:	.byte $28 ; ysize=48
+no_rope_rle:	.byte $28 ; ysize=48
 	.byte $A3,$00, $A7,$22, $A3,$00, $55, $A9,$00, $22, $A4,$00
 	.byte $22, $52, $22, $00,$00, $22, $06, $A5,$66
 	.byte $A3,$00, $A7,$22, $A3,$00, $55, $A6,$00, $05, $00
@@ -88,3 +88,47 @@ broke_rope_rle:	.byte $28 ; ysize=48
 	.byte $05,$05, $AC,$55, $A4,$00, $AA,$22, $AF,$00, $05, $A6,$55
 	.byte $A4,$05, $A4,$00, $AA,$22, $A0,$92,$00
 	.byte $A1
+broke_rope_rle:	.byte $28 ; ysize=48
+	.byte $A3,$00, $22,$22, $00, $A4,$22, $A3,$00, $55, $A9,$00
+	.byte $22, $A4,$00, $22, $52, $22, $00,$00, $22
+	.byte $06, $A5,$66, $A3,$00, $22,$22, $00, $A4,$22, $A3,$00
+	.byte $55, $A6,$00, $05, $00, $55, $22, $A5,$00
+	.byte $55, $22, $00,$00, $22, $00, $A5,$66, $00,$00
+	.byte $55, $22,$22, $00, $A4,$22, $20, $00,$00, $55
+	.byte $A6,$00, $55, $00, $55, $22, $A5,$00, $55
+	.byte $22, $00,$00, $02, $20, $A4,$66, $26, $00,$00
+	.byte $77, $55, $02, $00, $A5,$22, $00,$00, $55
+	.byte $A8,$00, $55, $22, $A5,$00, $55, $22, $00,$00
+	.byte $20, $22, $06, $A3,$66, $22, $00,$00, $77
+	.byte $55, $00, $A6,$22, $AB,$00, $55, $22, $A5,$00
+	.byte $55, $22, $00,$00, $22, $00,$00, $55, $66,$66
+	.byte $22, $00,$00, $77, $55, $20, $A5,$22, $A3,$00
+	.byte $55, $A8,$00, $55, $22, $00,$00, $55, $22
+	.byte $00, $55, $22, $00,$00, $02, $00,$00, $55
+	.byte $66,$66, $22, $00,$00, $77, $55, $A6,$22, $20
+	.byte $00,$00, $55, $A8,$00, $55, $22, $00,$00, $55
+	.byte $22, $00, $55, $22, $A5,$00, $55, $26
+	.byte $66, $22, $00,$00, $77, $55, $A7,$22, $A9,$00
+	.byte $50, $00, $55, $22, $00,$00, $55, $22
+	.byte $00, $55, $22, $A5,$00, $55, $22, $26
+	.byte $22, $A3,$00, $55, $A7,$22, $A9,$00, $55, $00
+	.byte $55, $22, $00,$00, $25, $22, $00, $05
+	.byte $22, $A5,$00, $55, $02, $00, $22, $A3,$00
+	.byte $77, $55, $A6,$22, $AB,$00, $55, $22, $00,$00
+	.byte $22, $A3,$00, $22, $A5,$00, $55, $00,$00, $22
+	.byte $A4,$00, $55, $A6,$22, $05, $AA,$00, $55, $22
+	.byte $00,$00, $22, $A3,$00, $22,$22, $A5,$00, $55, $22,$22
+	.byte $A4,$00, $55, $A6,$22, $AB,$00, $05, $22, $00,$00
+	.byte $22, $A3,$00, $02, $22, $A5,$00, $55, $22,$22
+	.byte $A4,$00, $A7,$22, $AC,$00, $22, $00,$00, $02, $A4,$00
+	.byte $22, $A5,$00, $55, $02,$02, $A4,$00, $A6,$22, $02
+	.byte $22, $00, $70,$70, $A8,$00, $22, $A7,$00, $22
+	.byte $A5,$00, $55, $A6,$00, $A6,$22, $20, $52, $A4,$55
+	.byte $50,$50, $A5,$00, $22, $A7,$00, $22, $AC,$00, $02
+	.byte $52, $72, $52, $A3,$22, $A5,$00, $A3,$05, $55
+	.byte $A3,$50, $22, $A0,$15,$00, $20,$20, $A3,$22, $00, $22
+	.byte $20, $A8,$00, $05, $55,$55, $50, $A0,$13,$00, $A6,$22
+	.byte $20, $22,$22, $AB,$00, $05, $55,$55, $AD,$50, $A4,$00
+	.byte $A9,$22, $20, $AC,$00, $05,$05, $AC,$55, $A4,$00, $AA,$22
+	.byte $AF,$00, $05, $A6,$55, $A4,$05, $A4,$00, $AA,$22, $A0,$92,$00
+	.byte $A1
diff --git a/ootw/ootw_rope.s b/ootw/ootw_rope.s
index 5d076625..790b83ce 100644
--- a/ootw/ootw_rope.s
+++ b/ootw/ootw_rope.s
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ rope_loop:
 	lda	SWING_PROGRESS
 	beq	no_swing
 
+
+	cmp	#80			; only load background on first frame
+	bne	swing_not_first
+
+	lda     #<no_rope_rle
+        sta     GBASL
+	lda	#>no_rope_rle
+        sta     GBASH
+	lda	#$C			; load image off-screen $C00
+	jsr	load_rle_gr
+
+swing_not_first:
 	dec	SWING_PROGRESS
 	dec	SWING_PROGRESS
 
@@ -89,11 +101,16 @@ rope_loop:
         sta     GBASL
 	lda     swing_progression+1,X
         sta     GBASH
-	lda	#$c			; load image off-screen $c00
+	lda	#$10			; load image off-screen $1000
 	jsr	load_rle_gr
-	jsr	gr_make_quake		; make quake
+
+	jsr	gr_overlay_40x40
 
 
+; FIXME
+;	jsr	gr_make_quake		; make quake
+
+	jmp	beyond_quake
 
 no_swing:
 
@@ -102,6 +119,7 @@ no_swing:
 
 	jsr	earthquake_handler
 
+beyond_quake:
 
 	;===============================
 	; check keyboard
@@ -128,6 +146,8 @@ no_swing:
 	lda	#5
 	sta	GAME_OVER
 
+
+
 done_swing_check:
 	;===============
 	; draw physicist