diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index f4ef9cf..cea249a 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static const int   SCREEN_W        = 1280;
 static const int   SCREEN_H        = 720;
 static const int   CHUNK_SIZE      = 16;
 static const int   WORLD_H         = 64;
-static const int   RENDER_DIST     = 16;  // sensible default; easily changed
+static const int   RENDER_DIST     = 10;  // sensible default; easily changed
 static const float MOVE_SPEED      = 6.0f;
 static const float MOUSE_SENS      = 0.12f;
 static const float GRAVITY         = -22.0f;
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static const float JUMP_VEL        = 9.0f;
 static const float HW              = 0.3f;
 static const float PH              = 1.8f;
 static const int   HOTBAR_SIZE     = 8;
+static const int WORLD_SEED        = 2039403;
 // How many chunk meshes we build per frame (tune up/down for perf vs pop-in)
 static const int   MESH_BUILDS_PER_FRAME = 4;
 // Worker threads for chunk generation
@@ -401,7 +402,8 @@ void main(){
     gl_Position = uMVP * vec4(aPos,1.0);
     vColor = aColor;
     float dist = length(aPos - uCamPos);
-    vFog = clamp((dist - 80.0) / 60.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    //vFog = clamp((dist - 80.0) / 60.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    vFog = 0;
 })";
 
 static const char* FS_SRC = R"(
@@ -799,7 +801,7 @@ int main(){
     GLint camLoc=glGetUniformLocation(prog3d,"uCamPos");
 
     UI.init();
-    initNoise(12345);
+    initNoise(WORLD_SEED);
 
     std::cout<<"Using "<<GEN_THREADS<<" generation threads, RENDER_DIST="<<RENDER_DIST<<"\n";
     POOL.start(GEN_THREADS);