diff --git a/chameleonic.p8 b/chameleonic.p8
index 7c34aea..a4fdc40 100644
--- a/chameleonic.p8
+++ b/chameleonic.p8
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ function level:reanchor(remove)
    end
   end
  end
+ if (player.rope!=nil) player.rope:make_dirty()
 end
 
 function level:win_at(mx,my)
@@ -772,12 +773,6 @@ end
 
 function rope:done()
  return self.state.name=="done"
- --[[
- return self.latch_frame>=2 and (
-  self.latch==nil or 
-  self.under_destruction
- )
- ]]
 end
 
 function rope:busy()
@@ -800,8 +795,8 @@ function rope:update()
  elseif self.state.name=="destroy" then -- destroy
   self.state.frame+=1
   if (self.state.frame>=5) self.state={name="done"}
- else --
-  assert(false, "todo")
+ else 
+  -- done state
  end
 end
 
@@ -818,6 +813,8 @@ function rope:_make_consistent()
 
  if (self.latch==nil) self:destroy() return
 
+ self:_tidy_up_gen()
+
  if 
   self.latch!=nil and
   self.latch.rec!=nil 
@@ -830,18 +827,27 @@ function rope:_make_consistent()
   if #self.latch.rec.todo==0 then
    if self.latch.rec.dead==true then 
     self:destroy()
-    return
-   end
-   for i=0,#self.ancs do
-    local a0=self:_anc(i)
-    local a1=self:_anc(i+1)
-    if not self:_can_stretch(a0, a1) then
-     self:destroy()
-     return
-    end
    end
   end
  end
+ local invalid=false
+ for i=0,#self.ancs do
+  local a0=self:_anc(i)
+  local a1=self:_anc(i+1)
+  if not self:_can_stretch(a0,a1) then
+   invalid=true
+   break
+  end
+ end
+ if (invalid) self:make_dirty() self:_tidy_up_gen()
+ for i=0,#self.ancs do
+  local a0=self:_anc(i)
+  local a1=self:_anc(i+1)
+  if not self:_can_stretch(a0,a1) then
+   self:_destroy()
+  end
+ end
+  
 end
 
 function rope:continue_cast()
@@ -875,7 +881,7 @@ function rope:_reindex()
 end
 
 function rope:draw()
- local points=self:_anchors_simplified()
+ local points,highlight=self:_tug(true)
  if (self.state.name=="done") return
  local perc_to_show=1.0
  if (self.state.name=="destroy") perc_to_show=(1.0-self.state.frame/5)^2
@@ -902,14 +908,19 @@ function rope:draw()
    local coef=min(len_here/dist_base,1.0)
    dx,dy=dx*coef,dy*coef
 
-   linefill(x,y,x+0.25*dx,y+0.25*dy,1.0,8)
-   linefill(x+0.25*dx,y+0.25*dy,x+1*dx,y+1*dy,0.5,8)
-   linefill(x+0.9*dx,y+0.9*dy,x+dx,y+dy,1.0,8)
-   circfill(x+dx+0.5,y+dy+0.5,1.0,8)
+   local color=8
+   if (highlight==i) color=14
+
+   linefill(x,y,x+0.25*dx,y+0.25*dy,1.0,color)
+   linefill(x+0.25*dx,y+0.25*dy,x+1*dx,y+1*dy,0.5,color)
+   linefill(x+0.9*dx,y+0.9*dy,x+dx,y+dy,1.0,color)
+   circfill(x+dx+0.5,y+dy+0.5,1.0,color)
   end
  end
  for i,p in ipairs(self.ancs) do
-  rectfill(p.x-1,p.y-1,p.x+1,p.y+1,12)
+  local c=12
+  if (p.dirty) c=13
+  rectfill(p.x-1,p.y-1,p.x+1,p.y+1,c)
   print(p.id..":"..p.x..","..p.y..","..#p.todo,0,-8+i*8,9)
  end
  for _,p in pairs(level._anch) do
@@ -957,6 +968,13 @@ function rope:drag(
  end
 end
 
+function rope:make_dirty()
+ for a=0,#self.ancs+1 do
+  self:_anc(a).dirty=true
+ end
+ self.dirty=true
+end
+
 function rope:_tidy_up_gen()
  if (not self:latched()) return
  if (not self.dirty) return
@@ -1012,6 +1030,7 @@ function rope:_tidy_up_gen()
   for a=0,#self.ancs+1,1 do
    local anc=self:_anc(a)
    if (anc.seen) anc.dirty=anc.changed
+   if (anc.dirty) settled=false
   end
 
   if (settled) break
@@ -1111,6 +1130,8 @@ function rope:_elide_point(i)
  end
  
  deli(self.ancs,i)
+ --self:_anc(i-1).dirty=true
+ --self:_anc(i).dirty=true
  return true
 end
 
@@ -1324,7 +1345,7 @@ function rope:tug()
  self:_make_consistent()
 end
 
-function rope:_tug()
+function rope:_tug(hypothetically)
  local ancs=self:_anchors_simplified()
  local touched={}
 
@@ -1334,24 +1355,28 @@ function rope:_tug()
    add(self.all_ops,o)
   end
   
-  local can_do=true
+  local ops_to_do={}
   for o in all(ops) do
    if not level:mcoll(o.mx,o.my) then
     -- great!
    else
     local crate=level:get_crate(o.mx,o.my)
     if crate==nil or touched[_mix(o.mx,o.my)] then
-     can_do=false
+     break
     else
      if not level:can_move(false,o.mx,o.my,o.dmx,o.dmy,0,0) then
-      can_do=false
+      break
      end
     end
+    add(ops_to_do,o)
    end
-   if (not can_do) break
   end
+  local do_all=#ops==#ops_to_do
+  ops=ops_to_do
+
+  if #ops>0 then
+   if (hypothetically) return ancs,i-1
 
-  if can_do and #ops>=1 then
    local dmx,dmy=ops[1].dmx,ops[1].dmy
    for o in all(ops) do
     touched[_mix(o.mx,o.my)]=true
@@ -1360,6 +1385,8 @@ function rope:_tug()
      o.mx,o.my,dmx,dmy
     )
    end
+   local move_up_to=i
+   if (do_all) move_up_to=i-1
    for node=ancs[i-1].ix,ancs[i].ix do
     local anc=self:_anc(node)
     local x0,y0=anc.x,anc.y
@@ -1369,16 +1396,19 @@ function rope:_tug()
       if force or not level:pcoll(x,y) then
        s.x=x
        s.y=y
-       self.dirty=true
       end
+      s.dirty=true
+      self.dirty=true
       return true
      end}
     end
+    local dmxh,dmyh=dmx,dmy
+    if (node<ancs[move_up_to].ix) dmxh,dmyh=0,0
     anc.todo={
      {},
-     upd(x0+dmx*2,y0+dmy*2),
-     upd(x0+dmx*7,y0+dmy*7),
-     upd(x0+dmx*8,y0+dmy*8),
+     upd(x0+dmxh*2,y0+dmyh*2),
+     upd(x0+dmxh*7,y0+dmyh*7),
+     upd(x0+dmxh*8,y0+dmyh*8),
     }
    end 
    for node=ancs[i-1].ix-1,ancs[i].ix+1 do
@@ -1389,7 +1419,7 @@ function rope:_tug()
  end
 
  local latch=self.latch
- if (latch==nil) return
+ if (latch==nil) return ancs,nil
  
  if latch.el=="crate" then
   local dmx,dmy=
@@ -1418,6 +1448,8 @@ function rope:_tug()
    not touched[_mix(mx0,my0)] and
    level:can_move(false,mx0,my0,dmx,dmy,1,0)
   then
+   if (hypothetically) return ancs,1
+
    level:tug_crate(
     mx0,my0,
     dmx,dmy
@@ -1426,6 +1458,8 @@ function rope:_tug()
    self:_anc(0).todo={{},{},{},{}}
   end
  end
+
+ return ancs,nil
 end
 
 function rope:_calc_push(
@@ -1435,7 +1469,11 @@ function rope:_calc_push(
  
  if a0.x==a1.x then
   local y0,y1=_mnmx(a0.y,a1.y)
-  local my0,my1=(y0+1)\8,(y1-1)\8
+  local my0,my1,smy=(y0+1)\8,(y1-1)\8,1
+  if a0.y>a1.y then
+   my0,my1=my1,my0
+   smy=-smy
+  end
   
   local mx,dmx
   if a0.x%8==0 and a0.x>an.x+7 then
@@ -1450,14 +1488,18 @@ function rope:_calc_push(
    return {}
   end
   
-  for my=my0,my1,1 do
+  for my=my0,my1,smy do
    add(ops,{mx=mx,my=my,dmx=dmx,dmy=0})
   end
  end
  
  if a0.y==a1.y then
   local x0,x1=_mnmx(a0.x,a1.x)
-  local mx0,mx1=(x0+1)\8,(x1-1)\8
+  local mx0,mx1,smx=(x0+1)\8,(x1-1)\8,1
+  if a0.x>a1.x then
+   mx0,mx1=mx1,mx0
+   smx=-smx
+  end
   
   local my,dmy
   if a0.y%8==0 and a0.y>an.y+6 then
@@ -1473,7 +1515,7 @@ function rope:_calc_push(
    return {}
   end
   
-  for mx=mx0,mx1,1 do
+  for mx=mx0,mx1,smx do
    add(ops,{mx=mx,my=my,dmx=0,dmy=dmy})
   end
  end
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