diff --git a/chameleonic.p8 b/chameleonic.p8
index af7f56e..f4a065b 100644
--- a/chameleonic.p8
+++ b/chameleonic.p8
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ function level:advance()
 end
 
 normpal = {[1]=0,[8]=0,[14]=0}
-pitpal = {[8]=0,[13]=3,[4]=3,[7]=3}
 function level:draw()
  cls(5)
  fillp()
@@ -336,11 +335,7 @@ function level:draw()
 
   spr(pit.s,px,py)
   if pit.full then
-   pal(pitpal)
-   palt(0,false)
-   spr(79,pit.px,pit.py)
-   pal()
-   pal(normpal)
+   spr(15,pit.px,pit.py)
   end
   palt(8,true)
   spr(pit.s,px,py)
@@ -885,6 +880,7 @@ function rope:new(
   id=0,
   state={name="cast",frame=0},
   latch=latch,
+  flicker_t=t(),
  }
  r.src=src
  r.dst=dst
@@ -970,7 +966,7 @@ function rope:affected_src_xy(artificial_px,artificial_py)
 end
 
 function rope:draw(artificial_px,artificial_py)
- local points,highlight=self:_tug(true)
+ local points,highlight,hypo_ops=self:_tug(true)
  local n,perc_to_show,from_end = self.state.name,1.0
  if (n=="done") return
  if (n=="cast") perc_to_show=self.state.frame/2
@@ -1040,6 +1036,16 @@ function rope:draw(artificial_px,artificial_py)
   color()
  end
 
+ -- hypothetical
+ local time=t()-self.flicker_t
+ if n=="latched" and time>0 and time%0.5>0.25 and not level:busy() then
+  for o in all(hypo_ops) do
+   local mx0,my0,dmx,dmy=unpack(o)
+   local px1,py1=(mx0+dmx)*8,(my0+dmy)*8
+   spr(14,px1,py1)
+  end
+ end
+
  -- debug
  --[[
  local n1=self.src
@@ -1486,7 +1492,9 @@ end
 
 function rope:tug()
  if (not self:latched()) return
- return self:_tug()
+ local success=self:_tug()
+ if (success) self.flicker_t=t()
+ return success
 end
 
 function rope:_tug(hypothetically)
@@ -1506,19 +1514,16 @@ function rope:_tug(hypothetically)
   local ops=ops_to_do
 
   if #ops>0 then
-   if (hypothetically) return ancs,i-1
+   if (hypothetically) return ancs,i-1,ops
 
-   local dmx,dmy=ops[1].dmx,ops[1].dmy
-   for o in all(ops) do
-    level:tug_crate(o.mx,o.my,o.dmx,o.dmy)
-   end
+   for o in all(ops) do level:tug_crate(unpack(o)) end
    return true
   end
  end
 
  local latch=self.latch
  if latch and latch.el=="eyehook" then
-  if (hypothetically) return ancs,0
+  if (hypothetically) return ancs,0,{}
   player.todo={{
    update=function(s) 
     if not s.rope or s.rope:done() then
@@ -1562,7 +1567,7 @@ function rope:_tug(hypothetically)
   if not invalid_move and
    level:can_move(false,mx0,my0,dmx,dmy,1,0)
   then
-   if (hypothetically) return ancs,0
+   if (hypothetically) return ancs,0,{{mx0,my0,dmx,dmy}}
 
    level:tug_crate(mx0,my0,dmx,dmy) 
    return true
@@ -1608,7 +1613,7 @@ function rope:_calc_push(
   end
   
   for my=my0,my1,smy do
-   add(ops,{mx=mx,my=my,dmx=dmx,dmy=0})
+   add(ops,{mx,my,dmx,0})
   end
  end
  
@@ -1635,18 +1640,19 @@ function rope:_calc_push(
   end
   
   for mx=mx0,mx1,smx do
-   add(ops,{mx=mx,my=my,dmx=0,dmy=dmy})
+   add(ops,{mx,my,0,dmy})
   end
  end
 
  local ops2={}
  for o in all(ops) do
-  if not level:mcoll(o.mx,o.my) then
+  local mx,my,dmx,dmy=unpack(o)
+  if not level:mcoll(mx,my) then
    -- great!
   else
-   local crate=level:get_crate(o.mx,o.my)
+   local crate=level:get_crate(mx,my)
    if crate then
-    if not level:can_move(false,o.mx,o.my,o.dmx,o.dmy,0,0) then
+    if not level:can_move(false,mx,my,dmx,dmy,0,0) then
      break
     end
    else
@@ -1864,14 +1870,14 @@ function debugmouse:draw3()
 end
 
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