diff --git a/assets/images/fonts/font_big.png b/assets/images/fonts/font_big.png
index fc5b5c1..37072e9 100644
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diff --git a/lib/colors.dart b/lib/colors.dart
index 826dce2..56fcb35 100644
--- a/lib/colors.dart
+++ b/lib/colors.dart
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ class Palette {
   static const defaultFg = Colors.white;
 
   static const subtitle = Colors.red;
+
+  static const demoDoor = Colors.red;
+  static const demoExit = Colors.red;
 }
diff --git a/lib/game.dart b/lib/game.dart
index 892b789..ba64938 100644
--- a/lib/game.dart
+++ b/lib/game.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:dartterm/gen/generator.dart';
 import 'package:dartterm/input.dart';
 import 'package:dartterm/skreek.dart';
 import 'package:dartterm/terminal.dart';
+import 'package:dartterm/world/level.dart';
 
 void main() async {
   Vaults vaults;
@@ -31,39 +32,32 @@ void main() async {
 
   while (true) {
     clear();
-    Vault output = Generator(math.Random(seed), vaults).generate(Requirement(
-        16,
-        32,
-        16,
-        24,
-        DirectionSet({
-          Direction.up,
-          Direction.down,
-          Direction.left,
-          Direction.right,
-        })));
+    Level output =
+        Generator(math.Random(seed), vaults).generateLevel(Requirement(
+            16,
+            32,
+            16,
+            18,
+            DirectionSet({
+              Direction.up,
+              Direction.down,
+              Direction.left,
+              Direction.right,
+            })));
     var geo.Size(dx: w, dy: h) = output.size;
     for (var y = 0; y < h; y++) {
       for (var x = 0; x < w; x++) {
         var cursor = at(x * 2, y * 2).big();
         switch (output.tiles.get(x, y)) {
-          case VaultTile.bspfloor:
-          case VaultTile.floor:
+          case LevelTile.floor:
+          case LevelTile.openDoor:
             cursor.puts(" ");
-          case VaultTile.doorpronefloor:
-            cursor.puts("-");
-          case VaultTile.door:
-            cursor.fg(Palette.subtitle).puts("+");
-          case VaultTile.wall:
-          case VaultTile.defaultwall:
+          case LevelTile.closedDoor:
+            cursor.fg(Palette.demoDoor).puts("+");
+          case LevelTile.exit:
+            cursor.fg(Palette.demoExit).puts("X");
+          case LevelTile.wall:
             cursor.puts("#");
-          case VaultTile.archpronewall:
-            cursor.puts("%");
-          case VaultTile.archwall:
-            cursor.puts("\$");
-          case VaultTile.exit:
-            cursor.puts("X");
-          case VaultTile.meta0:
           case null:
             cursor.puts("?");
         }
diff --git a/lib/gen/generator.dart b/lib/gen/generator.dart
index f34310d..4ed9c33 100644
--- a/lib/gen/generator.dart
+++ b/lib/gen/generator.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:dartterm/algorithms/regionalize.dart';
 import 'package:dartterm/algorithms/kruskal.dart';
 import 'package:dartterm/bitmap.dart';
 import 'package:dartterm/skreek.dart';
+import 'package:dartterm/world/level.dart';
 
 part 'direction.dart';
 part 'direction_set.dart';
@@ -22,11 +23,19 @@ class Generator {
 
   Generator(this._random, this._vaults);
 
-  Vault generate(Requirement requirement) {
+  Level generateLevel(Requirement requirement) {
     var out = _generateOriented(requirement, false);
     return _finalize(out);
   }
 
+  /*
+  Vault generateVault(Requirement requirement) {
+    var out = _generateOriented(requirement, false);
+    var (vault, (_, _)) = _finalize(out);
+    return vault;
+  }
+  */
+
   Vault _generateOriented(Requirement requirement, bool canBeVault) {
     if (canBeVault) {
       Vault? suggested = _suggest(vaultTries, requirement);
@@ -248,7 +257,7 @@ class Generator {
     return vault;
   }
 
-  Vault _finalize(Vault subj) {
+  Level _finalize(Vault subj) {
     var vx = subj.vx, vy = subj.vy;
 
     var orthoOffsets = [(0, -1), (0, 1), (-1, 0), (1, 0)];
@@ -303,11 +312,28 @@ class Generator {
       return walkable(subj.tiles.get(x, y));
     });
 
+    // generate one fake region for the exit doors to be in
+    Set<(int, int)> exitRegion = {};
+    for (var x = -2; x < subj.vx + 2; x++) {
+      exitRegion.add((x, -1));
+      exitRegion.add((x, subj.vy));
+    }
+    for (var y = -2; y < subj.vy + 2; y++) {
+      exitRegion.add((-1, y));
+      exitRegion.add((subj.vx, y));
+    }
+
+    int exitRegionId = regions.length;
+    for (var (x, y) in exitRegion) {
+      toRegion[(x, y)] = exitRegionId;
+    }
+    regions.add(Region.fromNonEmptySet(exitRegion));
+
+    // OK: now build the doors
     double doorPoints(int x, int y) {
       return subj.tiles.get(x, y) == VaultTile.doorpronefloor ? 0.5 : 0.0;
     }
 
-    //
     List<Edge<(int, int)>> possibleDoors = [];
     for (var x = 0; x < subj.vx; x++) {
       for (var y = 0; y < subj.vy; y++) {
@@ -348,14 +374,22 @@ class Generator {
           regions[region1].points.length,
         );
 
-        possibleDoors.add(Edge(region0, region1, (x, y),
-            doorScore(points, roomSize, _random.nextDouble())));
+        possibleDoors.add(Edge(
+            region0,
+            region1,
+            (x, y),
+            doorScore(region0 != exitRegionId && region1 != exitRegionId,
+                points, roomSize, _random.nextDouble())));
       }
     }
+    List<Edge<(int, int)>> exitDoors = [];
     var minimalDoors = kruskal(regions.length, possibleDoors);
     for (var d in minimalDoors) {
       var (x, y) = d.value;
       subj.tiles.set(x, y, VaultTile.door);
+      if (d.dst == exitRegionId || d.src == exitRegionId) {
+        exitDoors.add(d);
+      }
     }
 
     for (var x = 0; x < subj.vx; x++) {
@@ -365,19 +399,68 @@ class Generator {
         }
       }
     }
-    return subj;
+
+    if (exitDoors.length != 1) {
+      throw Exception("should be exactly one exit door");
+    }
+
+    // == Build the exit area ==
+    var (exitX, exitY) = exitDoors[0].value;
+    int exitVaultX, exitVaultY;
+    Vault finalVault;
+    int vaultBlitX, vaultBlitY;
+    if (exitX == 0 || exitX == vx - 1) {
+      finalVault =
+          Vault.blank(vx + 3, vy, VaultTile.defaultwall, DirectionSet({}));
+      vaultBlitX = exitX == 0 ? 3 : 0;
+      vaultBlitY = 0;
+      exitVaultX = exitX == 0 ? 1 : vx + 1;
+      exitVaultY = exitY;
+    } else if (exitY == 0 || exitY == vy - 1) {
+      finalVault =
+          Vault.blank(vx, vy + 3, VaultTile.defaultwall, DirectionSet({}));
+      vaultBlitX = 0;
+      vaultBlitY = exitY == 0 ? 3 : 0;
+      exitVaultX = exitX;
+      exitVaultY = exitY == 0 ? 1 : vy + 1;
+    } else {
+      throw Exception("exit door in invalid position $exitX $exitY $vx $vy");
+    }
+
+    for (var x = exitVaultX - 1; x <= exitVaultX + 1; x++) {
+      for (var y = exitVaultY - 1; y <= exitVaultY + 1; y++) {
+        finalVault.tiles.set(x, y, VaultTile.exit);
+        if (x == exitVaultX && y == exitVaultY ||
+            _manhattan(x, y, vaultBlitX + exitX, vaultBlitY + exitY) == 1) {
+          finalVault.tiles.set(x, y, VaultTile.floor);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    finalVault.blitFrom(subj, vaultBlitX, vaultBlitY);
+
+    return Level(
+        Bitmap.blankWith(finalVault.vx, finalVault.vy,
+            (x, y) => flattenVaultTile(finalVault.tiles.get(x, y)!)),
+        geo.Offset(exitVaultX, exitVaultY));
   }
 }
 
 // components:
+// - is not exit  (exit should be placed last so it doesn't get more than one door)
 // - points for placement
 // - size of the underlying room
 // - random factor
-double doorScore(double pointsForPlacement, int roomSize, double randomFactor) {
+double doorScore(bool isNotExit, double pointsForPlacement, int roomSize,
+    double randomFactor) {
   assert(pointsForPlacement >= 0.0 && pointsForPlacement <= 1.0);
   assert(roomSize >= 0 && roomSize < 100000);
   assert(randomFactor >= 0.0 && randomFactor < 1.0);
-  return pointsForPlacement * 100000 +
+  return (isNotExit ? 1.0 : 0.0) * 1000000 +
+      pointsForPlacement * 100000 +
       (100000 - roomSize).toDouble() +
       randomFactor;
 }
+
+int _manhattan(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1) {
+  return (x1 - x0).abs() + (y1 - y0).abs();
+}
diff --git a/lib/gen/vault.dart b/lib/gen/vault.dart
index 215d472..583828f 100644
--- a/lib/gen/vault.dart
+++ b/lib/gen/vault.dart
@@ -52,3 +52,24 @@ VaultTile mergeVaultTile(VaultTile bottom, VaultTile top) {
   }
   return top;
 }
+
+LevelTile flattenVaultTile(VaultTile vt) {
+  switch (vt) {
+    case VaultTile.meta0:
+    case VaultTile.defaultwall:
+    case VaultTile.archpronewall:
+    case VaultTile.archwall:
+    case VaultTile.wall:
+      return LevelTile.wall;
+
+    case VaultTile.exit:
+      return LevelTile.exit;
+    case VaultTile.door:
+      return LevelTile.closedDoor;
+
+    case VaultTile.doorpronefloor:
+    case VaultTile.bspfloor:
+    case VaultTile.floor:
+      return LevelTile.floor;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/world/level.dart b/lib/world/level.dart
index faac8b1..1be562f 100644
--- a/lib/world/level.dart
+++ b/lib/world/level.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+import 'package:dartterm/bitmap.dart';
+import 'package:dartterm/algorithms/geometry.dart' as geo;
+
 class Level {
-  Set<(int, int)> openCells = {};
+  Bitmap<LevelTile> tiles;
+  geo.Offset spawn;
+
+  geo.Size get size => tiles.size;
+
+  Level(this.tiles, this.spawn) {
+    assert(tiles.rect.containsPoint(spawn));
+  }
+}
+
+enum LevelTile {
+  exit,
+
+  floor,
+  wall,
+
+  closedDoor,
+  openDoor,
 }