diff --git a/icons/check.png b/icons/check.png
index eabbead..30dad7e 100644
Binary files a/icons/check.png and b/icons/check.png differ
diff --git a/icons/city-delete.png b/icons/city-delete.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e8f537
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/city-delete.png differ
diff --git a/icons/city-move.png b/icons/city-move.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79233ee
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/city-move.png differ
diff --git a/icons/city-new.png b/icons/city-new.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dafd62
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/city-new.png differ
diff --git a/icons/node-attack.png b/icons/node-attack.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb42d6f
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/node-attack.png differ
diff --git a/icons/node-place.png b/icons/node-place.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b82b26
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diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 0451efc..dbf65ef 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -64,12 +64,14 @@ end
 function love.mousemoved( x, y, dx, dy, istouch )
   if not map.loaded then return end
   --mouse over menu
-  button.selectIn( x, y )
-
-  --mouse on map
-  if map.selectionLocked then return end
-  if map.editLayer and map.editLayer.selectNearest then 
-    map.selected = map.editLayer:selectNearest( Camera.GetWorldCoordinate( x, y ) )
+  if y < mainmenu.menuHeight then
+    button.selectIn( x, y )
+    --mouse on map
+  else
+    if map.selectionLocked then return end
+    if map.editLayer and map.editLayer.selectNearest then 
+      map.selected = map.editLayer:selectNearest( Camera.GetWorldCoordinate( x, y ) )
+    end
   end
 end
 
@@ -87,5 +89,5 @@ function love.keypressed(key, code, isRepeat)
 end
 
 function love.textinput()
-  
+
 end
diff --git a/map/ai.lua b/map/ai.lua
index 43bb5d2..ecedeb8 100644
--- a/map/ai.lua
+++ b/map/ai.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ function aiNode:formatDisplayInfo()
     ]]):format( self.idx, self.x, self.y, tostring(self.attacking) )
 end
 
+function aiNode:add()
+  
+end
+
+function aiNode:moveTo( x, y )
+  
+end
+
 function t.load( filename )
   local img, imgd = bmp.load( filename )
   local nodes = { 
@@ -82,4 +90,8 @@ function t.save( nodes )
   return bmp.ai( nodes.all )
 end
 
+function t.newNode( isAttacking )
+  
+end
+
 return t
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/map/bmp.lua b/map/bmp.lua
index 103c827..0db1ba7 100644
--- a/map/bmp.lua
+++ b/map/bmp.lua
@@ -244,40 +244,63 @@ function formats.sailable:test()
   print "sailable OK"
 end
 
-function formats.sailable:encode( data )
-  local w, h = self.w, self.h
-  local bytes = { self.header:sub( 1, -2 ) }
-  local i = 2
 
-  --y coordinates are written top to bottom
-  for y = h - 1, 0, -1 do
-    for x = 0, w - 1 do
-      bytes[i] = assert( self.palette[ math.floor( data:getPixel(x, y) * 255 )] )
-      i = i + 1
-    end  
+do --sailable
+  
+  local reversePalette = {}
+  for eight, four in pairs( formats.sailable.palette ) do
+    reversePalette[ four ] = eight
+  end
+  
+  --take the red channel in float [0, 1] format
+  --expand it to a byte, then quantize it to 4 bits
+  --according to the sailable palette
+  local function sailableQuantize( r )
+    if r == 0 then return 0 end
+    if r >= 1 then return 15 end
+    r = math.floor( r * 255 )
+    
+    for four = 1, #reversePalette do
+      if reversePalette[ four ] > r then return four end
+    end
+    
+    error( "Could not quantize sailable.bmp!" )
   end
 
-  --fold into 4-bit pixel array
-  local nybbles = { bytes[1] }
-  for j = 2, #bytes / 2 do
-    local a, b = bytes[ 2 * j ], bytes[ 2 * j + 1 ]
-    nybbles[j] = string.char( 16 * a + b )
+  function formats.sailable:encode( data )
+    local w, h = self.w, self.h
+    local bytes = { self.header:sub( 1, -2 ) }
+    local i = 2
+
+    --y coordinates are written top to bottom
+    for y = h - 1, 0, -1 do
+      for x = 0, w - 1 do
+        bytes[i] = sailableQuantize( data:getPixel(x, y) )
+        i = i + 1
+      end  
+    end
+
+    --fold into 4-bit pixel array
+    local nybbles = { bytes[1] }
+    for j = 2, #bytes / 2 do
+      local a, b = bytes[ 2 * j ], bytes[ 2 * j + 1 ]
+      nybbles[j] = string.char( 16 * a + b )
+    end
+
+    return table.concat( nybbles )
   end
 
-  return table.concat( nybbles )
+  function formats.africa:test()
+    print "testing africa"
+    local filename = "data/earth/africa.bmp" 
+    local img, imgd = test.load( filename )
+    local encoded = self:encode( imgd )
+    love.filesystem.write( "africa_out.bmp", encoded )
+    test.compareData( love.filesystem.read( filename ), encoded )
+    print "africa OK"
+  end
 end
 
-function formats.africa:test()
-  print "testing africa"
-  local filename = "data/earth/africa.bmp" 
-  local img, imgd = test.load( filename )
-  local encoded = self:encode( imgd )
-  love.filesystem.write( "africa_out.bmp", encoded )
-  test.compareData( love.filesystem.read( filename ), encoded )
-  print "africa OK"
-end
-
-
 function formats.africa:encode( data )
   local w, h = self.w, self.h
   local bytes = { self.header:sub( 1, -3 ) }
diff --git a/map/cities.lua b/map/cities.lua
index e8d2eba..fbfda65 100644
--- a/map/cities.lua
+++ b/map/cities.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ local caps = {}
 
 t.selected = nil
 t.selectionLocked = false
+local invisible = 10000 --sentinel value outside the draw rectangle
 
 function t.lockSelection()
   t.selectionLocked = true
@@ -54,14 +55,21 @@ function city:formatDisplayInfo()
 end
 
 function city:delete()
-  
+  print( "deleting city:", self.name )
+  self.deleted = true
+  if self.capital then 
+    caps[ self.caps    ] = invisible
+    caps[ self.caps + 1] = invisible
+  end
+  points[ self.points    ] = invisible
+  points[ self.points + 1] = invisible
 end
 
 function city:add()
   local n = #cities + 1
   cities[ n ] = self
   self.n = n
-  
+
   local idxPoints = #points + 1
   self.points = idxPoints
   points[ idxPoints ], points[ idxPoints + 1 ] = self.x, self.y
@@ -81,22 +89,32 @@ function city:moveTo(x, y)
 end
 
 function city:toggleCapital()
-  self.capital = not( self.capital )
+  if self.capital then
+    self.capital = false
+    caps[ self.caps ]     = invisible
+    caps[ self.caps + 1 ] = invisible
+  else
+    self.capital = true
+    local idx = #caps + 1
+    caps[ idx     ] = self.x
+    caps[ idx + 1 ] = self.y
+    self.caps = idx
+  end
 end
 
 function t.newCity( tbl )
   return setmetatable({
-        name = "",
-        country = "",
-        x = 0,
-        y = 0,
-        pop = 0,
-        capital = false,
+      name = "",
+      country = "",
+      x = 0,
+      y = 0,
+      pop = 0,
+      capital = false,
       }, citymt )
 end
 
 function t.load( filename )
-  
+
   print( "=== LOADING CITIES. ===" )
 
   cities = { visible = true, active = false, filename = filename }
@@ -112,11 +130,11 @@ function t.load( filename )
     if capital then --check against empty or malformed line
       x, y, pop, capital = tonumber( x ), tonumber( y ), tonumber( pop ), ( tonumber( capital ) > 0)
       local city = setmetatable({
-        name = line:sub( 1, 39 ):gsub("%s+$",""),
-        country = line:sub( 42, 82 ):gsub("%s+$",""),
-        x = x, y = y, pop = pop, capital = capital, 
-        n = n, points = idxPts, caps = capital and idxCaps
-      }, citymt )
+          name = line:sub( 1, 39 ):gsub("%s+$",""),
+          country = line:sub( 42, 82 ):gsub("%s+$",""),
+          x = x, y = y, pop = pop, capital = capital, 
+          n = n, points = idxPts, caps = capital and idxCaps
+          }, citymt )
       cities[n]  = city
       n = n + 1
 
@@ -142,9 +160,13 @@ end
 
 function t.save( cities )
   local str = {}
-  for n, city in ipairs( cities ) do
-    str[n] = ("%-41s%-41s%-14f%-14f%-19d %d"):format(
-      city.name, city.country, city.x, city.y, city.pop, city.capital and 1 or 0 )
+  local i = 1
+  for _, city in ipairs( cities ) do
+    if not city.deleted then
+      str[i] = ("%-41s%-41s%-14f%-14f%-19d %d"):format(
+        city.name, city.country, city.x, city.y, city.pop, city.capital and 1 or 0 )
+      i = i + 1
+    end
   end
   return assert(table.concat( str, "\n" ))
 end
diff --git a/map/map.lua b/map/map.lua
index 4dd42ca..81c8d6c 100644
--- a/map/map.lua
+++ b/map/map.lua
@@ -191,18 +191,24 @@ local function write( filename, string )
 end
 
 function map.save()
-  --should be cross platform-ish
+  --should be cross platform-ish.
+  --race condition, unfortunately.
+  --maybe we should do this on part on load, then keep a lockfile open in each of these folders
   for _, folder in ipairs{ "/data/", "/data/earth/", "/data/graphics/" } do
-    --getInfo checks if a directory exists
     assert( mkdir.exists( map.path ), map.path )
     local path = map.path..folder
     if not mkdir.exists( path ) then mkdir.mkdir( path ) end
   end
 
-  --OK back to normal
+  local files = {}
+  --Write everything to strings first, in case there are errors we don't want to half-write the map
   for k, layer in pairs( layers ) do
-    write( map.path..tostring( layer.filename ), assert( layer:save() ) )
+    files[ map.path..tostring( layer.filename ) ] = assert( layer:save() )
   end
+  for filename, str in pairs( files ) do
+    write( filename, str )
+  end
+
 end
 
 function map.hover(x, y)
diff --git a/ui/button.lua b/ui/button.lua
index 5c2385c..b3f3273 100644
--- a/ui/button.lua
+++ b/ui/button.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ local t = {
   h = 24,
   group = false,
   visible = false,
+  align = "center",
   callback = function( self ) return print( "clicked button: ", self.name, self.x, self.y, self.w, self.h, self.visible ) end
 }
 t.selected, t.next, t.prev = t, t, t
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ function t.draw( b )
       b.x + (b.icon and b.h or 0),
       b.y + 0.5 * ( b.h - lg.getFont():getHeight() ),
       b.w - (b.icon and b.h or 0),
-      "center" )
+      b.align )
     if b.icon then 
       local h = b.icon:getHeight()
       lg.draw( b.icon,
diff --git a/ui/loadmodal.lua b/ui/loadmodal.lua
index 9f95f7f..be75b8b 100644
--- a/ui/loadmodal.lua
+++ b/ui/loadmodal.lua
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ function t.start()
   modal.start( t )
   loadLocation = loadLocation or map.path
   button.selected = loadButton
-  loadButton.name = "save to "..loadLocation
-  button.displayGroup( t, true )
+  loadButton.name = "load from "..loadLocation
+  button.displayGroup( t, false, true )
 end
 
 function t.draw()
diff --git a/ui/menu/ainodes.lua b/ui/menu/ainodes.lua
index e69de29..b3ac15b 100644
--- a/ui/menu/ainodes.lua
+++ b/ui/menu/ainodes.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+local t = {}
+local lg = assert( love ).graphics
+local modal =  require 'ui.modal'
+local button = require 'ui.button'
+local camera = require 'ui.camera'
+local map  = require 'map.map'
+
+local node
+local moveModal = modal.new{}
+local selectModal = modal.new{}
+
+button.new{ name = "ATTACK NODE",
+  group = t,
+  icon = lg.newImage("icons/node-attack.png"),
+  x = 615,
+  y = 0,
+  callback = function()
+    node = map.ainodes.newNode( true )
+    return moveModal:start()
+  end
+}
+
+button.new{ name = "PLACEMENT NODE",
+  group = t,
+  icon = lg.newImage("icons/node-place.png"),
+  x = 615,
+  y = 1 * (4 + button.h),
+  callback = function()
+    node = map.ainodes.newNode( true )
+    return moveModal:start()
+  end
+}
+
+button.new{ name = "MOVE NODE",
+  group = t,
+  y = 2 * (4 + button.h),
+  x = 615,
+}
+
+button.new{ name = "DELETE NODE",
+  group = t,
+  y = 3 * (4 + button.h),
+  x = 615,
+}
+return t
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/menu/cities.lua b/ui/menu/cities.lua
index 9e1c02e..d8023cb 100644
--- a/ui/menu/cities.lua
+++ b/ui/menu/cities.lua
@@ -22,27 +22,29 @@ end
 --and clicking escape will clear the previously selected mode
 local selectModal = modal.new{}
 local textModal = modal.new{}
-local numberModal = modal.new{ cursor = 1 }
+local numberModal = modal.new{}
 local editModal = modal.new{ mousepressed = button.mousepressed, keypressed = keypressed, }
 local moveModal = modal.new{ mousepressed = button.mousepressed, keypressed = keypressed, mousemoved = button.selectIn }
-local deleteModal = modal.new{ mousepressed = button.mousepressed, keypressed = keypressed }
+local deleteModal = modal.new{ keypressed = keypressed }
 local currentMode
 
 button.new{ name = "NEW CITY",
   group = t,
-  icon = lg.newImage("icons/layer-cities.png"),
+  icon = lg.newImage("icons/city-new.png"),
   x = 615,
   y = 0,
   callback = function()
     city = map.cities.newCity()
+    city:add()
     return editModal:start()
   end
 }
 
 moveModal.button = button.new{ name = "MOVE CITY",
   group = t,
+  icon = lg.newImage("icons/city-move.png"),
   x = 615,
-  y = 28,
+  y = button.h + 4,
   callback = function( self )
     self.lit = true
     selectModal.mode = moveModal
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ moveModal.button = button.new{ name = "MOVE CITY",
 editModal.button = button.new{ name = "EDIT CITY",
   group = t,
   x = 615,
-  y = 28 * 2,
+  y = (button.h + 4) * 2,
   callback = function( self ) 
     self.lit = true
     selectModal.mode = editModal
@@ -63,48 +65,57 @@ editModal.button = button.new{ name = "EDIT CITY",
 
 deleteModal.button = button.new{ name = "DELETE CITY",
   group = t,
+  icon = lg.newImage("icons/city-delete.png"),
   x = 615,
-  y = 28 * 3,
-  icon = lg.newImage("icons/x.png"),
+  y = (button.h + 4) * 3,
   callback = function( self ) 
     self.lit = true
-    selectModal.mode = deleteModal
-    return selectModal:start()
+    return deleteModal:start()
   end,
 }
 
 --editButtons
 local function editText( self )
   print( "editing: ", self.field, city.name )
+  self.lit = true
   return textModal:start( self.field )
 end
 
 local function editNumber( self )
-  local field  = self.field
+  print( "editing: ", self.field, city.name )
+  self.lit = true
+  return numberModal:start( self.field )
 end
 
 local editButtons = {
 
   save = button.new{
-    icon = lg.newImage( "icons/save.png" ),
-    callback = function() print( "stop editing city" ) return editModal:stop() end,},
+    icon = lg.newImage( "icons/check.png" ),
+    callback = function() return editModal:stop() end,},
 
 
   name = button.new{ callback = editText },
   country = button.new{ callback = editText },
   x = button.new{ callback = editNumber },
   y = button.new{ callback = editNumber },
-  capital = button.new{ callback = function() if city then return city:toggleCapital() end end },
+  capital = button.new{ callback = function( self ) 
+      if city then
+        self.name = tostring( not( city.capital ) )
+        return city:toggleCapital()
+      end
+    end },
 }
 
 do
   local i = 0
-  for key, b in pairs( editButtons ) do
+  for _, key in ipairs{ "save", "name", "country", "x", "y", "capital" } do
+    local b = assert( editButtons[ key ] )
+    b.align = "right"
     b.field = key
-    b.name = key
+    b.name = tostring( key ) --bools must be cast to string before getting passed to printf
     b.group = editModal
-    b.x = 0
-    b.y = 28 * i
+    b.x = lg.getWidth() / 2 - button.w / 2
+    b.y = (button.h + 4) * i
     i = i + 1
   end
 end
@@ -113,17 +124,34 @@ function editModal:start()
   modal.start( self )
   button.displayGroup( self, false, true )
   for k, b in pairs( editButtons ) do
-    b.name = city[k] or b.name
+    b.name = tostring( city[k] or b.name )
   end
+  if city.capital == false then editButtons.capital.name = "false" end
+end
+
+function editModal:stop()
+  return modal.stop( self )
 end
 
 function editModal.draw()
+  lg.setColor( 1, 1, 1, 0.5 )
   return button:draw()
 end
 
+function editModal.resize( w, h )
+  local i = 0
+  local high = h / 6
+  for key, b in pairs( editButtons ) do
+    b.x = w / 2 - button.w / 2
+    b.y = ( high + 4 ) * i
+    b.h = high
+    i = i + 1
+  end
+end
+
 function moveModal.update( dt )
   local x, y = love.mouse.getPosition()
-  if y > 200 and love.mouse.isDown( 1 ) then
+  if y > t.menuHeight and love.mouse.isDown( 1 ) then
     local wx, wy = camera.GetWorldCoordinate( x, y )
     city:moveTo( wx, wy )
   end
@@ -134,7 +162,7 @@ function moveModal.mousemoved( x, y, dx, dy, istouch )
 end
 
 function moveModal.mousepressed( x, y, mouseButton, istouch, presses )
-  if y < 200 then
+  if y < t.menuHeight then
     moveModal:stop()
     return button.mousepressed( x, y, mouseButton, istouch, presses )
   end
@@ -143,19 +171,48 @@ function moveModal.mousepressed( x, y, mouseButton, istouch, presses )
   end
 end
 
+function deleteModal.mousepressed( x, y, mouseButton, istouch, presses )
+  if map.selected then
+    map.selected:delete()
+  end
+  if y < t.menuHeight then
+    deleteModal.button.lit = false
+    deleteModal:stop()
+    return button.mousepressed( x, y, mouseButton, istouch, presses )
+  end
+end
+
+
 function numberModal:start( field )
   self.field = field
   return modal.start( self )
 end
 
 function numberModal.keypressed( key, code, isrepeat )
-  if code == 'backspace' then end
-  if code == 'escape' then return numberModal:stop() end
+  if code == "backspace" then
+    local text = tostring( city[numberModal.field] )
+    -- get the byte offset to the last UTF-8 character in the string.
+    local byteoffset = utf8.offset(text, -1)
+    print( "textmodal: backspace", byteoffset )
+
+    if byteoffset then
+      -- remove the last UTF-8 character.
+      -- string.sub operates on bytes rather than UTF-8 characters, so we couldn't do string.sub(text, 1, -2).
+      local newstr = text:sub( 1, byteoffset - 1)
+      if newstr == "" then newstr = 0 end
+      city[numberModal.field] = tonumber( newstr ) or city[numberModal.field] 
+      editButtons[numberModal.field].name = city[numberModal.field]
+    end
+  end
+  if code == "escape" or code == "return" then
+    return numberModal:stop()
+  end
 end
 
 function numberModal.textinput( char )
   local str = tostring( city[ numberModal.field ] )
   local plus = str..char
+  print( "text input: ", char )
   if tonumber( plus ) then
     city[ numberModal.field ] = plus
     editButtons[ numberModal.field ].name = plus
@@ -196,7 +253,7 @@ function textModal.keypressed( key, code, isRepeat )
       editButtons[textModal.field].name = city[textModal.field]
     end
   end
-  if code == "escape" then
+  if code == "escape" or code == "return" then
     return textModal:stop()
   end
 end
@@ -215,7 +272,7 @@ function selectModal:stop()
 end
 
 function selectModal.mousepressed( x, y, mouseButton, istouch, presses )
-  if y < 200 then
+  if y < t.menuHeight then
     selectModal:stop()
     return button.mousepressed( x, y, mouseButton, istouch, presses )
   end
@@ -226,6 +283,8 @@ function selectModal.mousepressed( x, y, mouseButton, istouch, presses )
   end
 end
 
-
+function t.setMenuHeight( h )
+  t.menuHeight = h
+end
 
 return t
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/menu/lines.lua b/ui/menu/lines.lua
index e69de29..b8617ae 100644
--- a/ui/menu/lines.lua
+++ b/ui/menu/lines.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+local t = {}
+
+return t
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/menu/mainmenu.lua b/ui/menu/mainmenu.lua
index 7f8aeec..34db08e 100644
--- a/ui/menu/mainmenu.lua
+++ b/ui/menu/mainmenu.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 
 local love = assert( love )
 local button = require 'ui.button'
-local savemodal = require 'ui.savemodal'
-local loadmodal = require 'ui.loadmodal'
-local Camera = require 'ui.camera'
+local modal = require 'ui.modal'
+local camera = require 'ui.camera'
 local map = require 'map.map'
-local t = {}
+local t = { menuHeight = 200 }
 
 local loadImg = love.graphics.newImage
 local layers = {
@@ -27,12 +26,12 @@ local layers = {
 button.new{
   name = "LOAD", x = 250, y = 0,
   group = t,
-  callback = loadmodal.start,
+  callback = require( 'ui.loadmodal' ).start,
   icon = love.graphics.newImage( "icons/load.png" )}
 button.new{
   name = "SAVE", x = 250, y = 28,
   group = t,
-  callback = savemodal.start,
+  callback = require( 'ui.savemodal' ).start,
   icon = love.graphics.newImage( "icons/save.png" )}
 button.new{
   name = "UNDO", x = 250, y = 2 * 28,
@@ -61,9 +60,13 @@ end
 
 local activeLayerButton
 local function back( self )
-  activeLayerButton.lit = false
+  print( "back button clicked" )
+  if activeLayerButton then
+    activeLayerButton.lit = false
+  end
   activeLayerButton = nil
   map.setEditLayer()
+  modal.exitAll()
   button.displayGroup( t, false, true )
   for i, b in ipairs( editButtons ) do
     b.visible = true
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ local backButton = button.new{
 }
 
 local function editLayer( self )
+  back( backButton )
   self.lit = true
   map.setEditLayer( self.layer )
   activeLayerButton = self
@@ -106,6 +110,8 @@ end
 local x = 250
 for i = 1, #layers do
   
+  layers[i].menu.menuHeight = t.menuHeight
+  
   editButtons[i] = button.new( copy( i, { 
         y = 3 * 28,
         x = x + (button.h + 4) * ( i - 1 ),
@@ -126,17 +132,20 @@ for i = 1, #layers do
         group = showButtons,
         tooltip = "show "..layers[i].layer
       }))
+  
   layerButtons[ 2 * i - 1 ] = showButtons[i]
   
+  
+  
 end
 
 
 function t.draw()
     --Status bar.
-  love.graphics.setScissor( 0, 0, 250, 200 )
+  love.graphics.setScissor( 0, 0, 250, t.menuHeight )
   local x, y = love.mouse.getPosition()
-  local wx, wy = Camera.GetWorldCoordinate( x, y )
-  local bx, by = Camera.GetBitmapCoordinate( x, y )
+  local wx, wy = camera.GetWorldCoordinate( x, y )
+  local bx, by = camera.GetBitmapCoordinate( x, y )
   local h = love.graphics.getHeight() - 60
   love.graphics.setColor( 0, 0, 0, 1 )
   love.graphics.rectangle( "fill", 0, 0, 250, love.graphics.getHeight() )
@@ -156,10 +165,10 @@ function t.draw()
   if map.selected then love.graphics.print( map.selected:formatDisplayInfo(), 0, 80 ) end
   if map.selectionLocked then end
 
-  love.graphics.setScissor( 250, 0, love.graphics.getWidth() - 250, 200 )
-  love.graphics.rectangle( "line", 0, 0  , 250, 200 )
-  love.graphics.rectangle( "line", 250, 0, love.graphics.getWidth() - 250, 200 )
-  love.graphics.rectangle( "line", 250, 0, button.w, 200 )
+  love.graphics.setScissor( 250, 0, love.graphics.getWidth() - 250, t.menuHeight)
+  love.graphics.rectangle( "line", 0, 0  , 250, t.menuHeight )
+  love.graphics.rectangle( "line", 250, 0, love.graphics.getWidth() - 250, t.menuHeight )
+  love.graphics.rectangle( "line", 250, 0, button.w, t.menuHeight )
   
   
   love.graphics.setColor( 1, 1, 1, 0.8 )
diff --git a/ui/menu/territory.lua b/ui/menu/territory.lua
index e69de29..b8617ae 100644
--- a/ui/menu/territory.lua
+++ b/ui/menu/territory.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+local t = {}
+
+return t
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/menu/travelnodes.lua b/ui/menu/travelnodes.lua
index e69de29..b8617ae 100644
--- a/ui/menu/travelnodes.lua
+++ b/ui/menu/travelnodes.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+local t = {}
+
+return t
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/modal.lua b/ui/modal.lua
index 57c7219..18ea5b9 100644
--- a/ui/modal.lua
+++ b/ui/modal.lua
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ function t.start( self )
 end
 
 function t.stop( self )
-  print( "stopping modal:", i )
   --restore callbacks
   for name in pairs( self ) do
     if love[name] then
@@ -56,7 +55,13 @@ function t.stop( self )
   i = i - 1
   t.previous = t[i - 1]
   
-    love.graphics.setScissor(0, 0, love.graphics.getDimensions())
+  love.graphics.setScissor(0, 0, love.graphics.getDimensions())
+end
+
+function t.exitAll()
+  if i < 1 then return end
+  i = 1
+  return t.stop( love )
 end
 
 function t.new( modal )