diff --git a/asteroids/Model.h b/asteroids/Model.h
index f95cda7..40505f3 100644
--- a/asteroids/Model.h
+++ b/asteroids/Model.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class Model : public Engine::ModelBase {
 		}
 
 		bool GetGameModified() { return mGameModified; }
+
 	protected:
 		/** \brief Initializes the system */
 		virtual int OnInit (int argc, char* argv[]);
diff --git a/asteroids/View.cc b/asteroids/View.cc
index cb3801f..4b0c36c 100644
--- a/asteroids/View.cc
+++ b/asteroids/View.cc
@@ -183,6 +183,47 @@ bool View::OnReceiveEvent (const Engine::EventBasePtr &event) {
 /*
  * Module specific functions
  */
+void View::Resize (int width, int height) {
+	if (height == 0)
+		height = 1;
+
+	mWindowWidth = static_cast<unsigned int> (width);
+	mWindowHeight = static_cast<unsigned int> (height);
+
+	glViewport(0, 0, width, height);
+	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
+	glLoadIdentity();
+
+	float world_width, world_height;
+	world_width =  GetModel()->GetWorldWidth ();
+	world_height = GetModel()->GetWorldHeight ();
+
+	Engine::LogMessage ("width %f height %f", world_width, world_height);
+
+	glOrtho (- world_width * 0.5, world_width * 0.5, -world_height * 0.5, world_height * 0.5, 0., 100.);
+//	gluPerspective(mCamera->GetFOVY (), float (width) / float (height), 0., 100);
+
+	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
+	glLoadIdentity ();
+
+	Engine::LogDebug ("Resize to: %d x %d", mWindowWidth,mWindowHeight);
+
+	/** \warning
+	 * This call has to be made for SDL 1.2 for 1.3 there seems to be a
+	 * workaround, however since I do not yet run SDL 1.3 I hold on to this.
+	 * See http://lists.libsdl.org/pipermail/sdl-libsdl.org/2008-November/067306.html
+	 */
+	Uint32 video_flags = SDL_OPENGL;
+
+	if (mDrawFullscreen)
+		video_flags = video_flags | SDL_FULLSCREEN;
+
+	if( SDL_SetVideoMode( mWindowWidth, mWindowHeight, 16, video_flags) == 0 ) {
+		Engine::LogError ("Video mode set failed: %s", SDL_GetError ());
+		exit (-1);
+	}
+}
+
 void View::UpdateCamera () {
 	mCamera->SetEye (
 			0.,
@@ -422,10 +463,10 @@ void View::DrawUi () {
 
 	ViewState current_view_state = GetViewState(); 
 
-	/*
+	stringstream fps_stream;
+	fps_stream << "fps: " << GetFrameRate();
 	SelectFont ("console.ttf size=12");
-	Engine::GUI::Label (99999, GetStringViewState(current_view_state), 8, 16);
-	*/
+	Engine::GUI::Label (99999, fps_stream.str().c_str(), 8, 48);
 
 	switch (current_view_state) {
 		case ViewStateMainMenu:
@@ -1659,6 +1700,7 @@ void View::DrawAsteroid (AsteroidEntity *asteroid) {
 	glEnable (GL_LIGHTING);
 	glEnable (GL_LIGHT0);
 
+	glTranslatef (0., -1., 0.);
 //	glRotatef (90, 1., 0., 0.);
 	float scale = 1.8 * asteroid->mPhysicState->mRadius;
 	glScalef (scale, scale, scale);
diff --git a/asteroids/View.h b/asteroids/View.h
index bddd53b..20edb9f 100644
--- a/asteroids/View.h
+++ b/asteroids/View.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class View : public Engine::ViewBase {
 
 		/** \brief Updates the camera for further drawing */
 		virtual void UpdateCamera ();
+		virtual void Resize (int width, int height);
 
 	private:
 		void DrawUi();
diff --git a/asteroids/main.cc b/asteroids/main.cc
index 40a5661..e29ca4e 100644
--- a/asteroids/main.cc
+++ b/asteroids/main.cc
@@ -163,14 +163,15 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	version_string += FYSXASTEROIDS_VERSION;
 	SDL_WM_SetCaption(version_string.c_str(), version_string.c_str());
 
-	engine.GetView()->SetGridSize (8,8);
-
 	/// \todo get rid of the world settings in asteroids
 	dynamic_cast<asteroids::Physics*>(engine.GetPhysics())->SetWorldSize (26, 20);
 	engine.GetPhysics()->SetWorldBounds (vector3d (-13, 0, -10), vector3d (13, 0, 10));
 	engine.GetPhysics()->EnableWorldWarp(Engine::PhysicsBase::WorldWarpModeX);
 	engine.GetPhysics()->EnableWorldWarp(Engine::PhysicsBase::WorldWarpModeZ);
 
+	engine.GetView()->SetGridSize (8,8);
+	engine.GetView()->Resize (800, 600);
+
 	// run the default commands and load the configuration
 	Engine::RunCommand ("exec asteroids.rc");
 	Engine::RunCommand ("exec config.rc");
diff --git a/engine/Sprite.cc b/engine/Sprite.cc
index 25a86a5..2fe1006 100644
--- a/engine/Sprite.cc
+++ b/engine/Sprite.cc
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ void draw_sprite_helper (float u_start, float u_end, float width, float height)
 	*/
 
 	glBegin(GL_QUADS);
-	glTexCoord2f (u_start, 0.f); glColor3f (1.f, 0.f, 0.f); glVertex3f (0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
-	glTexCoord2f (u_end,   0.f); glColor3f (0.f, 1.f, 0.f); glVertex3f (0.f, 0.f, height);
-	glTexCoord2f (u_end,   1.f); glColor3f (0.f, 0.f, 1.f); glVertex3f (width, 0.f, height);
-	glTexCoord2f (u_start, 1.f); glColor3f (1.f, 0.f, 1.f); glVertex3f (width, 0.f,0.f);
+	glTexCoord2f (u_start, 0.f); glVertex3f (0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
+	glTexCoord2f (u_end,   0.f); glVertex3f (0.f, 0.f, height);
+	glTexCoord2f (u_end,   1.f); glVertex3f (width, 0.f, height);
+	glTexCoord2f (u_start, 1.f); glVertex3f (width, 0.f,0.f);
 	glEnd();
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/ViewBase.cc b/engine/ViewBase.cc
index 191f161..6c019f1 100644
--- a/engine/ViewBase.cc
+++ b/engine/ViewBase.cc
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ void ViewBase::DrawOBJModelShaded (OBJModelPtr obj_model) {
 					texture = iter->second;
 
 			} else {
-				LogMessage ("Disabling textures");
+//				LogMessage ("Disabling textures");
 			}
 
 			glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ void ViewBase::Resize (int width, int height) {
 	glViewport(0, 0, width, height);
 	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
 	glLoadIdentity();
-	gluPerspective(mCamera->GetFOVY (), float (width) / float (height), 0.1, 100);
+	gluPerspective(mCamera->GetFOVY (), float (width) / float (height), 0., 100);
 
 	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
 	glLoadIdentity ();
diff --git a/engine/ViewBase.h b/engine/ViewBase.h
index 7d9edd6..7977d7f 100644
--- a/engine/ViewBase.h
+++ b/engine/ViewBase.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ViewBase : public Module{
 		virtual ~ViewBase() {};
 
 		/** \brief Resizes the View */
-		void Resize (int width, int height);
+		virtual void Resize (int width, int height);
 		/** \brief Switches to fullscreen */
 		void SetFullscreen (bool fullscreen);
 		bool GetIsFullscreen () { return mDrawFullscreen; };