diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8822da9..49edf44 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "galactica-systemsim",
  "galactica-util",
  "pollster",
+ "rand",
  "wgpu",
  "winit",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/galactica/Cargo.toml b/crates/galactica/Cargo.toml
index 0729a85..9bd73a8 100644
--- a/crates/galactica/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/galactica/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ galactica-systemsim = { workspace = true }
 galactica-galaxy = { workspace = true }
 galactica-playeragent = { workspace = true }
 
+rand = { workspace = true }
 winit = { workspace = true }
 wgpu = { workspace = true }
 pollster = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/galactica/src/game.rs b/crates/galactica/src/game.rs
index 5637ec0..e790f26 100644
--- a/crates/galactica/src/game.rs
+++ b/crates/galactica/src/game.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use galactica_galaxy::{ship::ShipPersonality, Galaxy, GxShipHandle};
 use galactica_playeragent::PlayerAgent;
 use galactica_systemsim::{ParticleBuilder, StepResources, SystemSim, Wrapper};
 use galactica_util::timing::Timing;
+use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use std::time::Instant;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ pub struct Game {
 	wrapper: Wrapper, // Physics computer
 	time_scale: f32,
 	last_update: Instant,
+
+	/// Particles to create this frame.
+	/// Must be cleared at the start of every frame
+	/// TODO: better way to handle this?
 	new_particles: Vec<ParticleBuilder>,
 }
 
@@ -107,9 +112,14 @@ impl<'a> Game {
 		&self.state
 	}
 
+	pub fn get_particles(&self) -> &Vec<ParticleBuilder> {
+		&self.new_particles
+	}
+
 	pub fn update(&mut self) {
 		self.state.timing.start_frame();
 		let t: f32 = self.last_update.elapsed().as_secs_f32() * self.time_scale;
+		self.new_particles.clear();
 
 		self.state.timing.start_galaxy();
 		self.state.gx.step(t);
@@ -125,6 +135,7 @@ impl<'a> Game {
 		});
 
 		self.last_update = Instant::now();
+		self.new_particles.shuffle(&mut rand::thread_rng());
 		self.state.timing.mark_frame();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/crates/galactica/src/main.rs b/crates/galactica/src/main.rs
index f0d974f..a8d078e 100644
--- a/crates/galactica/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/galactica/src/main.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 					current_time: game.get_state().start_instant.elapsed().as_secs_f32(),
 					ct: &content,
 					systemsim: &game.get_state().systemsim,
-					particles: &mut Vec::new(),
-					//particles: &mut self.new_particles,
+					particles: game.get_particles(),
 					player_data: player.ship.unwrap(),
 					gx: &game.get_state().gx,
 					current_system: SystemHandle { index: 0 },
diff --git a/crates/render/src/datastructs.rs b/crates/render/src/datastructs.rs
index 1df65dd..184cce7 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/datastructs.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/datastructs.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub struct RenderInput<'a> {
 	pub gx: &'a Galaxy,
 
 	/// Particles to spawn during this frame
-	pub particles: &'a mut Vec<ParticleBuilder>,
+	pub particles: &'a Vec<ParticleBuilder>,
 
 	/// Time we spent in each part of the game loop
 	pub timing: Timing,
diff --git a/crates/render/src/gpustate/render.rs b/crates/render/src/gpustate/render.rs
index 7f3ae6e..8e5a649 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/gpustate/render.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/gpustate/render.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use bytemuck;
 use cgmath::Point2;
 use galactica_util::constants::PARTICLE_SPRITE_INSTANCE_LIMIT;
 use glyphon::Resolution;
-use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use std::iter;
 use wgpu;
 
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ impl super::GPUState {
 		);
 
 		// Write all new particles to GPU buffer
-		input.particles.shuffle(&mut rand::thread_rng());
 		for i in input.particles.iter() {
 			self.state.queue.write_buffer(
 				&self.state.vertex_buffers.particle.instances,
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@ impl super::GPUState {
 				self.state.vertex_buffers.particle_counter = 0;
 			}
 		}
-		input.particles.clear();
 
 		// Create sprite instances