diff --git a/crates/render/src/gpustate/mod.rs b/crates/render/src/gpustate/mod.rs
index deecf5d..89f6e7d 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/gpustate/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/gpustate/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pub struct GPUState {
 
 	object_pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
 	starfield_pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
-	//particle_pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
 	ui_pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
 	radialbar_pipeline: wgpu::RenderPipeline,
 
diff --git a/crates/render/src/gpustate/new.rs b/crates/render/src/gpustate/new.rs
index 8c068b2..d8469f7 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/gpustate/new.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/gpustate/new.rs
@@ -168,23 +168,6 @@ impl GPUState {
 			.set_bind_group_layouts(bind_group_layouts)
 			.build();
 
-		/*
-		let particle_pipeline = PipelineBuilder::new("particle", &device)
-			.set_shader(&preprocess_shader(
-				&include_str!(concat!(
-					env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-					"/shaders/",
-					"particle.wgsl"
-				)),
-				&global_uniform,
-				1,
-			))
-			.set_format(config.format)
-			.set_triangle(true)
-			.set_vertex_buffer(vertex_buffers.get_particle())
-			.set_bind_group_layouts(bind_group_layouts)
-			.build();*/
-
 		let radialbar_pipeline = PipelineBuilder::new("radialbar", &device)
 			.set_shader(&preprocess_shader(
 				&include_str!(concat!(
@@ -230,7 +213,6 @@ impl GPUState {
 			object_pipeline,
 			starfield_pipeline,
 			ui_pipeline,
-			//particle_pipeline,
 			radialbar_pipeline,
 
 			state,
diff --git a/crates/render/src/gpustate/phys.rs b/crates/render/src/gpustate/phys.rs
index fdc320b..c9c3db6 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/gpustate/phys.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/gpustate/phys.rs
@@ -10,37 +10,35 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 impl GPUState {
-	pub(super) fn phys_push_ship(
+	pub(super) fn phys_push_ships(
 		&mut self,
 		input: &RenderInput,
 		// NE and SW corners of screen
 		screen_clip: (Point2<f32>, Point2<f32>),
 	) {
-		for ship in input.systemsim.iter_ships() {
-			// TODO: move collapse sequence here?
-
+		for s in input.phys_img.iter_ships() {
 			let ship_pos;
 			let ship_ang;
 			let ship_cnt;
-			match ship.get_data().get_state() {
+			match s.ship.get_data().get_state() {
 				ShipState::Dead | ShipState::Landed { .. } => continue,
 
 				ShipState::Collapsing { .. } | ShipState::Flying { .. } => {
-					let r = input.systemsim.get_rigid_body(ship.rigid_body).unwrap();
+					let r = &s.rigidbody;
 					let pos = *r.translation();
 					ship_pos = Point3::new(pos.x, pos.y, 1.0);
 					let ship_rot = r.rotation();
 					ship_ang = ship_rot.angle();
-					ship_cnt = input.ct.get_ship(ship.get_data().get_content());
+					ship_cnt = input.ct.get_ship(s.ship.get_data().get_content());
 				}
 
 				ShipState::UnLanding { current_z, .. } | ShipState::Landing { current_z, .. } => {
-					let r = input.systemsim.get_rigid_body(ship.rigid_body).unwrap();
+					let r = &s.rigidbody;
 					let pos = *r.translation();
 					ship_pos = Point3::new(pos.x, pos.y, *current_z);
 					let ship_rot = r.rotation();
 					ship_ang = ship_rot.angle();
-					ship_cnt = input.ct.get_ship(ship.get_data().get_content());
+					ship_cnt = input.ct.get_ship(s.ship.get_data().get_content());
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ impl GPUState {
 			);
 
 			// Push this object's instance
-			let anim_state = ship.get_anim_state();
+			let anim_state = s.ship.get_anim_state();
 			self.state.push_object_buffer(ObjectInstance {
 				texture_index: anim_state.texture_index(),
 				texture_fade: anim_state.fade,
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ impl GPUState {
 			});
 
 			if {
-				let is_flying = match ship.get_data().get_state() {
+				let is_flying = match s.ship.get_data().get_state() {
 					ShipState::Flying { .. }
 					| ShipState::UnLanding { .. }
 					| ShipState::Landing { .. } => true,
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ impl GPUState {
 				};
 				is_flying
 			} {
-				for (engine_point, anim) in ship.iter_engine_anim() {
+				for (engine_point, anim) in s.ship.iter_engine_anim() {
 					self.state.queue.write_buffer(
 						&self.state.global_uniform.object_buffer,
 						ObjectData::SIZE * self.state.get_object_counter() as u64,
@@ -135,18 +133,18 @@ impl GPUState {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pub(super) fn phys_push_projectile(
+	pub(super) fn phys_push_projectiles(
 		&mut self,
 		input: &RenderInput,
 		// NE and SW corners of screen
 		screen_clip: (Point2<f32>, Point2<f32>),
 	) {
-		for p in input.systemsim.iter_projectiles() {
-			let r = input.systemsim.get_rigid_body(p.rigid_body).unwrap();
+		for p in input.phys_img.iter_projectiles() {
+			let r = &p.rigidbody;
 			let proj_pos = *r.translation();
 			let proj_rot = r.rotation();
 			let proj_ang = proj_rot.angle();
-			let proj_cnt = &p.content; // TODO: don't clone this?
+			let proj_cnt = &p.projectile.content; // TODO: don't clone this?
 
 			// Position adjusted for parallax
 			// TODO: adjust parallax for zoom?
@@ -179,14 +177,14 @@ impl GPUState {
 					ypos: proj_pos.y,
 					zpos: 1.0,
 					angle: proj_ang,
-					size: 0f32.max(proj_cnt.size + p.size_rng),
+					size: 0f32.max(proj_cnt.size + p.projectile.size_rng),
 					parent: 0,
 					is_child: 0,
 					_padding: Default::default(),
 				}]),
 			);
 
-			let anim_state = p.get_anim_state();
+			let anim_state = p.projectile.get_anim_state();
 			self.state.push_object_buffer(ObjectInstance {
 				texture_index: anim_state.texture_index(),
 				texture_fade: anim_state.fade,
@@ -251,4 +249,68 @@ impl GPUState {
 			});
 		}
 	}
+
+	pub(super) fn phys_push_effects(
+		&mut self,
+		input: &RenderInput,
+		// NE and SW corners of screen
+		screen_clip: (Point2<f32>, Point2<f32>),
+	) {
+		for p in input.phys_img.iter_effects() {
+			let r = &p.rigidbody;
+			let pos = *r.translation();
+			let rot = r.rotation();
+			let ang = rot.angle();
+
+			// Position adjusted for parallax
+			// TODO: adjust parallax for zoom?
+			// 1.0 is z-coordinate, which is constant for projectiles
+			let adjusted_pos = (pos - input.camera_pos) / 1.0;
+
+			// Game dimensions of this sprite post-scale.
+			// Post-scale width or height, whichever is larger.
+			// This is in game units.
+			//
+			// We take the maximum to account for rotated sprites.
+			let m = (p.effect.size / 1.0)
+				* input
+					.ct
+					.get_sprite(p.effect.anim.get_sprite())
+					.aspect
+					.max(1.0);
+
+			// Don't draw sprites that are off the screen
+			if adjusted_pos.x < screen_clip.0.x - m
+				|| adjusted_pos.y > screen_clip.0.y + m
+				|| adjusted_pos.x > screen_clip.1.x + m
+				|| adjusted_pos.y < screen_clip.1.y - m
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			let idx = self.state.get_object_counter();
+			// Write this object's location data
+			self.state.queue.write_buffer(
+				&self.state.global_uniform.object_buffer,
+				ObjectData::SIZE * idx as u64,
+				bytemuck::cast_slice(&[ObjectData {
+					xpos: pos.x,
+					ypos: pos.y,
+					zpos: 1.0,
+					angle: ang,
+					size: p.effect.size,
+					parent: 0,
+					is_child: 0,
+					_padding: Default::default(),
+				}]),
+			);
+
+			let anim_state = p.effect.anim.get_texture_idx();
+			self.state.push_object_buffer(ObjectInstance {
+				texture_index: anim_state.texture_index(),
+				texture_fade: anim_state.fade,
+				object_index: idx as u32,
+			});
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/crates/render/src/gpustate/render.rs b/crates/render/src/gpustate/render.rs
index 60fe046..c3b601c 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/gpustate/render.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/gpustate/render.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use bytemuck;
 use galactica_system::{data::ShipState, phys::PhysSimShipHandle};
-use galactica_util::constants::PARTICLE_SPRITE_INSTANCE_LIMIT;
 use glyphon::Resolution;
 use nalgebra::Point2;
 use std::iter;
 use wgpu;
 
-use crate::{
-	globaluniform::GlobalDataContent,
-	vertexbuffer::{consts::SPRITE_INDICES, types::ParticleInstance},
-	RenderInput,
-};
+use crate::{globaluniform::GlobalDataContent, vertexbuffer::consts::SPRITE_INDICES, RenderInput};
 
 impl<'a> super::GPUState {
 	/// Render routines while player is flying
@@ -46,25 +41,6 @@ impl<'a> super::GPUState {
 			timestamp_writes: None,
 		});
 
-		// Write all new particles to GPU buffer
-		for i in input.particles.iter() {
-			let sprite = input.ct.get_sprite(i.sprite);
-			let texture_a = sprite.get_first_frame(); // ANIMATE
-
-			self.state.push_particle_buffer(ParticleInstance {
-				position: [i.pos.x, i.pos.y],
-				velocity: i.velocity.into(),
-				angle: i.angle,
-				angvel: i.angvel,
-				size: i.size,
-				texture_index: [texture_a, texture_a],
-				texture_fade: 1.0,
-				created: input.current_time,
-				expires: input.current_time + i.lifetime,
-				fade: i.fade,
-			});
-		}
-
 		// Create sprite instances
 
 		// Game coordinates (relative to camera) of ne and sw corners of screen.
@@ -76,8 +52,9 @@ impl<'a> super::GPUState {
 		// The order inside ships and projectiles doesn't matter,
 		// but ships should always be under projectiles.
 		self.phys_push_system(&input, (clip_ne, clip_sw));
-		self.phys_push_ship(&input, (clip_ne, clip_sw));
-		self.phys_push_projectile(&input, (clip_ne, clip_sw));
+		self.phys_push_ships(&input, (clip_ne, clip_sw));
+		self.phys_push_projectiles(&input, (clip_ne, clip_sw));
+		self.phys_push_effects(&input, (clip_ne, clip_sw));
 		self.ui.draw(&input, &mut self.state);
 
 		// These should match the indices in each shader,
@@ -109,19 +86,6 @@ impl<'a> super::GPUState {
 			0..self.state.get_object_counter(),
 		);
 
-		/*
-		// Particle pipeline
-		self.state
-			.vertex_buffers
-			.get_particle()
-			.set_in_pass(&mut render_pass);
-		render_pass.set_pipeline(&self.particle_pipeline);
-		render_pass.draw_indexed(
-			0..SPRITE_INDICES.len() as u32,
-			0,
-			0..PARTICLE_SPRITE_INSTANCE_LIMIT as _,
-		); */
-
 		// Ui pipeline
 		self.state
 			.vertex_buffers
@@ -319,9 +283,10 @@ impl<'a> super::GPUState {
 		self.state.frame_reset();
 
 		match input
-			.systemsim
+			.phys_img
 			.get_ship(&PhysSimShipHandle(input.player.ship.unwrap()))
 			.unwrap()
+			.ship
 			.get_data()
 			.get_state()
 		{
diff --git a/crates/render/src/vertexbuffer/types.rs b/crates/render/src/vertexbuffer/types.rs
index 6399522..5703311 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/vertexbuffer/types.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/vertexbuffer/types.rs
@@ -224,112 +224,6 @@ impl BufferObject for UiInstance {
 	}
 }
 
-#[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, bytemuck::Pod, bytemuck::Zeroable)]
-pub struct ParticleInstance {
-	/// World position of this particle
-	pub position: [f32; 2],
-
-	/// Velocity of this particle, in world coordinates
-	pub velocity: [f32; 2],
-
-	/// Angle of this particle, in radians
-	pub angle: f32,
-
-	/// Angular velocity of this particle, rad/sec
-	pub angvel: f32,
-
-	/// The height of this particle, in world units
-	pub size: f32,
-
-	/// The time, in seconds, at which this particle was created.
-	/// Time is kept by a variable in the global uniform.
-	pub created: f32,
-
-	/// The time, in seconds, at which this particle expires.
-	/// Time is kept by a variable in the global uniform.
-	pub expires: f32,
-
-	/// Fade this particle out over this many seconds as it expires
-	pub fade: f32,
-
-	/// What texture to use for this particle
-	pub texture_index: [u32; 2],
-	/// Fade parameter for texture index
-	pub texture_fade: f32,
-}
-
-impl BufferObject for ParticleInstance {
-	fn layout() -> wgpu::VertexBufferLayout<'static> {
-		wgpu::VertexBufferLayout {
-			array_stride: Self::SIZE,
-			step_mode: wgpu::VertexStepMode::Instance,
-			attributes: &[
-				// Position
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: 0,
-					shader_location: 2,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32x2,
-				},
-				// Velocity
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: mem::size_of::<[f32; 2]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
-					shader_location: 3,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32x2,
-				},
-				// Angle
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: mem::size_of::<[f32; 4]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
-					shader_location: 4,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32,
-				},
-				// Angvel
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: mem::size_of::<[f32; 5]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
-					shader_location: 5,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32,
-				},
-				// Size
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: mem::size_of::<[f32; 6]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
-					shader_location: 6,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32,
-				},
-				// Created
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: mem::size_of::<[f32; 7]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
-					shader_location: 7,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32,
-				},
-				// Expires
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: mem::size_of::<[f32; 8]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
-					shader_location: 8,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32,
-				},
-				// Fade
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: mem::size_of::<[f32; 9]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
-					shader_location: 9,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32,
-				},
-				// Texture
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: mem::size_of::<[f32; 10]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
-					shader_location: 10,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Uint32x2,
-				},
-				// Texture fade
-				wgpu::VertexAttribute {
-					offset: mem::size_of::<[f32; 12]>() as wgpu::BufferAddress,
-					shader_location: 11,
-					format: wgpu::VertexFormat::Float32,
-				},
-			],
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, bytemuck::Pod, bytemuck::Zeroable)]
 pub struct RadialBarInstance {