diff --git a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java
index 1965158..ac9aca8 100644
--- a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java
+++ b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.nodes.Node;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.nodes.SamplePlayer;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.nodes.TTS;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.backends.gl.Gamepad;
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.Color;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.IRenderContext;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.ITexture;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.font.IFont;
@@ -161,21 +162,12 @@ public abstract class BaseGame {
 			if(currentFrameTime >= 1.0 / 60.0) {
 				rootNode.tick();
 				update(1.0 / 60.0);
-				/*
-				var rc3d = window.renderStart3D();
-				render3D(rc3d);
-				window.renderFinish3D(rc3d);
-				var rc = window.renderStart();
-				renderPre(rc);
-				rootNode.render(rc);
-				render(rc);
-				window.renderFinish(rc);
-				window.runScaler();
-				*/
 				var p3d = window.getPipeline3D();
 				var p2d = window.getPipeline2D();
 				window.startFrame();
 				p3d.startFrame();
+				//todo: should be transparent but bugged
+				p3d.getRenderContext().clear(Color.BLACK);
 				render3D(p3d.getRenderContext());
 				p3d.finishFrame();
 				p2d.startFrame();
diff --git a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestNode.java b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestNode.java
index b47f3bc..dcf3006 100644
--- a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestNode.java
+++ b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestNode.java
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 package com.danitheskunk.skunkworks;
 
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.ISample;
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.font.FontTileset;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.nodes.NodeSprite;
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.nodes.NodeText;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
 
 public class TestNode extends BaseGame {
 	private final ISample kick;
 	private final NodeSprite sprite;
+	private final NodeText text;
 	float[] axes;
 
 	public TestNode() {
 		super(new Vec2i(1280, 720), "Skunkworks");
 
 		kick = loadSample("demoassets/kick.wav");
+		var font = window.loadFontTileset("fonts/ega-8x14.png");
+		text = new NodeText(font, "Hello World!");
 		sprite = new NodeSprite();
-		sprite.setTexture(loadTexture("demoassets/test.png"));
+		sprite.setTexture(loadTexture("demoassets/card.png"));
 		sprite.setPos(new Vec2f(100, 100));
-		rootNode.add(sprite);
+		//rootNode.add(sprite);
+		rootNode.add(text);
 		//doThing();
 
 	}
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ public class TestNode extends BaseGame {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void update(double delta) {
-		sprite.setPos(new Vec2f(640 + 640 * gamepad.getAxis(0), 360 + 360 * gamepad.getAxis(1)));
+		text.setPos(new Vec2f(640 + 640 * gamepad.getAxis(0), 360 + 360 * gamepad.getAxis(1)));
 		if(gamepad.getButtonPressed(0)) {
 			playSample(kick);
 		}
diff --git a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/nodes/NodeText.java b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/nodes/NodeText.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..832d457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/nodes/NodeText.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.nodes;
+
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.IRenderContext;
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.font.IFont;
+
+public class NodeText extends Node {
+	private IFont font;
+	private String text;
+
+	public NodeText(IFont font, String text) {
+		this.font = font;
+		this.text = text;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void render(IRenderContext rc) {
+		rc.drawString(getAbsolutePos().toVec2i(), text, font);
+	}
+
+	public void setFont(IFont font) {
+		this.font = font;
+	}
+
+	public void setText(String text) {
+		this.text = text;
+	}
+}