diff --git a/res/drawable/HpMed.png b/res/drawable/HpMed.png
index 5f7d8af..12b3a58 100644
Binary files a/res/drawable/HpMed.png and b/res/drawable/HpMed.png differ
diff --git a/zsrc/game.zig b/zsrc/game.zig
index 8edaef0..d77e4e0 100644
--- a/zsrc/game.zig
+++ b/zsrc/game.zig
@@ -869,9 +869,15 @@ fn slowDownSnake(snake: *pl.Snake, duration: c_int) void {
         );
         ani.lifeSpan = duration;
         ani.scaled = false;
-        if (snake.buffs[tps.BUFF_DEFENCE] > 0) {
-            continue;
-        }
+        // r.c. - This line prevents slow downs from tracking with the sprite when
+        // BUFF_DEFENCE is non-zero. I don't know why this code is like this. But
+        // I believe the animations should always track alongside the sprite's x,y coords.
+        // In other words, bindAnimationToSprite should always be ran.
+
+        // if (snake.buffs[tps.BUFF_DEFENCE] > 0) {
+        //     continue;
+        // }
+
         ren.bindAnimationToSprite(ani, sprite, true);
     }
 }
@@ -941,7 +947,7 @@ fn attackUpSnake(snake: *pl.Snake, duration: c_int) void {
     }
 }
 
-fn takeHpMedcine(snake: *pl.Snake, delta: c_int, extra: bool) void {
+fn takeHpMedicine(snake: *pl.Snake, delta: c_int, extra: bool) void {
     var p = snake.sprites.first;
     while (p) |node| : (p = node.next) {
         const sprite: *spr.Sprite = @alignCast(@ptrCast(node.data));
@@ -1422,7 +1428,7 @@ fn makeSnakeCross(snake: *pl.Snake) bool {
                                 itemMap[i][j].type == .ITEM_HP_EXTRA_MEDICINE)
                             {
                                 aud.playAudio(res.AUDIO_MED);
-                                takeHpMedcine(snake, GAME_HP_MEDICINE_DELTA, itemMap[i][j].type == .ITEM_HP_EXTRA_MEDICINE);
+                                takeHpMedicine(snake, GAME_HP_MEDICINE_DELTA, itemMap[i][j].type == .ITEM_HP_EXTRA_MEDICINE);
                                 flasksCount -= @intFromBool(itemMap[i][j].type == .ITEM_HP_MEDICINE);
 
                                 tps.removeAnimationFromLinkList(&ren.animationsList[ren.RENDER_LIST_MAP_ITEMS_ID], ani);
diff --git a/zsrc/render.zig b/zsrc/render.zig
index b7e8fc4..af292cc 100644
--- a/zsrc/render.zig
+++ b/zsrc/render.zig
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub const RENDER_LIST_EFFECT_ID = 5;
 pub const RENDER_LIST_MAP_FOREWALL = 6;
 pub const RENDER_LIST_UI_ID = 7;
 pub const RENDER_BUFFER_SIZE = 1 << 16;
-pub const RENDER_HP_BAR_HEIGHT = 2;
+pub const RENDER_HP_BAR_HEIGHT = 3;
 pub const RENDER_HP_BAR_WIDTH = 20;
 pub const RENDER_COUNTDOWN_BAR_WIDTH = 300;
 pub const RENDER_COUNTDOWN_BAR_HEIGHT = 10;
@@ -220,11 +220,12 @@ fn renderSnakeHp(snake: *pl.Snake) void {
             const spriteHeight: c_int = sprite.ani.origin.height * SCALE_FACTOR;
             const bar: c.SDL_Rect = .{
                 .x = sprite.x - res.UNIT / 2 + (res.UNIT - width) / 2,
-                .y = sprite.y - spriteHeight - RENDER_HP_BAR_HEIGHT * (@as(c_int, @intCast(i)) + 1),
+                .y = sprite.y - spriteHeight - RENDER_HP_BAR_HEIGHT * (@as(c_int, @intCast(i)) + 3),
                 .w = @intFromFloat(@as(f64, @floatFromInt(width)) * @min(1.0, percent)),
                 .h = RENDER_HP_BAR_HEIGHT,
             };
-            _ = c.SDL_RenderDrawRect(renderer, &bar);
+
+            _ = c.SDL_RenderFillRect(renderer, &bar);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -381,12 +382,6 @@ pub fn clearBindInAnimationsList(sprite: *spr.Sprite, id: c_int) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn bindAnimationToSprite(ani: *tps.Animation, sprite: *spr.Sprite, isStrong: bool) void {
-    ani.bind = sprite;
-    ani.dieWithBind = isStrong;
-    updateAnimationFromBind(ani);
-}
-
 pub fn updateAnimationFromBind(ani: *tps.Animation) void {
     if (ani.bind) |bnd| {
         const sprite: *spr.Sprite = @alignCast(@ptrCast(bnd));
@@ -396,6 +391,14 @@ pub fn updateAnimationFromBind(ani: *tps.Animation) void {
     }
 }
 
+/// associates an animation to track and render following the sprites x,y position. If isStrong
+/// is true, then the animation should be removed should the sprite need to be destroyed, ie: died.
+pub fn bindAnimationToSprite(ani: *tps.Animation, sprite: *spr.Sprite, isStrong: bool) void {
+    ani.bind = sprite;
+    ani.dieWithBind = isStrong;
+    updateAnimationFromBind(ani);
+}
+
 pub fn renderAnimation(a: ?*tps.Animation) void {
     if (a == null) return;
     const ani = a.?;
diff --git a/zsrc/res.zig b/zsrc/res.zig
index 62d67ca..58b7ae1 100644
--- a/zsrc/res.zig
+++ b/zsrc/res.zig
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ fn loadTileset(path: [:0]const u8, origin: ?*c.SDL_Texture) bool {
         const p = &textures[texturesCount];
         texturesCount += 1;
         tps.initTexture(p, origin.?, w, h, f);
-        std.log.debug("{d}). {s}", .{ count, std.mem.sliceTo(&resName, 0) });
 
         var i: usize = 0;
         while (i < f) : (i += 1) {
@@ -499,8 +498,9 @@ fn loadTileset(path: [:0]const u8, origin: ?*c.SDL_Texture) bool {
             p.crops[i].w = w;
         }
 
-        std.log.debug("Texture Res: {d}). ptr:{*}, x:{d}, y:{d}, w:{d}, h:{d}, f:{d}", .{
+        std.log.debug("Texture Res: {d}). name: {s}, ptr:{*}, x:{d}, y:{d}, w:{d}, h:{d}, f:{d}", .{
             texturesCount - 1,
+            std.mem.sliceTo(&resName, 0),
             p,
             x,
             y,