diff --git a/includes/interface.h b/includes/interface.h
index 57a643236..fdd21e4cc 100644
--- a/includes/interface.h
+++ b/includes/interface.h
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ extern int zoom_en;
 extern int zoom_x, zoom_y;
 extern int zoom_wx, zoom_wy;
 
+extern int drawgrav_enable;
+
 void menu_count(void);
 
 void get_sign_pos(int i, int *x0, int *y0, int *w, int *h);
diff --git a/src/graphics.c b/src/graphics.c
index a32d25086..459706ef5 100644
--- a/src/graphics.c
+++ b/src/graphics.c
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ void draw_parts(pixel *vid)
 						cr *= x;
 						cg *= x;
 						cb *= x;
-						vid[ny*(XRES+BARSIZE)+nx] = PIXRGB(cr>255?255:cr,cg>255?255:cg,cb>255?255:cb);
+						vid[ny*(XRES+BARSIZE)+nx] = PIXRGB(cr>255?255:cr,cg>255?255:cg,cb>255?255:cb);						
 						cr >>= 4;
 						cg >>= 4;
 						cb >>= 4;
@@ -2587,15 +2587,26 @@ void draw_parts(pixel *vid)
 						cr = cr>255?255:cr;
 						cg = cg>255?255:cg;
 						cb = cb>255?255:cb;
-						blendpixel(vid, nx, ny, cr, cg, cb, 192);
-						blendpixel(vid, nx+1, ny, cr, cg, cb, 96);
-						blendpixel(vid, nx-1, ny, cr, cg, cb, 96);
-						blendpixel(vid, nx, ny+1, cr, cg, cb, 96);
-						blendpixel(vid, nx, ny-1, cr, cg, cb, 96);
-						blendpixel(vid, nx+1, ny-1, cr, cg, cb, 32);
-						blendpixel(vid, nx-1, ny+1, cr, cg, cb, 32);
-						blendpixel(vid, nx+1, ny+1, cr, cg, cb, 32);
-						blendpixel(vid, nx-1, ny-1, cr, cg, cb, 32);
+						if(cmode == CM_PERS){
+							if(parts[i].pavg[0] && parts[i].pavg[1])
+							{
+								draw_line(vid, nx, ny, parts[i].pavg[0], parts[i].pavg[1], cr, cg, cb, XRES+BARSIZE);
+							}
+							else
+							{
+								vid[ny*(XRES+BARSIZE)+nx] = PIXRGB(cr, cg, cb);	
+							}
+						} else {
+							blendpixel(vid, nx, ny, cr, cg, cb, 192);
+							blendpixel(vid, nx+1, ny, cr, cg, cb, 96);
+							blendpixel(vid, nx-1, ny, cr, cg, cb, 96);
+							blendpixel(vid, nx, ny+1, cr, cg, cb, 96);
+							blendpixel(vid, nx, ny-1, cr, cg, cb, 96);
+							blendpixel(vid, nx+1, ny-1, cr, cg, cb, 32);
+							blendpixel(vid, nx-1, ny+1, cr, cg, cb, 32);
+							blendpixel(vid, nx+1, ny+1, cr, cg, cb, 32);
+							blendpixel(vid, nx-1, ny-1, cr, cg, cb, 32);
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				//Life can be 11 too, so don't just check for 10
diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index 7049d9fcb..a0500b7be 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ int zoom_wx=0, zoom_wy=0;
 unsigned char ZFACTOR = 256/ZSIZE_D;
 unsigned char ZSIZE = ZSIZE_D;
 
+int drawgrav_enable = 0;
+
 void menu_count(void)//puts the number of elements in each section into .itemcount
 {
 	int i=0;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index bcb524a81..ac72abf34 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (bsy<0)
 			bsy = 0;
 		
-		if(ngrav_enable)
+		if(ngrav_enable && drawgrav_enable)
 			draw_grav(vid_buf);
 		draw_walls(vid_buf); 
 		update_particles(vid_buf); //update everything
@@ -2224,10 +2224,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			}
 			if (sdl_key=='g')
 			{
-				if (sdl_mod & (KMOD_SHIFT))
-					GRID_MODE = (GRID_MODE+9)%10;
+				if(sdl_mod & (KMOD_CTRL))
+				{
+					drawgrav_enable =! drawgrav_enable;
+				}
 				else
-					GRID_MODE = (GRID_MODE+1)%10;
+				{
+					if (sdl_mod & (KMOD_SHIFT))
+						GRID_MODE = (GRID_MODE+9)%10;
+					else
+						GRID_MODE = (GRID_MODE+1)%10;
+				}
 			}
 			if (sdl_key=='m')
 			{
diff --git a/src/powder.c b/src/powder.c
index e6e9e7652..016b54ba2 100644
--- a/src/powder.c
+++ b/src/powder.c
@@ -769,10 +769,15 @@ inline int create_part(int p, int x, int y, int t)//the function for creating a
 	{
 		parts[i].pavg[1] = pv[y/CELL][x/CELL];
 	}
-	if (t==PT_QRTZ)
+	else if (t==PT_QRTZ)
 	{
 		parts[i].pavg[1] = pv[y/CELL][x/CELL];
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		parts[i].pavg[0] = 0.0f;
+		parts[i].pavg[1] = 0.0f;
+	}
 	if (t!=PT_STKM&&t!=PT_STKM2)//set everything to default values first, except for stickman.
 	{
 		parts[i].x = (float)x;