diff --git a/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/ecs/system/BackgroundRenderSystem.kt b/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/ecs/system/BackgroundRenderSystem.kt
index 08c6541..ca07af1 100644
--- a/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/ecs/system/BackgroundRenderSystem.kt
+++ b/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/ecs/system/BackgroundRenderSystem.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import com.artemis.systems.IteratingSystem
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.OrthographicCamera
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
+import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.TiledMap
+import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.TiledMapTileLayer
 import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.renderers.OrthogonalTiledMapRenderer
 import me.srikavin.fbla.game.ecs.component.Map
 import me.srikavin.fbla.game.ecs.component.Transform
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ class BackgroundRenderSystem : IteratingSystem() {
 
     private lateinit var mapRenderer: OrthogonalTiledMapRenderer
 
+    private val bgCamera = OrthographicCamera()
 
     override fun initialize() {
         super.initialize()
@@ -31,13 +34,47 @@ class BackgroundRenderSystem : IteratingSystem() {
     }
 
     override fun begin() {
+        bgCamera.position.set(camera.position).scl(0.40f, 1f, 1f).add(30f, 0f, 0f)
+        bgCamera.direction.set(camera.direction)
+        bgCamera.zoom = camera.zoom * 1.25f
+        bgCamera.viewportHeight = camera.viewportHeight
+        bgCamera.viewportWidth = camera.viewportWidth
+        bgCamera.update()
         camera.update()
     }
 
+    private val layers: ArrayList<Int> = ArrayList()
+    private lateinit var layersArr: IntArray
+    private lateinit var map: TiledMap
+    private lateinit var backgroundLayer: TiledMapTileLayer
+
     override fun process(entityId: Int) {
         val transform = transformMapper[entityId]
-        mapRenderer.setView(camera.combined, transform.position.x, transform.position.y + 10, Gdx.graphics.width.toFloat(), Gdx.graphics.height.toFloat())
-        mapRenderer.map = mapMapper[entityId].map
-        mapRenderer.render()
+        val map = mapMapper[entityId].map
+
+        if (!this::map.isInitialized || this.map != map) {
+            this.map = map
+            layers.clear()
+
+            map.layers.forEachIndexed { index, mapLayer ->
+                if (mapLayer.name == "Background") {
+                    backgroundLayer = mapLayer as TiledMapTileLayer
+                } else {
+                    layers.add(index)
+                }
+            }
+
+            layersArr = layers.toIntArray()
+            mapRenderer.map = map
+        }
+
+
+        batch.begin()
+        mapRenderer.setView(bgCamera.combined, transform.position.x, transform.position.y, Gdx.graphics.width.toFloat(), Gdx.graphics.height.toFloat())
+        mapRenderer.renderTileLayer(backgroundLayer)
+        batch.end()
+
+        mapRenderer.setView(camera.combined, transform.position.x, transform.position.y, Gdx.graphics.width.toFloat(), Gdx.graphics.height.toFloat())
+        mapRenderer.render(layersArr)
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/ecs/system/RenderSystem.kt b/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/ecs/system/RenderSystem.kt
index 13ec1ea..b01a1c4 100644
--- a/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/ecs/system/RenderSystem.kt
+++ b/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/ecs/system/RenderSystem.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.GL20
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.OrthographicCamera
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
-import ktx.log.info
 
 
 class RenderSystem : BaseSystem() {
@@ -18,7 +17,11 @@ class RenderSystem : BaseSystem() {
 
     override fun processSystem() {
         Gdx.gl.glClearColor(0f, 0f, 0f, 1f)
-        Gdx.gl.glClear(GL20.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
+        Gdx.gl.glClear(
+                GL20.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT
+                        or GL20.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT
+                        or (if (Gdx.graphics.bufferFormat.coverageSampling) GL20.GL_COVERAGE_BUFFER_BIT_NV else 0)
+        )
         camera.update()
         batch.projectionMatrix = camera.combined
     }
diff --git a/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/map/MapLoader.kt b/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/map/MapLoader.kt
index b593f5b..0a43155 100644
--- a/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/map/MapLoader.kt
+++ b/core/src/me/srikavin/fbla/game/map/MapLoader.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.MapObject
 import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.objects.EllipseMapObject
 import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.objects.PolygonMapObject
 import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.objects.RectangleMapObject
-import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.TiledMap
+import com.badlogic.gdx.maps.tiled.TmxMapLoader
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.EarClippingTriangulator
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2
 import com.badlogic.gdx.physics.box2d.*
@@ -79,13 +79,12 @@ class MapLoader(private val assetManager: AssetManager, private val world: World
     }
 
     fun loadMap(path: String): EntityInt {
-        val map = when {
-            assetManager.isLoaded(path) -> assetManager.get<TiledMap>(path)
-            else -> {
-                assetManager.load(path, TiledMap::class.java)
-                assetManager.finishLoadingAsset<TiledMap>(path)
-            }
-        }
+        val map = TmxMapLoader().load(path, TmxMapLoader.Parameters().apply {
+            generateMipMaps = true
+            textureMagFilter = Texture.TextureFilter.MipMapNearestNearest
+            textureMinFilter = Texture.TextureFilter.MipMapNearestNearest
+        })
+
 
 //        val entities = world.aspectSubscriptionManager[Aspect.all()].entities