diff --git a/Assets/raymarched/lib/libgarbage_operations.cginc b/Assets/raymarched/lib/libgarbage_operations.cginc
index 9ccf72e..a6af79d 100644
--- a/Assets/raymarched/lib/libgarbage_operations.cginc
+++ b/Assets/raymarched/lib/libgarbage_operations.cginc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ float smax(float a, float b, float k) {
 
 Material mixMat(Material a, Material b, float fac) {
 	Material m;
+	fac = clamp(fac * 1.1 - 0.05, 0, 1); // TODO make this configurable, also possibly use smoothstep
 	m.col = lerp(a.col, b.col, fac);
 	m.gloss = lerp(a.gloss, b.gloss, fac);
 	return m;
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ Material mixMat(SurfacePoint a, SurfacePoint b) {
 	return mixMat(a.mat, b.mat, fac);
 }
 
+Material nearestMat(SurfacePoint a, SurfacePoint b) {
+	if (a.dist < b.dist) {
+		return a.mat;
+	} else {
+		return b.mat;
+	}
+}
+
 // --------------------------------
 // base sdf operations
 // --------------------------------
@@ -37,7 +46,7 @@ float qUnion(float a, float b, float smooth) {
 SurfacePoint qUnion(SurfacePoint a, SurfacePoint b) {
 	SurfacePoint o;
 	o.dist = min(a.dist, b.dist);
-	o.mat = mixMat(a, b);
+	o.mat = nearestMat(a, b);
 	return o;
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ float qIntersect(float a, float b, float smooth) {
 SurfacePoint qIntersect(SurfacePoint a, SurfacePoint b) {
 	SurfacePoint o;
 	o.dist = max(a.dist, b.dist);
-	o.mat = mixMat(a, b);
+	o.mat = nearestMat(a, b);
 	return o;
 }
 
@@ -92,6 +101,10 @@ SurfacePoint qIntersect(SurfacePoint a, SurfacePoint b, float smooth) {
 	return o;
 }
 
+// --------------------------------
+// single sdf operations
+// --------------------------------
+
 float qRound(float a, float radius) {
 	return a - radius;
 }
@@ -131,7 +144,7 @@ float3 repXYZUnsigned(float3 p, float3 r) {
 }
 
 // repeats space
-inline float3 repXZ(float3 p, float x, float z) {
+float3 repXZ(float3 p, float x, float z) {
 	float3 o = p;
 	o.x = fmod(abs(p.x) + x / 2.0, x) - x / 2.0;
 	o.x *= sign(p.x);
@@ -139,3 +152,10 @@ inline float3 repXZ(float3 p, float x, float z) {
 	o.z *= sign(p.z);
 	return o;
 }
+
+float3 repX(float3 p, float x) {
+	float3 o = p;
+	o.x = fmod(abs(p.x) + x / 2.0, x) - x / 2.0;
+	o.x *= sign(p.x);
+	return o;
+}