diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ModOptionsHost.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ModOptionsHost.kt
index e0ffb6a89..72a6aec9b 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ModOptionsHost.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ModOptionsHost.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import net.torvald.terrarum.ui.UICanvas
 
 class ModOptionsHost(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
 
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0f
 
     private val moduleAreaHMargin = 48
     private val moduleAreaBorder = 8
@@ -21,18 +20,6 @@ class ModOptionsHost(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
     override fun renderUI(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera) {
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
     override fun dispose() {
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/UIFakeGradOverlay.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/UIFakeGradOverlay.kt
index 88b8193aa..02b273c97 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/UIFakeGradOverlay.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/UIFakeGradOverlay.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.GL20
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.OrthographicCamera
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
+import com.jme3.math.FastMath
 import net.torvald.random.HQRNG
 import net.torvald.terrarum.ui.Toolkit
 import net.torvald.terrarum.ui.UICanvas
@@ -75,29 +76,51 @@ class UIFakeBlurOverlay(val blurRadius: Float, val nodarken: Boolean) : UICanvas
         get() = App.scr.height
         set(value) {}
 
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0f
+    override var openCloseTime: Second = OPENCLOSE_GENERIC
 
     private val darken = Color(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1f)
 
+    private val darkeningVarCol = Color(255)
+    private val batchDrawCol = Color(-1)
+
     override fun updateUI(delta: Float) {}
     override fun renderUI(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera) {
+        batchDrawCol.a = openness
+        batch.color = batchDrawCol
         if (App.getConfigBoolean("fx_backgroundblur")) {
-            Toolkit.blurEntireScreen(batch, camera as OrthographicCamera, blurRadius, 0, 0, width, height)
+            Toolkit.blurEntireScreen(batch, camera as OrthographicCamera, blurRadius * openness, 0, 0, width, height)
         }
 
         if (!nodarken) {
             blendMul(batch)
-            batch.color = darken
+            darkeningVarCol.r = FastMath.interpolateLinear(openness, 1f, 0.5f)
+            darkeningVarCol.g = FastMath.interpolateLinear(openness, 1f, 0.5f)
+            darkeningVarCol.b = FastMath.interpolateLinear(openness, 1f, 0.5f)
+            batch.color = darkeningVarCol
             Toolkit.fillArea(batch, 0, 0, width, height)
 
             blendNormalStraightAlpha(batch)
         }
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {}
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {}
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {}
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {}
+    private var openness = 0f // 0-closed, 1-opened
+
+    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
+        openness = handler.openCloseCounter / openCloseTime
+    }
+
+    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
+        openness = (openCloseTime - handler.openCloseCounter) / openCloseTime
+    }
+
+    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
+        openness = 1f
+    }
+
+    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
+        openness = 0f
+    }
+
     override fun dispose() {
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureStorageChest.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureStorageChest.kt
index cc1a26234..7ab0f07c0 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureStorageChest.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/FixtureStorageChest.kt
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ internal class UIStorageChest : UICanvas(
 
     override var width = App.scr.width
     override var height = App.scr.height
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0.0f
 
     private val negotiator = object : InventoryTransactionNegotiator() {
         override fun accept(player: FixtureInventory, fixture: FixtureInventory, item: GameItem, amount: Long) {
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ internal class UIStorageChest : UICanvas(
 
     override fun renderUI(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera) {
         // background fill
-        UIInventoryFull.drawBackground(batch)
+        UIInventoryFull.drawBackground(batch, handler.opacity)
 
         // UI items
         batch.color = Color.WHITE
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/UICrafting.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/UICrafting.kt
index 0d0de1c12..20e8c7040 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/UICrafting.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/UICrafting.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class UICrafting(val full: UIInventoryFull) : UICanvas(), HasInventory {
 
     override var width = App.scr.width
     override var height = App.scr.height
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0.0f
 
     private val itemListPlayer: UIItemInventoryItemGrid
     private val itemListCraftable: UIItemCraftingCandidateGrid // might be changed to something else
@@ -515,21 +514,24 @@ class UICrafting(val full: UIInventoryFull) : UICanvas(), HasInventory {
     }
 
     override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
+        super.doOpening(delta)
         resetUI()
-
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null)
     }
 
     override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
+        super.doClosing(delta)
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null)
     }
 
     override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
+        super.endOpening(delta)
         UIItemInventoryItemGrid.tooltipShowing.clear()
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null) // required!
     }
 
     override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
+        super.endClosing(delta)
         resetUI()
         UIItemInventoryItemGrid.tooltipShowing.clear()
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null) // required!
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIGraphicsControlPanel.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIGraphicsControlPanel.kt
index c9fe0a526..6eb962676 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIGraphicsControlPanel.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIGraphicsControlPanel.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class UIGraphicsControlPanel(remoCon: UIRemoCon?) : UICanvas() {
 
     override var width = 400
     override var height = 400
-    override var openCloseTime = 0f
 
     private val spinnerWidth = 140
     private val drawX = (Toolkit.drawWidth - width) / 2
@@ -141,26 +140,6 @@ class UIGraphicsControlPanel(remoCon: UIRemoCon?) : UICanvas() {
         }
     }
 
-    override fun show() {
-        super.show()
-    }
-
-    override fun hide() {
-        super.hide()
-    }
-
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
     override fun dispose() {
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIIMEConfig.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIIMEConfig.kt
index f9dfd259d..ea32fe7c9 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIIMEConfig.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIIMEConfig.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class UIIMEConfig(remoCon: UIRemoCon?) : UICanvas() {
 
     override var width = 480
     override var height = 600
-    override var openCloseTime = 0f
 
 
     private val drawX = (Toolkit.drawWidth - width) / 2
@@ -208,18 +207,6 @@ class UIIMEConfig(remoCon: UIRemoCon?) : UICanvas() {
         }
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
     override fun dispose() {
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryCells.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryCells.kt
index 764b7db88..d03cfe843 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryCells.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryCells.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Camera
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
 import net.torvald.terrarum.*
+import net.torvald.terrarum.App.printdbg
 import net.torvald.terrarum.langpack.Lang
 import net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.gameactors.FixtureInventory
 import net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.ui.UIInventoryFull.Companion.CELLS_HOR
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ internal class UIInventoryCells(
 
     override var width: Int = Toolkit.drawWidth
     override var height: Int = App.scr.height
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0.0f
 
     companion object {
         val weightBarWidth = UIItemInventoryElemSimple.height * 2f + UIItemInventoryItemGrid.listGap
@@ -144,16 +144,9 @@ internal class UIInventoryCells(
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null)
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
 
     override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
+        super.endClosing(delta)
         UIItemInventoryItemGrid.tooltipShowing.clear()
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null)
     }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryEscMenu.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryEscMenu.kt
index b79f08809..af3626f68 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryEscMenu.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryEscMenu.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class UIInventoryEscMenu(val full: UIInventoryFull) : UICanvas() {
 
     override var width: Int = Toolkit.drawWidth
     override var height: Int = App.scr.height
-    override var openCloseTime = 0.0f
 
     private val gameMenu = arrayOf(
             "MENU_IO_SAVE_GAME",
@@ -300,18 +299,18 @@ class UIInventoryEscMenu(val full: UIInventoryFull) : UICanvas() {
         }
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
     override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
+        super.doClosing(delta)
         screen = 0
     }
 
     override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
+        super.endOpening(delta)
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null)
     }
 
     override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
+        super.endClosing(delta)
         screen = 0
         UIItemInventoryItemGrid.tooltipShowing.clear()
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null)
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryFull.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryFull.kt
index bb0dbe7c6..076a824ba 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryFull.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryFull.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Camera
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.ShapeRenderer
+import com.jme3.math.FastMath
 import net.torvald.terrarum.*
 import net.torvald.terrarum.App.*
 import net.torvald.terrarum.langpack.Lang
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ class UIInventoryFull(
 
     override var width: Int = Toolkit.drawWidth
     override var height: Int = App.scr.height
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0.0f
 
     companion object {
         private var shapeRenderer: ShapeRenderer? = null
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ class UIInventoryFull(
 
         val controlHelpHeight = App.fontGame.lineHeight
 
-        fun drawBackground(batch: SpriteBatch) {
+        private val gsta = Color(gradStartCol)
+        private val gend = Color(gradEndCol)
+
+        fun drawBackground(batch: SpriteBatch, opacity: Float) {
             batch.end()
             gdxBlendNormalStraightAlpha()
 
@@ -82,15 +85,17 @@ class UIInventoryFull(
             val w = App.scr.wf * magn
             val h = App.scr.hf * magn
 
+            gsta.a = 0.375f * opacity
+            gend.a = 0.4375f * opacity
             shapeRenderer!!.inUse {
                 // shaperender starts at bottom-left!
-                it.rect(0f, gradTopStart, w, gradHeight, gradStartCol, gradStartCol, gradEndCol, gradEndCol)
-                it.rect(0f, gradBottomEnd, w, -gradHeight, gradStartCol, gradStartCol, gradEndCol, gradEndCol)
+                it.rect(0f, gradTopStart, w, gradHeight, gsta, gsta, gend, gend)
+                it.rect(0f, gradBottomEnd, w, -gradHeight, gsta, gsta, gend, gend)
 
-                it.rect(0f, gradTopStart + gradHeight, w, gradHeightFlat, gradEndCol, gradEndCol, gradEndCol, gradEndCol)
+                it.rect(0f, gradTopStart + gradHeight, w, gradHeightFlat, gend, gend, gend, gend)
 
-                it.rect(0f, 0f, w, gradTopStart, gradStartCol, gradStartCol, gradStartCol, gradStartCol)
-                it.rect(0f, h, w, -(h - gradBottomEnd), gradStartCol, gradStartCol, gradStartCol, gradStartCol)
+                it.rect(0f, 0f, w, gradTopStart, gsta, gsta, gsta, gsta)
+                it.rect(0f, h, w, -(h - gradBottomEnd), gsta, gsta, gsta, gsta)
             }
 
             batch.begin()
@@ -275,7 +280,7 @@ class UIInventoryFull(
 
     override fun renderUI(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera) {
 
-        drawBackground(batch)
+        drawBackground(batch, handler.opacity)
 
         // UI items
         catBar.render(batch, camera)
@@ -308,19 +313,28 @@ class UIInventoryFull(
     }
 
     override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
+        super.doOpening(delta)
+        transitionPanel.uis.forEach { it.opacity = FastMath.pow(opacity, 0.5f) }
         INGAME.pause()
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null)
     }
 
     override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
+        super.doClosing(delta)
+        transitionPanel.uis.forEach { it.opacity = FastMath.pow(opacity, 0.5f) }
         INGAME.resume()
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null)
+
     }
 
     override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
+        super.endOpening(delta)
+        transitionPanel.uis.forEach { it.opacity = FastMath.pow(opacity, 0.5f)  }
     }
 
     override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
+        super.endClosing(delta)
+        transitionPanel.uis.forEach { it.opacity = FastMath.pow(opacity, 0.5f) }
         INGAME.setTooltipMessage(null) // required!
 //        MinimapComposer.revalidateAll()
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardControlPanel.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardControlPanel.kt
index d4cc865fb..e1e9a2b99 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardControlPanel.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIKeyboardControlPanel.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class UIKeyboardControlPanel(remoCon: UIRemoCon?) : UICanvas() {
 
     override var width = 480
     override var height = 600
-    override var openCloseTime = 0f
 
 
     private val drawX = (Toolkit.drawWidth - width) / 2
@@ -231,18 +230,6 @@ class UIKeyboardControlPanel(remoCon: UIRemoCon?) : UICanvas() {
         return true
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
     override fun dispose() {
     }
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UILoadDemoSavefiles.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UILoadDemoSavefiles.kt
index 366e4b9c5..136544b59 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UILoadDemoSavefiles.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UILoadDemoSavefiles.kt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class UILoadDemoSavefiles(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
     override var height: Int
         get() = App.scr.height
         set(value) {}
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0f
+    override var openCloseTime: Second = OPENCLOSE_GENERIC
 
 
     private val shapeRenderer = ShapeRenderer()
@@ -434,16 +434,8 @@ class UILoadDemoSavefiles(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
         return true
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
     override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
+        super.endClosing(delta)
         listScroll = 0
         scrollTarget = 0
         uiScroll = 0f
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UINewCharacter.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UINewCharacter.kt
index b43ecc0ad..353d2952e 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UINewCharacter.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UINewCharacter.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class UINewCharacter(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
 
     override var width = 480
     override var height = 480
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0f
 
     private val drawX = (Toolkit.drawWidth - width) / 2
     private val drawY = (App.scr.height - height) / 2
@@ -117,18 +116,6 @@ class UINewCharacter(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
         uiItems.forEach { it.render(batch, camera) }
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
     override fun dispose() {
 
     }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UINewWorld.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UINewWorld.kt
index fa7be87c5..8d32479fd 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UINewWorld.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UINewWorld.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class UINewWorld(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
 
     override var width = 480
     override var height = 480
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0f
 
     private val drawX = (Toolkit.drawWidth - width) / 2
     private val drawY = (App.scr.height - height) / 2
@@ -156,18 +155,6 @@ class UINewWorld(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
         uiItems.forEach { it.render(batch, camera) }
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
     override fun dispose() {
         hugeTex.texture.dispose()
         largeTex.texture.dispose()
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIQuickslotBar.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIQuickslotBar.kt
index 2a59c7df8..1968ca3b2 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIQuickslotBar.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIQuickslotBar.kt
@@ -144,23 +144,6 @@ class UIQuickslotBar : UICanvas() {
 
     }
 
-
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-        handler.opacity = handler.openCloseCounter / openCloseTime
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-        handler.opacity = (openCloseTime - handler.openCloseCounter) / openCloseTime
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-        handler.opacity = 1f
-    }
-
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
-        handler.opacity = 0f
-    }
-
     override fun dispose() {
     }
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleLanguage.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleLanguage.kt
index 1c2cbd86a..999bb7c31 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleLanguage.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleLanguage.kt
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ class UITitleLanguage(remoCon: UIRemoCon?) : UICanvas() {
     )
 
 
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0f
-
 
     private val textButtonLineHeight = 32
 
@@ -120,17 +118,6 @@ class UITitleLanguage(remoCon: UIRemoCon?) : UICanvas() {
         initialMouseBlock = true
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
 
     override fun dispose() {
     }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleModules.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleModules.kt
index beb2ba99d..fde9edd4a 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleModules.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleModules.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class UITitleModules(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
     override var height: Int
         get() = App.scr.height
         set(value) {}
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0f
 
 
 
@@ -236,16 +235,9 @@ class UITitleModules(val remoCon: UIRemoCon) : UICanvas() {
         }
         return true
     }
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
 
     override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
+        super.endClosing(delta)
         listScroll = 0
         scrollTarget = 0
         uiScroll = 0f
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleWallOfText.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleWallOfText.kt
index 328069d92..6e1afb379 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleWallOfText.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UITitleWallOfText.kt
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import net.torvald.terrarum.ui.UIItemTextArea
 
 open class UITitleWallOfText(private val text: List<String>) : UICanvas() {
 
-    override var openCloseTime: Second = 0f
-
 
     private val textAreaHMargin = 48
     override var width = 600
@@ -40,18 +38,6 @@ open class UITitleWallOfText(private val text: List<String>) : UICanvas() {
         //AppLoader.printdbg(this, "Rendering texts of length ${text.size}")
     }
 
-    override fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
-    override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
-    }
-
     override fun dispose() {
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt
index 21e0d6e40..6f80e9d58 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureRegion
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.FloatFrameBuffer
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Disposable
+import com.jme3.math.FastMath
 import net.torvald.random.HQRNG
 import net.torvald.terrarum.*
 import net.torvald.terrarumsansbitmap.gdx.TextureRegionPack
@@ -167,13 +168,60 @@ object Toolkit : Disposable {
     fun blurEntireScreen(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: OrthographicCamera, blurRadius0: Float, x: Int, y: Int, w: Int, h: Int) {
         batch.end()
 
-        val blurRadius = blurRadius0
+        val blurRadius = FastMath.pow(blurRadius0, 0.5f)
         val renderTarget = FrameBufferManager.peek()
 
-        /*fboBlurHalf.inAction(camera, batch) {
-            blurtex0 = renderTarget.colorBufferTexture
-            blurtex0.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
-            blurtex0.bind(0)
+        /*if (blurRadius > 3f) {
+            val radius3 = (blurRadius - 3f) / 8f
+            fboBlurHalf.inAction(camera, batch) {
+                blurtex0 = renderTarget.colorBufferTexture
+                blurtex0.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
+                blurtex0.bind(0)
+                shaderKawaseDown.bind()
+                shaderKawaseDown.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
+                shaderKawaseDown.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
+                shaderKawaseDown.setUniformf("halfpixel", radius3 / fboBlurHalf.width, radius3 / fboBlurHalf.height)
+                blurWriteQuad2.render(shaderKawaseDown, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
+            }
+
+            fboBlurQuarter.inAction(camera, batch) {
+                blurtex1 = fboBlurHalf.colorBufferTexture
+                blurtex1.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
+                blurtex1.bind(0)
+                shaderKawaseDown.bind()
+                shaderKawaseDown.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
+                shaderKawaseDown.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
+                shaderKawaseDown.setUniformf("halfpixel", radius3 / fboBlurQuarter.width, radius3 / fboBlurQuarter.height)
+                blurWriteQuad4.render(shaderKawaseDown, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
+            }
+
+            fboBlurHalf.inAction(camera, batch) {
+                blurtex2 = fboBlurQuarter.colorBufferTexture
+                blurtex2.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
+                blurtex2.bind(0)
+                shaderKawaseUp.bind()
+                shaderKawaseUp.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
+                shaderKawaseUp.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
+                shaderKawaseUp.setUniformf("halfpixel", radius3 / fboBlurQuarter.width, radius3 / fboBlurQuarter.height)
+                blurWriteQuad2.render(shaderKawaseUp, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
+            }
+
+            fboBlur.inAction(camera,  batch) {
+                blurtex3 = fboBlurHalf.colorBufferTexture
+                blurtex3.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
+                blurtex3.bind(0)
+                shaderKawaseUp.bind()
+                shaderKawaseUp.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
+                shaderKawaseUp.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
+                shaderKawaseUp.setUniformf("halfpixel", radius3 / fboBlurHalf.width, radius3 / fboBlurHalf.height)
+                blurWriteQuad.render(shaderKawaseUp, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
+            }
+        }*/
+
+        fboBlurHalf.inAction(camera, batch) {
+            blurtex2 = renderTarget.colorBufferTexture
+            blurtex2.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
+            blurtex2.bind(0)
             shaderKawaseDown.bind()
             shaderKawaseDown.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
             shaderKawaseDown.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
@@ -181,29 +229,7 @@ object Toolkit : Disposable {
             blurWriteQuad2.render(shaderKawaseDown, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
         }
 
-        fboBlurQuarter.inAction(camera, batch) {
-            blurtex1 = fboBlurHalf.colorBufferTexture
-            blurtex1.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
-            blurtex1.bind(0)
-            shaderKawaseDown.bind()
-            shaderKawaseDown.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
-            shaderKawaseDown.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
-            shaderKawaseDown.setUniformf("halfpixel", blurRadius / fboBlurQuarter.width, blurRadius / fboBlurQuarter.height)
-            blurWriteQuad4.render(shaderKawaseDown, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
-        }
-
-        fboBlurHalf.inAction(camera, batch) {
-            blurtex2 = fboBlurQuarter.colorBufferTexture
-            blurtex2.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
-            blurtex2.bind(0)
-            shaderKawaseUp.bind()
-            shaderKawaseUp.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
-            shaderKawaseUp.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
-            shaderKawaseUp.setUniformf("halfpixel", blurRadius / fboBlurQuarter.width, blurRadius / fboBlurQuarter.height)
-            blurWriteQuad2.render(shaderKawaseUp, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
-        }
-
-        fboBlur.inAction(camera,  batch) {
+        fboBlur.inAction(camera, batch) {
             blurtex3 = fboBlurHalf.colorBufferTexture
             blurtex3.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
             blurtex3.bind(0)
@@ -212,30 +238,6 @@ object Toolkit : Disposable {
             shaderKawaseUp.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
             shaderKawaseUp.setUniformf("halfpixel", blurRadius / fboBlurHalf.width, blurRadius / fboBlurHalf.height)
             blurWriteQuad.render(shaderKawaseUp, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
-        }*/
-
-        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-        fboBlurHalf.inAction(camera, batch) {
-            blurtex2 = renderTarget.colorBufferTexture
-            blurtex2.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
-            blurtex2.bind(0)
-            shaderBoxDown.bind()
-            shaderBoxDown.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
-            shaderBoxDown.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
-            shaderBoxDown.setUniformf("halfpixel", blurRadius / fboBlurHalf.width, blurRadius / fboBlurHalf.height)
-            blurWriteQuad2.render(shaderBoxDown, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
-        }
-
-        fboBlur.inAction(camera,  batch) {
-            blurtex3 = fboBlurHalf.colorBufferTexture
-            blurtex3.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
-            blurtex3.bind(0)
-            shaderBoxUp.bind()
-            shaderBoxUp.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
-            shaderBoxUp.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
-            shaderBoxUp.setUniformf("halfpixel", blurRadius / fboBlurHalf.width, blurRadius / fboBlurHalf.height)
-            blurWriteQuad.render(shaderBoxUp, GL20.GL_TRIANGLES)
         }
 
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UICanvas.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UICanvas.kt
index 94bc017af..7594b3556 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UICanvas.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UICanvas.kt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ abstract class UICanvas(
      *
      * Timer itself is implemented in the ui.handler.
      */
-    abstract var openCloseTime: Second
+    open var openCloseTime: Second = OPENCLOSE_GENERIC
 
 
     protected val uiItems = ArrayList<UIItem>()
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ abstract class UICanvas(
         handler.update(this, delta)
     }
     /** Called by the screen */
-    fun render(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera) {
-        handler.render(this, batch, camera)
+    fun render(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera, parentOpacity: Float = 1f) {
+        handler.render(this, batch, camera, parentOpacity)
     }
 
 
@@ -152,22 +152,30 @@ abstract class UICanvas(
     /**
      * Do not modify ui.handler.openCloseCounter here.
      */
-    abstract fun doOpening(delta: Float)
+    open fun doOpening(delta: Float) {
+        handler.opacity = handler.openCloseCounter / openCloseTime
+    }
 
     /**
      * Do not modify ui.handler.openCloseCounter here.
      */
-    abstract fun doClosing(delta: Float)
+    open fun doClosing(delta: Float) {
+        handler.opacity = (openCloseTime - handler.openCloseCounter) / openCloseTime
+    }
 
     /**
      * Do not modify ui.handler.openCloseCounter here.
      */
-    abstract fun endOpening(delta: Float)
+    open fun endOpening(delta: Float) {
+        handler.opacity = 1f
+    }
 
     /**
      * Do not modify ui.handler.openCloseCounter here.
      */
-    abstract fun endClosing(delta: Float)
+    open fun endClosing(delta: Float) {
+        handler.opacity = 0f
+    }
 
     abstract override fun dispose()
 
@@ -328,7 +336,7 @@ abstract class UICanvas(
     }
 
     companion object {
-        const val OPENCLOSE_GENERIC = 0.2f
+        const val OPENCLOSE_GENERIC = 0.0666f
 
         fun doOpeningFade(ui: UICanvas, openCloseTime: Second) {
             ui.handler.opacity = maxOf(0f, ui.handler.openCloseCounter - 0.02f) / openCloseTime // fade start 1/50 sec late, it's intended
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIHandler.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIHandler.kt
index 9287d6018..32da5cd54 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIHandler.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIHandler.kt
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void main() {
         subUIs.forEach { it.update(delta) }
     }
 
-    fun render(ui: UICanvas, batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera) {
+    fun render(ui: UICanvas, batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera, parentOpacity: Float) {
 
         if (isVisible) {
             // camera SHOULD BE CENTERED to HALFX and HALFY (see StateInGame) //
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void main() {
             batch.color = Color.WHITE
 
             batch.shader = shader
-            shader.setUniformf("opacity", opacity)
+            shader.setUniformf("opacity", opacity * parentOpacity)
             ui.renderUI(batch, camera)
             //ingameGraphics.flush()
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemHorizontalFadeSlide.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemHorizontalFadeSlide.kt
index a304ab8bb..461012c26 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemHorizontalFadeSlide.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemHorizontalFadeSlide.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class UIItemHorizontalFadeSlide(
         //transitionLength: Float,
         currentPosition: Float,
         vararg uis: UICanvas
-) : UIItemTransitionContainer(parent, initialX, initialY, width, height, 0.15f, currentPosition, uis) {
+) : UIItemTransitionContainer(parent, initialX, initialY, width, height, 0.10f, currentPosition, uis) {
 
     fun getOffX(index: Int) = ((currentPosition - index) * width / 2f).roundToInt()
     fun getOpacity(index: Int) = 1f - (currentPosition - index).absoluteValue.coerceIn(0f, 1f)
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTransitionContainer.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTransitionContainer.kt
index c9ef9fe47..ee9d0934c 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTransitionContainer.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/UIItemTransitionContainer.kt
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Camera
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
 import net.torvald.terrarum.App
+import net.torvald.terrarum.App.printdbg
 
 open class UIItemTransitionContainer(
-        parent: UICanvas,
+        private val parent: UICanvas,
         initialX: Int,
         initialY: Int,
         override val width: Int,
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ open class UIItemTransitionContainer(
         uis.forEachIndexed { index, ui ->
             if (currentPosition > index - 1 + epsilon && currentPosition < index + 1 - epsilon) {
                 if (!ui.isOpened && !ui.isOpening) ui.setAsOpen()
-                ui.render(batch, camera)
+                ui.render(batch, camera, parent.opacity)
 
                 if (debugvals) {
                     App.fontSmallNumbers.draw(batch, "$index", 300f + (20 * index), 10f)