diff --git a/assets/graphics/gui/.gitattributes b/assets/graphics/gui/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca82ef549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/graphics/gui/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.{psd,tga,ogg} filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/graphics/sprites/test_player.png b/assets/graphics/sprites/test_player.png
index 805eed58b..58fff107f 100644
Binary files a/assets/graphics/sprites/test_player.png and b/assets/graphics/sprites/test_player.png differ
diff --git a/assets/graphics/sprites/test_player_glow.png b/assets/graphics/sprites/test_player_glow.png
index 2d9df20f0..bd76c80e7 100644
Binary files a/assets/graphics/sprites/test_player_glow.png and b/assets/graphics/sprites/test_player_glow.png differ
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/StateInGame.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/StateInGame.kt
index 841f4228a..7122a6396 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/StateInGame.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/StateInGame.kt
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ constructor() : BasicGameState() {
         if (false) { // don't multithread this for now, it's SLOWER //if (Terrarum.MULTITHREAD) {
             val actors = actorContainer.size.toFloat()
             // set up indices
-            for (i in 0..ThreadParallel.POOL_SIZE - 1) {
+            for (i in 0..Terrarum.THREADS - 1) {
                 ThreadParallel.map(
                         i,
                         ThreadActorUpdate(
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/concurrent/ThreadParallel.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/concurrent/ThreadParallel.kt
index 234558bd8..3166b0ce4 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/concurrent/ThreadParallel.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/concurrent/ThreadParallel.kt
@@ -1,28 +1,12 @@
 package net.torvald.terrarum.concurrent
 
 import net.torvald.terrarum.Terrarum
-import java.util.*
 
 /**
  * Created by minjaesong on 16-05-25.
  */
 object ThreadParallel {
-    val POOL_SIZE = Terrarum.THREADS + 1
-
-    private val pool: Array<Thread?> = Array(POOL_SIZE, { null })
-
-    /**
-     * Map array of Runnable objects to thread pool.
-     * @param prefix : will name each thread as "Foo-1"
-     * @param runnables : vararg
-     */
-    fun mapAll(prefix: String, runnables: Array<Runnable>) {
-        if (runnables.size != POOL_SIZE)
-            throw RuntimeException("Thread pool argument size mismatch. If you have four cores, you must use four runnables.")
-
-        for (i in 0..runnables.size)
-            pool[i] = Thread(runnables[i], "$prefix-$i")
-    }
+    private val pool: Array<Thread?> = Array(Terrarum.THREADS, { null })
 
     /**
      * Map Runnable object to certain index of the thread pool.
@@ -34,18 +18,18 @@ object ThreadParallel {
         pool[index] = Thread(runnable, "$prefix-$index")
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Fill the thread pool with NULL value.
-     */
-    fun purge() {
-        for (i in 0..POOL_SIZE)
-            pool[i] = null
-    }
-
     /**
      * Start all thread in the pool. If the thread in the pool is NULL, it will simply ignored.
      */
     fun startAll() {
         pool.forEach { it?.start() }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Primitive locking
+     */
+    fun allFinished(): Boolean {
+        pool.forEach { if (it?.state != Thread.State.TERMINATED) return false }
+        return true
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/MessageWindow.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/MessageWindow.kt
index b63dffea1..16cc09f94 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/MessageWindow.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/MessageWindow.kt
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ constructor(override var width: Int, isBlackVariant: Boolean) : UICanvas {
 
     init {
         if (!isBlackVariant) {
-            segmentLeft = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_twoline_white_left.png");
-            segmentRight = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_twoline_white_right.png");
-            segmentBody = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_twoline_white_body.png");
+            segmentLeft = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_twoline_white_left.tga")
+            segmentRight = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_twoline_white_right.tga")
+            segmentBody = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_twoline_white_body.tga")
         }
         else {
-            segmentLeft = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_twoline_black_left.png")
-            segmentRight = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_twoline_black_right.png")
-            segmentBody = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_twoline_black_body.png")
+            segmentLeft = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_black_left.tga")
+            segmentRight = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_black_right.tga")
+            segmentBody = Image("./assets/graphics/gui/message_black_body.tga")
         }
         uiFont = GameFontWhite()
         height = segmentLeft!!.height
@@ -55,34 +55,17 @@ constructor(override var width: Int, isBlackVariant: Boolean) : UICanvas {
     }
 
     override fun render(gc: GameContainer, g: Graphics) {
-        // using the texture
-        /*blendDisable()
-
-        drawSegments(g)
-        g.setDrawMode(Graphics.MODE_ALPHA_MAP)
+        blendNormal()
         drawSegments(g)
 
         g.font = uiFont
-
-        g.setDrawMode(Graphics.MODE_NORMAL)
+        
         for (i in 0..Math.min(messagesList.size, MESSAGES_DISPLAY) - 1) {
             g.color = fontCol
             g.drawString(messagesList[i], (messageWindowRadius + 4).toFloat(), (messageWindowRadius + GLYPH_HEIGHT * i).toFloat())
         }
 
-        blendNormal()*/
-
-        // scroll-like, kinda Microsoft-y
         blendNormal()
-        g.color = Color(0f, 0f, 0f, 0.7f)
-        g.fillRect(0f, 0f, width.toFloat(), height.toFloat())
-        g.color = Color(1f, 1f, 1f, 0.5f)
-        g.fillRect(0f, 0f, 2f, height.toFloat())
-        g.fillRect(width - 2f, 0f, 2f, height.toFloat())
-        for (i in 0..Math.min(messagesList.size, MESSAGES_DISPLAY) - 1) {
-            g.color = fontCol
-            g.drawString(messagesList[i], (messageWindowRadius + 4).toFloat(), (messageWindowRadius + GLYPH_HEIGHT * i).toFloat())
-        }
     }
 
     override fun processInput(gc: GameContainer, delta: Int, input: Input) {