diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/UIFakeGradOverlay.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/UIFakeGradOverlay.kt
index a8dc731eb..e29002a1f 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/UIFakeGradOverlay.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/UIFakeGradOverlay.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.*
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.FrameBuffer
 import net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.IngameRenderer
+import net.torvald.terrarum.ui.Toolkit
 import net.torvald.terrarum.ui.UICanvas
 
 /**
@@ -56,55 +57,11 @@ class UIFakeBlurOverlay : UICanvas() {
 
     private val shaderBlur = App.loadShaderFromFile("assets/blur.vert", "assets/blur2.frag")
 
-    private val blurRadius = 2f
     private val darken = Color(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1f)
-    private var fbo = FrameBuffer(Pixmap.Format.RGBA8888, width / 4, height / 4, true)
-
 
     override fun updateUI(delta: Float) {}
     override fun renderUI(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera) {
-        for (i in 0 until 6) {
-            val scalar = blurRadius * (1 shl i.ushr(1))
-
-            batch.shader = shaderBlur
-            shaderBlur.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
-            shaderBlur.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
-            shaderBlur.setUniformf("iResolution", width.toFloat(), height.toFloat())
-            IngameRenderer.shaderBlur.setUniformf("flip", 1f)
-            if (i % 2 == 0)
-                IngameRenderer.shaderBlur.setUniformf("direction", scalar, 0f)
-            else
-                IngameRenderer.shaderBlur.setUniformf("direction", 0f, scalar)
-
-            val p = Pixmap.createFromFrameBuffer(0, 0, width, height)
-            val t = Texture(p); t.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
-
-            batch.draw(t, 0f, 0f)
-            batch.flush() // so I can safely dispose of the texture
-
-            t.dispose(); p.dispose()
-        }
-
-        // sample blurred but blocky texture, scale it down, and re-scale up to the main screen
-        batch.end()
-        val p = Pixmap.createFromFrameBuffer(0, 0, width, height)
-        val t = Texture(p); t.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
-
-        fbo.inAction(camera as OrthographicCamera, batch) {
-            batch.inUse {
-                batch.shader = null
-                batch.draw(t, 0f, 0f, fbo.width.toFloat(), fbo.height.toFloat())
-            }
-        }
-        t.dispose(); p.dispose()
-
-        batch.begin()
-
-        val t2 = fbo.colorBufferTexture
-        t2.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
-        blendNormal(batch)
-        batch.draw(t2, 0f, 0f, width.toFloat(), height.toFloat())
-
+        Toolkit.blurEntireScreen(batch, camera as OrthographicCamera, 2f,0, 0, width, height)
 
         blendMul(batch)
         batch.color = darken
@@ -119,6 +76,5 @@ class UIFakeBlurOverlay : UICanvas() {
     override fun endClosing(delta: Float) {}
     override fun dispose() {
         shaderBlur.dispose()
-        fbo.dispose()
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryFull.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryFull.kt
index 303a6f4e2..f53888508 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryFull.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UIInventoryFull.kt
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ class UIInventoryFull(
 
     override fun renderUI(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: Camera) {
 
+        Toolkit.blurEntireScreen(batch, camera as OrthographicCamera, 1f,0, 0, width, height)
 
         // background fill
         batch.end()
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt
index 8a900f17a..7ee1679f1 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/ui/Toolkit.kt
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ package net.torvald.terrarum.ui
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.OrthographicCamera
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Pixmap
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
-import net.torvald.terrarum.App
-import net.torvald.terrarum.CommonResourcePool
-import net.torvald.terrarum.fillRect
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.glutils.FrameBuffer
+import net.torvald.terrarum.*
+import net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.IngameRenderer
 import net.torvald.terrarumsansbitmap.gdx.TextureRegionPack
 
 
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ object Toolkit {
 
     val DEFAULT_BOX_BORDER_COL = Color(1f, 1f, 1f, 0.2f)
 
+    private val shaderBlur = App.loadShaderFromFile("assets/blur.vert", "assets/blur2.frag")
+
     init {
         CommonResourcePool.addToLoadingList("toolkit_box_border") {
             TextureRegionPack(Gdx.files.internal("./assets/graphics/gui/box_border_flat_tileable.tga"), 1, 1)
@@ -68,4 +72,30 @@ object Toolkit {
 
     }
 
+    fun blurEntireScreen(batch: SpriteBatch, camera: OrthographicCamera, blurRadius: Float, x: Int, y: Int, w: Int, h: Int) {
+        for (i in 0 until 6) {
+            val scalar = blurRadius * (1 shl i.ushr(1))
+
+            batch.shader = shaderBlur
+            shaderBlur.setUniformMatrix("u_projTrans", camera.combined)
+            shaderBlur.setUniformi("u_texture", 0)
+            shaderBlur.setUniformf("iResolution", w.toFloat(), h.toFloat())
+            IngameRenderer.shaderBlur.setUniformf("flip", 1f)
+            if (i % 2 == 0)
+                IngameRenderer.shaderBlur.setUniformf("direction", scalar, 0f)
+            else
+                IngameRenderer.shaderBlur.setUniformf("direction", 0f, scalar)
+
+            val p = Pixmap.createFromFrameBuffer(0, 0, w, h)
+            val t = Texture(p); t.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Linear, Texture.TextureFilter.Linear)
+
+            batch.draw(t, 0f, 0f)
+            batch.flush() // so I can safely dispose of the texture
+
+            t.dispose(); p.dispose()
+        }
+
+        batch.shader = null
+    }
+
 }
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