diff --git a/Graphics/sfx/+thwack.bmp b/Graphics/sfx/+thwack.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fad3788df
Binary files /dev/null and b/Graphics/sfx/+thwack.bmp differ
diff --git a/makefile.gaz b/makefile.gaz
index 8512e1e63..b53d92c83 100644
--- a/makefile.gaz
+++ b/makefile.gaz
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ fx_src :=			fx \
 					fxbaseemitter \
 					fxattachanim \
 					fxbubble \
+					fxthwack \
 					fxnrgbar \
 					fxjfish \
 					fxfallingtile \
diff --git a/makefile.gfx b/makefile.gfx
index fa0567cbc..34e5ed551 100644
--- a/makefile.gfx
+++ b/makefile.gfx
@@ -160,12 +160,10 @@ SFX_GFX_DIR :=			$(GRAF_DIR)/sfx
 SFX_GFX :=				+smoke.bmp \
 						+explosion0001.bmp +explosion0002.bmp +explosion0003.bmp +explosion0004.bmp +explosion0005.bmp +explosion0006.bmp +explosion0007.bmp \
 						+splash001.bmp +splash002.bmp +splash003.bmp +splash004.bmp +splash005.bmp +splash006.bmp \
-						+Star0001.bmp +Star0002.bmp +Star0003.bmp \
-						+Star20001.bmp +Star20002.bmp +Star20003.bmp \
 						+fire01.bmp +fire02.bmp +fire03.bmp +fire04.bmp +fire05.bmp +fire06.bmp \
 						+drip.bmp +bubblepop.bmp \
 						+Gush000.bmp +Gush001.bmp +Gush002.bmp \
-						+leg.bmp
+						+leg.bmp +thwack.bmp
 
 SFX_GFX_IN :=			$(foreach FILE,$(SFX_GFX),$(SFX_GFX_DIR)/$(FILE))
 
diff --git a/source/fx/fx.cpp b/source/fx/fx.cpp
index 049b50c0c..6263a0fa1 100644
--- a/source/fx/fx.cpp
+++ b/source/fx/fx.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include	"FX\FXAttachAnim.h"
 
+#include	"FX\FXThwack.h"
 #include	"FX\FXBubble.h"
 #include	"FX\FXfallingTile.h"
 #include	"FX\FXSteam.h"
@@ -241,11 +242,11 @@ void	TestFX(DVECTOR Pos)
 }
 */
 /*****************************************************************************/
-int	FXType=(CFX::FX_TYPE)CFX::FX_TYPE_FOUNTAIN_WATER;
+int	FXType=(CFX::FX_TYPE)CFX::FX_TYPE_THWACK;
 void	TestFX(DVECTOR Pos,CThing *Parent)
 {
 CFXAttachAnim	*FX=(CFXAttachAnim*)CFX::Create((CFX::FX_TYPE)FXType,Pos);
-		Parent->addChild(FX);
+//		Parent->addChild(FX);
 //		TestFXPtr->setLife(32);
 }
 
@@ -340,6 +341,10 @@ CFX		*NewFX;
 			NewFX->setData(&FXOilFountainData);
 			break;
 
+		case FX_TYPE_THWACK:
+			NewFX=new ("FXThwack") CFXThwack();
+			break;
+
 		case FX_TYPE_NRG_BAR:
 			NewFX=new ("NRG Bar") CFXNRGBar();
 			break;
diff --git a/source/fx/fx.h b/source/fx/fx.h
index adcfd3ccc..b5ddcda36 100644
--- a/source/fx/fx.h
+++ b/source/fx/fx.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public:
 			FX_TYPE_FOUNTAIN_LAVA,
 			FX_TYPE_FOUNTAIN_OIL,
 
+			FX_TYPE_THWACK,
+
 			FX_TYPE_LIGHTNING_BOLT,
 			FX_TYPE_LIGHTNING_SHEET,
 			FX_TYPE_LIGHTNING_BLAST,
diff --git a/source/fx/fxthwack.cpp b/source/fx/fxthwack.cpp
index 86915ccbb..e3eaa3ff4 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxthwack.cpp
+++ b/source/fx/fxthwack.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/***********************/
-/*** Anim Base Class ***/
-/***********************/
+/*****************/
+/*** Thwack!!! ***/
+/*****************/
 
 #include 	"system\global.h"
 #include	<DStructs.h>
@@ -10,40 +10,39 @@
 #include	<sprites.h>
 #include	"level\level.h"
 #include	"game\game.h"
+#include	"gfx\otpos.h"
 
-#include	"FX\FXBaseAnim.h"
-#include	"FX\FXAttachAnim.h"
+#include	"FX\FXThwack.h"
 
+const int		ThwackLife=12;
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
-void	CFXAttachAnim::init(DVECTOR const &_Pos)
+void	CFXThwack::init(DVECTOR const &_Pos)
 {
-		CFXBaseAnim::init(_Pos);
+		CFX::init(_Pos);
+		Life=ThwackLife;
+		OtPos=OTPOS__ACTOR_POS-1;
+		Angle=getRnd()&4095;
+		Scale=2048+1024+(getRnd()&2047);
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*** Render ******************************************************************/
 /*****************************************************************************/
-void	CFXAttachAnim::render()
+
+void	CFXThwack::render()
 {
-		CFXBaseAnim::render();
+DVECTOR	RenderPos;
+
+		getFXRenderPos(RenderPos);
 		if (!canRender() || !IsVisible) return;
 
-CThing	*Parent=getParent();
-		ASSERT(Parent);
-
-DVECTOR	&ParentPos=Parent->getRenderPos();
-int		FrameW=Frame->x1-Frame->x0;
-int		HalfW=FrameW>>1;
-
-		Frame->x0=ParentPos.vx-HalfW;
-		Frame->y0=ParentPos.vy;
-		Frame->x1=ParentPos.vx+HalfW;
-		Frame->y1=ParentPos.vy;
-
-		int	BY=Frame->y2-Frame->y0;
-//		setCollisionCentreOffset(0,BY>>1);
-		setCollisionSize(FrameW,BY*2);
+SpriteBank	*SprBank=CGameScene::getSpriteBank();
+POLY_FT4	*Ft4=SprBank->printRotatedScaledSprite(FRM__THWACK,RenderPos.vx,RenderPos.vy,Scale,Scale,Angle,OtPos);
+			setSemiTrans(Ft4,1);
+			Ft4->tpage|=1<<5;
+int			Col=(256/ThwackLife)*Life;
+			setRGB0(Ft4,Col,Col,Col);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/source/fx/fxthwack.h b/source/fx/fxthwack.h
index 92080df13..ff3370545 100644
--- a/source/fx/fxthwack.h
+++ b/source/fx/fxthwack.h
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
-/***********************/
-/*** Anim Base Class ***/
-/***********************/
+/*****************/
+/*** Thwack!!! ***/
+/*****************/
 
-#ifndef	__FX_FX_ATTACH_ANIM_HEADER__
-#define __FX_FX_ATTACH_ANIM_HEADER__
+#ifndef	__FX_FX_THWACK_HEADER__
+#define __FX_FX_THWACK_HEADER__
 
 #include "fx/fx.h"
-#include "fx/fxbaseAnim.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
-class CFXAttachAnim : public CFXBaseAnim
+class CFXThwack : public CFX
 {
 public:
 virtual void		init(DVECTOR const &Pos);
 virtual void		render();
 
 protected:
-
+		u16			Angle,Scale;
 };
 
 #endif