diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7590298..36a9390 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -76,16 +76,16 @@ OBJEXT = o
 PACKAGE = ttyvaders
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT = 
 PACKAGE_NAME = ttyvaders
-PACKAGE_STRING = ttyvaders 0.0cvs
+PACKAGE_STRING = ttyvaders 0.0cvs-20021215
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = ttyvaders
-PACKAGE_VERSION = 0.0cvs
+PACKAGE_VERSION = 0.0cvs-20021215
 PATH_SEPARATOR = :
 SET_MAKE = 
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 STRIP = 
 USE_NCURSES_FALSE = 
 USE_NCURSES_TRUE = #
-VERSION = 0.0cvs
+VERSION = 0.0cvs-20021215
 ac_ct_CC = gcc
 ac_ct_STRIP = 
 am__fastdepCC_FALSE = 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 42c0e63..1017486 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 dnl Autoconf settings for ttyvaders
 
-AC_INIT(ttyvaders,0.0cvs)
+AC_INIT(ttyvaders,0.0cvs-20021218)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/main.c)
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ttyvaders,0.0cvs)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ttyvaders,0.0cvs-20021218)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
diff --git a/doc/shapes.txt b/doc/shapes.txt
index 75153c4..e2e56df 100644
--- a/doc/shapes.txt
+++ b/doc/shapes.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Aliens
    `V'       `V'       `V'    '  `V'  `  / `V' \
 
   ,---.   ,---.   ,---.   ,---.   ,---.
- (_°_°_) (__°_°) (°__°_) (_°__°) (°_°__)
-   ^ ^      ^ ^   ^  ^     ^  ^   ^ ^
+ (_^_^_) (__^_^) (^__^_) (_^__^) (^_^__)
+   ~ ~      ~ ~   ~  ~     ~  ~   ~ ~
   ,---.   ,---.   ,---.   ,---.   ,---.
  (((o))) ((((o)) (((o))) ((o)))) (((o)))
   `---'   `---'   `---'   `---'   `---'
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ Aliens
     ,(|).       / \
    /,-'-.\    ,(_X_).
 
+ _>|<_
+ \ o /
+  \ /
+   V
+
 Bonus
 -----
   _    _    _
diff --git a/src/collide.c b/src/collide.c
index 1efd32d..9a3983a 100644
--- a/src/collide.c
+++ b/src/collide.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void collide_weapons_aliens( game *g, weapons *wp, aliens *al, explosions *ex )
                     if( x >= al->x[j] && x <= al->x[j] + 4
                          && y >= al->y[j] && y <= al->y[j] + 2 )
                     {
-                        al->life[j]--;
+                        al->life[j] -= wp->type[i] == WEAPON_BOMB ? 5 : 1;
                         if( al->life[j] <= 0 )
                         {
                             al->type[j] = ALIEN_NONE;
diff --git a/src/weapons.c b/src/weapons.c
index 792568d..e08d3a7 100644
--- a/src/weapons.c
+++ b/src/weapons.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void add_weapon( game *g, weapons *wp, int x, int y, int vx, int vy, int type )
                     wp->y2[i] = y;
                     wp->x3[i] = x;
                     wp->y3[i] = y;
-                    wp->n[i] = 10;
+                    wp->n[i] = 20;
                     break;
                 case WEAPON_BEAM:
                     wp->n[i] = 25;
@@ -228,18 +228,24 @@ static void draw_bomb( int x, int y, int vx, int vy )
                 gfx_putstr( "/`-." );
                 gfx_goto( x-4, y );
                 gfx_putstr( "`-._\\" );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
+                gfx_goto( x-1, y );
+                gfx_putstr( "_\\" );
                 gfx_goto( x, y+1 );
                 gfx_putchar( '`' );
             }
             else if( vy < -vx/4 )
             {
                 /* 1pi/6 */
-                gfx_goto( x-1, y-1 );
-                gfx_putstr( "_," );
                 gfx_goto( x-4, y );
-                gfx_putstr( ",-' /" );
+                gfx_putstr( ",-' " );
                 gfx_goto( x-4, y+1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "\\,-'" );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
+                gfx_goto( x-1, y-1 );
+                gfx_putstr( "_," );
+                gfx_goto( x, y );
+                gfx_putchar( '/' );
             }
             else
             {
@@ -247,7 +253,10 @@ static void draw_bomb( int x, int y, int vx, int vy )
                 gfx_goto( x-4, y-1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "____" );
                 gfx_goto( x-5, y );
-                gfx_putstr( "|____>" );
+                gfx_putstr( "|____" );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
+                gfx_goto( x, y );
+                gfx_putchar( '>' );
             }
         }
         else /* top quarter */
@@ -255,36 +264,43 @@ static void draw_bomb( int x, int y, int vx, int vy )
             if( vx > -vy/4 )
             {
                 /* 2pi/6 */
-                gfx_goto( x-1, y-1 );
-                gfx_putstr( "_," );
                 gfx_goto( x-2, y );
-                gfx_putstr( "/ |" );
+                gfx_putstr( "/ " );
                 gfx_goto( x-3, y+1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "/ /" );
                 gfx_goto( x-3, y+2 );
                 gfx_putstr( "`'" );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
+                gfx_goto( x-1, y-1 );
+                gfx_putstr( "_," );
+                gfx_goto( x, y );
+                gfx_putchar( '|' );
             }
             else if( vx < vy/4 )
             {
                 /* 4pi/6 */
-                gfx_goto( x, y-1 );
-                gfx_putstr( "._" );
-                gfx_goto( x, y );
-                gfx_putstr( "| \\" );
+                gfx_goto( x+1, y );
+                gfx_putstr( " \\" );
                 gfx_goto( x+1, y+1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "\\ \\" );
                 gfx_goto( x+2, y+2 );
                 gfx_putstr( "`'" );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
+                gfx_goto( x, y-1 );
+                gfx_putstr( "._" );
+                gfx_goto( x, y );
+                gfx_putchar( '|' );
             }
             else
             {
                 /* 3pi/6 */
-                gfx_goto( x-1, y );
-                gfx_putstr( ",^." );
                 gfx_goto( x-1, y+1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "| |" );
                 gfx_goto( x-1, y+2 );
                 gfx_putstr( "|_|" );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
+                gfx_goto( x-1, y );
+                gfx_putstr( ",^." );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -300,7 +316,10 @@ static void draw_bomb( int x, int y, int vx, int vy )
                 gfx_goto( x-2, y-1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "\\ \\" );
                 gfx_goto( x-1, y );
-                gfx_putstr( "\\_|" );
+                gfx_putchar( '\\' );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
+                gfx_goto( x, y );
+                gfx_putstr( "_|" );
             }
             else if( vx < -vy/4 )
             {
@@ -309,6 +328,9 @@ static void draw_bomb( int x, int y, int vx, int vy )
                 gfx_putstr( ",." );
                 gfx_goto( x, y-1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "/ /" );
+                gfx_goto( x+1, y );
+                gfx_putchar( '/' );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
                 gfx_goto( x-1, y );
                 gfx_putstr( "|_/" );
             }
@@ -321,6 +343,7 @@ static void draw_bomb( int x, int y, int vx, int vy )
                 gfx_putstr( "| |" );
                 gfx_goto( x-1, y-1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "| |" );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
                 gfx_goto( x-1, y );
                 gfx_putstr( "`v'" );
             }
@@ -332,28 +355,37 @@ static void draw_bomb( int x, int y, int vx, int vy )
                 /* -5pi/6 */
                 gfx_goto( x+1, y-1 );
                 gfx_putstr( ",-'\\" );
-                gfx_goto( x, y );
-                gfx_putstr( "/_,-'" );
+                gfx_goto( x+2, y );
+                gfx_putstr( ",-'" );
                 gfx_goto( x, y+1 );
                 gfx_putchar( '\'' );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
+                gfx_goto( x, y );
+                gfx_putstr( "/_" );
             }
             else if( vy < vx/4 )
             {
                 /* 5pi/6 */
+                gfx_goto( x+1, y );
+                gfx_putstr( " `-." );
+                gfx_goto( x+1, y+1 );
+                gfx_putstr( "`-./" );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
                 gfx_goto( x, y-1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "._" );
                 gfx_goto( x, y );
-                gfx_putstr( "\\ `-." );
-                gfx_goto( x+1, y+1 );
-                gfx_putstr( "`-./" );
+                gfx_putchar( '\\' );
             }
             else
             {
                 /* 6pi/6 */
                 gfx_goto( x+1, y-1 );
                 gfx_putstr( "____" );
+                gfx_goto( x+1, y );
+                gfx_putstr( "____|" );
+                gfx_color( WHITE );
                 gfx_goto( x, y );
-                gfx_putstr( "<____|" );
+                gfx_putchar( '<' );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -482,7 +514,7 @@ static void draw_beam( int x, int y, int frame )
             {
                 gfx_color( WHITE );
                 gfx_goto( x-1, y-3-i );
-                gfx_putstr( "####" );
+                gfx_putstr( (i+frame) % 5 ? "####" : "%%%%" );
                 gfx_color( CYAN );
                 gfx_goto( x-2, y-3-i );
                 gfx_putchar( '%' );