diff --git a/client.lua b/client.lua
index d66a637..1325f0c 100644
--- a/client.lua
+++ b/client.lua
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ function client.connect(ip, port)
         healPlayer = function(self, data)
             local p = playerController.player
             p.hp = math.min(p.hp + data.hp, p.hpMax)
+        end,
+        damageText = function(self, data)
+            damageText.add(data)
         end
     }
     for k, v in pairs(bitserRPCs) do
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ function client.connect(ip, port)
         clientRealm:destroy()
         slimeBalls.reset()
         items.client.reset()
+        damageText.reset()
         collectgarbage()
     end
     client.currentState = client.newState()
@@ -222,6 +226,7 @@ function client.update(dt)
         playerController.update(dt)
         entities.client.update(dt)
         slimeBalls.update(dt)
+        damageText.update(dt)
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/damageText.lua b/damageText.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ce7bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/damageText.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+
+damageText = {
+    container = {}
+}
+
+function damageText.reset()
+    damageText.container = {}
+end
+
+-- t = {v=_, x=_, y=_}
+function damageText.add(t)
+    if t.v == nil then t.v = 0 end
+    if t.x == nil then t.x = 0 end
+    if t.y == nil then t.y = 0 end
+    t.v = tostring(t.v)
+    t.timer = 1
+    table.insert(damageText.container, t)
+end
+
+function damageText.update(dt)
+    for k, v in pairs(damageText.container) do
+        v.timer = v.timer - dt*0.5
+        if v.timer < 0 then
+            damageText.container[k] = nil
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function damageText.draw()
+    local font = fonts.stats
+    love.graphics.setFont(font)
+    for _, v in pairs(damageText.container) do
+        local t = ease.outCubic(1 - v.timer)
+        local y = v.y - t*8
+        love.graphics.setColor(1, 0, 0, 1 - t)
+        love.graphics.print(v.v, lume.round(v.x - font:getWidth(v.v)/2), lume.round(y - font:getHeight()/2))
+    end
+end
diff --git a/entityDefs/player.lua b/entityDefs/player.lua
index 5048a86..4c420c3 100644
--- a/entityDefs/player.lua
+++ b/entityDefs/player.lua
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ for _, sc in ipairs{'server', 'client'} do
     player[sc].newStats = function()
         local t = {
             vit = {base = 100, arm = 14},
-            atk = {base = 80, arm = 25},
+            atk = {base = 10, arm = 5},
             spd = {base = 50, arm = 9},
             wis = {base = 100, arm = 8},
             def = {base = 20, arm = 25},
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ for _, sc in ipairs{'server', 'client'} do
             end
         end
 
+        local _hpMax = self.hpMax
+        self.hpMax = self.stats.vit.total
+        self.hp = self.hp + (self.hpMax - _hpMax)
+
         self.x, self.y = self.body:getPosition()
         self.xv, self.yv = self.body:getLinearVelocity()
         self.base.update(self, dt)
@@ -246,7 +250,7 @@ function player.client:swing()
     local playerDamage = 5
     local attackItem = items.client.getItem(self.inventory.items[2])
     if attackItem and attackItem.atk then
-        playerDamage = attackItem.atk
+        playerDamage = attackItem.atk + self.stats.atk.total
     end
     if self.isLocalPlayer then
         client.spawnProjectile{
diff --git a/gfx/fonts/stat_font.png b/gfx/fonts/stat_font.png
index 4f6057f..c4d56c4 100644
Binary files a/gfx/fonts/stat_font.png and b/gfx/fonts/stat_font.png differ
diff --git a/hud.lua b/hud.lua
index 9ea756c..8640c59 100644
--- a/hud.lua
+++ b/hud.lua
@@ -313,16 +313,18 @@ function hud.keypressed(k, scancode, isrepeat)
 end
 
 function hud.draw()
+    local _canvas = love.graphics.getCanvas()
     local _shader = love.graphics.getShader()
 
     local mx, my = window2game(love.mouse.getPosition())
     mx, my = lume.round(mx), lume.round(my)
 
+    local p = playerController.player
+
     love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1)
     love.graphics.draw(gfx.hud.frame, 0, 0)
 
     -- hp/mana
-    local p = playerController.player
     love.graphics.setShader(shaders.lifemana)
     shaders.lifemana:send('hp', p.hp/p.hpMax)
     shaders.lifemana:send('mana', 1)
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@ function hud.draw()
     end
 
     -- level bar
-    local l = playerController.player.xp2level(playerController.player.xp)
+    local l = p.xp2level(p.xp)
     local x, y = hud.statsPanel.x, hud.statsPanel.y
     love.graphics.setColor(221/255, 217/255, 0)
     local t = l - math.floor(l)
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ function hud.draw()
     text.print(level, lume.round(240 - font:getWidth(level)/2), lume.round(y))
 
     -- stats
-    font = fonts.stats
+    local font = fonts.stats
     love.graphics.setFont(font)
     local stats_x, stats_y = 202, 227
     local stats_dx, stats_dy = 20, 11
@@ -379,15 +381,30 @@ function hud.draw()
             local sy = stats_y + stats_dy*(j-1)
             sx = x + (sx - hud.statsPanel.openPos.x)
             sy = y + (sy - hud.statsPanel.openPos.y)
-            local txt = tostring(playerController.player.stats[col][row])
+            local txt = tostring(p.stats[col][row])
             text.print(txt, lume.round(sx - font:getWidth(txt)/2), lume.round(sy - font:getHeight()/2))
         end
     end
 
+    love.graphics.setCanvas(canvases.tempGame)
+    love.graphics.clear()
+    local hpHovered = mx > 39 and mx < 141 and my > 23 and my < 31
+    local txt = string.format('%i / %i', p.hp, p.hpMax)
+    love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0)
+    text.print(txt, lume.round(90 - font:getWidth(txt)/2 - 1), lume.round(27 - font:getHeight()/2 + 1))
     love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1)
-    love.graphics.setFont(fonts.c17)
-    text.print(playerController.player.name, 44, 5)
+    text.print(txt, lume.round(90 - font:getWidth(txt)/2), lume.round(27 - font:getHeight()/2))
+    love.graphics.setCanvas(_canvas)
+    if hpHovered then
+        love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 0.8)
+    else
+        love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 0.4)
+    end
+    love.graphics.draw(canvases.tempGame, 0, 0)
 
+    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1)
+    love.graphics.setFont(fonts.c17)
+    text.print(p.name, 44, 5)
 
     -- inventory items
     love.graphics.push()
@@ -396,7 +413,7 @@ function hud.draw()
     local pmx = mx - lume.round(panel.x)
     local pmy = my - lume.round(panel.y)
     for slotId, slot in ipairs(hud.inventorySlots) do
-        local item = items.client.getItem(playerController.player.inventory.items[slotId])
+        local item = items.client.getItem(p.inventory.items[slotId])
         if pmx >= slot.x and pmx <= slot.x + slot.w
         and pmy >= slot.y and pmy <= slot.y + slot.h and panel.open then
             if item then
@@ -433,7 +450,7 @@ function hud.draw()
         love.graphics.draw(gfx.ui.itemInfo, 0, 0)
         font = fonts.stats
         love.graphics.setFont(font)
-        local playerWeapon = items.client.getItem(playerController.player.inventory.items[2])
+        local playerWeapon = items.client.getItem(p.inventory.items[2])
         if isSword[item.imageId] and item.atk then
             if playerWeapon and playerWeapon.atk then
                 if item.atk < playerWeapon.atk then
@@ -454,7 +471,7 @@ function hud.draw()
     if heldItem.bagId then
         local bag = client.currentState.lootBags[heldItem.bagId]
         if heldItem.bagId == 'inventory' then
-            bag = playerController.player.inventory
+            bag = p.inventory
         end
         if bag then
             local item = items.client.getItem(bag.items[heldItem.slotId])
diff --git a/loadassets.lua b/loadassets.lua
index cd909ee..88d3d2d 100644
--- a/loadassets.lua
+++ b/loadassets.lua
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ fonts = {
 
     c13 = love.graphics.newImageFont('gfx/fonts/small_font.png', ' abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789.,!?-+/():;%&`\'*#=[]"|~@$^_{}<>'),
     c17 = love.graphics.newImageFont('gfx/fonts/big_font.png', ' abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789.,!?-+/():;%&`\'*#=[]"|~@$^_{}<>'),
-    stats = love.graphics.newImageFont('gfx/fonts/stat_font.png', ' abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789')
+    stats = love.graphics.newImageFont('gfx/fonts/stat_font.png', ' abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789/')
 }
 -- todo: test
 -- love.graphics.newFont([filename, ] size, "mono")
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index e477f8f..fcf98f9 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ require 'playerController'
 require 'items'
 require 'lootBag'
 require 'portals'
+require 'damageText'
 require 'realm'
 require 'chat'
 
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ function love.draw()
         portals.client.draw()
 
         scene.draw()
+        damageText.draw()
         prof.pop('draw scene')
 
         prof.push('draw debug')
diff --git a/physics.lua b/physics.lua
index fe2da3d..a5e0695 100644
--- a/physics.lua
+++ b/physics.lua
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ function physics.server:load()
                         local swing = projectiles.server.container[uda.id]
                         local enemy = udb
                         if swing and enemy and not enemy.hitBy[swing.id] then
+                            server.nutServer:sendRPC('damageText', bitser.dumps{
+                                v=swing.damage, x=enemy.x, y=enemy.y-26})
                             enemy.hitBy[swing.id] = true
                             enemy:damage(swing.damage, swing.playerId)
                             swing.pierce = swing.pierce - 1
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ function physics.client:load()
             local udb = fixb:getUserData() or {}
             if uda.type == 'slimeBall' and udb.id == playerController.player.id then
                 self:postUpdatePush(function()
+                    damageText.add{v=uda.damage, x=udb.x, y=udb.y-24}
                     udb:damage(uda.damage)
                     slimeBalls.destroy(uda.id)
                 end)
diff --git a/server.lua b/server.lua
index f786e7d..e1c74a8 100644
--- a/server.lua
+++ b/server.lua
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ function server.addXP(playerId, xp)
             local l = entities.server.defs.player.xp2level(p.xp)
             if math.floor(_l) ~= math.floor(l) then -- level increased
                 p.stats.vit.base = math.floor(l*10 + 100)
-                p.stats.atk.base = math.floor(l*8 + 80)
+                p.stats.atk.base = math.floor(l*2 + 10)
                 p.stats.spd.base = math.floor(l*5 + 50)
                 p.stats.wis.base = math.floor(l*8 + 100)
                 p.stats.def.base = math.floor(l*4 + 20)
diff --git a/slimeBalls.lua b/slimeBalls.lua
index 5b3d207..9b0ed6d 100644
--- a/slimeBalls.lua
+++ b/slimeBalls.lua
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ end
 
 function slimeBalls.update(dt)
     for k, v in pairs(slimeBalls.container) do
+        v.x, v.y = v.body:getPosition()
         if gameTime - v.spawnTime > v.life then
             slimeBalls.destroy(k)
         end