diff --git a/Characters/Character.cs b/Characters/Character.cs
index 67f5769..357ee7b 100644
--- a/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ public partial class Character : CharacterBody2D, IFaction
     {
         if (StunTime > 0)
         {
-            Velocity *= 0.25f;
+            //Velocity *= 0.25f;
+            Velocity = Vector2.Zero;
         }
 
         var state = StateMachine.CurrentState;
diff --git a/Characters/Player.cs b/Characters/Player.cs
index 8c987aa..91a2150 100644
--- a/Characters/Player.cs
+++ b/Characters/Player.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public sealed partial class Player : Character
     public void Spawn()
     {
         Health = 100;
+        Velocity = Vector2.Zero; // player retains knockback after respawning
         HurtAnimation.Play("spawn");
     }
 
diff --git a/Characters/Player.tscn b/Characters/Player.tscn
index d538cc1..1767787 100644
--- a/Characters/Player.tscn
+++ b/Characters/Player.tscn
@@ -831,9 +831,6 @@ InventoryMap = {
 visible = false
 StateMachine = NodePath("StateMachine")
 
-[node name="RemoteTransform2D2" type="RemoteTransform2D" parent="Inventory"]
-position = Vector2(0, 4)
-
 [node name="Sword" parent="Inventory" node_paths=PackedStringArray("Hitbox", "AnimationPlayer", "ParryParticles", "StateMachine", "Anchor", "HandAnchor") instance=ExtResource("31_ql4as")]
 visible = false
 Hitbox = NodePath("Hitbox")
diff --git a/UI/PostProcessing/Vignette.tscn b/UI/PostProcessing/Vignette.tscn
index 11345cd..c362dd1 100644
--- a/UI/PostProcessing/Vignette.tscn
+++ b/UI/PostProcessing/Vignette.tscn
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 [sub_resource type="ShaderMaterial" id="ShaderMaterial_fmdjb"]
 shader = ExtResource("1_nrekm")
-shader_parameter/vignette_intensity = 0.1
-shader_parameter/vignette_opacity = 0.2
+shader_parameter/vignette_intensity = 0.2
+shader_parameter/vignette_opacity = 0.3
 shader_parameter/vignette_rgb = Color(0, 0, 0, 1)
 
 [sub_resource type="Animation" id="Animation_ph4f2"]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 "times": PackedFloat32Array(0),
 "transitions": PackedFloat32Array(1),
 "update": 0,
-"values": [0.1]
+"values": [0.2]
 }
 tracks/1/type = "value"
 tracks/1/imported = false
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ tracks/1/keys = {
 "times": PackedFloat32Array(0),
 "transitions": PackedFloat32Array(1),
 "update": 0,
-"values": [0.2]
+"values": [0.3]
 }
 
 [sub_resource type="Animation" id="Animation_sqaf2"]
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ tracks/0/keys = {
 "times": PackedFloat32Array(0, 0.2, 0.5),
 "transitions": PackedFloat32Array(1, 1, 1),
 "update": 0,
-"values": [0.4, 0.1, 0.1]
+"values": [0.8, 0.2, 0.2]
 }
 tracks/1/type = "value"
 tracks/1/imported = false
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ tracks/1/keys = {
 "times": PackedFloat32Array(0.2, 0.5),
 "transitions": PackedFloat32Array(1, 0.25),
 "update": 0,
-"values": [1.0, 0.2]
+"values": [1.0, 0.3]
 }
 
 [sub_resource type="AnimationLibrary" id="AnimationLibrary_s4mrn"]