diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 01cfbb8..2832718 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TODO:
 
-Migrate recoded changes to WebGPU
+Isolate classic from defaults
 
 Update the README
 
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ Write an explanation of the rain pass (and include images)
   Fullscreen quad and spacial mapping
   MSDFs
 
+Idea: Build a UI
+  Replace versions with presets
+  Simple changes update the values
+  Complex changes replace the pipeline
+  Make it a form, so it's accessible
+  Then, make it look cool like the UI from the old site
+
+Maybe pay someone to make Mac/Windows screensavers
+
 Zion Control's matrix variant
   From Reloaded
 
-Idea: Build a UI
-  Changes some uniforms
-  Effect selection would swap out the desired effect pass, somehow
-  The color palette stuff would be hard
-
-Deja vu effect: flashing rows
-  Make them flash all the time
-  Then use a thunder-like pattern to show and hide the flash
-
 gpu-buffer, working title
   Support type aliasing (type Q = array<i32, 5>)
   Support shorthand (vec4f)
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 2481b88..533a71d 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 			This project demonstrates five concepts:
 					1. Drawing to floating point frame buffer objects, or 'FBO's,
 						 for performing computation and post-processing
-					2. GPU-side computation, with a fragment shader
+					2. GPU-side computation, with fragment shaders
 						 updating two alternating FBOs
 					3. Rendering crisp "vector" graphics, with a multiple-channel
 						 signed distance field (or 'MSDF')
diff --git a/js/webgpu/palettePass.js b/js/webgpu/palettePass.js
index e6ac123..126c1b6 100644
--- a/js/webgpu/palettePass.js
+++ b/js/webgpu/palettePass.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export default ({ config, device, timeBuffer }) => {
 			bloomStrength: config.bloomStrength,
 			ditherMagnitude: config.ditherMagnitude,
 			backgroundColor: config.backgroundColor,
+			cursorColor: config.cursorColor,
 		});
 
 		const paletteUniforms = paletteShaderUniforms.Palette;
diff --git a/js/webgpu/rainPass.js b/js/webgpu/rainPass.js
index 8a11f93..d43023e 100644
--- a/js/webgpu/rainPass.js
+++ b/js/webgpu/rainPass.js
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ const rippleTypes = {
 	circle: 1,
 };
 
-const cycleStyles = {
-	cycleFasterWhenDimmed: 0,
-	cycleRandomly: 1,
-};
-
 const numVerticesPerQuad = 2 * 3;
 
 const makeConfigBuffer = (device, configUniforms, config, density, gridSize) => {
@@ -19,7 +14,6 @@ const makeConfigBuffer = (device, configUniforms, config, density, gridSize) =>
 		gridSize,
 		density,
 		showDebugView: config.effect === "none",
-		cycleStyle: config.cycleStyleName in cycleStyles ? cycleStyles[config.cycleStyleName] : 0,
 		rippleType: config.rippleTypeName in rippleTypes ? rippleTypes[config.rippleTypeName] : -1,
 		slantScale: 1 / (Math.abs(Math.sin(2 * config.slant)) * (Math.sqrt(2) - 1) + 1),
 		slantVec: [Math.cos(config.slant), Math.sin(config.slant)],
diff --git a/js/webgpu/stripePass.js b/js/webgpu/stripePass.js
index b83123e..64467d4 100644
--- a/js/webgpu/stripePass.js
+++ b/js/webgpu/stripePass.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export default ({ config, device, timeBuffer }) => {
 			bloomStrength: config.bloomStrength,
 			ditherMagnitude: config.ditherMagnitude,
 			backgroundColor: config.backgroundColor,
+			cursorColor: config.cursorColor,
 		});
 	})();
 
diff --git a/shaders/glsl/palettePass.frag.glsl b/shaders/glsl/palettePass.frag.glsl
index e636e9d..b2d5322 100644
--- a/shaders/glsl/palettePass.frag.glsl
+++ b/shaders/glsl/palettePass.frag.glsl
@@ -23,18 +23,15 @@ vec4 getBrightness(vec2 uv) {
 }
 
 void main() {
-	vec4 brightnessRGB = getBrightness(vUV);
-
-	// Combine the texture and bloom
-	vec2 brightness = brightnessRGB.rg;
+	vec4 brightness = getBrightness(vUV);
 
 	// Dither: subtract a random value from the brightness
-	brightness = brightness - rand( gl_FragCoord.xy, time ) * ditherMagnitude;
+	brightness -= rand( gl_FragCoord.xy, time ) * ditherMagnitude;
 
 	// Map the brightness to a position in the palette texture
 	gl_FragColor = vec4(
 		texture2D( palette, vec2(brightness.r, 0.0)).rgb
-			+ min(cursorColor * brightness.g, 1.0)
+			+ min(cursorColor * brightness.g, vec3(1.0))
 			+ backgroundColor,
 		1.0
 	);
diff --git a/shaders/glsl/rainPass.effect.frag.glsl b/shaders/glsl/rainPass.effect.frag.glsl
index 32004d6..b100448 100644
--- a/shaders/glsl/rainPass.effect.frag.glsl
+++ b/shaders/glsl/rainPass.effect.frag.glsl
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ float getThunder(float simTime, vec2 screenPos) {
 		return 0.;
 	}
 
-	simTime *= 0.5;
-	float thunder = 1. - fract(wobble(simTime));
+	float thunderTime = simTime * 0.5;
+	float thunder = 1. - fract(wobble(thunderTime));
 	if (loops) {
-		thunder = 1. - fract(simTime + 0.3);
+		thunder = 1. - fract(thunderTime + 0.3);
 	}
 
 	thunder = log(thunder * 1.5) * 4.;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ float getRipple(float simTime, vec2 screenPos) {
 
 vec4 computeResult(float simTime, bool isFirstFrame, vec2 glyphPos, vec2 screenPos, vec4 previous) {
 
-	float multipliedEffects = 1.0 + getThunder(simTime, screenPos);
+	float multipliedEffects = 1. + getThunder(simTime, screenPos);
 	float addedEffects = getRipple(simTime, screenPos); // Round or square ripples across the grid
 
 	vec4 result = vec4(multipliedEffects, addedEffects, 0., 0.);
diff --git a/shaders/glsl/rainPass.frag.glsl b/shaders/glsl/rainPass.frag.glsl
index 867a741..0b8e138 100644
--- a/shaders/glsl/rainPass.frag.glsl
+++ b/shaders/glsl/rainPass.frag.glsl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ uniform bool volumetric;
 uniform bool isolateCursor;
 
 varying vec2 vUV;
-varying vec4 vShine, vSymbol, vEffect;
+varying vec4 vRaindrop, vSymbol, vEffect;
 varying float vDepth;
 
 float median3(vec3 i) {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ vec2 getBrightness(float brightness, float cursor, float multipliedEffects, floa
 	if (!isolateCursor) {
 		cursor = 0.;
 	}
-	brightness = (1.0 - brightness) * baseContrast + baseBrightness;
+	brightness = (1. - brightness) * baseContrast + baseBrightness;
 
 	// Modes that don't fade glyphs set their actual brightness here
 	if (brightnessOverride > 0. && brightness > brightnessThreshold && cursor == 0.) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ float getSymbol(vec2 uv, float index) {
 	// MSDF: calculate brightness of fragment based on distance to shape
 	vec3 dist = texture2D(glyphTex, uv).rgb;
 	float sigDist = median3(dist) - 0.5;
-	return clamp(sigDist/fwidth(sigDist) + 0.5, 0., 1.);
+	return clamp(sigDist / fwidth(sigDist) + 0.5, 0., 1.);
 }
 
 void main() {
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ void main() {
 	vec2 uv = getUV(vUV);
 
 	// Unpack the values from the data textures
-	vec4  raindropData = volumetric ?  vShine : texture2D( raindropState, uv);
-	vec4 symbolData = volumetric ? vSymbol : texture2D(symbolState, uv);
-	vec4 effectData = volumetric ? vEffect : texture2D(effectState, uv);
+	vec4 raindropData = volumetric ? vRaindrop : texture2D(raindropState, uv);
+	vec4   symbolData = volumetric ?   vSymbol : texture2D(  symbolState, uv);
+	vec4   effectData = volumetric ?   vEffect : texture2D(  effectState, uv);
 
 	vec2 brightness = getBrightness(raindropData.r, raindropData.g, effectData.r, effectData.g);
 	float symbol = getSymbol(uv, symbolData.r);
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ void main() {
 			vec3(
 				raindropData.g,
 				vec2(
-					1.0 - (raindropData.r * 3.0),
-					1.0 - (raindropData.r * 8.0)
-				) * (1.0 - raindropData.g)
+					1. - (raindropData.r * 3.),
+					1. - (raindropData.r * 8.)
+				) * (1. - raindropData.g)
 			) * symbol,
 			1.
 		);
diff --git a/shaders/glsl/rainPass.raindrop.frag.glsl b/shaders/glsl/rainPass.raindrop.frag.glsl
index df884e7..db2db56 100644
--- a/shaders/glsl/rainPass.raindrop.frag.glsl
+++ b/shaders/glsl/rainPass.raindrop.frag.glsl
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ precision highp float;
 
 // This shader is the star of the show.
 // It writes falling rain to the channels of a data texture:
-// 		R: brightness
-// 		G: unused
-// 		B: whether the cell is a "cursor"
+// 		R: raindrop brightness
+// 		G: whether the cell is a "cursor"
+// 		B: unused
 // 		A: unused
 
 // Listen.
diff --git a/shaders/glsl/rainPass.vert.glsl b/shaders/glsl/rainPass.vert.glsl
index 04a00ff..e11d5d8 100644
--- a/shaders/glsl/rainPass.vert.glsl
+++ b/shaders/glsl/rainPass.vert.glsl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ uniform vec2 screenSize;
 uniform float time, animationSpeed, forwardSpeed;
 uniform bool volumetric;
 varying vec2 vUV;
-varying vec4 vShine, vSymbol, vEffect;
+varying vec4 vRaindrop, vSymbol, vEffect;
 varying float vDepth;
 
 highp float rand( const in vec2 uv ) {
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ highp float rand( const in vec2 uv ) {
 void main() {
 
 	vUV = (aPosition + aCorner) * quadSize;
-	vShine = texture2D(raindropState, aPosition * quadSize);
-	vSymbol = texture2D(symbolState, aPosition * quadSize);
-	vEffect = texture2D(effectState, aPosition * quadSize);
+	vRaindrop = texture2D(raindropState, aPosition * quadSize);
+	vSymbol   = texture2D(  symbolState, aPosition * quadSize);
+	vEffect   = texture2D(  effectState, aPosition * quadSize);
 
 	// Calculate the world space position
 	float quadDepth = 0.0;
diff --git a/shaders/glsl/stripePass.frag.glsl b/shaders/glsl/stripePass.frag.glsl
index 6290392..18ea0ac 100644
--- a/shaders/glsl/stripePass.frag.glsl
+++ b/shaders/glsl/stripePass.frag.glsl
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ vec4 getBrightness(vec2 uv) {
 
 void main() {
 	vec3 color = texture2D(stripes, vUV).rgb;
-	// Combine the texture and bloom
+
 	vec4 brightness = getBrightness(vUV);
 
 	// Dither: subtract a random value from the brightness
-	brightness = brightness - rand( gl_FragCoord.xy, time ) * ditherMagnitude;
+	brightness -= rand( gl_FragCoord.xy, time ) * ditherMagnitude;
 	
 	gl_FragColor = vec4(
 		color * brightness.r
diff --git a/shaders/wgsl/imagePass.wgsl b/shaders/wgsl/imagePass.wgsl
index 16f6adf..8aeb477 100644
--- a/shaders/wgsl/imagePass.wgsl
+++ b/shaders/wgsl/imagePass.wgsl
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ fn getBrightness(uv : vec2<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
 	var bgColor = textureSampleLevel( backgroundTex, linearSampler, uv, 0.0 ).rgb;
 
 	// Combine the texture and bloom, then blow it out to reveal more of the image
-	var brightness = getBrightness(uv).r;
-	brightness = pow(brightness, 1.5);
+	var brightness = getBrightness(uv);
 
-	textureStore(outputTex, coord, vec4<f32>(bgColor * brightness, 1.0));
+	textureStore(outputTex, coord, vec4<f32>(bgColor * (brightness.r + brightness.g * 2.0), 1.0));
 }
diff --git a/shaders/wgsl/palettePass.wgsl b/shaders/wgsl/palettePass.wgsl
index 4b78f2e..06f01ee 100644
--- a/shaders/wgsl/palettePass.wgsl
+++ b/shaders/wgsl/palettePass.wgsl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ struct Config {
 	bloomStrength : f32,
 	ditherMagnitude : f32,
 	backgroundColor : vec3<f32>,
+	cursorColor : vec3<f32>
 };
 
 struct Palette {
@@ -54,17 +55,19 @@ fn getBrightness(uv : vec2<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
 
 	var uv = vec2<f32>(coord) / vec2<f32>(screenSize);
 
-	var brightnessRGB = getBrightness(uv);
-
-	// Combine the texture and bloom
-	var brightness = brightnessRGB.r + brightnessRGB.g + brightnessRGB.b;
+	var brightness = getBrightness(uv);
 
 	// Dither: subtract a random value from the brightness
 	brightness -= randomFloat( uv + vec2<f32>(time.seconds) ) * config.ditherMagnitude;
 
-	var paletteIndex = clamp(i32(brightness * 512.0), 0, 511);
-
 	// Map the brightness to a position in the palette texture
-	textureStore(outputTex, coord, vec4<f32>(palette.colors[paletteIndex] + config.backgroundColor, 1.0));
+	var paletteIndex = clamp(i32(brightness.r * 512.0), 0, 511);
+
+	textureStore(outputTex, coord, vec4<f32>(
+		palette.colors[paletteIndex]
+			+ min(config.cursorColor * brightness.g, vec3<f32>(1.0))
+			+ config.backgroundColor,
+		1.0
+	));
 }
 
diff --git a/shaders/wgsl/rainPass.wgsl b/shaders/wgsl/rainPass.wgsl
index 36ca8ac..5165dde 100644
--- a/shaders/wgsl/rainPass.wgsl
+++ b/shaders/wgsl/rainPass.wgsl
@@ -14,23 +14,21 @@ struct Config {
 	brightnessThreshold : f32,
 	brightnessOverride : f32,
 	brightnessDecay : f32,
-	baseBrightness : f32,
-	baseContrast : f32,
 	cursorBrightness : f32,
 	cycleSpeed : f32,
 	cycleFrameSkip : i32,
 	fallSpeed : f32,
-	hasSun : i32,
 	hasThunder : i32,
 	raindropLength : f32,
 	rippleScale : f32,
 	rippleSpeed : f32,
 	rippleThickness : f32,
-	cycleStyle : i32,
 	rippleType : i32,
 
 	// render-specific properties
 	forwardSpeed : f32,
+	baseBrightness : f32,
+	baseContrast : f32,
 	glyphVerticalSpacing : f32,
 	glyphEdgeCrop : f32,
 	isPolar : i32,
@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@ struct Config {
 	slantScale : f32,
 	slantVec : vec2<f32>,
 	volumetric : i32,
+	isolateCursor : i32,
 	loops : i32,
 	highPassThreshold : f32,
 };
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ struct Scene {
 struct Cell {
 	raindrop : vec4<f32>,
 	symbol : vec4<f32>,
+	effect : vec4<f32>,
 };
 
 // The array of cells that the compute shader updates, and the fragment shader draws.
@@ -128,9 +128,10 @@ fn wobble(x : f32) -> f32 {
 
 // Compute shader core functions
 
-// Rain time is the shader's key underlying concept.
+// This is the code rain's key underlying concept.
 // It's why glyphs that share a column are lit simultaneously, and are brighter toward the bottom.
-fn getRainTime(simTime : f32, glyphPos : vec2<f32>) -> f32 {
+// It's also why those bright areas are truncated into raindrops.
+fn getRainBrightness(simTime : f32, glyphPos : vec2<f32>) -> f32 {
 	var columnTimeOffset = randomFloat(vec2<f32>(glyphPos.x, 0.0)) * 1000.0;
 	var columnSpeedOffset = randomFloat(vec2<f32>(glyphPos.x + 0.1, 0.0)) * 0.5 + 0.5;
 	if (bool(config.loops)) {
@@ -141,31 +142,16 @@ fn getRainTime(simTime : f32, glyphPos : vec2<f32>) -> f32 {
 	if (!bool(config.loops)) {
 		rainTime = wobble(rainTime);
 	}
-	return rainTime;
-}
-
-fn getBrightness(rainTime : f32) -> f32 {
-	return (1.0 - fract(rainTime)) * config.baseContrast + config.baseBrightness;
-}
-
-fn getCycleSpeed(brightness : f32) -> f32 {
-	var localCycleSpeed = 1.0;
-	if (config.cycleStyle == 0 && brightness > 0.0) {
-		localCycleSpeed = pow(1.0 - brightness, 4.0);
-	}
-	return config.animationSpeed * config.cycleSpeed * localCycleSpeed;
+	return fract(rainTime);
 }
 
 // Compute shader additional effects
 
-fn applySunShowerBrightness(brightness : f32, screenPos : vec2<f32>) -> f32 {
-	if (brightness >= -4.0) {
-		return pow(fract(brightness * 0.5), 3.0) * screenPos.y * 1.5;
+fn getThunder(simTime : f32, screenPos : vec2<f32>) -> f32 {
+	if (!bool(config.hasThunder)) {
+		return 0.0;
 	}
-	return brightness;
-}
 
-fn applyThunderBrightness(brightness : f32, simTime : f32, screenPos : vec2<f32>) -> f32 {
 	var thunderTime = simTime * 0.5;
 	var thunder = 1.0 - fract(wobble(thunderTime));
 	if (bool(config.loops)) {
@@ -173,14 +159,13 @@ fn applyThunderBrightness(brightness : f32, simTime : f32, screenPos : vec2<f32>
 	}
 
 	thunder = log(thunder * 1.5) * 4.0;
-	thunder = clamp(thunder, 0.0, 1.0);
-	thunder *= pow(screenPos.y, 2.0) * 3.0;
-	return brightness + thunder;
+	thunder = clamp(thunder, 0.0, 1.0) * 10.0 * pow(screenPos.y, 2.0);
+	return thunder;
 }
 
-fn applyRippleEffect(effect : f32, simTime : f32, screenPos : vec2<f32>) -> f32 {
+fn getRipple(simTime : f32, screenPos : vec2<f32>) -> f32 {
 	if (config.rippleType == -1) {
-		return effect;
+		return 0.0;
 	}
 
 	var rippleTime = (simTime * 0.5 + sin(simTime) * 0.2) * config.rippleSpeed + 1.0; // TODO: clarify
@@ -204,37 +189,19 @@ fn applyRippleEffect(effect : f32, simTime : f32, screenPos : vec2<f32>) -> f32
 	var rippleValue = fract(rippleTime) * config.rippleScale - rippleDistance;
 
 	if (rippleValue > 0.0 && rippleValue < config.rippleThickness) {
-		return effect + 0.75;
+		return 0.75;
 	}
 
-	return effect;
+	return 0.0;
 }
 
 // Compute shader main functions
 
-fn computeShine (simTime : f32, isFirstFrame : bool, glyphPos : vec2<f32>, screenPos : vec2<f32>, previous : vec4<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
-
-	// Determine the glyph's local time.
-	var rainTime = getRainTime(simTime, glyphPos);
-	var rainTimeBelow = getRainTime(simTime, glyphPos + vec2<f32>(0., -1.));
-	var cursor = select(0.0, 1.0, fract(rainTime) < fract(rainTimeBelow));
-
-	// Rain time is the backbone of this effect.
-
-	// Determine the glyph's brightness.
-	var brightness = getBrightness(rainTime);
-
-	if (bool(config.hasSun)) {
-		brightness = applySunShowerBrightness(brightness, screenPos);
-	}
-	if (bool(config.hasThunder)) {
-		brightness = applyThunderBrightness(brightness, simTime, screenPos);
-	}
-
-	// Determine the glyph's effect— the amount the glyph lights up for other reasons
-	var effect = 0.0;
-	effect = applyRippleEffect(effect, simTime, screenPos); // Round or square ripples across the grid
+fn computeRaindrop (simTime : f32, isFirstFrame : bool, glyphPos : vec2<f32>, screenPos : vec2<f32>, previous : vec4<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
 
+	var brightness = getRainBrightness(simTime, glyphPos);
+	var brightnessBelow = getRainBrightness(simTime, glyphPos + vec2(0., -1.));
+	var cursor = select(0.0, 1.0, brightness < brightnessBelow);
 
 	// Blend the glyph's brightness with its previous brightness, so it winks on and off organically
 	if (!isFirstFrame) {
@@ -242,35 +209,31 @@ fn computeShine (simTime : f32, isFirstFrame : bool, glyphPos : vec2<f32>, scree
 		brightness = mix(previousBrightness, brightness, config.brightnessDecay);
 	}
 
-	var result = vec4<f32>(brightness, fract(rainTime), cursor, effect);
+	var result = vec4<f32>(brightness, cursor, 0.0, 0.0);
 	return result;
 }
 
 fn computeSymbol (simTime : f32, isFirstFrame : bool, glyphPos : vec2<f32>, screenPos : vec2<f32>, previous : vec4<f32>, raindrop : vec4<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
 
-	var brightness = raindrop.r;
-
 	var previousSymbol = previous.r;
 	var previousAge = previous.g;
 	var resetGlyph = isFirstFrame;
 	if (bool(config.loops)) {
-		resetGlyph = resetGlyph || brightness < 0.0;
+		resetGlyph = resetGlyph || raindrop.r < 0.0;
 	}
 	if (resetGlyph) {
 		previousAge = randomFloat(screenPos + 0.5);
 		previousSymbol = floor(config.glyphSequenceLength * randomFloat(screenPos));
 	}
-	var cycleSpeed = getCycleSpeed(brightness);
+	var cycleSpeed = config.animationSpeed * config.cycleSpeed;
 	var age = previousAge;
 	var symbol = previousSymbol;
 	if (time.frames % config.cycleFrameSkip == 0) {
 		age += cycleSpeed * f32(config.cycleFrameSkip);
 		var advance = floor(age);
-		age = fract(age);
-		if (config.cycleStyle == 0) {
-			symbol = (symbol + advance) % config.glyphSequenceLength;
-		} else if (config.cycleStyle == 1 && advance > 0.) {
+		if (age > 1.0) {
 			symbol = floor(config.glyphSequenceLength * randomFloat(screenPos + simTime));
+			age = fract(age);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -278,6 +241,15 @@ fn computeSymbol (simTime : f32, isFirstFrame : bool, glyphPos : vec2<f32>, scre
 	return result;
 }
 
+fn computeEffect (simTime : f32, isFirstFrame : bool, glyphPos : vec2<f32>, screenPos : vec2<f32>, previous : vec4<f32>, raindrop : vec4<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
+
+	var multipliedEffects = 1.0 + getThunder(simTime, screenPos);
+	var addedEffects = getRipple(simTime, screenPos); // Round or square ripples across the grid
+
+	var result = vec4<f32>(multipliedEffects, addedEffects, 0.0, 0.0);
+	return result;
+}
+
 @compute @workgroup_size(32, 1, 1) fn computeMain(input : ComputeInput) {
 
 	// Resolve the invocation ID to a cell coordinate
@@ -298,8 +270,9 @@ fn computeSymbol (simTime : f32, isFirstFrame : bool, glyphPos : vec2<f32>, scre
 	var screenPos = glyphPos / config.gridSize;
 
 	var cell = cells_RW.cells[i];
-	cell.raindrop = computeShine(simTime, isFirstFrame, glyphPos, screenPos, cell.raindrop);
+	cell.raindrop = computeRaindrop(simTime, isFirstFrame, glyphPos, screenPos, cell.raindrop);
 	cell.symbol = computeSymbol(simTime, isFirstFrame, glyphPos, screenPos, cell.symbol, cell.raindrop);
+	cell.effect = computeEffect(simTime, isFirstFrame, glyphPos, screenPos, cell.effect, cell.raindrop);
 	cells_RW.cells[i] = cell;
 }
 
@@ -367,89 +340,117 @@ fn median3(i : vec3<f32>) -> f32 {
 	return max(min(i.r, i.g), min(max(i.r, i.g), i.b));
 }
 
+fn getUV(inputUV : vec2<f32>) -> vec2<f32> {
+
+	var uv = inputUV;
+
+	if (bool(config.volumetric)) {
+		return uv;
+	}
+
+	if (bool(config.isPolar)) {
+		// Curved space to make the letters appear to radiate from up above
+		uv -= 0.5;
+		uv *= 0.5;
+		uv.y -= 0.5;
+		var radius = length(uv);
+		var angle = atan2(uv.y, uv.x) / (2.0 * PI) + 0.5;
+		uv = vec2<f32>(fract(angle * 4.0 - 0.5), 1.5 * (1.0 - sqrt(radius)));
+	} else {
+		// Apply the slant and a scale to space so the viewport is still fully covered by the geometry
+		uv = vec2<f32>(
+			(uv.x - 0.5) * config.slantVec.x + (uv.y - 0.5) * config.slantVec.y,
+			(uv.y - 0.5) * config.slantVec.x - (uv.x - 0.5) * config.slantVec.y
+		) * config.slantScale + 0.5;
+	}
+
+	uv.y /= config.glyphHeightToWidth;
+
+	return uv;
+}
+
+fn getBrightness(inputBrightness : f32, cursor : f32, quadDepth : f32, multipliedEffects : f32, addedEffects : f32) -> vec2<f32> {
+
+	var isCursor = bool(cursor);
+
+	if (!bool(config.isolateCursor)) {
+		isCursor = false;
+	}
+
+	var brightness = (1.0 - inputBrightness) * config.baseContrast + config.baseBrightness;
+
+	// Modes that don't fade glyphs set their actual brightness here
+	if (config.brightnessOverride > 0. && brightness > config.brightnessThreshold && !isCursor) {
+		brightness = config.brightnessOverride;
+	}
+
+	brightness *= multipliedEffects;
+	brightness += addedEffects;
+
+	// In volumetric mode, distant glyphs are dimmer
+	if (bool(config.volumetric) && !bool(config.showDebugView)) {
+		brightness = brightness * min(1.0, quadDepth);
+	}
+
+	return select(vec2<f32>(1.0, 0.0), vec2<f32>(0.0, 1.0), isCursor) * brightness;
+}
+
 fn getSymbolUV(symbol : i32) -> vec2<f32> {
 	var symbolX = symbol % config.glyphTextureGridSize.x;
 	var symbolY = symbol / config.glyphTextureGridSize.x;
 	return vec2<f32>(f32(symbolX), f32(symbolY));
 }
 
+fn getSymbol(cellUV : vec2<f32>, index : i32) -> f32 {
+	// resolve UV to cropped position of glyph in MSDF texture
+	var uv = fract(cellUV * config.gridSize);
+	uv.y = 1.0 - uv.y; // WebGL -> WebGPU y-flip
+	uv -= 0.5;
+	uv *= clamp(1.0 - config.glyphEdgeCrop, 0.0, 1.0);
+	uv += 0.5;
+	uv = (uv + getSymbolUV(index)) / vec2<f32>(config.glyphTextureGridSize);
+
+	// MSDF: calculate brightness of fragment based on distance to shape
+	var dist = textureSample(msdfTexture, linearSampler, uv).rgb;
+	var sigDist = median3(dist) - 0.5;
+	return clamp(sigDist / fwidth(sigDist) + 0.5, 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+
 // Fragment shader
 
 @fragment fn fragMain(input : VertOutput) -> FragOutput {
 
-	var volumetric = bool(config.volumetric);
-	var uv = input.uv;
-
-	// For normal mode, derive the fragment's glyph and msdf UV from its screen space position
-	if (!volumetric) {
-		if (bool(config.isPolar)) {
-			// Curve space to make the letters appear to radiate from up above
-			uv -= 0.5;
-			uv *= 0.5;
-			uv.y -= 0.5;
-			var radius = length(uv);
-			var angle = atan2(uv.y, uv.x) / (2.0 * PI) + 0.5;
-			uv = vec2<f32>(fract(angle * 4.0 - 0.5), 1.5 * (1.0 - sqrt(radius)));
-
-		} else {
-			// Apply the slant and a scale to space so the viewport is still fully covered by the geometry
-			uv = vec2<f32>(
-				(uv.x - 0.5) * config.slantVec.x + (uv.y - 0.5) * config.slantVec.y,
-				(uv.y - 0.5) * config.slantVec.x - (uv.x - 0.5) * config.slantVec.y
-			) * config.slantScale + 0.5;
-		}
-		uv.y /= config.glyphHeightToWidth;
-	}
+	var uv = getUV(input.uv);
 
 	// Retrieve cell
 	var gridCoord : vec2<i32> = vec2<i32>(uv * config.gridSize);
 	var gridIndex = gridCoord.y * i32(config.gridSize.x) + gridCoord.x;
 	var cell = cells_RO.cells[gridIndex];
-	var symbolUV = getSymbolUV(i32(cell.symbol.r));
 
-	var brightness = cell.raindrop.r;
-
-	// Modes that don't fade glyphs set their actual brightness here
-	if (config.brightnessOverride > 0.0 && brightness > config.brightnessThreshold) {
-		brightness = config.brightnessOverride;
-	}
-
-	brightness = max(cell.raindrop.b * config.cursorBrightness, brightness);
-	brightness = max(cell.raindrop.a, brightness);
-
-	// In volumetric mode, distant glyphs are dimmer
-	if (volumetric) {
-		brightness *= min(1.0, input.quadDepth);
-	}
-
-	// resolve UV to cropped position of glyph in MSDF texture
-	var glyphUV = fract(uv * config.gridSize);
-	glyphUV.y = 1.0 - glyphUV.y; // WebGL -> WebGPU y-flip
-	glyphUV -= 0.5;
-	glyphUV *= clamp(1.0 - config.glyphEdgeCrop, 0.0, 1.0);
-	glyphUV += 0.5;
-	var msdfUV = (glyphUV + symbolUV) / vec2<f32>(config.glyphTextureGridSize);
-
-	// MSDF : calculate brightness of fragment based on distance to shape
-	var dist = textureSample(msdfTexture, linearSampler, msdfUV).rgb;
-	var sigDist = median3(dist) - 0.5;
-	var alpha = clamp(sigDist / fwidth(sigDist) + 0.5, 0.0, 1.0);
+	var brightness = getBrightness(
+		cell.raindrop.r,
+		cell.raindrop.g,
+		input.quadDepth,
+		cell.effect.r,
+		cell.effect.g
+	);
+	var symbol = getSymbol(uv, i32(cell.symbol.r));
 
 	var output : FragOutput;
 
 	if (bool(config.showDebugView)) {
 		output.color = vec4<f32>(
 			vec3<f32>(
-				cell.raindrop.b,
+				cell.raindrop.g,
 				vec2<f32>(
-					1.0 - (cell.raindrop.g * 3.0),
-					1.0 - (cell.raindrop.g * 10.0)
-				) * (1.0 - cell.raindrop.b)
-			) * alpha,
-			1.
+					1.0 - (cell.raindrop.r * 3.0),
+					1.0 - (cell.raindrop.r * 8.0)
+				) * (1.0 - cell.raindrop.g)
+			) * symbol,
+			1.0
 		);
 	} else {
-		output.color = vec4<f32>(brightness * alpha, 0., 0., 1.0);
+		output.color = vec4(brightness * symbol, 0.0, 0.0);
 	}
 
 	var highPassColor = output.color;
diff --git a/shaders/wgsl/stripePass.wgsl b/shaders/wgsl/stripePass.wgsl
index f6580dd..d74f1f8 100644
--- a/shaders/wgsl/stripePass.wgsl
+++ b/shaders/wgsl/stripePass.wgsl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ struct Config {
 	bloomStrength : f32,
 	ditherMagnitude : f32,
 	backgroundColor : vec3<f32>,
+	cursorColor : vec3<f32>
 };
 
 struct Time {
@@ -52,10 +53,15 @@ fn getBrightness(uv : vec2<f32>) -> vec4<f32> {
 
 	var color = textureSampleLevel( stripeTexture, linearSampler, uv, 0.0 ).rgb;
 
-	var brightness = getBrightness(uv).r;
+	var brightness = getBrightness(uv);
 
 	// Dither: subtract a random value from the brightness
 	brightness -= randomFloat( uv + vec2<f32>(time.seconds) ) * config.ditherMagnitude;
 
-	textureStore(outputTex, coord, vec4<f32>(color * brightness + config.backgroundColor, 1.0));
+	textureStore(outputTex, coord, vec4<f32>(
+		color * brightness.r
+			+ min(config.cursorColor * brightness.g, vec3<f32>(1.0))
+			+ config.backgroundColor,
+		1.0
+	));
 }