diff --git a/levels/sandbox/sandbox.tscn b/levels/sandbox/sandbox.tscn
index a448270..083aed6 100644
--- a/levels/sandbox/sandbox.tscn
+++ b/levels/sandbox/sandbox.tscn
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ data = PackedVector3Array(-1.5, 0, -6, -1.5, 0, 6, -1.5, 3, -6, -1.5, 3, -6, -1.
 environment = SubResource("Environment_cc548")
 
 [node name="OmniLight3D" type="OmniLight3D" parent="."]
-transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2.16, 0)
+transform = Transform3D(0.5, 0, -0.866025, 0, 1, 0, 0.866025, 0, 0.5, 0, 2.16, 0)
 light_energy = 8.0
 shadow_enabled = true
 omni_range = 20.0
diff --git a/src/equipment/laser_cast/flicker_light.gd b/src/equipment/laser_cast/flicker_light.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03b75e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/equipment/laser_cast/flicker_light.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends OmniLight3D
+
+@export var mean_energy := 0.3
+@export var st_dev_energy := 0.025
+
+
+func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
+	light_energy = randfn(mean_energy, st_dev_energy)
diff --git a/src/equipment/laser_cast/flicker_light.gd.uid b/src/equipment/laser_cast/flicker_light.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60ae1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/equipment/laser_cast/flicker_light.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://br7war1wh7wfd
diff --git a/src/equipment/laser_cast/laser_cast.tscn b/src/equipment/laser_cast/laser_cast.tscn
index c295a05..769f3b9 100644
--- a/src/equipment/laser_cast/laser_cast.tscn
+++ b/src/equipment/laser_cast/laser_cast.tscn
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://b8vradbaw61ga"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=3 uid="uid://b8vradbaw61ga"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bqgi5p5nh6k1l" path="res://src/equipment/laser_cast/laser_cast.gd" id="1_xntcr"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://oc6t5ubyybsa" path="res://src/effects/laser_dust.tscn" id="2_m5xmf"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://br7war1wh7wfd" path="res://src/equipment/laser_cast/flicker_light.gd" id="3_bkg64"]
 
 [node name="LaserCast" type="RayCast3D"]
 target_position = Vector3(0, 0, -2)
@@ -18,3 +19,5 @@ light_color = Color(0, 1, 0.301961, 1)
 light_energy = 0.3
 light_cull_mask = 4294967293
 shadow_enabled = true
+shadow_caster_mask = 4294967293
+script = ExtResource("3_bkg64")
diff --git a/src/equipment/point_spray/point_spray.tscn b/src/equipment/point_spray/point_spray.tscn
index 976c1d8..da47faa 100644
--- a/src/equipment/point_spray/point_spray.tscn
+++ b/src/equipment/point_spray/point_spray.tscn
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ skeleton = NodePath("../..")
 
 [node name="BeamParticles1" type="GPUParticles3D" parent="Muzzle"]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
+layers = 2
 amount = 16
 lifetime = 0.5
 local_coords = true
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ draw_pass_1 = SubResource("QuadMesh_fgb4j")
 
 [node name="BeamParticles2" type="GPUParticles3D" parent="Muzzle"]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
+layers = 2
 lifetime = 0.2
 local_coords = true
 process_material = SubResource("ParticleProcessMaterial_vwgy4")
diff --git a/src/equipment/wide_spray/wide_spray.tscn b/src/equipment/wide_spray/wide_spray.tscn
index 33a27db..e5714c9 100644
--- a/src/equipment/wide_spray/wide_spray.tscn
+++ b/src/equipment/wide_spray/wide_spray.tscn
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ cull_mask = 1048573
 
 [node name="BeamParticles1" type="GPUParticles3D" parent="Muzzle/Pivot"]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
+layers = 2
 amount = 16
 lifetime = 0.5
 local_coords = true
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ draw_pass_1 = SubResource("QuadMesh_trcry")
 
 [node name="BeamParticles2" type="GPUParticles3D" parent="Muzzle/Pivot"]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
+layers = 2
 lifetime = 0.2
 local_coords = true
 process_material = SubResource("ParticleProcessMaterial_lyk2j")