diff --git a/assets/rocket.tscn b/assets/rocket.tscn
index adc857e..307252c 100644
--- a/assets/rocket.tscn
+++ b/assets/rocket.tscn
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ height = 1.21279
 [sub_resource type="SphereShape3D" id="SphereShape3D_vdo7n"]
 radius = 10.0
 
-[node name="Rocket" type="RigidBody3D" node_paths=PackedStringArray("blast_radius")]
+[node name="Rocket" type="RigidBody3D" node_paths=PackedStringArray("blast_radius_area", "radius_shape")]
 collision_layer = 6
 collision_mask = 7
 continuous_cd = true
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ max_contacts_reported = 100
 contact_monitor = true
 script = ExtResource("1_s0phn")
 explosion = ExtResource("2_mbh48")
-blast_radius = NodePath("BlastRadius")
+blast_radius_area = NodePath("BlastRadius")
+radius_shape = NodePath("BlastRadius/radiusShape")
 blast_radius_falloff = SubResource("CurveTexture_0mibw")
 
 [node name="Rocket" type="MeshInstance3D" parent="."]
diff --git a/assets/rocket_explosion.tscn b/assets/rocket_explosion.tscn
index ebb8a19..4382557 100644
--- a/assets/rocket_explosion.tscn
+++ b/assets/rocket_explosion.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=8 format=3 uid="uid://6p7d7txcox7i"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=9 format=3 uid="uid://6p7d7txcox7i"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/die_particles.gd" id="1_ssw3i"]
 [ext_resource type="AudioStream" uid="uid://wd061pl0d7rl" path="res://assets/Audio/deep-low-explosion-SBA-300054677.wav" id="5_awm3r"]
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ spread = 66.739
 initial_velocity_min = 10.0
 initial_velocity_max = 15.0
 scale_min = 0.1
+scale_max = 0.3
 hue_variation_min = 0.1
 hue_variation_max = 0.2
 hue_variation_curve = SubResource("CurveTexture_7652j")
 
 [sub_resource type="BoxMesh" id="BoxMesh_rsjsy"]
 
+[sub_resource type="Skin" id="Skin_v2ayh"]
+
 [node name="rocketexplosion" type="Node3D"]
 script = ExtResource("1_ssw3i")
 
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ trail_enabled = true
 trail_lifetime = 3.2
 process_material = SubResource("ParticleProcessMaterial_evi0f")
 draw_pass_1 = SubResource("BoxMesh_rsjsy")
+draw_skin = SubResource("Skin_v2ayh")
 
 [node name="Audio" type="Node3D" parent="."]
 
diff --git a/scripts/rocket.gd b/scripts/rocket.gd
index b25f497..f267f36 100644
--- a/scripts/rocket.gd
+++ b/scripts/rocket.gd
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 extends RigidBody3D
 
 @export var explosion : Resource
-@export var blast_radius : Node
+@export var blast_radius_area : Node
+@export var radius_shape : Node
 @export var blast_radius_falloff : Resource
-@onready var radius_shape = $BlastRadius/radiusShape
 
 var blast_power
+var blast_radius
 var bullet_speed
 var player_velocity
 var bullet_damage
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ var player_position
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
 	linear_velocity += transform.basis * Vector3(0, 0, -bullet_speed) + player_velocity
-
+	blast_radius = radius_shape.shape.radius
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 func _process(delta):
@@ -22,26 +23,28 @@ func _process(delta):
 
 
 func _on_body_shape_entered(body_rid, body, body_shape_index, local_shape_index):
-	#move objects
-	explode()
-	
-	#Spawn gpu particles
-	var explosionspawn = explosion.instantiate()
-	explosionspawn.position = self.global_position
-	explosionspawn.transform.basis = self.global_transform.basis
-	get_tree().get_root().add_child(explosionspawn)
-	queue_free()
+	if !body.is_in_group("player"):
+		#move objects
+		explode()
+		
+		#Spawn gpu particles
+		var explosionspawn = explosion.instantiate()
+		explosionspawn.position = self.global_position
+		explosionspawn.transform.basis = self.global_transform.basis
+		get_tree().get_root().add_child(explosionspawn)
+		queue_free()
 
 func explode():
 	#get all collision objects that can be moved
-	var moveable_rigidbodies = blast_radius.get_overlapping_bodies()
+	var moveable_rigidbodies = blast_radius_area.get_overlapping_bodies()
+	
 	#for each object determine vector from center of blast radius
 		#apply linear velocity power as the inverse % of distance towards the edge (bonus points if using curve texture)
 		#break breakable objects
 	for body in moveable_rigidbodies:
 		if body.is_in_group("scene_rigidbody"):
-			var blast_direction = (body.global_position - blast_radius.global_position).normalized()
-			var blast_amount = 1 - ((body.global_position - blast_radius.global_position).length() / 10)
+			var blast_direction = (body.global_position - blast_radius_area.global_position).normalized()
+			var blast_amount = 1 - ((body.global_position - blast_radius_area.global_position).length() / blast_radius)
 			var blast_velocity = blast_direction * blast_power * blast_amount
 			if body.is_in_group("breakable"):
 				body.breaking(blast_velocity)