diff --git a/src/ei/engine/effects/ProgressBar.java b/src/ei/engine/effects/ProgressBar.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8109cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ei/engine/effects/ProgressBar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package ei.engine.effects;
+
+import ei.engine.math.Vector2f;
+import ei.engine.math.Vector4f;
+import ei.engine.scene.Box;
+import ei.engine.scene.Node;
+import ei.engine.scene.Sprite;
+import ei.engine.texture.Texture;
+
+public class ProgressBar{
+	private Node progressNode;
+	private Sprite value;
+	private Box bar;
+	private int max;
+	private float width;
+	private float height;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Creates a selection box with health bar
+	 * 
+	 * @param x The size of the progressbar
+	 * @param y The size of the progressbar
+	 * @param max The max health of the object
+	 */
+	public ProgressBar(String name, float x, float y, int max){
+		this.max = max;
+		this.width = x;
+		this.height = y;
+		progressNode = new Node(name+"Node");
+		
+		Texture tex = new Texture();
+		tex.setColor(new Vector4f(0.5f, 1.0f, 0.5f,1));
+
+		Texture tex2 = new Texture();
+		tex2.setColor(new Vector4f(0.3f, 1.0f, 0.3f, 0.6f));
+				
+		value = new Sprite(name+"_Value",tex2);
+		value.setSize(new Vector2f(width,height));
+		value.setLocation(new Vector2f(0,-50));
+		progressNode.add(value);
+		
+		bar = new Box(name+"_Bar",tex);
+		bar.setSize(new Vector2f(width,height));
+		bar.setLocation(new Vector2f());
+		progressNode.add(bar);
+				
+	}
+	
+	public void setBarColor(Vector4f c){
+		bar.getTexture().setColor(c);
+	}
+	
+	public Node getNode(){
+		return progressNode;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets the value of the health bar
+	 * 
+	 * @param v The value of the health bar
+	 */
+	public void setValue(int v){
+		value.setSize(new Vector2f(((float)v/max)*width,height));//(v/max)*width
+		value.setLocation(new Vector2f(-width/2+(((float)v/max)*width)/2,0));
+		
+		if(((float)v/max) < 0.15f){
+			value.getTexture().setColor(new Vector4f(1.0f, 0f, 0f, 0.6f));
+		}
+		else if(((float)v/max) < 0.50f){
+			value.getTexture().setColor(new Vector4f(1.0f, .95f, 0, 0.6f));
+		}
+		else{
+			value.getTexture().setColor(new Vector4f(0.3f, 1.0f, 0.3f, 0.6f));
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/ei/game/gamestate/LoadingState.java b/src/ei/game/gamestate/LoadingState.java
index 9d6079e..96a61f8 100644
--- a/src/ei/game/gamestate/LoadingState.java
+++ b/src/ei/game/gamestate/LoadingState.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package ei.game.gamestate;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.Queue;
 
-import ei.engine.effects.ProgressBar;
+import ei.engine.effects.BitmapProgressBar;
 import ei.engine.scene.Sprite;
 import ei.engine.sound.SoundLoader;
 import ei.engine.state.GameState;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class LoadingState extends GameState{
 	private Queue<String> loadSounds;
 	//  The name of the next state to activate after loading
 	private String nextState;
-	private ProgressBar progress;
+	private BitmapProgressBar progress;
 
 	
 	/**
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class LoadingState extends GameState{
 		loadTextures = new LinkedList<String>();
 		loadSounds = new LinkedList<String>();
 		
-		progress = new ProgressBar("Loading");
+		progress = new BitmapProgressBar("Loading");
 		progress.centerToScreen();
 		progress.setBarTexture(new Sprite("ProgressBar","data/loadbar_front.png"));
 		progress.setProgressTexture(new Sprite("Progress","data/loadbar.png"));
diff --git a/src/ei/game/scene/SelectBox.java b/src/ei/game/scene/SelectBox.java
index 91880ee..1e035d1 100644
--- a/src/ei/game/scene/SelectBox.java
+++ b/src/ei/game/scene/SelectBox.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ei.game.scene;
 
+import ei.engine.effects.ProgressBar;
 import ei.engine.math.Vector2f;
 import ei.engine.math.Vector4f;
 import ei.engine.scene.Box;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import ei.engine.texture.Texture;
 public class SelectBox {
 	private Node selectNode;
 	private Node mouseOverNode;
-	private Sprite value;
+	private ProgressBar bar;
 	private int max;
 	private float width;
 	private static final float height = 3;
@@ -31,25 +32,14 @@ public class SelectBox {
 		Texture tex = new Texture();
 		tex.setColor(new Vector4f(0.5f, 1.0f, 0.5f,1));
 
-		Texture tex2 = new Texture();
-		tex2.setColor(new Vector4f(0.3f, 1.0f, 0.3f, 0.6f));
-				
-		value = new Sprite("Healthvalue",tex2);
-		value.setSize(new Vector2f(x,height));
-		value.setLocation(new Vector2f(0,-x/2+height/2));
-		selectNode.add(value);
-		mouseOverNode.add(value);
-		
-		Box bar = new Box("bar",tex);
-		bar.setSize(new Vector2f(x,height));
-		bar.setLocation(new Vector2f(0,-x/2+height/2));
-		selectNode.add(bar);
-		mouseOverNode.add(bar);
+		bar = new ProgressBar("Health",width,height,max);
+		bar.getNode().setLocation(new Vector2f(0,-x/2+height/2));
+		selectNode.add(bar.getNode());
+		mouseOverNode.add(bar.getNode());
 		
 		Box select = new Box("select",tex);
 		select.setSize(new Vector2f(x,y));
 		selectNode.add(select);
-		
 				
 	}
 	
@@ -78,17 +68,6 @@ public class SelectBox {
 	 * @param v The value of the health bar
 	 */
 	public void setValue(int v){
-		value.setSize(new Vector2f(((float)v/max)*width,height));//(v/max)*width
-		value.setLocation(new Vector2f(-width/2+(((float)v/max)*width)/2,-width/2+height/2));
-		
-		if(((float)v/max) < 0.15f){
-			value.getTexture().setColor(new Vector4f(1.0f, 0f, 0f, 0.6f));
-		}
-		else if(((float)v/max) < 0.50f){
-			value.getTexture().setColor(new Vector4f(1.0f, .95f, 0, 0.6f));
-		}
-		else{
-			value.getTexture().setColor(new Vector4f(0.3f, 1.0f, 0.3f, 0.6f));
-		}
+		bar.setValue(v);
 	}
 }