diff --git a/jinput-dx8.dll b/jinput-dx8.dll
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/jinput-raw.dll b/jinput-raw.dll
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/log.txt b/log.txt
index e69de29..49a141e 100644
--- a/log.txt
+++ b/log.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2007-04-08 17:55:07:843 # Loading texture: data/units/tank.png
diff --git a/raw/media/font/mirrored_font.xcf b/raw/media/font/mirrored_font.xcf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac089a8
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diff --git a/raw/media/font/org_font.bmp b/raw/media/font/org_font.bmp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..093cb0b
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diff --git a/src/ei/engine/effects/BitmapText.java b/src/ei/engine/effects/BitmapText.java
index 6c52c9c..4c81e51 100644
--- a/src/ei/engine/effects/BitmapText.java
+++ b/src/ei/engine/effects/BitmapText.java
@@ -112,4 +112,9 @@ public class BitmapText extends Entity{
 		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 		return null;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Texture getTexture() {
+		return texture;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/effects/Fade.java b/src/ei/engine/effects/Fade.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d6ea92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ei/engine/effects/Fade.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package ei.engine.effects;
+
+import java.awt.Rectangle;
+
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
+
+import ei.engine.scene.Entity;
+import ei.engine.texture.Texture;
+
+/**
+ * Fades out/in Things
+ * @author Ziver
+ *
+ */
+public class Fade extends Entity{
+	// The entity to fade
+	private Entity entity;
+	
+	//Temp variables
+	private float life;
+	private boolean fadeOut;
+	private float fade;
+
+	public Fade(String name) {
+		super(name);
+		life = 1.0f;
+		fadeOut = true;
+		fade = 0.01f;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Draws out the fade and the entity
+	 */
+	public void render(){
+		// store the current model matrix
+		GL11.glPushMatrix();
+		GL11.glBlendFunc(GL11.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL11.GL_ONE);
+		
+		entity.getTexture().getColor().setA(life);
+		entity.render();
+		
+		GL11.glBlendFunc(GL11.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL11.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+		// restore the model view matrix to prevent contamination
+		GL11.glPopMatrix();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Updates the fade and the entity
+	 */
+	public void update(){
+		if(fadeOut){
+			if(life > 0)life -= fade;
+			else life = 0;
+		}
+		else{
+			if(life < 1)life += fade;
+			else life = 1;
+		}
+		entity.update();
+		System.out.println(life);
+	}
+	
+	public void setEntity(Entity e){
+		entity = e;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the time of the fade
+	 * 
+	 * @param f The time of the fade
+	 */
+	public void setFade(float f){
+		fade = f;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set if the object should fade out or in
+	 * 
+	 * @param b True for fade out false for fade in
+	 */
+	public void fadeOut(boolean b){
+		fadeOut = b;
+		if(fadeOut)life = 1.0f;
+		else life = 0.0f;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the bounds of the entity
+	 */
+	public Rectangle getBound() {
+		return entity.getBound();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Texture getTexture() {
+		return entity.getTexture();
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/effects/Particles.java b/src/ei/engine/effects/Particles.java
index 5c9ad72..3694626 100644
--- a/src/ei/engine/effects/Particles.java
+++ b/src/ei/engine/effects/Particles.java
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ public class Particles extends Entity{
 				(int)getLocation().getY(),
 				(int)size,	(int)size);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Texture getTexture() {
+		return texture;
+	}
 }
 
 class Particle {                         // Particles Structure
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/effects/ProgressBar.java b/src/ei/engine/effects/ProgressBar.java
index 77da6ec..23286cf 100644
--- a/src/ei/engine/effects/ProgressBar.java
+++ b/src/ei/engine/effects/ProgressBar.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import ei.engine.math.Vector2f;
 import ei.engine.math.Vector3f;
 import ei.engine.scene.Entity;
 import ei.engine.scene.Sprite;
+import ei.engine.texture.Texture;
 
 /**
  * This class is a progress meter
@@ -217,4 +218,9 @@ public class ProgressBar extends Entity{
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Texture getTexture() {
+		return bar.getTexture();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/math/Vector4f.java b/src/ei/engine/math/Vector4f.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd0b28d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ei/engine/math/Vector4f.java
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+package ei.engine.math;
+
+/**
+ * This class holds 3 float values 
+ * 
+ * @author Ziver
+ */
+
+public class Vector4f {
+	private float r;
+	private float g;
+	private float b;
+	private float a;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Creates a vector whit the value zero
+	 */
+	public Vector4f(){
+		this(0,0,0,0);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Creates a Vector by the given values
+	 * 
+	 * @param r The r value
+	 * @param g The g value
+	 * @param b The b value
+	 * @param a The a value
+	 */
+	public Vector4f(float r, float g, float b, float a){
+		this.r = r;
+		this.g = g;
+		this.b = b;
+		this.a = a;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the R value
+	 * 
+	 * @return the r value in the vector
+	 */
+	public float getR(){
+		return r;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the G value
+	 * 
+	 * @return the g value in the vector
+	 */
+	public float getG(){
+		return g;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the B value
+	 * 
+	 * @return the b value in the vector
+	 */
+	public float getB(){
+		return b;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get the A value
+	 * 
+	 * @return the a value in the vector
+	 */
+	public float getA(){
+		return a;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set the A value
+	 * 
+	 * param the a value in the vector
+	 */
+	public void setA(float a){
+		this.a = a;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Add to the vector
+	 * 
+	 * @param i The amount to add
+	 */
+	public void add(float i){
+		r += i;
+		g += i;
+		b += i;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Add to the vector
+	 * 
+	 * @param i The amount to add
+	 */
+	public void add(Vector4f i){
+		r += i.getR();
+		g += i.getG();
+		b += i.getB();
+		a += i.getA();
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Add to the vector
+	 * 
+	 * @param r The value to add to the r value
+	 * @param g The value to add to the g value
+	 * @param b The value to add to the b value
+	 * @param a The value to add to the a value
+	 */
+	public void add(float r, float g, float b, float a){
+		this.r += r;
+		this.g += g;
+		this.b += b;
+		this.a += a;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a copy of this vector
+	 * 
+	 * @return A copy of this vector
+	 */
+	public Vector4f getCopy(){
+		return new Vector4f(r,g,b,a);
+	}
+	
+	public String toString(){
+		return "Vector4f["+r+","+g+","+b+","+a+"]";
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/scene/Entity.java b/src/ei/engine/scene/Entity.java
index d49a7c4..cc8d355 100644
--- a/src/ei/engine/scene/Entity.java
+++ b/src/ei/engine/scene/Entity.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 
 import ei.engine.math.Vector2f;
 import ei.engine.math.Vector3f;
+import ei.engine.texture.Texture;
 
 /**
  * This class is the root class of all the objects that
@@ -157,4 +158,6 @@ public abstract class Entity {
 	public void update(){}
 	
 	public abstract Rectangle getBound();
+	
+	public abstract Texture getTexture();
 }
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/scene/Node.java b/src/ei/engine/scene/Node.java
index d65966e..e53fbe1 100644
--- a/src/ei/engine/scene/Node.java
+++ b/src/ei/engine/scene/Node.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package ei.engine.scene;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
+
 public class Node extends Sprite {
 	/** the sprites of this node */
 	protected ArrayList<Entity> entities;
@@ -63,9 +65,23 @@ public class Node extends Sprite {
 	 * Draw all the Entities in the node
 	 */
 	public void render() {
+		// store the current model matrix
+		GL11.glPushMatrix();
+
+		//Sets the location
+		super.setTranslationGL();
+		//the rotation
+		//super.setRotationGL(texture.getImageWidth()/2,texture.getImageHeight()/2);
+		//Sets the scale of the sprite
+		super.setScaleGL();
+		
 		for(int i=0; i<entities.size() ;i++){
+			entities.get(i).getTexture().setColor(getTexture().getColor());
 			entities.get(i).render();
 		}
+		
+		// restore the model view matrix to prevent contamination
+		GL11.glPopMatrix();
 	}
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/scene/Sprite.java b/src/ei/engine/scene/Sprite.java
index a896039..fff2b2b 100644
--- a/src/ei/engine/scene/Sprite.java
+++ b/src/ei/engine/scene/Sprite.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class Sprite extends Entity {
 	 */
 	public Sprite(String name) {
 		super(name);		
-		texture = null;			
+		texture = new Texture();			
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class Sprite extends Entity {
 			
 			// bind to the appropriate texture for this sprite
 			texture.bindGL();
-	
+			
 			// draw a quad textured to match the sprite
 			GL11.glBegin(GL11.GL_QUADS);
 			{
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/sound/Sound.java b/src/ei/engine/sound/Sound.java
index a77a7b1..82d7677 100644
--- a/src/ei/engine/sound/Sound.java
+++ b/src/ei/engine/sound/Sound.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.awt.Rectangle;
 
 import ei.engine.math.Vector3f;
 import ei.engine.scene.Entity;
+import ei.engine.texture.Texture;
 
 /**
  * A sound that can be played through OpenAL
@@ -103,4 +104,9 @@ public class Sound extends Entity{
 				10,	10);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Texture getTexture() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/test/FadeTest.java b/src/ei/engine/test/FadeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d9fe3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ei/engine/test/FadeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package ei.engine.test;
+
+import ei.engine.LWJGLGameWindow;
+import ei.engine.effects.Fade;
+import ei.engine.math.Vector3f;
+import ei.engine.scene.Node;
+import ei.engine.scene.Sprite;
+
+public class FadeTest extends LWJGLGameWindow{
+	private Fade fade;
+	
+	public static void main(String[] args){
+		new FadeTest();
+	}
+
+	public FadeTest() {
+		super("FadeTest");
+	}
+	
+	public void init(){
+		fade = new Fade("InGameNode");
+		
+		Node rootNode = new Node("InGameNode");
+		
+		Sprite sprite1 = new Sprite("tank","data/units/tank.png");
+		//sprite1.setScale(new Vector2f(0.5f,0.5f));
+		sprite1.setLocation(new Vector3f(200,200,0.2f));
+		rootNode.add(sprite1);
+
+		fade.setEntity(rootNode);
+		fade.fadeOut(true);
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void render() {
+		fade.render();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void update() {
+		super.update();
+		fade.update();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/ei/engine/texture/Texture.java b/src/ei/engine/texture/Texture.java
index 45ecbf4..567470f 100644
--- a/src/ei/engine/texture/Texture.java
+++ b/src/ei/engine/texture/Texture.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package ei.engine.texture;
 
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 
+import ei.engine.math.Vector4f;
+
 /**
  * A texture to be bound within JOGL. This object is responsible for 
  * keeping track of a given OpenGL texture and for calculating the
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
  *
  * @author Kevin Glass
  * @author Brian Matzon
+ * @author Ziver Koc
  */
 public class Texture {
     /** The GL target type */
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ public class Texture {
     private float widthRatio;
     /** The ratio of the height of the image to the texture */
     private float heightRatio;
+    /** The color and alpha of this texture */
+    private Vector4f color;
     
     /**
      * Create a empty texture
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ public class Texture {
     public Texture(){
         this.target = -1;
         this.textureID = -1;
+        color = new Vector4f(1,1,1,1);
     }
     
     /**
@@ -51,6 +57,25 @@ public class Texture {
     public Texture(int target,int textureID) {
         this.target = target;
         this.textureID = textureID;
+        color = new Vector4f(1,1,1,1);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set the color of this texture
+     * 
+     * @param v The color of this texture
+     */
+    public void setColor(Vector4f v){
+    	color = v;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the color of this texture
+     * 
+     * @return The color of this texture
+     */
+    public Vector4f getColor(){
+    	return color;
     }
     
     /**
@@ -60,7 +85,7 @@ public class Texture {
      */
     public void bindGL() {
       GL11.glBindTexture(target, textureID); 
-      GL11.glColor3f(1,1,1);
+      GL11.glColor4f(color.getR(),color.getG(),color.getB(),color.getA());
     }
     
     /**