diff --git a/src/sg/env/Environment.java b/src/sg/env/Environment.java
index 88de1b5..dd1972a 100644
--- a/src/sg/env/Environment.java
+++ b/src/sg/env/Environment.java
@@ -3,21 +3,35 @@ package sg.env;
 import sg.util.SGUtil;
 
 import com.jme.image.Texture;
+import com.jme.light.DirectionalLight;
+import com.jme.light.LightNode;
+import com.jme.math.Vector3f;
+import com.jme.renderer.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme.renderer.Renderer;
 import com.jme.scene.Node;
 import com.jme.scene.Skybox;
+import com.jme.scene.state.TextureState;
 import com.jme.system.DisplaySystem;
+import com.jmex.effects.LensFlare;
+import com.jmex.effects.LensFlareFactory;
 
 public class Environment extends Node {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 	
-	private Skybox space;
+	/** A Node that follows the player, contains only 
+	 * things that the player can't interact with 
+	 * */
+	private Node localNode;
 
 	public Environment(){
-		buildSkyBox();
+		buildLocalNode();
 	}
 	
-	private void buildSkyBox() {
-		space = new Skybox("space", 500, 500, 500);
+	private void buildLocalNode() {
+		localNode = new Node("local_space");
+		
+		// Skybox
+		Skybox space = new Skybox("space", 500, 500, 500);
 		Texture north = SGUtil.loadTexture("sg/data/skybox/advanced/front.png");
 		Texture rest = SGUtil.loadTexture("sg/data/skybox/advanced/rest.png");
 
@@ -29,10 +43,39 @@ public class Environment extends Node {
 		space.setTexture(Skybox.Face.Down, rest);
 		space.preloadTextures();
 		space.updateRenderState();
-		this.attachChild(space);
+		localNode.attachChild(space);
+		
+		// Lights
+		DirectionalLight dr = new DirectionalLight();
+        dr.setEnabled(true);
+        dr.setDiffuse(ColorRGBA.white);
+        dr.setAmbient(ColorRGBA.gray);
+        dr.setDirection(new Vector3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f));
+        dr.setShadowCaster(true);
+        this.setRenderQueueMode(Renderer.QUEUE_OPAQUE);
+        
+        LightNode lightNode = new LightNode("space_light_node");
+        lightNode.setLight(dr);
+        
+		// Setup the lens flare textures.
+        TextureState[] tex = new TextureState[4];
+        tex[0] = SGUtil.getTextureState("jmetest/data/texture/flare1.png");
+        tex[1] = SGUtil.getTextureState("jmetest/data/texture/flare2.png");
+        tex[2] = SGUtil.getTextureState("jmetest/data/texture/flare3.png");
+        tex[3] = SGUtil.getTextureState("jmetest/data/texture/flare4.png");
+        LensFlare flare = LensFlareFactory.createBasicLensFlare("sunflare", tex);
+        flare.setRootNode(this);
+        flare.setLocalTranslation( 0, 0, 500);
+        lightNode.attachChild(flare);
+        lightNode.updateRenderState();
+        
+        // attach the nodes
+        localNode.attachChild(lightNode);        
+        this.attachChild(localNode);
 	}
 	
 	public void update(){
-		space.setLocalTranslation(DisplaySystem.getDisplaySystem().getRenderer().getCamera().getLocation());
+		localNode.setLocalTranslation(
+				DisplaySystem.getDisplaySystem().getRenderer().getCamera().getLocation());
 	}
 }