diff --git a/particles.lua b/particles.lua
index 988755e..a4b1075 100644
--- a/particles.lua
+++ b/particles.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 COOLDOWN_FACTOR = 0.9998
 MAX_ENERGY_PROPAGATION = 0.5
-EXPONENT=1.3
-W_EXPONENT=1.8
+EXPONENT=1.8
+W_EXPONENT=2.2
 OVERDRIVE=1
-FADE_FACTOR = 0.94
+FADE_FACTOR = 0.96
 AVG_LEDS_ACTIVATED = 0.05
+WHITE_EXTRA_SCALE = 0.5
 
 num_modules = 1
 num_strips = 1
@@ -98,10 +99,10 @@ function periodic()
 	fade2black(fireBlueEnergy)
 	fade2black(fireWhiteEnergy)
 
-	distributeEnergy(redEnergy / maxRedEnergy, fireRedEnergy)
-	distributeEnergy(greenEnergy / maxGreenEnergy, fireGreenEnergy)
-	distributeEnergy(blueEnergy / maxBlueEnergy, fireBlueEnergy)
-	distributeEnergy(whiteEnergy / maxWhiteEnergy, fireWhiteEnergy)
+	distributeEnergy((redEnergy / maxRedEnergy)^EXPONENT, fireRedEnergy)
+	distributeEnergy((greenEnergy / maxGreenEnergy)^EXPONENT, fireGreenEnergy)
+	distributeEnergy((blueEnergy / maxBlueEnergy)^EXPONENT, fireBlueEnergy)
+	distributeEnergy((whiteEnergy / maxWhiteEnergy)^W_EXPONENT, fireWhiteEnergy)
 
 	-- make colors more exciting + remove the first (flickering) mass
 	-- TODO: update
@@ -109,10 +110,10 @@ function periodic()
 		for s = 1,num_strips do
 			i = idx(s, m)
 
-			rval = limit(OVERDRIVE * fireRedEnergy[i]^EXPONENT)
-			gval = limit(OVERDRIVE * fireGreenEnergy[i]^EXPONENT)
-			bval = limit(OVERDRIVE * fireBlueEnergy[i]^EXPONENT)
-			wval = limit(OVERDRIVE * fireWhiteEnergy[i]^W_EXPONENT)
+			rval = limit(OVERDRIVE * fireRedEnergy[i])
+			gval = limit(OVERDRIVE * fireGreenEnergy[i])
+			bval = limit(OVERDRIVE * fireBlueEnergy[i])
+			wval = limit(OVERDRIVE * fireWhiteEnergy[i] * WHITE_EXTRA_SCALE)
 
 			red[i] = rval
 			green[i] = gval