diff --git a/028.bs/assets/background.png b/028.bs/assets/background.png
index 64cf228..cdb795e 100644
Binary files a/028.bs/assets/background.png and b/028.bs/assets/background.png differ
diff --git a/028.bs/background.s b/028.bs/background.s
index cdb6ff8..add69fb 100644
--- a/028.bs/background.s
+++ b/028.bs/background.s
@@ -32,14 +32,45 @@ RenderBackgroundTile:
 	lea 	backgroundTilemap,a1	
 	add.l	#BITPLANE_WIDTH_BYTES-2,a0 ; dest
 	move.w	(a2),d0  	; source tile
-	add.w	d0,a1
 	move.l	backgroundScrollX,d2
 	lsr.b	#BACKGROUND_SCROLL_SHIFT_CONVERT,d2		; convert to pixels
 	andi.w	#$f,d2		; find the shift component		
 
 	;;  this is where the old baloon was triggered - won't work anymore
+
+	cmp.l	#backgroundBitplanes2,backgroundOffscreen
+	bne	.dontProcessBobs
+	cmp.w	#0,d0
+	beq	.addCloud
+	cmp.w	#$900,d0
+	beq	.addCloud	
+	cmp.w	#$c00,d0
+	beq	.addBaloon
+	bra	.dontProcessBobs
+.addCloud:
+	move.w	d2,d1
+	jsr	AddBobCloud
+	bra	.skip
+.addBaloon:
+	move.w	d2,d1
+	jsr	AddBobBaloon
+	bra	.skip	
+	
+.dontProcessBobs:
+	cmp.w	#0,d0
+	beq	.skip
+	cmp.w	#$c00,d0
+	beq	.skip
+	cmp.w	#$900,d0
+	beq	.skip	
+	bra	.blit
+.skip:
+	move.l	#$8,d0		
+.blit:
+	add.w	d0,a1	
 	jsr	BlitBackgroundTile
 
+	
 	rts
 	
 OldRenderBackgroundTile:	
@@ -103,8 +134,11 @@ RenderNextBackgroundFrame:
 	bsr	OldRenderBackgroundTile	
 	
 	endif
-	
+
+	cmp.l	#320,backgroundScrollX
+	ble	.dontRenderBobs
 	jsr	RenderBob
+.dontRenderBobs:
 	rts
 	
 	
diff --git a/028.bs/background.tmx b/028.bs/background.tmx
index 52a1463..fd47012 100644
--- a/028.bs/background.tmx
+++ b/028.bs/background.tmx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  </tileset>
  <layer name="background" width="200" height="16">
   <data encoding="base64" compression="zlib">
-   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
+   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
   </data>
  </layer>
 </map>
diff --git a/028.bs/bob.i b/028.bs/bob.i
index 72dbb92..78b2882 100644
--- a/028.bs/bob.i
+++ b/028.bs/bob.i
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES	equ BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_WORDS*2
 BOB_MODULO		equ BACKGROUND_TILEMAP_WIDTH_BYTES-BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES
 BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT	equ 4
 BOB_SAVE_SIZE	equ BOB_BLIT_WIDTH_BYTES*SCREEN_BIT_DEPTH*BOB_BLIT_HEIGHT
+BOB_IDLE_X		equ (-31<<BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT)
 
+	;; BLITTER_OBJECT
+	;; index,startX,y,dx,mapLine,blitHeight
 
 BLITTER_OBJECT: macro
 \@:
@@ -41,9 +44,9 @@ BLITTER_OBJECT: macro
 
 
 BALOON_BOB: macro
-	BLITTER_OBJECT \1,320,\2,\3,67,29
+	BLITTER_OBJECT \1,BOB_IDLE_X,\2,\3,67,29
 	endm
 
 CLOUD_BOB: macro
-	BLITTER_OBJECT \1,320,\2,\3,0,16
+	BLITTER_OBJECT \1,BOB_IDLE_X,\2,\3,0,16
 	endm	
diff --git a/028.bs/bob.s b/028.bs/bob.s
index 5798330..164522f 100644
--- a/028.bs/bob.s
+++ b/028.bs/bob.s
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 	include "includes.i"
 	include "bob.i"
-	
+
+	xdef AddBobCloud
+	xdef AddBobBaloon
 	xdef RenderBob
 	xdef ResetBobs
 	xdef RestoreBobBackgrounds
@@ -10,17 +12,54 @@
 	;; BALOON_BOB/CLOUD_BOB
 	;; index,y,dx
 	
-	;; BLITTER_OBJECT
-	;; index,startX,y,dx,mapLine,blitHeight
 bob:	
 	CLOUD_BOB 0,15,8
 endBob:
-
 	CLOUD_BOB 1,96,10
 	CLOUD_BOB 2,170,12
+baloonBob:
 	BALOON_BOB 3,15,24
 	dc.l	0	
 
+
+AddBobBaloon:
+	lea	baloonBob,a5
+	cmp.l	#BOB_IDLE_X,BOB_X(a5)
+	bne	.continue
+	move.l	#320<<BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT,BOB_X(a5)
+	lsl.w	#4,d1
+	move.w	d1,BOB_Y+2(a5)
+	move.l	#24,BOB_DX(a5)
+	rts
+.continue:
+	rts
+	
+AddBobCloud:
+	lea	bob,a5
+.loop:
+	cmp.l	#0,(a5)
+	beq	.done
+	cmp.l	#baloonBob,a5
+	beq	.done
+	cmp.l	#BOB_IDLE_X,BOB_X(a5)
+	bne	.continue
+	move.l	#320<<BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT,BOB_X(a5)
+	move.l	#backgroundTilemap,a3
+	adda.w	d0,a3
+	move.l	a3,BOB_SOURCE_ADDRESS(a5)
+	move.l	#bobMask,a3
+	adda.w	d0,a3
+	move.l	a3,BOB_MASK_ADDRESS(a5)	
+	lsl.w	#4,d1
+	move.w	d1,BOB_Y+2(a5)	
+	move.l	#12,BOB_DX(a5)
+	bra	.done
+.continue:
+	adda.l	#endBob-bob,a5	
+	bra	.loop
+.done:
+	rts
+	
 ResetBobs:
 	move.w	#2,bobsEnabled 	; disables bob movement
 	bsr	RestoreBobBackgrounds
@@ -44,7 +83,7 @@ ResetBobs:
 	move.l	#0,(a1)
 	adda.l	bobBufferOffset,a1
 	move.l	#0,(a1)
-	move.l	#320<<BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT,BOB_X(a5)
+	move.l	#BOB_IDLE_X+1,BOB_X(a5)
 	adda.l	#endBob-bob,a5	
 	bra	.loop
 .done:	
@@ -111,9 +150,10 @@ SaveBobBackgrounds:
 	beq	.dontMoveBob
 	sub.l	BOB_DX(a5),d2
 .dontMoveBob:
-	cmp.l	#-32<<BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT,d2
+	cmp.l	#BOB_IDLE_X,d2
 	bgt	.dontReset
-	move.l	#320<<BOB_SHIFT_CONVERT,d2
+	move.l	#BOB_IDLE_X,d2
+	
 .dontReset:
 	move.l	d2,BOB_X(a5)
 	add.l	backgroundScrollX,d2
@@ -141,7 +181,7 @@ SaveBobBackgrounds:
 	adda.l	bobBufferOffset,a2
 	
 	move.l	a0,(a2)	
-	
+
 	adda.l	#endBob-bob,a5
 	bra	.loop
 .done: