diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/controls/ControlHandler.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/controls/ControlHandler.java
index 36e9a824..aa0a4bd3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/controls/ControlHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/controls/ControlHandler.java
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ public class ControlHandler {
         */
         handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_MOVEMENT_FORWARD, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_W));
         handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_MOVEMENT_BACKWARD, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_S));
-        handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_MOVEMENT_LEFT, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_F24));
-        handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_MOVEMENT_RIGHT, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_F24));
-        handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_STRAFE_LEFT, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_A));
-        handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_STRAFE_RIGHT, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_D));
+        handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_MOVEMENT_LEFT, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_A));
+        handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_MOVEMENT_RIGHT, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_D));
+        handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_STRAFE_LEFT, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_F24));
+        handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_STRAFE_RIGHT, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_F24));
         handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_MOVEMENT_JUMP, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_SPACE));
         handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_MOVEMENT_FALL, new Control(true,false,GLFW_KEY_LEFT_CONTROL));
         handler.addControl(DATA_STRING_INPUT_CODE_ATTACK_PRIMARY, new Control(false,true,GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT));
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/LoadingThread.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/LoadingThread.java
index 89d8f574..a049b019 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/LoadingThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/LoadingThread.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import electrosphere.controls.ControlHandler;
 import electrosphere.entity.CameraEntityUtils;
 import electrosphere.entity.Entity;
 import electrosphere.entity.EntityUtils;
+import electrosphere.entity.state.ApplyRotationTree;
 import electrosphere.game.collision.CollisionEngine;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.creature.CreatureUtils;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.item.ItemUtils;
@@ -522,9 +523,11 @@ public class LoadingThread extends Thread {
         Globals.skyboxColors.add(new Vector3f(groundR,groundG,groundB));
         Globals.skyboxColors.add(new Vector3f(groundR,groundG,groundB));
         
+        //cloud ring pseudo skybox
         Entity cloudRing = EntityUtils.spawnDrawableEntity("Models/cloudRing.fbx");
         EntityUtils.getRotation(cloudRing).rotateX((float)(-Math.PI/2.0f));
         EntityUtils.getScale(cloudRing).mul(1000.0f);
+        Globals.entityManager.registerBehaviorTree(new ApplyRotationTree(cloudRing,new Quaternionf().rotationZ(0.0001f)));
 
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/EntityManager.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/EntityManager.java
index 7882d2bc..f88db094 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/EntityManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/EntityManager.java
@@ -157,6 +157,20 @@ public class EntityManager {
     public CopyOnWriteArrayList<Entity> getSprintables(){
         return sprintableList;
     }
+
+    public void registerBehaviorTree(BehaviorTree tree){
+        behaviorTreeList.add(tree);
+    }
+
+    public void removeBehaviorTree(BehaviorTree tree){
+        behaviorTreeList.remove(tree);
+    }
+
+    public void simulateBehaviorTrees(){
+        for(BehaviorTree tree : behaviorTreeList){
+            tree.simulate();
+        }
+    }
     
     public void deregisterEntity(Entity e){
         if(lightList.contains(e)){
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/state/ApplyRotationTree.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/state/ApplyRotationTree.java
index a3d68327..4b0cae70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/state/ApplyRotationTree.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/state/ApplyRotationTree.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class ApplyRotationTree implements BehaviorTree {
 
     Quaternionf rotationToApply;
     Entity parent;
-    ApplyRotationTreeState state;
+    ApplyRotationTreeState state = ApplyRotationTreeState.ROTATE;
 
     public ApplyRotationTree(Entity parent, Quaternionf rotationToApply){
         this.parent = parent;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class ApplyRotationTree implements BehaviorTree {
     public void simulate(){
         switch(state){
             case ROTATE:
-            EntityUtils.getRotation(parent).slerp(rotationToApply, 1.0f);
+            EntityUtils.getRotation(parent).mul(rotationToApply).normalize();
             break;
             case NO_ROTATE:
             break;
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/simulation/MicroSimulation.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/simulation/MicroSimulation.java
index e6ff74ad..cdcbd7d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/simulation/MicroSimulation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/game/simulation/MicroSimulation.java
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ public class MicroSimulation {
         if(Globals.RUN_CLIENT){
             Globals.entityManager.clearOutOfBoundsEntities();
         }
+        //simulate behavior trees
+        Globals.entityManager.simulateBehaviorTrees();
         //data cell manager update
         if(Globals.dataCellManager != null){
             boolean playerHasChangedChunk = Globals.dataCellManager.updatePlayerPositions();