diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b4e1b05..9badd55 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 import random
 
 from world.world import World, Position
-from world.render_objects import DebugRenderObject
+from world.render_objects import DebugRenderObject, FoodObject
 from world.simulation_interface import Camera
 
 # Initialize Pygame
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ GRID_WIDTH = 20  # Number of cells horizontally
 GRID_HEIGHT = 15  # Number of cells vertically
 CELL_SIZE = 20  # Size of each cell in pixels
 
-DEFAULT_TPS = 5  # Amount of ticks per second for the simulation
+DEFAULT_TPS = 20  # Number of ticks per second for the simulation
+FOOD_SPAWNING = False
 
 
 def draw_grid(screen, camera, showing_grid=True):
-    # Fill screen with black
+    # Fill the screen with black
     screen.fill(BLACK)
 
     # Calculate effective cell size with zoom
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ def main():
     world.add_object(DebugRenderObject(Position(0, 0)))
     world.add_object(DebugRenderObject(Position(20, 0)))
 
+    # sets seed to 67 >_<
+    random.seed(67)
+
     running = True
     while running:
         deltatime = clock.get_time() / 1000.0  # Convert milliseconds to seconds
@@ -227,16 +231,16 @@ def main():
             total_ticks += 1
             # Add your tick-specific logic here
 
-            print("Tick logic executed")
-            world.tick_all()
-
             # gets every object in the world and returns amount of FoodObjects
             objects = world.get_objects()
+            print(objects)
             food = len([obj for obj in objects if isinstance(obj, FoodObject)])
             print(f"Food count: {food}")
-            if food < 10:
-                for i in range(10 - food):
-                    world.add_object(FoodObject(Position(random.randint(-200, 200), random.randint(-200, 200))))
+            if food < 10 and FOOD_SPAWNING == True:
+                world.add_object(FoodObject(Position(random.randint(-200, 200), random.randint(-200, 200))))
+
+            print("Tick logic executed")
+            world.tick_all()
 
         # Calculate TPS every second
         if current_time - last_tps_time >= 1.0:
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ def main():
             for each in selected_objects:
                 obj = each
                 obj_text = font.render(
-                    f"Object: {str(obj)}, Neighbors: {obj.neighbors}", True, WHITE
+                    f"Object: {str(obj)}", True, WHITE
                 )
                 obj_rect = obj_text.get_rect()
                 obj_rect.topleft = (10, 30 + i * 20)
diff --git a/world/render_objects.py b/world/render_objects.py
index 455a21a..a905198 100644
--- a/world/render_objects.py
+++ b/world/render_objects.py
@@ -39,17 +39,39 @@ class DebugRenderObject(BaseEntity):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"DebugRenderObject({self.position}, neighbors={self.neighbors})"
-class FoodObject:
-    def __init__(self, position: Position):
-        self.decay = 0
-        self.position = position
 
-    def tick(self):
+class FoodObject(BaseEntity):
+    def __init__(self, position: Position):
+        super().__init__(position)
+
+        self.max_visual_width = 10
+        self.decay = 0
+        self.interaction_radius = 50
+        self.flags = {
+            "death": False,
+            "can_interact": True,
+        }
+
+    def tick(self, interactable=None):
+        if interactable is None:
+            interactable = []
+
         self.decay += 1
 
         if self.decay > 255:
-            self.decay = 0 # eventually will raise a destroy flag
+            self.decay = 255
+            self.flag_for_death()
+
+        return self
 
     def render(self, camera, screen):
         if camera.is_in_view(*self.position.get_position()):
-            pygame.draw.circle(screen, (255-self.decay,food_decay_yellow(self.decay),0), camera.world_to_screen(*self.position.get_position()), 5 * camera.zoom)
+            pygame.draw.circle(
+                screen,
+                (255-self.decay,food_decay_yellow(self.decay),0),
+                camera.world_to_screen(*self.position.get_position()),
+                5 * camera.zoom
+            )
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"FoodObject({self.position}, decay={self.decay})"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/world/world.py b/world/world.py
index e330709..85ab0a8 100644
--- a/world/world.py
+++ b/world/world.py
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ class World:
                     closest_obj = obj
         return closest_obj
 
+    def get_objects(self):
+        all_objects = []
+        for obj_list in self.buffers[self.current_buffer].values():
+            all_objects.extend(obj_list)
+        print("All objects: ", all_objects)
+        return all_objects
 
 class BaseEntity(ABC):
     def __init__(self, position: "Position"):
@@ -124,12 +130,8 @@ class BaseEntity(ABC):
     def flag_for_death(self):
         self.flags["death"] = True
 
-
-    def get_objects(self):
-        return self.objects
-
 class Position:
-    def __init__(self, x, y):
+    def __init__(self, x: int, y: int):
         self.x = x
         self.y = y