diff --git a/renderer.h b/renderer.h
index 47dec36..f25dcaf 100644
--- a/renderer.h
+++ b/renderer.h
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ struct
   */
   uint8_t mapTriangleData[LCR_SETTING_MAX_MAP_TRIANGLES];
 
-
-uint8_t gridLOD[LCR_RENDERER_LOD_BLOCKS];
-
+  uint8_t gridLOD[LCR_RENDERER_LOD_BLOCKS];
 
   // pixel function precomputed values:
   int previousTriID;
@@ -755,7 +753,7 @@ chk(>,z,LCR_MAP_SIZE_BLOCKS * LCR_RENDERER_UNIT / 2)
   Fast and safe rect drawing function (handles out of screen coords).
 */
 void LCR_rendererDrawRect(int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h,
-  uint16_t color)
+  uint16_t color, int dither)
 {
   if (x >= LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X || y >= LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_Y)
     return;
@@ -777,7 +775,7 @@ void LCR_rendererDrawRect(int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h,
     if (-1 * y > ((int) h))
       return;
 
-    y += h;
+    h += y;
     y = 0;
   }
 
@@ -786,19 +784,32 @@ void LCR_rendererDrawRect(int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h,
 
   unsigned long index = y * LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X + x;
 
-  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < h; ++i)
+  if (dither)
   {
-    for (unsigned int j = 0; j < w; ++j)
+    uint8_t parity = (x % 2) == (y % 2);
+
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < h; ++i)
     {
-      LCR_drawPixel(index,color);
-      index++;
-    }
-    
-    index += LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X - w;
+      for (unsigned int j = ((i % 2) == parity); j < w; j += 2)
+        LCR_drawPixel(index + j,color);
+
+      index += LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X;
+    }  
   }
+  else
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < h; ++i)
+    {
+      for (unsigned int j = 0; j < w; ++j)
+      {
+        LCR_drawPixel(index,color);
+        index++;
+      }
+
+      index += LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X - w;
+    }
 }
 
-void _LCR_drawLOD(int blockX, int blockY, int blockZ, unsigned int size,
+void _LCR_drawLODBlock(int blockX, int blockY, int blockZ, unsigned int size,
   uint16_t color)
 {
   S3L_Vec4 p, r;
@@ -819,12 +830,13 @@ void _LCR_drawLOD(int blockX, int blockY, int blockZ, unsigned int size,
   if (r.w > 0 && r.z > LCR_SETTING_LOD_DISTANCE * LCR_RENDERER_UNIT &&
     r.w < LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X)
   {
-    LCR_rendererDrawRect(r.x - r.w / 2,r.y - r.w / 2,
-    r.w,r.w,color);
+    LCR_rendererDrawRect(r.x - r.w / 2,r.y - r.w / 2,(5 * r.w) / 8,
+      (5 * r.w) / 8,color,1);
+    LCR_rendererDrawRect(r.x - r.w / 4,r.y,
+      (3 * r.w) / 4,r.w / 2,color,1);
   }
 }
 
-
 /**
   Draws background sky, offsets are in multiples of screen dimensions
   (e.g. S3L_FRACTIONS_PER_UNIT / 2 for offsetH means half the screen width).
@@ -1039,7 +1051,8 @@ void LCR_rendererDrawLOD(void)
         if (byte & 0x01)
         {
           bx = j * 8 + 4;
-          _LCR_drawLOD(bx,by,bz,LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X,0);
+          _LCR_drawLODBlock(bx,by,bz,(LCR_EFFECTIVE_RESOLUTION_X * 3) / 2,
+            LCR_SETTING_LOD_COLOR);
         }                       // TODO: this ^
 
         byte >>= 1;
diff --git a/settings.h b/settings.h
index a38d4ef..219fc80 100644
--- a/settings.h
+++ b/settings.h
@@ -77,4 +77,8 @@
   #define LCR_SETTING_LOD_DISTANCE 25
 #endif
 
+#ifndef LCR_SETTING_LOD_COLOR
+  #define LCR_SETTING_LOD_COLOR 0x4229
+#endif
+
 #endif // guard