diff --git a/src/hexgame.cpp b/src/hexgame.cpp
index 237c357..6c9d470 100644
--- a/src/hexgame.cpp
+++ b/src/hexgame.cpp
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ mapMouseToViewport(int32 x, int32 y)
 void
 resetHexes()
 {
-	g_game_state->start_hex = g_game_state->current_hex = 0;
+	g_game_state->grid.start_hex = g_game_state->grid.current_hex = 0;
 
-	for (hex_info &hxi : *g_game_state->hex_array)
+	for (hex_info &hxi : *g_game_state->grid.hex_array)
 	{
 		hxi.selected = false;
 		hxi.current_color = hxi.stored_color;
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ getSingleHex(int32 x, int32 y)
 	v2i dims = g_render_state->viewport_dims;
 	v2f v = getUnprojectedCoords(x, y, dims.x, dims.y);
 	Point p(v.x, v.y);
-	Hex h = hex_round(pixel_to_hex(g_game_state->hex_layout, p));
+	Hex h = hex_round(pixel_to_hex(g_game_state->grid.hex_layout, p));
 
-	for (hex_info &hxi : *g_game_state->hex_array)
+	for (hex_info &hxi : *g_game_state->grid.hex_array)
 	{
 		if (hex_equal(h, hxi.hex))
 			return &hxi;
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ setStartHex(hex_info *hex)
 {
 	hex->selected = true;
 	hex->current_color = g_render_state->selected_fill_color;
-	g_game_state->start_hex = g_game_state->current_hex = hex;
-	g_game_state->is_selecting = true;
+	g_game_state->grid.start_hex = g_game_state->grid.current_hex = hex;
+	g_game_state->grid.is_selecting = true;
 }
 
 void
@@ -164,14 +164,14 @@ void
 updateHexFill(int32 x, int32 y)
 {
 	hex_info *hxi = getSingleHex(x, y);
-	if (hxi && (hxi != g_game_state->current_hex) && g_game_state->start_hex)
+	if (hxi && (hxi != g_game_state->grid.current_hex) && g_game_state->grid.start_hex)
 	{
-		g_game_state->current_hex = hxi;
-		int l = hex_distance(g_game_state->start_hex->hex, g_game_state->current_hex->hex);
+		g_game_state->grid.current_hex = hxi;
+		int l = hex_distance(g_game_state->grid.start_hex->hex, g_game_state->grid.current_hex->hex);
 
-		for (hex_info &h : *g_game_state->hex_array)
+		for (hex_info &h : *g_game_state->grid.hex_array)
 		{
-			if (hex_distance(g_game_state->start_hex->hex, h.hex) <= l)
+			if (hex_distance(g_game_state->grid.start_hex->hex, h.hex) <= l)
 			{
 				h.selected = true;
 				h.current_color = g_render_state->selected_fill_color;
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ void
 updateHexLineDraw(int32 x, int32 y)
 {
 	hex_info *hxi = getSingleHex(x, y);
-	if (hxi && (hxi != g_game_state->current_hex) && g_game_state->start_hex)
+	if (hxi && (hxi != g_game_state->grid.current_hex) && g_game_state->grid.start_hex)
 	{
-		g_game_state->current_hex = hxi;
-		vector<Hex> hexLine = hex_linedraw(g_game_state->start_hex->hex, hxi->hex);
+		g_game_state->grid.current_hex = hxi;
+		vector<Hex> hexLine = hex_linedraw(g_game_state->grid.start_hex->hex, hxi->hex);
 
-		for (hex_info &h1 : *g_game_state->hex_array)
+		for (hex_info &h1 : *g_game_state->grid.hex_array)
 		{
 			for (uint i = 0; i < hexLine.size(); i++)
 			{
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ void
 updateHexConeFill(int32 x, int32 y)
 {
 	hex_info *hxi = getSingleHex(x, y);
-	if (hxi && (hxi != g_game_state->current_hex) && g_game_state->start_hex)
+	if (hxi && (hxi != g_game_state->grid.current_hex) && g_game_state->grid.start_hex)
 	{
-		g_game_state->current_hex = hxi;
+		g_game_state->grid.current_hex = hxi;
 
 		// TODO: Remove debug code here and from gooey.h
-		Point p1(g_game_state->start_hex->XPos, g_game_state->start_hex->YPos);
-		Point p2(g_game_state->current_hex->XPos, g_game_state->current_hex->YPos);
+		Point p1(g_game_state->grid.start_hex->XPos, g_game_state->grid.start_hex->YPos);
+		Point p2(g_game_state->grid.current_hex->XPos, g_game_state->grid.current_hex->YPos);
 		real64 angle = std::atan2(p2.y - p1.y, p2.x - p1.x);
 		real64 len = std::hypot(p2.y - p1.y, p2.x - p1.x);
 		real64 coneAngle = CONE_ANGLE * M_PI / 180; // M_PI is non-standard and may not be portable
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ updateHexConeFill(int32 x, int32 y)
 		Point vert4 = Point(topX, topY);
 		std::vector<Point> vertices = {p1, vert2, p2, vert4};
 
-		for (hex_info &h : *g_game_state->hex_array)
+		for (hex_info &h : *g_game_state->grid.hex_array)
 		{
 			test_p.x = h.XPos;
 			test_p.y = h.YPos;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ handleMouseDown(SDL_MouseButtonEvent &e)
 {
 	v2i coords = mapMouseToViewport(e.x, e.y);
 
-	switch (g_game_state->draw_mode)
+	switch (g_game_state->grid.draw_mode)
 	{
 		case FILL:
 			startDrawHelper(coords.x, coords.y);
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ handleMouseMove(SDL_MouseMotionEvent &e)
 {
 	v2i coords = mapMouseToViewport(e.x, e.y);
 
-	switch (g_game_state->draw_mode)
+	switch (g_game_state->grid.draw_mode)
 	{
 		case FILL:
 			updateHexFill(coords.x, coords.y);
@@ -345,18 +345,18 @@ handleMouseUp(SDL_MouseButtonEvent &e)
 {
 	//v2i coords = mapMouseToViewport(e.x, e.y);
 
-	switch (g_game_state->draw_mode)
+	switch (g_game_state->grid.draw_mode)
 	{
 		case FILL:
-			g_game_state->is_selecting = false;
+			g_game_state->grid.is_selecting = false;
 			break;
 
 		case LINE:
-			g_game_state->is_selecting = false;
+			g_game_state->grid.is_selecting = false;
 			break;
 
 		case CONE_FILL:
-			g_game_state->is_selecting = false;
+			g_game_state->grid.is_selecting = false;
 			break;
 
 		case PATHFINDING:
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ processSDLEvents()
 				{
 					if (e.button.button == SDL_BUTTON_LEFT)
 					{
-						g->is_selecting = true;
+						g->grid.is_selecting = true;
 						handleMouseDown(e.button);
 					}
 					else if (e.button.button == SDL_BUTTON_RIGHT)
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ processSDLEvents()
 				{
 					if (e.button.button == SDL_BUTTON_LEFT)
 					{
-						g->is_selecting = false;
+						g->grid.is_selecting = false;
 						handleMouseUp(e.button);
 					}
 					else if (e.button.button == SDL_BUTTON_RIGHT)
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ processSDLEvents()
 				}
 				break;
 			case SDL_MOUSEMOTION:
-				if (!gooey_wants && g->is_selecting)
+				if (!gooey_wants && g->grid.is_selecting)
 					handleMouseMove(e.motion);
 				else if(!gooey_wants && g->is_camera_rotate)
 					rotateCamera(e.motion.xrel, e.motion.yrel);
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ cleanUp(SDL_Handles &handles)
 
 	game_state* g = g_game_state;
 
-	if (g_game_state->hex_array)
-		delete g_game_state->hex_array;
+	if (g_game_state->grid.hex_array)
+		delete g_game_state->grid.hex_array;
 
 	for (uint i = 0; i < g->entity_count; i++) {
 		meFreeMeshGroup(g->entities[i].mesh_group);
@@ -481,9 +481,9 @@ cleanUp(SDL_Handles &handles)
 	}
 
 	utilSafeFree(g->entities);
+	utilSafeFree(g_render_state);
+	utilSafeFree(g_game_state);
 
-	delete g_render_state;
-	delete g_game_state;
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -503,25 +503,20 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	// init global game state
 	Layout layout(HEX_ORIENTATION, Point(HEX_SIZE, HEX_SIZE), Point(VIEWPORT_WIDTH / 2, VIEWPORT_HEIGHT / 2));
-	g_game_state = new game_state(layout);
-	g_game_state->hex_array = new vector<hex_info>;
-	g_game_state->is_selecting = false;
-	g_game_state->start_hex = 0x0;
-	g_game_state->current_hex = 0x0;
-	g_game_state->draw_mode = CONE_FILL;
-	// TODO: better entity memory management
-	// TODO: hard coded limit of 1000 entities here
+	g_game_state = UTIL_ALLOC(1, game_state);
+	g_game_state->grid.hex_layout = layout;
+	g_game_state->grid.hex_array = new vector<hex_info>;
 	g_game_state->entities = UTIL_ALLOC(MAX_ENTITIES, Entity);
 
 	// init global render state
-	g_render_state = new render_state();
+	g_render_state = UTIL_ALLOC(1, render_state);
 	g_render_state->is_debug_draw = DEBUG_DRAW;
 	g_render_state->viewport_dims = v2i(VIEWPORT_WIDTH, VIEWPORT_HEIGHT);
 	g_render_state->fill_color = FILL_COLOR;
 	g_render_state->selected_fill_color = SELECTED_FILL_COLOR;
 
 
-	createHexes(g_game_state->hex_array, g_game_state->hex_layout, g_render_state->fill_color);
+	createHexes(g_game_state->grid.hex_array, g_game_state->grid.hex_layout, g_render_state->fill_color);
 	SDL_Handles handles;
 
 	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) != 0) {
@@ -567,13 +562,14 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		slParseEntities(sd, g_game_state->entities, g_game_state->entity_count, MAX_ENTITIES,
 			DATA_DIR);
 		slParseCamera(sd, renGetCamera());
+		slParseHexGrid(sd, g_game_state->grid);
 		slFreeSceneDoc(sd);
 	} else {
 		LOG(ERROR) << "Error loading scene, exiting\n";
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!createScene(g_game_state->hex_array, g_game_state->entities, g_game_state->entity_count)) {
+	if (!createScene(g_game_state->grid.hex_array, g_game_state->entities, g_game_state->entity_count)) {
 		LOG(ERROR) << "Error in vertex data, exiting\n";
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -605,13 +601,13 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		moveCamera(g->is_moveup, g->is_moveleft, g->is_movedown, g->is_moveright,
 				g->is_moveforward, g->is_movebackward);
 
-		renderFrame(g->hex_array, g->entities, g->entity_count);
+		renderFrame(g->grid.hex_array, g->entities, g->entity_count);
 
-		if (r->is_debug_draw && g->draw_mode == CONE_FILL)
+		if (r->is_debug_draw && g->grid.draw_mode == CONE_FILL)
 			renderDebug(g_polygon_select_vertices);
 
-		renderGooey(handles, g->draw_mode, r->is_debug_draw, g->start_hex,
-					g->current_hex, g->is_selecting, getCameraPosition());
+		renderGooey(handles, g->grid.draw_mode, r->is_debug_draw, g->grid.start_hex,
+					g->grid.current_hex, g->grid.is_selecting, getCameraPosition());
 
 		SDL_GL_SwapWindow(handles.window);
 
diff --git a/src/hexgame.h b/src/hexgame.h
index c5cc93d..4fa6c04 100644
--- a/src/hexgame.h
+++ b/src/hexgame.h
@@ -1,31 +1,22 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <vector>
-
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 
 #include "entity.h"
 #include "hexgrid.h"
-#include "hexlib.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 
 struct game_state
 {
-	std::vector<hex_info> *hex_array;
-	hex_info *start_hex;
-	hex_info *current_hex;
-	vector<hex_info> selected_hexes;
-	HexDrawMode draw_mode;
-	const Layout hex_layout;
+	hexgrid grid;
 
 	// TODO: WiP
 	uint32 entity_count = 0;
 	Entity* entities = nullptr;
 
 	// camera movement controls
-	bool is_selecting = false;
 	bool is_camera_rotate = false;
 	bool is_moveforward = false;
 	bool is_movebackward = false;
@@ -35,8 +26,5 @@ struct game_state
 	bool is_moveright = false;
 	bool is_rotateCW = false;
 	bool is_rotateCCW = false;
-
-	// TODO: initialize this in hexgrid.h to remove hexlib.h dep?
-	game_state(Layout &l) : hex_layout(l) {}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/hexgrid.cpp b/src/hexgrid.cpp
index 23ec008..42573ce 100644
--- a/src/hexgrid.cpp
+++ b/src/hexgrid.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "hexgrid.h"
 
 
+// interface
+
 void
 hgCreateHexes(vector<hex_info> *hxi_array, const Layout &layout, uint32 color)
 {
@@ -19,3 +21,12 @@ hgResetHexes()
 {
 
 }
+
+
+// internal
+
+void
+createHexagonGrid(vector<hex_info> *hxi_array, const Layout &layout, uint32 color, uint radius)
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/src/hexgrid.h b/src/hexgrid.h
index c3cc2d4..ba412c1 100644
--- a/src/hexgrid.h
+++ b/src/hexgrid.h
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ struct hex_info
 struct hexgrid
 {
 	Layout hex_layout;
+	uint hex_size = 10;
+	uint hex_radius = 0;
+	uint32 fill_color = 0x565656FF;
+	uint32 selected_color = 0xF46000FF;
+
+	std::vector<hex_info> *hex_array;
+	hex_info* start_hex = nullptr;
+	hex_info* current_hex = nullptr;
+	vector<hex_info> selected_hexes;
+	HexDrawMode draw_mode = CONE_FILL;
+	bool is_selecting = false;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/hexlib.h b/src/hexlib.h
index 10d073b..0c977aa 100644
--- a/src/hexlib.h
+++ b/src/hexlib.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct Orientation
     double start_angle;
     Orientation(double f0_, double f1_, double f2_, double f3_, double b0_,
 			double b1_, double b2_, double b3_, double start_angle_):
-		f0(f0_), f1(f1_), f2(f2_), f3(f3_), b0(b0_), b1(b1_), b2(b2_), 
+		f0(f0_), f1(f1_), f2(f2_), f3(f3_), b0(b0_), b1(b1_), b2(b2_),
 		b3(b3_), start_angle(start_angle_) {}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/scene_loader.cpp b/src/scene_loader.cpp
index cb52c07..9bc42f6 100644
--- a/src/scene_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/scene_loader.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ slParseCamera(slSceneDoc* sd, camera& cam)
 	);
 }
 
+void
+slParseHexGrid(slSceneDoc* sd, hexgrid& hg)
+{
+	const rapidjson::Value& json_grid = (*sd->doc)["hex_grid"];
+	std::string layout_type = json_grid["layout_type"].GetString();
+
+	if (layout_type == "hexagon") {
+		hg.hex_size = json_grid["hex_size"].GetInt();
+		hg.hex_radius = json_grid["hex_radius"].GetInt();
+	}
+}
+
 
 // internal
 
diff --git a/src/scene_loader.h b/src/scene_loader.h
index b0cfa7f..dad960a 100644
--- a/src/scene_loader.h
+++ b/src/scene_loader.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 #include "camera.h"
+#include "hexgrid.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 
@@ -17,4 +18,4 @@ bool slParseEntities(
 	);
 
 void slParseCamera(slSceneDoc* sd, camera& cam);
-//bool slParseHexGrid(slSceneDoc* sd, std::vector<hex_info*>& hexes);
+void slParseHexGrid(slSceneDoc* sd, hexgrid& hg);