diff --git a/src/hexgame.cpp b/src/hexgame.cpp
index 78c3da7..32f5cd6 100644
--- a/src/hexgame.cpp
+++ b/src/hexgame.cpp
@@ -194,8 +194,10 @@ handleMouseDown(SDL_MouseButtonEvent &e)
 			v2i dims = g_render_state->viewport_dims;
 			v2f v = cameraUnproject(g_render_state->cam, coords.x, coords.y, dims.x, dims.y);
 			hex_info *hex = hgGetSingleHex(g_game_state->grid, v.x, v.y);
-			if (hex)
+			if (hex) {
 				hex->selected = !hex->selected;
+				g_game_state->grid.start_hex = g_game_state->grid.current_hex = hex;
+			}
 		}break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/hexgrid.cpp b/src/hexgrid.cpp
index c05d7fb..34a27f6 100644
--- a/src/hexgrid.cpp
+++ b/src/hexgrid.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,14 @@ createHexagonGrid(hexgrid hg)
 			hxi.YPos = p.y;
 			hxi.vertices = polygon_corners(hg.hexlib_layout, hxi.hex);
 			hxi.vertices.shrink_to_fit();
-			hg.hex_array->push_back(hxi);
+
+			// NOTE: testing sparse grid
+			if ((q > -2 && q < 2) && (r > -2 && r < 2)) {
+				// skip
+			} else {
+				hg.hex_array->push_back(hxi);
+			}
+			/////////////
 		}
 	}