diff --git a/fcore/level/player/player-vec.sml b/fcore/level/player/player-vec.sml
index f1c629a..ddec9f6 100644
--- a/fcore/level/player/player-vec.sml
+++ b/fcore/level/player/player-vec.sml
@@ -116,13 +116,20 @@ struct
         PlayerJumpLeft5.lerp
           (rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
 
+  fun getWhenDropping (player, rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh) =
+    let
+      val animTimer = #animTimer player
+    in
+      getWhenJumping (player, animTimer, rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh)
+    end
+
   fun getWhenNotAttacked (player, rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh) =
     case #yAxis player of
       ON_GROUND => getWhenOnGround (player, rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh)
     | JUMPING amt => getWhenJumping (player, amt, rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh)
     | FALLING => getWhenFalling (player, rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh)
     | FLOATING _ => getWhenFalling (player, rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh)
-    | _ => PlayerStandingRight.lerp (rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
+    | DROP_BELOW_PLATFORM => getWhenDropping (player, rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh)
 
   fun getWhenAttacked (player, amt, rx, ry, dw, dh, ww, wh) =
     case #facing player of
diff --git a/fcore/level/player/player.sml b/fcore/level/player/player.sml
index 1dc4040..f16ccba 100644
--- a/fcore/level/player/player.sml
+++ b/fcore/level/player/player.sml
@@ -432,7 +432,9 @@ struct
       val newXAxis = #xAxis player
       val newYAxis = #yAxis player
     in
-      if
+      if oldYAxis = DROP_BELOW_PLATFORM andalso newYAxis = DROP_BELOW_PLATFORM then
+        PlayerPatch.withPatch (player, W_ANIM_TIMER (oldAnimTimer + 1))
+      else if
         oldYAxis = ON_GROUND andalso newYAxis = ON_GROUND
       then
         if oldXAxis = MOVE_RIGHT andalso newXAxis = MOVE_RIGHT then
@@ -466,53 +468,6 @@ struct
           PlayerPatch.withPatches (player, patches)
         end
 
-  (* todo: check which enemies are being attacked by player, 
-   * updating player's 'defeatedEnemies' field (if enemy's health would reach 0)
-   * and updating enemy (if enemy's health wouldn't reach 0, decrement health)
-      val patches =
-        (* if player is attacking, check if enemies collide with attack  *)
-        case #mainAttack player of
-          MAIN_ATTACKING {length, ...} =>
-            let
-              val height = Constants.playerSize
-              val {x, y, facing, enemies, ...} = player
-              val x =
-                (case facing of
-                   FACING_RIGHT => x + Constants.playerSize
-                 | FACING_LEFT => x - length)
-  
-              val state = []
-              (* detect collisions from enemies who are hit by attack *)
-              val newDefeated = AttackEnemies.foldRegion
-                (x, y, length, height, (), state, enemyTree)
-  
-              (* detect collisions from falling enemies too *)
-              val fallingTree =
-                FallingEnemies.generateTree (#fallingEnemies game)
-              val newDefeated = AttackEnemies.foldRegion
-                (x, y, length, height, (), newDefeated, fallingTree)
-  
-              val allDefeated =
-                Vector.concat [Vector.fromList newDefeated, enemies]
-            in
-              W_ENEMIES allDefeated :: patches
-            end
-        | _ => patches
-    in
-      PlayerPatch.withPatches (player, patches)
-    end
-    *)
-
-  (* todo: add attacked enemies to player's 'enemies' field *)
-  fun concatAttackedEnemies (player: player, enemyCollisions) =
-    let
-      val newDefeated = Vector.map (fn id => {angle = 360}) enemyCollisions
-      val oldDefeated = #enemies player
-      val allDefeated = Vector.concat [oldDefeated, newDefeated]
-    in
-      PlayerPatch.withPatch (player, W_ENEMIES allDefeated)
-    end
-
   (*** DRAWING FUNCTIONS ***)
   fun getFieldVec (player: player, width, height) =
     case #mainAttack player of