diff --git a/DogTales/src/components/physics.cpp b/DogTales/src/components/physics.cpp
index b151ca7..b383bee 100644
--- a/DogTales/src/components/physics.cpp
+++ b/DogTales/src/components/physics.cpp
@@ -2,28 +2,22 @@
 
 namespace component {
 
-Physics::Physics(glm::vec2 friction, float gravity, float mass) : m_friction(friction), m_gravity(gravity), m_mass(mass) {}
-
-void Physics::tick(bave::Seconds const dt) {
+void Physics::tick(bave::Seconds dt) {
 	static constexpr bave::Seconds ft{0.005}; // 5ms
 
-	if (dt.count() > tick_limit) { return; } // return for unexpected dt values, particularly during the beginning of the state
+	if (dt.count() > tick_limit_v.count()) { return; } // return for unexpected dt values, particularly during the beginning of the state
 
-	for (bave::Seconds t{}; t <= dt; t += ft) {
-		integrate(t.count());
-	}
+	for (dt += m_residue; dt > ft; dt -= ft) { integrate(ft); }
+	m_residue = dt;
 }
 
-void Physics::integrate(float dt) {
-	m_acceleration.y += m_gravity * dt;
-	m_velocity = (m_velocity + (m_acceleration / m_mass) * dt) * m_friction;
+void Physics::integrate(bave::Seconds dt) {
+	acceleration.y += gravity * dt.count();
+	velocity = (velocity + (acceleration / mass) * dt.count()) * friction;
 
-	m_velocity.x = m_velocity.x > max_velocity.x ? max_velocity.x : m_velocity.x;
-	m_velocity.y = m_velocity.y > max_velocity.y ? max_velocity.y : m_velocity.y;
-	m_velocity.x = m_velocity.x < -max_velocity.x ? -max_velocity.x : m_velocity.x;
-	m_velocity.y = m_velocity.y < -max_velocity.y ? -max_velocity.y : m_velocity.y;
+	velocity = glm::clamp(velocity, -max_velocity_v, max_velocity_v);
 
-	m_position += m_velocity * dt;
+	position += velocity * dt.count();
 }
 
 } // namespace component
diff --git a/DogTales/src/components/physics.hpp b/DogTales/src/components/physics.hpp
index e2882bb..c7bedd5 100644
--- a/DogTales/src/components/physics.hpp
+++ b/DogTales/src/components/physics.hpp
@@ -4,25 +4,31 @@
 
 namespace component {
 
-static constexpr glm::vec2 max_velocity{1000.f, 1000.f};
-static constexpr float tick_limit{0.03f}; //this should possibly go somewhere else and be globally accessible
+constexpr glm::vec2 default_friction{0.999f};
+constexpr float default_gravity{-1000.f};
+constexpr float default_mass{1.f};
+
+constexpr glm::vec2 max_velocity_v{1000.f};
+constexpr bave::Seconds tick_limit_v{100ms};
 
 class Physics {
 
+	bave::Seconds m_residue{};
+
   public:
 
-	glm::vec2 m_position{};
-	glm::vec2 m_velocity{};
-	glm::vec2 m_acceleration{};
-	
-	glm::vec2 m_friction{};
-	float m_gravity{};
-	float m_mass{};
+	Physics(glm::vec2 fric = default_friction, float grav = default_gravity, float m = default_mass) : friction(fric), gravity(grav), mass(m) {}
+
+	glm::vec2 position{};
+	glm::vec2 velocity{};
+	glm::vec2 acceleration{};
 
-	Physics(glm::vec2 friction, float gravity, float mass = 1.f);
+	glm::vec2 friction{};
+	float gravity{};
+	float mass{};
 
-	void tick(bave::Seconds const dt);
-	void integrate(float dt);
+	void tick(bave::Seconds dt);
+	void integrate(bave::Seconds dt);
 };
 
 } // namespace component
diff --git a/DogTales/src/player.cpp b/DogTales/src/player.cpp
index 664ce83..fd58148 100644
--- a/DogTales/src/player.cpp
+++ b/DogTales/src/player.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Player::Player(glm::vec2 const world_space) : m_world_space(world_space) { m_spr
 void Player::tick(bave::Seconds const dt) {
 
 	m_physics.tick(dt);
-	m_sprite.transform.position = m_physics.m_position;
+	m_sprite.transform.position = m_physics.position;
 
 	handle_wall_collision();
 }
diff --git a/DogTales/src/player.hpp b/DogTales/src/player.hpp
index 5b221c9..735fd57 100644
--- a/DogTales/src/player.hpp
+++ b/DogTales/src/player.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Player {
 	bave::Sprite m_sprite{};
 
 	glm::vec2 m_vel{speed_v};
-	component::Physics m_physics{{0.999f, 0.999f}, -1000.f};
+	component::Physics m_physics{};
 
 	void handle_wall_collision();