diff --git a/app/Game/Client/GameObjects/Doll.js b/app/Game/Client/GameObjects/Doll.js
index 20c2343..19fd078 100755
--- a/app/Game/Client/GameObjects/Doll.js
+++ b/app/Game/Client/GameObjects/Doll.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ function (Parent, Settings, Nc, Exception, ColorConverter) {
 
         var converter = new ColorConverter();
         this.primaryColor = converter.getColorByName(player.getNickname());
-        console.log(this.primaryColor.toString(16))
 
         Parent.call(this, physicsEngine, uid, player);
     }
diff --git a/app/Game/Client/Loader/Level.js b/app/Game/Client/Loader/Level.js
index 794b79a..df5ba5e 100755
--- a/app/Game/Client/Loader/Level.js
+++ b/app/Game/Client/Loader/Level.js
@@ -89,13 +89,21 @@ function (Parent, Settings, Nc, PIXI) {
     };
 
     Level.prototype.createItems = function(options) {
-        Nc.trigger(); // FIXME
+
+        var layerName = "items";
+        Nc.trigger(Nc.ns.client.view.layer.createAndAdd, layerName);
+        options.layer = layerName;
+
         Parent.prototype.createItems.call(this, options);
     };
 
-    Level.prototype.createTiles = function(first_argument) {
-        Nc.trigger(); // FIXME
-        Parent.prototype.createItems.call(this, options);
+    Level.prototype.createTiles = function(options) {
+        
+        var layerName = "tiles";
+        Nc.trigger(Nc.ns.client.view.layer.createAndAdd, layerName);
+        options.layer = layerName;
+
+        Parent.prototype.createTiles.call(this, options);
     };
 
     return Level;
diff --git a/app/Game/Client/View/Views/AbstractView.js b/app/Game/Client/View/Views/AbstractView.js
index 31bb692..38e5636 100755
--- a/app/Game/Client/View/Views/AbstractView.js
+++ b/app/Game/Client/View/Views/AbstractView.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ function (Abstract, DomController, Settings, Exception, Nc) {
         this.debugMode = false;
 
         this.ncTokens = [
+            Nc.on(Nc.ns.client.view.layer.createAndAdd, this.createLayer, this),
+
             Nc.on(Nc.ns.client.view.mesh.create, this.createMesh, this),
             Nc.on(Nc.ns.client.view.animatedMesh.create, this.createAnimatedMesh, this),
             Nc.on(Nc.ns.client.view.mesh.add, this.addMesh, this),
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ function (Abstract, DomController, Settings, Exception, Nc) {
     }
 
     Abstract.prototype.addMethod.call(AbstractView, 'render');
+    Abstract.prototype.addMethod.call(AbstractView, 'createAndAddLayer', ['name']);
     Abstract.prototype.addMethod.call(AbstractView, 'createMesh', ['texturePath', 'callback', 'options']);
     Abstract.prototype.addMethod.call(AbstractView, 'createAnimatedMesh', ['texturePaths', 'callback', 'options']);
     Abstract.prototype.addMethod.call(AbstractView, 'addMesh', ['mesh']);
diff --git a/app/Game/Client/View/Views/Pixi/Layer.js b/app/Game/Client/View/Views/Pixi/Layer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f9d4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Game/Client/View/Views/Pixi/Layer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+define([
+	"Lib/Vendor/Pixi",
+],
+
+function (PIXI) {
+    
+    function Layer (name, parallax) {
+    	this.name = name;
+    	this.container = new PIXI.DisplayObjectContainer();
+    	this.parallax = parallax;
+    }
+
+    Layer.prototype.getContainer = function() {
+    	return this.container;
+    };
+
+    return Layer;
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Game/Client/View/Views/PixiView.js b/app/Game/Client/View/Views/PixiView.js
index 22767f4..77810d2 100755
--- a/app/Game/Client/View/Views/PixiView.js
+++ b/app/Game/Client/View/Views/PixiView.js
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ define([
     "Game/Config/Settings",
     "Lib/Utilities/NotificationCenter",
     "Lib/Utilities/Exception",
-    "Game/Client/View/Views/Pixi/GameStats"
+    "Game/Client/View/Views/Pixi/GameStats",
+    "Game/Client/View/Views/Pixi/Layer"
 ], 
 
-function (Parent, DomController, PIXI, ColorRangeReplaceFilter, Settings, Nc, Exception, GameStats) {
+function (Parent, DomController, PIXI, ColorRangeReplaceFilter, Settings, Nc, Exception, GameStats, Layer) {
     
     var AVAILABLE_MESH_FILTERS = {
         "blur": PIXI.BlurFilter,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ function (Parent, DomController, PIXI, ColorRangeReplaceFilter, Settings, Nc, Ex
         this.init();
         this.pixi = PIXI;
         this.currentZoom = Settings.ZOOM_DEFAULT;
+        this.layers = [];
 
         PIXI.scaleModes.DEFAULT = PIXI.scaleModes.NEAREST;
     }
@@ -72,6 +74,15 @@ function (Parent, DomController, PIXI, ColorRangeReplaceFilter, Settings, Nc, Ex
         this.renderer.render(this.stage);
     }
 
+    // Layers
+
+    PixiView.prototype.createAndAddLayer = function(name) {
+        
+        var layer =  new Layer(name, 1);
+        this.layers.push(layer);
+        this.stage.addChild(layer.getContainer());
+    };
+
     // Meshes
 
     PixiView.prototype.addMesh = function(mesh) {
diff --git a/app/Game/Core/GameObjects/Item.js b/app/Game/Core/GameObjects/Item.js
index dea0e5f..f517a69 100644
--- a/app/Game/Core/GameObjects/Item.js
+++ b/app/Game/Core/GameObjects/Item.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function (Parent, Box2D, Options, Settings, Exception, Nc) {
 
         if(!this.options.category) {
             // FIXME add more validation
-            console.warn('item category empty (' + this.options.name + ')' );
+            //console.warn('item category empty (' + this.options.name + ')' );
         }
 
     	Parent.call(this, physicsEngine, uid);
diff --git a/app/Game/Core/Loader/Level.js b/app/Game/Core/Loader/Level.js
index 529fde5..1d73374 100755
--- a/app/Game/Core/Loader/Level.js
+++ b/app/Game/Core/Loader/Level.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ define([
     };
 
     Level.prototype.createItem = function(uid, options) {
+
         switch(options.type) {
             //case 'skateboard':
             //    return new Skateboard(this.engine, uid, options);
diff --git a/app/Game/Core/Loader/TiledLevel.js b/app/Game/Core/Loader/TiledLevel.js
index cc80943..7471f71 100755
--- a/app/Game/Core/Loader/TiledLevel.js
+++ b/app/Game/Core/Loader/TiledLevel.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ define([
 
         this.layerMapping = {
             tiles: this.createTiles.bind(this),
+            collision: this.createTiles.bind(this),
             items: this.createItems.bind(this),
             spawnpoints: this.createSpawnPoints.bind(this)
         };
@@ -34,7 +35,10 @@ define([
             var layerOptions = levelData.layers[i];
             layerOptions.z = i;
             if(this.layerMapping[layerOptions.name]) {
+
                 this.layerMapping[layerOptions.name](layerOptions);
+            } else {
+                console.warn('No layerMapping for level file layer: ' + layerOptions.name);
             }
         };
 
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ define([
             return { x: o.x, y: o.y };
         });
 
-        Parent.prototype.createSpawnPoints(this, points);
+        Parent.prototype.createSpawnPoints.call(this, points);
     };
 
     TiledLevel.prototype.gatherOptions = function(tiledObject) {
diff --git a/app/Lib/Utilities/NotificationCenter.js b/app/Lib/Utilities/NotificationCenter.js
index 6b6cc71..8afe2dd 100755
--- a/app/Lib/Utilities/NotificationCenter.js
+++ b/app/Lib/Utilities/NotificationCenter.js
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ function (Exception) {
         this.ns = {
             client: {
                 view: {
+                    layer: {
+                        createAndAdd: null
+                    },
                     mesh: {
                         create: null,
                         add: null,