diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 625647d..66c02b4 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 GAME
 
+* fix news popup window
+	
 * change world to 2D array
 
 * optimise world creation & map transfer
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@
 
 * save & load games
 
+* create help window
+	
 * generate secondary seeds to smoothen landscape
 
 * split `naledi-ya-africa` package into `naledi-server` and `naledi-client`?
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@
 	-> haven't seen it in a long time (as of 31/12/2018)
 	-> seemed to be a secondary bug from some other problem that is now fixed
 	-> negative: appeared again 20/06/19
+	-> was a string/symbol name issue
+	-> should be fixed now
 	
  -> HEISENBUGS
 	

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 625647d..66c02b4 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 GAME
 
+* fix news popup window
+	
 * change world to 2D array
 
 * optimise world creation & map transfer
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@
 
 * save & load games
 
+* create help window
+	
 * generate secondary seeds to smoothen landscape
 
 * split `naledi-ya-africa` package into `naledi-server` and `naledi-client`?
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@
 	-> haven't seen it in a long time (as of 31/12/2018)
 	-> seemed to be a secondary bug from some other problem that is now fixed
 	-> negative: appeared again 20/06/19
+	-> was a string/symbol name issue
+	-> should be fixed now
 	
  -> HEISENBUGS
 	
diff --git a/content/biomes.lisp b/content/biomes.lisp
index c678443..9e36231 100644
--- a/content/biomes.lisp
+++ b/content/biomes.lisp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 (new-biome stream
 	:ground "shallow flowing water"
+	:landscape NIL
 	:char #\~ :col :blue
 	:features '()) ;TODO
 

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 625647d..66c02b4 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 GAME
 
+* fix news popup window
+	
 * change world to 2D array
 
 * optimise world creation & map transfer
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@
 
 * save & load games
 
+* create help window
+	
 * generate secondary seeds to smoothen landscape
 
 * split `naledi-ya-africa` package into `naledi-server` and `naledi-client`?
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@
 	-> haven't seen it in a long time (as of 31/12/2018)
 	-> seemed to be a secondary bug from some other problem that is now fixed
 	-> negative: appeared again 20/06/19
+	-> was a string/symbol name issue
+	-> should be fixed now
 	
  -> HEISENBUGS
 	
diff --git a/content/biomes.lisp b/content/biomes.lisp
index c678443..9e36231 100644
--- a/content/biomes.lisp
+++ b/content/biomes.lisp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 (new-biome stream
 	:ground "shallow flowing water"
+	:landscape NIL
 	:char #\~ :col :blue
 	:features '()) ;TODO
 
diff --git a/params.lisp b/params.lisp
index e0327ad..3b1f3fa 100644
--- a/params.lisp
+++ b/params.lisp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 (defparameter *framerate* 1000)
 
 ;;Localhost defaults
-(defparameter *defaulthost* '("127.0.0.1" 21899)) ;default port: 21895
+(defparameter *defaulthost* '("127.0.0.1" 21895)) ;default port: 21895
 
 ;;Host server address to connect to - XXX global variable!
 (defparameter *host* (first *defaulthost*))

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 625647d..66c02b4 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 GAME
 
+* fix news popup window
+	
 * change world to 2D array
 
 * optimise world creation & map transfer
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@
 
 * save & load games
 
+* create help window
+	
 * generate secondary seeds to smoothen landscape
 
 * split `naledi-ya-africa` package into `naledi-server` and `naledi-client`?
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@
 	-> haven't seen it in a long time (as of 31/12/2018)
 	-> seemed to be a secondary bug from some other problem that is now fixed
 	-> negative: appeared again 20/06/19
+	-> was a string/symbol name issue
+	-> should be fixed now
 	
  -> HEISENBUGS
 	
diff --git a/content/biomes.lisp b/content/biomes.lisp
index c678443..9e36231 100644
--- a/content/biomes.lisp
+++ b/content/biomes.lisp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 (new-biome stream
 	:ground "shallow flowing water"
+	:landscape NIL
 	:char #\~ :col :blue
 	:features '()) ;TODO
 
diff --git a/params.lisp b/params.lisp
index e0327ad..3b1f3fa 100644
--- a/params.lisp
+++ b/params.lisp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 (defparameter *framerate* 1000)
 
 ;;Localhost defaults
-(defparameter *defaulthost* '("127.0.0.1" 21899)) ;default port: 21895
+(defparameter *defaulthost* '("127.0.0.1" 21895)) ;default port: 21895
 
 ;;Host server address to connect to - XXX global variable!
 (defparameter *host* (first *defaulthost*))
diff --git a/server/world.lisp b/server/world.lisp
index dd3cfe7..fb65c68 100644
--- a/server/world.lisp
+++ b/server/world.lisp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 (defstruct biome
 	(name "")
 	(ground "")
+	(landscape T) ;part of the landscape?
 	(features '()) ;an alist of possible features and their 1/p probabilities
 	(char #\.) ;default map display character
 	(col ':white)) ;default map display colour
@@ -142,9 +143,8 @@
 	;; current purposes they are good enough
 	(let* ((wsize (world-size)) (seeds NIL)
 			  (nseeds (round (/ wsize size-factor)))
-			  (biomes (remove-first-if
-						  ;;FIXME very occasionally creates lakes?
-						  #'(lambda (e) (eq e 'stream))
+			  (biomes (remove-if
+						  #'(lambda (e) (null (biome-landscape (get-biome e))))
 						  (available-biomes))))
 		;;Initialize a set of biome 'seed' coordinates
 		(dotimes (n nseeds)