diff --git a/shaders/final.fsh b/shaders/final.fsh
index b778bfe..c4209fe 100644
--- a/shaders/final.fsh
+++ b/shaders/final.fsh
@@ -1,130 +1,59 @@
 #version 150
 
-// Minecrafts eingebaute Variablen für die Bildschirmgröße
 uniform float viewWidth;
 uniform float viewHeight;
-
 uniform sampler2D colortex0;
+
 in vec2 texCoord;
 out vec4 fragColor;
 
+// Tune these to trade quality vs performance:
+//   RADIUS 36, STEP 1 → 5476 samples/pixel (original, ~9fps)
+//   RADIUS 36, STEP 3 → 676  samples/pixel (~8x faster)
+//   RADIUS 36, STEP 4 → 400  samples/pixel (~14x faster)
+//   RADIUS 16, STEP 2 → 324  samples/pixel (smaller brush, fast)
+#define RADIUS 36
+#define STEP 3
+
+vec3 kuwahara_region(vec2 uv, vec2 ts, int x0, int x1, int y0, int y1, out float outVariance) {
+    vec3 colorSum = vec3(0.0);
+    float lumaSum = 0.0;
+    float lumaSqSum = 0.0;
+    float count = 0.0;
+
+    for (int i = x0; i <= x1; i += STEP) {
+        for (int j = y0; j <= y1; j += STEP) {
+            vec3 c = texture(colortex0, uv + vec2(float(i), float(j)) * ts).rgb;
+            float luma = dot(c, vec3(0.299, 0.587, 0.114));
+            colorSum  += c;
+            lumaSum   += luma;
+            lumaSqSum += luma * luma;
+            count     += 1.0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    vec3  mean     = colorSum / count;
+    float meanLuma = lumaSum  / count;
+    float variance = (lumaSqSum / count) - (meanLuma * meanLuma);
+    outVariance = variance * variance; // square for harder selection
+    return mean;
+}
+
 void main() {
-    // Exakte Pixelgröße berechnen
-    vec2 texelSize = vec2(1.0 / viewWidth, 1.0 / viewHeight);
+    vec2 ts = vec2(1.0 / viewWidth, 1.0 / viewHeight);
 
-    // =========================================================================
-    // QUADRANT 1: Oben-Rechts (Top-Right)
-    // =========================================================================
-    float lumaSum_tr = 0.0;
-    float lumaSquaredSum_tr = 0.0;
-    vec3 colorSum_tr = vec3(0.0);
+    float v_tr, v_tl, v_bl, v_br;
+    vec3 mean_tr = kuwahara_region(texCoord, ts,       0, RADIUS,       0, RADIUS, v_tr);
+    vec3 mean_tl = kuwahara_region(texCoord, ts, -RADIUS,      0,       0, RADIUS, v_tl);
+    vec3 mean_bl = kuwahara_region(texCoord, ts, -RADIUS,      0, -RADIUS,      0, v_bl);
+    vec3 mean_br = kuwahara_region(texCoord, ts,       0, RADIUS, -RADIUS,      0, v_br);
 
-    for (int i = 0; i <= 36; i++) {
-        for (int j = 0; j <= 36; j++) {
-            vec2 offset = vec2(float(i), float(j)) * texelSize;
-            vec3 neighborColor = texture(colortex0, texCoord + offset).rgb;
-            float luma = dot(neighborColor, vec3(0.299, 0.587, 0.114));
-            
-            colorSum_tr += neighborColor;
-            lumaSum_tr += luma;
-            lumaSquaredSum_tr += (luma * luma);
-        }
-    }
-    vec3 mean_tr = colorSum_tr / 1296.0;
-    float mean_luma_tr = lumaSum_tr / 1296.0;
-    float variance_tr = (lumaSquaredSum_tr / 1296.0) - (mean_luma_tr * mean_luma_tr);
+    vec3  finalColor = mean_tr;
+    float minVar     = v_tr;
 
-    // =========================================================================
-    // QUADRANT 2: Oben-Links (Top-Left)
-    // =========================================================================
-    float lumaSum_tl = 0.0;
-    float lumaSquaredSum_tl = 0.0;
-    vec3 colorSum_tl = vec3(0.0);
-
-    for (int i = -36; i <= 0; i++) {
-        for (int j = 0; j <= 36; j++) {
-            vec2 offset = vec2(float(i), float(j)) * texelSize;
-            vec3 neighborColor = texture(colortex0, texCoord + offset).rgb;
-            float luma = dot(neighborColor, vec3(0.299, 0.587, 0.114));
-            
-            colorSum_tl += neighborColor;
-            lumaSum_tl += luma;
-            lumaSquaredSum_tl += (luma * luma);
-        }
-    }
-    vec3 mean_tl = colorSum_tl / 1296.0;
-    float mean_luma_tl = lumaSum_tl / 1296.0;
-    float variance_tl = (lumaSquaredSum_tl / 1296.0) - (mean_luma_tl * mean_luma_tl);
-
-    // =========================================================================
-    // QUADRANT 3: Unten-Links (Bottom-Left)
-    // =========================================================================
-    float lumaSum_bl = 0.0;
-    float lumaSquaredSum_bl = 0.0;
-    vec3 colorSum_bl = vec3(0.0);
-
-    for (int i = -36; i <= 0; i++) {
-        for (int j = -36; j <= 0; j++) {
-            vec2 offset = vec2(float(i), float(j)) * texelSize;
-            vec3 neighborColor = texture(colortex0, texCoord + offset).rgb;
-            float luma = dot(neighborColor, vec3(0.299, 0.587, 0.114));
-            
-            colorSum_bl += neighborColor;
-            lumaSum_bl += luma;
-            lumaSquaredSum_bl += (luma * luma);
-        }
-    }
-    vec3 mean_bl = colorSum_bl / 1296.0;
-    float mean_luma_bl = lumaSum_bl / 1296.0;
-    float variance_bl = (lumaSquaredSum_bl / 1296.0) - (mean_luma_bl * mean_luma_bl);
-
-    // =========================================================================
-    // QUADRANT 4: Unten-Rechts (Bottom-Right)
-    // =========================================================================
-    float lumaSum_br = 0.0;
-    float lumaSquaredSum_br = 0.0;
-    vec3 colorSum_br = vec3(0.0);
-
-    for (int i = 0; i <= 36; i++) {
-        for (int j = -36; j <= 0; j++) {
-            vec2 offset = vec2(float(i), float(j)) * texelSize;
-            vec3 neighborColor = texture(colortex0, texCoord + offset).rgb;
-            float luma = dot(neighborColor, vec3(0.299, 0.587, 0.114));
-            
-            colorSum_br += neighborColor;
-            lumaSum_br += luma;
-            lumaSquaredSum_br += (luma * luma);
-        }
-    }
-    vec3 mean_br = colorSum_br / 1296.0;
-    float mean_luma_br = lumaSum_br / 1296.0;
-    float variance_br = (lumaSquaredSum_br / 1296.0) - (mean_luma_br * mean_luma_br);
-
-    // =========================================================================
-    // FINALE AUSWAHL: Den Quadranten mit der NIEDRIGSTEN Varianz finden
-    // =========================================================================
-// 1. Varianzen direkt für den harten Effekt quadrieren
-    float v_tr = variance_tr * variance_tr;
-    float v_tl = variance_tl * variance_tl;
-    float v_bl = variance_bl * variance_bl;
-    float v_br = variance_br * variance_br;
-
-    // 2. Sauberer Vergleich der quadrierten Werte
-    float minVariance = v_tr;
-    vec3 finalColor = mean_tr;
-
-    if (v_tl < minVariance) {
-        minVariance = v_tl;
-        finalColor = mean_tl;
-    }
-    if (v_bl < minVariance) {
-        minVariance = v_bl;
-        finalColor = mean_bl;
-    }
-    if (v_br < minVariance) {
-        minVariance = v_br;
-        finalColor = mean_br;
-    }
+    if (v_tl < minVar) { minVar = v_tl; finalColor = mean_tl; }
+    if (v_bl < minVar) { minVar = v_bl; finalColor = mean_bl; }
+    if (v_br < minVar) { minVar = v_br; finalColor = mean_br; }
 
     fragColor = vec4(finalColor, 1.0);
-}
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+}