diff --git a/player.gd b/player.gd
index de0180b..4532704 100644
--- a/player.gd
+++ b/player.gd
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const HOOF_OFFSETS: Array = [
 	Vector3(-0.30, -0.25,  0.60),
 	Vector3( 0.30, -0.25,  0.60),
 ]
-const SNOUT_OFFSET: Vector3 = Vector3(0.0, 0.5, -1.0)
 
 @onready var camera_pivot: Node3D = $Camera3D
 @onready var cube_guy:     Node3D = $bull_v10
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ var _thrust_left_charge: float  = 0.0
 var _thrust_right_charge: float = 0.0
 var _charge_was_full: bool    = false
 
-var _snort_emitter: CPUParticles3D       = null
+var _charge_overlay: ColorRect            = null
 var _charge_ready_emitter: CPUParticles3D = null
 
 enum DustState { NONE, WALK, CHARGE }
@@ -106,28 +105,14 @@ func _setup_charge_indicators() -> void:
 	sphere.rings = 2
 	sphere.material = mat
 
-	# Snort steam from nose during charge-ahead (both buttons held)
-	var snort_ramp := Gradient.new()
-	snort_ramp.set_color(0, Color(0.95, 0.95, 0.95, 0.9))
-	snort_ramp.set_color(1, Color(0.80, 0.80, 0.80, 0.0))
-
-	_snort_emitter = CPUParticles3D.new()
-	_snort_emitter.position = SNOUT_OFFSET
-	_snort_emitter.emitting = false
-	_snort_emitter.amount = 6
-	_snort_emitter.lifetime = 0.35
-	_snort_emitter.explosiveness = 0.0
-	_snort_emitter.randomness = 0.5
-	_snort_emitter.local_coords = true
-	_snort_emitter.direction = Vector3(0.0, 0.2, -1.0).normalized()
-	_snort_emitter.spread = 25.0
-	_snort_emitter.initial_velocity_min = 2.0
-	_snort_emitter.initial_velocity_max = 4.0
-	_snort_emitter.scale_amount_min = 0.3
-	_snort_emitter.scale_amount_max = 0.7
-	_snort_emitter.mesh = sphere
-	_snort_emitter.color_ramp = snort_ramp
-	cube_guy.add_child(_snort_emitter)
+	# Screen overlay — red tint while charge-ahead (both buttons) is active
+	var ui := CanvasLayer.new()
+	add_child(ui)
+	_charge_overlay = ColorRect.new()
+	_charge_overlay.color = Color(0.7, 0.05, 0.0, 0.0)
+	_charge_overlay.mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
+	_charge_overlay.set_anchors_preset(Control.PRESET_FULL_RECT)
+	ui.add_child(_charge_overlay)
 
 	# Orange spark burst when single-button charge hits max
 	var burst_ramp := Gradient.new()
@@ -305,9 +290,10 @@ func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 		_charge_ready_emitter.restart()
 	_charge_was_full = either_full
 
-	# Snort while charge-ahead is active
-	if _snort_emitter.emitting != both_held:
-		_snort_emitter.emitting = both_held
+	# Fade red overlay in while charge-ahead, out when released
+	var target_alpha := 0.30 if both_held else 0.0
+	var oc := _charge_overlay.color
+	_charge_overlay.color = Color(oc.r, oc.g, oc.b, lerpf(oc.a, target_alpha, delta * 10.0))
 
 	_both_held = both_held