diff --git a/assets/shaders/base_color_tint.gdshader b/assets/shaders/base_color_tint.gdshader
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc1e82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/shaders/base_color_tint.gdshader
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+shader_type canvas_item;
+
+uniform vec4 base_color : source_color = vec4(1.0, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0); // tint color
+
+void fragment() {
+    vec4 tex = texture(TEXTURE, UV);
+	
+    COLOR = vec4(base_color.rgb * tex.r, tex.a);
+}
diff --git a/assets/shaders/base_color_tint.gdshader.uid b/assets/shaders/base_color_tint.gdshader.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9309ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/shaders/base_color_tint.gdshader.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://cf48pgfl308o3
diff --git a/assets/sprites/slime_small grayscale.png b/assets/sprites/slime_small grayscale.png
index 8ace186..1aafe43 100644
--- a/assets/sprites/slime_small grayscale.png	
+++ b/assets/sprites/slime_small grayscale.png	
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-oid sha256:a5b4e9d9338726314e431763e293408d5d788f847a584c5245632e6c5a4f061c
-size 304
+oid sha256:9bc171cdd18fe8550ea41cdf8bbb1b5126f154d8129f3bd9ef07f97eb77d4148
+size 428