diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 08521da..41faecc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ name = "nodes-noise"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "console_error_panic_hook",
+ "glam",
  "macros",
  "noise",
  "serde",
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "console_error_panic_hook",
  "glam",
+ "noise",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "wasm-bindgen",
diff --git a/app/src/lib/graph-interface/node/NodeParameter.svelte b/app/src/lib/graph-interface/node/NodeParameter.svelte
index 46d5772..180f98b 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/graph-interface/node/NodeParameter.svelte
+++ b/app/src/lib/graph-interface/node/NodeParameter.svelte
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 >
   {#key id && graphId}
     <div class="content" class:disabled={$inputSockets?.has(socketId)}>
-      {#if inputType.label !== false}
+      {#if inputType.label !== ""}
         <label for={elementId}>{input.label || id}</label>
       {/if}
       {#if inputType.external !== true}
diff --git a/app/src/lib/settings/ActiveNode.svelte b/app/src/lib/settings/ActiveNode.svelte
index 0ff05ce..75cdea8 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/settings/ActiveNode.svelte
+++ b/app/src/lib/settings/ActiveNode.svelte
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@
     props: Node["props"],
     inputs: Record<string, NodeInput>,
   ) {
-    const store = {};
+    const store: Record<string, unknown> = {};
     Object.keys(inputs).forEach((key) => {
-      store[key] = props[key] || inputs[key].value;
+      if (props) {
+        //@ts-ignore
+        store[key] = props[key] || inputs[key].value;
+      }
     });
-    console.log({ store, props });
     return writable(store);
   }
 
@@ -35,24 +37,18 @@
 
   function updateNode() {
     if (!node || !$store) return;
+    let needsUpdate = false;
     Object.keys($store).forEach((_key: string) => {
       node.props = node.props || {};
       const key = _key as keyof typeof $store;
-      let needsUpdate = false;
-      console.log({ key });
-      if (
-        node &&
-        $store &&
-        key in node.props &&
-        node.props[key] !== $store[key]
-      ) {
+      if (node && $store && node.props[key] !== $store[key]) {
         needsUpdate = true;
         node.props[key] = $store[key];
       }
-      if (needsUpdate) {
-        manager.execute();
-      }
     });
+    if (needsUpdate) {
+      manager.execute();
+    }
   }
 
   $: if (store && $store) {
diff --git a/nodes/max/plantarium/math/src/input.json b/nodes/max/plantarium/math/src/input.json
index 7861a1d..d746659 100644
--- a/nodes/max/plantarium/math/src/input.json
+++ b/nodes/max/plantarium/math/src/input.json
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
         "multiply",
         "divide"
       ],
-      "internal": true,
-      "value": 0
+      "internal": true
     },
     "a": {
       "type": "float",
diff --git a/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/Cargo.toml b/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/Cargo.toml
index f1ad8ef..d57b3cf 100644
--- a/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ serde-wasm-bindgen = "0.4"
 console_error_panic_hook = { version = "0.1.7", optional = true }
 web-sys = { version = "0.3.69", features = ["console"] }
 noise = "0.9.0"
+glam = "0.27.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.34"
diff --git a/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/src/input.json b/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/src/input.json
index 3f7b655..ac0fdb1 100644
--- a/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/src/input.json
+++ b/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/src/input.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     },
     "fixBottom": {
       "type": "float",
+      "label": "Fixate bottom of plant",
       "hidden": true,
       "min": 0,
       "max": 1
diff --git a/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/src/lib.rs b/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/src/lib.rs
index cfbdd0b..7978796 100644
--- a/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nodes/max/plantarium/noise/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use glam::Vec3;
 use macros::include_definition_file;
 use noise::{core::open_simplex::open_simplex_2d, permutationtable::PermutationTable, Vector2};
 use utils::{
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn execute(input: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
     let args = get_args(input);
 
     let plants = get_args(args[0]);
-    let scale = evaluate_float(args[1]);
+    let scale = (evaluate_float(args[1]) * 0.1) as f64;
     let strength = evaluate_float(args[2]);
     let _fix_bottom = evaluate_float(args[3]);
     let fix_bottom = if _fix_bottom.is_finite() {
@@ -40,24 +41,48 @@ pub fn execute(input: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
 
     let output: Vec<Vec<i32>> = plants
         .iter()
-        .map(|p| {
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(j, p)| {
             let mut plant = p.to_vec();
 
             log!("plant: {:?}", plant);
 
             let points = (plant.len() - 5) / 4;
+
+            let p0 = Vec3::new(
+                decode_float(plant[3]),
+                decode_float(plant[4]),
+                decode_float(plant[5]),
+            );
+
+            let p2 = Vec3::new(
+                decode_float(plant[plant.len() - 6]),
+                decode_float(plant[plant.len() - 5]),
+                decode_float(plant[plant.len() - 4]),
+            );
+            // .... x, y, z, w, 1, 1
+            //           -4 -3 -2 -1
+
+            let length = (p2 - p0).length() as f64;
+
+            log!("p0: {:?} p1: {:?} length: {}", p0, p2, length);
+
             for i in 0..points {
                 let a = i as f64 / (points - 1) as f64;
-                let px = Vector2::new(0.0, a * scale as f64);
-                let pz = Vector2::new(a * scale as f64, 0.0);
+
+                let px = Vector2::new(j as f64 + a * length * scale, a * scale as f64);
+                let pz = Vector2::new(a * scale as f64, j as f64 + a * length * scale);
+
                 let nx = open_simplex_2d(px, &hasher) as f32
                     * strength
                     * 0.1
                     * lerp(1.0, a as f32, fix_bottom);
+
                 let nz = open_simplex_2d(pz, &hasher) as f32
                     * strength
                     * 0.1
                     * lerp(1.0, a as f32, fix_bottom);
+
                 plant[3 + i * 4] = encode_float(decode_float(plant[3 + i * 4]) + nx);
                 plant[5 + i * 4] = encode_float(decode_float(plant[5 + i * 4]) + nz);
             }
diff --git a/nodes/max/plantarium/random/src/lib.rs b/nodes/max/plantarium/random/src/lib.rs
index a553ec8..3eef909 100644
--- a/nodes/max/plantarium/random/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nodes/max/plantarium/random/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
 use macros::include_definition_file;
+use utils::{concat_args, get_args, set_panic_hook};
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 
 include_definition_file!("src/definition.json");
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 pub fn execute(args: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
-    let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(args.len() + 7);
-    result.push(0);
-    result.push(1);
-    result.push(0); // encoding the [ bracket
-    result.push(args[1] + 1);
-
-    result.push(1); // adding the node-type, random: 0
-    result.extend_from_slice(&args[2..]);
-
-    result.push(1);
-    result.push(1); // closing bracket
-    result.push(1);
-    result.push(1); // closing bracket
-    result
+    set_panic_hook();
+    let args = get_args(args);
+    concat_args(vec![&[1], args[0], args[1], args[2]])
 }
diff --git a/nodes/max/plantarium/stem/src/input.json b/nodes/max/plantarium/stem/src/input.json
index 0874f1d..733020a 100644
--- a/nodes/max/plantarium/stem/src/input.json
+++ b/nodes/max/plantarium/stem/src/input.json
@@ -13,13 +13,18 @@
       ],
       "external": true
     },
+    "amount": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "min": 1,
+      "max": 64,
+      "value": 1
+    },
     "length": {
       "type": "float",
       "value": 2
     },
     "thickness": {
       "type": "float",
-      "element": "slider",
       "value": 2
     },
     "resolution_curve": {
diff --git a/nodes/max/plantarium/stem/src/lib.rs b/nodes/max/plantarium/stem/src/lib.rs
index 62e9cf8..781be10 100644
--- a/nodes/max/plantarium/stem/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nodes/max/plantarium/stem/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use macros::include_definition_file;
-use utils::{evaluate_float, evaluate_int, evaluate_vec3, get_args, log, set_panic_hook, wrap_arg};
+use utils::{
+    evaluate_float, evaluate_int, evaluate_vec3, get_args, log, reset_call_count, set_panic_hook,
+};
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 
 include_definition_file!("src/input.json");
@@ -8,57 +10,64 @@ include_definition_file!("src/input.json");
 pub fn execute(input: &[i32]) -> Vec<i32> {
     set_panic_hook();
 
+    reset_call_count();
+
     let args = get_args(input);
 
     log!("stem args: {:?}", args);
 
-    let origin = evaluate_vec3(args[0]);
-    let length = evaluate_float(args[1]);
-    let thickness = evaluate_float(args[2]);
-    let res_curve = evaluate_int(args[3]) as usize;
+    let amount = evaluate_int(args[1]) as usize;
+    let res_curve = evaluate_int(args[4]) as usize;
 
-    log!(
-        "origin: {:?} length: {} thickness: {} res_curve: {}",
-        origin,
-        length,
-        thickness,
-        res_curve
-    );
+    log!("STEM: amount: {}  res_curve: {}", amount, res_curve);
 
-    let amount_points = res_curve * 4;
-    // +4 for opening and closing brackets and +1 node-type
-    let output_size = amount_points + 9;
+    // 4 extra for opening and closing brackets
+    // and each stem has 5 extra for opening and closing brackets and node-type
+    let output_size = 4 + amount * (res_curve * 4 + 5);
 
-    // because we could potentially return multiple stems
-    // we need to encode two pairs of brackets
-    //
     let mut path: Vec<i32> = vec![0; output_size];
     path[0] = 0; // encode opening bracket
     path[1] = 1; // encode opening bracket
-    path[2] = 0; // encode opening bracket
-    path[3] = res_curve as i32 * 4 + 2; // encode opening bracket
-    path[4] = 0; // encode node-type, stem: 0
-    path[output_size - 4] = 1; // encode closing bracket
-    path[output_size - 3] = 1; // encode closing bracket
     path[output_size - 2] = 1; // encode closing bracket
     path[output_size - 1] = 1; // encode closing bracket
 
-    let slice = &mut path[5..5 + amount_points];
+    for i in 0..amount {
+        let start_index = 2 + i * (res_curve * 4 + 5);
+        let end_index = 2 + (i + 1) * (res_curve * 4 + 5);
 
-    let path_p: &mut [f32] = unsafe {
-        assert_eq!(slice.len() % 4, 0);
-        std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(slice.as_ptr() as *mut f32, slice.len())
-    };
+        let origin = evaluate_vec3(args[0]);
+        let length = evaluate_float(args[2]);
+        let thickness = evaluate_float(args[3]);
 
-    for i in 0..res_curve {
-        let a = i as f32 / (res_curve - 1) as f32;
-        path_p[i * 4] = origin[0];
-        path_p[i * 4 + 1] = origin[1] + a * length;
-        path_p[i * 4 + 2] = origin[2];
-        path_p[i * 4 + 3] = thickness * (1.0 - a);
+        log!(
+            "STEM {i}: origin: {:?} length: {}  thickness: {}",
+            origin,
+            length,
+            thickness
+        );
+
+        path[start_index] = 0; // encode opening bracket
+        path[start_index + 1] = res_curve as i32 * 4 + 2; // encode opening bracket
+        path[start_index + 2] = 0; // encode node-type, stem: 0
+
+        path[end_index - 2] = 1; // encode closing bracket
+        path[end_index - 1] = 1; // encode closing bracket
+
+        let path_slice = &mut path[3 + start_index..end_index - 2];
+
+        let path_p: &mut [f32] = unsafe {
+            assert_eq!(path_slice.len() % 4, 0);
+            std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(path_slice.as_ptr() as *mut f32, path_slice.len())
+        };
+
+        for i in 0..res_curve {
+            let a = i as f32 / (res_curve - 1) as f32;
+            path_p[i * 4] = origin[0];
+            path_p[i * 4 + 1] = origin[1] + a * length;
+            path_p[i * 4 + 2] = origin[2];
+            path_p[i * 4 + 3] = thickness * (1.0 - a);
+        }
     }
 
-    log!("res: {:?}", path);
-
     path
 }
diff --git a/nodes/max/plantarium/vec3/src/input.json b/nodes/max/plantarium/vec3/src/input.json
index 2a33a14..1991792 100644
--- a/nodes/max/plantarium/vec3/src/input.json
+++ b/nodes/max/plantarium/vec3/src/input.json
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
   "inputs": {
     "0": {
       "type": "float",
-      "label": false
+      "label": ""
     },
     "1": {
       "type": "float",
-      "label": false
+      "label": ""
     },
     "2": {
       "type": "float",
-      "label": false
+      "label": ""
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/macros/src/lib.rs b/packages/macros/src/lib.rs
index ac1d639..3de018b 100644
--- a/packages/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ pub fn node_definition(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     TokenStream::from(expanded)
 }
 
+fn add_line_numbers(input: String) -> String {
+    return input
+        .split('\n')
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(i, line)| format!("{:2}: {}", i + 1, line))
+        .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+        .join("\n");
+}
+
 #[proc_macro]
 pub fn include_definition_file(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let file_path = syn::parse_macro_input!(input as syn::LitStr).value();
@@ -51,8 +60,9 @@ pub fn include_definition_file(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     // Optionally, validate that the content is valid JSON
     let _: NodeDefinition = serde_json::from_str(&json_content).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
         panic!(
-            "JSON file contains invalid JSON: \n {} \n {}",
-            json_content, err
+            "JSON file contains invalid JSON: \n{} \n{}",
+            err,
+            add_line_numbers(json_content.clone())
         )
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/lib.rs b/packages/types/src/lib.rs
index 18a9fe1..46e1ca0 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/types/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ pub struct NodeInputSelect {
     pub default_options: DefaultOptions,
 
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub value: Option<String>,
+    pub value: Option<i32>,
 
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub options: Option<HashMap<String, Value>>,
+    pub options: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/packages/utils/Cargo.toml b/packages/utils/Cargo.toml
index 96eb7e4..08d1494 100644
--- a/packages/utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 console_error_panic_hook = { version = "0.1.7", optional = true }
 glam = "0.27.0"
+noise = "0.9.0"
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/lib.rs b/packages/utils/src/lib.rs
index a12b170..90dca23 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ mod encoding;
 mod nodes;
 mod tree;
 pub use encoding::*;
+pub use nodes::reset_call_count;
 pub use tree::*;
 pub mod geometry;
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/nodes.rs b/packages/utils/src/nodes.rs
index a624960..74f7dc6 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/nodes.rs
+++ b/packages/utils/src/nodes.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{encoding, log};
+use noise::{core::open_simplex::open_simplex_2d, permutationtable::PermutationTable, Vector2};
 
 pub fn math_node(args: &[i32]) -> i32 {
     let math_type = args[0];
@@ -19,16 +20,32 @@ pub fn math_node(args: &[i32]) -> i32 {
 
 static mut CALL_COUNT: i32 = 0;
 
+pub fn reset_call_count() {
+    unsafe {
+        CALL_COUNT = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn random_node(args: &[i32]) -> i32 {
     let min = encoding::decode_float(args[0]);
     let max = encoding::decode_float(args[1]);
-    let seed = (args[2] + unsafe { CALL_COUNT } * 2312312) % 100_000;
-    let v = seed as f32 / 100_000.0;
-    log!("Random node: min: {}, max: {}, seed: {}", min, max, seed);
-    let result = min + v * (max - min);
+
+    let seed = (args[2] + unsafe { CALL_COUNT }) % 100_000;
+    let hasher = PermutationTable::new(seed as u32);
+
+    let value = open_simplex_2d(Vector2::new(seed as f64, 5.0), &hasher) as f32 + 0.5;
+
+    log!(
+        "Random node: min: {}, max: {}, seed: {}, v: {}",
+        min,
+        max,
+        seed,
+        value
+    );
+    let result = min + value * (max - min);
 
     unsafe {
-        CALL_COUNT += 1;
+        CALL_COUNT = (CALL_COUNT + 512) % i32::MAX;
     }
 
     encoding::encode_float(result)