diff --git a/src/kiri/conf.js b/src/kiri/conf.js
index 790e7335..3148c141 100644
--- a/src/kiri/conf.js
+++ b/src/kiri/conf.js
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@
             settings.ver = CVER;
         }
 
+        // fixup old/new detail settings
+        let detail = settings.controller.detail;
+        settings.controller.detail = {
+            "best": "100",
+            "good": "75",
+            "fair": "50",
+            "poor": "25"
+        }[detail] || detail;
+
         fill_cull_once(settings, template);
         fill_cull_once(settings.device, default_dev);
         fill_cull_once(settings.process, default_pro);
@@ -676,7 +685,7 @@
                 exportLocal: false,
                 exportPreview: false,
                 decimate: true,
-                detail: "100",
+                detail: "75",
                 animesh: "200",
                 healMesh: false,
                 threaded: false,
diff --git a/src/kiri/minion.js b/src/kiri/minion.js
index 318f4131..30195e3b 100644
--- a/src/kiri/minion.js
+++ b/src/kiri/minion.js
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ function reply(msg, direct) {
 }
 
 const funcs = {
+    config: data => {
+        if (data.base) {
+            Object.assign(BASE.config, data.base);
+        } else {
+            console.log({invalid: data});
+        }
+    },
+
     union: (data, seq) => {
         if (!(data.polys && data.polys.length)) {
             reply({ seq, union: CODEC.encode([]) });
diff --git a/src/kiri/worker.js b/src/kiri/worker.js
index 148ff468..60051020 100644
--- a/src/kiri/worker.js
+++ b/src/kiri/worker.js
@@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ KIRI.worker = {
         } else {
             console.log({invalid:data});
         }
+        for (let minion of minions) {
+            minion.postMessage({
+                cmd: "config",
+                base: data.base
+            });
+        }
         send.done({config: update});
     },
 
diff --git a/src/mode/fdm/slice.js b/src/mode/fdm/slice.js
index ccc7daa7..ee371a4c 100644
--- a/src/mode/fdm/slice.js
+++ b/src/mode/fdm/slice.js
@@ -126,28 +126,6 @@
             firstSliceHeight = sliceMinHeight || sliceHeight;
         }
 
-        // const slicer = new KIRI.slicer2(widget.getPoints(), { });
-        // const levels = slicer.interval(sliceHeight, {
-        //     zlist: true,
-        //     zline: true,
-        //     boff: spro.firstSliceHeight || spro.sliceHeight
-        // });
-        // const slices = [];
-        // let last;
-        // slicer.slice(levels, { genso: true, each: (data, idx, tot, time) => {
-        //     const slice = data.slice;
-        //     if (last) {
-        //         slice.down = last;
-        //         last.up = slice;
-        //     }
-        //     last = slice;
-        //     slice.index = idx;
-        //     slice.height = spro.firstSliceHeight || spro.sliceHeight;
-        //     slices.push(slice);
-        //     onupdate((idx / tot) * 0.5);
-        // } });
-        // onSliceDone(slices);
-
         SLICER.sliceWidget(widget, {
             height: sliceHeight,
             minHeight: sliceMinHeight,
@@ -646,15 +624,9 @@
     function doShells(slice, count, offsetN, fillOffset, opt = {}, promises) {
         let offset1 = offsetN / 2;
 
-        if (slice.index === 0) {
-            // console.log({slice_top_0: top_poly, count});
-            // segment polygon
-        }
-
         if (promises) {
             let oldtops = slice.tops;
             let newtops = slice.tops = [];
-            oldtops.old = true;
             for (let top of oldtops) {
                 promises.push(
                     new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -670,7 +642,6 @@
                     })
                 );
             }
-            newtops.new = true;
         } else {
             for (let top of slice.tops) {
                 doTopShells(slice.z, top, count, offset1, offsetN, fillOffset, opt);
@@ -1055,7 +1026,6 @@
      * @return {boolean} true if filled, false if not
      */
     function doSolidsFill(slice, spacing, angle, minArea, fillQ) {
-
         let minarea = minArea || 1,
             tops = slice.tops,
             solids = slice.solids;