diff --git a/conformal.cpp b/conformal.cpp
index c687a7f8..a0179dc8 100644
--- a/conformal.cpp
+++ b/conformal.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ namespace conformal {
     osin = sin(model_orientation * degree);
     model_straight = (ocos > 1 - 1e-9);
     if(conformal::on) conformal::apply();
+    
+    band_shift = 0;
     }
   
   ld measureLength() {
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index 8c7bff02..2e89b3d5 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -2625,6 +2625,7 @@ struct drawqueueitem {
   };
 
 struct dqi_poly : drawqueueitem {
+  ld band_shift;
   transmatrix V;
   const vector<glvertex> *tab;
   int offset, cnt;
@@ -2640,6 +2641,7 @@ struct dqi_poly : drawqueueitem {
   };
 
 struct dqi_line : drawqueueitem {
+  ld band_shift;
   hyperpoint H1, H2;
   int prf;
   double width;
@@ -4328,5 +4330,15 @@ string parser_help();
 static const ld degree = M_PI / 180;
 
 void show_color_dialog();
+
+extern ld band_shift;
+
+void fix_the_band(transmatrix& T);
+
+struct bandfixer {
+  dynamicval<ld> bw;
+  bandfixer(transmatrix& T) : bw(band_shift, band_shift) { fix_the_band(T); }
+  };
+
 }
 
diff --git a/hypgraph.cpp b/hypgraph.cpp
index 837311a5..0b2ea0b9 100644
--- a/hypgraph.cpp
+++ b/hypgraph.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ template<class T> void makeband(hyperpoint H, hyperpoint& ret, const T& f) {
   
   ld x, y, yf, zf=0;
   y = asin_auto(H[1]);
-  x = asin_auto_clamp(H[0] / cos_auto(y));
+  x = asin_auto_clamp(H[0] / cos_auto(y)) + band_shift;
   if(sphere) {
     if(H[2] < 0 && x > 0) x = M_PI - x;
     else if(H[2] < 0 && x <= 0) x = -M_PI - x;
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ void drawrec(const heptspin& hs, hstate s, const transmatrix& V, int reclev) {
   
   bool draw = c->pathdist < PINFD;
   
-  if(cells_drawn > vid.cells_drawn_limit || reclev >= 100 || std::isinf(V[2][2]) || std::isnan(V[2][2]))
+  if(cells_drawn > vid.cells_drawn_limit || reclev >= 10000 || std::isinf(V[2][2]) || std::isnan(V[2][2]) || V[2][2] > 1e8)
     draw = false;
   else if(vid.use_smart_range) {
     draw = reclev < 2 ? true : in_smart_range(V);
@@ -817,7 +817,9 @@ void drawrec(const heptspin& hs, hstate s, const transmatrix& V, int reclev) {
     hstate s2 = transition(s, d);
     if(s2 == hsError) continue;
     heptspin hs2 = hs + d + wstep;
-    drawrec(hs2, s2, V * heptmove[d], reclev+1);
+    transmatrix Vd = V * heptmove[d];
+    bandfixer bf(Vd);
+    drawrec(hs2, s2, Vd, reclev+1);
     }
   
   }
@@ -1345,4 +1347,21 @@ void draw_boundary(int w) {
   */
   }
 
+ld band_shift = 0;
+void fix_the_band(transmatrix& T) {
+  if((models[pmodel].flags & mf::quasiband) && T[2][2] > 1e6) {
+    hyperpoint H = tC0(T);
+    find_zlev(H);
+    conformal::apply_orientation(H[0], H[1]);
+    
+    ld y = asin_auto(H[1]);
+    ld x = asin_auto_clamp(H[0] / cos_auto(y));
+    band_shift += x;
+    // printf("fixing with shift = %lf\n", x);
+    T = xpush(-x) * T;
+    fixmatrix(T);
+    // todo orientation
+    }
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/polygons.cpp b/polygons.cpp
index df1e5fe3..0cf1c7fc 100644
--- a/polygons.cpp
+++ b/polygons.cpp
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ ld get_width(dqi_poly* p) {
 
 void dqi_poly::draw() {
 
+  dynamicval<ld> bs(hr::band_shift, band_shift);
   if(!hyperbolic && among(pmodel, mdPolygonal, mdPolynomial)) {
     bool any = false;
     for(int i=0; i<cnt; i++) {
@@ -1173,6 +1174,7 @@ void prettyline(hyperpoint h1, hyperpoint h2, color_t col, int lev, int flags) {
   prettylinesub(h1, h2, lev);
   dqi_poly ptd;
   ptd.V = Id;
+  ptd.band_shift = band_shift;
   ptd.tab = &prettylinepoints;
   ptd.offset = 0;
   ptd.cnt = isize(prettylinepoints);
@@ -1192,6 +1194,7 @@ void prettypoly(const vector<hyperpoint>& t, color_t fillcol, color_t linecol, i
     prettylinesub(t[i], t[(i+1)%3], lev);
   dqi_poly ptd;
   ptd.V = Id;
+  ptd.band_shift = band_shift;
   ptd.tab = &prettylinepoints;
   ptd.offset = 0;
   ptd.cnt = isize(prettylinepoints);
@@ -1214,6 +1217,7 @@ void queuereset(eModel m, PPR prio) {
 
 void dqi_line::draw() {
   dynamicval<ld> d(vid.linewidth, width); 
+  dynamicval<ld> bs(hr::band_shift, band_shift);
   prettyline(H1, H2, color, prf, 0);
   }
 
@@ -2639,6 +2643,7 @@ dqi_poly& queuepolyat(const transmatrix& V, const hpcshape& h, color_t col, PPR
   auto& ptd = queuea<dqi_poly> (prio);
 
   ptd.V = V;
+  ptd.band_shift = band_shift;
   ptd.offset = h.s;
   ptd.cnt = h.e-h.s;
   ptd.tab = &ourshape;
@@ -2674,6 +2679,7 @@ dqi_poly& queuetable(const transmatrix& V, const vector<glvertex>& f, int cnt, c
   auto& ptd = queuea<dqi_poly> (prio);
 
   ptd.V = V;
+  ptd.band_shift = band_shift;
   ptd.tab = &f;
   ptd.offset = 0;
   ptd.cnt = cnt;
@@ -2714,6 +2720,7 @@ dqi_line& queueline(const hyperpoint& H1, const hyperpoint& H2, color_t col, int
 
   ptd.H1 = H1;
   ptd.H2 = H2;
+  ptd.band_shift = band_shift;
   ptd.prf = prf;
   ptd.width = vid.linewidth;
   ptd.color = (darkened(col >> 8) << 8) + (col & 0xFF);