diff --git a/attack.cpp b/attack.cpp
index c0cd1169..7e1b9653 100644
--- a/attack.cpp
+++ b/attack.cpp
@@ -690,6 +690,17 @@ EX void killMonster(cell *c, eMonster who, flagtype deathflags IS(0)) {
     }
   if(m == moLesser && !(kills[m] % 10))
     degradeDemons();
+  if(m == moLesser) {
+    if(kills[m] % 10) {
+      if(vid.bubbles_special)
+        drawBubble(c, 0xFF0000, its(kills[m]%10), 1);
+      }
+    else {
+      if(vid.bubbles_special)
+        drawBubble(c, 0xFF8000, "+1 XP", .8);
+      degradeDemons();
+      }
+    }
   if(isIvy(c)) {
     pcount = 0;
     eMonster m = c->monst;
diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index bbed2083..0980ede9 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ EX void initConfig() {
 
   addsaver(s2xe::qrings, "s2xe-rings");
   addsaver(rots::underlying_scale, "rots-underlying-scale");
+  
+  addsaver(vid.bubbles_special, "bubbles-special", 1);
+  addsaver(vid.bubbles_threshold, "bubbles-special", 1);
+  addsaver(vid.bubbles_all, "bubbles-special", 0);
 
 #if CAP_SHMUP  
   multi::initConfig();
@@ -996,6 +1000,22 @@ EX void menuitem_sightrange(char c IS('c')) {
   dialog::add_action(edit_sightrange);
   }
   
+EX void showSpecialEffects() {
+  cmode = vid.xres > vid.yres * 1.4 ? sm::SIDE : sm::MAYDARK;
+  gamescreen(0);
+  dialog::init(XLAT("extra graphical effects"));
+
+  dialog::addBoolItem_action(XLAT("particles on attack"), (vid.particles), 'p');
+  dialog::addBoolItem_action(XLAT("floating bubbles: special"), vid.bubbles_special, 's');
+  dialog::addBoolItem_action(XLAT("floating bubbles: treasure thresholds"), vid.bubbles_threshold, 't');
+  dialog::addBoolItem_action(XLAT("floating bubbles: all treasures"), vid.bubbles_all, 'a');
+  dialog::addBoolItem_action(XLAT("background particle effects"), (vid.backeffects), 'b');
+
+  dialog::addBreak(50);
+  dialog::addBack();
+  dialog::display();
+  }
+
 EX void showGraphConfig() {
   cmode = vid.xres > vid.yres * 1.4 ? sm::SIDE : sm::MAYDARK;
   gamescreen(0);
@@ -1039,8 +1059,7 @@ EX void showGraphConfig() {
     
   dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("movement animation speed"), fts(vid.mspeed), 'm');
 
-  dialog::addBoolItem(XLAT("extra graphical effects"), (vid.particles), 'u');
-  dialog::addBoolItem(XLAT("background particle effects"), (vid.backeffects), 'p');
+  dialog::addItem(XLAT("extra graphical effects"), 'u');
 
   dialog::addBreak(50);
   dialog::addBack();
@@ -1055,7 +1074,7 @@ EX void showGraphConfig() {
   
     if((uni >= 32 && uni < 64) || uni == 'L' || uni == 'C') xuni = uni;
     
-    if(xuni == 'u') vid.particles = !vid.particles;
+    if(xuni == 'u') pushScreen(showSpecialEffects);
 
     else if(xuni == 'a') dialog::editNumber(vid.sspeed, -5, 5, 1, 0, 
       XLAT("scrolling speed"),
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index e403e9d4..fd8d3350 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ struct videopar {
   ld xposition, yposition;
   
   bool grid;
-  int particles;
+  bool particles;
   
   int fsize;
   int flashtime;
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ struct videopar {
 
   ld collignon_parameter; bool collignon_reflected;
   ld plevel_factor;
+  bool bubbles_special, bubbles_threshold, bubbles_all;
   };
 
 extern videopar vid;