diff --git a/activeGameState.cpp b/activeGameState.cpp
index 6248054..949df80 100755
--- a/activeGameState.cpp
+++ b/activeGameState.cpp
@@ -622,4 +622,8 @@ namespace battleship{
 				break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	void ActiveGameState::onRawMouseWheelScroll(bool up){
+		CameraController::getSingleton()->zoomCamera(up);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/activeGameState.h b/activeGameState.h
index 0cf60ef..105c72e 100755
--- a/activeGameState.h
+++ b/activeGameState.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace battleship{
         void update();
         void onAction(int, bool);
         void onAnalog(int, float);
+		void onRawMouseWheelScroll(bool);
 		inline void addButton(vb01Gui::Button *b){buttons.push_back(b);}
 		inline std::vector<vb01Gui::Button*> getButtons(){return buttons;}
         inline Player* getPlayer(){return mainPlayer;}
diff --git a/cameraController.cpp b/cameraController.cpp
index 2409e01..37a5403 100644
--- a/cameraController.cpp
+++ b/cameraController.cpp
@@ -51,4 +51,23 @@ namespace battleship{
 		Vector3 dir = rotQuat * cam->getDirection(), up = rotQuat * cam->getUp();
 		cam->lookAt(dir, up);
 	}
+
+	void CameraController::zoomCamera(bool zoomIn){
+		if((zoomIn && numZooms > configData::NUM_MAX_ZOOMS) || (!zoomIn && numZooms < -configData::NUM_MAX_ZOOMS)) return;
+
+		Vector3 newPos;
+		float offset;
+
+		if(zoomIn){
+			numZooms++;
+			offset = configData::CAMERA_ZOOM_INCREMENT;
+		}
+		else{
+			numZooms--;
+			offset = -configData::CAMERA_ZOOM_INCREMENT;
+		}
+
+		Camera *cam = Root::getSingleton()->getCamera();
+		cam->setPosition(cam->getPosition() + cam->getDirection() * offset);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cameraController.h b/cameraController.h
index c17abc3..b4998ac 100644
--- a/cameraController.h
+++ b/cameraController.h
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ namespace battleship{
 			static CameraController* getSingleton();
 			void updateCameraPosition();
 			void orientCamera(vb01::Vector3, double);
+			void zoomCamera(bool);
 			inline bool isLookingAround(){return lookingAround;}
 			inline void setLookingAround(bool l){lookingAround = l;}
 		private:
 			CameraController(){}
 			
 			bool lookingAround = false;
+			int numZooms = 0;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/defConfigs.h b/defConfigs.h
index abee4fb..fdfe6f1 100755
--- a/defConfigs.h
+++ b/defConfigs.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace battleship{
 		using namespace gameBase;
 
   		const std::string DEFAULT_TEXTURE = "Textures/defaultTexture.jpg";
-  		const double camPanSpeed = .1, cellLength = 14, cellWidth = 14, cellDepth = 7;
+  		const double camPanSpeed = .1, CAMERA_DISTANCE = 50, CAMERA_ZOOM_INCREMENT = 1, NUM_MAX_ZOOMS = 25, cellLength = 14, cellWidth = 14, cellDepth = 7;
 		const int maxNumGroups = 10;
 		const vb01::u32 IMPASS_NODE_VAL = 65535;
 
diff --git a/inGameAppState.cpp b/inGameAppState.cpp
index dbd16da..d0678de 100755
--- a/inGameAppState.cpp
+++ b/inGameAppState.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace battleship{
         }
 
 		Camera *cam = Root::getSingleton()->getCamera();
-		cam->setPosition(Map::getSingleton()->getSpawnPoint(playerId - 1) + Vector3(1, 1, 1) * 40);
+		cam->setPosition(Map::getSingleton()->getSpawnPoint(playerId - 1) + Vector3(1, 1, 1) * configData::CAMERA_DISTANCE);
 		cam->lookAt(Vector3(-1, -1, -1).norm(), Vector3(-1, 1, -1).norm());
 
         mainPlayer = Game::getSingleton()->getPlayer(playerId);
diff --git a/map.cpp b/map.cpp
index 5cc2f90..bdc50c5 100755
--- a/map.cpp
+++ b/map.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ namespace battleship{
 		waterCellMat->addVec4Uniform("diffuseColor", Vector4(0, 0, 1, 1));
 
 		Camera *cam = root->getCamera();
-		cam->setPosition(Vector3(1, 1, 1) * 40);
+		cam->setFarPlane(300);
+		cam->setPosition(Vector3(1, 1, 1) * configData::CAMERA_DISTANCE);
 		cam->lookAt(Vector3(-1, -1, -1).norm(), Vector3(-1, 1, -1).norm());
 	}
 
diff --git a/mapEditorAppState.cpp b/mapEditorAppState.cpp
index 67df437..6963038 100644
--- a/mapEditorAppState.cpp
+++ b/mapEditorAppState.cpp
@@ -710,4 +710,8 @@ namespace battleship{
 				break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	void MapEditorAppState::onRawMouseWheelScroll(bool up){
+		CameraController::getSingleton()->zoomCamera(up);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/mapEditorAppState.h b/mapEditorAppState.h
index 474e847..80d8018 100644
--- a/mapEditorAppState.h
+++ b/mapEditorAppState.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ namespace battleship{
 			void onDettached();
 			void onAction(int, bool);
 			void onAnalog(int, float);
+			void onRawMouseWheelScroll(bool);
 			inline MapEditor* getMapEditor(){return mapEditor;}
 		private:
 			MapEditor *mapEditor = nullptr;