diff --git a/lib/settings.cpp b/lib/settings.cpp
index 10b8874..ab9e089 100644
--- a/lib/settings.cpp
+++ b/lib/settings.cpp
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ Settings::Settings( void )
 {
 	colorThreshold[0] = 100;
 	colorThreshold[1] = 1000;
+	
+	ul.x = bl.x = ul.y = ur.y = 30;
+	ur.x = br.x = 610;
+	br.y = bl.y = 450;
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/state.cpp b/lib/state.cpp
index 0d7c53a..a970b6f 100644
--- a/lib/state.cpp
+++ b/lib/state.cpp
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ State State::generateState (SDL_Surface *boardImg, Settings settings)
 	int i, j, x, y, r, sum;
 	point p;
 	r = 10; //what kind of magic number is this?
-	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-		for (j = 0; j < size; j++) { //for all points:
+	for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+		for (j = 0; j < size; ++j) { //for all points:
 			p = positionPoint(i, j, settings); //retrieve the estimated point
 			sum = 0;
 
 			//TODO: this loop should be placed into its own function!
-			for (y = p.y-r; y < p.y+r; y++) {
-				for (x = p.x-r; x < p.x+r; x++) {  //for -20 to 20 around the point
+			for (y = p.y-r; y < p.y+r; ++y) {
+				for (x = p.x-r; x < p.x+r; ++x) {  //for -10 to 10 around the point
 					uint32_t px = PX(boardImg, x, y);
-					sum += (1024 -PXR(px) - PXG(px) + PXB(px)); //sum up the colors
+					sum += (PXR(px) + PXG(px) + PXB(px)); //sum up the colors
 				}
 			}
 			sum/=400;