diff --git a/src/backend/Simulator.java b/src/backend/Simulator.java
index 8cbb0b1..795a360 100644
--- a/src/backend/Simulator.java
+++ b/src/backend/Simulator.java
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 
 	private MyInterface mjf;
 
-	private final int COL_NUM = 100;
-	private final int LINE_NUM = 100;
+	private int COL_NUM = 100;
+	private int LINE_NUM = 100;
 	private final int LIFE_TYPE_NUM = 4;
 	//Conway Radius : 1
 	private final int LIFE_AREA_RADIUS = 1;
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 		return LINE_NUM;
 	}
 	
-	public int[] getBirthRulesArray() {
-		return this.birthRulesArray;
-	}
-	
-	public int[] getSurvivalRulesArray() {
-		return this.survivalRulesArray;
-	}
-	
 	public void loadRule(ArrayList<String> row) {
 		String surviveRulesRow = row.get(0);
 		String[] surviveCells = surviveRulesRow.split(";");
@@ -101,11 +93,17 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 				survivalRulesArray[x] = value;
 			}
 //determines the number of alive neighboring cells needed to survive, and places them in the surviveCells list
-		}	
+		}
 
 			
 	}
+	public int[] getBirthRulesArray() {
+		return this.birthRulesArray;
+	}
 	
+	public int[] getSurvivalRulesArray() {
+		return this.survivalRulesArray;
+	}
 
 
 	//Should probably stay as is
@@ -156,11 +154,27 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
     }
     
     
-    /*public void setWorld(int[][] world, int width, int height) {
+    public void setWorld(int[][] world, int width, int height) {
 		this.world = world;
 		this.COL_NUM = width;
 		this.LINE_NUM = height;
-	}*/
+	}
+    
+    private boolean shouldSurvive(int aliveNeighbors) {
+    	for (int value : getSurvivalRulesArray()) {
+    		if ( value == aliveNeighbors) {
+    			return true;
+    		}
+    	}return false;
+    }
+    
+    private boolean shouldBeBorn(int aliveNeighbors) {
+    	for(int value : getBirthRulesArray()) {
+    		if (value == aliveNeighbors) {
+    			return true;
+    		}
+    	}return false;
+    }
     
     
     
@@ -205,19 +219,18 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 	    	for (int y = 0; y < getHeight(); y++) {
 	    		int aliveNeighbors = countAliveNeighbors(x, y);
 	    		if (getCell(x, y) == 1) {
-	    			//newWorld[x][y] = shouldSurvive(aliveNeighbors) ? 1 : 0;
+	    			newWorld[x][y] = shouldSurvive(aliveNeighbors) ? 1 : 0;
 	    		} else {
-	    			//newWorld[x][y] = shouldBeBorn(aliveNeighbors) ? 1 : 0;
+	    			newWorld[x][y] = shouldBeBorn(aliveNeighbors) ? 1 : 0;
 		        }
 		     }
 		 }
 
-		        //setWorld(newWorld, getWidth(), getHeight());
+		        setWorld(newWorld, getWidth(), getHeight());
 		    }
 	
-	
 			   
-        //world = newWorld;
+