diff --git a/src/backend/Rules.java b/src/backend/Rules.java
index a979f9b..ea11e5c 100644
--- a/src/backend/Rules.java
+++ b/src/backend/Rules.java
@@ -61,9 +61,15 @@ public class Rules {
 		for (int x = 0; x < surviveCells.length; x++) {
 			String elem = surviveCells[x];
 			int value = Integer.parseInt(elem);
+			survivalRulesArray[x] = value;
 		}	
-//determines the number of alive neighboring cells needed to survive, and places them in the neededNb list
-			
+//determines the number of alive neighboring cells needed to survive, and places them in the survivalRulesArray
+		
+		for (int x = 0; x < birthCells.length; x++) {
+			String elem = birthCells[x];
+			int value = Integer.parseInt(elem);
+			birthRulesArray[x] = value;
+		}
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/Simulator.java b/src/backend/Simulator.java
index 362d3eb..6aa878f 100644
--- a/src/backend/Simulator.java
+++ b/src/backend/Simulator.java
@@ -133,6 +133,22 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
         return count;
     }
     
+//    private boolean survives(int aliveNeighbors) {
+//    	for (int value : rules.getSuvivalRulesArray()) {
+//    		if ( value == aliveNeighbors) {
+//    			return true;
+//    		}
+//    	}
+//    }
+    
+//    private boolean bornes(int aliveNeighbors) {
+//    	for(int value : rules.getBirthRulesArray()) {
+//    		if (value == aliveNeighbors) {
+//    			return true;
+//    		}
+//    	}
+//    }
+    
     
     
 	public void makeStep() {