diff --git a/src/backend/Simulator.java b/src/backend/Simulator.java
index c8b718e..b491400 100644
--- a/src/backend/Simulator.java
+++ b/src/backend/Simulator.java
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 	private boolean loopingBorder;
 	private boolean clickActionFlag;
 	private int loopDelay = 150;
-	private ArrayList<Integer> ruleSurviveCriteria= new ArrayList<Integer>() ;
+	private ArrayList<Integer> ruleSurviveCriteria= new ArrayList<Integer>();
+	
 	private ArrayList<Integer> ruleBirthCriteria=new ArrayList<Integer>() ;
 	//Rules rule = new Rules();
 	//TODO : add missing attribute(s)
@@ -42,16 +43,16 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 		clickActionFlag=false;
 		cells = new ArrayList<ArrayList<Cell>>();
 		newCells = new ArrayList<ArrayList<Cell>>();
-
+		
 		agents = new ArrayList<Agent>();
 		fieldBirthValues = new ArrayList<Integer>();
 		fieldSurviveValues = new ArrayList<Integer>();
 
 		//TODO : add missing attribute initialization
 		
-		
-		
-		
+		ruleSurviveCriteria.add(2);//initializing system with conway rule
+		ruleSurviveCriteria.add(3);
+		ruleBirthCriteria.add(3);
 		//initialize grid with dead cells
 		for(int x=0; x < getWidth();x++) {
 			ArrayList<Cell> arrayCell = new ArrayList<Cell>();	//initialize first dimension with ArrayLists
@@ -485,6 +486,25 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 
 	public void loadAgents(ArrayList<String> stringArray) {
 		//TODO : Same idea as other load methods, but for agent list
+		if(stringArray.size()<=0) {
+			System.out.println("empty agents file");
+			return;
+		}
+		//TODO : remove previous rule (=emptying lists)
+		
+		
+		
+		for(int x=0; x<stringArray.size();x++) {
+			String agentsLine = stringArray.get(x);
+			String[] agentsElements = agentsLine.split(";");
+			int[] agentsValues = new int[3];
+			for(int i=0; i<agentsElements.length;i++) {
+				agentsValues[i]= Integer.parseInt(agentsElements[i]);
+			}
+			if(agentsValues[2]==1) {
+				agents.add(new Sheep(agentsValues[0], agentsValues[1]));
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**