diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 08ae95f..460e3f9 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ players:
  startXPosition: 600
  fireCooldown: 10
  speed: 10
- lives: 3
+ lives: 100
  user1:
   color: red
   keys:
diff --git a/src/configManagement.cpp b/src/configManagement.cpp
index a5ac6d6..3cb4a1e 100644
--- a/src/configManagement.cpp
+++ b/src/configManagement.cpp
@@ -155,17 +155,17 @@ void ConfigBuilder::readInvaderType(const configKey& baseKey, InvaderTypeDef& in
 
 void ConfigBuilder::readConfig() {
 
-	collectedData.theme = getString("general.theme");
-	collectedData.maxFPS = getInt("general.maxFPS");
+	collectedData.theme = getString("general.theme", "bad");
+	collectedData.maxFPS = getInt("general.maxFPS", 30, 1, 60);
 
 	readGrid("grid");
 
 	// players
-	collectedData.playersWidth = getInt("players.width", 100, 0, 500);
+	collectedData.playersWidth = getInt("players.width", 100, 50, 500);
 	collectedData.startXPosition = getInt("players.startXPosition",600 ,0 ,1200);
-	collectedData.playersSpeed = getInt("players.speed",1,0,100);
-	collectedData.playersFireCooldown = getInt("players.fireCooldown",10,1,10000);
-	collectedData.playersLives = getInt("players.lives",3,1,1000);
+	collectedData.playersSpeed = getInt("players.speed",1,1,100);
+	collectedData.playersFireCooldown = getInt("players.fireCooldown",10,1,100);
+	collectedData.playersLives = getInt("players.lives",3,1,100);
 
 	// the scalability behind the vector of players is only an illusion, because we force player count to be 1 or 2
 	// It was done so the 2+ players implementation could be easier in the future, if wanted
@@ -174,24 +174,24 @@ void ConfigBuilder::readConfig() {
 	readPlayer("players.user2", collectedData.playerDefs[1]);
 
 	// invaders
-	collectedData.invadersSize = getInt("invaders.size",30,10,1000);
-	collectedData.invadersSpeed = getInt("invaders.speed",7,1,1000);
-	collectedData.invadersDistance = getInt("invaders.distance",15,5,1000);
-	collectedData.invadersFireCooldown = getInt("invaders.fireCooldown",0,0,1000);
+	collectedData.invadersSize = getInt("invaders.size",30,10,100);
+	collectedData.invadersSpeed = getInt("invaders.speed",7,1,100);
+	collectedData.invadersDistance = getInt("invaders.distance",15,5,100);
+	collectedData.invadersFireCooldown = getInt("invaders.fireCooldown",0,0,100);
 
 	readInvaderType("invaders.typeA", collectedData.invadersDef[InvaderType::TYPEA]);
 	readInvaderType("invaders.typeB", collectedData.invadersDef[InvaderType::TYPEB]);
 	readInvaderType("invaders.typeC", collectedData.invadersDef[InvaderType::TYPEC]);
 
 	// projectiles
-	collectedData.missilesWidth = getInt("projectiles.missiles.width",10,5,1000);
+	collectedData.missilesWidth = getInt("projectiles.missiles.width",10,5,100);
 	collectedData.missilesLength = collectedData.missilesWidth*PROJ_LENGTH_FACTOR;
-	collectedData.missilesSpeed = getInt("projectiles.missiles.speed",10,5,1000);
+	collectedData.missilesSpeed = getInt("projectiles.missiles.speed",10,5,100);
 	getColor("projectiles.missiles.color", collectedData.missilesColor);
 
-	collectedData.torpedosWidth = getInt("projectiles.torpedos.width",10,1,1000);
+	collectedData.torpedosWidth = getInt("projectiles.torpedos.width",10,1,100);
 	collectedData.torpedosLength = collectedData.torpedosWidth*PROJ_LENGTH_FACTOR;
-	collectedData.torpedosSpeed = getInt("projectiles.torpedos.speed",10,1,1000);
+	collectedData.torpedosSpeed = getInt("projectiles.torpedos.speed",10,1,100);
 	getColor("projectiles.torpedos.color", collectedData.torpedosColor);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/game/gameBasics.cpp b/src/game/gameBasics.cpp
index 7a53c77..67a6024 100644
--- a/src/game/gameBasics.cpp
+++ b/src/game/gameBasics.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ void Game::managedGames() {
 		if(playMode==PlayMode::NONE){
 			playMode = pm->showInitialMenu();
 		}else{
+			DEBUG_MSG("Starting game")
 			initGame();
 			enterGameLoop(); // will read the playMode
+			DEBUG_MSG("END End of game")
 			handleScoreSaving();
-			cout << "END OF GAME" << endl;
 			if(!pm->showDeathMenu(sm.scores))playMode = PlayMode::NONE;
 		}
 	}
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ void Game::initGame(){
  *
  * @return @WinValue::PLAYERS if the players won, @WinValue::INVADERS is the invaders won, WinValue::NOBODY else (also in case of error)
  */
+
+#define START_TIMER() DEBUG_INSTR(debugTime = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now())
+#define PRINT_TIMER(X) DEBUG_MSG((X) << " :" << chrono::duration_cast<chrono::nanoseconds>(chrono::high_resolution_clock::now()-debugTime).count())
+
 WinValue Game::enterGameLoop(){ // returns when game is finished
 	// computed in advance for performance reasons
 	chrono::milliseconds maxFrameTime = chrono::milliseconds(1000/confData.maxFPS);
@@ -121,7 +126,11 @@ WinValue Game::enterGameLoop(){ // returns when game is finished
 	unsigned fps = 0;
 	typedef chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point MyTimePoint;
 	MyTimePoint fpsStartTime = {};
+
+	DEBUG_INSTR(MyTimePoint debugTime);
 	while(window.isOpen()){
+		DEBUG_INSTR(fflush(stdout));
+		DEBUG_MSG("------------")
 
 		MyTimePoint startTime = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 		if(fpsStartTime.time_since_epoch()==chrono::seconds(0)){
@@ -130,26 +139,38 @@ WinValue Game::enterGameLoop(){ // returns when game is finished
 
 		pm->startFrame();
 
+		START_TIMER()
 		managePlayers();
+		PRINT_TIMER("manage players")
+		START_TIMER()
 		if(manageInvaders()) { // if they went down
 			if (invadersTouchPlayer())return WinValue::INVADERS;
 			tryAwakeGod();
 		}
+		PRINT_TIMER("manage invaders")
 
+		START_TIMER()
 		if(manageGod())return WinValue::PLAYERS;
 		if(arePlayersDead())return WinValue::GOD;
+		PRINT_TIMER("god")
 
+		START_TIMER()
 		moveMissiles();
 		remCollidingProjectiles();
 		moveTorpedos();
 		remCollidingProjectiles();
+		PRINT_TIMER("self collisions")
 
+		START_TIMER()
 		checkMissilesAndPlayers();
 		if(checkTorpedosAndInvaders())return WinValue::PLAYERS;
+		PRINT_TIMER("collisions between entities")
 
 		if(arePlayersDead())return WinValue::INVADERS;
 
+		START_TIMER()
 		displayAll(fps);
+		PRINT_TIMER("display")
 
 		pm->endFrame();
 
diff --git a/src/game/gameManagers.cpp b/src/game/gameManagers.cpp
index f180945..9f3a420 100644
--- a/src/game/gameManagers.cpp
+++ b/src/game/gameManagers.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ bool Game::manageInvaders(){
 	}else --fireCooldown;
 
 	// moving
+	// TODO fix this lol
 	if(direction){ // go to the right
 		int end = basePos.getX(); // start Position
 		end+= grid.size() * confData.invadersSize; // add the invaders