diff --git a/common.h b/common.h
index 57befcf..9e34c49 100644
--- a/common.h
+++ b/common.h
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@
 #define BLACKHOLE '@'           /* black hole character                    */
 
 #define NUMCO 5                 /* number of companies (don't change)      */
-#define INIT_CO_COST 90        /* initial company start cost              */
-#define FOUNDER_BONUS 10         /* founder gets this much stock            */
-#define NUMMOVES 6              /* number of moves options a player gets   */
+#define INIT_CO_COST 100        /* initial company start cost              */
+#define FOUNDER_BONUS 5         /* founder gets this much stock            */
+#define NUMMOVES 5              /* number of moves options a player gets   */
 #define MAXPLAYERS 4            /* total number of players a game can have */
-#define STARCOST 251            /* company's price increase near star      */
-#define BLACKHOLECOST -250      /* price increase near black hole          */
-#define NEWCOCOST 101           /* company's price increase near new co    */
-
+#define STARCOST 500            /* company's price increase near star      */
+#define BLACKHOLECOST -500      /* price increase near black hole          */
+#define NEWCOCOST 100           /* company's price increase near new co    */
 
 #define Mx 12                     /* x dimension of map */
 #define My 10                     /* y dimension of map */
diff --git a/common.h.modded b/common.h.modded
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57befcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common.h.modded
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+** This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+** modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+** as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+** of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+** 
+** This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+** but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+** MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+** GNU General Public License v2 for more details.
+** 
+** You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+** along with this program;
+*/
+
+#define OFFMAP '-'               /* space character                        */
+#define SPACE '.'               /* space character                         */
+#define NEWCO '+'               /* new company character                   */
+#define STAR '*'                /* star character                          */
+#define BLACKHOLE '@'           /* black hole character                    */
+
+#define NUMCO 5                 /* number of companies (don't change)      */
+#define INIT_CO_COST 90        /* initial company start cost              */
+#define FOUNDER_BONUS 10         /* founder gets this much stock            */
+#define NUMMOVES 6              /* number of moves options a player gets   */
+#define MAXPLAYERS 4            /* total number of players a game can have */
+#define STARCOST 251            /* company's price increase near star      */
+#define BLACKHOLECOST -250      /* price increase near black hole          */
+#define NEWCOCOST 101           /* company's price increase near new co    */
+
+
+#define Mx 12                     /* x dimension of map */
+#define My 10                     /* y dimension of map */
+
+/* macros to look at surrounding spaces on the map: */
+
+
+#define iscompany(c) ((c)>='A'&&(c)<='Z')
+#define ripe(c) ((c)==STAR||(c)==NEWCO)
+#define co_near(move) (iscompany(up_obj(move))||iscompany(down_obj(move))||iscompany(left_obj(move))||iscompany(right_obj(move)))
+#define s_or_bh(c) ((c)==SPACE||(c)==BLACKHOLE)
+
+
+
+
+
+/* player and company structures: */
+
+typedef struct {
+    char name[100];
+    int holdings[NUMCO];
+    long int svalue;  /* stock value -- not always accurate!! */
+    long int cash;
+    int ishuman;
+} PLAYER;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char name[100];
+    int price;
+    int size;
+    int potential;
+    int risk;  /* value related to chance of being swallowed by Black Hole */
+    int netpot; /* potential - risk */
+} COMPANY;
diff --git a/starlanes.c b/starlanes.c
index 3400f7d..645eb0a 100644
--- a/starlanes.c
+++ b/starlanes.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** starlanes v1.3.0 (29-Mar-1997) -- a space-age stock trading game
+** starlanes v1.4.0 (29-Mar-1997) -- a space-age stock trading game
 **
 ** Copyright (C) 1997  Brian "Beej" Hall
 ** with modifications by David Barnsdale 2004 and by ~jan6 2020
@@ -315,10 +315,10 @@ void initialize(void)
     for(i=0;i<NUMCO;i++) {
         switch(i) {
             case 0: strcpy(co[i].name, "Altar & Stairway, Ltd.");break;
-            case 1: strcpy(co[i].name, "Beatles & Juice Co.");break;
-            case 2: strcpy(co[i].name, "Capella Fright, Ltd.");break;
+            case 1: strcpy(co[i].name, "Beatles & Juice Co.   ");break;
+            case 2: strcpy(co[i].name, "Capella Fright, Ltd.  ");break;
             case 3: strcpy(co[i].name, "Denebola Dice Shippers");break;
-            case 4: strcpy(co[i].name, "Eridani Expert Export");break;
+            case 4: strcpy(co[i].name, "Eridani Expert Export ");break;
         }
         co[i].size = co[i].price = 0;
     }
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ void get_num_players(void)
         sologame=1;
         sprintf(s,"Please enter level (1 easiest,3 hardest)"); 
         center(stdscr,COLUMNS ,11,s);
-        refresh();   
+        refresh();
         noecho();raw();
         do {
         Difficulty = getch()-'0';
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void get_num_players(void)
     addch(Difficulty+'0');
     }
     else */ sologame=0;
-	
+
     srand(getpid());    /* reseed the dumb random number generator */
     turn = rand()%numplayers;
 
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ void show_coinfo(void)
 
     werase(coinfo);
     wattron(coinfo,COINFO_TITLE);
-    mvwprintw(coinfo,0,0," %-19s    %5s  %8s ","Company","Price","Holdings");
+    mvwprintw(coinfo,0,0," %-22s  %5s  %8s","Company","Price","Holdings");
     wattroff(coinfo,COINFO_TITLE);
 
     wmove(coinfo,2,0);
@@ -537,10 +537,11 @@ void show_coinfo(void)
             }
             wattron(coinfo,attrs);
 //            wprintw(coinfo," %-19s    ",co[i].name);
-            wprintw(coinfo," %-22s    ",co[i].name);
+            wprintw(coinfo," %-22s  ",co[i].name);
             wattroff(coinfo,attrs);
-            wprintw(coinfo,"$%-4d   ",co[i].price);
+            wprintw(coinfo,"$%-4d  ",co[i].price);
             /*if (pl[turn].holdings[i] == 0) wattron(coinfo,A_BLINK);*/
+//            wprintw(coinfo,"%-5d\n\n\r",pl[turn].holdings[i]);
             wprintw(coinfo,"%-5d\n\n\r",pl[turn].holdings[i]);
             /*if (pl[turn].holdings[i] == 0) wattroff(coinfo,A_BLINK);*/
             gotco = 1;