diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 58fe996..4b99ba1 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 last_step: 100
+init_amount: 10
 steps: 
   - step: 10
     amount: 1
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fafc40a..71471d7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var coherenceFactor = 8
 type configuration struct {
 	Steps    []steps `yaml:"steps"`
 	LastStep int     `yaml:"last_step"`
+	InitAmount int `yaml:"init_amount"`
 }
 type steps struct {
 	Step          int `yaml:"step"`
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ func main() {
 	err = yaml.Unmarshal(conf, &config)
 	steps := config.Steps
 	loops = config.LastStep
+	populationSize = config.InitAmount
 	defer func() {
 		if err := fo.Close(); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
@@ -81,7 +83,10 @@ func main() {
 	clearScreen()
 	hideCursor()
 	var goids []*Goid
-
+  for i := 0; i < populationSize; i++ {
+          g := createRandomGoid()
+          goids = append(goids, &g)
+  }
 	current_stage := 0
 	for i := 0; i < loops; i++ {
 		goids, populationSize = fixGoids(goids, populationSize, steps[current_stage].Amount)