diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 37d9b50..0b94379 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 HEADERS=coxeter.h thickenings.h queue.h
-OPTIONS=-O0 -g -std=gnu99
+OPTIONS=-O3 -g -std=gnu99
 
 all: generate process
 
diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index 9c68df8..a17be77 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -95,17 +95,23 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 
   // finally do stuff
 
+  int counter = 0;
+
   while(fread(level, sizeof(int), order, infile) == order) {
 
+    if((counter++) % 100000 == 0)
+      print_thickening(rank, order, level, 0, 0, 0, alphabet, stdout);
+    continue;
+
     for(int j = 0; j < rank; j++) {
       left_invariant[j] = 1;
       right_invariant[j] = 1;
     }
     for(int j = 0; j < order; j++) {
       for(int k = 0; k < rank; k++) {
-	if(level[j] == 0 && level[graph[j].left[k]] != 0 || level[j] != 0 && level[graph[j].left[k]] == 0)
+	if(level[j] > 0 && level[graph[j].left[k]] < 0 || level[j] < 0 && level[graph[j].left[k]] > 0)
 	  left_invariant[k] = 0;
-	if(level[j] == 0 && level[graph[j].right[k]] != 0 || level[j] != 0 && level[graph[j].right[k]] == 0)
+	if(level[j] > 0 && level[graph[j].right[k]] < 0 || level[j] < 0 && level[graph[j].right[k]] > 0)
 	  right_invariant[k] = 0;
       }
     }
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
     ngens = 0;
     memset(generators, 0, order*sizeof(int));
     for(int j = 0; j < order; j++) {
-      if(level[j] == -1 && generators[j] == 0) { // ignore the generator, if it is equivalent to one already seen
+      if(level[j] == 1000 && generators[j] == 0) { // ignore the generator, if it is equivalent to one already seen
 	ngens++;
 	queue_init(&queue);
 	queue_put(&queue, j);
diff --git a/thickenings.c b/thickenings.c
index 9f0530a..bc9d13c 100644
--- a/thickenings.c
+++ b/thickenings.c
@@ -20,6 +20,33 @@ char *alphabetize(int *word, int len, const char *alphabet, char *buffer)
   return buffer;
 }
 
+void print_thickening(int rank, int order, const int *thickening, int is_fat, int is_slim, int conflict, const char *alphabet, FILE *f)
+{
+  for(int i = 0; i < order; i++) {
+    if(thickening[i] == 1000)
+      fprintf(f, "\e[41mx\e[40m\e[m");
+    else if(thickening[i] < 0 && thickening[i] > -10)
+      fprintf(f, "\e[47m\e[30m%d\e[40m\e[m", -thickening[i]);
+    else if(thickening[i] <= -10)
+      fprintf(f, "\e[47m\e[30m+\e[40m\e[m");
+    else if(thickening[i] > 0 && thickening[i] < 10)
+      fprintf(f, "%d", thickening[i]);
+    else if(thickening[i] >= 10)
+      fprintf(f, "+");
+    else
+      fprintf(f, " ");
+  }
+
+  if(is_fat)
+    fprintf(f, " F");
+  if(is_slim)
+    fprintf(f, " S");
+  if(conflict)
+    fprintf(f, " C");
+
+  fprintf(f, "\n");
+}
+
 void print_balanced_thickening(int rank, int order, const int *thickening, const int *left_invariant, const int *right_invariant, const char *alphabet, FILE *f)
 {
   for(int i = 0; i < order; i++) {
@@ -288,6 +315,7 @@ void enumerate_balanced_thickenings(semisimple_type_t type, node_t *graph, const
   int is_fat, is_slim;
   int current_level, head, current;
   int i;
+  int conflict;
   edgelist_t *edge;
 
   queue_t queue;
@@ -303,14 +331,31 @@ void enumerate_balanced_thickenings(semisimple_type_t type, node_t *graph, const
   memset(level, 0, order*sizeof(int));
   current_level = 1;
   head = order - 1;
-  level[head] = -1;
+  level[head] = 1000;
   while(current_level > 0) {
     // calculate transitive closure
+    conflict = 0;
     queue_init(&queue);
     queue_put(&queue, head);
+    for(int i = head + 1; level[i] != 1000 && i < order; i++) {
+      if(level[graph[i].opposite] == 0) {
+	level[graph[i].opposite] = current_level;
+	queue_put(&queue, graph[i].opposite);
+      }
+    }
     while((current = queue_get(&queue)) != -1) {
+      if(level[current] < 0 || level[graph[current].opposite] > 0) { // conflict, can not be slim
+	conflict = 1;
+	break;
+      }
+      if(level[graph[current].opposite] == 0)
+	 level[graph[current].opposite] = - current_level;
       edge = graph[current].bruhat_lower;
       while(edge) {
+	if(level[edge->to] < 0) {
+	  conflict = 1;
+	  break;
+	}
 	if(level[edge->to] == 0) {
 	  level[edge->to] = current_level;
 	  queue_put(&queue, edge->to);
@@ -319,8 +364,8 @@ void enumerate_balanced_thickenings(semisimple_type_t type, node_t *graph, const
       }
     }
 
+    /*
     // we have a thickening, do something with it!
-
     is_fat = is_slim = 1;
     for(int i = 0; i < order; i++) {
       if(level[graph[i].opposite] != 0) {
@@ -344,7 +389,9 @@ void enumerate_balanced_thickenings(semisimple_type_t type, node_t *graph, const
       fwrite(level, sizeof(int), order, outfile);
       balanced_count++;
     }
+    */
 
+    /*
     // print out the thickening
     if(is_fat && is_slim) {
       // check for invariances
@@ -362,44 +409,65 @@ void enumerate_balanced_thickenings(semisimple_type_t type, node_t *graph, const
       }
       print_balanced_thickening(rank, order, level, left_invariant, right_invariant, alphabet, stderr);
     }
+    */
 
+    is_fat = 1;
+    for(int i = 0; i < order; i++) {
+      if(level[i] == 0)
+	is_fat = 0;
+    }
+
+    if(is_fat && !conflict) {
+      //      ERROR(balanced_count >= MAX_THICKENINGS, "Too many balanced thickenings! Increase MAX_THICKENINGS\n");
+      fwrite(level, sizeof(int), order, outfile);
+      balanced_count++;
+    }
+
+    // print_thickening(rank, order, level, is_fat, !conflict, conflict, alphabet, stderr);
 
     // now find the next one!
 
-    // try to find empty spot to the left of "head"
-    for(i = head - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-      if(level[i] == 0)
-    	break;
-    if(i >= 0) {
-      head = i;
-      level[head] = -1;
-      current_level++;
-      continue;
+    // try to find empty spot to the left of "head", but only if it is slim, as otherwise there is no point in adding even more
+    if(!conflict) {
+      for(i = head - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+	if(level[i] == 0)
+	  break;
+      if(i >= 0) {
+	head = i;
+	level[head] = 1000;
+	current_level++;
+	// print_thickening(rank, order, level, 0, 0, 0, alphabet, stderr);
+	continue;
+      }
     }
 
     // if none was found, try to move "head" to the left
     while(current_level > 0) {
       for(i = head - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-	if(level[i] == 0 || level[i] >= current_level)
+	if(level[i] == 0 || level[i] >= current_level || level[i] <= -current_level)
 	  break;
       if(i >= 0) { // if this was successful, just move head
 	level[head] = 0;
 	head = i;
-	level[head] = -1;
+	level[head] = 1000;
 	break;
       } else { // if moving the head is not possible, take the next head to the right
 	current_level--;
 	level[head] = 0;
 	do {
 	  head++;
-	} while(head < order && level[head] != -1);
+	} while(head < order && level[head] != 1000);
       }
     }
 
     // clean up
-    for(int i = 0; i < head; i++)
-      if(level[i] >= current_level)
+    for(int i = 0; i < order; i++)
+      if(level[i] >= current_level && level[i] != 1000 || level[i] <= -current_level)
 	level[i] = 0;
+
+
+    //    print_thickening(rank, order, level, 0, 0, 0, alphabet, stderr);
+
   }
 
   fprintf(stderr, "\n");
diff --git a/thickenings.h b/thickenings.h
index 89d387f..36f6922 100644
--- a/thickenings.h
+++ b/thickenings.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #define DEBUG(msg, ...) do{fprintf(stderr, msg, ##__VA_ARGS__); }while(0)
 
-#define MAX_THICKENINGS 1000000
+#define MAX_THICKENINGS 10000000
 
 typedef struct _edgelist {
   int to;
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 char *alphabetize(int *word, int len, const char *alphabet, char *buffer);
 void print_balanced_thickening(int rank, int order, const int *thickening, const int *left_invariant, const int *right_invariant, const char *alphabet, FILE *f);
+void print_thickening(int rank, int order, const int *thickening, int fat, int slim, int conflict, const char *alphabet, FILE *f);
 static int compare_wordlength(const void *a, const void *b, void *gr);
 void prepare_graph(semisimple_type_t type, node_t *graph, edgelist_t **edgelists_pointer, int **words_pointer);
 void enumerate_balanced_thickenings(semisimple_type_t type, node_t *graph, const char *alphabet, FILE *outfile);