diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/a8_bitinvader/GameView.java b/app/src/main/java/com/example/a8_bitinvader/GameView.java
index 7ea8c211e786ff8338507fc73b7fc8e5b4f6effc..951bf6c7f37e338af2e1b27f4f22dfea492d2fc1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/a8_bitinvader/GameView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/a8_bitinvader/GameView.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class GameView extends SurfaceView implements Runnable{
 
     Joystick joystick = new Joystick(450,1300,100,40);
 
-    Player p1 = new Player(0,0,0,0, getResources());
+    Player p1 = new Player(0,1000,5,0, getResources());
     //undecided location
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/a8_bitinvader/Joystick.java b/app/src/main/java/com/example/a8_bitinvader/Joystick.java
index 732132f52b38c76a0fc9ca7e39d28d19ce9d548f..40b54f5a4fd90bcdfadc4e0b693e8b2b50057d1b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/a8_bitinvader/Joystick.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/a8_bitinvader/Joystick.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ public class Joystick {
     private double actuatorX;
     private double actuatorY;
 
-    private double XVelocity;
-    private double YVelocity;
+    public double XVelocity;
+    public double YVelocity;
 
     public Joystick(int CenterPositionX, int CenterPositionY, int outerCircleRad, int innerCircleRad){
         outerCircleCenterX = CenterPositionX;