diff --git a/NS.py b/NS.py
index fef63ee..8d78d2c 100644
--- a/NS.py
+++ b/NS.py
@@ -79,7 +79,17 @@ class NS(Game, Animation):
         self.dialogue = Dialogue(self)
         self.chemtrails = Chemtrails(self)
         self.boss = Boss(self)
-        self.get_configuration().type_declarations.add("bool", "input", "serial")
+        self.get_configuration().type_declarations.add_chart(
+            {
+                "time":
+                {
+                    "int": ["timer-max-time", "timer-start-time", "timer-addition", "sword-delay"]
+                },
+                "input":
+                {
+                    "bool": "serial"
+                }
+            })
         if self.serial_enabled():
             self.serial_kill = False
             self.serial_data = 0
@@ -106,6 +116,7 @@ class NS(Game, Animation):
             output = self.serial_reader.readline().strip()
             if output:
                 self.serial_data = int(output, 2)
+                self.idle_elapsed = 0
             else:
                 self.serial_data = 0
 
@@ -894,8 +905,6 @@ class Light(Animation):
 
 class Chemtrails(Sprite):
 
-    TIME_ADDITION = 1000
-
     def __init__(self, parent):
         Sprite.__init__(self, parent)
         self.load_from_path(self.get_resource("littleSlimeGoop"), True)
@@ -940,7 +949,7 @@ class Chemtrails(Sprite):
         boss = self.get_game().boss
         queue = boss.queue
         if self.orientation == queue[self.queue_index]:
-            self.timer.add_time(self.TIME_ADDITION)
+            self.timer.add_time(self.get_configuration("time", "timer-addition"))
             if boss.level_index == 0:
                 boss.health.decrease(4)
             elif boss.level_index == 1:
@@ -999,8 +1008,6 @@ class Timer(GameChild):
 
     TEXT = u"\u25F7"
     BAR_POSITION = 448,  11
-    MAX_TIME = 10000
-    START_TIME = 7000
 
     def __init__(self, parent):
         GameChild.__init__(self, parent)
@@ -1017,7 +1024,7 @@ class Timer(GameChild):
         self.label.location.topright = dsr.right - 2, 5
 
     def reset(self):
-        self.time_remaining = self.START_TIME
+        self.time_remaining = self.get_configuration("time", "timer-start-time")
 
     def add_time(self, amount):
         self.time_remaining += amount
@@ -1036,7 +1043,8 @@ class Timer(GameChild):
             color = Color("red")
         mask = Surface(self.bar.get_size())
         mask.fill((128, 128, 128))
-        width = min(mask.get_width(), mask.get_width() * self.time_remaining / float(self.MAX_TIME))
+        width = min(mask.get_width(), mask.get_width() * float(self.time_remaining) /
+                    self.get_configuration("time", "timer-max-time"))
         mask.fill(color, (mask.get_width() - width, 0, width, mask.get_height()))
         surface = self.bar.copy()
         surface.blit(mask, (0, 0), None, BLEND_RGBA_MIN)
@@ -1504,7 +1512,8 @@ class Sword(Animation):
         self.get_game().sfx["brandish"].play()
         self.play(self.lower, delay=400, play_once=True)
         if len(self.parent.unbrandished) > 0:
-            self.play(self.brandish, delay=600, play_once=True)
+            self.play(self.brandish, delay=self.get_configuration("time", "sword-delay"),
+                      play_once=True)
 
     def lower(self):
         # self.hide()
diff --git a/config b/config
index 0f37cb4..e2fa475 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ sfx-volume = .8
 buffer = 0
 arduino-port = /dev/ttyACM0
 serial = yes
+
+[time]
+timer-max-time = 10000
+timer-start-time = 7000
+timer-addition = 1000
+sword-delay = 300
diff --git a/resource/scores b/resource/scores
index 64c5761..421f809 100644
--- a/resource/scores
+++ b/resource/scores
@@ -20,3 +20,12 @@
 130375
 134183
 174976
+142026
+140320
+132416
+159243
+227709
+153523
+155712
+247891
+178357