diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4a882894..05c8796f 100755
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = CTEM 
 #ifort optimized flags
-#AM_FCFLAGS =  -O3 -openmp -parallel -xHost -ipo -assume byterecl -m64 -heap-arrays -FR 
+AM_FCFLAGS =  -O3 -openmp -parallel -xHost -ipo -assume byterecl -m64 -heap-arrays -FR 
 #AM_FCFLAGS =  -O3 -openmp -parallel -assume byterecl -m64 -heap-arrays -FR 
 #ifort debug flags
 #AM_FCFLAGS = -O3 -p -g -openmp -debug all -traceback -CB -assume byterecl -m64 -heap-arrays -FR
 
 #gfortran optimized flags
-AM_FCFLAGS =  -O3 -fopenmp -ffree-form  -g -fbounds-check -fbacktrace
+#AM_FCFLAGS =  -O3 -fopenmp -ffree-form  -g -fbounds-check -fbacktrace
 #gfortran debug flags
 #AM_FCFLAGS =  -O0 -g -fopenmp -fbounds-check -Wall -Warray-bounds -Warray-temporaries -Wimplicit-interface -ffree-form
 
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ io/io_updatePbar.f90\
 io/io_resetPbar.f90\
 io/io_splash.f90\
 ejecta/ejecta_emplace.f90\
+ejecta/ejecta_ray_pattern.f90\
 ejecta/ejecta_blanket.f90\
 ejecta/ejecta_blanket_func.f90\
 ejecta/ejecta_thickness.f90\
diff --git a/src/ejecta/module_ejecta.f90 b/src/ejecta/module_ejecta.f90
index 60b9ecf0..6cc14921 100644
--- a/src/ejecta/module_ejecta.f90
+++ b/src/ejecta/module_ejecta.f90
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ subroutine ejecta_emplace(user,surf,crater,domain,ejb,ejtble,deltaMtot)
       end subroutine ejecta_emplace
    end interface
 
+   interface
+      subroutine ejecta_ray_pattern(user,surf,crater,inc,xi,xf,yi,yf,ejdistribution)
+      use module_globals
+      implicit none
+      type(usertype),intent(in) :: user
+      type(surftype),dimension(:,:),intent(in) :: surf
+      type(cratertype),intent(in) :: crater
+      integer(I4B),intent(in) :: inc,xi,xf,yi,yf
+      real(DP),dimension(xi:xf,yi:yf),intent(out) :: ejdistribution
+      end subroutine ejecta_ray_pattern
+   end interface
+
    interface
       subroutine ejecta_rootfind(user,crater,domain,erad,lrad,vejsq,ejang,firstrun)
       use module_globals
diff --git a/src/globals/module_globals.f90 b/src/globals/module_globals.f90
index 94229219..ffb8a952 100644
--- a/src/globals/module_globals.f90
+++ b/src/globals/module_globals.f90
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ module module_globals
    real(DP) :: ejrim               ! ejecta height at crater rim
    real(DP) :: cxexp,cxtran        ! simple to complex scaling parameters
    real(DP) :: kdiffterm, saccelterm ! seismic diffusion and accelleration terms
+   real(DP) :: continuous          ! Size of the continuous ejecta blanket
    ! Pixel domain properties
    integer(I4B) :: xlpx,ylpx       ! Crater center in pixels
    integer(I4B) :: fcratpx,fradpx,rimdispx,ejdispx
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ module module_globals
 character(*),parameter :: MASSFILE   = 'impactmass.dat'
 
 ! Global variables 
-integer(I4B),parameter :: PBCLIM = 3             ! periodic boundary condition limit
+integer(I4B),parameter :: PBCLIM = 1             ! periodic boundary condition limit
 integer(I4B),parameter :: SMALLESTCOUNTABLE = 5 ! Minimum pixel diameter for a crater to be considered countable
 real(DP),parameter     :: SMALLESTEJECTA = 1.5  ! Minimum number of pixels from center of crater for an ejecta to have any surface effects
 integer(I4B),parameter :: TRUECOLS = 6 ! Number of columns in the true crater count array