diff --git a/player.go b/player.go
index 7dca9a8..52d204f 100644
--- a/player.go
+++ b/player.go
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ func (p *player) fire(projectiles map[*Projectile]bool, turn int) *Projectile {
 		Id:       idg.Hash(),
 		Position: p.Robot.Position,
 		MoveTo:   *p.Robot.FireAt,
-		Damage:   10,
+		Damage:   p.Robot.Stats.WeaponDamage,
 		Radius:   p.Robot.Stats.WeaponRadius,
-		Speed:    float32(p.Robot.Stats.Speed * 3),
+		Speed:    p.Robot.Stats.WeaponSpeed,
 		Owner:    p,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/robot.go b/robot.go
index 84585a9..a19fda6 100644
--- a/robot.go
+++ b/robot.go
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ type Stats struct {
 	ScannerRadius int     `json:"-"`
 	TurnSpeed     int     `json:"-"`
 	FireRate      int     `json:"-"`
+	WeaponDamage  int     `json:"-"`
+	WeaponSpeed   float32 `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // We request stats using an integer between 1 and 100, the
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ type StatsRequest struct {
 	ScannerRadius int `json:"scanner_radius"`
 	TurnSpeed     int `json:"turn_speed"`
 	FireRate      int `json:"fire_rate"`
+	WeaponDamage  int `json:"weapon_damage"`
+	WeaponSpeed   int `json:"weapon_speed"`
 }
 
 func DeriveStats(request StatsRequest) Stats {
@@ -110,6 +114,14 @@ func DeriveStats(request StatsRequest) Stats {
 	var fire_rate_max float32 = 2000.0
 	s.FireRate = int(fire_rate_max+300.0) - int(((float32(request.FireRate)/100.0)*(fire_rate_max-fire_rate_min))+fire_rate_min)
 
+	var weapon_damage_min float32 = 0.0
+	var weapon_damage_max float32 = 20.0
+	s.WeaponDamage = int(((float32(request.WeaponDamage) / 100.0) * (weapon_damage_max - weapon_damage_min)) + weapon_damage_min)
+
+	var weapon_speed_min float32 = 80.0
+	var weapon_speed_max float32 = 600.0
+	s.WeaponSpeed = float32(((float32(request.WeaponSpeed) / 100.0) * (weapon_speed_max - weapon_speed_min)) + weapon_speed_min)
+
 	return s
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +130,7 @@ func (s StatsRequest) Valid() bool {
 		s.ScannerRadius + s.Acceleration + s.TurnSpeed + s.FireRate)
 
 	// allowing for 50 pts in every category
-	if total > 400 {
+	if total > 500 {
 		return false
 	}
 	return true