diff --git a/julia_code/BellmanResidualMinimization.jl b/julia_code/BellmanResidualMinimization.jl
index 2ee4111..34147aa 100644
--- a/julia_code/BellmanResidualMinimization.jl
+++ b/julia_code/BellmanResidualMinimization.jl
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ Number of Overall States: $(const N_states = N_constellations + N_debris)
 
 # ╔═╡ 90446134-4e45-471c-857d-4e165e51937a
 begin
-	md"""
-	Parameterization
-	"""
 	abstract type PhysicalParameters end
 	
 	#setup physical model
@@ -123,17 +120,17 @@ md"""
 function value_function_generator(number_params=10)
 	return Flux.Chain(
 	    Flux.Parallel(vcat
-		        #parallel joins together stocks and debris
+		        #parallel joins together stocks and debris, after a little bit of preprocessing
 		        ,Flux.Chain(
 					Flux.Dense(N_constellations, N_states*2,Flux.relu)
-		            #,Flux.Dense(N_states*2, N_states*2,Flux.σ)
+		            ,Flux.Dense(N_states*2, N_states*2,Flux.σ)
 		        )
 		        ,Flux.Chain(
 					Flux.Dense(N_debris, N_states,Flux.relu)
-		            #,Flux.Dense(N_states, N_states)
+		            ,Flux.Dense(N_states, N_states)
 				)
 			)
-		    #Apply some transformations
+		    #Apply some transformations to the preprocessed data.
 			,Flux.Dense(N_states*3,number_params,Flux.σ)
 			,Flux.Dense(number_params,1,Flux.σ)
 		)
@@ -147,11 +144,11 @@ function policy_function_generator(number_params=10)
 		        #parallel joins together stocks and debris
 		        ,Flux.Chain(
 					Flux.Dense(N_constellations, N_states*2,Flux.relu)
-		            #,Flux.Dense(N_states*2, N_states*2,Flux.σ)
+		            ,Flux.Dense(N_states*2, N_states*2,Flux.σ)
 		        )
 		        ,Flux.Chain(
 					Flux.Dense(N_debris, N_states,Flux.relu)
-		            #,Flux.Dense(N_states, N_states)
+		            ,Flux.Dense(N_states, N_states)
 				)
 			)
 		    #Apply some transformations
@@ -162,22 +159,32 @@ function policy_function_generator(number_params=10)
 end
 
 # ╔═╡ 95bfc9d8-8427-41d6-9f0f-f155296eef91
-#not needed
+#not needed yet
 begin
-	#=
-	Test a return in tuples. Just to see what can happen.
+	#= CUSTOM LAYERS
+
 	=#
+	#Custom passthrough layer
 	passthrough(x::Array) = x
-	Tuple(a::Array,b::Array) = (a,b)
-	Flux.Parallel(Tuple,
-		passthrough,passthrough
-	)(([1,2],[3,4]));
-end
 
-# ╔═╡ fb6aacff-c42d-4ec1-88cb-5ce1b2e8874f
-begin
-	value = value_function_generator();
-	policy = policy_function_generator();
+
+	# custom split layer
+	struct Split{T}
+	  paths::T
+	end
+	Split(paths...) = Split(paths)
+	Flux.@functor Split
+	(m::Split)(x::AbstractArray) = tuple(map(f -> f(x), m.paths))
+
+	### TESTING ###
+
+
+	#multiple branches
+	Flux.Parallel(vcat,
+		passthrough, passthrough, passthrough
+	)(([1],[2,3],[4]))
+
+
 end
 
 # ╔═╡ 206ac4cc-5102-4381-ad8a-777b02dc4d5a
@@ -190,9 +197,6 @@ begin
 	end
 end
 
-# ╔═╡ 65e0b1fa-d5e1-4ff6-8736-c9d6b5f40150
-em = EconModel1(0.95, [1 0 0 ], [5 0 0 ])
-
 # ╔═╡ 1cbaa2e5-55e4-46f9-82d0-04b481470094
 function payoff1(
 	s::Vector
@@ -203,66 +207,122 @@ function payoff1(
 	return em.payoff_array*s - em.policy_costs*a
 end
 
+# ╔═╡ f8d582cb-10cf-4c72-8127-787f662e0567
+#=
+This struct organizes information about a given constellation operator
+=#
+struct ConstellationOperator
+	payoff_fn::Function
+	econ_params::EconomicParameters
+	value::Flux.Chain
+end
+#TODO: create a function that takes this struct and checks backprop
+
+# ╔═╡ 5946daa3-4608-43f3-8933-dd3eb3f4541c
+md"""
+# Loss function specification
+"""
+
+# ╔═╡ b433a7ec-8264-48d6-8b95-53d2ec4bad05
+md"""
+# Testing
+"""
+
+# ╔═╡ fb6aacff-c42d-4ec1-88cb-5ce1b2e8874f
+policy = policy_function_generator();
+
 # ╔═╡ 41271ab4-1ec7-431f-9efb-0f7c3da2d8b4
+#Constellation level loss function
 function Ξ(
 	s::Vector
 	,d::Vector
 	, physical_model::PhysicalParameters
-	,econ_params::EconomicParameters
-	,payoff_fn::Function
+	,co::ConstellationOperator
 )
 	a = policy((s,d))
 	s′ = G(s,d,a,physical_model)
 	d′ = H(s,d,a,physical_model)
 
-	bellman_residuals = value((s,d)) - payoff_fn(s,d,a,econ_params) - econ_params.β*value((s′,d′))
-	maximization_condition = - payoff_fn(s,d,a,econ_params) - econ_params.β*value((s′,d′))
+	bellman_residuals = co.value((s,d)) - co.payoff_fn(s,d,a,co.econ_params) - co.econ_params.β*co.value((s′,d′))
+	maximization_condition = - co.payoff_fn(s,d,a,co.econ_params) - co.econ_params.β*co.value((s′,d′))
 
 	return sum([bellman_residuals.^2 maximization_condition])
 end
 
-# ╔═╡ a20959be-65e4-4b69-9521-503bc59f0854
+# ╔═╡ 65e0b1fa-d5e1-4ff6-8736-c9d6b5f40150
+em1 = EconModel1(0.95, [1 0 0 ], [5 0 0 ])
+
+# ╔═╡ f30904a7-5caa-449a-a5bd-f2aa78777a9a
 begin
-	N=12
-	data = [(rand(1:500, N_constellations),rand(1:500, N_debris)) for n=1:N]
+	#setup the operators
+	operators = [ ConstellationOperator(payoff1,em1,value_function_generator())
+			,ConstellationOperator(payoff1,em1,value_function_generator())
+			,ConstellationOperator(payoff1,em1,value_function_generator())
+	]
+
+	#check whether or not we've matched the setup correctly.
+	@assert length(operators) == N_constellations "Mismatch in predetermined number of constellations and the number of operators initialized"
 end
 
-# ╔═╡ dff642d9-ec5a-4fed-a059-6c07760a3a58
-#loss function
-loss(s,d) = Ξ(s,d,bm,em,payoff1)
-
-# ╔═╡ 20c777b5-4295-4478-8f53-b18cd409c8ae
-s1 = ones(N_constellations)
-
-# ╔═╡ 1d65707c-6333-4252-ace6-bad47146ba06
-d1 = ones(N_debris)
-
 # ╔═╡ 43b99708-0052-4b78-886c-92ac2b532f29
-Ξ(s1,d1,bm,em,payoff1)
+begin
+	s1 = ones(N_constellations)
+	d1 = ones(N_debris)
+	Ξ(s1,d1,bm,operators[1])
+end
+
+# ╔═╡ dff642d9-ec5a-4fed-a059-6c07760a3a58
+#planner's loss function
+function planners_loss(s,d) 
+	l = 0.0
+	for co in operators
+		l += Ξ(s,d,bm,co)
+	end
+	return l
+end
+		
 
-# ╔═╡ 39433c1a-c3ac-45b0-b1bf-ff2d42ca9cbb
+# ╔═╡ 5abebc1a-370c-4f5f-8826-dc0b143d5166
+md"""
+## Constructing data
+"""
 
+# ╔═╡ a20959be-65e4-4b69-9521-503bc59f0854
+begin
+	N=20 #increase later
+	data = [(rand(1:500, N_constellations),rand(1:500, N_debris)) for n=1:N]
+end
 
 # ╔═╡ 6bf8d29a-7990-4e91-86e6-d9894ed3db27
 #optimizer
-ADAM = Flux.Optimise.ADAM()
+ADAM = Flux.Optimise.ADAM(0.01)
 
-# ╔═╡ 74f5fde3-0593-46fc-a688-f1db7ab28c64
-for epoch in 1:200
-	#train the policy funciton
-	Flux.Optimise.train!(loss, params(policy), data, ADAM)
+# ╔═╡ e7ee1a0f-ab9b-439e-a7be-4a6d3b8f160d
+begin
+	accum1 = 0.0
+	for d in data
+		accum1 += planners_loss(d...)
+	end
+	accum1/N
+end
 
-	#Sweep through the value functions:w
+# ╔═╡ 74f5fde3-0593-46fc-a688-f1db7ab28c64
+# Social planners problem
+for epoch in 1:20
+	#train the social planner's policy funciton
+	Flux.Optimise.train!(planners_loss, params(policy), data, ADAM)
 	
-	#Train the value functions
-	Flux.Optimise.train!(loss, params(value), data, ADAM)
+	#Sweep through training the value functions
+	for co in operators
+		Flux.Optimise.train!(planners_loss, params(co.value), data, ADAM)
+	end
 end
 
 # ╔═╡ 02f3fe78-e7a7-453f-9ddf-acddf08d8676
 begin
 	accum = 0.0
 	for d in data
-		accum += loss(d...)
+		accum += planners_loss(d...)
 	end
 	accum/N
 end
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