diff --git a/simulator/Cargo.lock b/simulator/Cargo.lock
index 4963fbb..1f2381e 100644
--- a/simulator/Cargo.lock
+++ b/simulator/Cargo.lock
@@ -14,6 +14,56 @@ version = "0.2.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "683d7910e743518b0e34f1186f92494becacb047c7b6bf616c96772180fef923"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "anstream"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "824a212faf96e9acacdbd09febd34438f8f711fb84e09a8916013cd7815ca28d"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "anstyle-parse",
+ "anstyle-query",
+ "anstyle-wincon",
+ "colorchoice",
+ "is_terminal_polyfill",
+ "utf8parse",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle"
+version = "1.0.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "940b3a0ca603d1eade50a4846a2afffd5ef57a9feac2c0e2ec2e14f9ead76000"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle-parse"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "52ce7f38b242319f7cabaa6813055467063ecdc9d355bbb4ce0c68908cd8130e"
+dependencies = [
+ "utf8parse",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle-query"
+version = "1.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "40c48f72fd53cd289104fc64099abca73db4166ad86ea0b4341abe65af83dadc"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle-wincon"
+version = "3.0.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "291e6a250ff86cd4a820112fb8898808a366d8f9f58ce16d1f538353ad55747d"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "once_cell_polyfill",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "approx"
 version = "0.5.1"
@@ -76,12 +126,58 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "clap"
+version = "4.6.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "aa8876b300ab35ba921adea3dfd70157a46249b33f95c9084ae5709785478946"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap_builder",
+ "clap_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_builder"
+version = "4.6.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ec0797fb7aeb1406c84efac526901f7ec3ead2124f946b494e72879d4b54704d"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstream",
+ "anstyle",
+ "clap_lex",
+ "strsim",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_derive"
+version = "4.6.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f9c751b79415d4e559e3d1fcf128e09e720eb673a06d26cf6f392d37d75b66e0"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_lex"
+version = "1.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1c133bc6a41be0d194c306b5506d15e6feeea7b1d6604bd3f8310dfb2ca96486"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "color_quant"
 version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3d7b894f5411737b7867f4827955924d7c254fc9f4d91a6aad6b097804b1018b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "colorchoice"
+version = "1.0.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1d07550c9036bf2ae0c684c4297d503f838287c83c53686d05370d0e139ae570"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "core_maths"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -109,6 +205,31 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-deque"
+version = "0.8.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "622f3fc73690be383c7214310406f28a90e6edeadc3cea882f9d71e495b9711a"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-epoch",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-epoch"
+version = "0.9.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc74980687109a3b14c72fd458107bf0baa1da1a1a805e178d15501ba9b86d9d"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.8.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a31eee39dddec8330830986fcd7625edb5a24ec90ea038215273bbc3adb08ac6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "downcast-rs"
 version = "2.0.2"
@@ -255,6 +376,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "foldhash 0.2.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "heck"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "image"
 version = "0.24.9"
@@ -268,6 +395,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "png",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
+version = "1.70.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a6cb138bb79a146c1bd460005623e142ef0181e3d0219cb493e02f7d08a35695"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.191"
@@ -392,6 +525,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "malloc_buf",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "once_cell_polyfill"
+version = "1.70.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "384b8ab6d37215f3c5301a95a4accb5d64aa607f1fcb26a11b5303878451b4fe"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ordered-float"
 version = "5.5.1"
@@ -487,6 +626,26 @@ version = "0.10.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "63b8176103e19a2643978565ca18b50549f6101881c443590420e4dc998a3c69"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rayon"
+version = "1.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fb39b166781f92d482534ef4b4b1b2568f42613b53e5b6c160e24cfbfa30926d"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "rayon-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rayon-core"
+version = "1.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22e18b0f0062d30d4230b2e85ff77fdfe4326feb054b9783a3460d8435c8ab91"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-deque",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "robust"
 version = "1.2.0"
@@ -524,10 +683,12 @@ checksum = "3a219298ac11a56ea9a6d2120044824d6f01aeb034955e7af7bc16858527deea"
 name = "simulator"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "clap",
  "glam 0.34.3",
  "macroquad",
  "parry2d",
  "rand",
+ "rayon",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -554,6 +715,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "smallvec",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strsim"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7da8b5736845d9f2fcb837ea5d9e2628564b3b043a70948a3f0b778838c5fb4f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "3.0.9"
@@ -600,6 +767,12 @@ version = "1.0.27"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a2c754d6c33795a1c324727428e5a7dedb5b06195f9890bdbcba760d3e246563"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "utf8parse"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wide"
 version = "1.7.1"
@@ -632,6 +805,21 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-link"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f0805222e57f7521d6a62e36fa9163bc891acd422f971defe97d64e70d0a4fe5"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.61.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ae137229bcbd6cdf0f7b80a31df61766145077ddf49416a728b02cb3921ff3fc"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-link",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zlib-rs"
 version = "0.6.8"
diff --git a/simulator/Cargo.toml b/simulator/Cargo.toml
index 0e52bd6..afa3347 100644
--- a/simulator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/simulator/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
+clap = { version = "4.6.7", features = ["derive"] }
 glam = "0.34.3"
 macroquad = "0.4.16"
 parry2d = "0.31.1"
 rand_gen = { package = "rand", version = "0.10.3" }
+rayon = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/simulator/src/main.rs b/simulator/src/main.rs
index 551eaa7..4ea0295 100644
--- a/simulator/src/main.rs
+++ b/simulator/src/main.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ use rand_gen::SeedableRng;
 use rand_gen::distr::Distribution;
 use rand_gen::distr::Uniform;
 use rand_gen::rngs::SmallRng;
+use rayon::iter::IntoParallelIterator;
+use rayon::iter::ParallelIterator;
+
+use clap::Parser;
 
 const VIEW_DIST: f32 = 180.0;
 const BOT_RADIUS: f32 = 16.0;
@@ -326,7 +330,7 @@ async fn run_simulation(seed: u64) -> (i32, i32) {
     }
 }
 
-async fn run_headless_simulation(seed: u64) -> (i32, i32) {
+fn run_headless_simulation(seed: u64) -> (i32, i32) {
     let mut sim = Simulation::new(seed);
 
     loop {
@@ -337,24 +341,47 @@ async fn run_headless_simulation(seed: u64) -> (i32, i32) {
 }
 
 
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct Cli {
+    /// run headless, allows multithreading
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    no_gui: bool,
+
+    /// number of samples
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    run_count: Option<u64>,
+
+    ///// Sets a custom config file
+    //#[arg(short, long, value_name = "FILE")]
+    //config: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Turn debugging information on
+    #[arg(short, long, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
+    debug: u8,
+}
 
 #[macroquad::main("Adversarial Foraging Simulator")]
 async fn main() {
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+    let iters = cli.run_count.unwrap_or(1);
+    
+    let (red, blu) = if cli.no_gui { 
+        (0..iters).into_par_iter().map(run_headless_simulation).reduce(|| (0,0), |a,b| (a.0 + b.0, a.1 + b.1))
+    } else {
+        let (mut rtot, mut btot) = (0, 0);
+        for i in 0..iters  {
+            let (red, blu) = run_simulation(i).await;
+            rtot += red;
+            btot += blu;
 
-    let mut rtot = 0;
-    let mut btot = 0;
-    for i in 0..100 {
+            println!("{} wins! RED: {red}, BLU: {blu}", if red > blu {"red"} else {"blue"});
+        }
+        (rtot,btot)
+    };
 
-        let (red, blu) = run_headless_simulation(i).await;
-
-        rtot += red;
-        btot += blu;
-
-        println!("{} wins! RED: {red}, BLU: {blu}", if red > blu {"red"} else {"blue"});
-    }
-
-    let red = rtot / 100;
-    let blu = btot / 100;
+    let red = red as f32 / iters as f32;
+    let blu = blu as f32 / iters as f32;
     println!("{} wins on average! RED: {red}, BLU: {blu}", if red > blu {"red"} else {"blue"});
 
 }