diff --git a/mandelbrot.cpp b/mandelbrot.cpp
index 3bb097d..a7ebe82 100644
--- a/mandelbrot.cpp
+++ b/mandelbrot.cpp
@@ -18,22 +18,25 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 #include "mandelbrot.h"
+#include "mpreal.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <limits>
 
 using namespace mpfr;
 
 Mandelbrotc::Mandelbrotc(Vec2mp const &f, Vec2mp const &t, Vec2i const &s, uint32_t mi)
                        : f(f), t(t), s(s), max_iter(mi)
 {
+    mpreal::set_default_prec(digits2bits(100));
     this->threads = std::vector<std::thread>();
-    //this->screen = std::vector<std::vector<uint8_t>>();
-    this->screen = new uint8_t*[s.x];
+    this->screen = new double*[s.x];
     for(int i = 0; i < s.x; ++i)
-        this->screen[i] = new uint8_t[s.y];
+        this->screen[i] = new double[s.y];
 
     this->done = false;
+    this->diff = mpreal(0.0001);
 }
 
 void Mandelbrotc::start_threads(bool first)
@@ -70,14 +73,16 @@ void Mandelbrotc::calc(const uint8_t tid)
         }
     }
 
+    this->updatePrec();
+
     //std::cout << "thread " << tid << " done" << std::endl;
     if (tid == thread_count-1)
         this->done = true;
 }
 
-uint32_t Mandelbrotc::mandelbrot(const Vec2mp &n)
+double Mandelbrotc::mandelbrot(const Vec2mp &n)
 {
-    uint32_t iter = 0;
+    double iter = 0.0;
 
     // BigFloat x = BigFloat(n.x.precision);
     // x.setValue(0.0);
@@ -88,15 +93,65 @@ uint32_t Mandelbrotc::mandelbrot(const Vec2mp &n)
     mpreal y = mpreal(0.0);
     mpreal x2 = mpreal(0.0);
     mpreal y2 = mpreal(0.0);
+    mpreal xtemp = mpreal(0.0);
 
-    while (x2 + y2 <= 4 && iter < max_iter) {
-        y = 2.0 * x * y + n.y;
-        x = x2 - y2 + n.x;
-        x2 = x * x;
-        y2 = y * y;
+    // while (x2 + y2 <= (1 << 16) && iter < max_iter) {
+    //     y = 2.0 * x * y + n.y;
+    //     x = x2 - y2 + n.x;
+    //     x2 = x * x;
+    //     y2 = y * y;
+
+    //     iter++;
+    // }
+
+    while (x*x + y*y <= (1 << 16) && iter < max_iter) {
+        xtemp = x*x - y*y + n.x;
+        y = 2*x*y + n.y;
+        x = xtemp;
 
         iter++;
     }
 
-    return iter;//+ 1 - log(log2(abs((int)x2)));
+    if (iter == max_iter)
+        return max_iter;
+
+    double log_zn = (mpfr::log(x*x + y*y) / 2).toDouble();
+    double nu = log(log_zn / log(2)) / log(2);
+
+    iter = iter + 1 - nu;
+
+    return iter;
+    //return iter + 1 - log(log2(x2.toDouble()+y2.toDouble()));
+}
+
+void Mandelbrotc::updatePrec()
+{
+    //std::cout << "before updatePrec: " << this->f.x.get_prec() << std::endl;
+    mpfr_prec_t bprec = this->f.x.get_prec();
+    mpfr_prec_t aprec;
+
+    std::cout << "before updatePrec def: " << mpfr::bits2digits(
+              bprec) << std::endl;
+
+    if (mpfr::abs(mpfr::abs(this->f.x) - mpfr::abs(this->t.x)) < diff ||
+        (mpfr::abs(this->f.x) - mpfr::abs(this->t.y)) < diff) {
+
+        aprec = mpfr::digits2bits(mpfr::bits2digits(bprec)+5);
+
+        std::cout << "true" << std::endl;
+    }
+    else {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    this->f.x.set_prec(aprec);
+    this->f.y.set_prec(aprec);
+    this->t.x.set_prec(aprec);
+    this->t.y.set_prec(aprec);
+
+    //std::cout << "after updatePrec: " << this->f.x.get_prec() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "after updatePrec def: " << mpfr::bits2digits(
+            this->f.x.get_prec()) << std::endl;
+
+    diff = mpfr::abs(mpfr::abs(this->f.x) - mpfr::abs(this->t.x));
 }
diff --git a/mandelbrot.h b/mandelbrot.h
index 3b0312c..2f34e58 100644
--- a/mandelbrot.h
+++ b/mandelbrot.h
@@ -32,16 +32,18 @@ class Mandelbrotc {
 public:
     Vec2mp f, t;
     uint8_t thread_count;
+    mpfr::mpreal diff;
     std::vector<std::thread> threads;
     Vec2i s;
     //std::vector<std::vector<uint8_t>> screen;
-    uint8_t **screen;
+    double **screen;
     bool done;
     uint32_t max_iter;
 
     Mandelbrotc(Vec2mp const &f, Vec2mp const &t, Vec2i const &s, uint32_t mi);
     void start_threads(bool first);
     void stop_threads();
-    uint32_t mandelbrot(const Vec2mp &n);
+    double mandelbrot(const Vec2mp &n);
     void calc(const uint8_t tid);
+    void updatePrec();
 };