diff --git a/RockSpawner.gd b/RockSpawner.gd
index 11b862d..8ee3373 100644
--- a/RockSpawner.gd
+++ b/RockSpawner.gd
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ func _spawn_rock():
 
 func _set_rock_position(rock):
 	var rect = get_viewport().size
-	rock.position = Vector2(rand_range(0, rect.x), -100)
+	#rock.position = Vector2(rand_range(0, rect.x), -100)
+	rock.position = Vector2(250, rand_range(-10, 400)) 
+	# 250 so they spawn off screen, -10 to 400 so they spawn somewhere above or below the platy
 
 
 func _on_SpawnTimer_timeout():
diff --git a/RockSpawner.tscn b/RockSpawner.tscn
index 0b863ee..90608b5 100644
--- a/RockSpawner.tscn
+++ b/RockSpawner.tscn
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
-[gd_scene format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://RockSpawner.gd" type="Script" id=1]
 
 [node name="RockSpawner" type="Node"]
+script = ExtResource( 1 )
+
+[node name="SpawnTimer" type="Timer" parent="."]
+wait_time = 3.0
+autostart = true
+
+[connection signal="timeout" from="SpawnTimer" to="." method="_on_SpawnTimer_timeout"]
diff --git a/rock1.gd b/rock1.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d7ffc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rock1.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+extends RigidBody2D
+
+
+# Declare member variables here. Examples:
+# var a = 2
+# var b = "text"
+
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready():
+	pass # Replace with function body.
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+#func _process(delta):
+#	pass
+
+
+func _on_VisibilityNotifier2D_viewport_exited(viewport):
+	queue_free()
diff --git a/rock1.tscn b/rock1.tscn
index be8b6ef..fe90247 100644
--- a/rock1.tscn
+++ b/rock1.tscn
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=4 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/textures/rock1.png" type="Texture" id=1]
+[ext_resource path="res://rock1.gd" type="Script" id=2]
 
 [sub_resource type="CircleShape2D" id=1]
 radius = 32.0067
 
-[node name="rock1" type="RigidBody2D"]
-position = Vector2( 258.349, 4.97968 )
+[node name="rock1" type="RigidBody2D" groups=[
+"rocks",
+]]
+position = Vector2( 262.839, -114.001 )
 gravity_scale = 0.0
 linear_velocity = Vector2( -100, 0 )
+script = ExtResource( 2 )
 
 [node name="Sprite" type="Sprite" parent="."]
 position = Vector2( -6.89056, 239.487 )
@@ -18,3 +22,7 @@ texture = ExtResource( 1 )
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="."]
 position = Vector2( -6.61053, 238.888 )
 shape = SubResource( 1 )
+
+[node name="VisibilityNotifier2D" type="VisibilityNotifier2D" parent="."]
+
+[connection signal="viewport_exited" from="VisibilityNotifier2D" to="." method="_on_VisibilityNotifier2D_viewport_exited"]