diff --git a/src/board.rs b/src/board.rs
index f69baa7..1ce912f 100644
--- a/src/board.rs
+++ b/src/board.rs
@@ -68,12 +68,10 @@ impl Board {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn possible_moves(&self, color: Piece) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (usize, usize)> + '_> {
-        Box::new(
-            (0..BOARD_SIZE)
-                .flat_map(|i| (0..BOARD_SIZE).map(move |j| (i, j)))
-                .filter(move |(i, j)| self.would_prop(*i, *j, color)),
-        )
+    pub fn possible_moves(&self, color: Piece) -> impl Iterator<Item = (usize, usize)> + use<'_> {
+        (0..BOARD_SIZE)
+            .flat_map(|i| (0..BOARD_SIZE).map(move |j| (i, j)))
+            .filter(move |(i, j)| self.would_prop(*i, *j, color))
     }
 
     /// Returns a mutable reference to a place on the [`Board`]
@@ -137,8 +135,8 @@ impl Board {
     /// DO NOT USE THIS ALONE, this should be called as a part of
     /// [`Board::place`] or [`Board::place_and_prop_unchecked`]
     // TODO! this function is responsible for approx 64% of the time spent computing moves in `ComplexAgent`
-    // IDEAS: early-exit from each chain so we don't have to call `diag` (which allocs a lot and uses a lot of cycles)
     // NOTE! got it down to 24.86% (61.1% decrease) with allocator optimizations
+    // IDEAS: early-exit from each chain so we don't have to call `diag` (which allocs a lot and uses a lot of cycles)
     fn propegate_from_dry(&self, i: usize, j: usize, starting_color: Piece) -> Vec<(usize, usize)> {
         // Create all chains from the piece being propegated from in `i` and `j` coordinates
         let (i_chain, j_chain) = (
diff --git a/src/complexagent.rs b/src/complexagent.rs
index db63410..9803a98 100644
--- a/src/complexagent.rs
+++ b/src/complexagent.rs
@@ -104,28 +104,27 @@ impl FutureMoves {
         board: &Board,
         color: Piece,
     ) -> Vec<usize> {
-        let children: Vec<_> = board
-            .possible_moves(color)
-            .flat_map(|(i, j)| board.what_if(i, j, color).map(|x| (i, j, x)))
-            .map(|(i, j, (new_board, captured))| {
-                let winner = new_board.game_winner(color);
-                Move {
-                    i,
-                    j,
-                    captured,
-                    color,
-                    board: new_board,
-                    winner,
-                    parent,
-                    children: Vec::new(),
-                    value: 0,
-                }
-            })
-            .collect();
-
         let parent_idx = parent;
         let start_idx = self.arena.len();
-        self.arena.extend(children);
+        self.arena.extend(
+            board
+                .possible_moves(color)
+                .flat_map(|(i, j)| board.what_if(i, j, color).map(|x| (i, j, x)))
+                .map(|(i, j, (new_board, captured))| {
+                    let winner = new_board.game_winner(color);
+                    Move {
+                        i,
+                        j,
+                        captured,
+                        color,
+                        board: new_board,
+                        winner,
+                        parent,
+                        children: Vec::new(),
+                        value: 0,
+                    }
+                }),
+        );
         let new_indices: Vec<usize> = (start_idx..self.arena.len()).collect();
 
         if let Some(parent_idx) = parent_idx {
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ pub struct ComplexAgent {
 
 impl ComplexAgent {
     pub fn new(color: Piece) -> Self {
-        const MAX_DEPTH: usize = 7;
+        const MAX_DEPTH: usize = 6;
         Self {
             color,
             future_moves: FutureMoves::new(color, MAX_DEPTH),
diff --git a/src/misc.rs b/src/misc.rs
index f998bbd..3f6cbe7 100644
--- a/src/misc.rs
+++ b/src/misc.rs
@@ -6,22 +6,23 @@ where
     RangeInclusive<T>: Iterator<Item = T> + DoubleEndedIterator,
     Rev<RangeInclusive<T>>: Iterator<Item = T>,
 {
-    let mut output = [const { Vec::new() }; 2];
-
     // check that x is in range
     if min > x || x > max {
-        return output;
+        return [const { Vec::new() }; 2];
     }
 
-    if x > min + T::one() {
-        let x_lower = x - T::one();
-        output[0] = (min..=x_lower).rev().collect();
-    }
-
-    if x + T::one() < max {
-        output[1] = ((x + T::one())..=max).collect();
-    }
-    output
+    [
+        if x > min + T::one() {
+            (min..=(x - T::one())).rev().collect()
+        } else {
+            Vec::new()
+        },
+        if x + T::one() < max {
+            ((x + T::one())..=max).collect()
+        } else {
+            Vec::new()
+        },
+    ]
 }
 
 pub fn diag<T>(i: T, j: T, min_i: T, min_j: T, max_i: T, max_j: T) -> [Vec<(T, T)>; 4]
@@ -33,28 +34,13 @@ where
     let i_chains = split_from(min_i, max_i, i);
     let j_chains = split_from(min_j, max_j, j);
 
-    [
-        i_chains[0]
+    [(0, 0), (1, 1), (1, 0), (0, 1)].map(|(a, b)| {
+        i_chains[a]
             .iter()
             .cloned()
-            .zip(j_chains[0].clone())
-            .collect(),
-        i_chains[1]
-            .iter()
-            .cloned()
-            .zip(j_chains[1].clone())
-            .collect(),
-        i_chains[1]
-            .iter()
-            .cloned()
-            .zip(j_chains[0].clone())
-            .collect(),
-        i_chains[0]
-            .iter()
-            .cloned()
-            .zip(j_chains[1].clone())
-            .collect(),
-    ]
+            .zip(j_chains[b].clone())
+            .collect()
+    })
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]