diff --git a/vis/js/headstart.js b/vis/js/headstart.js
index c8030299e..e4a64ef42 100644
--- a/vis/js/headstart.js
+++ b/vis/js/headstart.js
@@ -82,8 +82,12 @@ HeadstartFSM.prototype = {
   dynamicForcePapers: function(num_items) {
       if (num_items >= 150 && num_items < 200) {
         config.papers_force_alpha = 0.2;
-      } else if (num_items >= 200) {
+      } else if (num_items >= 200 && num_items < 350) {
           config.papers_force_alpha = 0.3;
+      } else if (num_items >= 350 && num_items < 500) {
+          config.papers_force_alpha = 0.4;
+      }else if (num_items >= 500) {
+          config.papers_force_alpha = 0.6;
       }
   },
   
@@ -100,24 +104,22 @@ HeadstartFSM.prototype = {
           this.adjustSizes(0.8, 1.1);
       } else if (num_items >= 250 && num_items < 300) {
           this.adjustSizes(0.7, 1.1);
-      } else if (num_items >= 250 && num_items < 300) {
-          this.adjustSizes(0.6, 1.1);
       } else if (num_items >= 300 && num_items < 350) {
-          this.adjustSizes(0.5, 1.2);
+          this.adjustSizes(0.7, 1.2);
       } else if (num_items >= 350 && num_items < 400) {
-          this.adjustSizes(0.4, 1.2);
+          this.adjustSizes(0.7, 1.2);
       } else if (num_items >= 400 && num_items < 450) {
-          this.adjustSizes(0.3, 1.2);
+          this.adjustSizes(0.7, 1.2);
       } else if (num_items >= 450 && num_items < 500) {
-          this.adjustSizes(0.2, 1.2);
+          this.adjustSizes(0.7, 1.2);
       } else if (num_items >= 500) {
-          this.adjustSizes(0.1, 1.2);
+          this.adjustSizes(0.6, 1.2);
       }
   },
   
   adjustSizes: function(resize_paper_factor, resize_bubble_factor) {
-      //config.papers_min_scale /= resize_paper_factor;
-      config.papers_max_scale /= resize_paper_factor;
+      config.paper_min_scale *= resize_paper_factor;
+      config.paper_max_scale *= resize_paper_factor;
           
       config.bubble_min_scale *= resize_bubble_factor;
       config.bubble_max_scale *= resize_bubble_factor;