diff --git a/crates/applications/stacked_cores/scripts/stacked_cores_40xx_db.py b/crates/applications/stacked_cores/scripts/stacked_cores_40xx_db.py
index 81705b6..0852c7c 100755
--- a/crates/applications/stacked_cores/scripts/stacked_cores_40xx_db.py
+++ b/crates/applications/stacked_cores/scripts/stacked_cores_40xx_db.py
@@ -78,17 +78,20 @@ sims = [
     (SimParams(8,  2, 600, "5e10"), "fwd_40_600um_8_5_1_5e10",  20000),
     (SimParams(10, 2, 600, "5e10"), "fwd_40_600um_10_5_1_5e10", 20000),
 
-    # partially complete
     (SimParams(24, 1, 800, "1e11"), "fwd_40_800um_24_3_1_1e11", 12000),
     (SimParams(18, 2, 800, "1e11"), "fwd_40_800um_18_5_1_1e11", 10000),
-    (SimParams(18, 2, 800, "5e10"), "fwd_40_800um_18_5_1_5e10", 10000),
     (SimParams(12, 3, 800, "5e10"), "fwd_40_800um_12_7_1_5e10",  8000),
+
+    # partially complete
+    (SimParams(18, 2, 800, "5e10"), "fwd_40_800um_18_5_1_5e10", 10000),
     (SimParams(12, 3, 800, "1e11"), "fwd_40_800um_12_7_1_1e11",  8000),
     (SimParams(10, 4, 800, "2e11"), "fwd_40_800um_10_9_1_2e11",  8000),
-    (SimParams(10, 4, 800, "5e10"), "fwd_40_800um_10_9_1_5e10",  8000),
-    (SimParams(10, 4, 800, "1e11"), "fwd_40_800um_10_9_1_1e11",  8000),
     (SimParams(12, 2, 800, "5e10"), "fwd_40_800um_12_5_1_5e10",  8000),
+    (SimParams(8,  5, 800, "5e10"), "fwd_40_800um_8_11_1_5e10",  8000),
+    (SimParams(12, 2, 800, "5e10"), "fwd_40_800um_12_5_1_5e10",  8000),
+    (SimParams(10, 4, 800, "5e10"), "fwd_40_800um_10_9_1_5e10",  8000),
     (SimParams(12, 2, 800, "1e11"), "fwd_40_800um_12_5_1_1e11",  8000),
+    (SimParams(10, 4, 800, "1e11"), "fwd_40_800um_10_9_1_1e11",  8000),
 ]
 
 measurements = { real.machine_name: [human, norm, None, None] for (real, human, norm) in sims }
diff --git a/crates/applications/stacked_cores/src/main.rs b/crates/applications/stacked_cores/src/main.rs
index 633e495..3b21e08 100644
--- a/crates/applications/stacked_cores/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/applications/stacked_cores/src/main.rs
@@ -3787,59 +3787,66 @@ fn main() {
         ;
         for init_set in [
             &[
+                // establish the domain/range
                 ("p100",  1.00),
                 ("n100", -1.00),
                 ("000",   0.00),
-                ("p050",  0.50),
-                ("n050", -0.50),
-                ("p020",  0.20),
-                ("n020", -0.20),
             // ][..],
             // &[
-                ("p200",  2.00),
-                ("n200", -2.00),
+                // establish the slope around the most likely stable/amplifying region
+                ("n005", -0.05),
+                ("p005",  0.05),
+                ("n015", -0.15),
                 ("p010",  0.10),
                 ("n010", -0.10),
+                ("n007", -0.07),
+                ("n017", -0.17),
+                ("n013", -0.13),
+            ][..],
+            &[
+                // fill in the hopefully-less-interesting/impactful regions
+                ("p050",  0.50),
+                ("n050", -0.50),
+                ("p200",  2.00),
+                ("n200", -2.00),
                 ("p030",  0.30),
                 ("n030", -0.30),
                 ("p080",  0.80),
                 ("n080", -0.80),
             // ][..],
             // &[
-                ("p005",  0.05),
-                ("n005", -0.05),
-                ("n015", -0.15),
+                ("p020",  0.20),
+                ("n020", -0.20),
                 ("n025", -0.25),
                 ("n040", -0.40),
                 ("n060", -0.60),
                 ("p150",  1.50),
                 ("n150", -1.50),
 
-                ("n007", -0.07),
-                ("n017", -0.17),
-                ("n013", -0.13),
             ][..],
         ] {
             for (coupling_loops, s0_loops, s_major, cur_str, cur_flt) in [
-                (24, 1, um(800), "1e11", 1e11), // verified geom
-                (18, 2, um(800), "1e11", 1e11), // verified geom
-                (12, 3, um(800), "5e10", 5e10), // verified geom
-                (18, 2, um(800), "5e10", 5e10), // verified geom
-                (12, 3, um(800), "1e11", 1e11), // verified geom
-                (10, 4, um(800), "2e11", 2e11),
-                (12, 2, um(800), "5e10", 5e10),
-                (12, 2, um(800), "1e11", 1e11),
-                (10, 4, um(800), "5e10", 5e10),
-                (10, 4, um(800), "1e11", 1e11),
+                (24, 1, um(800), "1e11", 1e11), // completed; verified geom
+                (18, 2, um(800), "1e11", 1e11), // completed; verified geom
+                (12, 3, um(800), "5e10", 5e10), // completed; verified geom
+
+                (18, 2, um(800), "5e10", 5e10), // incomplete; verified geom
+                (12, 3, um(800), "1e11", 1e11), // incomplete; verified geom
+                (10, 4, um(800), "2e11", 2e11), // incomplete; UNVERIFIED GEOM
+                (8,  5, um(800), "5e10", 5e10), // incomplete; UNVERIFIED GEOM
+                (12, 2, um(800), "5e10", 5e10), // incomplete; UNVERIFIED GEOM
+                (10, 4, um(800), "5e10", 5e10), // incomplete; UNVERIFIED GEOM
+                (12, 2, um(800), "1e11", 1e11), // incomplete; UNVERIFIED GEOM
+                (10, 4, um(800), "1e11", 1e11), // incomplete; UNVERIFIED GEOM
 
                 (6,  3, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // completed
-                // (10, 3, um(600), "5e10", 5e10),
-                // (8,  3, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // completed
+                (10, 3, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // completed
+                (8,  3, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // completed
 
                 (6,  2, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // completed
                 (8,  2, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // completed
-                (10, 2, um(600), "5e10", 5e10),
-                // (12, 2, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // completed
+                (10, 2, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // completed
+                (12, 2, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // completed
 
 
                 // (8,  1, um(600), "5e10", 5e10), // not started