diff --git a/buildNumber.properties b/buildNumber.properties
index dffcdd54..e26fdb94 100644
--- a/buildNumber.properties
+++ b/buildNumber.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #maven.buildNumber.plugin properties file
-#Sat Nov 30 20:54:45 EST 2024
-buildNumber=443
+#Sat Nov 30 21:00:16 EST 2024
+buildNumber=444
diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index 924121f8..dbab0e66 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -1199,6 +1199,7 @@ Convert server side fluid storage to using buffers
 Move cellular automata simulator package
 Update fluid chunk dimensions to correspond with C code
 Update release build system to include shared libraries
+Break out solver consts
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/fluid/includes/solver_consts.h b/src/fluid/includes/solver_consts.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..646baf90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fluid/includes/solver_consts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef SOLVER_CONSTS_H
+#define SOLVER_CONSTS_H
+
+#define LINEARSOLVERTIMES 5
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/fluid/src/fluidsim.c b/src/fluid/src/fluidsim.c
index a4fbfa40..69e64bf7 100644
--- a/src/fluid/src/fluidsim.c
+++ b/src/fluid/src/fluidsim.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "./chunkmask.c"
 #include "./velocitystep.c"
 #include "./densitystep.c"
+#include "../includes/solver_consts.h"
 
 #ifndef SAVE_STEPS
 #define SAVE_STEPS 0
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
 
 
 #define DIM 18
-#define LINEARSOLVERTIMES 20
 #define REALLY_SMALL_VALUE 0.00001
 
 #define DIFFUSION_CONSTANT 0.00001
diff --git a/src/fluid/src/velocitystep.c b/src/fluid/src/velocitystep.c
index cc93df15..f5ea0ee3 100644
--- a/src/fluid/src/velocitystep.c
+++ b/src/fluid/src/velocitystep.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "../includes/utilities.h"
 #include "../includes/chunkmask.h"
 #include "../includes/chunk.h"
+#include "../includes/solver_consts.h"
 
 
 #define BOUND_NO_DIR 0
@@ -15,8 +16,6 @@
 #define SET_BOUND_IGNORE 0
 #define SET_BOUND_USE_NEIGHBOR 1
 
-#define LINEARSOLVERTIMES 20
-
 static inline void add_source(int N, float * x, float * s, float dt);
 static inline void advect(uint32_t chunk_mask, int N, int b, float ** jrd, float ** jrd0, float * u, float * v, float * w, float dt);