diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index a11df2c..2187d1b 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -710,11 +710,11 @@
     function updateDementorVisuals() {
         const overlay = document.getElementById('dementor-overlay');
         const p = dementor.progress > 1 ? 1 : dementor.progress;
-        const opacity = 0.08 + (p * 0.35);
-        const size = 14 + (p * 22); // start at edges, creep inward
-        const darkness = 0.34 + (p * 0.45);
-        const vignette = 0.18 + (p * 0.22);
-        const blur = 0 + (p * 1.2);
+        const opacity = 0.12 + (p * 0.6); // darker as time passes
+        const size = 16 + (p * 54); // spread further toward center over time
+        const darkness = 0.36 + (p * 0.5);
+        const vignette = 0.18 + (p * 0.3);
+        const blur = 0 + (p * 1);
         const glow = 0.15 + (p * 0.75);
         overlay.style.opacity = opacity;
         overlay.style.setProperty('--circle-size', `${size}%`);