diff --git a/fcore/player-enemy.sml b/fcore/player-enemy.sml
index ffae80b..40fc2c1 100644
--- a/fcore/player-enemy.sml
+++ b/fcore/player-enemy.sml
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ struct
                  let
                    val enemyCollisions = QuadTree.getCollisions
                      (x, y, size, size, 0, 0, 1920, 1080, 0, enemyTree)
-                   val lst = [W_ATTACKED NOT_ATTACKED]
+
                    val player =
-                     Player.enemyCollisionReaction
-                       (player, enemies, enemyCollisions, lst)
+                     Player.exitAttackedAndCheckEnemies
+                       (player, enemies, enemyCollisions)
 
                    val enemies = Enemy.filterProjectileCollisions
                      (Vector.length enemies - 1, enemies, projectileTree, [])
@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@ struct
                   * allowing a brief invincibility period as is common in many games 
                   * *)
                  let
-                   val amt = amt + 1
-                   val attacked = ATTACKED amt
-                   val player = Player.withPatch (player, W_ATTACKED attacked)
-
+                   val player = Player.incrementAttacked (player, amt)
                    val enemies = Enemy.filterProjectileCollisions
                      (Vector.length enemies - 1, enemies, projectileTree, [])
                  in
diff --git a/fcore/player.sml b/fcore/player.sml
index 0ea1595..5b97f29 100644
--- a/fcore/player.sml
+++ b/fcore/player.sml
@@ -494,6 +494,29 @@ struct
         end
     | [] => PlayerPatch.withPatches (player, acc)
 
+  fun incrementAttacked (player, amt) =
+    let val patch = ATTACKED (amt + 1)
+    in PlayerPatch.withPatch (player, W_ATTACKED patch)
+    end
+
+  fun exitAttackedAndCheckEnemies (player, enemies, enemyCollisions) =
+    enemyCollisionReaction
+      (player, enemies, enemyCollisions, [W_ATTACKED NOT_ATTACKED])
+
+  fun getEnemyCollisionsWhenAttacking (x, y, enemyTree) =
+    let
+      val x = x - Constants.halfPlayerSize
+      val y = y - Constants.halfPlayerSize
+      val size = Constants.playerSize * 2
+
+      val ww = Constants.worldWidth
+      val wh = Constants.worldHeight
+            val enemyCollisions = QuadTree.getCollisions
+              (x, y, size, size, 0, 0, ww, wh, 0, enemyTree)
+    in
+      Vector.fromList enemyCollisions
+    end
+
   (* block is placeholder asset *)
   fun helpGetDrawVec (x, y, size, width, height, attacked, mainAttack) =
     case mainAttack of