diff --git a/day24/py/main.py b/day24/py/main.py
index 3f8fff5..6a5115b 100644
--- a/day24/py/main.py
+++ b/day24/py/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import enum
 import sys
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 
 
 class TileState(enum.Enum):
@@ -9,36 +9,145 @@ class TileState(enum.Enum):
 
 
 class Grid:
-    def __init__(self, grid: List[List[TileState]]):
+    def __init__(self, grid: List[List[TileState]], parent: 'Grid' = None, child: 'Grid' = None):
         self.grid = grid
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.child = child
 
-    def run_generation(self):
+    # Will run a generation of the game. If recursie is true, then the child grid will be checked.
+    def run_generation(self, recurse: bool = True, visited: Optional[List['Grid']] = None):
+        if visited is None:
+            visited = []
+
+        visited.append(self)
         res = self.copy()
 
         for row, row_items in enumerate(self.grid):
             for col in range(len(row_items)):
-                adjacent_tiles = [self.grid[row + d_row][col + d_col] for (d_row, d_col) in ((0, 1), (1, 0), (0, -1), (-1, 0))
-                                  if 0 <= row + d_row < len(self.grid) and 0 <= col + d_col < len(row_items)
-                                  ]
-                if self.grid[row][col] == TileState.EMPTY and adjacent_tiles.count(TileState.OCCUPIED) in (1, 2):
+                if recurse and (row, col) == self._get_center():
+                    continue
+
+                num_occupied_adjacent = self._get_num_occupied_adjacent(row, col, recurse)
+                if self.grid[row][col] == TileState.EMPTY and num_occupied_adjacent in (1, 2):
                     res[row][col] = TileState.OCCUPIED
-                elif adjacent_tiles.count(TileState.OCCUPIED) != 1:
+                elif num_occupied_adjacent != 1:
                     res[row][col] = TileState.EMPTY
 
+        if recurse:
+            center_row, center_col = self._get_center()
+            # A child generation only needs to run if we have any tiles adjacent to it
+            if self.child not in visited and (self.child is not None or self._get_num_occupied_adjacent(center_row, center_col, False) > 0):
+                self._make_child()
+                self.child.run_generation(recurse, visited)
+
+            if self.parent not in visited and (self.parent is not None or self._get_num_occupied_at_edges() > 0):
+                self._make_parent()
+                self.parent.run_generation(recurse, visited)
+
         self.grid = res
 
+    # Gets the numebr of occupied tiles adjacent to a certain cell. If recurse is true, then the child grid will
+    # be checked.
+    def _get_num_occupied_adjacent(self, row: int, col: int, recurse: bool) -> int:
+        adjacent_count = 0
+        for d_row, d_col in ((0, 1), (1, 0), (0, -1), (-1, 0)):
+            row_candidate, col_candidate = (row + d_row, col + d_col)
+            if (0 <= row_candidate < len(self.grid) and 0 <= col + d_col < len(self.grid[row_candidate])
+                    and (not recurse or (row_candidate, col_candidate) != self._get_center())):
+                adjacent_count += 1 if self.grid[row_candidate][col_candidate] == TileState.OCCUPIED else 0
+
+        if not recurse:
+            return adjacent_count
+
+        adjacent_count += self._get_num_occupied_adjacent_in_child(row, col)
+        adjacent_count += self._get_num_occupied_adjacent_in_parent(row, col)
+
+        return adjacent_count
+
+    def _get_num_occupied_adjacent_in_child(self, row: int, col: int) -> int:
+        if self.child is None:
+            return 0
+
+        center_row, center_col = self._get_center()
+        d_row, d_col = (row - center_row, col - center_col)
+        # We must be adjacent to one of the four sides of the center tile
+        if (d_row, d_col) not in ((0, 1), (1, 0), (0, -1), (-1, 0)):
+            return 0
+
+        if d_row == 0:
+            # The column should either be the rightmos column or 0
+            col_to_scan = max(0, d_col * (len(self.child[0]) - 1))
+            return [row_items[col_to_scan] for row_items in self.child].count(TileState.OCCUPIED)
+        elif d_col == 0:
+            # The row should either be the bottom row or 0
+            row_to_scan = max(0, d_row * (len(self.child) - 1))
+            return self.child[row_to_scan].count(TileState.OCCUPIED)
+
+    def _get_num_occupied_adjacent_in_parent(self, row: int, col: int) -> int:
+        if self.parent is None:
+            return 0
+        # If the item we're checking is not on an edge, then don't check it
+        elif not (row in (0, len(self.grid) - 1) or col in (0, len(self.grid[len(self.grid) - 1]) - 1)):
+            return 0
+
+        adjacent_count = 0
+        parent_center_row, parent_center_col = self.parent._get_center()
+        if row == 0:
+            adjacent_count += 1 if self.parent[parent_center_row - 1][parent_center_col] == TileState.OCCUPIED else 0
+        elif row == len(self.grid) - 1:
+            adjacent_count += 1 if self.parent[parent_center_row + 1][parent_center_col] == TileState.OCCUPIED else 0
+
+        if col == 0:
+            adjacent_count += 1 if self.parent[parent_center_row][parent_center_col - 1] == TileState.OCCUPIED else 0
+        elif col == len(self.grid[len(self.grid) - 1]) - 1:
+            adjacent_count += 1 if self.parent[parent_center_row][parent_center_col + 1] == TileState.OCCUPIED else 0
+
+        return adjacent_count
+
+    def _get_num_occupied_at_edges(self) -> int:
+        occupied_count = 0
+        for row in (0, len(self.grid)-1):
+            occupied_count += self.grid[row].count(TileState.OCCUPIED)
+
+        for col in (0, len(self.grid[len(self.grid) - 1]) - 1):
+            occupied_count += [row_items[col] for row_items in self.grid].count(TileState.OCCUPIED)
+
+        return occupied_count
+
+    # _make_child will make a child node as we need it
+    # We can't do this in __init__ because otherwise it will recurse forever
+    def _make_child(self) -> None:
+        if self.child is not None:
+            return
+
+        self.child = Grid([[TileState.EMPTY] * len(self.grid[row]) for row in range(len(self.grid))], parent=self)
+
+    # _make_parent will make a parent node as we need it
+    # We can't do this in __init__ because otherwise it will recurse forever
+    def _make_parent(self) -> None:
+        if self.parent is not None:
+            return
+
+        self.parent = Grid([[TileState.EMPTY] * len(self.grid[row]) for row in range(len(self.grid))], child=self)
+
+    def _get_center(self) -> Tuple[int, int]:
+        return (len(self.grid)//2, len(self.grid[0])//2)
+
     def copy(self) -> 'Grid':
-        return Grid([row.copy() for row in self.grid])
+        return Grid([row.copy() for row in self.grid], self.parent, self.child)
 
     def get_biodiversity(self):
         score = 0
         for row, row_items in enumerate(self.grid):
             for col in range(len(row_items)):
-                if grid[row][col] == TileState.OCCUPIED:
+                if self.grid[row][col] == TileState.OCCUPIED:
                     score += 2 ** (row * len(self.grid[row]) + col)
 
         return score
 
+    def count(self, state: TileState) -> int:
+        return sum(row_items.count(state) for row_items in self.grid)
+
     def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> List[TileState]:
         return self.grid[index]
 
@@ -52,24 +161,44 @@ class Grid:
         if not isinstance(other, Grid):
             return False
 
-        return all(self.grid[row] == other[row] for row in range(len(self.grid)))
+        return self.__dict__ == other.__dict__
 
 
 def part1(grid: Grid) -> int:
     all_grids = []
     while len(all_grids) == 0 or all_grids[-1] not in all_grids[:-1]:
-        grid.run_generation()
+        grid.run_generation(recurse=False)
         all_grids.append(grid.copy())
 
     return all_grids[-1].get_biodiversity()
 
 
+def part2(grid: Grid) -> int:
+    for i in range(200):
+        grid.run_generation()
+
+    total = grid.count(TileState.OCCUPIED)
+
+    grid_cursor = grid.child
+    while grid_cursor is not None:
+        total += grid_cursor.count(TileState.OCCUPIED)
+        grid_cursor = grid_cursor.child
+
+    grid_cursor = grid.parent
+    while grid_cursor is not None:
+        total += grid_cursor.count(TileState.OCCUPIED)
+        grid_cursor = grid_cursor.parent
+
+    return total
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     if len(sys.argv) != 2:
         print("Usage: ./main.py in_file")
         sys.exit(1)
 
     with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
-        grid = Grid([[TileState(char) for char in line.rstrip('\n')] for line in f])
+        input_grid = Grid([[TileState(char) for char in line.rstrip('\n')] for line in f])
 
-    print(part1(grid))
+    print(part1(input_grid.copy()))
+    print(part2(input_grid.copy()))