diff --git a/classes/level/level.gd b/classes/level/level.gd
index 8108fd7..4d6d57b 100644
--- a/classes/level/level.gd
+++ b/classes/level/level.gd
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class_name Level extends Node2D
 
 
 @export var director: StateMachine
+@export var camera: Camera2D
 @export var player_1_spawn: PlayerSpawnPoint
 @export var player_2_spawn: PlayerSpawnPoint
 @export var ball_spawn: BallSpawnPoint
@@ -14,9 +15,14 @@ var player_1: Player
 var player_2: Player
 var ball: Ball
 
+var scoreboard: Vector2i
+var current_round: int
+var restarted: bool
+
 func _ready() -> void:
 	# :sheesh:
 	assert(director != null, "no director set")
+	assert(camera != null, "no camera set")
 	assert(player_1_spawn != null, "no player 1 spawn point set")
 	assert(player_2_spawn != null, "no player 2 spawn point set")
 	assert(ball_spawn != null, "no ball spawn point set")
diff --git a/scenes/level_camera/level_camera_2d.gd b/scenes/level_camera/level_camera_2d.gd
index 10369a4..32f2e41 100644
--- a/scenes/level_camera/level_camera_2d.gd
+++ b/scenes/level_camera/level_camera_2d.gd
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 extends Camera2D
 
-enum FollowTarget { BALL, PLAYER1, PLAYER2 }
-
 @export_range(0, 1, 0.01) var ball_weight: float = 0.6
 @export_range(0, 1, 0.01) var player_weight: float = 0.2
 @export var follow_speed: float = 8.0
 @export var deadzone_margin: float = 100.0
 
-@onready var ball: Ball = get_node("../Ball")
-@onready var player1: Player = get_node("../Player1")
-@onready var player2: Player = get_node("../Player2")
-
+var level: Level
 var target_pos: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
 
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	await owner.ready
+	level = owner as Level
+	assert(level != null, "The LevelCamera type must be used only in the level scene. It needs the owner to be a Level node.")
+
+
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	var total_weight: float = ball_weight + player_weight * 2.0
 	target_pos = (
-		ball.global_position * ball_weight +
-		player1.global_position * player_weight +
-		player2.global_position * player_weight
+		level.ball.global_position * ball_weight +
+		level.player_1.global_position * player_weight +
+		level.player_2.global_position * player_weight
 	) / total_weight
 	
 	global_position = global_position.lerp(target_pos, follow_speed * delta)
 	
 	var spread: float = maxf(
-		absf(player1.global_position.x - player2.global_position.x),
-		absf(player1.global_position.y - player2.global_position.y)
+		absf(level.player_1.global_position.x - level.player_2.global_position.x),
+		absf(level.player_1.global_position.y - level.player_2.global_position.y)
 	)
 	var target_zoom: Vector2 = Vector2.ONE * (600.0 / spread)
 	zoom = target_zoom.limit_length(1.5)