diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index b3e1144..879ee41 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -1,53 +1,87 @@
 Gamestate = require "lib.gamestate"
-Gamejolt = require "lib.gamejolt"
+GameJolt = require "lib.gamejolt"
+debug = require "conf" -- a bit redundant but makes it obvious what is global
+
+local startDate = os.date("*t", os.time())
+local logFile = "logs/" .. startDate.year .. "." .. startDate.month .. "." .. startDate.day .. "-" .. startDate.hour .. "." .. startDate.min .. ".log"
+function log(...)
+	--[[
+	local strings = ""
+	if type(arg) == "table" then
+	for _,v in pairs(arg) do
+	strings = strings .. v
+end
+else
+strings = arg
+end
+if love.filesystem.exists("logs") then
+if not love.filesystem.isDirectory("logs") then
+love.filesystem.remove()
+love.filesystem.createDirectory("logs")
+end
+else
+love.filesystem.createDirectory("logs")
+end
+local success, errorMsg = love.filesystem.append(logFile, strings)
+if not success then
+print("Failed to write to log file.", errorMsg)
+end
+--]]
+if debug then print(...) end
+end
 
 local inifile = require "lib.inifile"
 
 local menu = require "gamestates.menu"
 
 function love.load()
+	log("Loading...")
 	-- set custom window icon
 	local icon = love.image.newImageData("icon.png")
 	love.window.setIcon(icon)
+	log("Window icon set.")
 
 	-- initialize Game Jolt
-	Gamejolt.init(48728, "b8e4a0eae1509d3edef3d8451bae1842")
+	local initSuccess = GameJolt.init(48728, "b8e4a0eae1509d3edef3d8451bae1842")
+	if initSuccess then log("Game Jolt initialized.") end
 
 	-- load settings and change if needed
-	local gamejoltSession = false --whether or not we have an active session
+	local gamejoltSessionOpen = false --set true if we get a session open
 	if love.filesystem.isFile("settings.ini") then
+		log("Loading settings...")
 		local settings = inifile.parse("settings.ini")
 		love.window.setMode(settings.display.width, settings.display.height, {fullscreen = settings.display.fullscreen, borderless = settings.display.borderless})
 		-- login if we have the data to do so
 		if settings.gamejolt.username and settings.gamejolt.usertoken then
-			local authSuccess = Gamejolt.authUser(settings.gamejolt.username, settings.gamejolt.usertoken)
+			log("Logging in to Game Jolt.")
+			local authSuccess = GameJolt.authUser(settings.gamejolt.username, settings.gamejolt.usertoken)
 			if authSuccess then
 				-- check if the player has been banned
-				local userInfo = Gamejolt.fetchUserByName(settings.gamejolt.username)
+				local userInfo = GameJolt.fetchUserByName(settings.gamejolt.username)
 				if userInfo.status == "Banned" then
+					log("Player has been banned from Game Jolt.")
 					settings.gamejolt.username = false
 					settings.gamejolt.usertoken = false
 					inifile.save("settings.ini", settings)
 					error("You have been banned from Game Jolt. Your login data has been deleted, re-open RGB to continue playing without Game Jolt account integration.")
 				end
-				local sessionSuccess = Gamejolt.openSession() -- tell Game Jolt the user is playing
+				gamejoltSessionOpen = GameJolt.openSession() -- tell Game Jolt the user is playing
 				if sessionSuccess then
-					--[[ -- we don't ping immediately, also the menu DOES ping immediately
-					local idleSuccess = Gamejolt.pingSession(false)
-					if not idleSuccess then
-						log("Couldn't ping Gamejolt session. Session may close.") --this is lazy but I don't care
-					end
-					--]]
-					gamejoltSession = true
+					-- we don't ping immediately, also the menu DOES ping immediately
+					gamejoltSessionOpen = true
+					log("Game Jolt session opened.")
 				else
+					-- TODO make this known to user
 					log("Couldn't open a session with Game Jolt.")
 				end
 			else
+				-- TODO make this better, also detect if online somehow
 				log("Failed to log into Game Jolt. Please report this error (with a screenshot) to: paul.liverman.iii@gmail.com")
 			end
 		end
 	end
 
 	Gamestate.registerEvents()
-	Gamestate.switch(menu, gamejoltSession)
+	log("Loaded, switching to main menu...")
+	Gamestate.switch(menu, gamejoltSessionOpen)
 end