diff --git a/engine/audio/src/sound_engine.zig b/engine/audio/src/sound_engine.zig
index 86d6e69..8e7f044 100644
--- a/engine/audio/src/sound_engine.zig
+++ b/engine/audio/src/sound_engine.zig
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ const tracy = core.tracy;
 const ma = @import("miniaudio");
 
 pub fn sound_log(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    core.printInner("[SOUND     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    core.printInner(core.defaultHighlight, "[SOUND     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn sound_logs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    core.printInner("[SOUND     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    core.printInner(core.defaultHighlight, "[SOUND     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub fn sound_err(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    core.printInner("[SOUND     ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    core.printInner(core.errorHighlight, "[SOUND     ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn sound_errs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    core.printInner("[SOUND     ]: ERROR!!" ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    core.printInner(core.errorHighlight, "[SOUND     ]: ERROR!!" ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub const SoundLoader = struct {
diff --git a/engine/core/src/configVars.zig b/engine/core/src/configVars.zig
index f982870..b05284d 100644
--- a/engine/core/src/configVars.zig
+++ b/engine/core/src/configVars.zig
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
 
     fn printError(self: *@This(), comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) !void {
         if (core.getLogger()) |logger| {
-            try logger.print(fmt, args);
-            try logger.print("[Config ]: Config File Parse Error> {s}:{d} \n", .{ self.fileName, self.lineNumber });
+            try logger.print(core.colors.Color.Red, fmt, args);
+            try logger.print(core.colors.Color.Red, "[Config ]: Config File Parse Error> {s}:{d} \n", .{ self.fileName, self.lineNumber });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/engine/core/src/core.zig b/engine/core/src/core.zig
index bf14b72..e793549 100644
--- a/engine/core/src/core.zig
+++ b/engine/core/src/core.zig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub const ActionBinding = inputs.ActionBinding;
 pub const IOEvent = inputs.IOEvent;
 
 pub const debug_draw = @import("debug_draw.zig");
+pub const debugTextLog = debug_draw.debugTextLog;
 pub const DebugDrawParams = debug_draw.DebugDrawParams;
 pub const DebugDrawInterface = debug_draw.DebugDrawInterface;
 pub const installDebugDrawInterface = debug_draw.installDebugDrawInterface;
diff --git a/engine/core/src/debug_draw.zig b/engine/core/src/debug_draw.zig
index 24bd972..d56fa77 100644
--- a/engine/core/src/debug_draw.zig
+++ b/engine/core/src/debug_draw.zig
@@ -7,12 +7,24 @@ pub const DebugDrawParams = struct {
     rotation: core.Quat = .{ 0, 0, 0, 1 },
 };
 
+pub const DebugLogParamsInner = struct {
+    slice: []const u8,
+    duration: f64,
+    color: core.colors.Color = core.colors.Color.Yellow,
+};
+
+pub const DebugLogParams = struct {
+    color: core.colors.Color = core.colors.Color.Yellow,
+};
+
 pub const DebugDrawInterface = struct {
     debugSphereFn: *const fn (pos: core.Vectorf, radius: f32, DebugDrawParams) void,
     debugBoxFn: *const fn (pos: core.Vectorf, extents: core.Vectorf, DebugDrawParams) void,
     debugLineFn: *const fn (start: core.Vectorf, end: core.Vectorf, DebugDrawParams) void,
 };
 
+pub const DebugLogDelegate = core.EngineObjectDelegate(*const fn (*anyopaque, DebugLogParamsInner) void);
+
 pub var gDebugDrawInterface: ?*DebugDrawInterface = null;
 var gDebugDrawAllocator: ?std.mem.Allocator = null;
 
@@ -40,6 +52,11 @@ pub fn debugBox(pos: core.Vectorf, extents: core.Vectorf, params: DebugDrawParam
     }
 }
 
+pub fn installDebugLogInterface(ptr: anytype) void {
+    const interface = DebugLogDelegate.make(ptr, "onDebugLog");
+    core.get(core.LoggerSys).debugLogInterface = interface;
+}
+
 pub fn installDebugDrawInterface(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, newInterface: DebugDrawInterface) !void {
     gDebugDrawInterface = try allocator.create(DebugDrawInterface);
     gDebugDrawAllocator = allocator;
@@ -54,3 +71,16 @@ pub fn shutdownDrawInterface() void {
         gDebugDrawAllocator.?.destroy(interface);
     }
 }
+
+pub fn debugTextLog(slice: []const u8, duration: f64, params: DebugLogParams) void {
+    if (core.getEngineObject(core.LoggerSys)) |logger| {
+        if (logger.debugLogInterface) |*interface| {
+            const p = DebugLogParamsInner{
+                .slice = slice,
+                .duration = duration,
+                .color = params.color,
+            };
+            interface.call(p);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/engine/core/src/engineObject.zig b/engine/core/src/engineObject.zig
index faa488e..c41a978 100644
--- a/engine/core/src/engineObject.zig
+++ b/engine/core/src/engineObject.zig
@@ -127,6 +127,18 @@ pub fn EngineObjectDelegate(comptime T: type) type {
         version: i32 = -1,
         vtable: *EngineObjectVTable,
 
+        pub fn make(ptr: anytype, comptime funcName: []const u8) @This() {
+            const TargetType = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(ptr)).pointer.child;
+            const func = @field(TargetType, funcName);
+
+            return .{
+                .func = func,
+                .functionName = funcName,
+                .target = ptr,
+                .vtable = &TargetType.NeonObjectTable,
+            };
+        }
+
         pub fn call(self: *@This(), args: anytype) void {
             //if (!core.BuildOption("static_build")) {  todo; disable this vtable check in non-static builds
             if (self.vtable.version != self.version) {
diff --git a/engine/core/src/inputs/inputStack.zig b/engine/core/src/inputs/inputStack.zig
index f240849..878b39a 100644
--- a/engine/core/src/inputs/inputStack.zig
+++ b/engine/core/src/inputs/inputStack.zig
@@ -170,13 +170,26 @@ pub const ActionBinding = struct {
 
         return self;
     }
+
+    pub fn addToLayer(self: *@This(), layer: *BindingLayer) !void {
+        try layer.addBindingByName(self.data.name, self);
+    }
+
+    pub fn removeFromLayer(self: *@This(), layer: *BindingLayer) !void {
+        try layer.removeBindingByName(self.data.name);
+    }
+
     // pushes this binding to the active layer
     pub fn activate(self: *@This()) void {
-        getInputStack().active.addBindingByName(self.data.name, self) catch unreachable;
+        if (getInputStack().active) |active| {
+            active.addBindingByName(self.data.name, self) catch unreachable;
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn deactivate(self: *@This()) void {
-        getInputStack().active.removeBindingByName(self.data.name);
+        if (getInputStack().active) |active| {
+            active.removeBindingByName(self.data.name);
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn addKey(self: *@This(), key: Key, event: ActionEvent) void {
@@ -224,9 +237,19 @@ pub const Axis1dBinding = struct {
         return self;
     }
 
+    pub fn addToLayer(self: *@This(), layer: *BindingLayer) !void {
+        try layer.addBindingByName(self.data.name, self);
+    }
+
+    pub fn removeFromLayer(self: *@This(), layer: *BindingLayer) !void {
+        try layer.removeBindingByName(self.data.name);
+    }
+
     // pushes this binding to the active layer
     pub fn activate(self: *@This()) void {
-        getInputStack().active.addBindingByName(self.data.name, self) catch unreachable;
+        if (getInputStack().active) |active| {
+            active.addBindingByName(self.data.name, self) catch unreachable;
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn setClamp(self: *@This(), clampValue: ?f32) void {
@@ -234,7 +257,9 @@ pub const Axis1dBinding = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn deactivate(self: *@This()) void {
-        getInputStack().active.removeBindingByName(self.data.name);
+        if (getInputStack().active) |active| {
+            active.removeBindingByName(self.data.name);
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn addKey(self: *@This(), key: Key, magnitude: f32) void {
@@ -270,6 +295,14 @@ pub const Axis2dBinding = struct {
     //     func: Axis2dFunc,
     // };
 
+    pub fn addToLayer(self: *@This(), layer: *BindingLayer) !void {
+        try layer.addBindingByName(self.data.name, self);
+    }
+
+    pub fn removeFromLayer(self: *@This(), layer: *BindingLayer) !void {
+        try layer.removeBindingByName(self.data.name);
+    }
+
     pub fn create(name: core.Name) !*@This() {
         const allocator = arenaAlloc();
         const self = try allocator.create(@This());
@@ -296,11 +329,15 @@ pub const Axis2dBinding = struct {
 
     // pushes this binding to the active layer
     pub fn activate(self: *@This()) void {
-        getInputStack().active.addBindingByName(self.data.name, self) catch unreachable;
+        if (getInputStack().active) |active| {
+            active.addBindingByName(self.data.name, self) catch unreachable;
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn deactivate(self: *@This()) void {
-        getInputStack().active.removeBindingByName(self.data.name);
+        if (getInputStack().active) |active| {
+            active.removeBindingByName(self.data.name);
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn addKey(self: *@This(), key: Key, magnitude: f32, axis: enum { x, y }) void {
@@ -581,7 +618,8 @@ pub const BindingLayer = struct {
 pub const InputStack = struct {
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
 
-    active: *BindingLayer,
+    active: ?*BindingLayer,
+    bindingStack: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(*BindingLayer) = .{},
     arena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
 
     keysDown: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(Key, bool) = .{},
@@ -610,36 +648,49 @@ pub const InputStack = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn updatePreviousInputs(self: *@This()) void {
-        if (self.active.bindingStack.items.len == 0) {
+        if (self.active == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const active = self.active.?;
+
+        if (active.bindingStack.items.len == 0) {
             return;
         }
 
-        var i: i32 = @intCast(self.active.bindingStack.items.len - 1);
+        var i: i32 = @intCast(active.bindingStack.items.len - 1);
         while (i >= 0) : (i -= 1) {
-            const binding = &self.active.bindingStack.items[@intCast(i)];
+            const binding = &active.bindingStack.items[@intCast(i)];
             binding.processHeldKeys();
         }
     }
 
     pub fn sendAxisUpdates(self: *@This()) void {
-        for (self.active.bindingStack.items) |binding| {
+        if (self.active == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const active = self.active.?;
+        for (active.bindingStack.items) |binding| {
             binding.sendAxisUpdates();
         }
     }
 
     fn routeKeyEvent(self: *@This(), key: Key, event: ActionEvent) void {
+        if (self.active == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const active = self.active.?;
         // for all bindings in reverse order from this layer, route the input, stop the
         // route if the input was consumed
         // core.engine_log(" >> {any} > routeKeyEvent 1", .{key});
-        if (self.active.bindingStack.items.len == 0) {
+        if (active.bindingStack.items.len == 0) {
             return;
         }
         // core.engine_log(" >> {any} > routeKeyEvent 2", .{key});
 
-        var i: i32 = @intCast(self.active.bindingStack.items.len - 1);
+        var i: i32 = @intCast(active.bindingStack.items.len - 1);
         // core.engine_log(" >> {any} > routeKeyEvent 2 binding count : {d}", .{ key, i });
         while (i >= 0) : (i -= 1) {
-            const binding = self.active.bindingStack.items[@intCast(i)];
+            const binding = active.bindingStack.items[@intCast(i)];
             var consumed: bool = false;
             var routed: bool = false;
 
@@ -662,13 +713,17 @@ pub const InputStack = struct {
     }
 
     fn routeMouseRelative(self: *@This(), move: core.Vector2f) void {
-        if (self.active.bindingStack.items.len == 0) {
+        if (self.active == null) {
             return;
         }
-        var i: i32 = @intCast(self.active.bindingStack.items.len - 1);
+        const active = self.active.?;
+        if (active.bindingStack.items.len == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        var i: i32 = @intCast(active.bindingStack.items.len - 1);
         // core.engine_log(" >> {any} > routeKeyEvent 2 binding count : {d}", .{ key, i });
         while (i >= 0) : (i -= 1) {
-            const binding = self.active.bindingStack.items[@intCast(i)];
+            const binding = active.bindingStack.items[@intCast(i)];
 
             switch (binding) {
                 // only axis2d handles mouse relative right now,
@@ -700,7 +755,9 @@ pub const InputStack = struct {
 
     pub fn deinit(self: *@This()) void {
         self.arena.deinit();
-        self.active.destroy();
+        if (self.active) |active| {
+            active.destroy();
+        }
         self.allocator.destroy(self);
     }
 };
diff --git a/engine/core/src/logging.zig b/engine/core/src/logging.zig
index bbbc270..a3591f4 100644
--- a/engine/core/src/logging.zig
+++ b/engine/core/src/logging.zig
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ pub const LogBuffer = struct {
     }
 };
 
+pub const defaultHighlight = core.colors.Color.Yellow;
+pub const errorHighlight = core.colors.Color.Red;
+
 pub fn printRaw(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
     if (zero_logging) {
         return;
@@ -45,14 +48,14 @@ pub fn printRaw(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
         std.debug.print(fmt, args);
     } else {
         if (gLoggerSys) |loggerSys| {
-            loggerSys.print(fmt, args) catch std.debug.print("!> " ++ fmt, args);
+            loggerSys.print(defaultHighlight, fmt, args) catch std.debug.print("!> " ++ fmt, args);
         } else {
             std.debug.print(fmt, args);
         }
     }
 }
 
-pub fn printInner(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
+pub fn printInner(highlight: core.colors.Color, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
     if (zero_logging) {
         return;
     }
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn printInner(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
         std.debug.print("> " ++ fmt, args);
     } else {
         if (gLoggerSys) |loggerSys| {
-            loggerSys.print(fmt, args) catch std.debug.print("!> " ++ fmt, args);
+            loggerSys.print(highlight, fmt, args) catch std.debug.print("!> " ++ fmt, args);
         } else {
             std.debug.print("> " ++ fmt, args);
         }
@@ -70,63 +73,63 @@ pub fn printInner(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
 
 // new logging API
 pub fn logDisplay(comptime prefix: []const u8, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    printInner("[" ++ prefix ++ "]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[" ++ prefix ++ "]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn game_log(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    printInner("[GAME     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[GAME     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn game_logs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    printInner("[GAME     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[GAME     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub fn ui_log(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    printInner("[UI       ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[UI       ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn ui_logs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    printInner("[UI       ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[UI       ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub fn console_log(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    printInner("[CONSOLE  ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[CONSOLE  ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn console_logs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    printInner("[CONSOLE  ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n");
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[CONSOLE  ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n");
 }
 
 pub fn engine_log(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    printInner("[ENGINE   ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[ENGINE   ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn engine_logs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    printInner("[ENGINE   ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[ENGINE   ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub fn engine_err(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    printInner("[ENGINE   ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    printInner(errorHighlight, "[ENGINE   ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn engine_errs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    printInner("[ENGINE   ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    printInner(errorHighlight, "[ENGINE   ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub fn test_log(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    printInner("[TEST     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[TEST     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn test_logs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    printInner("[TEST     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[TEST     ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub fn graphics_log(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    printInner("[GRAPHICS ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[GRAPHICS ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn graphics_logs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    printInner("[GRAPHICS ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    printInner(defaultHighlight, "[GRAPHICS ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub const FileLog = struct {
@@ -198,6 +201,8 @@ pub const LoggerSys = struct {
     lock: std.Thread.Mutex = .{},
     flushing: std.atomic.Value(bool) = std.atomic.Value(bool).init(false),
 
+    debugLogInterface: ?core.debug_draw.DebugLogDelegate = null,
+
     sessionBuffer: ?*LogBuffer = null, // disabled in release modes
 
     pub fn flush(self: *@This()) !void {
@@ -264,14 +269,25 @@ pub const LoggerSys = struct {
         self.lock.unlock();
     }
 
-    pub fn print(self: *@This(), comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) !void {
+    var slice: [4096]u8 = undefined;
+    pub fn print(self: *@This(), highlight: core.colors.Color, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) !void {
         self.lock.lock();
         try self.writeOutBuffer.writer().print(fmt, args);
         self.lock.unlock();
 
-        if (self.sessionBuffer != null and !core.getEngine().isShuttingDown()) {
-            self.sessionBuffer.?.lockWriter().print(fmt, args) catch {};
-            self.sessionBuffer.?.unlock();
+        blk: {
+            if (self.sessionBuffer != null and !core.getEngine().isShuttingDown()) {
+                self.sessionBuffer.?.lockWriter().print(fmt, args) catch {
+                    self.sessionBuffer.?.unlock();
+                    break :blk;
+                };
+                self.sessionBuffer.?.unlock();
+
+                const s = std.fmt.bufPrint(&slice, fmt, args) catch {
+                    break :blk;
+                };
+                core.debugTextLog(s, 3.5, .{ .color = highlight });
+            }
         }
 
         if (self.writeOutBuffer.items.len > LogBufferSize) {
diff --git a/engine/imgui/src/sgpu/backend_impl.zig b/engine/imgui/src/sgpu/backend_impl.zig
index 20cdb20..1f375cf 100644
--- a/engine/imgui/src/sgpu/backend_impl.zig
+++ b/engine/imgui/src/sgpu/backend_impl.zig
@@ -25,13 +25,21 @@ pub const Impl = struct {
         return self;
     }
 
+    const ImguiArgs = struct { imguiIni: []const u8 = "imgui.ini" };
+
     pub fn setup(self: *@This()) !void {
         core.graphics_log("imgui startup", .{});
         self.device = rend.context().device;
         try rend.registerRendererObject(@This(), self);
 
+        const args = try core.ParseArgs(ImguiArgs);
+
         c.Imgui_SDL3_Init(@ptrCast(platform.getInstance().window), @ptrCast(self.device));
+        ig.getIO().?.ini_file_name = @ptrCast(args.imguiIni.ptr);
+        ig.loadIniSettingsFromDisk(@ptrCast(args.imguiIni.ptr));
+
         try platform.getInstance().addSDLProcessFunction(processSDLEvents);
+        core.engine_log("using imgui ini: {s}", .{args.imguiIni});
 
         self.context = ig.getCurrentContext().?;
         self.setupBeginCount();
diff --git a/engine/imgui/src/utils/consoleWindow.zig b/engine/imgui/src/utils/consoleWindow.zig
index ad222eb..33ee5e0 100644
--- a/engine/imgui/src/utils/consoleWindow.zig
+++ b/engine/imgui/src/utils/consoleWindow.zig
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ pub fn windowOpen(entry: *imgui.utils.MenuEntry, dt: f64) void {
         items = self.buffer.buffer.items[if (items.len > 10000) items.len - 10000 else 0..items.len];
         ig.textSlice(items);
 
-        if (self.lastLength != self.buffer.buffer.items.len)
+        const b = self.buffer.buffer.items;
+        if (self.lastLength != b.len and b.len > 0) {
             ig.setScrollHereY(1.0);
+        }
     }
     ig.end();
 
diff --git a/engine/net/src/enet/EnetTransport.zig b/engine/net/src/enet/EnetTransport.zig
index 378b910..f7b559e 100644
--- a/engine/net/src/enet/EnetTransport.zig
+++ b/engine/net/src/enet/EnetTransport.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pub var TransportInterfaceVTable = net.TransportInterface.Implement(@This());
 pub var NeonObjectTable: core.EngineObjectVTable = core.EngineObjectVTable.from(@This(), "net.ENetTransport");
 
-allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+allocator: std.mem.Allocator = undefined,
 sessions: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(*net.Session) = .{},
 deadSessions: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(*net.Session) = .{},
 
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ const ENetLinkData = struct {
         }) catch unreachable;
     }
 
+    pub fn sendPacketChannelDebug(self: *@This(), bytes: []const u8, reliable: bool, channel: u8) void {
+        if (enet.enet_packet_create(bytes.ptr, bytes.len, if (reliable) enet.ENET_PACKET_FLAG_RELIABLE else 0)) |packet| {
+            _ = enet.enet_peer_send(self.peer, channel, packet);
+        }
+    }
+
     // raw access to sendPacket
     pub fn sendPacket(self: *@This(), bytes: []const u8, reliable: bool) void {
         if (enet.enet_packet_create(bytes.ptr, bytes.len, if (reliable) enet.ENET_PACKET_FLAG_RELIABLE else 0)) |packet| {
@@ -106,12 +112,17 @@ const ENetSessionData = struct {
                 enet.ENET_EVENT_TYPE_RECEIVE => {
                     self.messageCount += 1;
                     const data = @as([*]u8, @ptrCast(event.packet.*.data))[0..event.packet.*.dataLength];
-                    // core.engine_log("Received message #{}: '{s}' echoing it back", .{ self.messageCount, data });
+                    core.engine_log("Received message #{d} channel {d}: '{s}' echoing it back", .{ self.messageCount, event.channelID, data });
 
                     if (self.findLinkByPeer(event.peer)) |link| {
                         const linkData = getLinkData(link);
                         if (link.linkType == .server) {
-                            linkData.queuePacketData(data, true);
+                            // linkData.queuePacketData(data, true);
+                            if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, data, "cname:")) {
+                                const ipAsString = net.ip2String(net.netAllocator(), event.peer.*.address.host) catch unreachable;
+                                const id = std.fmt.allocPrint(net.netAllocator(), "{s}@{s}", .{ data[6..data.len], ipAsString }) catch unreachable;
+                                link.idString = id;
+                            }
                         }
                         if (link.linkType == .client) {
                             if (!std.mem.startsWith(u8, data, "msg:")) {
@@ -143,6 +154,8 @@ const ENetSessionData = struct {
                 net.netAllocator().free(queuedData.bytes);
             }
         }
+
+        enet.enet_host_flush(self.host);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/engine/net/src/netEngine.zig b/engine/net/src/netEngine.zig
index 8ddf2f7..1a1d225 100644
--- a/engine/net/src/netEngine.zig
+++ b/engine/net/src/netEngine.zig
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ const std = @import("std");
 pub const EnetTransport = @import("enet/EnetTransport.zig");
 
 pub fn net_log(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    core.printInner("[NET       ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    core.printInner(core.defaultHighlight, "[NET       ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn net_logs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    core.printInner("[NET       ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    core.printInner(core.defaultHighlight, "[NET       ]: " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub fn net_err(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
-    core.printInner("[NET       ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+    core.printInner(core.errorHighlight, "[NET       ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
 }
 
 pub fn net_errs(comptime fmt: []const u8) void {
-    core.printInner("[NET       ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
+    core.printInner(core.errorHighlight, "[NET       ]: ERROR!! " ++ fmt ++ "\n", .{});
 }
 
 pub const TransportRef = core.Reference(net.TransportInterface);
diff --git a/engine/papyrus/src/TextEntrySystem.zig b/engine/papyrus/src/TextEntrySystem.zig
index b990f3b..b559c3e 100644
--- a/engine/papyrus/src/TextEntrySystem.zig
+++ b/engine/papyrus/src/TextEntrySystem.zig
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn testHits(self: *@This()) !void {
         const cursorPos = ctx.currentCursorPosition;
         self.cursorResults = trg.testHit(cursorPos);
         if (self.cursorResults) |hr| {
-            try self.ctx.pushDebugText("text entry hittest found found: line={d} index={d}", .{ hr.line, hr.index });
+            try self.ctx.pushDebugText("text entry hittest found found: line={d} index={d}", .{ hr.line, hr.index }, null);
             self.insertIndex = hr.index;
         }
     }
diff --git a/engine/papyrus/src/localization.zig b/engine/papyrus/src/localization.zig
index 8fe0907..e133369 100644
--- a/engine/papyrus/src/localization.zig
+++ b/engine/papyrus/src/localization.zig
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub const LocText = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn fromUtf8Z(text: []const u8) @This() {
+    pub fn fromUtf8Z(text: [:0]const u8) @This() {
         for (text, 0..) |ch, i| {
             if (ch == 0) {
                 var slice: []const u8 = undefined;
diff --git a/engine/papyrus/src/papyrus.zig b/engine/papyrus/src/papyrus.zig
index d99beb3..e649baf 100644
--- a/engine/papyrus/src/papyrus.zig
+++ b/engine/papyrus/src/papyrus.zig
@@ -419,13 +419,20 @@ pub const Context = struct {
     _displayLayout: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(LayoutInfo) = .{},
     _horizontalLayout: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(NodeHandle, HorizontalLayoutInfo) = .{},
 
-    debugText: std.ArrayList([]u8),
-    debugTextCount: u32 = 0,
+    debugText: std.ArrayList(DebugLogTextEntry),
+
     drawDebug: bool = false,
+    debugEnabled: bool = false,
+    debugFontSize: f32 = 12,
     debugMousePick: bool = false,
     rootNodes: std.ArrayList(NodeHandle),
+    stringArena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
 
     const debugTextMax = 32;
+    const DebugLogTextEntry = struct {
+        text: []u8,
+        color: Color,
+    };
 
     pub fn tick(self: *@This(), deltaTime: f64) !void {
         self.clearDebugText();
@@ -438,7 +445,7 @@ pub const Context = struct {
 
     pub fn tickDebug(self: *@This(), deltaTime: f64) !void {
         _ = deltaTime;
-        try self.pushDebugText("mouse Position: {d}, {d}", .{ self.currentCursorPosition.x, self.currentCursorPosition.y });
+        try self.pushDebugText("mouse Position: {d}, {d}", .{ self.currentCursorPosition.x, self.currentCursorPosition.y }, null);
         if (self.debugMousePick) {
             if (self.mousePick.selected_node) |node| {
                 const n = self.getRead(node);
@@ -452,14 +459,14 @@ pub const Context = struct {
                     layout.pos.y,
                     layout.size.x,
                     layout.size.y,
-                });
+                }, null);
             }
         }
     }
 
     pub fn create(backingAllocator: std.mem.Allocator, ctx: *PapyrusRuntime) !*@This() {
         var self = try backingAllocator.create(@This());
-        var allocator = backingAllocator;
+        const allocator = backingAllocator;
 
         self.* = .{
             .allocator = allocator,
@@ -475,16 +482,12 @@ pub const Context = struct {
             ._layout = .{},
             ._layoutNodes = .{},
             ._horizontalLayout = .{},
-            .debugText = std.ArrayList([]u8).init(allocator),
+            .debugText = std.ArrayList(DebugLogTextEntry).init(allocator),
             .mousePick = Layout.init(allocator),
             .rootNodes = std.ArrayList(NodeHandle).init(allocator),
+            .stringArena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator),
         };
 
-        for (0..debugTextMax) |_| {
-            const textBuffer = try allocator.alloc(u8, 512);
-            try self.debugText.append(textBuffer);
-        }
-
         // constructing the root node
         _ = try self.nodes.new(.{
             .text = MakeText("root"),
@@ -492,20 +495,35 @@ pub const Context = struct {
             .nodeType = .{ .Slot = .{} },
         });
 
-        try self.pushDebugText("mouse position: {d}, {d}", .{ 0, 0 });
+        try self.pushDebugText("mouse position: {d}, {d}", .{ 0, 0 }, null);
 
         return self;
     }
 
-    pub fn pushDebugText(self: *@This(), comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) !void {
-        if (self.debugTextCount < debugTextMax) {
-            _ = try std.fmt.bufPrintZ(self.debugText.items[self.debugTextCount], fmt, args);
-            self.debugTextCount += 1;
+    pub fn pushDebugTextSlice(self: *@This(), slice: []const u8, _color: ?Color) !void {
+        const color = if (_color == null) Color.Yellow else _color.?;
+        if (self.debugText.items.len < debugTextMax) {
+            try self.debugText.append(.{
+                .text = self.stringArena.allocator().dupe(slice) catch "",
+                .color = color,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn pushDebugText(self: *@This(), comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype, _color: ?Color) !void {
+        const color = if (_color == null) Color.Yellow else _color.?;
+
+        if (self.debugText.items.len < debugTextMax) {
+            try self.debugText.append(.{
+                .text = std.fmt.allocPrint(self.stringArena.allocator(), fmt, args) catch "",
+                .color = color,
+            });
         }
     }
 
     pub fn clearDebugText(self: *@This()) void {
-        self.debugTextCount = 0;
+        _ = self.stringArena.reset(.retain_capacity);
+        self.debugText.clearRetainingCapacity();
     }
 
     pub const destroy = deinit;
@@ -536,8 +554,9 @@ pub const Context = struct {
         // self._layoutPositions.deinit(self.allocator);
         self._displayLayout.deinit(self.allocator);
 
+        self.stringArena.deinit();
         for (self.debugText.items) |text| {
-            self.allocator.free(text);
+            _ = text;
         }
         self.debugText.deinit();
         self.allocator.destroy(self);
@@ -1191,12 +1210,18 @@ pub const Context = struct {
             }
         }
 
-        if (self.drawDebug) {
-            try self.addDebugInfo(drawList);
-        }
+        if (self.debugEnabled) {
+            if (self.drawDebug) {
+                try self.addDebugInfo(drawList);
+            }
 
-        if (self.debugMousePick) {
-            try self.mousePick.addMousePickInfo(self, drawList);
+            if (self.debugMousePick) {
+                try self.mousePick.addMousePickInfo(self, drawList);
+            }
+
+            // if (self.debugLogText.items.len) {
+            // try self.addDebugLogText(drawList);
+            // }
         }
 
         for (0..drawList.items.len) |i| {
@@ -1209,10 +1234,37 @@ pub const Context = struct {
         }
     }
 
+    // fn addDebugLogText(self: *@This()) !void
+    // {
+    //     const defaultHeight = 16;
+    //     const sizePerLine: f32 = defaultHeight + 2;
+    //     const yOffsetPerLine: f32 = defaultHeight + 1;
+    //     var yOffset: f32 = sizePerLine * 2;
+    //     const width = defaultHeight / 2 * 120;
+
+    //     const fontHandle = self.fontCache.defaultMonoFont.atlas.fontHandle;
+    //     for (self.debugLogText.items)|logTextEntry|
+    //     {
+    //
+    //     }
+
+    //     try drawList.append(.{
+    //         .node = .{},
+    //         .primitive = .{
+    //             .Rect = .{
+    //                 .tl = .{ .x = 30 - 5, .y = yOffset - 5 },
+    //                 .size = .{ .x = width + 5, .y = sizePerLine * @as(f32, @floatFromInt(self.debugTextCount + 2)) },
+    //                 .borderColor = Color.fromRGBA(0x444444ee),
+    //                 .backgroundColor = Color.fromRGBA2(0.05, 0.05, 0.08, 0.88),
+    //             },
+    //         },
+    //     });
+    // }
+
     fn addDebugInfo(self: @This(), drawList: *DrawList) !void {
-        const defaultHeight = 16;
-        const sizePerLine: f32 = defaultHeight + 2;
+        const defaultHeight = self.debugFontSize;
         const yOffsetPerLine: f32 = defaultHeight + 1;
+        const sizePerLine: f32 = yOffsetPerLine + (yOffsetPerLine / 4);
         var yOffset: f32 = sizePerLine * 2;
         const width = defaultHeight / 2 * 120;
 
@@ -1223,9 +1275,9 @@ pub const Context = struct {
             .primitive = .{
                 .Rect = .{
                     .tl = .{ .x = 30 - 5, .y = yOffset - 5 },
-                    .size = .{ .x = width + 5, .y = sizePerLine * @as(f32, @floatFromInt(self.debugTextCount + 2)) },
+                    .size = .{ .x = width + 5, .y = sizePerLine * @as(f32, @floatFromInt(self.debugText.items.len)) + 0.5 },
                     .borderColor = Color.fromRGBA(0x444444ee),
-                    .backgroundColor = Color.fromRGBA2(0.05, 0.05, 0.08, 0.88),
+                    .backgroundColor = Color.fromRGBA2(0.05, 0.05, 0.08, 0.68),
                 },
             },
         });
@@ -1251,7 +1303,7 @@ pub const Context = struct {
         // yOffset += yOffsetPerLine;
 
         for (self.debugText.items, 0..) |textData, i| {
-            if (i >= self.debugTextCount) {
+            if (i >= self.debugText.items.len) {
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -1259,11 +1311,11 @@ pub const Context = struct {
                 .node = .{ .index = @intCast(i) },
                 .primitive = .{
                     .Text = .{
-                        .text = LocText.fromUtf8Z(textData),
+                        .text = LocText.fromUtf8(textData.text),
                         .tl = .{ .x = 30, .y = yOffset },
                         .size = .{ .x = width, .y = 30 },
                         .renderMode = .NoControl,
-                        .color = Color.Yellow,
+                        .color = textData.color,
                         .textSize = defaultHeight,
                         .fontHandle = fontHandle,
                         .flags = .{
diff --git a/engine/platform/src/windowing.zig b/engine/platform/src/windowing.zig
index 0bda2c6..fd88263 100644
--- a/engine/platform/src/windowing.zig
+++ b/engine/platform/src/windowing.zig
@@ -90,14 +90,59 @@ pub const PlatformInstance = struct {
 
     processFuncs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(*const fn (*sdl3.Event) void) = .{},
 
+    platformRequests: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(PlatformRequest) = .{},
+
     cursorPos: core.Vector2f = .{},
 
     pub var NeonObjectTable = core.EngineObjectVTable.from(@This(), "platform.Instance");
 
+    pub const PlatformRequest = union(enum(u32)) {
+        setMouseRelativeMode: struct { relativeMode: bool },
+        setMousePosition: struct { pos: core.Vector2f },
+        setCursorVisible: struct { visible: bool },
+        setWindowSize: struct { size: core.Vector2u },
+        maximizeWindow: struct {},
+        setWindowPosition: struct { pos: core.Vector2u },
+    };
+
+    pub fn pushRequest(self: *@This(), req: PlatformRequest) void {
+        self.platformRequests.append(self.allocator, req) catch {
+            core.engine_err("unable to issue request", .{});
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn handlePlatformRequests(self: *@This()) void {
+        for (self.platformRequests.items) |req| {
+            switch (req) {
+                .setMouseRelativeMode => |p| {
+                    self.setMouseRelativeMode(p.relativeMode);
+                },
+                .setMousePosition => |p| {
+                    self.setMousePosition(p.pos);
+                },
+                .setCursorVisible => |p| {
+                    self.setCursorVisible(p.visible);
+                },
+                .setWindowSize => |p| {
+                    self.setWindowSize(p.size);
+                },
+                .maximizeWindow => {
+                    self.maximizeWindow();
+                },
+                .setWindowPosition => |p| {
+                    self.setWindowPosition(p.pos);
+                },
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.platformRequests.clearRetainingCapacity();
+    }
+
     pub fn deinit(self: *@This()) void {
         self.allocator.free(self.windowName);
         self.allocator.free(self.iconPath);
         self.processFuncs.deinit(self.allocator);
+        self.platformRequests.deinit(self.allocator);
         self.allocator.destroy(self);
         // shutdown
     }
@@ -181,9 +226,10 @@ pub const PlatformInstance = struct {
 
     pub fn procEvents(ptr: *anyopaque, frameNumber: u64) core.EngineDataEventError!void {
         _ = frameNumber;
-
         const self: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
 
+        self.handlePlatformRequests();
+
         // const self: *@This() = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
         var t1 = tracy.ZoneN(@src(), "Pumping Events");
         defer t1.End();
@@ -198,6 +244,7 @@ pub const PlatformInstance = struct {
             if (event.type == sdl3.events.window_resized) {
                 self.extent.x = @floatFromInt(event.window.data1);
                 self.extent.y = @floatFromInt(event.window.data2);
+                core.engine_log("engine resized {d}x{d}", self.extent);
             }
 
             for (self.processFuncs.items) |func| {
@@ -245,6 +292,22 @@ pub const PlatformInstance = struct {
             sdl3.hideCursor();
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn setWindowSize(self: *@This(), size: core.Vector2u) void {
+        if (sdl3.c.SDL_SetWindowSize(self.window, @intCast(size.x), @intCast(size.y))) {
+            _ = sdl3.c.SDL_SyncWindow(self.window);
+        } else {
+            core.engine_log("unable to set window size {s}", .{sdl3.getError()});
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn maximizeWindow(self: *@This()) void {
+        _ = sdl3.c.SDL_MaximizeWindow(self.window);
+    }
+
+    pub fn setWindowPosition(self: *@This(), pos: core.Vector2u) void {
+        _ = sdl3.c.SDL_SetWindowPosition(self.window, @intCast(pos.x), @intCast(pos.y));
+    }
 };
 
 pub const IOEvent = core.IOEvent;
diff --git a/engine/sys/src/systemProc.zig b/engine/sys/src/systemProc.zig
index bfcf7c4..20d2df6 100644
--- a/engine/sys/src/systemProc.zig
+++ b/engine/sys/src/systemProc.zig
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ pub const SubprocessTask = struct {
 
     mutex: std.Thread.Mutex = .{},
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
-    args: []const []const u8,
 
     child: ?std.process.Child = null,
     completed: bool = false,
@@ -30,6 +29,9 @@ pub const SubprocessTask = struct {
     stdout: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
     stderr: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8) = .{},
 
+    argsOwned: std.ArrayListUnmanaged([]const u8) = .{},
+    argsArena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
+
     pub fn run(task: *@This()) !void {
         const L = struct {
             self: *SubprocessTask,
@@ -40,12 +42,8 @@ pub const SubprocessTask = struct {
                 self.stderr = .{};
                 self.stdout = .{};
                 core.engine_log("running task", .{});
-                for (self.args) |arg| {
-                    core.engine_log("{s}", .{arg});
-                }
-
                 core.engine_log("cwd = {s}", .{self.workingDir.?});
-                self.child = std.process.Child.init(self.args, self.allocator);
+                self.child = std.process.Child.init(self.argsOwned.items, self.allocator);
                 self.child.?.stdout_behavior = .Inherit;
                 self.child.?.stderr_behavior = .Inherit;
                 self.child.?.cwd = self.workingDir;
@@ -67,14 +65,20 @@ pub const SubprocessTask = struct {
         self.* = .{
             .child = null,
             .allocator = allocator,
-            .args = argv,
+            .argsArena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator),
         };
 
+        for (argv) |a| {
+            const v = try self.argsArena.allocator().dupe(u8, a);
+            try self.argsOwned.append(self.allocator, v);
+        }
         return self;
     }
 
     pub fn destroy(self: *@This()) void {
         self.mutex.lock();
+        self.argsArena.deinit();
+        self.argsOwned.deinit(self.allocator);
         if (self.child) |*child| {
             _ = child;
             core.engine_log("destroying child process", .{});
diff --git a/engine/ui/shaders/text.frag.hlsl b/engine/ui/shaders/text.frag.hlsl
index bfe7f82..224e7d1 100644
--- a/engine/ui/shaders/text.frag.hlsl
+++ b/engine/ui/shaders/text.frag.hlsl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ float4 main(
         // so 1 + 0.5*4 = 3 is the divisor
         alpha = (alpha + 0.5 * asum) / 3.0;
 
-        textColor = float4(textColor.xyz, alpha);//textColor.* alpha);
+        textColor = float4(textColor.xyz, alpha * textColor.w);//textColor.* alpha);
         textColor.xyz = pow(textColor.xyz, 2.2); // gamma correction
 
         // Premultiplied alpha output.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ float4 main(
     {
         float alpha = 1.0;
         float gray = dot(textColor.xyz, float3(0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722));
-        o = float4(textColor.xyz , pow(tex.x / gray, 1/(2.2)) );//textColor.* alpha);
+        o = float4(textColor.xyz , pow(tex.x / gray, 1/(2.2)) * textColor.w );//textColor.* alpha);
         //outFragColor = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ float4 main(
     if(!rect(pixelPosition, position, size))
     {
     }
-    outFragColor = float4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    outFragColor = float4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, textColor.w);
 
     return outFragColor + o * 0.00001;
 #else
diff --git a/engine/ui/src/sgpu/papyrusSgpu.zig b/engine/ui/src/sgpu/papyrusSgpu.zig
index 28a7971..e35309b 100644
--- a/engine/ui/src/sgpu/papyrusSgpu.zig
+++ b/engine/ui/src/sgpu/papyrusSgpu.zig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ quadMesh: ?rend.IndexedMesh = null,
 quadMeshName: core.Name,
 
 stringArena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
+debugStringArena: std.heap.ArenaAllocator,
 drawList: papyrus.DrawList,
 first: bool = true,
 
@@ -29,6 +30,14 @@ reloadingShaders: bool = false,
 
 lastEventsCount: u64 = 0,
 
+debugTextQueue: core.RingQueue(DebugTextCommand) = undefined,
+
+const DebugTextCommand = struct {
+    text: []u8,
+    color: core.colors.Color,
+    duration: f32,
+};
+
 const DrawCommand = union(enum(u8)) {
     rect: struct {
         ssboIndex: u32,
@@ -119,17 +128,36 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !*@This() {
         .screenContext = undefined,
         .runtime = try papyrus.PapyrusRuntime.create(allocator),
         .stringArena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator),
+        .debugStringArena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(allocator),
         .quadMeshName = core.MakeName("m_screenPlane"),
         .drawList = papyrus.DrawList.init(allocator),
+        .debugTextQueue = try @TypeOf(self.debugTextQueue).init(allocator, 4096),
         .screenBuffers = undefined,
     };
 
     self.screenContext = try self.runtime.addContext();
     try self.textRenderers.put(allocator, self.screenContext, try TextRenderer.create(allocator));
+    self.screenContext.debugEnabled = true;
+
+    core.debug_draw.installDebugLogInterface(self);
 
     return self;
 }
 
+pub fn onDebugLog(ctx: ?*anyopaque, params: core.debug_draw.DebugLogParamsInner) void {
+    const self = core.cast(*@This(), ctx.?);
+
+    // std.debug.print("================\n", .{});
+    // std.debug.print("{s}", .{params.slice});
+    // std.debug.print("==============\n", .{});
+
+    const s = self.debugStringArena.allocator().dupe(u8, params.slice) catch {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    self.debugTextQueue.pushLocked(.{ .text = s, .duration = @floatCast(params.duration), .color = params.color }) catch {};
+}
+
 pub fn tick(self: *@This(), dt: f64) void {
     const inputStack = core.getInputStack();
     self.screenContext.setCursorLocation(.{
@@ -141,26 +169,64 @@ pub fn tick(self: *@This(), dt: f64) void {
         core.engine_errs("unable to tick papyrus");
     };
 
-    self.screenContext.pushDebugText("fps: {d:.2} ({d:.4}ms)", .{ 1 / core.getEngine().averageFrameTime, core.getEngine().averageFrameTime }) catch {};
+    self.screenContext.pushDebugText("fps: {d:.2} ({d:.4}ms)", .{ 1 / core.getEngine().averageFrameTime, core.getEngine().averageFrameTime }, null) catch {};
 
     if (core.MemoryTracker.MTGet()) |tracker| {
         self.screenContext.pushDebugText("memory used: {d:.4} MiB in {d} allocations {d} events per frame", .{
             @as(f64, @floatFromInt(tracker.totalAllocSize)) / 1024 / 1024,
             tracker.allocationsCount,
             tracker.eventsCount - self.lastEventsCount,
-        }) catch {};
+        }, null) catch {};
 
         self.screenContext.pushDebugText("untracked allocations: {d:.4} MiB in {d} allocations", .{
             @as(f64, @floatFromInt(tracker.untrackedAllocationsSize)) / 1024 / 1024,
             tracker.untrackedAllocationsCount,
-        }) catch {};
+        }, null) catch {};
 
         self.screenContext.pushDebugText("total {d:.4} MiB", .{
             @as(f64, @floatFromInt(tracker.getTotalMemoryUsed())) / 1024 / 1024,
-        }) catch {};
+        }, null) catch {};
 
         self.lastEventsCount = tracker.eventsCount;
     }
+
+    const fdt: f32 = @floatCast(dt);
+
+    var offset: usize = 0;
+    self.debugTextQueue.lock();
+    defer self.debugTextQueue.unlock();
+
+    const count = self.debugTextQueue.count();
+
+    while (offset < count and offset < 32) {
+        const display = self.debugTextQueue.queue.at(count - offset - 1).?;
+
+        var color = display.color;
+        if (display.duration < 1.5) {
+            color.a = display.duration / 1.5;
+        }
+
+        // in terms of rendering, we gonna just
+        self.screenContext.pushDebugText("{s}", .{
+            display.text,
+        }, color) catch {};
+
+        offset += 1;
+    }
+
+    offset = 0;
+
+    while (offset < count) {
+        var next = self.debugTextQueue.popFromUnlocked().?;
+        next.duration -= fdt;
+
+        if (next.duration >= 0) {
+            self.debugTextQueue.queue.push(next) catch {};
+        } else {
+            self.debugStringArena.allocator().free(next.text);
+        }
+        offset += 1;
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn setup(self: *@This()) !void {
@@ -205,10 +271,12 @@ pub fn destroy(self: *@This()) void {
         next.*.destroy();
     }
 
+    self.debugTextQueue.deinit();
     self.fontTextures.deinit(self.allocator);
     self.textRenderers.deinit(self.allocator);
     self.screenContext.destroy();
     self.stringArena.deinit();
+    self.debugStringArena.deinit();
     self.runtime.destroy();
     self.drawList.deinit();
     self.tempDrawCommand.deinit(self.allocator);
@@ -340,8 +408,8 @@ pub fn drawToTarget(self: *@This(), cmd: *gpu.GPUCommandBuffer, ctx: *papyrus.Co
     const stashedDrawDebug = ctx.drawDebug;
 
     if (self.reloadingShaders) {
-        ctx.pushDebugText("recompiling shaders...", .{}) catch {};
-        ctx.pushDebugText("...", .{}) catch {};
+        ctx.pushDebugText("recompiling shaders...", .{}, null) catch {};
+        ctx.pushDebugText("...", .{}, null) catch {};
     }
 
     ctx.drawDebug = stashedDrawDebug or self.reloadingShaders;
diff --git a/engine/ui/src/sgpu/textRenderer.zig b/engine/ui/src/sgpu/textRenderer.zig
index a7a64bf..fb80544 100644
--- a/engine/ui/src/sgpu/textRenderer.zig
+++ b/engine/ui/src/sgpu/textRenderer.zig
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ pub const TextRenderer = struct {
                     .x = baseMetrics.x / @as(f32, @floatFromInt(atlas.atlasSize.x)),
                     .y = baseMetrics.y / @as(f32, @floatFromInt(atlas.atlasSize.y)),
                 }, // uv size
-                .{ .r = color.r, .g = color.g, .b = color.b }, // color
+                .{ .r = color.r, .g = color.g, .b = color.b, .a = color.a }, // color
                 // uvSize: core.Vector2f,
                 // color: core.colors.Color,
                 // vertex: *TextBufferList(TextMeshVertex),
diff --git a/extras/gameExtras/src/gameExtras.zig b/extras/gameExtras/src/gameExtras.zig
index e295fd7..7c7ef6a 100644
--- a/extras/gameExtras/src/gameExtras.zig
+++ b/extras/gameExtras/src/gameExtras.zig
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ pub const ModuleLoader = @import("debuggers/modulesLoader.zig");
 
 pub const browser = @import("debuggers/fileBrowser.zig");
 
-pub fn setup() !void {
-    _ = try core.createObject(games.GameList, .{});
-}
+pub const GameList = games.GameList;
 
 pub const GameModeMessage = games.GameModeMessage;
 pub const GameModeState = games.GameModeState;
+pub const addGame = games.addGame;
 pub const getGame = games.getGame;
 pub const beginGame = games.beginGame;
 pub const endGame = games.endGame;
diff --git a/extras/gameExtras/src/gameplay/games.zig b/extras/gameExtras/src/gameplay/games.zig
index 694d0be..7910429 100644
--- a/extras/gameExtras/src/gameplay/games.zig
+++ b/extras/gameExtras/src/gameplay/games.zig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub const GameInterface = struct {
 pub const GameList = struct {
     pub var NeonObjectTable = core.EngineObjectVTable.from(@This(), "extras.GameList");
 
-    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+    allocator: std.mem.Allocator = undefined,
 
     games: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(*GameInterface) = .{},
     gamesByTag: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(u32, GameInterfaceList) = .{},
@@ -87,16 +87,24 @@ pub const GameList = struct {
 };
 
 pub fn beginGame(name: []const u8) void {
-    getGame(name).beginPlay();
+    if (getGame(name)) |game| {
+        game.beginPlay();
+    } else {
+        core.engine_log("unable to begin game {s}", .{name});
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn endGame(name: []const u8) void {
-    getGame(name).endPlay();
+    if (getGame(name)) |game| {
+        game.endPlay();
+    } else {
+        core.engine_log("unable to endPlay game {s}", .{name});
+    }
 }
 
-pub fn getGame(name: []const u8) *GameInterface {
+pub fn getGame(name: []const u8) ?*GameInterface {
     core.engine_log("getting Game {s}", .{name});
-    return core.EngineObject(GameList).get().games.get(name).?;
+    return core.EngineObject(GameList).get().games.get(name);
 }
 
 pub fn addGame(name: []const u8, p: *anyopaque, comptime T: type) !void {
diff --git a/lib/p2/src/structures/ring-queue.zig b/lib/p2/src/structures/ring-queue.zig
index 53063f9..4410017 100644
--- a/lib/p2/src/structures/ring-queue.zig
+++ b/lib/p2/src/structures/ring-queue.zig
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ pub fn RingQueue(comptime T: type) type {
 
         pub fn pushLocked(self: *@This(), newValue: T) RingQueueError!void {
             self.mutex.lock();
-            try self.queue.push(newValue);
             defer self.mutex.unlock();
+            try self.queue.push(newValue);
         }
 
         // only call this if you have locked already
diff --git a/lib/packer/src/packerfs.zig b/lib/packer/src/packerfs.zig
index 5758b28..0117e1e 100644
--- a/lib/packer/src/packerfs.zig
+++ b/lib/packer/src/packerfs.zig
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ pub const PackerFS = struct {
         self.lock.lock();
         defer self.lock.unlock();
 
-        std.debug.print("loading file: {s}", .{path});
+        // std.debug.print("loading file: {s}", .{path});
         var pathName = Name.Make(path);
         if (self.fileHandlesByName.get(pathName.handle())) |fileNameHandle| {
             // std.debug.print("{s} maps to index {d}\n", .{ path, fileNameHandle });
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ pub const PackerFS = struct {
 
         for (self.contentPaths.items) |contentPath| {
             if (try self.loadFileDirect(contentPath, path)) |mapping| {
-                std.debug.print("loading directly: {s}, {s}", .{ contentPath, path });
+                // std.debug.print("loading directly: {s}, {s}", .{ contentPath, path });
                 return mapping;
             }
         }
diff --git a/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/text.frag.dxil b/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/text.frag.dxil
index a6bc6ed..20db0d8 100644
Binary files a/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/text.frag.dxil and b/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/text.frag.dxil differ
diff --git a/projects/content/_shaders/msl/text.frag.msl b/projects/content/_shaders/msl/text.frag.msl
index 6fdccbf..68cc8e9 100644
--- a/projects/content/_shaders/msl/text.frag.msl
+++ b/projects/content/_shaders/msl/text.frag.msl
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ struct type_StructuredBuffer_FontInfo
     FontInfo _m0[1];
 };
 
-constant float _59 = {};
-
 struct main0_out
 {
     float4 out_var_SV_Target0 [[color(0)]];
@@ -80,24 +78,25 @@ fragment main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], const device type_StructuredB
     float _110 = float(in.in_var_TEXCOORD0 & 255u) * 0.0039215688593685626983642578125;
     float _114 = float((in.in_var_TEXCOORD0 >> 8u) & 255u) * 0.0039215688593685626983642578125;
     float _118 = float((in.in_var_TEXCOORD0 >> 16u) & 255u) * 0.0039215688593685626983642578125;
-    float4 _181;
+    float _122 = float((in.in_var_TEXCOORD0 >> 24u) & 255u) * 0.0039215688593685626983642578125;
+    float4 _187;
     if (fontBuffer._m0[in.in_var_TEXCOORD3].isSdf == 1u)
     {
-        float _124 = _67.x;
-        float _125 = fwidth(_124);
-        float _126 = 0.529411792755126953125 - _125;
-        float _127 = 0.529411792755126953125 + _125;
-        float2 _133 = (dfdx(in.in_var_TEXCOORD1) + dfdy(in.in_var_TEXCOORD1)) * 0.3540000021457672119140625;
-        float4 _140 = float4(in.in_var_TEXCOORD1 - _133, in.in_var_TEXCOORD1 + _133);
-        float4 _171 = float4(_110, _114, _118, (fast::clamp(smoothstep(_126, _127, _124), 0.0, 1.0) + (0.5 * (((fast::clamp(smoothstep(_126, _127, Texture0.sample(Sampler0, _140.xy).x), 0.0, 1.0) + fast::clamp(smoothstep(_126, _127, Texture0.sample(Sampler0, _140.zw).x), 0.0, 1.0)) + fast::clamp(smoothstep(_126, _127, Texture0.sample(Sampler0, _140.xw).x), 0.0, 1.0)) + fast::clamp(smoothstep(_126, _127, Texture0.sample(Sampler0, _140.zy).x), 0.0, 1.0)))) * 0.3333333432674407958984375);
-        float3 _173 = powr(_171.xyz, float3(2.2000000476837158203125));
-        _181 = float4(_173.x, _173.y, _173.z, _171.w);
+        float _128 = _67.x;
+        float _129 = fwidth(_128);
+        float _130 = 0.529411792755126953125 - _129;
+        float _131 = 0.529411792755126953125 + _129;
+        float2 _137 = (dfdx(in.in_var_TEXCOORD1) + dfdy(in.in_var_TEXCOORD1)) * 0.3540000021457672119140625;
+        float4 _144 = float4(in.in_var_TEXCOORD1 - _137, in.in_var_TEXCOORD1 + _137);
+        float4 _176 = float4(_110, _114, _118, ((fast::clamp(smoothstep(_130, _131, _128), 0.0, 1.0) + (0.5 * (((fast::clamp(smoothstep(_130, _131, Texture0.sample(Sampler0, _144.xy).x), 0.0, 1.0) + fast::clamp(smoothstep(_130, _131, Texture0.sample(Sampler0, _144.zw).x), 0.0, 1.0)) + fast::clamp(smoothstep(_130, _131, Texture0.sample(Sampler0, _144.xw).x), 0.0, 1.0)) + fast::clamp(smoothstep(_130, _131, Texture0.sample(Sampler0, _144.zy).x), 0.0, 1.0)))) * 0.3333333432674407958984375) * _122);
+        float3 _178 = powr(_176.xyz, float3(2.2000000476837158203125));
+        _187 = float4(_178.x, _178.y, _178.z, _176.w);
     }
     else
     {
-        _181 = float4(_110, _114, _118, powr(_67.x / dot(float4(_110, _114, _118, _59).xyz, float3(0.2125999927520751953125, 0.715200006961822509765625, 0.072200000286102294921875)), 0.4545454680919647216796875));
+        _187 = float4(_110, _114, _118, powr(_67.x / dot(float4(_110, _114, _118, _122).xyz, float3(0.2125999927520751953125, 0.715200006961822509765625, 0.072200000286102294921875)), 0.4545454680919647216796875) * _122);
     }
-    out.out_var_SV_Target0 = _181;
+    out.out_var_SV_Target0 = _187;
     return out;
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/content/_shaders/spv/text.frag.spv b/projects/content/_shaders/spv/text.frag.spv
index 302c6ca..d6e6ee2 100644
Binary files a/projects/content/_shaders/spv/text.frag.spv and b/projects/content/_shaders/spv/text.frag.spv differ
diff --git a/projects/sampleGame/externGame/externGame.zig b/projects/sampleGame/externGame/externGame.zig
index 325d3c9..86e1fcc 100644
--- a/projects/sampleGame/externGame/externGame.zig
+++ b/projects/sampleGame/externGame/externGame.zig
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ pub export fn subtract(a: i32, b: i32) i32 {
 var gAllocator: std.mem.Allocator = undefined;
 
 pub fn start_module(args: core.ModuleLoaderArgs) !void {
+    core.PatchOrCreateObject(extras.GameList, .{});
     core.PatchOrCreateObject(extras.ModuleLoader, .{});
     core.PatchOrCreateObject(extras.ObjectSystemSpawner, .{});
+    core.PatchOrCreateObject(net.EnetTransport, .{});
     core.PatchOrCreateObject(ExternGameObject, .{});
     core.PatchOrCreateObject(imgui.utils.ConsoleWindow, .{});
+    core.PatchOrCreateObject(@import("fpgame/fpgame.zig"), .{});
 
     _ = args;
     core.logDisplay("externGame", "accessing old object at {x} same object? {d}", .{ @intFromPtr(core.EngineObject(ExternGameObject).get()), @sizeOf(ExternGameObject) });
@@ -83,6 +86,12 @@ pub const BoxObject = struct {
     }
 };
 
+pub const ExternGameArgs = struct {
+    clientTarget: []const u8 = "127.0.0.1",
+    clientIndex: u32 = 0,
+    asClient: bool = false,
+};
+
 pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
     pub var NeonObjectTable = core.EngineObjectVTable.from(@This(), "game.ExternGameObject");
     pub const Slack = core.SlackStruct(@This(), 1024);
@@ -95,10 +104,13 @@ pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
 
     session: ?*net.Session = null,
     clientLink: ?*net.Link = null,
+    launchAsClient: ?[]const u8 = null,
 
     recompiling: bool = false,
     firstTick: bool = true,
 
+    fpcamera: *extras.FpCamera = undefined,
+
     fireInput: ?*core.ActionBinding = null,
     altFireInput: ?*core.ActionBinding = null,
     reloadInput: ?*core.ActionBinding = null,
@@ -116,10 +128,16 @@ pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
 
     spawnedEntities: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(core.Entity) = .{},
 
+    clientIndex: u32 = 0,
+    autoAddClients: bool = true,
+    clientsToAdd: u32 = 1,
+
     displayVectorsTest: bool = false,
 
     pub fn beginPlay(p: *anyopaque) void {
         const self = core.cast(*@This(), p);
+        ui.context().screenContext.drawDebug = true;
+
         self._beginPlay() catch {
             core.engine_errs("unable to beginplay");
         };
@@ -232,6 +250,24 @@ pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
 
         self.physicsObjectsWindow = try extras.PhysicsObjectList.create(self.allocator);
 
+        const args = try core.ParseArgs(ExternGameArgs);
+
+        if (args.asClient) {
+            self.launchAsClient = args.clientTarget;
+            self.clientIndex = args.clientIndex;
+            core.engine_log("starting up as client connecting to {s}", .{args.clientTarget});
+            platform.context().pushRequest(.{ .setWindowSize = .{ .size = .{ .x = 1000, .y = 562 } } });
+            platform.context().pushRequest(.{ .setWindowPosition = .{ .pos = .{ .x = 1000 * args.clientIndex, .y = 30 } } });
+
+            const ctx = ui.getScreen();
+            const text = try ctx.addText(.{}, "client");
+            ctx.get(text).pos = .{ .x = 0, .y = 10 };
+            ctx.get(text).size = .{ .x = 400, .y = 300 };
+
+            ui.context().screenContext.debugFontSize = 20;
+            self.connectClient();
+        }
+
         try core.registerObject(BoxObject, "Box");
         try core.registerObjectAdvanced(BoxObject, "BoxSmoky", "createSmoky");
 
@@ -263,8 +299,7 @@ pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
             }
         }
 
-        try extras.games.addGame("ExternGame", self, @This());
-
+        try extras.addGame("ExternGame", self, @This());
         extras.beginGame("ExternGame");
 
         return self;
@@ -391,6 +426,7 @@ pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
 
         if (platform.context().isCursorEnabled()) {
             core.engine_logs("moving light");
+            core.debugTextLog("moving light", 3.5, .{ .color = core.colors.Color.Green });
             const ray = rend.context().activeCamera.?.getNormalRayFromScreen(platform.getCursorPosition());
             if (physics.traceLine(ray.start, ray.dir.fmul(10000), .{ .bodyFilter = &self.fireTraceFilter, .getNormalsSlow = true })) |r| {
                 if (r.normal) |n| {
@@ -469,6 +505,22 @@ pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
 
                 ig.textf("lmao", .{});
 
+                if (ig.smallButton("800x450")) {
+                    platform.context().pushRequest(.{ .setWindowSize = .{ .size = .{ .x = 800, .y = 450 } } });
+                }
+
+                if (ig.smallButton("1600x900")) {
+                    platform.context().pushRequest(.{ .setWindowSize = .{ .size = .{ .x = 1600, .y = 900 } } });
+                }
+
+                if (ig.smallButton("maximize")) {
+                    platform.context().pushRequest(.{ .maximizeWindow = .{} });
+                }
+
+                if (ig.smallButton("setMousePos")) {
+                    platform.context().pushRequest(.{ .setMousePosition = .{ .pos = .{ .x = 800, .y = 450 } } });
+                }
+
                 if (ig.smallButton("reload map")) {
                     self.loadMap2() catch unreachable;
                 }
@@ -496,17 +548,61 @@ pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
                     audio.context().setVolume(self.volume / 100);
                 }
 
+                _ = ig.checkbox("addClients", &self.autoAddClients);
+                ig.sameLine(0, 10);
+                if (self.autoAddClients) {
+                    _ = ig.inputInt("clientCount", @ptrCast(&self.clientsToAdd), 1, 1, .{});
+                }
+
                 if (ig.smallButton("host")) {
-                    self.session = net.hostSession(&.{"7777"}) catch unreachable;
+                    self.session = blk: {
+                        const s = net.hostSession(&.{"7777"}) catch {
+                            core.engine_err("host server failed", .{});
+                            break :blk null;
+                        };
+
+                        break :blk s;
+                    };
+
+                    if (self.session) |session| {
+                        _ = session;
+
+                        var fmt: [256]u8 = undefined;
+                        var fmt2: [256]u8 = undefined;
+                        for (0..self.clientsToAdd) |i| {
+                            const ci = std.fmt.bufPrint(&fmt, "--clientIndex={d}", .{i}) catch {
+                                core.engine_err("unable to create client {d} out of memory?", .{i});
+                                break;
+                            };
+
+                            const igIni = std.fmt.bufPrint(&fmt2, "--imguiIni=client{d}.ini", .{i}) catch {
+                                core.engine_err("unable to create client {d} out of memory?", .{i});
+                                break;
+                            };
+
+                            _ = sys.SubprocessTask.runCommand(
+                                self.allocator,
+                                &.{ "zig-out/bin/sampleGame.exe", "--asClient=True", ci, igIni },
+                                ".",
+                            ) catch {
+                                core.engine_err("unable to create client {d}", .{i});
+                                break;
+                            };
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (ig.smallButton("connect")) {
-                    self.clientLink = net.connect("127.0.0.1:7777") catch unreachable;
+                    self.connectClient();
                 }
 
                 if (self.clientLink) |link| {
                     if (ig.smallButton("sendMessageToServer")) {
                         link.sendMessage("hello from client", true) catch {};
+                        link.sendMessage("hello from client (unreliable)", false) catch {};
+                        const linkData = net.EnetTransport.getLinkData(link);
+                        linkData.sendPacketChannelDebug("debug: unreliable over channel 0", false, 0);
+                        linkData.sendPacketChannelDebug("debug: reliable over channel 1", true, 1);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -524,8 +620,16 @@ pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
             self.particleDebugger.particleDebug();
         }
         if (self.session) |session| {
-            if (session.links.items.len > 0) {
-                const linkData = net.EnetTransport.getLinkData(session.links.items[0]);
+            if (ig.begin("host session", null, .{})) {
+                for (session.links.items) |link| {
+                    const linkData = net.EnetTransport.getLinkData(link);
+                    ig.textf("{s} {d}ms", .{ link.idString, linkData.peer.*.roundTripTime });
+                }
+            }
+            ig.end();
+
+            for (session.links.items) |link| {
+                const linkData = net.EnetTransport.getLinkData(link);
                 if (rend.context().activeCamera) |camera| {
                     linkData.testLinkPosition = camera.entity.fetch(core.Scene).?.getPosition();
                 }
@@ -540,6 +644,21 @@ pub const ExternGameObject = struct {
         }
     }
 
+    fn connectClient(self: *@This()) void {
+        self.clientLink = net.connect("127.0.0.1:7777") catch unreachable;
+
+        var fmt: [256]u8 = undefined;
+        if (self.clientLink) |link| {
+            const nameMsg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&fmt, "cname:client{d}", .{self.clientIndex}) catch {
+                core.engine_err("unable to create client message, out of memory?", .{});
+                return;
+            };
+            link.sendMessage(nameMsg, true) catch {
+                core.engine_err("unable to send message?", .{});
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn destroy(self: *@This()) void {
         if (self.clientLink) |link| {
             link.destroy();
diff --git a/projects/sampleGame/main.zig b/projects/sampleGame/main.zig
index da43abe..661ee19 100644
--- a/projects/sampleGame/main.zig
+++ b/projects/sampleGame/main.zig
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ pub fn prepare(self: *@This()) !void {
     defer z.End();
     try core.fs().addContentPath("sampleGame");
 
-    try extras.setup();
-
     try audio.loadBuiltinSounds();
 
     // try core.loadModule("externGame", true);
@@ -269,17 +267,21 @@ pub fn prepare(self: *@This()) !void {
     try rendererDebug.skyboxes.append(rendererDebug.allocator, core.MakeName("t_dark_skybox"));
 
     try core.getEngineObject(core.GameObjectSystem).?.registerObject("foxObject", FoxObject);
+    core.PatchOrCreateObject(extras.games.GameList, .{});
 
     try assets.loadList(assetReferences);
     // self.videoplayer = try VideoPlayer.create(self.allocator);
     // try self.videoplayer.startPlayback("LAPWING2.ogv");
     // self.videoplayerObject = try self.videoplayer.createVideoPlayerEntity();
 
+    try extras.addGame("Default", self, @This());
+    extras.beginGame("Default");
+
     rend.setSkyboxTexture("t_skybox");
-    beginPlay(@ptrCast(self));
+    // beginPlay(@ptrCast(self));
 }
 
-fn beginPlay(p: ?*anyopaque) void {
+pub fn beginPlay(p: ?*anyopaque) void {
     const self = core.cast(*@This(), p.?);
     self._beginPlay() catch {
         core.engine_errs("unable to beginPlay sampleagme");
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ fn _beginPlay(self: *@This()) !void {
     self.updateMouseLook();
 }
 
-pub fn game_endPlay(p: ?*anyopaque) void {
+pub fn endPlay(p: ?*anyopaque) void {
     const self = core.cast(*@This(), p.?);
     _ = self;
 }
diff --git a/projects/tools/newProjectMaker.zig b/projects/tools/newProjectMaker.zig
index cbeddc2..6f2900c 100644
--- a/projects/tools/newProjectMaker.zig
+++ b/projects/tools/newProjectMaker.zig
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn tick(self: *@This(), dt: f64) void {
             if (self.activeCommand) |cmd| {
                 ig.textf("current command: ", .{});
 
-                for (cmd.args) |arg| {
+                for (cmd.argsOwned.items) |arg| {
                     ig.textf("{s}", .{arg});
                     ig.sameLine(0, 4);
                 }
diff --git a/projects/tools/toolbox.zig b/projects/tools/toolbox.zig
index 0ced155..654a363 100644
--- a/projects/tools/toolbox.zig
+++ b/projects/tools/toolbox.zig
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn tick(self: *@This(), dt: f64) void {
             if (self.activeCommand) |cmd| {
                 ig.textf("current command: ", .{});
 
-                for (cmd.args) |arg| {
+                for (cmd.argsOwned.items) |arg| {
                     ig.textf("{s}", .{arg});
                     ig.sameLine(0, 4);
                 }