diff --git a/objects/obj_dialogue/Draw_0.gml b/objects/obj_dialogue/Draw_0.gml
index 6a7dca4..83a8218 100644
--- a/objects/obj_dialogue/Draw_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_dialogue/Draw_0.gml
@@ -41,22 +41,22 @@ if (global.dialogue_mode) {
 			draw_set_alpha( (-10 - (80 * i) + textlinefadein) / 60 );
 			draw_text(camera_get_view_x(view_camera) + 320, camera_get_view_y(view_camera) + 180 - (20 * textlinecount) + (40 * (i-1)), textlines[i]);
 		}
+		draw_set_alpha(1);
 	}
 	if (text_advance_ready == TEXT_READY && display_mode != DISPLAY_NOTEXT) {
 		loopdoop++;
-		draw_set_alpha(1);
 		draw_sprite( spr_text_arrow, round((loopdoop % 160) / 20), camera_get_view_x(view_camera) + 540, camera_get_view_y(view_camera) + 300 ); 
-	}
-	if (text_auto_mode == AUTO_ON) {
+	}	
+	if (text_auto_mode == AUTO_ON) {
 		draw_sprite( spr_text_auto, 0, camera_get_view_x(view_camera) + 510, camera_get_view_y(view_camera) + 300 );
 	}
 	if (keyboard_check(vk_control) ) {
 		draw_sprite( spr_text_skip, 0, camera_get_view_x(view_camera) + 480, camera_get_view_y(view_camera) + 300 );
 	}
-		
-
+		
+
 //draw tutorial text
-		draw_set_font(fn_help);
-		draw_set_halign(fa_left);
-		draw_text_ext_transformed_color_border( 5, 345, "Z: advance text, C: toggle auto, CTRL: skip", 9, 620, 1, 1, 0, c_blue, c_blue, c_blue, c_blue, tutorial_fadeout / 20, 1, c_white); //6
+	draw_set_font(fn_help);
+	draw_set_halign(fa_left);
+	draw_text_ext_transformed_color_border( 5, 345, "Z: advance text, C: toggle auto, CTRL: skip", 9, 620, 1, 1, 0, c_blue, c_blue, c_blue, c_blue, tutorial_fadeout / 20, 1, c_white); //6
 }
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diff --git a/objects/obj_dialogue/Other_4.gml b/objects/obj_dialogue/Other_4.gml
index 297f3ce..de22806 100644
--- a/objects/obj_dialogue/Other_4.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_dialogue/Other_4.gml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ actor_C_sprite = -1;
 actor_C_anim_frame = 0;
 actor_C_pos = POSITION_LEFT;
 
+global.log_text[LOG_LIMIT] = array_create(LOG_LIMIT);
+global.log_names[LOG_LIMIT] = array_create(LOG_LIMIT);
+
 bg_test = ds_queue_create();
 mus_test = ds_queue_create();
 sound_test = ds_queue_create();
@@ -43,8 +46,8 @@ display_test = ds_queue_create();
 sprite_test = ds_queue_create();
 pos_test = ds_queue_create();
 speaker_test = ds_queue_create();
-text_test = ds_queue_create();
-
+text_test = ds_queue_create();
+
 
 loopdoop = 0;
 tutorial_fadeout = 400;
diff --git a/objects/obj_dialogue/Step_0.gml b/objects/obj_dialogue/Step_0.gml
index ebb29b2..a52d372 100644
--- a/objects/obj_dialogue/Step_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_dialogue/Step_0.gml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ if (global.dialogue_mode) {
 		
 		//display modes
 		display_mode = ds_queue_dequeue(display_test);
-		if ( display_mode == DISPLAY_NOTEXT && text_auto_mode == AUTO_OFF ) {
+		if ( display_mode == DISPLAY_NOTEXT && text_auto_mode == AUTO_OFF ) {		//no text
 			text_auto_mode = AUTO_NEXT;
 		}
 		
@@ -358,6 +358,16 @@ if (global.dialogue_mode) {
 		textload = ds_queue_dequeue(text_test);
 		texttarget = string_replace_all(textload, "#", "\n" );
 		
+		//add text to log
+		if (global.log_text[0] != 0 && global.log_names[0] != 0) {
+			for( var r = LOG_LIMIT - 1; r >= 0; r--) {
+				global.log_text[r+1] = global.log_text[r];
+				global.log_names[r+1] = global.log_names[r];
+			}
+		}
+		global.log_text[0] = texttarget;
+		global.log_names[0] = speaker_name;
+		
 		textspew = "";
 		textlines = [ "", "", "", "", "", "", "" ];
 		textlinecount = 1;
diff --git a/objects/obj_pauser/Create_0.gml b/objects/obj_pauser/Create_0.gml
index b66f46f..9592fc8 100644
--- a/objects/obj_pauser/Create_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_pauser/Create_0.gml
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 pause = false;
 paused_surface = -1;
+log_surface = -1;
 menu_wait = MENU_DELAY;
 dx = 0;
 dy = 0;
+log_dy = 0;
 surface_mult = global.options[? OPTIONS_WINDOWMULT];
 
 save_check = false;
 save_allowed = false;
 unpause_allowed = false;
 save_display = 0;
-escape_allowed = false;
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+escape_allowed = false;
+logmove_allowed = false;
diff --git a/objects/obj_pauser/Draw_0.gml b/objects/obj_pauser/Draw_0.gml
index 045d7c1..bf23cb1 100644
--- a/objects/obj_pauser/Draw_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_pauser/Draw_0.gml
@@ -6,29 +6,70 @@ if (pause) {
 		if (paused_surface == -1) {
 			instance_deactivate_all(true);
 		}
-		surface_mult = 1;
 		paused_surface = surface_create(view_get_wport(view_camera[0]) * surface_mult, view_get_wport(view_camera[0]) * surface_mult);
 		surface_set_target(paused_surface);
-		draw_surface(application_surface, 0, 0);
+			draw_surface(application_surface, 0, 0);
 		surface_reset_target();
 	} else {
-		draw_surface_ext(paused_surface, dx, dy, 0.5, 0.5, 0, c_white, 1);
+		draw_surface_ext(paused_surface, dx, dy, 1, 1, 0, c_white, 1);
 		draw_set_alpha(0.5);
 		draw_set_color(c_black);
 		draw_rectangle(0, 0, room_width, room_height, false);
 		draw_set_alpha(1);
-		draw_set_halign(fa_center);
+		draw_rectangle(dx - 1, dy - 1, dx + 641, dy + 30, false);
+		draw_rectangle(dx - 1, dy + 335, dx + 641, dy + 361, false);
+		draw_set_halign(fa_right);
 		draw_set_color(c_fuchsia);
-		draw_text(dx + 320, dy + 170, "Paused, press P to continue");
-		draw_text(dx + 320, dy + 220, "press S to save");
-		draw_text(dx + 320, dy + 270, "press ESC to exit");
-		draw_set_color(c_white);
+		draw_text(dx + 630, dy + 340, "Paused, press P to continue, press S to save, press ESC to exit");
+		draw_set_color(c_orange);
 		draw_set_halign(fa_left);
+		draw_text(dx + 10, dy + 10, "Log mode");
+		if (!surface_exists(log_surface)) {
+			log_surface = surface_create(620,260);
+		}
+		surface_set_target(log_surface);
+			draw_clear_alpha(c_black, 1);
+			textlinescount = 0;
+			textline = "";
+			for (var i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+				if (log_dy + i < LOG_LIMIT) {
+					if (global.log_text[log_dy + i] != 0) {
+						draw_set_color(c_aqua);
+						draw_text(20, textlinescount * 20, global.log_names[log_dy + i]);
+						textlinescount++; 
+						draw_set_color(c_ltgray);
+						draw_text(40, textlinescount * 20, global.log_text[log_dy + i]);
+						textlinescount++;
+						textline = global.log_text[log_dy + i];
+						for(var j = 0; j < string_length(textline); j++) {
+							if (string_char_at(textline, j) == "\n") {
+								textlinescount++;
+							}
+						}
+						textlinescount++;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		surface_reset_target();
+		draw_set_color(c_black);
+		draw_set_alpha(0.5);
+		draw_rectangle(dx + 10, dy + 35, dx + 630, dy + 295, false);
+		draw_set_alpha(1);
+		gpu_set_blendmode(bm_add);
+		draw_surface_ext(log_surface, dx + 10, dy + 35, 1, 1, 0, c_white, 1);
+		gpu_set_blendmode(bm_normal);
+		surface_free(log_surface);
+		if ( log_dy > 0) {
+			draw_sprite(spr_uparrow, 0, 320, 10);
+		}
+		if ( log_dy < global.loaded_file[? SAVE_LINENUM] ) {
+			draw_sprite(spr_downarrow, 0, 320, 310);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 if (save_display > 0) {
 	draw_set_halign(fa_right);
-	draw_text_ext_transformed_color_border(600, 320, "Saving...", 20, 150, 1, 1, 0, c_green, c_orange, c_green, c_orange, 1, 1, c_fuchsia);
+	draw_text_ext_transformed_color_border(dx + 600, dy + 10, "Saving...", 20, 150, 1, 1, 0, c_green, c_orange, c_green, c_orange, 1, 1, c_fuchsia);
 	draw_set_halign(fa_left);
 }
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diff --git a/objects/obj_pauser/Step_0.gml b/objects/obj_pauser/Step_0.gml
index 011aa5c..2b1539d 100644
--- a/objects/obj_pauser/Step_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_pauser/Step_0.gml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ if menu_wait <= 0 {
 	save_allowed = true;
 	unpause_allowed = true;
 	escape_allowed = true;
+	logmove_allowed = true;
 }
 
 if (keyboard_check_pressed(ord("S")) && save_allowed == true) {
@@ -42,4 +43,23 @@ if (keyboard_check_pressed(vk_escape) && escape_allowed == true) {
 		paused_surface = -1;
 	}
 	room_goto(rm_title);
-}
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+}
+
+if (keyboard_check(vk_up) && logmove_allowed == true) {
+	menu_wait = MENU_DELAY;
+	logmove_allowed = false;
+	log_dy--;
+	if (log_dy < 0) {
+		log_dy = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+if (keyboard_check(vk_down) && logmove_allowed == true) {
+	menu_wait = MENU_DELAY;
+	logmove_allowed = false;
+	log_dy++;
+	if (log_dy > global.loaded_file[? SAVE_LINENUM]) {
+		log_dy = global.loaded_file[? SAVE_LINENUM];
+	}
+}
+	
diff --git a/scripts/scr_initialize/scr_initialize.gml b/scripts/scr_initialize/scr_initialize.gml
index 55b114d..71fd6a7 100644
--- a/scripts/scr_initialize/scr_initialize.gml
+++ b/scripts/scr_initialize/scr_initialize.gml
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
 	#macro DISPLAY_ADV_SHOUT 4
 	#macro DISPLAY_WRITER 5
 	
+	#macro LOG_LIMIT 1000
 	
 	#macro POSITION_LEFT -1
 	#macro POSITION_LEFTCENTER -0.5
@@ -268,6 +269,8 @@ function scr_initialize() {
 	global.autosave_load = false;
 	global.savepoint_numbers = 0;
 	global.savepoint_instances[255] = 0;
+	global.log_text[LOG_LIMIT] = array_create(LOG_LIMIT);
+	global.log_names[LOG_LIMIT] = array_create(LOG_LIMIT);
 	global.load_file_name = "defaults.json";
 	global.file_A_preview_line1 = "---";
 	global.file_B_preview_line1 = "---";