diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bc16adf..f2c2bd4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
+[[package]]
+name = "adler"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayvec"
 version = "0.7.4"
@@ -14,6 +20,21 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64"
+version = "0.21.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "604178f6c5c21f02dc555784810edfb88d34ac2c73b2eae109655649ee73ce3d"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bincode"
+version = "1.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b1f45e9417d87227c7a56d22e471c6206462cba514c7590c09aff4cf6d1ddcad"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bumpalo"
 version = "3.13.0"
@@ -36,12 +57,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crc32fast"
+version = "1.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b540bd8bc810d3885c6ea91e2018302f68baba2129ab3e88f32389ee9370880d"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crustacean"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "base64",
+ "bincode",
  "fern",
+ "flate2",
  "js-sys",
+ "lazy_static",
  "log",
  "screeps-game-api",
  "serde",
@@ -93,6 +127,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "flate2"
+version = "1.0.26"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3b9429470923de8e8cbd4d2dc513535400b4b3fef0319fb5c4e1f520a7bef743"
+dependencies = [
+ "crc32fast",
+ "miniz_oxide",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -114,12 +158,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lazy_static"
+version = "1.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e2abad23fbc42b3700f2f279844dc832adb2b2eb069b2df918f455c4e18cc646"
+dependencies = [
+ "spin",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
 version = "0.4.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b06a4cde4c0f271a446782e3eff8de789548ce57dbc8eca9292c27f4a42004b4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "miniz_oxide"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e7810e0be55b428ada41041c41f32c9f1a42817901b4ccf45fa3d4b6561e74c7"
+dependencies = [
+ "adler",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-derive"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -248,6 +310,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "spin"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6e63cff320ae2c57904679ba7cb63280a3dc4613885beafb148ee7bf9aa9042d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "structstruck"
 version = "0.4.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f55e1cb..c371843 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ web-sys = { version = "0.3", features = ["console"] }
 structstruck = "0.4.1"
 serde_json = "1.0.104"
 serde = { version = "1.0.183", features = ["derive"] }
+bincode = "1.3.3"
+lazy_static = { version = "1.4.0", features = ["spin"] }
+base64 = "0.21.2"
+flate2 = "1.0.26"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3"
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
deleted file mode 100644
index bae16f1..0000000
--- a/LICENSE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-MIT License
-
-Copyright (c) 2018 David Ross
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 481023e..c762351 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,21 +1,5 @@
-# screeps-starter-rust
-
-Starter Rust AI for [Screeps: World][screeps], the JavaScript-based MMO game.
-
-This uses the [`screeps-game-api`] bindings from the [rustyscreeps] organization.
-
-While it's possible to compile using [`wasm-pack`] directly using the Node.js target,
-some modifications are needed to load the output within the Screep environment, so it's
-recommended to use [`cargo-screeps`] for building and deploying your code.
-
-The documentation is currently a bit sparse. API docs which list functions one
-can use are located at https://docs.rs/screeps-game-api/.
-
-Almost all crates on https://crates.io/ are usable (only things which interact with OS
-apis are broken).
-
-Quickstart:
 
+## init
 ```sh
 # Install CLI dependency:
 cargo install cargo-screeps
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 69ee430..2a9ced6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ mod memory;
 // add wasm_bindgen to any function you would like to expose for call from js
 #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = setup)]
 pub fn setup() {
-    logging::setup_logging(logging::Info);
+    logging::setup_logging(logging::Debug);
 }
 
 // this enum will represent a creep's lock on a specific target object, storing a js reference
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub fn game_loop() {
             memory.write_memory();
         } else {
             run_creep(&creep.unwrap(), &mut memory.creeps.get_mut(&name).unwrap());
+            memory.write_memory();
         }
     }
 
@@ -69,8 +70,6 @@ pub fn game_loop() {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    memory.write_memory();
     info!("Done! cpu: {}", game::cpu::get_used());
 }
 
@@ -155,4 +154,4 @@ fn run_creep(creep: &Creep, creepmem: &mut CreepMemory) {
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/memory.rs b/src/memory.rs
index 443eb20..1ffa700 100644
--- a/src/memory.rs
+++ b/src/memory.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use js_sys::JsString;
 
-
-
 structstruck::strike! {
     #[strikethrough[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]]
 pub struct CreepMemory{
@@ -35,11 +33,22 @@ structstruck::strike! {
 impl Memory {
     pub fn init_memory() -> Self {
         let memory_jsstring = screeps::raw_memory::get();
-        let memory: Memory = serde_json::from_str(&memory_jsstring.as_string().unwrap()).unwrap();
-        return memory;
+        let memory_string = memory_jsstring.as_string().unwrap();
+        if memory_string == "" {
+            let memory = Memory {
+                creeps: HashMap::new(),
+            };
+            memory.write_memory();
+            memory
+        } else {
+            let memory: Memory = serde_json::from_str(&memory_string).unwrap();
+            memory
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn write_memory(&self) {
-        screeps::raw_memory::set(&JsString::from(serde_json::to_string(&self).unwrap()));
+        //let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&self).unwrap();
+        //et js_serialized = JsString::from(serialized);
+        //screeps::raw_memory::set(&js_serialized);
     }
 }