29 files changed, 315 insertions, 97 deletions

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d94f05e..900cd92 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER(GL/glext.h,
 )
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(GL, glVertex3f, 
-	GL_LIBS="$GL_LIBS -lGL"
+	GL_LIBS="$GL_LIBS -lGL -lGLU"
 
 )
+
 AC_SUBST(GL_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(GL_CFLAGS)
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ The Osirion Project $VERSION
 Configuration summary:
 	platform ........... $host
 	flags .............. $CXXFLAGS
-	debug messages ..... $debug_messages
+	debug messages ..... $have_debug_messages
 
 Installation directories:
 	prefix ............. $PREFIX
diff --git a/osirion.kdevelop b/osirion.kdevelop
index 0a41004..bc6bf04 100644
--- a/osirion.kdevelop
+++ b/osirion.kdevelop
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   </general>
   <kdevautoproject>
     <general>
-      <activetarget>src/render/librender.la</activetarget>
+      <activetarget>src/osirion</activetarget>
       <useconfiguration>debug</useconfiguration>
     </general>
     <run>
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
       <terminal>true</terminal>
       <directoryradio>executable</directoryradio>
       <runarguments>
-        <osirion/>
+        <osirion></osirion>
         <osiriond/>
       </runarguments>
       <debugarguments>
         <osiriond/>
-        <osirion/>
+        <osirion></osirion>
       </debugarguments>
       <cwd>
         <osiriond>/home/ingar/projects/osirion/osirion-work/debug/src/</osiriond>
diff --git a/osirion.kdevelop.pcs b/osirion.kdevelop.pcs
index 6b83196..8f468cc 100644
--- a/osirion.kdevelop.pcs
+++ b/osirion.kdevelop.pcs
diff --git a/osirion.kdevses b/osirion.kdevses
index 520a288..ba26c45 100644
--- a/osirion.kdevses
+++ b/osirion.kdevses
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <!DOCTYPE KDevPrjSession>
 <KDevPrjSession>
  <DocsAndViews NumberOfDocuments="1" >
-  <Doc0 NumberOfViews="1" URL="file:///home/ingar/projects/osirion/osirion-work/src/render/gl.cc" >
-   <View0 Encoding="" line="30" Type="Source" />
+  <Doc0 NumberOfViews="1" URL="file:///home/ingar/projects/osirion/osirion-work/configure.in" >
+   <View0 Encoding="" line="105" Type="Source" />
   </Doc0>
  </DocsAndViews>
  <pluginList>
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index eae6f48..fbadbd7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ osiriond_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/server/libserver.la
 
 # client
 osirion_SOURCES = osirion.cc
-osirion_CFLAGS = $(LIBSDL_CFLAGS) $(GL_CFLAGS)
+osirion_CFLAGS = $(LIBSDL_CFLAGS) $(GL_CFLAGS) $(GLUT_CFLAGS)
 osirion_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/client/libclient.la
-osirion_LDFLAGS = $(LIBSDL_LIBS) $(GL_LIBS)
+osirion_LDFLAGS = $(GL_LIBS) $(LIBSDL_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/client/application.cc b/src/client/application.cc
index d3e7f4e..5822600 100644
--- a/src/client/application.cc
+++ b/src/client/application.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 
 namespace client {
 
+extern "C" void func_con_toggle(std::stringstream &args)
+{
+	console.toggle();
+}
+
 void Application::quit(int status)
 {
 	SDL_Quit();
@@ -38,6 +43,9 @@ void Application::init()
 
         // initialize input
         input.init();
+
+	// register our engine functions
+	core::func_register("con_toggle", func_con_toggle);
 }
 
 void Application::run()
diff --git a/src/client/client.h b/src/client/client.h
index af3e53b..64f1aab 100644
--- a/src/client/client.h
+++ b/src/client/client.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include "core/core.h"
 #include "game/game.h"
 
+#include <SDL/SDL.h>
+
 /// client-side functions to render and control the gameworld
 /** The client namespace contains the necessary functions to
  *  accept input, send it to the game and renders the result
diff --git a/src/client/console.cc b/src/client/console.cc
index 50093f9..a0cc7c5 100644
--- a/src/client/console.cc
+++ b/src/client/console.cc
@@ -40,31 +40,87 @@ std::ostream & Console::debugstream()
 void Console::draw()
 {
 	using namespace render;
-
+	
+	// flush console messages in the buffer
 	flush();
 
 	float height;
+	bool showloader = false;
 
 	if (core::game()) {
-		if (!core::game()->ready())
+		if (!core::game()->ready()) {
 			height = 0.6f;
-		else if (visible)
+			showloader = true;
+		} else if (visible)
 			height = 0.6f;
 		else
-			return;
-	} else
+			height = 0.0f;
+	} else {
+		showloader = true;
 		height = 1.0f;
+	}
+
+	if (showloader) {
+		// draw the loader background
+		gl::color(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1.0f);
+
+		gl::begin(gl::Quads);
+		gl::vertex(0,0, 0);
+		gl::vertex(video.width,0,0);
+		gl::vertex(video.width,video.height,0);
+		gl::vertex(0,video.height,0);
+		gl::end();	
+	}
+	
+	if (height > 0) {
+		// draw version below the bottom of the console
+		gl::color(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+		std:: string version = std::string("The Osirion Project ");
+		version.append(PACKAGE_VERSION);
+		draw_text(video.width-CHARSIZE*(version.size()+1), video.height*height-CHARSIZE-4, version);
+
+		// draw the transparent console background
+		gl::color(1, 1, 1, .5);
+		
+		gl::enable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+		glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, render::textures[0]); // bitmaps/loader.tga
+
+		gl::begin(gl::Quads);
+		glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 0.0f);
+		gl::vertex(0,0, 0);
+		
+		glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 0.0f);
+		gl::vertex(video.width,0,0);
+		
+		glTexCoord2f(1.0f, 1.0f);
+		gl::vertex(video.width,video.height*height,0);
+		
+		glTexCoord2f(0.0f, 1.0f);
+		gl::vertex(0,video.height*height,0);
+		
+		gl::end();
+
+		glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, render::textures[1]); // bitmaps/conchars.tga
+		gl::enable(GL_BLEND);
+		
+		// draw the console text
+		gl::color(1,1,1,1);
+		std::deque<std::string>::reverse_iterator rit = console.text.rbegin();
+		float y = video.height*height-2*CHARSIZE-8;
+		while (y > 0 && rit < console.text.rend()) {
+			draw_text(0, y, *rit);
+			y -= CHARSIZE;
+			++rit;
+		}
+
+		// draw the console input
+		gl::color(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+		draw_text(0, video.height*height - CHARSIZE - 4, input);
+		
+		gl::disable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+		gl::disable(GL_BLEND);
+	}
 	
-	// console background rectangle
-	gl::enable(GL_BLEND); 
-	gl::begin(gl::Quads);
-	gl::color(1, 1, 1, .1);
-	gl::vertex(-0.5f*video.ratio , 0.5, -1.0f);
-	gl::vertex(0.5f*video.ratio ,0.5, -1.0f);	
-	gl::vertex(0.5f*video.ratio , 0.5-height, -1.0f);
-	gl::vertex(-0.5f*video.ratio , 0.5-height, -1.0f);
-	gl::end();	
-	gl::disable(GL_BLEND); 
 }
 
 void Console::flush() 
@@ -72,16 +128,10 @@ void Console::flush()
 	char line[MAXCMDSIZE];
 	while(this->buffer.getline(line, MAXCMDSIZE-1)) {
 		
-		while (text.size() >= 32765 - MAXCMDSIZE) {
-			size_t i = 0;
-			while (i+1 < text.size() && text[i] != '\n')
-				i++;
-			text.erase(0, i+1);
+		while (text.size() >= MAXCONLINES) {
+			text.pop_front();
 		}
-		
-		text.append(line);
-		text.append("\n");
-
+		text.push_back(std::string(line));
 		std::cout << line << std::endl;
 	}
 	
@@ -93,4 +143,33 @@ void Console::toggle()
 	visible = !visible;
 }
 
+void Console::handle_keyreleased(SDL_keysym* keysym)
+{
+	switch( keysym->sym ) {
+	case '`':
+	case '~':
+		toggle();
+		return;
+		break;
+
+	case SDLK_RETURN:
+		if (input.size()) {
+			core::cmd << input << std::endl;
+			input.clear();	
+		}
+		break;
+	case SDLK_BACKSPACE:
+		if (input.size()) {
+			input.erase(input.size()-1, 1);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (keysym->sym >= 32 && keysym->sym <= 175) {
+		input += (char) keysym->sym;
+	}
+}
+
 } // namespace client
diff --git a/src/client/console.h b/src/client/console.h
index ee3b85e..7f98666 100644
--- a/src/client/console.h
+++ b/src/client/console.h
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 #define __INCLUDED_CLIENT_CONSOLE_H__
 
 #include "sys/consoleinterface.h"
+
+#include <SDL/SDL.h>
+
 #include <sstream>
+#include <deque>
+
+#define MAXCONLINES 2048
 
 namespace client {
 
@@ -40,12 +46,18 @@ public:
 	
 	bool visible;
 
+	/// toggle handle keyboard input
+	void handle_keyreleased(SDL_keysym* keysym);
+	
 protected:
 	/// console text buffer
 	std::stringstream buffer;
 	
 	/// console text data
-	std::string text;	
+	std::deque<std::string> text;	
+
+private:
+	std::string input;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/client/input.cc b/src/client/input.cc
index d30a97e..96cd032 100644
--- a/src/client/input.cc
+++ b/src/client/input.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ void Input::handle_keyreleased(SDL_keysym* keysym)
 	switch( keysym->sym ) {
 	case '`':
 	case '~':
-		console.toggle();
+		//console.toggle();
+		core::cmd << "con_toggle" << std::endl;
 		break;
 	case SDLK_SPACE:
 		camera.nextmode();
@@ -88,10 +89,14 @@ void Input::process()
     while( SDL_PollEvent( &event ) ) {
         switch( event.type ) {
         case SDL_KEYDOWN:
-		handle_keypressed( &event.key.keysym );
+		if (!console.visible)
+			handle_keypressed( &event.key.keysym );
 		break;
 	case SDL_KEYUP:
-		handle_keyreleased( &event.key.keysym );
+		if (console.visible)
+			console.handle_keyreleased( &event.key.keysym );
+		else
+			handle_keyreleased( &event.key.keysym );
 		break;
         case SDL_QUIT:
             	client::application.shutdown();
diff --git a/src/client/view.cc b/src/client/view.cc
index 8881ac2..3b5f785 100644
--- a/src/client/view.cc
+++ b/src/client/view.cc
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include "sys/sys.h"
 #include "math/mathlib.h"
 
-#include <SDL/SDL.h>
-
 using namespace render;
 
 namespace client
@@ -49,7 +47,8 @@ void View::reset() {
 	// Culling
 	gl::cullface( GL_BACK );
 	gl::frontface(GL_CCW );
-}
+
+}	
 
 
 void View::draw_world(float elapsed)  
@@ -135,18 +134,22 @@ void View::draw(float elapsed)
 {
 	// Clear the color and depth buffers.
 	gl::clear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT );
-	
+
 	// Change to the projection matrix and set our viewing volume.
 	gl::matrixmode( GL_PROJECTION );
 	gl::loadidentity();
 
 	//glu::perspective( 64.0, video::ratio, 1.0, 1024.0 );
 	const float frustumsize = 0.5f;
-	gl::frustum( -frustumsize * video.ratio, frustumsize * video.ratio, -frustumsize, frustumsize, 1.0f, 1024.0f);
-	
+	x = -frustumsize * video.ratio;
+	width  = video.ratio;
+	y = -frustumsize;
+	height = 1;
 
-	gl::matrixmode( GL_MODELVIEW );
+	//gl::frustum( -frustumsize * video.ratio, frustumsize * video.ratio, -frustumsize, frustumsize, 1.0f, 1024.0f);
+	gl::frustum(x, x+width, y, y +height, 1.0f, 1024.0f);
 
+	gl::matrixmode( GL_MODELVIEW );
 	gl::loadidentity();
 	gl::rotate(90.0f, 0, 1.0, 0);
 	
@@ -159,13 +162,15 @@ void View::draw(float elapsed)
 	// draw the semi-static background
 	draw_background(elapsed);
 
-	// draw the console
-	//gl::matrixmode( GL_PROJECTION );
-	//gl::loadidentity();
+	// switch to ortographic projection to draw the GUI
+	gl::matrixmode( GL_PROJECTION );
+	gl::loadidentity();	
+	glOrtho(0, video.width, video.height, 0, -1000.0f, 1000.0f);
 	
 	gl::matrixmode( GL_MODELVIEW );
 	gl::loadidentity();
 	
+	// draw the console
 	console.draw();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/view.h b/src/client/view.h
index e0a613f..92965ce 100644
--- a/src/client/view.h
+++ b/src/client/view.h
@@ -24,9 +24,18 @@ public:
 	/// reset the projection matrix
 	void reset();
 
+	/// width of the console (in OpenGL units)
 	float width;
+
+	/// height of the console (in OpenGL units)
 	float height;
 
+	/// bottom left x value
+	float x;
+	
+	/// bottom left y value
+	float y;
+
 protected:
 	/// draw the world
 	void draw_world(float elapsed);
diff --git a/src/core/applicationinterface.cc b/src/core/applicationinterface.cc
index 9a2cce2..d195881 100644
--- a/src/core/applicationinterface.cc
+++ b/src/core/applicationinterface.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ extern "C" void func_help(std::stringstream &args) {
 	con_print << "This is the help function" << std::endl;
 }
 
+extern "C" void func_quit(std::stringstream &args) {
+	ApplicationInterface::instance()->shutdown();
+				ApplicationInterface::instance()->quit(0);
+}
+
 // --------------- signal_handler -----------------------------------
 extern "C" void signal_handler(int signum)
 {
@@ -80,11 +85,13 @@ void ApplicationInterface::init()
 {
         filesystem::init();
 
-	con_debug << "Initializing core..." << std::endl;
+	con_print << "Initializing core..." << std::endl;
+	con_debug << "Debug messages enabled" << std::endl;
 
 	// register our functions
-	func::add("print", func_print);
-	func::add("help", func_help);
+	func_register("print", func_print);
+	func_register("help", func_help);
+	func_register("quit", func_quit);
 
         if (game())
                 game()->init();
@@ -95,7 +102,7 @@ void ApplicationInterface::init()
 
 void ApplicationInterface::shutdown()
 {
-	con_debug << "Shutting down core..." << std::endl;
+	con_print << "Shutting down core..." << std::endl;
 
 	if (game())
 		game()->shutdown();
diff --git a/src/core/commandbuffer.cc b/src/core/commandbuffer.cc
index 23e8a8d..fbeba7b 100644
--- a/src/core/commandbuffer.cc
+++ b/src/core/commandbuffer.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void exec(const char *text) {
 
 	cmdstream >> cmdname;
 	
-	func::Func f = func::find(cmdname);
+	Func f = func_find(cmdname);
 
 	if (f) {
 		f(cmdstream);
diff --git a/src/core/func.cc b/src/core/func.cc
index 6ffc20e..c4f14db 100644
--- a/src/core/func.cc
+++ b/src/core/func.cc
@@ -9,24 +9,21 @@
 
 namespace core {
 
-namespace func {
+std::map<std::string, Func> functionmap;
 
-	std::map<std::string, Func> functionmap;
-
-	void add(const char * functionname, Func functionptr)
-	{
-		functionmap[std::string(functionname)] = functionptr;
-	}
+void func_register(const char * functionname, Func functionptr)
+{
+	functionmap[std::string(functionname)] = functionptr;
+}
 	
-	void remove(std:: string functionname)
-	{
-		functionmap.erase(std::string(functionname));
-	}
+void func_unregister(std:: string functionname)
+{
+	functionmap.erase(std::string(functionname));
+}
 
-	Func find(std::string functionname)
-	{
-		return functionmap[functionname];
-	}
+Func func_find(std::string functionname)
+{
+	return functionmap[functionname];
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/core/func.h b/src/core/func.h
index 9d9f352..901490e 100644
--- a/src/core/func.h
+++ b/src/core/func.h
@@ -10,21 +10,19 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 namespace core {
-
-/// engine functions registry
-namespace func {
+	/// function pointer type
 	typedef void (* Func)(std::stringstream &args);
 
 	/// register a function pointer
-	void add(const char *functionname, Func functionptr);
+	void func_register(const char *functionname, Func functionptr);
 
 	/// unregister a function pointer
-	void remove(std:: string functionname);
-
-	/// find a fuction
-	Func find(std::string functionname);
-}
+	void func_unregister(std:: string functionname);
 
+	/// find a fuction pointer
+	/** Returns 0 if the function pointer could not be found 
+	 */
+	Func func_find(std::string functionname);
 }
 
 #endif // __INCLUDED_CORE_FUNC_H__
diff --git a/src/core/gameinterface.cc b/src/core/gameinterface.cc
index d9d8f0c..ac5209b 100644
--- a/src/core/gameinterface.cc
+++ b/src/core/gameinterface.cc
@@ -44,8 +44,19 @@ void GameInterface::shutdown()
 	game_ready = false;
 }
 
-bool GameInterface::ready()
+bool GameInterface::ready() const
 {
 	return game_ready;
 }
+
+float GameInterface::time() const
+{
+	return current_time;
+}
+
+void GameInterface::frame (float seconds)
+{
+	current_time += seconds;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/core/gameinterface.h b/src/core/gameinterface.h
index 622aaf5..1986939 100644
--- a/src/core/gameinterface.h
+++ b/src/core/gameinterface.h
@@ -29,18 +29,23 @@ public:
 	/// run one frame of the game
 	/** @param sec time since the previous frame, in seconds
 	 */
-	virtual void frame (float sec) = 0;
+	virtual void frame (float seconds);
 
 	/// a pointer to the current game instance
 	static GameInterface * instance();
 
-	/// state of the game
-	bool ready();
+	/// return true if the game is ready and running
+	bool ready() const;
+
+	/// return the current game time, in seconds
+	float time() const;
 
 private:
-	/// game singleton
 	static GameInterface *gameinterface_instance;
+	
 	bool game_ready;
+
+	float current_time;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/filesystem/Makefile.am b/src/filesystem/Makefile.am
index a490cd3..65540f1 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/filesystem/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 METASOURCES = AUTO
 
-libfilesystem_la_SOURCES = file.cc filesystem.cc inifile.cc path.cc
+libfilesystem_la_SOURCES = file.cc filesystem.cc inifile.cc path.cc vfile.cc
 libfilesystem_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -no-undefined
 libfilesystem_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/sys/libsys.la
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libfilesystem.la
-noinst_HEADERS = file.h filesystem.h inifile.h path.h
+noinst_HEADERS = file.h filesystem.h inifile.h path.h vfile.h
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/src
diff --git a/src/filesystem/file.cc b/src/filesystem/file.cc
index cd6ae1b..1203d5a 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/file.cc
+++ b/src/filesystem/file.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ File::~File() {}
 void File::open(const char * filename, ios_base::openmode mode) {
 	file_name.assign(filename);
 	std::string fn;
+	
+	real_name.clear();
 
 	// if moddir is set, try the mods subdir first
 	if (moddir.size()) {
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ void File::open(const char * filename, ios_base::openmode mode) {
 		fn.append(filename);
 		std::ifstream::open(fn.c_str(), mode);
 		if (this->is_open()) {
+			real_name = fn;
 			con_debug << "File opened " << fn << std::endl;
 			return;
 		}
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ void File::open(const char * filename, ios_base::openmode mode) {
 		std::ifstream::open(fn.c_str(), mode);
 		if (this->is_open()) {
 			con_debug << "File opened " << fn << std::endl;
+			real_name = fn;
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ void File::open(const char * filename, ios_base::openmode mode) {
 	std::ifstream::open(fn.c_str(), mode);
 	if (this->is_open()) {
 		con_debug << "File opened " << fn << std::endl;
+		real_name = fn;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ void File::open(const char * filename, ios_base::openmode mode) {
 		con_warn << "Could not open " << filename << std::endl;
 	} else {
 		con_debug << "File opened " << fn << std::endl;
+		real_name = fn;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/filesystem/file.h b/src/filesystem/file.h
index aaafd01..ba392de 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/file.h
+++ b/src/filesystem/file.h
@@ -26,9 +26,15 @@ public:
 	inline std::string name() {
 		return file_name;
 	}
+	
+	/// current full path
+	inline std::string path() {
+		return real_name;
+	}
 
 private:
 	std::string file_name;
+	std::string real_name;
 }
 ; // class File
 
diff --git a/src/filesystem/filesystem.cc b/src/filesystem/filesystem.cc
index b720198..5d3ed40 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/filesystem.cc
+++ b/src/filesystem/filesystem.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ std::string filesystem::basedir = "";
 std::string filesystem::moddir = "";
 
 void filesystem::init() {
-	con_debug << "Initializing filesystem..." << std::endl;
+	con_print << "Initializing filesystem..." << std::endl;
 
 	// FIXME datadir should by set by ./configure and read from config.h
 
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ void filesystem::init() {
 }
 
 void filesystem::shutdown() {
-	con_debug << "Shutting down filesystem..." << std::endl;
+	con_print << "Shutting down filesystem..." << std::endl;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/filesystem/vfile.cc b/src/filesystem/vfile.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fcb2b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filesystem/vfile.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+   filesystem/vfile.cc
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+*/
+
+// project headers
+#include "filesystem/vfile.h"
+
+namespace filesystem 
+{
+
+std::string VFile::find(const char *filename)
+{
+	return std::string();
+}
+
+
+bool VFile::exists(const char *filename)
+{
+	return (find(filename).size() == 0);
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/filesystem/vfile.h b/src/filesystem/vfile.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a64dbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/filesystem/vfile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+   filesystem/vfile.h
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+*/
+
+#ifndef __INCLUDED_FILESYSTEM_VFILE_H__
+#define __INCLUDED_FILESYSTEM_VFILE_H__
+
+// project headers
+#include "filesystem/filesystem.h"
+
+namespace filesystem {
+
+/// a file in the virtual file system
+class VFile {
+
+public:
+	/// search the path for a file in the virtual
+	/** If the file can not be found in any of the data directories,
+	  * an empty string will be returned
+	  */
+	static std::string find(const char *filename);
+
+	/// returns true if a file exists in the virtual filesystem
+	static bool exists(const char *filename);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif //__INCLUDED_FILESYSTEM_VFILE_H__
diff --git a/src/game/game.cc b/src/game/game.cc
index 2945657..0d79195 100644
--- a/src/game/game.cc
+++ b/src/game/game.cc
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ void Game::init()
 	using math::Vector3f;
 	using filesystem::IniFile;
 
-	con_debug << "Debug messages enabled" << std::endl;
-
 	// read game.ini
 	IniFile f;
 	f.open("ini/game.ini");
@@ -119,9 +117,11 @@ void Game::shutdown()
 	core::GameInterface::shutdown();
 }
 
-void Game::frame(float elapsed)
+void Game::frame(float seconds)
 {
-	ship.update(elapsed);
+	GameInterface::frame(seconds);
+
+	ship.update(seconds);
 }
 
 }; // namespace game
diff --git a/src/game/game.h b/src/game/game.h
index bd9cebb..29f3e1b 100644
--- a/src/game/game.h
+++ b/src/game/game.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public:
 	/// shutdown the game
 	void shutdown();
 	/// execute one game grame
-	void frame(float sec);
+	void frame(float seconds);
 
 	/// sectors in space 
 	std::vector<Sector*> sectors;
diff --git a/src/render/Makefile.am b/src/render/Makefile.am
index a993703..183ab41 100644
--- a/src/render/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/render/Makefile.am
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ METASOURCES = AUTO
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = librender.la
 librender_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -no-undefined @GL_LIBS@
 librender_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/math/libmath.la
-librender_la_SOURCES = box.cc gl.cc render.cc sphere.cc
-noinst_HEADERS = box.h gl.h render.h sphere.h
+librender_la_SOURCES = box.cc gl.cc render.cc sphere.cc text.cc tga.cc
+noinst_HEADERS = box.h gl.h render.h sphere.h text.h tga.h
diff --git a/src/render/render.cc b/src/render/render.cc
index 2440b25..4f959dc 100644
--- a/src/render/render.cc
+++ b/src/render/render.cc
@@ -10,18 +10,25 @@
 
 namespace render {
 
+GLuint textures[32];
+
 void init() 
 {
-	con_debug << "Initializing render..." << std::endl;
+	con_print << "Initializing render..." << std::endl;
+
+	con_print << "  Renderer:  " << gl::renderer() << std::endl;
+	con_print << "  Vendor:    " << gl::vendor() << std::endl;
+	con_print << "  Version:   " << gl::version() << std::endl;
+
+	con_print << "Loading textures..." << std::endl;
 
-	con_print << "Renderer:  " << gl::renderer() << std::endl;
-	con_print << "Vendor:    " << gl::vendor() << std::endl;
-	con_print << "Version:   " << gl::version() << std::endl;
+	TGA::texture(textures, "bitmaps/loader.tga", 0);
+	TGA::texture(textures, "bitmaps/conchars.tga", 1);
 }
 
 void shutdown()
 {
-	con_debug << "Shutting down render..." << std::endl;
+	con_print << "Shutting down render..." << std::endl;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/render/render.h b/src/render/render.h
index eaaef73..4faa7d5 100644
--- a/src/render/render.h
+++ b/src/render/render.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef __INCLUDED_RENDER_H__
 #define __INCLUDED_RENDER_H__
 
+#include "GL/gl.h"
 
 namespace render {
 
@@ -15,8 +16,12 @@ namespace render {
 
 	/// shutdown the render subsystem
 	void shutdown();
+
+	extern GLuint textures[32];
 }
 
 #include "render/gl.h"
+#include "render/text.h"
+#include "render/tga.h"
 
 #endif // __INCLUDED_RENDER_H__