7 files changed, 31 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/client.cc b/src/client/client.cc
index 14e6bb5..f146a8f 100644
--- a/src/client/client.cc
+++ b/src/client/client.cc
@@ -17,11 +17,16 @@
 
 namespace client {
 
+// public instances
 Camera camera;
 View view;
 Video video;
 Input input;
 
+// private instance of the client console object
+Console clientconsole;
+
+
 void quit(int status)
 {
 	SDL_Quit();
@@ -30,12 +35,9 @@ void quit(int status)
 
 void init()
 {
-	// initialize console
-	Console clientconsole;
+	// set clientconsole as the common console object
 	common::Console::instance = &clientconsole;
 
-	conmesg << "Project::OSiRiON " << OSIRION_VERSION << std::endl;
-
 	// Initialize the video subsystem
 	video.init();
 	if (!video.initialized) {
diff --git a/src/client/console.cc b/src/client/console.cc
index 21dde67..f270108 100644
--- a/src/client/console.cc
+++ b/src/client/console.cc
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ namespace client {
 
 std::ostream & Console::message()
 {
-	return std::cout;
+	return (std::cout << ". ");
 }
 
 std::ostream & Console::warning()
 {
-	return std::cerr;
+	return (std::cout << "! ");
 }
 
 std::ostream & Console::debug()
 {
-	return std::cout;
+	return (std::cout << "? ");
 }
 
 } // namespace client
diff --git a/src/common/console.h b/src/common/console.h
index 609c99a..5f80e73 100644
--- a/src/common/console.h
+++ b/src/common/console.h
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@
 #define conmesg common::Console::instance->message()
 /// global define to send a warning message to the system console
 #define conwarn common::Console::instance->warning()
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
 /// global define to send a debug message to the system console
 #define condebug common::Console::instance->debug()
+#else
+#define condebug if (0) *(std::ostream*)(0)
+#endif // DEBUG
 
 namespace common {
 
diff --git a/src/common/file.cc b/src/common/file.cc
index d7603c3..822c678 100644
--- a/src/common/file.cc
+++ b/src/common/file.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ void File::open(const char * filename, ios_base::openmode mode)
 	fn.append(filename);
 	std::ifstream::open(fn.c_str(), mode);
 
-	// FIXME console	
 	if (!this->is_open()) {	
 		condebug << "File could not open " << filename << std::endl;
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/game/game.cc b/src/game/game.cc
index 0ac9acc..c6458d0 100644
--- a/src/game/game.cc
+++ b/src/game/game.cc
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 #include "ship.h"
 #include "star.h"
 
+#include "common/console.h"
 #include "common/file.h"
 
+#include "osirion.h"
+
 namespace game {
 
 using common::File;
@@ -23,10 +26,9 @@ bool initialized = false;
 // FIXME win32
 void init() 
 {
-	// load the world
-	star.location = Vector3f(256.0f, 0.0f, 256.0f);
-	ship.location = Vector3f(0,0,0);
-	
+	conmesg << "Project::OSiRiON " << OSIRION_VERSION << std::endl;
+	condebug << "Debug messages enabled" << std::endl;
+
 	// initialize game data locations
 	// TODO create game::homedir if it doesn't exist
 	File::datadir = "./data/";
@@ -36,9 +38,16 @@ void init()
 
 	// read game.ini
 	File f;
-	f.open("game.ini");
+	f.open("ini/game.ini");
 	f.close();
 
+	// load the world
+	f.open("ini/world.ini");
+	f.close();
+
+	star.location = Vector3f(256.0f, 0.0f, 256.0f);
+	ship.location = Vector3f(0,0,0);
+
 	// all done, ready to run
 	initialized = true;	
 }
diff --git a/src/game/game.h b/src/game/game.h
index ed49135..b86e773 100644
--- a/src/game/game.h
+++ b/src/game/game.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include "common/console.h"
 
 /// The game engine
+/*! 
+ *  The main game functions. The console should be initialized before calling these.
+ */
 namespace game
 {
 	/// initialize the game
diff --git a/src/server/main.cc b/src/server/main.cc
index 92b2dce..f49dbc2 100644
--- a/src/server/main.cc
+++ b/src/server/main.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 	common::Console::instance = &serverconsole;
 
 	const float server_framerate =  1.0f / 20.0f;
-	conmesg << "The Osirion project " << OSIRION_VERSION << std::endl;
 	server::Timer timer;
 
     	// initialize game