diff --git a/app/pylocal/core.py b/app/pylocal/core.py
index 2646049..dc67b4a 100644
--- a/app/pylocal/core.py
+++ b/app/pylocal/core.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def render_base_context():
         base_context["scripts"] = ["https://cdn.otl-hga.net/seagull/js/seagull.js"]
         base_context["seagull_pic"] = "https://cdn.otl-hga.net/seagull/image/seagull.jpg"
     else:                            # dev, serve files from here
-        print(base_domain)
+        #print(base_domain)
         base_context["styles"] = [app.url_for("static", filename="css/seagull.css")]
         base_context["scripts"] = [app.url_for("static", filename="js/seagull.js")]
         base_context["seagull_pic"] = app.url_for("static", filename="image/seagull.jpg")
diff --git a/static/js/seagull.js b/static/js/seagull.js
index c602d7a..08af011 100644
--- a/static/js/seagull.js
+++ b/static/js/seagull.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+const ver_numeric = 0;
+const ver_string = "pre alpha";
+
 const sleep = ms => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms)); // sleep(int ms)
 
 var page_elements = {};
@@ -16,8 +19,14 @@ const gamestate_default = {
 function prepare_gamestate() {
     var gamestate_loaded = window.localStorage.getItem("gamestate");
 
-    if (gamestate_loaded == null) { gamestate = structuredClone(gamestate_default); }
-    else { gamestate = JSON.parse(gamestate_loaded); }
+    if (gamestate_loaded == null) {
+        record_log("Welcome to Seagull Game! We haven't found a save in your browser storage, so we're starting a new game!");
+        gamestate = structuredClone(gamestate_default);
+    }
+    else {
+        gamestate = JSON.parse(gamestate_loaded);
+        record_log("Welcome back! Game loaded.")
+    }
 }
 
 function record_log(text) {
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function (ev) {
 
     prepare_gamestate();
 
-    record_log("It works!");
+    record_log("seagull game ver. " + ver_string);
     page_elements["lbl_name"].innerHTML = gamestate["name"];
     page_elements["lbl_tick"].innerHTML = gamestate["tick"];