diff --git a/build/linux/makefile b/build/linux/makefile
index 1fb6eb1..b42e90a 100644
--- a/build/linux/makefile
+++ b/build/linux/makefile
@@ -17,23 +17,23 @@ all: release
 release: BUILD_TYPE  = release
 release: CFLAGS     += $(CFLAGS_RELEASE)
 release: pre_build $(OBJS_RELEASE) post_build
-	-@echo LINKING Release build
+	-@echo -e "\e[34mLINKING\e[0m Release build"
 	-@$(CC) $(OBJS_RELEASE) $(LFLAGS) -o $(PROJECT_NAME)
-	-@echo DONE building $(PROJECT_NAME)
+	-@echo -e "\e[32mDONE\e[0m building $(PROJECT_NAME)"
 
 debug: BUILD_TYPE  = debug
 debug: CFLAGS     += $(CFLAGS_DEBUG)
 debug: pre_build $(OBJS_DEBUG) post_build
-	-@echo LINKING Debug build
+	-@echo -e "\e[34mLINKING\e[0m Debug build"
 	-@$(CC) $(OBJS_DEBUG) $(LFLAGS) -o $(PROJECT_NAME)
-	-@echo DONE building $(PROJECT_NAME)
+	-@echo -e "\e[32mDONE\e[0m building $(PROJECT_NAME)"
 
 .release/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.c
-	-@echo Compiling $<
+	-@echo -e "\e[96mCompiling $<\e[0m"
 	-@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 .debug/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.c
-	-@echo Compiling $<
+	-@echo -e "\e[96mCompiling $<\e[0m"
 	-@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 pre_build:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ post_build:
 	-@ln -fs /mnt/Dev/Projects/symmetry/assets assets
 
 dist: release
-	-@echo Creating Distribution at $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)
+	-@echo -e "\e[34mCreating Distribution at $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)\e[0m"
 	-@strip $(PROJECT_NAME)
 	-@rm -rf $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)
 	-@mkdir -p $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ dist: release
 	-@chmod +x $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)/Launch.sh
 	-@cp $(PROJECT_NAME) $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)
 	-@chmod +x $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)/$(PROJECT_NAME)
-	-@echo DONE creating distribution
+	-@echo -e "\e[32mDONE creating distribution\e[0m"
 
 clean:
+	-@echo -e "\e[31m"
 	-rm -f  $(PROJECT_NAME)
 	-rm -rf .release
 	-rm -rf .debug
+	-@echo -e "\e[0m"
diff --git a/build/win_mingw64/makefile b/build/win_mingw64/makefile
index cbe28ca..9ea60d2 100644
--- a/build/win_mingw64/makefile
+++ b/build/win_mingw64/makefile
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ all: release
 release: BUILD_TYPE  = release
 release: CFLAGS     += $(CFLAGS_RELEASE)
 release: pre_build $(OBJS_RELEASE) post_build
-	-@echo LINKING...
+	-@echo -e "\e[34mLINKING\e[0m Release build"
 	-@$(CC) $(OBJS_RELEASE) $(LFLAGS) -o $(PROJECT_NAME)
-	-@echo DONE building $(PROJECT_NAME)
+	-@echo -e "\e[32mDONE\e[0m building $(PROJECT_NAME)"
 
 .release/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.c
-	-@echo Compiling $<
+	-@echo -e "\e[96mCompiling $<\e[0m"
 	-@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
 pre_build:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ post_build:
 	-@cp $(LIB_BINARY_DIR)/OpenAL32.dll /mnt/Dev/Projects/symmetry/build/win_mingw64
 
 dist: release
-	-@echo Creating Distribution at $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_DIST_NAME)
+	-@echo -e "\e[34mCreating Distribution at $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)\e[0m"
 	-@mingw-strip $(PROJECT_NAME)
 	-@rm -rf $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_DIST_NAME)
 	-@mkdir -p $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_DIST_NAME)
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ dist: release
 	-@cp $(PROJECT_NAME) $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_DIST_NAME)
 	-@cp SDL2.dll $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_DIST_NAME)
 	-@cp OpenAL32.dll $(DIST_DIR)/$(PROJECT_DIST_NAME)
-	-@echo DONE creating distribution
+	-@echo -e "\e[32mDONE creating distribution\e[0m"
 
 clean:
+	-@echo -e "\e[31m"
 	-rm -f  $(PROJECT_NAME)
 	-rm -rf .release
 	-rm -rf .debug
+	-@echo -e "\e[0m"
diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
index b1be0e0..bbc0a6b 100644
--- a/src/input.c
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void input_cleanup(void)
 	for(int i = 0; i < array_len(input_map_list); i++)
 	{
 		struct Input_Map* map = &input_map_list[i];
-		log_message("Map : %s, Num keys : %d", map->name, array_len(map->keys));
+		//log_message("Map : %s, Num keys : %d", map->name, array_len(map->keys));
 		if(map->name) free(map->name);
 		array_free(map->keys);
 	}
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ void input_map_create(const char* name, struct Key_Combination* keys, int num_ke
 			new_map->keys[i] = keys[i];
 		log_message("Created Input Map : %s", name);
 	}
-	log_message("Map_index : %d", index);
 }
 
 void input_update(void)
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 9a755f6..a0c5ee7 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -1,34 +1,113 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #include "log.h"
+#include "platform.h"
 
-void log_message(const char* message, ...)
+#ifdef __linux__
+
+#define COL_RED     "\e[31m"
+#define COL_GREEN   "\e[32m"
+#define COL_YELLOW  "\e[33m"
+#define COL_DEFAULT "\e[39m"
+#define COL_CYAN    "\e[36m"
+#define COL_RESET   "\e[0m"
+
+#else
+
+#define COL_RED     ""
+#define COL_GREEN   ""
+#define COL_YELLOW  ""
+#define COL_DEFAULT ""
+#define COL_CYAN    ""
+#define COL_RESET   ""
+
+#endif
+
+static FILE* log_file = NULL;
+
+void log_init(const char* log_file_name)
+{
+	char* dir = platform_user_directory_get("SS_Games", "Symmetry");
+	char log_file_path[512] = {'\0'};
+	snprintf(log_file_path, 512, "%s/%s", dir, log_file_name);
+	log_file = fopen(log_file_path, "w");
+	if(!log_file)
+	{
+		log_to_stdout("ERR: (log:init): Failed to create log file at %s", dir);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		time_t current_time;
+		time(&current_time);
+		fprintf(log_file, "Log Initialized at %s\n", ctime(&current_time));
+		fflush(log_file);
+	}
+	if(dir) free(dir);
+}
+
+void log_cleanup(void)
+{
+	if(log_file) fclose(log_file);
+}
+
+
+void log_to_stdout(const char* message, ...)
 {
-	printf("MSG : ");
+	printf("%sMSG : ", COL_CYAN);
 	va_list list;
 	va_start(list, message);
 	vprintf(message, list);
 	va_end(list);
-	printf("\n");
+	printf("\n%s", COL_RESET);
+}
+
+void log_message(const char* message, ...)
+{
+	printf("%sMSG : ", COL_DEFAULT);
+	fprintf(log_file, "MSG: ");
+	va_list console_list, file_list;
+	va_start(console_list, message);
+	va_copy(file_list, console_list);
+	vfprintf(log_file, message, file_list);
+	vprintf(message, console_list);
+	va_end(console_list);
+	va_end(file_list);
+	printf("\n%s", COL_RESET);
+	fprintf(log_file, "\n");
+	fflush(log_file);
 }
 
 void log_warning(const char* message, ...)
 {
-	printf("WRN : ");
-	va_list list;
-	va_start(list, message);
-	vprintf(message, list);
-	va_end(list);
+	printf("%sWRN : ", COL_YELLOW);
+	fprintf(log_file, "WRN: ");
+	va_list console_list, file_list;
+	va_start(console_list, message);
+	va_copy(file_list, console_list);
+	vfprintf(log_file, message, file_list);
+	vprintf(message, console_list);
+	va_end(console_list);
+	va_end(file_list);
 	printf("\n");
+	fprintf(log_file, "\n");
+	fflush(log_file);
 }
 
 void log_error(const char* context, const char* error, ...)
 {
-	printf("ERR (%s) : ", context);
-	va_list list;
-	va_start(list, error);
-	vprintf(error, list);
-	va_end(list);
-	printf("\n");
+	printf("%sERR (%s) : ", COL_RED, context);
+	fprintf(log_file, "ERR (%s) : ", context);
+	va_list console_list, file_list;
+	va_start(console_list, error);
+	va_copy(file_list, console_list);
+	vfprintf(log_file, error, file_list);
+	vprintf(error, console_list);
+	va_end(console_list);
+	va_end(file_list);
+	printf("\n%s", COL_RESET);
+	fprintf(log_file, "\n");
+	fflush(log_file);
 }
diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 50d55b9..6e95045 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-#ifndef log_H
-#define log_H
+#ifndef LOG_H
+#define LOG_H
 
+void log_init(const char* log_file_name);
+void log_cleanup(void);
 void log_message(const char* message, ...);
 void log_warning(const char* message, ...);
 void log_error(const char* context, const char* error, ...);
+void log_to_stdout(const char* message, ...); /* Only use when logging is not initialized */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 37e9817..79f8ac9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void cleanup();
 int main(int argc, char** args)
 {
     if(!init())
-		log_error("Main:main", "Could not initialize");
+		log_to_stdout("ERR:(Main) Could not initialize");
     else
 		game_init(window);
 	
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ int init(void)
 	if(atexit(cleanup) != 0)
 	{
 		success = 0;
-		log_error("main:init", "Could not register cleanup func with atexit");
+		log_to_stdout("ERR: (main:init) Could not register cleanup func with atexit");
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		config_vars_init();
         if(platform_init())
 		{
+			log_init("Log.txt");
             success = gl_load_library();
             if(!success)
 			{
@@ -87,4 +88,5 @@ void cleanup()
     platform_cleanup();
 	config_vars_cleanup();
 	log_message("Program exiting!");
+	log_cleanup();
 }
diff --git a/src/platform.c b/src/platform.c
index f36616b..7f90d23 100644
--- a/src/platform.c
+++ b/src/platform.c
@@ -180,14 +180,16 @@ int platform_init(void)
 	if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_EVENTS | SDL_INIT_TIMER) != 0)
 	{
 		success = 0;
-		log_error("platform_init", "SDL Init failed : %s", SDL_GetError());
+		if(SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, "SDL Init failed", SDL_GetError(), NULL) != 0)
+			log_to_stdout("platform_init", "SDL Init failed : %s", SDL_GetError());
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		platform_state = malloc(sizeof(*platform_state));
 		if(!platform_state)
 		{
-			log_error("platform_init", "Could not create platform state, out of memory");
+			if(SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, "Allocation Failure", "Memory allocation failed, out of memory!", NULL) != 0)
+				log_to_stdout("platform_init", "Could not create platform state, out of memory");
 			success = 0;
 		}
 		else