diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bcc84f7..996efcb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # Godot 4+ specific ignores
 .godot/
-/android/
\ No newline at end of file
+/android/
+.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addons/godotsteam/win64/~libgodotsteam.windows.template_debug.x86_64.dll b/addons/godotsteam/win64/~libgodotsteam.windows.template_debug.x86_64.dll
deleted file mode 100644
index c80cff6..0000000
Binary files a/addons/godotsteam/win64/~libgodotsteam.windows.template_debug.x86_64.dll and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/addons/ingameconsole/GameConsole.tscn b/addons/ingameconsole/GameConsole.tscn
index 75aa145..283d204 100644
--- a/addons/ingameconsole/GameConsole.tscn
+++ b/addons/ingameconsole/GameConsole.tscn
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ theme = ExtResource("1_jmwsb")
 [node name="LogLabel" type="RichTextLabel" parent="Panel/VBoxContainer/MarginContainer"]
 layout_mode = 2
 size_flags_vertical = 3
+focus_mode = 2
 theme = ExtResource("1_jmwsb")
 bbcode_enabled = true
 scroll_following = true
+selection_enabled = true
 
 [node name="InputField" type="LineEdit" parent="Panel/VBoxContainer"]
 layout_mode = 2
diff --git a/assets/core/networking/NetworkManager.gd b/assets/core/networking/NetworkManager.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40a520c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/core/networking/NetworkManager.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+extends Node
+
+var steamId: int
+var username: String
+var avatar_texture: ImageTexture
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	var init_result = Steam.steamInit(true, 480)
+	if init_result["status"] <= 1:
+		_initialize()
+	else:
+		GameConsole.log_error("Steam failed to initialize: " + str(init_result))
+	
+
+func _initialize() -> void:
+	steamId = Steam.getSteamID()
+	username = Steam.getFriendPersonaName(steamId)
+	GameConsole.print_line("Steam ID: " + username)
+	
+	Steam.getPlayerAvatar()
+	Steam.avatar_loaded.connect(_on_avatar_loaded)
+	
+	
+func _on_avatar_loaded(_user_id: int, avatar_size: int, avatar_buffer: PackedByteArray) -> void:
+	var avatar_image: Image = Image.create_from_data(avatar_size, avatar_size, false, Image.FORMAT_RGBA8, avatar_buffer)
+	if avatar_size > 128:
+		avatar_image.resize(128, 128, Image.INTERPOLATE_LANCZOS)
+		
+		
+	if avatar_image != null:
+		avatar_texture = ImageTexture.create_from_image(avatar_image)
+	else:
+		GameConsole.log_error("Failed to create avatar image!")
diff --git a/assets/scenes/main.tscn b/assets/scenes/main.tscn
index 3335c58..bcff134 100644
--- a/assets/scenes/main.tscn
+++ b/assets/scenes/main.tscn
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://huq7dxk5yvjk"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://huq7dxk5yvjk"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://assets/core/networking/NetworkManager.gd" id="1_dcack"]
 
 [node name="Main" type="Node"]
+
+[node name="NetworkManager" type="Node" parent="."]
+script = ExtResource("1_dcack")
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 40f0316..851af80 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -19,11 +19,19 @@ config/icon="res://assets/icon.png"
 
 GameConsole="*res://addons/ingameconsole/GameConsole.tscn"
 
+[debug]
+
+file_logging/enable_file_logging=true
+
 [display]
 
 window/size/viewport_width=1280
 window/size/viewport_height=720
 
+[dotnet]
+
+project/assembly_name="Steamforged Skies"
+
 [editor_plugins]
 
 enabled=PackedStringArray("res://addons/ingameconsole/plugin.cfg")