diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index a5785bb..af16d60 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-FAILED lol -write ruby script to output json table for processed art
-
 -flesh out full mythos, i.e.: where is the player, why is the player here, what is the player trying to get, who is here, what do they thin_ of the player's presence (are they happy? is the player an old face to them?)
 -decide on dialog trees
 
-YES 			-should puzzles be sort of secondary to exploration? li_e should most of the game be 				weird fun and interaction, and then the 'off the rails' parts should be puzzles???
+YES -should puzzles be sort of secondary to exploration? li_e should most of the game be 				weird fun and interaction, and then the 'off the rails' parts should be puzzles???
 
 all of the npcs should be stuc_ in a cycle of whatever they're doing, focused on it, hav always been focused on it, maybe it has to do w/ the fact that they are always doing 'night activities'
 
diff --git a/level_editor/editor.lua b/level_editor/editor.lua
index 457d4f1..eb707be 100644
--- a/level_editor/editor.lua
+++ b/level_editor/editor.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ local gameAssets = getAllAssets()
 local inputText = ""
 local assetProperties = {}
 
+local hierarchy = {}
+
 local activeField = nil --this is for whenwe are doing text input things
 
 local uiButtons = {}
@@ -33,7 +35,15 @@ function _initLevelEditor()
 
 	--create folder buttons
 	local counter = 1
-	for folder, object in pairs(gameAssets) do
+
+	for asset, attributes in pairs(gameAssets) do
+		if not hierarchy[gameAssets[asset].directory] then
+			hierarchy[gameAssets[asset].directory] = {}
+		end
+		table.insert(hierarchy[gameAssets[asset].directory], asset)
+	end
+
+	for folder, object in pairs(hierarchy) do
 		local button = createUIElement{
 			name = "folder",
 			text = folder,
@@ -137,7 +147,7 @@ function selectFolder(folder)
 	local counter = 1
 	local limit = 10
 
-	for asset, colorArray in pairs(gameAssets[selectedFolder]) do
+	for _, asset in pairs(hierarchy[selectedFolder]) do
 		if counter % limit == 0 then
 			counter = 1
 
@@ -163,7 +173,7 @@ function selectFolder(folder)
 
 		local sprites = {}
 
-		for color, location in pairs(colorArray) do
+		for color, location in pairs(gameAssets[asset].sprites) do
 			sprites[color] = love.graphics.newImage(location)
 		end
 
@@ -195,18 +205,12 @@ function selectAsset(asset)
 end
 
 function editAsset(asset)
-	assetProperties = {
-		class = "",
-	}
-	
 	inputText = ""
 	editorView = "asset"
 	selectedAsset = asset
 
-	local filename = "art/" .. selectedFolder .. "/" .. selectedAsset .. ".prop"
-	if love.filesystem.exists(filename) then
-		assetProperties = TSerial.unpack(love.filesystem.read(filename))
-	end
+	assetProperties = gameAssets[selectedAsset]
+
 
 	local cancelButton = createUIElement{
 		name = "cancel",
@@ -237,9 +241,8 @@ function editAsset(asset)
 	editingAssetButtons[cancelButton] = cancelButton
 	editingAssetButtons[confirmButton] = confirmButton
 
-
 	local assetSprites = {}
-	for color, path in pairs(gameAssets[selectedFolder][selectedAsset]) do
+	for color, path in pairs(assetProperties.sprites) do
 		assetSprites[color] = love.graphics.newImage(path)
 	end
 
@@ -268,14 +271,34 @@ function editAsset(asset)
 		}
 	}
 
+	local preloadLabel = {
+		draw = function() love.graphics.printf("preload", 0, 225, sideBarBox.w, "center") end
+	}
+
+	labels[preloadLabel] = preloadLabel
+
+	local preloadButton = createUIElement{
+		name = "preload",
+		text = tostring(assetProperties.preload),
+		x = 25,
+		y = 250,
+		onClic = {
+			left = function()
+				assetProperties.preload = not assetProperties.preload
+			end
+		}
+	}
+
 	editingAssetButtons[assetButton] = assetButton
 	editingAssetButtons.class = classButton
+	editingAssetButtons.preload = preloadButton
+
 end
 
 function saveAsset()
-	local save = TSerial.pack(assetProperties, nil, true)
-	diditdoit = love.filesystem.write("art/" .. selectedFolder .. "/" .. selectedAsset .. ".prop", save)
-	print("fdfdfdfd", diditdoit)
+	gameAssets[selectedAsset] = assetProperties
+	local save = TSerial.pack(gameAssets, nil, true)
+	love.filesystem.write("assets.prop", save)
 	assetsView()
 end
 
@@ -350,8 +373,9 @@ end
 function editorCompleteResponse()
 	if editorView == "asset" then
 		assetProperties[activeField] = inputText 
+		print(assetProperties[activeField], "BLELERLLLRLRLRR")
 	end
-	print(assetProperties[activeField], "ass")
+	print(activeField, assetProperties[activeField], "ass")
 	activeField = nil
 end
 
diff --git a/level_editor/object_attributes.lua b/level_editor/object_attributes.lua
index 49f3af5..72109bb 100644
--- a/level_editor/object_attributes.lua
+++ b/level_editor/object_attributes.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ function get(folder)
 end
 
 function getAllAssets()
+	local properties = TSerial.unpack(love.filesystem.read("assets.prop") or "{}")
 	local objectnames = {}
 	local topFolder = "art"
 	local files = love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems(topFolder)
@@ -15,29 +16,33 @@ function getAllAssets()
 			-- we ignore directories which are prepended w/ an underscore
 			if not string.find(folder, "%.") then
 				objectnames[folder] = {}
-				love.filesystem.createDirectory("art/" .. folder)
+				-- love.filesystem.createDirectory("art/" .. folder)
 				-- this is a folder, probably
 				local newFiles = love.filesystem.getDirectoryItems(topFolder .. "/" .. folder)
 				for _, fileToAnalyze in pairs(newFiles) do
 					if fileToAnalyze:find("_r.png") or fileToAnalyze:find("_g.png") or fileToAnalyze:find("_b.png")then
 						local color
-
 						if fileToAnalyze:find("_r.png") then color = "red"
 						elseif fileToAnalyze:find("_g.png") then color = "green"
 						elseif fileToAnalyze:find("_b.png") then color = "blue" end
 
 						local name = fileToAnalyze:sub(1, fileToAnalyze:len() - 6)
-						if not objectnames[folder][name] then 
-							objectnames[folder][name] = {}
+
+						if not properties[name] then 
+							properties[name] = {}
+							properties[name].directory = folder
+							properties[name].sprites = {}
+							properties[name].class = "unmoveable"
+							properties[name].preload = false
 						end
-						objectnames[folder][name][color] = topFolder .. "/" .. folder .. "/" .. fileToAnalyze
+						properties[name].sprites[color] = topFolder .. "/" .. folder .. "/" .. fileToAnalyze
 					end
 				end
 			end
 		end
 	end
 
-	str = TSerial.pack(objectnames, nil, true)
-	love.filesystem.write("great.sav", str)
-	return objectnames
+	str = TSerial.pack(properties, nil, true)
+	love.filesystem.write("assets.prop", str)
+	return properties
 end
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