diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b40359e..9954384 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Lobotomy Land Mods, Installer, and Documentation
-## ****
-![logo](hairythang.png)
+# WEBFISHING Mods, Installer, and Documentation
+## *The Gay Fishing Game™ Must Be Modded.*
+![alt text](hairythang.png "i love big heavy muscley men i want their hairy sweaty bodies pressed up against mine")
 
 # Description
 This repository contains a mod installer/syncing script that adds stuff to the Silly Gay Fishing Game.™ 
diff --git a/installer.py b/installer.py
index 299b1d4..6266608 100644
--- a/installer.py
+++ b/installer.py
@@ -25,21 +25,36 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 # -----------define some functions ahead of time------------
 
-
-def delete_directory(directory_to_delete):
+# idea! consolidate both delete things and add an extra optino to the functions that toggles-
+# -error outputs using an if statement in the function's code `if quiet = true then... else...`
+def delete_directory_warn(directory_to_delete):
     #this defines a function to delete a directory (no shit)
     try:
         shutil.rmtree(str(directory_to_delete))
     except OSError as e:
         print("[ERR!]: %s - %s." % (e.filename, e.strerror))
 
-def delete_file(file_to_delete):
+def delete_file_warn(file_to_delete):
     #this defines a function to delete a directory (no shit)
     try:
         os.remove(str(file_to_delete))
     except OSError as e:
         print("[ERR!]: %s - %s." % (e.filename, e.strerror))
 
+def delete_directory(directory_to_delete):
+    #this defines a function to delete a directory (no shit)
+    try:
+        shutil.rmtree(str(directory_to_delete))
+    except:
+        pass
+
+def delete_file(file_to_delete):
+    #this defines a function to delete a directory (no shit)
+    try:
+        os.remove(str(file_to_delete))
+    except:
+        pass
+
 def extract_tar(tar_file_path, extract_to):
     #this defines a function to decompress a tar.gz file
     with tarfile.open(tar_file_path, 'r') as tar:
@@ -114,38 +129,58 @@ def compress_tar(folder_path, output_file):
 # --------------------the real shit!------------------------
 
 
+#`global` sets these variables to exist outside of the scope of these specific `if` statements.
 global gamedir
-global modfolder  #`global` sets these variables to exist outside of the scope of these specific `if` statements.
+global homedir
+global savedir
+    #can i group these together?
+    #do i still need these to be global vars?
 
 homedir = os.path.expanduser("~")
-os.chdir(homedir)  #this cd's to the home folder
-
-    # vv REPLACE THIS! vv 
-    # This only really needs to be a backup of the game save, the mods are pretty whatevs.
-    # really, if anything breaks and people want it fixed, theyll just come to me, so there's no point in giving them a backup.
+os.chdir(homedir)
 
+#need to figure out what can happen here outside of `if` statements because this is painful to look at
 if platform.system() == "Linux":
+    time.sleep(1)
     print("Operating system detected: GNU/Linux")
 
+    time.sleep(1)  # import time
     print("Backing up save files...")
-    print()
     print("Don't close the window! This'll take a moment...")
 
+    # here we cd to the save folder and save that path as a variable
+    os.chdir(".steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/3146520/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/Godot/app_userdata/webfishing_2_newver/")
+    savedir = Path.cwd()
+    os.chdir(homedir)
+
+    #in this block we cd to savedir and then zip the old save file
     os.chdir(savedir)
     os.chdir('..') #go up one folder
     compress_tar("webfishing_2_newver", "webfishing-save-backup.tar.gz")
 
-    os.chdir(".steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/3146520/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/Godot/app_userdata/webfishing_2_newver/")
-    savedir = Path.cwd()#environ var with path to save files
-    os.chdir(homedir)#cd back to home folder
-
-    os.chdir(".local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/WEBFISHING/") #cd to game files
-    gamedir = Path.cwd() #set environment variable with path to game files
-    print("Changed current working directory to '" + str(gamedir) + "'")
+    # here we cd to the game files and 
+    os.chdir(homedir)
+    os.chdir(".local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/WEBFISHING/")
+    gamedir = Path.cwd()
+    print("[INFO] Changed current working directory to '" + str(gamedir) + "'")
 
+    # try deleting existing mods
+    print("Cleaning game install...")
     delete_directory("GDWeave") #delete mods if they already exist
     delete_file("winmm.dll") #this probably doesn't actually need to be removed before updating but for now we're doing it
 
+    mod_url = 'https://git.adolin.xyz/saru/webfishing-sync-tool/raw/branch/main/image.ico'
+    print("Fetching mod pack... This may take a few moments.")
+    wget.download(url=mod_url)
+    try:
+        wget.download(url=mod_url)
+    except:
+        print()
+        print("[ERR!] FATAL: Couldn't fetch new mods from the git repository. (is Adolin online?)")
+        time.sleep(2)  # import time
+        print("[ERR!] Exiting...")
+        time.sleep(2)  # import time
+        exit
 
 elif platform.system() == "Windows":
     print("Operating system detected: Microsoft Windows")