diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 01d6e91..926ebf0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@ serverobj = $(serversrc:.c=.o)
 CLIENTLDFLAGS= -lpthread -lncurses -lgnutls
 SERVERLDFLAGS= -lpthread -lncurses -lgnutls 
 SilverMUDClient: $(clientobj)
-	gcc -s -O3 -o $@ $^ $(CLIENTLDFLAGS)
+	gcc  -o $@ $^ $(CLIENTLDFLAGS)
 
 SilverMUDServer: $(serverobj)
-	gcc -s -O3 -o $@ $^ $(SERVERLDFLAGS)
+	gcc  -o $@ $^ $(SERVERLDFLAGS)
 
 SilverMUDClientDebug: $(clientobj)
-	gcc -ggdb -Wall $^ $(CLIENTLDFLAGS) -o $@
+	gcc  $^ $(CLIENTLDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 SilverMUDServerDebug: $(serverobj)
-	gcc -ggdb -Wall $^ $(SERVERLDFLAGS) -o $@
+	gcc  $^ $(SERVERLDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	rm -f $(clientobj) $(serverobj) SilverMUDClient SilverMUDServer SilverMUDClientDebug SilverMUDServerDebug
 
 all: SilverMUDClient SilverMUDServer
-
-debug: CFLAGS += -Wall -ggdb -Wextra
-debug: SilverMUDClientDebug SilverMUDServerDebug
+all: CFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra -Ofast
+debug: CFLAGS += -Wall -ggdb -Wextra -Og -pg
+debug: clean SilverMUDClientDebug SilverMUDServerDebug
diff --git a/src/areadata.c b/src/areadata.c
index 80faa91..5d15af0 100644
--- a/src/areadata.c
+++ b/src/areadata.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ int addAreaNodeToList(areaNode * toList, playerArea * areaToAdd)
 	current->next->prev = current;
 	current->next->data = areaToAdd;
    	current->next->next = NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int deleteAreaNodeFromList(areaNode * fromList, playerArea * areaToDelete)
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ int deleteAreaNodeFromList(areaNode * fromList, playerArea * areaToDelete)
 		current->next->prev = current->prev;
 	}
 	free(current);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int addPathNodeToList(pathNode * toList, playerPath * pathToAdd)
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ int addPathNodeToList(pathNode * toList, playerPath * pathToAdd)
 	current->next->prev = current;
 	current->next->data = pathToAdd;
 	current->next->next = NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int deletePathNodeFromList(pathNode * fromList, playerPath * pathToDelete)
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ int deletePathNodeFromList(pathNode * fromList, playerPath * pathToDelete)
 		current->next->prev = current->prev;
 	}
 	free(current);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 areaNode * getAreaNode(areaNode * fromList, int listIndex)
diff --git a/src/gamelogic.h b/src/gamelogic.h
index b3a9f1b..d77085f 100644
--- a/src/gamelogic.h
+++ b/src/gamelogic.h
@@ -86,4 +86,7 @@ typedef enum outcome
 // Run a stat check:
 outcome statCheck(playerInfo * player, int chance, coreStat statToCheck);
 
+// Run a skill check:
+// outcome skillCheck(playerInfo * player, int chance, char * skillToCheck, int skillNameLength);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/texteffects.c b/src/texteffects.c
index 11860ad..34328fc 100644
--- a/src/texteffects.c
+++ b/src/texteffects.c
@@ -40,7 +40,25 @@ void slowPrintNcurses(char * stringToPrint, int delay, WINDOW * window, bool bol
 	wrefresh(window);
 }
 
-void bruteForcePrintNcurses(char * stringToPrint, int delay, WINDOW * window, bool bolded)
+void bruteforcePrint(char * stringToPrint, int delay)
+{
+	unsigned int characterIndex = 0;
+	while(stringToPrint[characterIndex] != '\0')
+	{
+		for(unsigned char currentCharacter = 32; currentCharacter <= stringToPrint[characterIndex]; currentCharacter++)
+		{
+			putchar(stringToPrint[currentCharacter]);
+			fflush(stdout);
+			usleep(delay);
+			putchar(8);
+			fflush(stdout);
+		}
+		putchar(stringToPrint[characterIndex]);
+		characterIndex++;
+	}
+}
+
+void bruteforcePrintNcurses(char * stringToPrint, int delay, WINDOW * window, bool bolded)
 {
 	int characterIndex = 0;
 	if(bolded)
diff --git a/src/texteffects.h b/src/texteffects.h
index abcf5c7..3531e77 100644
--- a/src/texteffects.h
+++ b/src/texteffects.h
@@ -5,14 +5,32 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ncurses.h>
 
-// A fancy, character by character print. Similar to a serial terminal with lower baud rate.
+// A character by character print, similar to a serial terminal with lower baud rate.
 void slowPrint(char * stringToPrint, int delay);
 
-// The same, altered to work with Ncurses.
+// The same, altered to work with ncurses.
 void slowPrintNcurses(char * stringToPrint, int delay, WINDOW * window, bool bolded);
 
+// A character by character "brute-force" print, similar to Hollywood hacking scenes.
+void bruteforcePrint(char * stringToPrint, int delay);
+
+// The same, altered to work with ncurses.
+void bruteforcePrintNcurses(char * stringToPrint, int delay, WINDOW * window, bool bolded);
+
 // A string containing an ASCII art version of the Silverkin Industries logo.
-char * logostring = "                                                         ///////\n                                 //////////////////////////////////////////\n                   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\n        //////////                                  ////////////////////////////\n   ###   #  #    #     # #####  ###   # #  #  #   #            /////////////////\n  ###    #  #     #   #  ##     #  #  ##   #  ##  #               //////////////\n     ##	 #  #      # #   #      ###   # #  #  # # #                   /////////\n  ####   #  ###     #    #####  #  #  #  # #  #  ##                    ///////\n         #  ##   #  #####   #   #   ### ### ###  # #####  ###          ////// \n         #  # #  #  #    #  #   #  ##    #  #  # # ##    ##             ////\n       	 #  #  # #  #    #  #   #    ##  #  ###	 # #   	   ##	       	//\n         #  #  ###  #####   #####  ###   #  #  # # ####  ###           //\n";
+char * logostring =
+	"                                                         ///////\n"
+	"                                 //////////////////////////////////////////\n"
+	"                   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\n"
+	"        //////////                                  ////////////////////////////\n"
+	"   ###   #   #    #     #  #####   ###   #   #   #   #   #       /////////////////\n"
+	"  ##     #   #     #   #   ##      #  #  ###     #   ##  #          //////////////\n"
+	"    ##   #   #      # #    #       ###   #  #    #   # # #              /////////\n"
+	"  ###    #   ###     #     #####   #  #  #   #   #   #   #               ///////\n"
+	"         #  ##   #  #####   #   #   ### ### ###  # #####  ###             ////// \n"
+	"         #  # #  #  #    #  #   #  ##    #  #  # # ##    ##                ////\n"
+	"         #  #  # #  #    #  #   #    ##  #  ###  #	#   	##	       	     //\n"
+	"         #  #  ###  #####   #####  ###   #  #  # # ####  ###                /\n";
 
 void wrapString(char * stringToWrap, int stringLength, int screenWidth);
 #endif