diff --git a/src/log/custom.rs b/src/log/custom.rs
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index 0000000..266ffa5
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+++ b/src/log/custom.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//! Extra logging types for log files and such
+use super::*;
+use generational_arena::Index;
+
+use std::marker::{Sync, Send};
+
+/// A logging hook
+pub trait Hook: Sync + Send
+{
+    /// The name of this hook object
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {"(unnamed)"}
+    /// Fired when hook is added
+    fn initialise(&mut self, _idx: &Index) {}
+    /// Fired when `println` is called
+    fn println(&mut self, level: &dyn AsLevel, what: &dyn Display, trace: &Trace) -> io::Result<()>;
+    /// Fired when hook is removed
+    fn finalise(&mut self, _idx: Index) {}
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Debug for dyn Hook
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result
+    {
+	write!(f, "<opaque type>")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/log/level.rs b/src/log/level.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afb56f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/log/level.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+//! Logging level for filtering and such
+use super::*;
+
+/// Logging level
+#[derive(PartialEq,Copy,Eq,Debug,Clone,Hash,Ord,PartialOrd)]
+pub enum Level
+{
+    Silent,
+    Error,
+    Warn,
+    Info,
+    Debug,
+}
+
+/// Append this trait to allow you to 
+pub trait AsLevel: fmt::Display + Borrow<Level>{
+    /// Used for derived levels
+    fn prefix(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result
+    {
+	write!(f, "{}/", Borrow::<Level>::borrow(self))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsLevel for Level{
+    #[inline] fn prefix(&self, _: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result{Ok(())}
+}
+impl AsLevel for &Level{
+    #[inline] fn prefix(&self, _: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result{Ok(())}
+}
+
+impl Default for Level
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn default() -> Level
+    {
+	#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+	return Level::Debug;
+	#[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+	return Level::Warn;
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Level
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result
+    {
+	use recolored::Colorize;
+	write!(f, "{}", match &self {
+	    Self::Silent => "Fatal".bright_red().bold(),
+	    Self::Error => "Error".red(),
+	    Self::Warn => "Warning".yellow(),
+	    Self::Info => "Info".normal(),
+	    Self::Debug => "Debug".dimmed(),
+	})
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/log/mod.rs b/src/log/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b91064a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/log/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+//! Global logging state
+use super::util::*;
+
+use std::{
+    fmt::{
+        self,
+        Display,
+    },
+    io::{
+        self,
+        Write,
+    },
+    borrow::{Cow,Borrow,},
+    sync::{RwLock,},
+};
+use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
+use generational_arena::{Arena,Index};
+
+/// Print local time by default
+const DEFAULT_USE_LOCAL_TIME: bool = crate::config::build::log::DEFAULT_LOCAL_TIME;
+const DATE_FORMAT: Cow<'static, str> = crate::config::build::log::DATE_FORMAT;
+
+mod level;
+pub use level::*;
+
+mod trace;
+pub use trace::*;
+
+mod custom;
+
+/// A logger that prints to stdout and stderr idk.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Logger
+{
+    level: Level,
+    title: String,
+    use_local_time: bool,
+
+    hooks: RwLock<Arena<RwLock<Box<dyn custom::Hook>>>>,
+}
+
+static INSTANCE: OnceCell<Logger> = OnceCell::new();
+
+impl Logger
+{
+    /// Create a new logger
+    pub fn new(level: Level) -> Self
+    {
+	Self {
+	    level,
+	    title: String::new(),
+	    use_local_time: DEFAULT_USE_LOCAL_TIME,
+	    hooks: RwLock::new(Arena::new()),
+	}
+    }
+
+    /// Get a reference to the global logger instance.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn global() -> &'static Logger
+    {
+	INSTANCE.get().expect("[logger] uninitialised")
+    }
+
+    
+    fn initialise(level: Level) -> &'static Logger
+    {
+	INSTANCE.set(Logger::new(level)).expect("[logger] already initialised");
+	Logger::global()
+    }
+
+    /// Dispatch on hooks
+    fn dispatch<L,W,T>(&self, level: &L, what: &W, trace: &T)
+    where L: AsLevel,
+	  W: Display,
+	  T: Borrow<Trace>
+    {
+	let trace = trace.borrow();
+	let reader = self.hooks.read().expect("Poisoned");
+	for (idx, dispatch_mtx) in reader.iter() {
+	    if let Ok(mut reader) = dispatch_mtx.try_write() { // Don't try to print in the same log twice
+		if let Err(e) = reader.println(level, what, trace) {
+		    crate::warn!("Logger `{:?}:{}` failed to print: {}", idx, reader.name(), e);
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+    /// Add a logging hook
+    pub fn add_hook<H: custom::Hook + 'static>(&self, mut hook: H) -> Index
+    {
+	let mut writer = self.hooks.write().expect("Poisoned");
+	let idx = writer.insert_with(move |idx| {
+	    hook.initialise(&idx);
+	    RwLock::new(Box::new(hook))
+	});
+	
+	idx
+    }
+
+    /// Try to remove and return a logging hook.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    /// `None` if `hook` is not present or its `RwLock` was poisoned, otherwise, returns boxed trait object of the hook.
+    pub fn remove_hook(&self, hook: impl Into<Index>) -> Option<Box<dyn custom::Hook>>
+    {
+	let mut writer = self.hooks.write().expect("Poisoned");
+	let hook =hook.into();
+	
+	writer.remove(hook.clone())
+	    .map(|rw| rw.into_inner().ok()
+		 .map(|mut x| {
+		     x.finalise(hook);
+		     x}))
+	    .flatten()
+    }
+
+    /// Print a line to this logger.
+    /// You should usually print using the macros defined here instead of calling this directly.
+    pub fn println<W,L,D,T>(&self, mut to: W, level: L, what: D, trace: T) -> io::Result<()>
+    where W: Write,
+	  L: AsLevel,
+	  D: Display,
+	  T: Borrow<Trace>
+    {
+	self.dispatch(&level, &what, &trace);
+	//lol
+	enum Date {
+	    Local(chrono::DateTime<chrono::offset::Local>),
+	    Utc(chrono::DateTime<chrono::offset::Utc>),
+	}
+	impl std::fmt::Display for Date
+	{
+	    #[inline]
+	    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result
+	    {
+		match self {
+		    Self::Local(l) => write!(f, "{}", l.format(DATE_FORMAT.as_ref())),
+		    Self::Utc(l) => write!(f, "{}", l.format(DATE_FORMAT.as_ref())),
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	impl From<chrono::DateTime<chrono::offset::Local>> for Date
+	{
+	    #[inline]
+	    fn from(from: chrono::DateTime<chrono::offset::Local>) -> Self
+	    {
+		Self::Local(from)
+	    }
+	}
+
+	impl From<chrono::DateTime<chrono::offset::Utc>> for Date
+	{
+	    #[inline]
+	    fn from(from: chrono::DateTime<chrono::offset::Utc>) -> Self
+	    {
+		Self::Utc(from)
+	    }
+	}
+
+	
+	if &self.level >= level.borrow() {
+	    let now: Date = if self.use_local_time {
+		chrono::offset::Local::now().into()
+	    } else {
+		chrono::offset::Utc::now().into()
+	    };
+
+	    write!(to, "{} ", now)?;
+	    if self.title.len() > 0 {
+		write!(to, " <{}>\t", self.title)?;
+	    } else {
+		write!(to, " <{}>\t", trace.borrow())?;
+	    }
+	    write!(to," [")?;
+
+	    struct Prefix<'a,L: AsLevel>(&'a L);
+
+	    impl<'a,L: AsLevel> std::fmt::Display for Prefix<'a, L>
+	    {
+		#[inline]
+		fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result
+		{
+		    self.0.prefix(f)
+		}
+	    }
+
+	    write!(to, "{}", Prefix(&level))?; //what a mess...
+	    write!(to, "{}", level)?;
+	    write!(to, "]: ")?;
+	    writeln!(to, "{}", what)?;
+	}
+	Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(debug_assertions,feature="debug_logger"))]
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! debug {
+    ($obj:expr) => {
+	{
+	    let stdout = std::io::stdout();
+	    let stdout = stdout.lock();
+	    $crate::log::Logger::global().println(stdout, $crate::log::Level::Debug, $obj, get_trace!()).expect("i/o error");
+	}
+    };
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {
+	debug!(format!($fmt, $($args,)*));
+    };
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(any(debug_assertions,feature="debug_logger")))]
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! debug {
+    ($obj:expr) => {{}};
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {{}};
+}
+
+
+#[cfg(any(debug_assertions,feature="debug_logger"))]
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! status {
+    ($obj:expr) => {
+	{
+	    struct Status;
+	    use std::{
+		borrow::Borrow,
+		fmt,
+	    };
+	    impl Borrow<$crate::log::Level> for Status {
+		fn borrow(&self) -> &$crate::log::Level
+		{
+		    &$crate::log::Level::Debug
+		}
+	    }
+	    impl fmt::Display for Status
+	    {
+		fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result
+		{
+		    use recolored::Colorize;
+		    write!(f, "{}", "Status".blue())
+		}
+	    }
+
+	    impl $crate::log::AsLevel for Status{}
+
+	    let stdout = std::io::stdout();
+	    let stdout = stdout.lock();
+	    $crate::log::Logger::global().println(stdout, Status, $obj, $crate::get_trace!()).expect("i/o error");
+	}
+    };
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {
+	status!(format!($fmt, $($args,)*));
+    };
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(any(debug_assertions,feature="debug_logger")))]
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! status {
+    ($obj:expr) => {{}};
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {{}};
+}
+
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! info {
+    ($obj:expr) => {
+	{
+	    let stdout = std::io::stdout();
+	    let stdout = stdout.lock();
+	    $crate::log::Logger::global().println(stdout, $crate::log::Level::Info, $obj, $crate::get_trace!()).expect("i/o error");
+	}
+    };
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {
+	$crate::info!(format!($fmt, $($args,)*));
+    };
+}
+
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! important {
+    ($obj:expr) => {
+	{
+	    struct Important;
+	    use std::{
+		borrow::Borrow,
+		fmt,
+	    };
+	    impl Borrow<$crate::log::Level> for Important {
+		fn borrow(&self) -> &$crate::log::Level
+		{
+		    &$crate::log::Level::Info
+		}
+	    }
+	    impl fmt::Display for Important
+	    {
+		fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result
+		{
+		    use recolored::Colorize;
+		    write!(f, "{}", "Important".bright_blue())
+		}
+	    }
+
+	    impl $crate::log::AsLevel for Important{}
+
+	    let stdout = std::io::stdout();
+	    let stdout = stdout.lock();
+	    $crate::log::Logger::global().println(stdout, Important, $obj, $crate::get_trace!()).expect("i/o error");
+	}
+    };
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {
+	$crate::important!(format!($fmt, $($args,)*));
+    };
+}
+
+
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! warn {
+    ($obj:expr) => {
+	{
+	    let stderr = std::io::stderr();
+	    let stderr = stderr.lock();
+	    $crate::log::Logger::global().println(stderr, $crate::log::Level::Warn, $obj, $crate::get_trace!()).expect("i/o error");
+	}
+    };
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {
+	$crate::warn!(format!($fmt, $($args,)*));
+    };
+}
+
+
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! dangerous {
+    ($obj:expr) => {
+	{
+	    struct Dangerous;
+	    use std::{
+		borrow::Borrow,
+		fmt,
+	    };
+	    impl Borrow<$crate::log::Level> for Dangerous {
+		fn borrow(&self) -> &$crate::log::Level
+		{
+		    &$crate::log::Level::Warn
+		}
+	    }
+	    impl fmt::Display for Dangerous
+	    {
+		fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result
+		{
+		    use recolored::Colorize;
+		    write!(f, "{}", "Dangerous".bright_yellow())
+		}
+	    }
+
+	    impl $crate::log::AsLevel for Dangerous{}
+
+	    let stderr = std::io::stderr();
+	    let stderr = stderr.lock();
+	    $crate::log::Logger::global().println(stderr, Dangerous, $obj, $crate::get_trace!()).expect("i/o error");
+	}
+    };
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {
+	$crate::dangerous!(format!($fmt, $($args,)*));
+    };
+}
+
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! error {
+    ($obj:expr) => {
+	{
+	    let stderr = std::io::stderr();
+	    let stderr = stderr.lock();
+	    $crate::log::Logger::global().println(stderr, $crate::log::Level::Error, $obj, $crate::get_trace!()).expect("i/o error");
+	}
+    };
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {
+	$crate::error!(format!($fmt, $($args,)*));
+    };
+}
+
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! fatal {
+    ($obj:expr) => {
+	{
+	    let stdout = std::io::stdout();
+	    let stdout = stdout.lock();
+	    $crate::log::Logger::global().println(stdout, $crate::log::Level::Silent, $obj, $crate::get_trace!()).expect("i/o error");
+
+	    std::process::exit(-1)
+	}
+    };
+    ($fmt:literal, $($args:expr),*) => {
+	$crate::fatal!(format!($fmt, $($args,)*));
+    };
+}
+
+/// Initialise the global logger instance. If logging macros are called before this, they will panic.
+#[inline]
+pub fn init(level: Level)
+{
+    Logger::initialise(level);
+}
+
+/// The global logger's level
+#[inline]
+pub fn level() -> &'static Level
+{
+    &Logger::global().level
+}
diff --git a/src/log/trace.rs b/src/log/trace.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..987cbad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/log/trace.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+//! Source traces
+use super::*;
+
+/// Contains backtrace info from where the log macro was invoked
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Trace
+{
+    line: Option<usize>,
+    file: Option<&'static str>,
+    column: Option<usize>,
+
+    display: Opaque<RwLock<Option<String>>>,
+}
+
+impl Clone for Trace
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self
+    {
+	Self {
+	    line: self.line.clone(),
+	    file: self.file.clone(),
+	    column: self.column.clone(),
+
+	    display: Opaque::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::hash::Hash for Trace
+{
+    fn hash<H: std::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H)
+    {
+	self.line.hash(state);
+	self.file.hash(state);
+	self.column.hash(state);
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::cmp::PartialEq for Trace
+{
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self)->bool
+    {
+	self.line == other.line &&
+	    self.file == other.file &&
+	    self.column == other.column
+    }
+}
+
+impl Trace
+{
+    /// Create a new `Trace` manually. Generally not desireable, use `get_trace!()` instead.
+    pub fn new(file: Option<&'static str>, line: Option<u32>, column: Option<u32>) -> Self
+    {
+	use std::convert::TryInto;
+	let this = Self{
+	    file,
+	    line: line.and_then(|x| x.try_into().ok()),
+	    column: column.and_then(|x| x.try_into().ok()),
+	    display: Opaque::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+	};
+	this
+    }
+
+    fn genstring(&self) -> Result<String, fmt::Error>
+    {	
+	let mut out = String::new();
+	use std::fmt::Write as FmtWrite;
+	
+	write!(out, "{}", self.file.unwrap_or("(unbound)"))?;
+	if let Some(line) = self.line {
+	    write!(&mut out, ":{}", line)?;
+	} else {
+	    write!(&mut out, ":?")?;
+	}
+	if let Some(column) = self.column {
+	    write!(&mut out, ":{}", column)?;
+	} else {
+	    write!(&mut out, ":?")?;
+	}
+
+	Ok(out)
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for Trace
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result
+    {
+	{
+	    let read = self.display.read().expect("Poisoned");
+	    if let Some(opt) = read.as_ref()
+	    {
+		write!(f, "{}", opt)?;
+		return Ok(());
+	    }
+	}
+	
+	let out = self.genstring()?;
+
+	write!(f, "{}", out)?;
+	
+	let mut write = self.display.write().expect("Poisoned");
+	*write = Some(out);
+	Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl Default for Trace
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn default() -> Self
+    {
+	Self{
+	    line:None,
+	    file:None,
+	    column:None,
+
+	    display: Opaque::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get a source code trace of the current file, line and column.
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! get_trace
+{
+    () => {
+	$crate::log::Trace::new(Some(file!()), Some(line!()), Some(column!()))
+    }
+}
+