diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97fedc6..7ac3b40 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
 /inv.txt
 /inv_users.txt
 /polls.txt
-/elem.tar.gz
-/combos.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+/elem.tar.gz
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5d6b6f..f95e7a8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Elemental on Command Line
 This is an elemental combination game written in C, with optional multi-player support.
 
-## Clients
-- [PenguinMod client](https://studio.penguinmod.com/?fps=200&clones=Infinity&offscreen&size=850x480#7218964246) for playing the game online with a fancy interface
-- [Discord client](https://discord.gg/DKZTWyWH3B) for playing the game publicly with other Discord members
-- [Web client](https://elem.dervland.net/index.html) for a demo of the multiplayer version
-- [Original client](https://git.dervland.net/elemental/elemental-on-terminal/releases) for developers, administrators, and command line fans
-
 ## Single-player
 A single-player example pack is provided as an example in ``bin/combos.txt``. This can be customized by the user, although internal limitations require the combination string to be in alphabetical order.
 
 ## Multi-player
-To set up multi-player mode, use the guide with the [Web proxy](https://git.dervland.net/elemental/elemental-to-web).
\ No newline at end of file
+To set up multi-player mode, create a directory ``../elem_data``.  Also, create separate directories for each user that plays.
+
+The game can now be played with the following syntax, inside your user directory:
+```sh
+cd ../your_user_dir
+../elemental-command-line/bin/elem your_username
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index 749cbdc..e03572f 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #include "map.h"
-#include <time.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include "loader.h"
+
 #include "main.h"
 
 // huge cleanup operation soon
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ int inv_handler(const void *key, size_t size, uintptr_t val, void *usr) {
     if (val2[strlen(val2) - 1] == '\n') {
       printf("- user:%s suggested %s", key3, val2);
     } else {
-      printf("- user:%s suggested %s\n", key3, val2);
+      printf("-  user:%s suggested  %s\n", key3, val2);
     }
 
     free(key3);
@@ -104,52 +103,36 @@ int inv_handler(const void *key, size_t size, uintptr_t val, void *usr) {
 int polls_handler(const void *key, size_t size, uintptr_t val, void *usr) {
   struct verifier *verified = (struct verifier *)usr;
 
-  char *val2 = (char *)val;
-  char *val3 = malloc(strlen(val2) + 1);
-  strcpy(val3, val2);
-
-  if (val3[strlen(val3) - 1] == '\n') {
-    val3[strlen(val3) - 1] = '\0';
+  if (((char *)val)[strlen(((char *)val)) - 1] == '\n') {
+    ((char *)val)[strlen(((char *)val)) - 1] = '\0';
   }
 
   if (strncmp(verified->name, key, strlen(verified->name)) == 0 &&
-      strcmp(verified->sugg, val3) == 0) {
-    free(val3);
+      strcmp(verified->sugg, (char *)val) == 0)
     return -1;
-  }
 
-  free(val3);
   return 0;
 }
 
 int success_handler(const void *key, size_t size, uintptr_t val, void *usr) {
   struct succ *verified = (struct succ *)usr;
 
-  char *val2 = (char *)val;
-  char *val3 = malloc(strlen(val2) + 1);
-  strcpy(val3, val2);
+  char *val2 = (char*) val;
 
-  if (val3[strlen(val3) - 1] == '\n') {
-    val3[strlen(val3) - 1] = '\0';
+  if ((char *)val != verified->sugg && val2[strlen(val2) - 1] == '\n') {
+    val2[strlen(val2) - 1] = '\0';
   }
 
-  if (strcmp(verified->sugg, val3) == 0) {
+  if (strcmp(verified->sugg, (char *)val) == 0) {
     verified->points[0]++;
   }
 
-  free(val3);
-
   return 0;
 }
 
 char *handle_pages(char *command, char *invs) {
-  char *data;
-  char *data2;
   if (strncmp(command, invs, strlen(invs)) == 0) {
-    data = &command[strlen(invs)];
-    data2 = malloc(strlen(data) + 1);
-    memcpy(data2,data,strlen(data) + 1);
-    return data2;
+    return &command[strlen(invs)];
   } else {
     return 0;
   }
@@ -165,7 +148,7 @@ int handle_pages_int(char *command, char *invs) {
   }
 }
 
-int suggest_command(char *command, char *command_re, hashmap *polls, hashmap *combos, char *name,
+int suggest_command(char *command, char *command_re, hashmap *polls, char *name,
                     int was_combination) {
 
   char *page = handle_pages(command, "/suggest ");
@@ -183,8 +166,6 @@ int suggest_command(char *command, char *command_re, hashmap *polls, hashmap *co
   char *val = calloc(MAX_BUF_LENGTH, sizeof(char));
   sprintf(val, "%s;%s", page, command_re);
 
-  srand(time(NULL));
-
   char *key = calloc(MAX_BUF_LENGTH, sizeof(char));
   sprintf(key, "%s_%i", name, (int)rand());
 
@@ -212,9 +193,12 @@ int suggest_command(char *command, char *command_re, hashmap *polls, hashmap *co
     printf("Poll was added into the game!\n");
     FILE *fptr;
 
-    hashmap_set(combos, command_re, strlen(command_re), (uintptr_t)page, 0);
-
-    write_elements(combos, "../elem_data/" COMBO_FILE, 0);
+    fptr = fopen("../elem_data/" combo_file, "a");
+    if (fptr == NULL)
+      return 1;
+    fwrite(val, sizeof(char), strlen(val), fptr);
+    fwrite("\n", sizeof(char), 1, fptr);
+    fclose(fptr);
     return 1;
   }
 
@@ -224,7 +208,14 @@ int suggest_command(char *command, char *command_re, hashmap *polls, hashmap *co
 
   FILE *fptr;
 
-  write_elements(polls, "../elem_data/" POLL_FILE, 3);
+  fptr = fopen("../elem_data/" poll_file, "a");
+  if (fptr == NULL)
+    return 1;
+  fwrite(key, sizeof(char), strlen(key), fptr);
+  fwrite(";", sizeof(char), 1, fptr);
+  fwrite(val, sizeof(char), strlen(val), fptr);
+  fwrite("\n", sizeof(char), 1, fptr);
+  fclose(fptr);
 
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/command.h b/src/command.h
index cdd78bf..bba66a4 100644
--- a/src/command.h
+++ b/src/command.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 int get_command(char *command, char *command_re, char **sort_tmp);
 int slash_command(char *command, hashmap *inv);
 int suggest_command(char *command, char *command_re, hashmap *polls,
-                    hashmap *combos, char *name, int was_combination);
+                    char *name, int was_combination);
 int help_command(char *command);
 int polls_command(char *command, hashmap *polls, hashmap *cmd);
 int path_command(char *command, hashmap *elements_rev, hashmap *already_done,
diff --git a/src/loader.c b/src/loader.c
index a41a19d..67c3efe 100644
--- a/src/loader.c
+++ b/src/loader.c
@@ -6,58 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 
-struct write_struct {
-  FILE *fptr;
-  int mode;
-};
-
-int entry_handler(const void *key, size_t size, uintptr_t val, void *usr) {
-  struct write_struct *usr2 = (struct write_struct *)usr;
-
-  char *val2 = (char *)val;
-  char *key2 = (char *)key;
-
-  if (usr2->mode == 0) {
-    fwrite(val2, sizeof(char), strlen(val2), usr2->fptr);
-    fwrite(";", sizeof(char), 1, usr2->fptr);
-    fwrite(key2, sizeof(char), strlen(key2), usr2->fptr);
-    if (key2[strlen(key2) - 1] != '\n') {
-      fwrite("\n", sizeof(char), 1, usr2->fptr);
-    }
-  } else if (usr2->mode == 1) {
-    fwrite(key2, sizeof(char), strlen(key2), usr2->fptr);
-    if (key2[strlen(key2) - 1] != '\n') {
-      fwrite("\n", sizeof(char), 1, usr2->fptr);
-    }
-  } else  {
-    fwrite(key2, sizeof(char), strlen(key2), usr2->fptr);
-    fwrite(";", sizeof(char), 1, usr2->fptr);
-    fwrite(val2, sizeof(char), strlen(val2), usr2->fptr);
-    if (val2[strlen(val2) - 1] != '\n') {
-      fwrite("\n", sizeof(char), 1, usr2->fptr);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return 1;
-}
-
-void write_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int mode) {
-  FILE *fptr;
-
-  fptr = fopen(table, "w");
-
-  if (fptr == NULL)
-    return;
-
-  struct write_struct writer = {.fptr = fptr, .mode = mode};
-
-  hashmap_iterate(m, entry_handler, (void *)&writer);
-  //fwrite("\n", sizeof(char), 1, fptr);
-
-  fclose(fptr);
-}
-
-int load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int mode) {
+int load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int use_inv) {
   FILE *fptr;
 
   fptr = fopen(table, "r");
@@ -70,8 +19,6 @@ int load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int mode) {
 
   int did_something = 0;
 
-  int lines_get = 0;
-
   while (1) {
     str2 = calloc(MAX_FILE_SIZE, sizeof(char));
     if (!fgets(str2, MAX_FILE_SIZE, fptr)) {
@@ -79,15 +26,13 @@ int load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int mode) {
       break;
     }
 
-    lines_get++;
-
     str = calloc(strlen(str2) + 1, sizeof(char));
     strcpy(str, str2);
     free(str2);
 
     did_something = 1;
 
-    if (mode == 1) {
+    if (use_inv == 1) {
       hashmap_set(m, str, strlen(str) - 1, (uintptr_t)1, 0);
       continue;
     }
@@ -99,7 +44,7 @@ int load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int mode) {
     char *combo = calloc(strlen(combo_o) + 1, sizeof(char));
     strcpy(combo, combo_o);
 
-    if (mode == 3) {
+    if (use_inv == 3) {
       uintptr_t result;
       hashmap_get(m, str, strlen(str) - 1, &result);
 
@@ -109,7 +54,7 @@ int load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int mode) {
         continue;
     }
 
-    if (mode == 2 || mode == 3) {
+    if (use_inv == 2 || use_inv == 3) {
       hashmap_set(m, str, strlen(str) - 1, (uintptr_t)combo, 1);
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/src/loader.h b/src/loader.h
index ad57b8d..116d3ad 100644
--- a/src/loader.h
+++ b/src/loader.h
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 #include "map.h"
-int load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int mode);
-void write_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int mode);
\ No newline at end of file
+int load_elements(hashmap *m, char *table, int use_inv);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 0028bb7..69f9365 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "command.h"
 #include "loader.h"
-#include "map.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -13,24 +12,24 @@
 
 void init_tables(hashmap *elements, hashmap *inv, hashmap *polls,
                  hashmap *elements_rev, int do_inv) {
-  load_elements(elements, "../elem_data/" COMBO_FILE, 0);
-  load_elements(elements, COMBO_FILE, 0) ||
-      load_elements(elements, "bin/" COMBO_FILE, 0);
+  load_elements(elements, "../elem_data/" combo_file, 0);
+  load_elements(elements, combo_file, 0) ||
+      load_elements(elements, "bin/" combo_file, 0);
 
-  load_elements(elements_rev, "../elem_data/" COMBO_FILE, 3);
-  load_elements(elements_rev, COMBO_FILE, 3) ||
-      load_elements(elements_rev, "bin/" COMBO_FILE, 3);
+  load_elements(elements_rev, "../elem_data/" combo_file, 3);
+  load_elements(elements_rev, combo_file, 3) ||
+      load_elements(elements_rev, "bin/" combo_file, 3);
 
-  load_elements(polls, "../elem_data/" POLL_FILE, 3);
+  load_elements(polls, "../elem_data/" poll_file, 2);
 
   if (!do_inv)
     return;
 
-  load_elements(inv, "../elem_data/" INV_BASE_FILE, 1) ||
-      load_elements(inv, INV_BASE_FILE, 1) ||
-      load_elements(inv, "bin/" INV_BASE_FILE, 1);
+  load_elements(inv, "../elem_data/" inv_base_file, 1) ||
+      load_elements(inv, inv_base_file, 1) ||
+      load_elements(inv, "bin/" inv_base_file, 1);
 
-  load_elements(inv, INV_FILE, 1);
+  load_elements(inv, inv_file, 1);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
@@ -82,17 +81,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     if (was_combination &&
-        suggest_command(command, command_re, polls, elements, name, was_combination)) {
+        suggest_command(command, command_re, polls, name, was_combination)) {
       continue;
     }
     was_combination = 0;
     if (help_command(command))
       continue;
-    if (polls_command(command, polls, elements)) {
-      hashmap_free(polls);
-      polls = hashmap_create();
-      init_tables(elements, inv, polls, elements_rev, 0);
-    }
+    if (polls_command(command, polls, elements))
+      continue;
     if (slash_command(command, inv))
       continue;
 
@@ -152,7 +148,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     hashmap_set(inv, res_str, strlen(res_str), (uintptr_t)1, 0);
     printf("You made %s!\n", res_str);
-    write_elements(inv, INV_FILE, 1);
+
+    FILE *fptr;
+
+    fptr = fopen(inv_file, "a");
+    if (fptr == NULL)
+      continue;
+    fwrite(res_str, sizeof(char), strlen(res_str), fptr);
+    fwrite("\n", sizeof(char), 1, fptr);
+    fclose(fptr);
   }
 
   // free(command);
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 9e1ac77..7761ac3 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#define INV_FILE "inv.txt"
-#define INV_BASE_FILE "inv_base.txt"
-#define COMBO_FILE "combos.txt"
-#define POLL_FILE "polls.txt"
-#define POLLS_LOCK_FILE "polls_lock.txt"
-#define LB_FILE "lb.txt"
+#define inv_file "inv.txt"
+#define inv_base_file "inv_base.txt"
+#define combo_file "combos.txt"
+#define poll_file "polls.txt"
+#define polls_lock_file "polls_lock.txt"
+#define lb_file "lb.txt"
 
 #define MAX_BUF_LENGTH 1024
 #define MAX_COMBO_LENGTH 1024
diff --git a/wrap.sh b/wrap.sh
index dce3017..a15f60a 100755
--- a/wrap.sh
+++ b/wrap.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 make
 CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc BIN=bin/elem.exe make
 CC=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc BIN=bin/elem_32.exe make
-strip --strip-all bin/elem
 rm elem.tar.gz
-tar -cvf elem.tar.gz bin
\ No newline at end of file
+tar -cvf elem.tar.gz bin
+strip --strip-all bin/elem
\ No newline at end of file