diff --git a/backend/scripts/game.gd b/backend/scripts/game.gd
index 9db3a1e..a51273e 100644
--- a/backend/scripts/game.gd
+++ b/backend/scripts/game.gd
@@ -1,8 +1,55 @@
 extends Node
 class_name Game
 
-@export var dialogue_scene: DialogueScene
+static var currentSave : String
+@export var current_scene: DialogueScene
+
+## check if event in events list
+static func has_event_data(event: String) -> bool:
+	# change to this when save system set up
+	# var eventFile : FileAccess = FileAccess.open("user://Saves/"+currentSave+"/events.txt", FileAccess.READ)
+	# for testing:
+	var eventFile : FileAccess = FileAccess.open("res://test_data/events.txt", FileAccess.READ)
+	while (!eventFile.eof_reached()):
+		var content :String  = eventFile.get_line().strip_edges()
+		if content == event:
+			eventFile.close()
+			return true
+	eventFile.close()
+	return false
+	
+## check if all events in events list
+static func has_all_events_data(events: Array[String]) -> bool:
+	if events.is_empty():
+		return true;
+	# change to this when save system set up
+	# var eventFile : FileAccess = FileAccess.open("user://Saves/"+currentSave+"/events.txt", FileAccess.READ)
+	# for testing:
+	var eventFile : FileAccess = FileAccess.open("res://test_data/events.txt", FileAccess.READ)
+	var events2 = events
+	while (!eventFile.eof_reached()):
+		var content :String  = eventFile.get_line().strip_edges()
+		if events2.has(content):
+			events2.erase(content)
+		if events2.is_empty():
+			eventFile.close()
+			return true
+	eventFile.close()
+	return false
+
+
+static func log_event_data(event: String) -> void:
+	## change to this when save system set up
+	# var eventFile : FileAccess = FileAccess.open("user://Saves/"+currentSave+"/events.txt", FileAccess.READ)
+	## for testing:
+	var eventFile : FileAccess = FileAccess.open("res://test_data/events.txt", FileAccess.READ_WRITE)
+	eventFile.seek_end()
+	eventFile.store_line(event)
+	eventFile.close()
+
+
+
+
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	add_child(await DialogueEncounter.new(self.dialogue_scene))
-
diff --git a/characters/test_character1.tres b/characters/test_character1.tres
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7f9fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/characters/test_character1.tres
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="Character" format=3 uid="uid://c1pqvty4jtg6r"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://xbl6wraf2l3k" path="res://characters/character.gd" id="1_7ph4k"]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource("1_7ph4k")
+character_name = "test2"
+metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://xbl6wraf2l3k"
diff --git a/characters/test_character2.tres b/characters/test_character2.tres
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b0942b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/characters/test_character2.tres
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="Character" format=3 uid="uid://bp1nuugvgxstm"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://xbl6wraf2l3k" path="res://characters/character.gd" id="1_1e8fb"]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource("1_1e8fb")
+character_name = "test1"
+metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://xbl6wraf2l3k"
diff --git a/dialogue/resources/test_scene.tres b/dialogue/resources/test_scene.tres
index 4b6041d..26b235c 100644
--- a/dialogue/resources/test_scene.tres
+++ b/dialogue/resources/test_scene.tres
@@ -3,20 +3,34 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dw5jr50hsls5n" path="res://dialogue/scripts/dialogue.gd" id="1_tbx8t"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://d2d5w1vmd71js" path="res://dialogue/scripts/choice.gd" id="2_7gud4"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cu54e7uh65lq0" path="res://dialogue/scripts/scene.gd" id="3_2c6wc"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bcx25iulofjjw" path="res://dialogue/scripts/choice_target.gd" id="3_7gud4"]
+
+[sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_w5su3"]
+script = ExtResource("3_7gud4")
+metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://bcx25iulofjjw"
+
+[sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_6lvw1"]
+script = ExtResource("2_7gud4")
+response = "test1"
+targets = Array[ExtResource("3_7gud4")]([SubResource("Resource_w5su3")])
+metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://d2d5w1vmd71js"
+
+[sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_k33ik"]
+script = ExtResource("2_7gud4")
+response = "test2"
+metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://d2d5w1vmd71js"
 
 [sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_qdk4l"]
 script = ExtResource("1_tbx8t")
-dialogue = "this is a test of the dialoge sysytem"
+choices = Array[ExtResource("2_7gud4")]([SubResource("Resource_6lvw1"), SubResource("Resource_k33ik")])
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://dw5jr50hsls5n"
 
 [sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_psx0q"]
 script = ExtResource("1_tbx8t")
-dialogue = "this should be the second message"
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://dw5jr50hsls5n"
 
 [sub_resource type="Resource" id="Resource_elg5j"]
 script = ExtResource("1_tbx8t")
-dialogue = "i hope you enjoyed"
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://dw5jr50hsls5n"
 
 [resource]
diff --git a/dialogue/resources/test_scene1.json b/dialogue/resources/test_scene1.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb21eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialogue/resources/test_scene1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+	"d":[
+		{
+			"chr": "test_character1",
+			"d": "Hi, I'm test1!\nNice to meet you, what's your name?",
+			"chs": []
+		},
+		{
+			"chr": "test_character2",
+			"d": "I'm test2!",
+			"chs": []
+		},
+		{
+			"chr": "test_character1",
+			"d": "Where are you from?",
+			"chs": [
+				{
+					"r": "Atlanta",
+					"t": [
+						{
+							"t": "test_scene3.json",
+							"c": [],
+							"e": "ATL1"
+						}
+					]
+				},
+				{
+					"r": "San Francisco",
+					"t": [
+						{
+							"t": "test_scene4.json",
+							"c": [],
+							"e": "SFO1"
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/dialogue/resources/test_scene2.json b/dialogue/resources/test_scene2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bbe8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialogue/resources/test_scene2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+	"d":[
+		{
+			"chr": "test_character1",
+			"d": "Goodbye!",
+			"chs": []
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/dialogue/resources/test_scene3.json b/dialogue/resources/test_scene3.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af28d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialogue/resources/test_scene3.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+	"d":[
+		{
+			"chr": "test_character1",
+			"d": "You are from Atlanta!",
+			"chs": [
+				{
+					"r": "",
+					"t": [
+						{
+							"t": "test_scene2.json",
+							"c": [],
+							"e": ""
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/dialogue/resources/test_scene4.json b/dialogue/resources/test_scene4.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..639b74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialogue/resources/test_scene4.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+	"d":[
+		{
+			"chr": "test_character1",
+			"d": "You are from San Francisco!",
+			"chs": [
+				{
+					"r": "",
+					"t": [
+						{
+							"t": "test_scene2.json",
+							"c": [],
+							"e": ""
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			]
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/dialogue/scripts/choice.gd b/dialogue/scripts/choice.gd
index 42a0800..d587a2e 100644
--- a/dialogue/scripts/choice.gd
+++ b/dialogue/scripts/choice.gd
@@ -2,4 +2,28 @@ extends Resource
 class_name Choice
 
 @export var response: String
-@export var scene: DialogueScene
+@export var targets: Array[ChoiceTarget]
+
+func get_target()->DialogueScene:
+	for target : ChoiceTarget in targets:
+		if target.condition_events.is_empty():
+			if !target.target_event.is_empty():
+				Game.log_event_data(target.target_event)
+			return target.target_scene
+		if Game.has_all_events_data(target.condition_events):
+			if !target.target_event.is_empty():
+				Game.log_event_data(target.target_event)
+			return target.target_scene
+	print(error_string(ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER) + 
+	" in Choice.get_target(), check that there is a target with an empty condition_events in targets")
+	return null
+
+func _init(str1 : String, targs : Array[ChoiceTarget]):
+	response = str1
+	targets = targs
+	
+static func load_dict(dict : Dictionary) -> Choice:
+	var ts : Array[ChoiceTarget] = []
+	for tar : Dictionary in dict["t"]:
+		ts.append(ChoiceTarget.load_dict(tar))
+	return new(dict["r"], ts)
diff --git a/dialogue/scripts/choice_target.gd b/dialogue/scripts/choice_target.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0832da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialogue/scripts/choice_target.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+extends Resource
+class_name ChoiceTarget
+## Target scene to go to if condition is in game events.
+@export var target_scene_loc: String
+## An array of event names-- empty array means that this target is default.
+@export var condition_events: Array[String]
+## Name of event to log to events data. 
+## Can be empty string, in which case no event is logged.
+@export var target_event: String
+
+func _init(t_sc_loc : String, conditions: Array, event : String):
+	target_scene_loc = t_sc_loc
+	condition_events.assign(conditions)
+	target_event = event
+	
+static func load_dict(dict : Dictionary) -> ChoiceTarget:
+	return ChoiceTarget.new(dict["t"], dict["c"], dict["e"])
diff --git a/dialogue/scripts/choice_target.gd.uid b/dialogue/scripts/choice_target.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02589d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialogue/scripts/choice_target.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://bcx25iulofjjw
diff --git a/dialogue/scripts/dialogue.gd b/dialogue/scripts/dialogue.gd
index 942c892..feca6e3 100644
--- a/dialogue/scripts/dialogue.gd
+++ b/dialogue/scripts/dialogue.gd
@@ -2,5 +2,17 @@ extends Resource
 class_name Dialogue
 
 @export var character: Character
-@export_multiline() var dialogue: String
+@export_multiline() var dialogue_str: String
 @export var choices: Array[Choice]
+
+func _init(chr : String, str1:String, choices1:Array[Choice]):
+	# there's probably a better way to do this but idk yet
+	character = load("res://characters/"+chr+".tres")
+	dialogue_str = str1
+	choices = choices1
+	
+static func load_dict(dict: Dictionary) -> Dialogue:
+	var chs : Array[Choice] = []
+	for ch : Dictionary in dict["chs"]:
+		chs.append(Choice.load_dict(ch))
+	return new(dict["chr"], dict["d"], chs)
diff --git a/dialogue/scripts/scene.gd b/dialogue/scripts/scene.gd
index d9b101a..1141590 100644
--- a/dialogue/scripts/scene.gd
+++ b/dialogue/scripts/scene.gd
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 extends Resource
 class_name DialogueScene
 
+static var baseLoc : String=  "res://dialogue/resources/"
 @export var dialogue: Array[Dialogue]
 
 func get_scene() -> Array[Dialogue]:
 	return self.dialogue
+
+func _init(dia : Array[Dialogue]) -> void:
+	dialogue = dia
+
+static func load_dict(dict : Dictionary) -> DialogueScene:
+	var dia : Array[Dialogue]= []
+	for d :Dictionary in dict["d"]:
+		dia.append(Dialogue.load_dict(d))
+	return new(dia)
+	
+static func load_scene(loc: String) -> DialogueScene:
+	var f = FileAccess.open(baseLoc + loc, FileAccess.READ)
+	if f != null:
+		var ret = DialogueScene.load_dict(JSON.parse_string(f.get_as_text()))
+		f.close()
+		return ret
+	return null
diff --git a/dialogue/scripts/spawn_dialogue.gd b/dialogue/scripts/spawn_dialogue.gd
index f1396d2..f4f7012 100644
--- a/dialogue/scripts/spawn_dialogue.gd
+++ b/dialogue/scripts/spawn_dialogue.gd
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ func Start():
 
 func walk_scene(next_scene: DialogueScene):
 	print("walking scene")
-	for scene in next_scene.get_scene():	
-		print(scene.dialogue)
-		if scene.choices.size() > 0:
-			for choice in scene.choices:
+	for dia : Dialogue in next_scene.get_scene():	
+		print(dia.dialogue_str)
+		if dia.choices.size() > 0:
+			for choice: Choice in dia.choices:
 				print(choice.response)
 			if Input.is_key_pressed(KEY_1):
-				await walk_scene(scene.choices[0].scene)
+				await walk_scene(dia.choices[0].get_target())
 			step.emit()
 		await step
diff --git a/test_data/events.txt b/test_data/events.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tools/map/graph_file_node.gd b/tools/map/graph_file_node.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3589ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/map/graph_file_node.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+extends GraphNode
+class_name GraphFileNode
+var scene : DialogueScene = null
+# static var base_loc :String =  "res://dialogue/resources/"
+var file_loc : String
+func _init(loc : String):
+	file_loc = loc
+	title = loc
+	name = loc.replace("/", ";").replace(".","*")
+	scene = DialogueScene.load_scene(loc)
+
+func _ready():
+	add_child(Control.new())
+	set_slot(0, true, 0, Color.BLACK, false, 0, Color.BLACK)
+	
+	if scene == null:
+		return
+	var dias : Array[Dialogue] = scene.get_scene() 
+	var i = 1
+	for dia in dias:
+		if dia.choices.is_empty():
+			continue
+		else:
+			for chc : Choice in dia.choices:
+				var l = Label.new()
+				if chc.response.is_empty() : 
+					l.text = "(invisible choice)" 
+				else:
+					l.text = chc.response
+				add_child(l)
+				set_slot(i, false, 0, Color.BLACK, true, 0, Color.from_hsv(float(i-1)*0.1, 1, 1))
+				i+=1
+func map(ge : GraphEdit):
+	if scene != null:
+		var to_map_arr : Array[GraphFileNode] = []
+		var dias : Array[Dialogue] = scene.get_scene() 
+		var i = 0
+		for dia in dias:
+			
+			if dia.choices.is_empty():
+				continue
+			else:
+				for chc : Choice in dia.choices:
+					for t : ChoiceTarget in chc.targets:
+						var name1 = t.target_scene_loc.replace("/", ";").replace(".","*")
+						var outNode : GraphFileNode
+						if !ge.has_node(name1):
+							outNode = GraphFileNode.new(t.target_scene_loc)
+							ge.add_child(outNode)
+							to_map_arr.append(outNode)
+						ge.connect_node(self.name, i, name1, 0)
+					i+=1
+		for to_map : GraphFileNode in to_map_arr:
+			to_map.map(ge)
diff --git a/tools/map/graph_file_node.gd.uid b/tools/map/graph_file_node.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7165c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/map/graph_file_node.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://bnyumo4kb4h1q
diff --git a/tools/map/map.gd b/tools/map/map.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fd8b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/map/map.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+extends  Node
+func _on_map_button_button_up() -> void:
+	$UI/VBox/GraphEdit.clear_connections()
+	for child in $UI/VBox/GraphEdit.get_children():
+		if child is GraphFileNode :
+			$UI/VBox/GraphEdit.remove_child(child)
+			child.queue_free()
+	var startNode : GraphFileNode = GraphFileNode.new("test_scene1.json")
+	$UI/VBox/GraphEdit.add_child(startNode)
+	startNode.map($UI/VBox/GraphEdit)
+	$UI/VBox/GraphEdit.arrange_nodes()
diff --git a/tools/map/map.gd.uid b/tools/map/map.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab2e1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/map/map.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dvomfsvrdv4pr
diff --git a/tools/map/map.tscn b/tools/map/map.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab19ce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/map/map.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://bvgr4gp4xnqdl"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dvomfsvrdv4pr" path="res://tools/map/map.gd" id="1_6lvw1"]
+
+[node name="Map" type="Node" unique_id=1335935698]
+script = ExtResource("1_6lvw1")
+
+[node name="UI" type="Control" parent="." unique_id=1741993090]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="VBox" type="VBoxContainer" parent="UI" unique_id=2056072322]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+alignment = 1
+
+[node name="MapButton" type="Button" parent="UI/VBox" unique_id=2030873199]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Map!"
+
+[node name="GraphEdit" type="GraphEdit" parent="UI/VBox" unique_id=49166899]
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(100, 500)
+layout_mode = 2
+
+[connection signal="button_up" from="UI/VBox/MapButton" to="." method="_on_map_button_button_up"]