diff --git a/src/states/titlescreen.rs b/src/states/titlescreen.rs
index 6be9e04..0571c4e 100644
--- a/src/states/titlescreen.rs
+++ b/src/states/titlescreen.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// namespacing
 use crate::resources::{font::FontResource, spritesheet::SpriteSheetMap};
 use amethyst::{
     core::transform::Transform,
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ use amethyst::{
 };
 use nalgebra::Vector3;
 
+// constants
 const DEFAULT_SPRITE_WIDTH: f32 = 256.0;
 const DEFAULT_SPRITE_HEIGHT: f32 = 144.0;
 
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ impl TitleScreenState {
             .build();
     }
 
+    // initialize the ui
     fn init_ui(&self, world: &mut World) {
         // get the font handle
         let font_handle = {
@@ -44,49 +47,87 @@ impl TitleScreenState {
             }
         };
 
-        // create the button transforms
-        let exit_btn_transform = UiTransform::new(
-            "exit_button".into(),
-            Anchor::BottomRight,
-            Anchor::Middle,
-            -100.0,
-            50.0,
-            0.0,
-            100.0,
-            50.0,
-        );
-        let settings_btn_transform = UiTransform::new(
-            "settings_button".into(),
-            Anchor::BottomRight,
-            Anchor::Middle,
-            0.0,
-            0.0,
-            0.0,
-            200.0,
-            50.0,
-        );
-
-        // create the button ui text
-        let exit_btn_text =
-            UiText::new(font_handle.clone(), "Exit".into(), [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], 30.0);
-        let settings_btn_text =
-            UiText::new(font_handle, "Settings".into(), [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], 30.0);
-
-        // create ui image
-        let btn_image = UiImage::SolidColor([0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]);
+        // make the title
+        world
+            .create_entity()
+            .with(UiTransform::new(
+                "title".into(),
+                Anchor::Middle,
+                Anchor::Middle,
+                -450.0,
+                0.0,
+                0.0,
+                450.0,
+                50.0,
+            ))
+            .with(UiText::new(
+                font_handle.clone(),
+                "Merchant Seas".into(),
+                [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                45.0,
+            ))
+            .build();
 
-        // create the button
+        // create the buttons
+        world
+            .create_entity()
+            .with(UiTransform::new(
+                "exit_button".into(),
+                Anchor::BottomRight,
+                Anchor::Middle,
+                -100.0,
+                50.0,
+                0.0,
+                150.0,
+                50.0,
+            ))
+            .with(UiText::new(font_handle.clone(), "Exit".into(), [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], 30.0))
+            .with(UiImage::SolidColor([0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]))
+            .build();
+        world
+            .create_entity()
+            .with(UiTransform::new(
+                "settings_button".into(),
+                Anchor::BottomRight,
+                Anchor::Middle,
+                -325.0,
+                50.0,
+                0.0,
+                250.0,
+                50.0,
+            ))
+            .with(UiText::new(font_handle.clone(), "Settings".into(), [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], 30.0))
+            .with(UiImage::SolidColor([0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]))
+            .build();
         world
             .create_entity()
-            .with(exit_btn_transform)
-            .with(exit_btn_text)
-            .with(btn_image.clone())
+            .with(UiTransform::new(
+                "load_button".into(),
+                Anchor::BottomRight,
+                Anchor::Middle,
+                -600.0,
+                50.0,
+                0.0,
+                250.0,
+                50.0,
+            ))
+            .with(UiText::new(font_handle.clone(), "Load Game".into(), [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], 30.0))
+            .with(UiImage::SolidColor([0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]))
             .build();
         world
             .create_entity()
-            .with(settings_btn_transform)
-            .with(settings_btn_text)
-            .with(btn_image)
+            .with(UiTransform::new(
+                "new_button".into(),
+                Anchor::BottomRight,
+                Anchor::Middle,
+                -875.0,
+                50.0,
+                0.0,
+                250.0,
+                50.0,
+            ))
+            .with(UiText::new(font_handle, "New Game".into(), [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0], 30.0))
+            .with(UiImage::SolidColor([0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]))
             .build();
     }