diff --git a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/context.cpp b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/context.cpp
index 67502ff5e..c9cc8e746 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/context.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Enhancements/randomizer/context.cpp
@@ -349,11 +349,11 @@ void Context::SetSpoilerLoaded(const bool spoilerLoaded) {
 void Context::AddRecievedArchipelagoItem(const RandomizerGet item) {
     mAPrecieveQueue.emplace(item);
     std::string logMessage = "[LOG] Item Pushed: " + item;
-    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str());
+    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str(), true);
 }
 
 GetItemEntry Context::GetArchipelagoGIEntry() {
-    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Trying to get Item Entry");
+    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Trying to get Item Entry", true);
     if(mAPrecieveQueue.empty()) {
         // something must have gone wrong here, just give a rupee
         return ItemTableManager::Instance->RetrieveItemEntry(MOD_NONE, GI_HEART);
diff --git a/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/Archipelago.cpp b/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/Archipelago.cpp
index e4c80b7a9..775944fe3 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/Archipelago.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/Archipelago.cpp
@@ -25,18 +25,14 @@ extern PlayState* gPlayState;
 }
 
 ArchipelagoClient::ArchipelagoClient() {
-    std::string uuid = ap_get_uuid("uuid");
+    uuid = ap_get_uuid("uuid");
 
     gameWon = false;
-
-    namespace apc = AP_Client_consts;
-    CVarSetInteger(CVAR_REMOTE_ARCHIPELAGO("Connected"), 0);
-    bool itemQueued = false;
+    itemQueued = false;
 
     // call poll every frame
     COND_HOOK(GameInteractor::OnGameFrameUpdate, true, [](){ArchipelagoClient::GetInstance().Poll();});
     COND_HOOK(GameInteractor::OnLoadGame, true, [](int32_t file_id){ArchipelagoClient::GetInstance().GameLoaded();});
-
 }
 
 ArchipelagoClient& ArchipelagoClient::GetInstance() {
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ bool ArchipelagoClient::StartClient() {
     });
 
     apClient->set_slot_connected_handler([&](const nlohmann::json data) {
-        ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Connected.", false);
+        ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Connected.", true);
         ArchipelagoClient::StartLocationScouts();
         
         slotData = data;
@@ -105,10 +101,10 @@ bool ArchipelagoClient::StartClient() {
             const std::string playerName = apItem.playerName;
             const std::string locationName = apItem.locationName;
             std::string logMessage = "[LOG] Location scouted: " + itemName + " for " + playerName + " in location " + locationName;
-            ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str());
+            ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str(), true);
         }
 
-        ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Scouting finished.");
+        ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Scouting finished.", true);
     });    // todo maybe move these functions to a lambda, since they don't have to be static anymore
 
     apClient->set_location_checked_handler([&](const std::list<int64_t> locations) {
@@ -117,6 +113,11 @@ bool ArchipelagoClient::StartClient() {
         }
     });
 
+    apClient->set_print_json_handler([&](const std::list<APClient::TextNode>& nodes) {
+        std::string text = apClient->render_json(nodes, APClient::RenderFormat::TEXT);
+        ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(text.c_str(), false);
+    });
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ void ArchipelagoClient::GameLoaded() {
         return;
     }
 
-    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Synching Items and Locations.");
+    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Synching Items and Locations.", true);
 
     SynchItems();
     SynchSentLocations();
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ void ArchipelagoClient::StartLocationScouts() {
 
 void ArchipelagoClient::SynchItems() {
     // Send a Synch request to get any items we may have missed
-    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Sending synch request");
+    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Sending synch request", true);
     apClient->Sync();
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ void ArchipelagoClient::SynchSentLocations() {
         }
     }
     std::string locationLog = "[LOG] Synching " + std::to_string(checkedLocations.size())+ " checks already found in game";
-    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(locationLog.c_str());
+    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(locationLog.c_str(), true);
 
     apClient->LocationChecks(checkedLocations);
 }
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ void ArchipelagoClient::CheckLocation(RandomizerCheck sohCheckId) {
     int64_t apItemId = apClient->get_location_id(std::string(apName));
 
     std::string logMessage = "[LOG] Checked: " + apName + "(" + std::to_string(apItemId) + "), sending to AP server";
-    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str());
+    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str(), true);
 
     if(!IsConnected()) {
         return;
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ void ArchipelagoClient::OnItemReceived(const ApItem apItem) {
     }
 
     std::string logMessage = "[Log] Recieved " + apItem.itemName;
-    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str());
+    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str(), true);
 
     // add item to the queue
     recieveQueue.push(apItem);
@@ -224,12 +225,12 @@ void ArchipelagoClient::QueueItem(const ApItem item) {
     if(item.index < gSaveContext.ship.quest.data.archipelago.lastReceivedItemIndex) {
         // Skip queueing any items we already have
         std::string logMessage = "[Log] Skipping giving " + item.itemName + ". We recieved this previously.";
-        ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str());
+        ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str(), true);
         return;
     }
 
     std::string logMessage = "[Log] Giving " + item.itemName;
-    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str());
+    ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(logMessage.c_str(), true);
     const RandomizerGet RG = Rando::StaticData::itemNameToEnum[item.itemName];
     if(RG == RG_NONE) {
         return;
@@ -390,6 +391,8 @@ void InitArchipelagoData(bool isDebug) {
 }
 
 void RegisterArchipelago() {
+    CVarSetInteger(CVAR_REMOTE_ARCHIPELAGO("Connected"), 0);
+
     COND_HOOK(GameInteractor::OnRandomizerItemGivenHooks, IS_ARCHIPELAGO,
               [](uint32_t rc, GetItemEntry gi, uint8_t isGiSkipped) { 
         if (rc == RC_ARCHIPELAGO_RECIEVED_ITEM) {
diff --git a/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoConsoleWindow.cpp b/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoConsoleWindow.cpp
index 75e359839..af5bf1ce8 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoConsoleWindow.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoConsoleWindow.cpp
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@ bool autoScroll = true;
 using namespace UIWidgets;
 
 void ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(const char* fmt, bool debugMessage, ...) {
-    if (!debugMessage || CVarGetInteger(CVAR_REMOTE_ARCHIPELAGO("DebugEnabled"), 0)) {
-        char buf[1024];
-        va_list args;
-        va_start(args, fmt);
-        vsnprintf(buf, IM_ARRAYSIZE(buf), fmt, args);
-        buf[IM_ARRAYSIZE(buf) - 1] = 0;
-        va_end(args);
-        Items.push_back(strdup(buf));
+    if (debugMessage && CVarGetInteger(CVAR_REMOTE_ARCHIPELAGO("DebugEnabled"), 0) == 0) {
+        return;
     }
+    char buf[1024];
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    vsnprintf(buf, IM_ARRAYSIZE(buf), fmt, args);
+    buf[IM_ARRAYSIZE(buf) - 1] = 0;
+    va_end(args);
+    Items.push_back(strdup(buf));
 }
 
 void ArchipelagoConsoleWindow::DrawElement() {
diff --git a/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoConsoleWindow.h b/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoConsoleWindow.h
index 9856969df..46cc3332e 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoConsoleWindow.h
+++ b/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoConsoleWindow.h
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ class ArchipelagoConsoleWindow final : public Ship::GuiWindow {
     void UpdateElement() override {};
 };
 
-void ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(const char* fmt, bool debugMessage = true, ...);
+void ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage(const char* fmt, bool debugMessage = false, ...);
 
 #endif // ARCHIPELAGO_CONSOLE_WINDOW_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoSettingsWindow.cpp b/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoSettingsWindow.cpp
index 7f0d92a71..162045a98 100644
--- a/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoSettingsWindow.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/Network/Archipelago/ArchipelagoSettingsWindow.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void ArchipelagoSettingsWindow::DrawElement() {
 
     if (UIWidgets::Button("Connect", UIWidgets::ButtonOptions().Color(THEME_COLOR).Size(ImVec2(0.0, 0.0)))) {
         bool success = AP_client.StartClient();
-        ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Trying to connect...", false);
+        ArchipelagoConsole_SendMessage("[LOG] Trying to connect...", true);
     }
 
     ImGui::SameLine();