diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
index 023da99..d14ae47 100644
--- a/build.bat
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pyinstaller cli.py -y -n "rise to fall" --add-data="src\levels\testlevel.json;levels" --icon="src\icon.ico"
+pyinstaller cli.py --onefile -y -n "rise to fall" --add-data="src\levels\testlevel.json;levels" --icon="src\icon.ico"
diff --git a/src/levels/testlevel.json b/src/levels/testlevel.json
index 9cb4695..9e01fcf 100644
--- a/src/levels/testlevel.json
+++ b/src/levels/testlevel.json
@@ -131,7 +131,68 @@
             ],
             "width": 4,
             "color": ""
+        },
+        {
+            "pos1": [
+                350,
+                1000
+            ],
+            "pos2": [
+                450,
+                1000
+            ],
+            "width": 4,
+            "color": ""
+        },
+        {
+            "pos1": [
+                750,
+                1000
+            ],
+            "pos2": [
+                650,
+                1000
+            ],
+            "width": 4,
+            "color": ""
+        },
+        {
+            "pos1": [
+                870,
+                900
+            ],
+            "pos2": [
+                900,
+                850
+            ],
+            "width": 4,
+            "color": ""
+        },
+        {
+            "pos1": [
+                1200,
+                850
+            ],
+            "pos2": [
+                1000,
+                850
+            ],
+            "width": 4,
+            "color": ""
+        },
+        {
+            "pos1": [
+                1350,
+                850
+            ],
+            "pos2": [
+                1900,
+                850
+            ],
+            "width": 4,
+            "color": ""
         }
+
     ],
     "obstacles": [
 	    {
@@ -143,21 +204,35 @@
     "playerSpawn": [200,400],
     "checkpoints": [
 	    {
-		    "pos": [300,300],
-		    "size":[20,20]
+		    "pos": [20,900]
 	    }
     ],
     "switches": [
 	    {
-		    "pos": [300,300],
-		    "rotation": 0
+		    "pos": [1150,800]
 	    }
     ],
     "text": [
 	    {
 		    "text": "a and d to move",
-		    "pos": [100,100],
-		    "size": 14
+		    "pos": [20,420],
+		    "color": ""
+	    },
+	    {
+		    "text" : "w to jump",
+		    "pos" : [380,420],
+		    "color" : ""
+	    },
+	    {
+		    "text" : "jump on box for checkpoint",
+		    "pos" : [50,900],
+		    "color" : ""
+	    },
+	    {
+		    "text" : "congratulations, you made it to the end",
+		    "pos" : [1350,800],
+		    "color" : ""
 	    }
+
     ]
 }
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 79d9bfe..d4eddd9 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -85,6 +85,27 @@ class Thing(object):
         """
         pass
 
+class Text(object):
+    def __init__(self,game,text = 'test',posList = (0,0), color = (0,0,0,1)):
+        self._game = game
+        self.text = text
+        self.pos = posList
+        self.color = color
+        self.img = game.font.render(text,True,color)
+    def draw(self):
+        self._game._screen.blit(self.img,self._game.camera.translate(self.pos))
+
+class  Checkpoint(object):
+    def __init__(self,game, pos = (0,0)):
+        self._game = game
+        self.pos = pos
+    def draw(self):
+        playPos = self._game.player.getPos()
+        if playPos[0] > self.pos[0] and playPos[0] < self.pos[0] + 25 and playPos[1] > self.pos[1] and playPos[1] < self.pos[1] + 25:
+            print("checkpoint")
+            self._game.level.level['playerSpawn'] = self.pos
+        pygame.draw.rect(self._game._screen,(0,255,0,.5),pygame.Rect(self._game.camera.translate(self.pos),(25,25)))
+
 class Circle(Thing):
     """
     This class implements a pymunk circle that can be displayed on a pygame window
@@ -232,6 +253,13 @@ class Level(object):
             box = Platform(self._game,platform['pos1'],platform['pos2'],platform['width'] or 4,platform['color'] or (0,0,0,1)) # create platform object based on data
             box._poly.collision_type = 5 # specify as a platform collision type
             self._game._shapes.append(box) # add object to the game
+        for text in self.level['text']:
+            textObj = Text(self._game,text['text'],text['pos'],text['color'] or (0,0,0,1))
+            self._game._shapes.append(textObj)
+        for checkpoint in self.level['checkpoints']:
+            check = Checkpoint(self._game,checkpoint['pos'])
+            self._game._shapes.append(check)
+
 
 class Player(Circle):
     """
@@ -309,7 +337,7 @@ class RiseToFall(object):
 
         self._shapes = [] # list of objects
 
-        # font = pygame.font.SysFont("Arial",16) # font
+        self.font = pygame.font.SysFont("Arial.ttf",36) # font
 
 
         self.camera = Camera(w=self.windowSize[0],h=self.windowSize[1]) # initialize camera
@@ -320,12 +348,11 @@ class RiseToFall(object):
 
 
         # load and start the first level
-        self.level = Level('levels/testlevel.json',self)
+        self.level = Level('levels\\testlevel.json',self)
         self.level.start()
 
         # create player
         self.player = Player(self)
-        self._shapes.append(self.player)
         self.camera.track(self.player) 
 
     def _processEvents(self):
@@ -361,6 +388,7 @@ class RiseToFall(object):
         """
         for shape in self._shapes:
             shape.draw()
+        self.player.draw()
 
     def run(self):
         """