diff --git a/bot.js b/bot.js
index 78152e3..da32fda 100644
--- a/bot.js
+++ b/bot.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const startBot = async () => {
     await require('./src/handle/startup/run/login')(client); //log in to discord
     await require('./src/db/connect')(client); //connect to database
 
-    await require('./src/handle/startup/run/collect')(client);
+    await require('./src/handle/startup/run/collect')(client); //load in commands and events
 };
 startBot().catch(e => errorhandler(e)); // TODO add a .catch() and flag to recover the process
 // feels like there isn't a function name to do this justice :joy:
diff --git a/src/handle/startup/collect/commands.js b/src/handle/startup/collect/commands.js
index 1231a23..d7b2ee2 100644
--- a/src/handle/startup/collect/commands.js
+++ b/src/handle/startup/collect/commands.js
@@ -1,5 +1,52 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
+const chalk = require('chalk');
+const {Collection} = require('discord.js');
+
+const commandsDirName = './src/handle/runtime/commands';
 
 module.exports = async client => {
+    client.aliases = new Collection();
 
+    let dirErrors = []; let fileErrors = []; //collect error objects to output them all at the end
+    let readDirs = []; //list of dirs to print at the end
+    let conflictingAliases = {};
+    client.log('Loading commands...', {source: 'boot', color: 'blue'}, 0, 1);
+    const readDir = dir => { //when you're trying to comment your code but realize you have good variable naming for once and don't need to :D
+        let dirRead;
+        try {dirRead = fs.readdirSync(dir);}
+        catch (e) {
+            client.error(`Failed to read directory ${chalk.white(dir)}`);
+            return dirErrors.push([`Unable to read directory ${chalk.white(dir)}. Error:`, e]);
+        }
+        let files = dirRead.filter(item => item.endsWith('.js'));
+        let folders = dirRead.filter(item => fs.lstatSync(`${dir}/${item}`).isDirectory());
+        files.forEach(file => {
+            try {
+                const command = require(`../../../../${dir.slice(2)}/${file}`);
+                client.commands.set(command.name, command);
+                if (command.aliases) {command.aliases.forEach(alias => {
+                    if (client.aliases.has(alias)) {
+                        if (conflictingAliases[alias]) {conflictingAliases[alias].push(command.name);} //object of alias conflictions keyed by alias -> by array[command names]
+                        else {conflictingAliases[alias] = [command.name];}
+                    }
+                    client.aliases.set(alias, command.name);
+                });}
+                client.log(`Loaded ${chalk.white(command.name)} with ${chalk.white(`${command.aliases ? command.aliases.length : 0}`)} alias${command.aliases && command.aliases.length === 1 ? '' : 'es'}.`, {color: 'blueBright', source: 'boot', sourceColor: 'blue'});
+            }
+            catch (e) {
+                client.error(`Failed to read file ${chalk.white(file)}`);
+                return fileErrors.push([`Unable to read file ${chalk.white(file)}. Error:`, e]);
+            }
+        });
+        readDirs.push(`${dir.split('/').slice(4).join('/')}/`); // "commands/..."
+        return folders.forEach(folder => readDir(`${dir}/${folder}`)); //recurse infinitely
+    };
+    readDir(commandsDirName);
+    console.log("");
+    dirErrors.forEach(error => client.error(error[0], 0, 0, 1, error[1]));
+    fileErrors.forEach(error => client.error(error[0], 0, 0, 1, error[1]));
+    readDirs.forEach(dir => client.log(`Read from directory ${chalk.green(dir)}`, {source: 'proc'}));
+    console.log('');
+    Object.keys(conflictingAliases).forEach(alias => client.warn(`Alias ${chalk.white(alias)} appears on ${client.utils.as(conflictingAliases[alias].length, 'command')} ${chalk.white(conflictingAliases[alias].join(chalk.yellow(', ')))}`));
+    client.log(`Loaded ${chalk.white(client.commands.size)} command${client.utils.s(client.commands.size)}!`, {color: 'blue', source: 'boot'}, 1, 1);
 };
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