diff --git a/chameleonic.p8 b/chameleonic.p8
index 276dd5c..8e171af 100644
--- a/chameleonic.p8
+++ b/chameleonic.p8
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ real_modules={}
 frame=0
 function _init()
  -- printh("restarting")
- music_on()
- _doall("init") end
+ _doall("init")
+end
+
 function _update()
  frame+=1
  if (frame%1==0) _doall("update") end
@@ -17,12 +18,16 @@ function _draw()
  _doall("draw") end
 
 function music_on()
- music(0)
+ if (stat(54) ~= 0) music(0)
+ persist.music=true
+ persist:write()
  menuitem(3, "music: on", music_off)
 end
 
 function music_off()
  music(-1)
+ persist.music=false
+ persist:write()
  menuitem(3, "music: off", music_on)
 end
 
@@ -261,7 +266,7 @@ end
 title={}
 add(modules,title)
 
-blinkcol=10
+lvlshimmer = {4,9,10,10,9}
 function title:draw()
  cls(0)
  -- this is right for 72x32
@@ -270,22 +275,33 @@ function title:draw()
  print("[nyeogmi]",62,73,7)
  print("kistaro",32,79,7)
  local lvlstr = "⬅️ "..start_level.." ➡️"
- print(lvlstr,50,91,1)
- print(lvlstr,51,90,blinkcol) 
+ local lx, ly = 51+wrongbleep:vibrate(), 90+wrongbleep:vibrate()
+ print(lvlstr,lx-1,ly+1,1)
+ print(lvlstr,lx,ly,cycle(lvlshimmer)) 
 end
 
-start_level=0
-max_level=31
+function title:init()
+ start_level=persist.recent_level
+ -- max_level=persist.max_level
+ max_level = 31 --debugging/coding
+ wiped = false
+end
 
 function title:update()
- blinkcol=9
- if (time()*4\1%2==0) blinkcol=10
- 
  if (btnp"0") start_level-=1
  if (btnp"1") start_level+=1
- start_level%=max_level
-
- if (btnp"4" or btnp"5") modules=real_modules _init() music(0)
+ start_level%=(max_level+1)
+ if btn"3" and not wiped then
+  wrongbleep:bleep()
+  if (wrongbleep:adequately_warned()) then
+   persist:wipe()
+   max_level = 0
+   start_level = 0
+   wiped=true
+   -- todo: sfx(kaboom!)
+  end
+ end
+ if (btnp"4" or btnp"5") modules=real_modules _init()
 end
 
 -->8
@@ -308,6 +324,8 @@ function level:reinit(n)
  self:load_dynobjs()
  self:recollide_reanchor()
  self:spawn_exit()
+ 
+ persist:lvlstart()
 end
 
 function level:restart()
@@ -1697,6 +1715,7 @@ end
 -->8
 --wrongbleeps
 wrongbleep={}
+add(modules,wrongbleep)
 add(real_modules,wrongbleep)
 function wrongbleep:init()
  self.duration=0
@@ -1704,8 +1723,12 @@ function wrongbleep:init()
 end
 function wrongbleep:update()
  if (self.duration>5) self.duration=5
- if self.duration>0 then sfx(63,3) self.continuous+=1
- else self.continuous=0 end
+ if self.duration>0 then
+  sfx(63,3)
+  self.continuous+=1
+ else
+  self.continuous=0
+ end
  self.duration=max(self.duration-1,-4)
 end
 function wrongbleep:bleep(duration)
@@ -1863,6 +1886,49 @@ function debugmouse:draw3()
  pal()
 end
 
+-->8
+-- save/load
+
+persist={}
+add(modules, persist)
+add(real_modules, persist)
+
+function persist:init0()
+ cartdata("ulimate_lizard_total_destruction_0_1")
+ self.init0 = self.read
+ self:read()
+ self.ready=true
+end
+
+function persist:read()
+ local m = dget(0) == 0
+ self.music = m
+ if m then music_on() else music_off() end
+ self.max_level = dget(1)
+ self.recent_level = dget(2)
+end
+
+function persist:wipe()
+ self.ready=false
+ for i=0,64 do
+  dset(i,0)
+ end
+ self:read()
+ self.ready=true
+end
+
+function persist:lvlstart()
+ self.recent_level = level.ix
+ self.max_level = max(self.max_level, level.ix)
+ self:write()
+end
+
+function persist:write()
+ if (not self.ready) return
+ dset(0, self.music and 0 or -1)
+ dset(1, self.max_level)
+ dset(2, self.recent_level)
+end
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