diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3636ff0..34de845 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@
 /target
 
 /WADS/*
+!/WADS/DOOM1.wad
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 9e833a1..406f49b 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                 }
             },
             "args": [
-                "./WADS/DOOM.WAD", "-dev", "@configs.txt", "-nomonsters", "-file", "test.WAD", "test2.WAD", "-skill", "3"
+                "./WADS/DOOM.WAD", "-dev", "-nomonsters", "-skill", "3"
             ],
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
         },
diff --git a/WADS/doom1.wad b/WADS/doom1.wad
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a58f66
Binary files /dev/null and b/WADS/doom1.wad differ
diff --git a/src/d_main/mod.rs b/src/d_main/mod.rs
index d77fa75..b6c2e37 100644
--- a/src/d_main/mod.rs
+++ b/src/d_main/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use crate::m_argv::M_CheckParm;
 use crate::m_argv::M_GetOptionalArgumentValueByArgument;
 use crate::m_argv::PARM_NOT_FOUND;
 
+use crate::w_wad::{W_CheckNumForName, W_InitMultipleFiles};
+
 use crate::doomdef::{
     VERSION,
     // D_DEVSTR,
@@ -407,10 +409,10 @@ pub fn D_DoomMain() {
 
     println!("Z_init: Init zone memory allocation daemon.");
     Z_Init();
-
-    println!("W_Init: Init WADfiles");
-    W_InitMultipleFiles(wadfiles);    
+    
      */
+    println!("W_Init: Init WADfiles");
+    W_InitMultipleFiles(DOOMGLOBALS::with_ref(|g| g.wadfiles.clone()));  // we are loading so how cares about a borrow
 
     let is_modified = DOOMGLOBALS::with_ref(|g| g.modifiedgame);
 
@@ -426,12 +428,13 @@ pub fn D_DoomMain() {
         }
 
         if g_mode == GameMode::Registered {
-            for lump in iwads_lumps_to_check.iter().take(24) {
-                // TODO: Implement check
-                // for (i = 0;i < 23; i++)
-			    // if (W_CheckNumForName(name[i])<0)
-				    // I_Error("\nThis is not the registered version.");
-            }
+            let missing_registered_lump = iwads_lumps_to_check
+                .iter()
+                .any(|lump_name| W_CheckNumForName(lump_name) == -1);
+			    if missing_registered_lump {
+				    // TODO: Implement I_Error
+                    // I_Error("\nThis is not the registered version.");
+                }
         }
     }
 
@@ -541,7 +544,7 @@ pub fn D_DoomMain() {
         
     }
 
-    let g_action = DOOMGLOBALS::with_ref(|g| g.gameaction);
+    // let g_action = DOOMGLOBALS::with_ref(|g| g.gameaction);
 
     // TODO: Impement Game actions
     // if g_action != ga_loadgame {
diff --git a/src/doomdef.rs b/src/doomdef.rs
index 5374cc9..84a07d7 100644
--- a/src/doomdef.rs
+++ b/src/doomdef.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard, OnceLock};
-
 
 pub const VERSION:i32 =  110;
 pub const D_DEVSTR: &str =	"Development mode ON.";
 
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
 pub enum GameMode {
     Shareware,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 903d705..f678a46 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod d_main;
-mod m_argv;
 mod doomdef;
+mod m_argv;
+mod w_wad;
 mod math;
 
 
diff --git a/src/w_wad/mod.rs b/src/w_wad/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..228911d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/w_wad/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom};
+use std::mem::size_of;
+use std::os::windows::io::AsRawHandle;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[allow(non_upper_case_globals)]
+static mut numlumps: i32 = 0;
+
+#[allow(non_upper_case_globals)]
+static mut lumpinfo: Vec<lumpinfo_t> = Vec::new();
+
+#[allow(non_upper_case_globals)]
+static mut reloadlump: i32 = 0;
+
+#[allow(non_upper_case_globals)]
+static mut reloadname: String = String::new(); 
+
+/// Struct of the header of a WAD file
+/// All integers are 4 bytes long in x86-style little-endian order. Their values can never exceed 231-1
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct wadinfo_t {
+    /// ASCII identifer, either IWAD or PWAD
+    pub identification: [u8; 4],
+
+    /// The number of lumps in the WAD
+    pub numlumps: i32,
+
+    /// Pointer to the location of the directory
+    pub infotableofs: i32,
+}
+
+/// Struct of fileumps of a WAD file
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct filelump_t {
+    
+    /// Pointer to the start of the lumps data in the WAD file
+    pub filepos: i32,
+
+    /// The size of the lump in bytes
+    pub size: i32,
+
+    /// ASCII string identifying the lumps name
+    /// must be null terminated if less than 8 characters long
+    /// For safety, padd till end with null chars
+    pub name: [u8; 8],
+}
+
+/// TODO: RD-2: fill in if it is even needed for this port??
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct lumpinfo_t {
+
+    pub name: [u8; 8],
+
+    pub handle: isize,
+
+    pub position: i32,
+
+    pub size: i32
+}
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+fn W_AddFile(file: &str) {
+    // Get reference to static vvariables to be used locally
+    let (lumpinfo_ref, reloadname_ref) = unsafe {
+        (
+            &mut *std::ptr::addr_of_mut!(lumpinfo),
+            &mut *std::ptr::addr_of_mut!(reloadname)
+        )
+    };    
+
+    if file.as_bytes()[0] == '~' as u8 {
+        unsafe {
+            reloadname = file.chars().skip(1).collect();
+            reloadlump = numlumps;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut fileinfo: Vec<filelump_t> = Vec::new();
+
+    let mut handle: File = match std::fs::File::open(&file) {
+        Ok(file) => file,
+        Err(_) => {
+            println!(" couldn't open {}", file);
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    println!("adding {}",file);
+
+    if !file.to_ascii_lowercase().ends_with(".wad") {
+        // process single lump
+        let file_meta = handle.metadata().unwrap();
+        // Single lump file
+        let mut singleinfo = filelump_t {
+            filepos: 0,
+            size: file_meta.len() as i32,
+            name: [0; 8]
+        };
+        let name = Path::new(file)
+            .file_name()
+            .and_then(|os_str| os_str.to_str()).unwrap();
+        for (i, byte) in name.as_bytes().iter().take(8).enumerate() {
+            singleinfo.name[i] = *byte;
+        }
+        fileinfo.push(singleinfo);
+        unsafe {numlumps += 1};
+    } else {
+        // WAD file
+        let mut header: wadinfo_t = wadinfo_t {
+            identification: [0; 4],
+            numlumps: 0,
+            infotableofs: 0 
+        };
+        handle.read_exact(&mut header.identification).unwrap();
+        let mut int_buf:[u8; 4] = [0u8; 4];
+        handle.read_exact(&mut int_buf).unwrap();
+        header.numlumps = i32::from_le_bytes(int_buf);
+        handle.read_exact(&mut int_buf).unwrap();
+        header.infotableofs = i32::from_le_bytes(int_buf);
+
+        if !header.identification.eq_ignore_ascii_case(b"IWAD") {
+            if !header.identification.eq_ignore_ascii_case(b"PWAD") {
+                // TODO: Implement I_Error
+                // I_Error ("Wad file %s doesn't have IWAD or PWAD id\n", file);
+            }
+        }
+
+        let _ = handle.seek(SeekFrom::Start(header.infotableofs as u64));
+        fileinfo.resize(header.numlumps as usize, filelump_t {
+            filepos: 0,
+            size: 0,
+            name: [0; 8],
+        });
+        let dirinfo_bytes = header.numlumps as usize * size_of::<filelump_t>();
+        unsafe {
+            let fileinfo_slice = std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(
+                fileinfo.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8,
+                dirinfo_bytes,
+            );
+            handle.read_exact(fileinfo_slice).unwrap();
+        }
+
+        // enusre LE-ness of the ints
+        for fl in &mut fileinfo {
+            fl.filepos = i32::from_le(fl.filepos);
+            fl.size = i32::from_le(fl.size);
+        }
+
+        unsafe{numlumps += header.numlumps}
+    };
+    
+    let is_reloaded = !reloadname_ref.is_empty();
+    let storehandle: isize = if is_reloaded  {
+        -1 // Original C code closes the file immediately if it's a reloaded file
+    } else {
+        // get raw Windows HANDLE as an integer pointer
+        let raw_handle = handle.as_raw_handle() as isize;        
+        // Tells rust to "trust us" and keeps the handle open after this function scope
+        std::mem::forget(handle);         
+        raw_handle
+    };
+
+
+    lumpinfo_ref.reserve(fileinfo.len());
+    for info in fileinfo {
+        lumpinfo_ref.push( lumpinfo_t {
+            handle: storehandle,
+            position: info.filepos,
+            size: info.size,
+            name: info.name
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn W_InitMultipleFiles(filenames: Vec<String>) {
+
+    for file in filenames {
+        W_AddFile(&file);
+    }
+
+    if unsafe{numlumps == 0} {
+        // TODO: Implement I_Error
+        // I_Error("W_InitFiles: no files found")
+    }
+
+    // set up lump cache
+}
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn W_Reload() {
+
+}
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn W_CheckNumForName(name: &str) -> i32 {
+    let lumpinfo_ref = unsafe { &*std::ptr::addr_of!(lumpinfo) };
+
+    let mut search_name = [0u8; 8];
+    for (i, byte) in name.as_bytes().iter().take(8).enumerate() {
+        search_name[i] = byte.to_ascii_uppercase();
+    }
+
+    // 2. Scan backwards so PWAD patches take precedence over IWAD assets
+    lumpinfo_ref
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .rev() // Iterates backward from the end
+        .find(|(_, lump)| lump.name == search_name)
+        .map(|(index, _)| index as i32) // If found, return the index
+        .unwrap_or(-1) // "TFB. Not found." -> return -1    
+}
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn W_LumpLength() {
+
+}
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn W_ReadLump() {
+
+}
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn W_CacheLumpNum() {
+
+}
+
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn W_CacheLumpName() {
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file